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Young Wolves spike Vikings

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Dakota Strong mashed nine kills Tuesday to pace Coupeville to a win on Orcas Island. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a chiller and a thriller.

And it ended exactly the way the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad wanted it to — with the Wolves headed back to the ferry after clinching their ninth straight win.

Outlasting host Orcas Island across three tense sets of action-packed spikes and aces, CHS claimed a 25-23, 25-23, 16-14 victory Tuesday in its road finale.

That sends Coupeville home boasting a 9-1 record in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 11-1 overall.

Up next is the last match of the season for the young spikers, with the Wolf JV hosting non-conference foe Sultan Monday, Nov. 4.

As she and her team bounced across the water and backroads of America on their (long) way home from Orcas, CHS coach Ashley Menges basked in adding another win to her team’s glossy record.

“I’m obviously very happy with how it went,” she said. “We’ve been learning a lot of lessons this season and it seems like everything just keeps clicking.

“Skills are developing and team dynamics are getting better with every game so I’m very proud,” Menges added.

“Lots of growth this season, and we have one more to get even better!”

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 3 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 8 digs, 2 assists
Lexis Drake — 5 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces
Adeline Maynes — 2 kills, 2 digs, 11 assists
Isa Mc Fetridge — 1 ace
Chelsi Stevens — 3 kills
Dakota Strong — 9 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 2 aces
Tenley Stuurmans — 1 kill, 2 digs, 6 assists, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces

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Rally queens win again

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong (left) and Capri Anter make the long trip home after whomping on Neah Bay. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

There’s no slowing their roll.

Shaking off the aftereffects of a long bus trip to far-flung Neah Bay Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad captured its eighth straight victory.

Bouncing back to win set three by a tasty 15-5 score after splitting the first two frames, the Wolves get to 10-1 on the season.

Coupeville’s young guns have two matches left on their schedule, with a road trip to Orcas Island Oct. 29 before the home finale Nov. 4 against Sultan.

The Wolves dominated play in the first set Saturday, thunking the Red Devils 25-15, before their hosts rallied to claim the second frame.

That set up a winner-take-all mad dash to 15 points, and the CHS spikers couldn’t be held down.

Which makes for a pleased coach.

“It was a nice, loooooong day, but it was pretty good!” said Wolf skipper Ashley Menges.

“Every game does get better and better, and we’re getting more and more focused on implementing personal goals in games.

“Our third set was our best, focus-wise as well as just overall performance, which makes me happy.”

 

Saturday stats:

Capri Anter — 4 kills, 7 digs
Haylee Armstrong — 1 kill, 8 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace
Ari Cunningham — 3 digs
Lexis Drake — 5 kills, 2 digs, 4 aces
Adeline Maynes — 1 kill, 4 dig, 14 assists, 2 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 1 dig, 1 ace
Chelsi Stevens — 2 kills
Dakota Strong — 2 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 2 kills

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JV net crew on a tear

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Rockin’, rollin’, and winnin’. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re peaking at just the right time.

Having long ago rebounded from its only loss of the season, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad has now won seven straight.

The latest victim of the Wolves?

Concrete, which fell 25-16, 25-10, 25-17 Thursday night.

With the road victory, Ashley Menges and her kill-happy spikers get to 8-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 9-1 overall.

The JV has three matches left on the schedule, starting with a non-conference trip Saturday to far-off Neah Bay.

After that comes a journey to Orcas Island, and a home finale against Sultan.

As the season has played out, Menges has seen her team gel more and more, with improvement each time the young Wolves take the floor.

That was evident deep on the road in Concrete.

“We did a good job tonight of not letting teams go back and forth with us,” Menges said. “We took leads and kept with them.

“We’ve been working on fine details during practice that we’re trying to implement in games, but tonight was a good start to that.”

The team is getting stronger, but so are the players themselves.

“Lots of really good things from individuals and their own separate goals, which we love to see, especially since some of them have been working really hard on them in recent practices,” Menges said.

“Still time to get better this season, so in these last few games we have, I hope they really take advantage of that.”

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 9 digs
Ari Cunningham — 5 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 5 kills, 5 aces
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 4 digs, 5 assists
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 12 assists, 10 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 1 ace
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Dakota Strong — 3 kills
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 digs

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Long day, positive play

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Ari Cunningham flies into action. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Saturdays are for team building.

Giving up half their weekend break, Coupeville High School JV volleyball players and coaches spent Saturday at a tournament in Bellingham, and the benefits were many.

“It was actually a pretty good day!” said CHS coach Ashley Menges.

“It was a long one, early morning, and a lot of playing time for everyone.

“We had a lot of really good conversations throughout the day and learned a lot of lessons.”

Coupeville split its players into two squads, with Menges and fellow coach Scout Smith each taking one.

Both units played strongly, with the first group claiming second place in its bracket.

“Overall, really good day all things considered, and the girls played REALLY well,” Menges said.

“They were super focused throughout the day, implementing change immediately. I’m super happy with how the day went!”

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Rally queens can’t be denied

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves institute a no-fly zone at the net. (Ana Oliveira photo)

Slow start, torrid finish.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad stumbled out of the gate a bit Thursday night, then reached down deep inside and found its missing mojo.

Roaring back to life with a strong team-wide effort, the Wolves rallied to topple visiting La Conner 20-25, 25-17, 15-11 to the delight of their exuberant fan base.

The win gives Ashley Menges’ crew a season sweep of the Braves, while lifting them to 7-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-1 overall.

Next up for the JV is a trip to Bellingham Saturday, where the Wolves will take part in a tourney hosted by Meridian.

Thursday’s tangle with La Conner started off in favor of the visitors, as the Braves peppered the Wolves en route to building a solid first-set lead.

But even trailing 21-13, the Wolves showed some serious fight, battling back to make things interesting.

Lexis Drake ripped off one of her team-high five service aces to light a bit of a fire under CMS, and Dakota Eck and Capri Anter started to take control at the net.

With team sparkplug Haylee Armstrong collecting a series of floor burns while sliding across the hardwood in pursuit of wayward balls, Coupeville closed the set on a 7-4 run.

While they couldn’t quite catch the Braves, it was a positive sign of things to come, as the hometown spikers claimed control of the match early in the second set.

Flexin’ on the world. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ari Cunningham, filling up the stat sheet and the highlight reel, was everywhere, firing off aces and shooting winners that caught the very top of the net and flopped over for Wolf points.

Up 20-9 at one point, Coupeville ran away with the set, getting a huge tip winner from Strong to knot things at a set apiece.

With the match hanging in the balance, the two teams raced to 15 points in set three, with five ties, the last coming at 7-7.

Strong, bounding into the air, dropped a floater between several Braves to push Coupeville ahead for good, while Isa Mc Fetridge and Drake backed her up with solid winners while patrolling the net.

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 6 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 1 kill, 13 digs
Ari Cunningham — 2 kills, 8 digs, 1 assist, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 5 digs, 5 aces
Adeline Maynes — 4 digs, 10 assists, 3 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 2 kills, 1 ace
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Dakota Strong — 4 kills, 1 dig
Sydney Van Dyke — 2 digs

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