Coupeville ace Heidi Meyers launches a wicked serve Saturday at a jamboree in Oak Harbor. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The Wolf stars of the future are ready to blister rival JV teams today.
Libero Emma Mathusek goes low to set up her teammates, as Maya Toomey-Stout monitors the play.
Scout Smith has mad skills.
Hannah Davidson hammers the volleyball with enough fury to deflate the sucker.
New C-Team coach Krimson Rector keeps her spike-happy assassins under control.
Three times the talent, as Wolf juniors (l to r) Kylie Chernikoff, Maddie Vondrak, and Chelsea Prescott plan out a winning season.
The CHS varsity must crush you. It is their nature.
The first spikes have been pounded, the first photographs captured.
The Coupeville High School volleyball squads opened a new season Saturday by taking part in a jamboree in Oak Harbor, and their coach left the gym with a positive mindset.
“It went well for our first outing as a new team,” said CHS head man Cory Whitmore. “I’m excited about the starting point and the direction we are headed.”
The Wolves had both varsity and JV teams on the floor, and both came away with three wins apiece on the day.
“We competed well,” Whitmore said. “We have plenty to work on, and much of it will be just continuing to become familiar with players in new roles/filling positions.
“I thought that we had very consistent serving throughout the day and this is a big part of our identity.”
While Whitmore was pleased with the effort and skill shown across the board, a few Wolves had an especially strong day.
“I thought that Hannah Davidson has done a great job stepping up as a primary attacker, as we will need her to be,” Whitmore said.
“Chelsea Prescott and Zoe Trujillo both showed that they will be big contributing members of the offense as well, and will continue to develop their connection with Scout Smith’s sets.”
Fab frosh Lucy Tenore, who is making the jump from middle school to being a swing player for the top team right out of the gate, had a strong debut.
“Lucy did a great job filling in as our secondary middle blocker,” Whitmore said. “While she will primarily play JV this season, she showed that she is right there with our varsity-level players and will continue to grow at a fast rate.”
With a taste of live action against rival teams under their belt, the Wolves move ever closer to matches which count in the win/loss column.
Coupeville opens with road matches at Friday Harbor (Sept. 12) and Anacortes (Sept. 17), before making its first appearance in the CHS gym Sept. 21, when Chimacum comes to Whidbey.
Whitmore and Co. are just happy to be in the gym every day, no matter the circumstances.
“Very excited to get back to work at Monday’s practice, progressing toward our long-term goals.”
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