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Spikers sizzle in tourney play

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Emma Leavitt put together a rock-solid performance at a tourney in Oak Harbor. (Julie Wheat photo)

Every set is a building block.

Trying to get her young spikers as much floor time as possible, Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Alita Blouin took her squad to Oak Harbor Saturday to participate in an all-day tourney.

While there the Wolves won two of three matches, knocking off Squalicum 25-15, 25-18, 25-11 and rallying to silence Sequim 20-25, 25-14, 25-16.

Coupeville rounded out tourney play with a hard-fought loss to Anacortes, falling 25-14, 25-23 while almost forcing a third and decisive set.

The Wolves are back in action next week, when they travel to Orcas Island Wednesday before hosting Mount Vernon Christian and East Jefferson Friday and Saturday.

 

Saturday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 3 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces
Addison Jacobson — 2 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces
Emma Leavitt — 12 kills, 3 digs, 13 assists, 14 aces
Olivia Martin — 3 kills, 25 digs, 2 assists, 3 aces
Cassandra Powers — 13 kills, 3 digs, 13 assists, 10 aces
Emily Rains — 3 kills, 9 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 1 kill, 4 digs

Olivia Martin punishes the volleyball. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Rains, Leavitt serve up big win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Emily Rains plots your destruction. (Julie Wheat photos)

Ace, ace, in your face.

Wolf heavy hitters Emma Leavitt and Emily Rains were on point Thursday in Darrington, each firing off 10 unhittable serves, and a whole lot of other ones where the return ended up in the bleachers.

Powered by the wham-bam sisters, and a team-wide 26 aces, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad cruised to its third win in its last four matches.

Sweeping the host Loggers off the floor to a 25-18, 25-6, 25-12 tune, Alita Blouin’s spikers get to 3-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-6 overall.

The afternoon began with a crack of thunder, as Leavitt savaged Darrington with a serve that screamed past the defenders, and ended on another point-winning laser off the arm of Olivia Martin.

In between those titanic blows the Wolves offered their rivals very few opportunities to stage long rallies.

Coupeville was in control from start to finish, jumping out to staggering leads in the first two sets.

Riding a run of 10 straight points on her serve from Rains, the Wolves built a 13-1 margin in the opening frame, gave some points back, then closed things out with another run of strong serves from the Wolf freshman.

Rains also had a beautiful tip winner to blunt a Darrington rally, while Addison Jacobson whacked a spike off the backline to keep everyone honest.

Annabelle Cundiff brings the thunder and the lightning.

If set #1 was a bit of a romp, most of the time at least, set #2 was a full-on bushwacking.

Leavitt torched the Loggers for eight points at the service stripe, before Rains added another run of six straight winners as Coupeville went up 16-1.

This time the Wolves gave very little back, with Martin, Scarlett Spencer, and Jacobson joining the duo in controlling things on their serve.

While the match was already decided in favor of the visitors, the Wolves continued to carve up the Loggers in a third set played to get everyone valuable floor time.

Spencer came flying in from the side to deliver a pair of tip winners, while Annabelle Cundiff inherited the role of assassin, putting together a six-point run at the service stripe to bust things open.

Sabrina Judnich chipped in with hustle plays, Amira Anunciado and Hannah Roberts provided strong vocal support to their teammates, and Martin closed things out with a final burst of liquid fire, sending the Loggers back to their rooms without supper or a win.

 

Thursday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 3 aces
Addison Jacobson — 3 kills
Emma Leavitt — 1 dig, 5 assists, 10 aces
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 4 digs, 2 aces
Emily Rains — 2 kills, 1 dig, 10 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace

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JV ace machine rolls to win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Addison Jacobson prepares to unleash hot death. (Julie Wheat photos)

They serve with fire, they win with passion.

Racking up 18 service aces Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad thrashed visiting La Conner, sweeping the Braves off the floor in straight sets.

Winning 25-17, 25-22, 15-13, the young Wolves get to 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-6 overall, and have won two of their last three.

Next up for Alita Blouin’s spikers are back-to-back road trips, with treks to Darrington and Orcas Island on the schedule, before CHS closes with four of five at home.

Facing off with the always-tough Braves, Coupeville got firepower from everyone on the roster, with six different Wolves recording a service ace.

 

Monday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 1 ace
Addison Jacobson — 1 kill, 2 aces
Emma Leavitt — 6 kills, 4 digs, 4 assists, 7 aces
Olivia Martin — 15 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces
Cassandra Powers — 6 kills, 3 digs, 9 assists, 3 aces
Emily Rains — 2 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 4 digs

Young, talented, and on the rise.

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JV spike crew keeps the aces flying

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves get some last-minute advice from their coaches. (Leann Leavitt photos)

Learn under fire, build for the future.

Charging into the lion’s den Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad squared off with opponents from much-larger schools at a tournament in Bellingham hosted by Meridian.

Playing big-timers like Nooksack Valley, Sedro-Woolley, and Lynden, the young Wolves picked up valuable lessons and saw plenty of floor time.

“I’m really proud of the way they played,” said CHS coach Alita Blouin.

“Effort never took a dip, and they persevered through this week. They kept at it even when the score wasn’t in our favor and kept on fighting.”

Olivia Martin launches a laser.

The tourney capped a busy week for the Wolves, who had played three times in the previous five days, with regular-season matches against Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, Friday Harbor, and Concrete.

The middle one of those bouts was a road trip, as well, meaning Coupeville’s spikers are probably looking forward to resting Sunday.

Before immediately jumping back into things Monday when La Conner comes to Cow Town.

Having the chance to endure an all-day tourney will pay benefits in the future, however, Blouin said.

“It was all tough competition, but I think it was a positive experience to see bigger competitors. And also a good confidence boost to see that we can hang with them.”

Battle tested and ready for more.

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Strong finish, bright potential

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Annabelle Cundiff was lethal at the service stripe Thursday against Concrete. (Leann Leavitt photo)

They finished the night on a high point. Or a lot of high points.

While the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad dropped the first two sets Thursday to visiting Concrete by a 25-17, 25-19 score, the Wolves roared back to claim set #3 impressively, winning 25-7.

The strong finish bodes well for a young squad which is now 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-6 overall.

Alita Blouin’s band of scrappy spikers gets a chance to get a lot of court time this weekend, with the JV slated to travel to Bellingham Saturday for a tourney hosted by Meridian.

The Wolves will enter play there coming off of one of their best sets of the season, as everything, and everyone, clicked in the finale against Concrete.

Cassandra Powers kicked things off with a five-point run on her serve, with Addison Jacobson, Emma Leavitt, and Annabelle Cundiff all popping aces as well as CHS led from start to finish.

The first two sets were a bit bumpier, though Coupeville put together positive plays in both.

Leavitt and Powers delivered a strong one-two combo, smashing a variety of winners at the net, but the Wolves had trouble putting together any scoring streaks in the opening frame.

Playing from behind, CHS got a sweet save on a runaway ball from never-say-die Olivia Martin and a crowd-pleasing tip winner off the fingers of Scarlett Spencer, but ultimately couldn’t reel the Lions in.

The second set was much more of a back-and-forth affair, at least in the beginning, with seven ties culminating in a 10-10 stalemate.

Then a Concrete server got hot, reeling off six consecutive points and the visitors threatened to pull away.

Coupeville put a stop to that, however, getting back to within 18-16 after Leavitt sparked a mini comeback by cranking a spike winner which slid the length of the net, then flipped over and dropped between Lion defenders.

Martin crushed an ace to get CHS within two, but the offense sputtered out after that, allowing Concrete to seal the win.

While the third set was for practice and didn’t change who won or lost, Coupeville’s ability to bounce back in a matter of minutes is something Blouin and her proteges can build upon.

The match also gave the Wolves a chance to give floor time to all 10 girls on the roster, with Sabrina Judnich, Hannah Roberts, Amira Anunciado, and Emily Rains also involved in the action.

 

Thursday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 2 aces
Addison Jacobson — 2 digs, 1 assist
Emma Leavitt — 8 kills, 3 digs, 3 assists, 2 aces
Olivia Martin — 16 digs, 2 aces
Cassandra Powers — 6 kills, 4 digs, 8 assists, 7 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 3 digs

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