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Hurricanes nip Wolf JV spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong (left) and Ari Cunningham discuss strategy. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They won the battle and lost the war.

Playing from behind in every set Thursday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad held off four match points and actually won one more point than visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

But the game of spikes and digs is decided by capturing sets, and not total points, so a 62-61 advantage couldn’t net the Wolves a win, as they fell 20-25, 26-24, 15-13.

The loss, coming in Coupeville’s home opener, drops the JV spikers to 1-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-1 overall.

The young Wolves proved to be a scrappy bunch but did most of their best work Thursday after digging a big hole for themselves.

CHS trailed 12-4 in the opening set, before sophomore Dakota Strong lashed a winner at the net to key the turnaround.

Bit by bit the Wolves got back into the match, picking up points on serves from Tenley Stuurmans, Ari Cunningham, and Haylee Armstrong, but were still down 18-14 when Capri Anter stepped to the line.

Dropping bombs on the Hurricanes, and getting some help from Stuurmans, who netted a sweet runner that dropped over the heads of a pack of defenders, Anter shoved Coupeville back into the lead.

Six straight points on serve gave the Wolves a lead they wouldn’t relinquish, with Cunningham and Stuurmans coming up big at crunch time.

The set-winning point was a note-perfect shot from fab frosh Stuurmans, who drew the defense in, flicked a winner between Hurricane players, then calmly strolled away, small smile on her face.

Tenley Stuurmans is here to deliver winners.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, as soon as it had the advantage, it gave it right back to MVC.

A couple of slow stretches offensively left the Wolves in another hole, this time at 13-7, before the hometown hitters once again rallied.

Adeline Maynes cranked back-to-back aces, coming right after Lexis Drake stuffed the visitors on a play set up by a great dive from Cunningham to keep the action alive.

Coupeville finally reclaimed the lead at 23-22, courtesy a strong run at the service stripe from Armstrong, only for MVC to escape and knot things up at a set apiece.

There were two ties in the final set, at 1-1 and 4-4, before the ‘Canes pulled away seemingly for good.

With things going to 15, and not 25, Mount Vernon staked itself to a 14-9 lead, only to see the Wolves mount a comeback that almost made it all the way.

With Anter peppering the visitors from the line, Coupeville held off four match points and had a chance to force a tie at 14-14, only to be denied by a ball which missed the endline by a whisker.

While the loss stings, the Wolf JV spikers, who celebrated Isa Mc Fetridge’s birthday Thursday, will get back at it.

Next up is a road trip to La Conner Tuesday, Sept. 24, then a home tilt with Darrington two days later.

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 4 kills, 8 digs, 5 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 8 digs, 1 ace
Ari Cunningham — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 solo block, 2 aces
Adeline Maynes — 5 digs, 4 assists, 3 aces
Dakota Strong — 2 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 6 kills, 1 dig, 5 assists, 2 aces

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Quick work, lopsided win

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

Adeline Maynes flips a pass skyward. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Only the siren call of the ferry could slow them down.

Playing second Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad destroyed host Friday Harbor 25-7 in the opening set of their match.

Then the Wolves had to skedaddle, as the clock was running down, the Washington State ferry system was unreliable, and no one wanted to stay on a strange chunk of rock an extra night.

While the match was shorter than anticipated, the win lifts Coupeville’s second unit to 2-0 overall, 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play.

Next up is a home match Thursday against Mount Vernon Christian, with the promise that ferries won’t matter, and the entire rumble will go down before anyone has to call it quits.

Coupeville coach Ashley Menges would have liked to have seen her squad stay on the floor longer but was philosophical about things.

“It was good, we got to get a lot of players in, and we were just lucky we got to play at all,” she said.

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 1 kill, 2 digs, 2 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 3 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill
Lexis Drake — 2 kills, 1 ace
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 2 aces
Adeline Maynes — 4 assists, 4 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Sydney Van Dyke — 1 kill

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“It was really fun to watch!”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on September 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans and her Wolf JV teammates won an island rivalry match on opening night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“It was a great night and a great start to the season.”

The match was moved because of a flood that devastated the South Whidbey High School gym in August, but no matter the location, the Coupeville JV volleyball squad was on point in its season opener Tuesday night.

Playing at the local community center in Langley, the Wolves fired up coach Ashley Menges, fighting back to win in three intense sets.

The 25-14, 22-25, 25-8 victory launches a new season, and showcased strong work from the CHS veterans.

“My sophomores did a really great job with leading the court tonight,” Menges said. “Capri (Anter) had a great night.”

Anter paced the Wolves with a team-best nine kills, while seven of her teammates also picked up at least one winner.

“Consistency and aggression were great out the gate and lots of players had really great moments,” Menges said.

“We do of course have much more to work on, one being focus throughout the set,” she added. “But it was really fun to watch and saw a lot of really great things.”

 

Stats:

Capri Anter — 9 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 1 kill, 4 digs, 3 assists, 4 aces
Ari Cunningham — 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist
Lexis Drake — 2 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces
Adeline Maynes — 1 kill, 2 digs, 11 assists, 7 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 kill
Tenley Stuurmans — 3 kills, 5 digs, 7 assists, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 2 kills

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Glover unleashes on Falcons

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover is Mr. RBI. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It took less than 48 hours to get some sweet, sweet revenge.

Playing for the second time in three days, the Coupeville High School baseball team toppled visiting South Whidbey 8-4 Wednesday, earning a season split in JV games between the next-door neighbors.

It was a nice bounce back for the Wolves after they fell 6-3 Monday to the Falcons.

CHS doesn’t have a complete nine-man JV roster, so a couple of different younger varsity players saw action in each rumble, and one of them was the big star Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore slugger Camden Glover, who didn’t play Monday, reached base four times, drove home four runs, and was a holy terror every time he had a bat in his hand or was let loose on the basepaths.

Toss in strong work on the mound by the duo of Landon Roberts and Jack Farrell, who combined for nine strikeouts, and South Whidbey spent much of the day in a hole.

The Falcons actually led, briefly, at 1-0, thanks to a walk and a Wolf error, but then Coupeville surged ahead for good.

The Wolves knotted the score at 1-1 thanks to an RBI single from Glover, then tacked on three runs in the bottom of the third to snatch the lead for good.

Roberts bashed a single to get things going, with Carson Grove walking, before Glover (who else?) smoked a two-run double to left field.

The Falcons hung tough, slicing the lead down to 4-3, but the Wolves had a solid response at every turn.

Glover unleashed his third base knock of the game in the bottom of the fifth, plating two more runs, then came in to score on an error.

Coupeville’s final run featured Easton Green singling, scooting to second on a Falcon error, stealing third, then sprinting home on an RBI groundout off of the bat of Dylan Robinett.

Seven of the 11 Wolves to see action Wednesday reached base, while Aidyn McDermott, Nathan Niewald, Jayden Little, and Farrell put together solid at-bats as well.

 

Wednesday stats:

Camden Glover — One double, two singles
Easton Green — One single, one walk
Carson Grove — One walk
Jack Porter — One single
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — One single
Dylan Robinett — One walk

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Falcons nip Wolves, but Grove impressive

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Johnny Porter reached base three times Monday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“That’s the future of Coupeville baseball right there.”

Wolf JV diamond coach Jon Roberts, like the fans in the stands Monday, came away impressed with the pitching performance of 8th grader Carson Grove.

While the CHS bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, letting visiting South Whidbey slip away with a 6-3 win, the first five innings were a testament to the bright future of one of Coupeville’s youngest players.

With the Wolves playing their first JV game of the season, Grove, who has also seen time both on the mound and at second base for the high school varsity squad, proved to be the star attraction.

After giving up back-to-back infield singles to open the game, he held South Whidbey hitless, striking out five and exiting with a 2-1 lead.

The Falcons scratched out that lone run in the top of the first, but Grove emphatically ended things with a K and a groundout to shortstop Jack Farrell.

Coupeville had opportunities to knot the game up in both the first and second, but stranded runners.

Johnny Porter crunched a two-out double to right in the first, but couldn’t get past third, while two walks and a Farrell single went for naught in the second as South Whidbey gunned down a runner at third.

With Grove holding the visitors in check, Coupeville finally broke through, tying the game in the third, before going ahead in the fourth.

The first run was thanks to the nimble baserunning of Aiden O’Neill, who walked, stole two bags, then shot home on a passed ball to make it 1-1.

CHS claimed the lead at 2-1 in the fourth when Aidyn McDermott and Jayden Little stroked back-to-back base knocks, with the latter of those crashing down deep in left field.

Grove wrapped up his five innings of work by stranding two runners in the top of the fifth, ending his pitching performance with a crowd-pleasing strikeout.

South Whidbey broke through after his departure from the mound, scoring two in the sixth to retake the lead at 3-2, then pushing three across in the seventh after Coupeville retied the game.

Like O’Neill before him, Jack Porter provided run #3 for the Wolves thanks to a walk, two stolen bases and a mad dash to home when a pitch hit dirt and kicked away from the Falcon catcher.

Down to their final out, with no one aboard in the bottom of the seventh, Coupeville almost pulled off yet another comeback.

O’Neill eked out a free pass the hard way, followed by Grove and Johnny Porter being plunked to juice the bags.

The stage was set for a potential grand slam walk-off win, but it wasn’t to be.

South Whidbey went back to the bullpen and their fourth and final pitcher, freshman Ian Leon, ended the game with a strikeout as an already cold prairie turned downright dank and dark.

The two JV teams were originally slated to play again Wednesday, this time on the South end, but that was scratched at the last second due to transportation issues.

 

Monday stats:

Jack Farrell — One single
Carson Grove — One walk
Jayden Little — One single, two walks
Aidyn McDermott — One single, one walk
Aiden O’Neill — Two walks
Jack Porter — One walk
Johnny Porter — One double, two walks
Dylan Robinett — One walk

 

UPDATE 4/30: 

Wednesday’s game is back on, but in Coupeville.

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