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Net crew earns letters

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Milana Light blasts a winner. (Jackie Saia photo)

The last ace has been served, the last racket put away.

Wrapping up a successful season, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team was the first Wolf spring sports team to hold an awards banquet.

The occasion also marked the end of the run for CHS coach Tim Stelling, who has stepped down after three seasons of guiding Cow Town netters.

This spring the Wolves captured the Bi-District team title and sent three girls — sophomore Tenley Stuurmans and seniors Aleksia Jump and Dahlia Miller — to the state tourney in Yakima.

 

Varsity letter winners:

Savannah Coxsey
Annabelle Cundiff
Natylie Driscoll
Lakshmi Erickson
Miles Gerber
Hailey Goldman
Hazel Goldman
Joanna Hagen
Kauri Hamilton
Aleksia Jump
Milana Light
Dahlia Miller
Jade Peabody
Sophia Phay (Manager)
Rowan Stoner
Tenley Stuurmans
Jovanah Villagomez

 

Participation certificate:

Brinsley Bergman

Dahlia Miller (left) and Aleksia Jump reunite with Wolf net guru Starla Seal (and her young associate). (Photo courtesy Seal)

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Stuurmans sparkles on big stage

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on May 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf ace Tenley Stuurmans has been to state twice in three years. (Shannon Leatherwood photo)

Another step on the path to the big prize.

As a precocious 8th grader, Coupeville netter Tenley Stuurmans stormed all the way to the 2B/1B girls’ tennis state tournament, putting up a strong fight while losing both of her matches to hardened veterans.

Now, as a sophomore, the Wolf ace returned to the Yakima Tennis Club and made it to day #2 of the championships before being eliminated.

After splitting a pair of matches Friday — being narrowly edged in a three-hour three-set rumble before thrashing a rival from Okanogan — Stuurmans was one win away from medaling entering play Saturday.

That would have put her in rarified company with Cousin Payton Aparicio, who teamed with fellow senior Sage Renninger to place 4th in doubles at the 2018 state tourney.

But, despite roaring out to a 3-0 lead in the opening set, Stuurmans was eventually nipped 6-4, 6-3 by old pro Natalie Richardson of La Salle, who placed 3rd in 2025.

Richardson will play Avery Boswell of Freeman, who beat Kayden Koth of Manson 6-0, 6-4, in the 3rd/4th place match, while Gursmir Sahota of Jenkins (Chewelah) and Anika Love of Forest Ridge will vie for the title.

Stuurmans, a three-sport star for the Wolves, has two years left to make more memories on the volleyball court, basketball hardwood, and tennis court.

The journey continues. (Sarah Stuurmans photo)

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Wolves eyeball state tennis brackets

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on May 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Dahlia Miller fires up the ace machine. (Julie Wheat photo)

They’re three wins away from a state title.

A trio of Coupeville High School netters have advanced to the 2B/1B state tournament and now they know their path.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released the brackets Sunday for the double-elimination event, which goes down May 22-23 at the Yakima Tennis Club.

Sophomore Tenley Stuurmans, making her second trip to the big dance after qualifying as an 8th grader, opens against senior Kayden Koth of Manson.

A repeat state qualifier who has primarily played doubles in the past, Koth has signed to continue her net career at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho.

Meanwhile, the doubles duo of Coupeville seniors Dahlia Miller and Aleksia Jump, who hadn’t played together until this spring, will square off with Jacqueline Benitez and Sarai Romero from Granger.

Start times are still to be determined.

Win or lose, all three Wolves get a second match Friday. Keep playing into Saturday and they’ll have a shot at bringing home hardware, as the top four finishers earn trophies.

 

The brackets:

 

Singles:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=5173&school_year=2025-26&district=0&sport=18&class=2B

 

Doubles:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=5175&school_year=2025-26&district=0&sport=18&class=2B

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Netters win Bi-District title, send trio to state

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , , on May 13, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Aleksia Jump is one of three Coupeville netters heading to the state tourney. (Presley Phillips photo)

The Amy Yee Tennis Center was their house.

Playing some of their best tennis of the season Wednesday in Seattle, the Coupeville High School netters claimed the District 1/2 team title while qualifying three girls for next week’s state tourney.

Wolf seniors Dahlia Miller and Aleksia Jump, in their first season as a hardcourt duo, won all three of their matches to earn a title, while sophomore Tenley Stuurmans finished runner-up in the singles royal rumble.

It’s the second trip to state for Stuurmans, who advanced to the big dance as an 8th grader.

Snazzy hardware coming back to Cow Town. (Tim Stelling photo)

Wednesday’s Bi-District tourney brought Northwest 2B/1B League rivals Coupeville and Friday Harbor to the big city, where they faced off with District 2 Sea-Tac League foes Forest Ridge, Summit Classic Christian, and Puget Sound Adventist.

Overall, the Wolves won seven of 11 matches on the day, with everyone in uniform earning at least one victory.

Forest Ridge freshman Anika Love, who won all three of her matches 6-0, 6-0 to win the singles title, is the first player to beat Stuurmans this season.

Love and the Wolf trio will be joined at state by Friday Harbor sisters Norah and Hazel Leighton, who finished second in doubles.

The season-ending tourney is set for May 22-23 at the Yakima Tennis Club.

Wolf hardcourt ace Tenley Stuurmans has qualified for state twice in three seasons. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

 

Wednesday results:

 

Tenley Stuurmans:

Beat Elle Mallory (Summit Classic Christian) 6-0, 6-1
Beat Emiliya Zakharyan (Puget Sound Adventist) 6-3, 6-0
Lost to Anika Love (Forest Ridge) 6-0, 6-0

 

Milana Light:

Beat Frankie Pignatiello (Friday Harbor) 6-3, 6-1
Lost to Anika Love (Forest Ridge) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Emiliya Zakharyan (Puget Sound Adventist) 3-6, 6-1, 10-5

 

Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump:

Beat Daisy Bautista/Kate Curtis (Friday Harbor) 6-2, 6-4
Beat Skylar Stott/Maya Simon (Forest Ridge) 6-1, 7-5
Beat Hazel Leighton/Norah Leighton (Friday Harbor) 9-8(7-2)

 

Hazel Goldman/Hailey Goldman:

Beat April Aguilar/Vanessa Zarabia (Puget Sound Adventist) 6-2
Lost to Hazel Leighton/Nora Leighton (Friday Harbor) 6-3, 6-1

Dahlia Miller and Aleksia Jump celebrate with CHS coach Starla Seal and her junior associate.

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Take a final gaze, then move on

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf diamond man Avery Eelkema strolls over to look at the final standings for spring sports teams. (Jackie Saia photo)

The turn is made.

Regular season play has wrapped, with three of four Coupeville High School spring sports teams making the transition to the postseason.

Wolf girls’ tennis heads to Seattle Wednesday for the District 1/2 tourney, where the top two finishers in singles and doubles punch their tickets to state.

A day later CHS softball plays in the district tourney in Mount Vernon.

As the top seed in the three-team tourney, the Smash Sisters face the survivor of a loser-out game between Friday Harbor and Orcas Island, taking the field in the championship game.

Win or lose in that bout, Aaron Lucero’s squad has already clinched its second-straight trip to the big dance.

Then Saturday CHS track and field hosts the District 1/2 meet at Mickey Clark Field, with the top two finishers in each event advancing to the 2B state meet.

The only Wolf team already sidelined is baseball, which came up just a game short of advancing to the playoffs.

And with the regular season done, this is the final standings story for the 2025-2026 school year.

If we’re still around in the fall, we’ll rev it back up.

But for now, I can stop venting to my computer about the Northwest 2B/1B League website and its inability to stay on top of things.

So, there’s that…

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 12-0 18-2
Friday Harbor 8-4 10-8
Orcas Island 8-4 10-8
Coupeville 7-5 9-9
La Conner 3-8 4-12
Darrington 3-9 4-15
Concrete 0-11 0-11

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 3-1 5-3
Coupeville 1-3 4-5

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 10-0 17-2
Friday Harbor 8-2 12-7
Orcas Island 6-4 7-8
La Conner 3-7 6-9
Darrington 2-8 4-12
Concrete 1-9 1-10

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