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Wolf netters stay scrappy

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Friday Harbor, girls tennis, regular season finale, Tenley Stuurmans on May 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao moves in for the kill. (Andrew Williams photo)

There’s no quit in this group.

Missing three of their eight players Friday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team had no chance to win their match against host Friday Harbor.

But that didn’t mean the Wolves went down easy.

Instead, it was the exact opposite, especially at first singles, where 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans played the best match of the season.

“Hell of a game from our Number 1 singles,” said CHS assistant coach Starla Seal.

With temps of 74 degrees in Friday Harbor, and another 10 degrees warmer on court, Stuurmans fought her way through a three-set thriller against a veteran foe, the battle playing out over nearly three hours.

“She was worn out and exhausted. Played her heart out,” Seal said. “We’re so proud of how she battled. I’ve never seen anyone play as hard as her.

“I’m excited to have her with us the next four years.”

With no home courts this season, the Wolf netters have spent the entire campaign living on the bus and ferry, something which will continue with the district tourney, which goes down next Friday, May 17 in Seattle.

It’s been a learning experience for the players and first-year coaches Seal and Tim Stelling, but the positives are definitely there.

“Great way to end the season with an exciting match to watch,” Seal said. “Win or lose, there’s something to take away and learn from this match.”

Friday results:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans lost to Georgia Keune 6-7(8-10), 7-6(7-5), 10-5

1st Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Kira Clark/Megan Mellinger 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao lost to Nora Layton/Ava Martin 6-2, 6-0

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CHS net crew honors seniors

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, girls tennis, Kaitlyn Leavell, Senior Night, Skylar Parker on May 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Skylar Parker (left) celebrates Senior Night with her sisters and dad. (Photos courtesy Starla Seal and Joshua Leavell)

No tennis courts, no worries.

Making the best out of an odd situation, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team celebrated its seniors Wednesday the way it has played all of its matches this season — on the road.

This time that meant popping over to Town Park, where the team’s 12th graders, Kaitlyn Leavell and Skylar Parker, played a pro set against each other.

Refreshments were enjoyed, flowers were bestowed, silly string was fired off, and the Wolves honored the core of its team, who won’t be playing next season when currently under-construction CHS courts are finally available.

Kaitlyn Leavell and her proud pops.

Sophia Phay honors her elders.

“Once more into battle!”

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Wolf netters academic state champs

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged academic state titles, Brynn Parker, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, WIAA on May 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Kaitlyn Leavell and teammates are strong in the classroom and on the court. (Andrew Williams photo)

Their net game is strong, their classroom game stronger.

Continuing a strong run in recent years, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad claimed an academic state title this spring.

The Wolves had the highest cumulative GPA of any net team in the 2B classification.

Coupeville’s crew will be honored at the state championships May 24-25, receiving academic patches, medals, and a team plaque.

The coaches:

Starla Seal
Tim Stelling

The players:

Kauri Hamilton
Kaitlyn Leavell
Delanie Lewis
Brynn Parker
Skylar Parker
Sophia Phay
Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao
Tenley Stuurmans

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Spring teams prep for postseason runs

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Northwest League, Softball on May 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville softball, undefeated league champs. (Claire Kalwies-Anderson photo)

The number of contests goes down, while the importance of those contests goes up.

As we head into the first full week of May, all four Coupeville High School spring sports teams are in action, with the final regular season rumbles mixing with postseason play.

Wolf softball hosts South Whidbey Friday, while the CHS netters travel to Granite Falls Monday and Friday Harbor on Friday, and that’s a wrap for non-playoff games.

Meanwhile, both track and baseball attend district-level events Saturday, with the former at home and the latter on the road at Lakewood.

Qualifying for state will be the primary focus for the Wolves, with softball and tennis making their own bids for further glory the following week.

Where win/loss records sit through May 5:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Orcas Island	10-2	14-5
Coupeville	9-2	10-8
MV Christian	8-3	13-6
Friday Harbor	5-6	5-11
La Conner	5-7	9-8
Darrington	1-9	1-10
Concrete	1-10	2-11

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	2-0	2-1
Coupeville	0-2	0-5

Northwest League softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	9-0	13-4
Friday Harbor	7-2	7-5
Darrington	6-3	8-4
Orcas Island	3-6	4-10
La Conner	2-8	2-13
Concrete	0-8	0-12

Track stars make a run at qualifying for state next week. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Calendar rustles, Wolves remain focused

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Softball on April 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Onward to May!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

As that old-school warbler Justin Timberlake sort of once sang, “Soon it’s going to be May.”

The final month of the school athletic year is almost upon us, which means the regular season grows short for spring athletes.

Postseason efforts, and the chance to win state tourney glory, will arrive before you know it.

In fact, one Coupeville High School program — track and field — officially gets playoff fever next week.

The Wolves begin the postseason trek next Wednesday, May 1, when they travel to Mount Vernon for the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

After that comes districts and state, but both down the road in May.

Still plenty of work to do for Wolf athletes.

Meanwhile, Coupeville’s other three spring teams continue to plow through regular season contests.

Baseball and softball both travel to La Conner May 2, with the latter of those squads hosting Nooksack Valley the day after for a non-conference tilt.

Girls’ tennis has the week off — from competition with other schools at least — but still has two more matches left to play after that before beginning its own postseason efforts.

As one month fades out and another looms on the horizon, a look at win/loss records through April 28:

Northwest League baseball: