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McMillan shines in JV rumble

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan paced Coupeville with eight points Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re a second-half team.

The Coupeville High School JV girls basketball team struggled putting points on the board early Saturday, before closing on a hot streak.

The Wolves outscored visiting Forks 10-6 in the fourth quarter, with four different players putting the ball in the net, during a 31-18 loss.

The non-conference defeat drops the JV to 0-2 on the season, and marks the final time the young Wolves will play in front of their home fans until 2022.

Coupeville’s varsity has a home game against Darrington next week, but the Loggers don’t have a JV.

After that, the Wolves hit the road for games at Orcas Island, Mount Vernon Christian, and South Whidbey, not playing in their own gym again until a Jan. 4 tilt with La Conner.

Coupeville had the fan support Saturday, but Forks, after a long trip, came out on fire, jumping to a quick 12-3 lead after one quarter of play.

The Wolves clamped down on defense after that, but the rim was unforgiving to CHS, as the deficit slowly crept out to 17-5 at the half, and 25-8 through three quarters.

The final frame was different, however, with Madison McMillan, Katie Marti, Edie Bittner, and Skylar Parker all making the net pop for Coupeville.

McMillan finished with a game-high eight points, with six of those coming after halftime, while Marti banked in four points.

Parker (2), Bittner (2), Bryley Gilbert (1), and Mia Farris (1) also scored for Coupeville, with Jada Heaton, Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, and Kayla Arnold also seeing floor time.

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More spikes, more sets, more photos

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris goes airborne to beat the defense. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The postseason arrives, in a hail of photos.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squad is off to La Conner Wednesday for the District 1/2 tourney.

Before the Wolves go, a final photo essay featuring shots from the season we haven’t used yet.

Taylor Brotemarkle lofts a super-soft set.

Madison McMillan gets artful at the net.

Ryanne Knoblich plays superb defense.

Jill Prince (left) and Lyla Stuurmans defend their net.

Prince, right back at it.

Grey Peabody slices ‘n dices.

Gwen Gustafson (front) and Issabel Johnson team up to defend the back line.

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Fun trek, fun win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle had nine assists and eight aces Tuesday as Coupeville drilled Orcas Island. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Tuesdays are for experiments.

Or at least it was this time around, as Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Ashley Menges tinkered with her lineup during a trip to Orcas Island, and still headed back to the ferry with a straight-sets win.

Blasting their hosts 25-13, 25-23, 25-13, the Wolves improve to 7-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-2 overall, with a home rumble Thursday with Darrington next on the schedule.

Menges played mad scientist a bit Tuesday, and it worked out beautifully.

“It was good!,” she said. “Tonight we messed around with some different positions.

“All of the middles got some playing time in the back row, Taylor (Brotemarkle) got to play a little right side, and Issabel (Johnson) even got to play outside tonight!”

The tinkering was done with a purpose in mind.

“It was a good lesson for the girls to realize that sometimes we might need them to fill different roles at times,” Menges said. “So becoming a well-rounded player is important for their growth.”

It made for an exciting, and fulfilling, day for all involved.

“The girls played well,” Menges said. “We had some dips in focus, which we have been focusing on in practice, but overall it was a good day and a fun trek to the island!”

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 9 assists, 8 aces
Mia Farris — 4 kills, 2 digs
Jada Heaton — 1 kill, 4 aces
Issabel Johnson — 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 6 aces
Katie Marti — 5 kills, 2 assists, 5 aces
Madison McMillan — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 assist, 3 aces
Grey Peabody — 1 kill, 1 dig, 3 aces
Aby Wood — 1 kill

Katie Marti serves up a winner.

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“I’m super proud of the girls”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jada Heaton and Coupeville’s JV spikers are reaching new heights. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

La Conner High School’s JV volleyball program hasn’t lost a league match in two decades-plus.

Yes, you read that right.

So, it comes as little surprise that the Braves came out on top Wednesday night in a battle of teams previously unbeaten in Northwest 2B/1B League action.

But, while La Conner’s second squad held off visiting Coupeville 25-17, 25-23, 25-17, the young Wolves exited the gym with some joy in their collective step.

They’re getting closer, and they refuse to bow down easily.

“It went really well! I’m super proud of the girls and how great they played tonight,” said Coupeville coach Ashley Menges.

“They went in firing, which quickly brought the competitiveness and energy we needed.

“You could see the spark in their eyes when they realized they can compete and they can be the big dogs, which was the highlight of my night for sure.”

Mia Farris keeps her eyes on the prize.

Even with the loss, the Wolf JV has the best win/loss record of any fall sports team at CHS, sitting at 7-2 overall, 6-1 in NWL play.

La Conner’s JV is 7-1 overall, 7-0 in league, with its only loss a narrow 2-1 defeat to 2A Sehome.

Coupeville heads back to its own gym for a stretch of practices, with its next match a road trip to Orcas Island Oct. 12.

The rematch with La Conner will be on Whidbey Oct. 19, and it’s one Menges and her spikers are already thinking about.

“Everyone had a really great game, everyone was fired up, and we’re excited to compete with them in our gym soon.”

Wednesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 kill, 5 digs, 6 assists
Mia Farris — 3 kills, 1 ace
Gwen Gustafson — 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Jada Heaton — 1 kill
Issabel Johnson — 2 digs, 2 assists
Katie Marti — 5 kills, 4 assists, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 3 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces
Grey Peabody — 5 kills
Aby Wood — 1 kill

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JV spikers ace Concrete

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan had a stellar match Tuesday, sparking the Wolf JV to a straight-sets win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Madison McMillan had the magic touch.

Firing off 19 service aces Tuesday — most by any Coupeville High School spiker this season — the Wolf freshman sparked the JV volleyball team as it crushed visiting Concrete.

The CHS young guns combined to pepper the Lions with 33 aces overall during a 25-10, 25-11, 25-20 romp.

The win lifts Coupeville to 6-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-1 overall.

For half a second it looked like Tuesday’s match might be a close one, with Concrete jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the opening set.

Don’t believe first impressions.

Grey Peabody broke the brief spell, winning a tip war at the net to reclaim serve for the Wolves, and then McMillan went nuclear.

The fab frosh won 13 straight points on her serve, spinning aces left, right, deep, and just over the net – with one laser shot exploding upward off a Concrete player’s arm to tattoo the unlucky Lion in the face.

Turning a 3-2 deficit into a 14-3 lead, McMillan cracked things wide open, and the Wolves ran free after that.

Mia Farris and Jada Heaton had shorter, but still very-successful runs at the line in the first set, while McMillan smashed one especially-nasty kill at the net, then flexed for a brief second as her teammates went wild.

By the time Taylor Brotemarkle zinged a nasty ace to cap the set, all the momentum was on Coupeville’s side of the court.

And it stayed that way throughout the second set, with Peabody controlling the net, while Gwen Gustafson started dropping bombs from all angles.

Gwen Gustafson brings the heat.

Heaton ran off four straight points on her serve to set the table, but it was McMillan (who else?) who closed the set with a run of nine consecutive points from the stripe.

With the match already decided, the two squads played a third set for practice, and, other than a brief burp late, it was much like everything else which had come before.

Brotemarkle, McMillan, Issabel Johnson, and Katie Marti delivered dagger after dagger on their serve as CHS built a 20-9 lead, but Concrete had one last rally in its back pocket.

The Lions, playing their best ball of the night, actually got all the way back within 22-19 before Coupeville slammed the door shut.

McMillan and Marti, the mighty mashers, both delivered withering kills to finally seal the three-set sweep, earning a nod of approval from coach Asley Menges.

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 5 aces
Mia Farris — 1 kill, 2 aces
Gwen Gustafson — 3 kills, 2 digs
Jada Heaton — 2 kills, 1 dig, 3 aces
Issabel Johnson — 1 kill, 1 assist, 2 aces
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 1 dig, 5 assists, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 2 kills, 19 aces
Grey Peabody — 2 kills, 1 solo block

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