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JV spikers scorch private school foes

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carly Burt cranks up a winner. (Jackie Saia photo)

Six pistons firing as one.

Playing with no reserves Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad scorched visiting Providence Classical Christian, dismantling their private school foes in straight sets.

By the time they were done, the Wolves had a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 non-conference victory in hand, which lifts them to 4-6 on the season.

Despite playing with a thin bench night in and night out, the freshman-dominated team has won three of its last five.

Next up, road trips to The Bush School in Seattle Tuesday and Darrington Thursday, as Ashley Menges and her spikers carve a path of success.

Monday night, the Wolves dominated almost start to finish, with just a brief dry spell in the (practice) third set.

Fab frosh Haylee Armstrong came out on fire, peppering PCC with nasty serves to reel off the first five points of the night.

That went over so well, the rest of the Wolves decided to do the same thing, with Capri Anter, Lexis Drake, and Chloe Marzocca reeling off their own hot streaks at the line.

Chloe Marzocca digs out a ball in an earlier match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The visitors had trouble keeping a rally alive, at least in the early going, and it didn’t get much easier in the second set.

Myra McDonald cranked an ace off of a rival’s arm, before Marzocca launched several lasers which set up brief rallies won by the Wolves thanks to note-perfect tips from cousins Armstrong and Anter.

Carly Burt also snapped off a gorgeous ace, and Coupeville romped through the first two frames, securing the win.

But, since this is JV volleyball, they always go on to play a third set for practice — to a full 25 points — even when one team has clearly dominated the proceedings.

Given a third chance, PCC proved to be scrappy, building a third-set lead and holding it most of the way.

At a certain point the Wolves flipped a switch, however, with Anter and Marzocca flicking winners on balls which sliced off any fingertips in their way.

Armstrong, down on the floor and using part of her jersey to clean a slick spot on the floor, bounded back up to position her teammates for success with high, arcing sets.

Finally, Drake ended the night on a crowd-pleasing run at the service line, reeling off seven straight points to slam the door shut for good.

 

Monday stats:

Capri Anter — 3 kills, 3 digs, 8 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 2 digs, 9 assists, 10 aces
Carly Burt — 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces, 1 solo block
Chloe Marzocca — 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 ace

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JV booters rumble in the rain

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Solomon Rudat sends the ball on its way. (Jackie Saia photos)

They got the solo spotlight, in a driving rainstorm.

Playing through more than their fair share of liquid sunshine Monday, the Coupeville High School JV soccer players put up a good fight against always-tough Mount Vernon Christian.

While the Wolves ultimately fell 3-0 on a soggy afternoon in Skagit County, CHS coaches came away pleased with the effort put forth by their young players.

“We played well, connected, and penetrated often, but pace of balls and runners were off,” Robert Wood said.

“Good effort by everyone. Very nice to get a full game for them.”

Sage Arends shows off some fancy footwork.

The loss drops Coupeville’s JV, which is a co-ed team playing in a boys’ soccer league, to 0-3-1 on the season.

Getting a chance for the young guns to play a complete game, especially on a day when they were the sole focus, pleased everyone.

Of course, next time out Wood and fellow coach Kimberly Kisch would appreciate a break from the weather.

“I hope the next one is NOT in a torrential downpour like this one,” Wood said with a chuckle while drying out.

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Young guns, big growth

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong, making friends and droppin’ spikes. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

Show up ready to go this season, and you’re guaranteed plenty of floor time.

Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Ashley Menges has a short bench this time around, but that has allowed her to make sure her younger players will finish the campaign as true vets.

The Wolf spikers sit at 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-6 overall heading into a home non-conference rumble Monday with Providence Classical Christian.

Tipoff is 5:00 PM, with the varsity following at 6:30.

But, while they dropped their most recent full match, falling 2-1 to Mount Vernon Christian Thursday, that’s still a sign of improvement.

First time around, the Wolf JV was swept 3-0 by MVC.

Carly Burt (left) and Capri Anter are part of a promising pack of spikers. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

That continued growth was on full display Saturday as well, as Coupeville’s young spikers spent most of the day playing at a tournament in Oak Harbor.

With that night’s Homecoming dance on their minds, the Wolves won three of seven sets.

The highlights for a 2B school were a sweep of 1A Nooksack Valley (27-26, 25-23), and a split with 3A Mount Vernon (25-27, 25-16).

Coupeville also played 2A Lynden tough, losing 25-21, 25-15, and fell 25-12 in yet another matchup with MVC.

 

Oak Harbor Tourney stats:

Capri Anter — 14 kills, 16 digs, 1 assist, 7 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 9 kills, 11 digs, 23 assists, 11 aces
Carly Burt — 1 kill, 6 digs
Teagan Calkins — 21 digs, 2 assists
Lexis Drake — 13 kills
Chloe Marzocca — 3 kills, 3 digs, 6 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 kill, 3 aces
Dakota Strong — 8 kills, 5 aces

 

Coupeville varsity coach Cory Whitmore offers some suggestions to the young Wolves during Saturday’s tourney. (Jennifer Marzocca photo)

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Young Wolves rule the gym

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The freshmen are here to take photos and win matches. Don’t get in their way. (Jackie Saia photo)

First came growth, now comes wins.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad is young — five of seven active players are freshmen — but they’re learning under the guidance of coach Ashley Menges.

Lately, that’s translated to victories, with the Wolves winning two of their last three matches.

The victim Tuesday was visiting Concrete, which fell 25-17, 25-16, 25-8 to a CHS squad which got more efficient as the night progressed.

The victory lifts Coupeville to 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 3-5 overall, with Mount Vernon Christian scheduled to travel to Whidbey Thursday.

The Wolves struck early, they struck late, and they struck with a vengeance, never trailing at any point in the match.

In fact, the only tie came at 1-1 in the second set.

Cousins Haylee Armstrong and Capri Anter kicked off the evening with back-to-back runs at the service stripe, shooting the Wolves out to a 10-2 lead in the opening frame.

From there, Coupeville kept firing BB’s and the Lions kept being unable to return most of the nasty offerings.

JV coach Ashley Menges doles out wisdom on the same court where she once played. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chloe Marzocca kept Concrete on its heels with several aces, while Carly Burt and Armstrong kept up the attack from the line.

Set two was more of the same, with Dakota Strong joining Anter and Marzocca in controlling the match with sizzlin’ serves, while Armstrong, Myra McDonald, and Lexis Drake made the net a no-passing zone.

The play of the match came from Armstrong, who soared up into the clouds, hovered for a second or two while an incoming shot hit the net and bounced high, then drilled a winner cross court.

While the third set was only for practice, Coupeville turned up the heat even more.

Spike winner. Tip winner. Serve winner.

Didn’t matter where the ball came from Tuesday night, as long as the Wolves were swinging the hammer of the Gods, it was all good.

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 5 kills, 3 digs, 8 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 5 kills, 1 dig, 8 assists, 3 aces
Carly Burt — 1 dig, 1 assist
Lexis Drake — 2 kills, 2 solo blocks
Chloe Marzocca — 1 kill, 3 digs, 3 assists, 5 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 kill, 2 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 ace

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Wolverines nip, Wolves chomp

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The Wolf freshmen are ready to rip up the gym. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They were down, but far from out.

Rallying after dropping a tight first set Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad roared back to knock off visiting Friday Harbor.

With all seven girls in uniform putting up stats, the Wolves pulled out a 21-25, 25-16, 15-9 victory.

The rousing home win lifts CHS to 1-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-4 overall, and snaps a four-game losing skid.

Coupeville actually led for much of the first set, thanks to some pinpoint serving from Chloe Marzocca, Capri Anter, and Co.

A winner off the fingertips of freshman Dakota Strong put the Wolves up 18-16, but the visitors staged their own rally to steal the set away.

Dakota Strong floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. (Jackie Saia photo)

Ashley Menges’ squad didn’t crumble, however, immediately taking back control of the match.

Anter sliced a winner just out of the reach of a rival to stake Coupeville to an early 3-2 lead in set two, and she and her teammates never gave the lead back.

Myra McDonald ruffled some feathers with a laser-like serve for an ace, while Lexis Drake lobbed a winner which arced high through the heavens, before plunging down to catch the very back of the line.

Through it all, cousins Haylee Armstrong and Anter were a titanic twosome, popping up everywhere on the court to track down ball after ball.

Riding high after the second set, Coupeville led from start to finish in the deciding frame.

The Wolves built a 10-3 lead in the race to 15 points, thanks to Drake throwing down a variety of winners on tantalizing tips ‘n wicked slicers, while Marzocca singed the net with a spike which slid the length of the barrier before dropping in for a point.

Lexis Drake is a star in both volleyball and cheer. (Photo by CHS Yearbook staff)

Carly Burt provided hustle off the bench for the Wolves, injured Aby Wood carefully kept stats for her teammates, and Anter sealed things, punching home a final winner.

The victory gives the Wolves a nice burst of energy heading into a non-conference home rumble Saturday with always-tough Forks.

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 7 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 2 digs, 10 assists, 8 aces
Carly Burt — 1 dig, 1 assist
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 3 digs
Chloe Marzocca — 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 2 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 dig, 3 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 kill, 2 digs

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