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Best in the gym!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, JV, Maddy Hilkey, undefeated, volleyball on October 29, 2016| 1 Comment »

Nicole Lester and her Wolf JV volleyball teammates rolled to their 10th straight win Saturday afternoon. (John Fisken photo)

Perfection. Nothing short of perfection.

For the fourth time in history, and the first time by a non-basketball team, a Coupeville High School squad has finished a flawless 9-0 in 1A Olympic League play.

This time around, it’s the Wolf JV spikers, who tied a bow on their season Saturday by drilling Port Townsend for their tenth consecutive victory.

Coupeville’s young guns knocked off the host RedHawks 25-13, 25-18, 20-25 to finish 12-2 overall for first-year coach Kristin Bridges.

The spikers join the 2014-2015 Coupeville varsity and JV girls’ basketball teams and the 2015-2016 varsity girls hoops squad in completing the run to perfection.

The only time the JV squad fell was in non-conference bouts to 2A Sequim and Bellevue Christian back in Sept.

During their 10-match winning streak, which covered a five-week span, Coupeville avenged that early season loss to Sequim, and did so while playing on the road.

“I’m so proud of how much work these young women have put into this team,” Bridges said. “They’ve made so much progress and get better every day.

“I think we definitely ended this season as a united Wolfpack.”

In their final match, the Wolves continued a season-long habit of delivering scorching serves, zipping 26 aces past the flailing RedHawks.

Scout Smith paced CHS with eight of the winners, while Hannah Davidson (5), Raven Vick (4), Peytin Vondrak (3), Lucy Sandahl (3), Zoe Trujillo (2) and Maddy Hilkey (1) also had the magic touch.

Trujillo and Maya Toomey-Stout crunched the ball with abandon, each recording five kills, while Smith doled out six assists and Hilkey recorded a team-high 10 digs.

Teammates Nicole Lester (a kill and a dig), Melia Welling (a dig) and Willow Vick (a kill) also scribbled their name onto the stat sheet, as Coupeville continued to get key contributions from everyone on the roster.

“The team came out swinging this game,” Bridges said. “We had 18 digs, 10 of those from Maddy, who played great defense today.

“Overall we played really well.”

The JV squad will stay together for another week of practice, then unite to cheer on their varsity counterparts at the district tourney, which Coupeville hosts Nov. 5.

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Rumblin’ in the rain!!

Posted in Football, tagged Andrew Martin, CHS Wolves, Dawson Houston, football, JV, Klahowya on October 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Andrew Martin runs between the rain drops. (John Fisken photos)

Gavin Knoblich anchors the line for the Wolves.

A pack of Wolves including Ulrik Wells (25), Jake Hoagland (middle) and Trevor Bell (72) bring down an Eagle.

CHS receiver Matthew Shreffner gets lined up.

And then the sun went supernova.

Wolf QB Dawson Houston comes out flingin’ heat.

Where’s the lightning when you really want it?

A week after having their game stopped seven minutes early by flashes in the sky (from off-Island), the Coupeville High School JV football squad (and its fans) were left out in the rain and wind for the full duration Monday night.

The first half was a cascade of moisture, which always make one a bit hesitant to be camped out next to the electronics which operate the score board.

As we’re currently living through a year without a press box, the school’s athletic master of ceremonies, Aimee Bishop, was left to construct an intricate wall of blankets and umbrellas around the equipment.

Which worked until the rain was joined by a wall of wind which sliced ‘n diced its way right through the (thin) layer of protection.

All in all, it was the sort of evening where the crew in the stands, and the soaked coaches on the sideline, moaned a bit each time Klahowya threw a pass while up by four touchdowns in the fourth.

Why, you ask?

Because the clock stopped every time the slick ball evaded the grasp of an Eagle receiver, stretching out how long we got to enjoy the “balmy” Washington weather.

By the time we were all set free, Klahowya was headed back to the bus with a 36-0 win that never really felt like a blowout.

Coupeville, which got a strong rushing effort from freshman Andrew Martin — no one was keeping stats in the downpour, but he had to have made a nice run at a 100-yard night — hung close until midway through the third quarter.

With just 12 players available on the sideline, thanks to late-season injuries, the JV squad fought until the final play.

Wolf freshman Spencer Machen picked off a pass to stop one Klahowya drive, and CHS coach Ryan King praised the effort of other young guns such as Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim and Ulrik Wells.

To see more photos from this game (purchases fund college scholarships for Coupeville student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/FB-20161024-Coupeville-JV-vs-K/

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Can you dig it?!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Cheer, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, JV, Peytin Vondrak, volleyball on October 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Peytin Vondrak gets full extension as she soars skyward to unleash a winner. (John Fisken photos)

The next sound you hear is a volleyball screaming after being smacked by Hannah Davidson.

Raven Vick’s forearms are so ripped, they deflate volleyballs on contact. True story.

Scout Smith gets sneaky.

Wolf cheerleaders, showing their support for their classmates.

The look of a team that’s undefeated in league play.

More photos? Of course.

When I posted a CHS volleyball photo essay this morning, I didn’t have access to JV pics from Tuesday night.

That’s changed now, so I’m back to unleash more pink-hued glossy images on the spiker world.

Six snappy pics in all, with a cameo from Wolf cheerleaders just to mix things up a bit.

Want to see more?

Pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/VB-20161018-Klahowya-at-Coupev/

PS — Purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes. So, bonus!

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Can’t stop! Won’t stop!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, JV, Lucy Sandahl, Raven Vick, volleyball, winning streak on October 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Maddy Hilkey is the leader of a Wolf JV volleyball squad which has won six straight. (John Fisken photo)

They are the hottest team in all the land.

Sparked by the wicked serves of Raven Vick and Lucy Sandahl, the Coupeville High School JV spikers strolled to a straight-sets win Tuesday night, nabbing their sixth straight victory.

The 26-24, 25-17, 25-19 triumph, coming over visiting Klahowya, lifts the Wolf young guns to 5-0 in 1A Olympic League play, 8-2 overall.

Playing second on Dig for the Cure night, the JV squad started slowly, falling behind 6-2 and showing an uncharacteristic lack of touch at the service stripe by sending its first two offerings into the bottom of the net.

That didn’t last long, however, as the Wolves regrouped, rallied behind a nice run at the service stripe from Hannah Davidson, then settled in for a battle.

The two teams traded the first-set lead back and forth, with 11 ties, before Klahowya started to crawl away.

Up 21-17, the Eagles seemed in control.

Spoiler alert: they weren’t.

Getting the ball back after forcing a side-out, Coupeville tossed the ball to Vick, and the freshman phenom responded in style.

With her twin sister Willow leading the cheers, Raven broke off six straight points with a serve that kicked like a mule and took off Klahowya fingertips as it skidded by.

The Eagles briefly rallied back into a tie, only to have their hearts broken when Sandahl made a lunging save and spun the ball in between three panicky Klahowya players for the decisive point.

Sandahl stayed hot, putting together two nice service runs of her own in the second set, while Maddy Hilkey made a spectacular running save for a winner and Davidson sliced ‘n diced with a series of big hits.

The third set was more of the same, with everyone jumping into the mix.

Peytin Vondrak, Scout Smith and (yep, her again) Sandahl were lights-out on serve.

Meanwhile, Willow Vick and Zoe Trujillo were delivering sweet winners, before Hilkey closed the match with a note-perfect drop shot worthy of a few oohs and ahs.

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Refs knife Wolves (lightning quick)!!

Posted in Football, tagged bad refs, CHS Wolves, football, Jonathan Thurston, JV, lightning on October 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Teo Keilwitz stormed in from the two-yard line Monday for Coupeville’s lone TD in an 18-6 loss. (John Fisken photo)

Mother Nature (and the refs) pulled off a fast one Monday night.

With the ball in its hands and more than seven minutes left on the clock, the Coupeville High School JV football squad was planning how to pull out a come-from-behind win over visiting Bellevue Christian.

Then things were taken out of their hands, and the Vikings got to go home early with an 18-6 win.

The game was called because of what seems to be a misinterpretation of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s rule book.

Several lightning flashes were seen in the far distant clouds.

How far distant? Like off-the-Island far away.

Like far enough away the refs hadn’t even noticed, until they were alerted.

At which point they bailed, called the game and (in the case of at least one of them) peeled out of the parking lot in his car.

Except … that’s not what the rule book says.

The WIAA rules state (and let’s highlight the important part):

When thunder is heard, or a cloud to ground lightning bolt is seen, the thunderstorm is close enough to strike your location with lightning.

Suspend play and take shelter immediately.

Once play has been suspended, wait at least 30 minutes after the last thunder is heard or flash of lightning is witnessed prior to resuming play.

Any subsequent thunder or lightning after the beginning of the 30-minute count, reset the clock and another 30-minute count should begin.

So, stop right there.

Was thunder heard? Not in the slightest.

Was a cloud-to-ground lighting bolt seen? Not even close.

A couple of far-off (and I do mean far-off) flashes in the sky, and we’re done, as Bellevue Christian didn’t want to sit out a 30-minute (non-necessary) delay, as they were dead set on catching an early ferry.

Perhaps the same ferry being taken by the refs…

The game itself was a scoreless battle until the final two minutes of the first half, when Coupeville was stung on back-to-back plays.

Taking over at Bellevue’s 30-yard line after a fumble recovery by freshman Sean Toomey-Stout, the Wolves seemed primed to open the scoring.

Unfortunately they had a bad exchange on the first-down hand-off, and the ball bounced right into the hands of a Viking defender who returned it 70 yards for a touchdown.

CHS stiffened on defense, prevented the two-point conversion, then tied the game on the ensuing kickoff, as Toomey-Stout bolted 85 yards down the left sideline.

Except the refs threw a late flag at the tail end of the run, calling a Wolf for a block in the back (despite the fact the “offending” party was in FRONT of the guy he hit) that brought the TD back.

After falling behind 12-0 early in the third (BC ripped off a 79-yard scoring run), Coupeville rallied to cut the lead back to a single score.

They did so by pulling off two precision plays.

Facing fourth and 15 from the 25, Wolf QB Dawson Houston dropped a ball in between two defenders and receiver Jonathan Thurston came back to get it, hauling it in for a 23-yard gain.

Two plays later Teo Keilwitz slammed into the end zone over the right side, knocking down and dragging three defenders with him.

Bellevue pulled off its own fourth-down miracle on the next drive, sliding a short touchdown pass over the middle after nearly being picked off on third down.

With Keilwitz and Andrew Martin running well, and Houston starting to find a groove, Coupeville looked like it still had plenty of fight left, only to have the refs deliver a lightning-quick wedgie.

While his squad fell to 1-3, Wolf JV coach Ryan King was encouraged by a lot of what he saw.

“As a unit we played well with a team that matched up well with us,” he said. “They played their hearts out and definitely worked really well together.”

As the refs ankled for the exit like they had dinner reservations, Bellevue Christian’s team and a chunk of the Coupeville players met at midfield for a BC-led prayer.

I might not be much of a lip-reader, but I’m pretty sure the invocation ended with “and thank you for the lousy refs, Lord, much appreciated.”

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