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No quit, forever scrappy

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins, ready to rumble. (Jackie Saia photo)

They got stronger as the night progressed.

Facing off with visiting Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad played the Hurricanes virtually even in the second half.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, a slow start doomed them in a 31-16 loss.

The defeat, which snaps a two-game win streak for Kassie O’Neil’s squad, drops them to 4-4 on the season.

Coupeville only converted one field goal in the first half and that stung, as it fell behind 9-1 after one quarter of play, and 19-5 at the half.

Things got better after the break however, with Kierra Thayer tossing in five points in the third frame and the Wolves only being edged 12-11 across the game’s final 16 minutes.

Thayer finished with a team-high seven points, while Liza Zustiak (2), Skylar Parker (2), Reese Wilkinson (2), Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo (1), Madison McMillan (1), and Kayla Arnold (1) also scored.

Brynn Parker, Teagan Calkins, Jada Heaton, Bryley Gilbert, Kassidy Upchurch, and Desi Ramirez-Vasquez also saw floor time for the Wolves, as O’Neil juggled a 13-woman roster.

Coupeville’s JV girls go their own way in their next outing, heading up to Oak Harbor High School Friday night.

The Wolves will be the “home” team and face off with the C-Team from 3A Mount Vernon in a game scheduled to tip-off at 5:40 PM.

Coupeville’s varsity hosts Darrington Friday and travels to Neah Bay Saturday, but neither of those schools has a JV girls’ team.

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Balanced attack, strong win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover, seen with Avery Buchanan-Williams, scored eight points Tuesday in a win. (Stevie Glover photo)

Play as a pack, win as a pack.

Spreading its offense between seven players Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad overcame a red-hot rival.

Mount Vernon Christian freshman Jake Feddema rattled the rims for a game-high 24 points, but the host Wolves still came out on top, rolling to a 41-37 win.

Coupeville’s third-straight victory, it lifts Hunter Smith’s squad to 4-3 on the season.

The Wolves countered Feddema by spreading the ball out, with different players stepping up at different times.

In the opening quarter, it was CHS fab frosh Chase Anderson, who banked in seven of his team-high 11 points as Coupeville built a 12-7 lead.

The Wolves stretched their advantage out to 23-16 at the half, watched as MVC narrowed its deficit to 34-30 after three quarters, then cruised in for the win.

Aiden O’Neill knocked down a pair of second-half three-balls to push his scoring total out to 10 points, while Camden Glover banged away down low for eight.

Hunter Bronec (4), Landon Roberts (4), Hurlee Bronec (3), and Johnny Porter (1) rounded out Coupeville’s scoring, while Malachi Somes and Jack Porter also saw floor time.

The Wolf JV returns to action Saturday with a trip to Neah Bay for a non-conference clash.

While Coupeville’s varsity hosts Darrington Friday in a Northwest 2B/1B League tilt, the Loggers don’t have a second team this season.

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Kill-happy Wolves crunch MVC

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris was one of three Wolves to hammer 10 or more kills in a win Thursday night. (Jackie Saia photo)

The snipers were hitting their targets.

Three different players recorded 10+ kills Thursday night, with another two notching five apiece, as the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad surged to its sixth win in its last seven matches.

Bouncing back from a tentative start, the Wolf spikers unloaded on host Mount Vernon Christian to the tune of 23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14.

With the victory, CHS moves to 6-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-3 overall.

The Wolves, who host non-conference foe Neah Bay Saturday, sit alone atop the NWL standings, a half-game up on three-time defending 2B state champs La Conner (5-0), and a game ahead of MVC (6-2).

Coupeville has three league matches left, travelling to La Conner Oct. 18, before closing with home matches Oct. 20 against Darrington (3-5) and Oct. 25 against La Conner.

Win, lose, or draw the rest of the way, the Wolves are playoff-bound after that. All that’s left to decide is the draw.

Of the three 2B schools in the NWL, two teams advance to the postseason and Friday Harbor (1-8) is eliminated.

The District 1/2 tourney is Nov. 2 in La Conner, with the #2 team from District 1 playing District 2’s Auburn Adventist Academy in a loser-out match.

The winner then faces off with the NWL champ in a winner-to-state, loser-out rumble.

The battle to unseat La Conner will become the primary mission in the coming days, but Thursday night was about holding off the Hurricanes, who have been on a torrid run.

Mission accomplished.

“A good win tonight against a much-improved Mt. Vernon Christian team,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.

“We knew they would be tough and I’m proud of the way the girls shook off a little bit of a flat first set and turned it on moving forward.

“The girls got rid of the hesitation on defense and returned to our unified culture and play.”

Coupeville misfired a bit at the service stripe in the early going, but successfully righted things.

“Took a bit to find a groove on serves but once we did, our defense was strong behind the block,” Whitmore said.

“Madison McMillan went on a run of serves in the fourth (set), which opened things up.”

With Grey Peabody (13 kills), Ryanne Knoblich (10), and Mia Farris (10) pounding the rock, Coupeville’s attack kept the Hurricanes on their toes.

“All our hitters hit positive on the attack and (setter) Maddie (Georges) did a great job keeping everyone involved but pushing points when needed,” Whitmore said.

“I was very happy with our passers, and it took stamina to finish the game strong on serve receive.”

“Dang! We’re good!!” (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Thursday stats:

Alita Blouin — 27 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace
Mia Farris — 10 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 7 digs, 39 assists
Taygin Jump — 4 digs, 1 ace
Ryanne Knoblich — 10 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces
Katie Marti — 1 dig, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 9 digs, 4 aces
Grey Peabody — 13 kills, 3 digs
Jill Prince — 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lyla Stuurmans — 5 kills

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Hurricanes wash away Wolf booters

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Ava Mitten and Co. continue to scrap hard every game on the pitch. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Hurricanes make it rain.

Goals, that is.

The Mount Vernon Christian girls soccer team is a legitimate state title contender, and the Hurricanes prove it on both sides of the field.

After thunking visiting Coupeville 10-0 Thursday afternoon, MVC has tallied 51 goals, while recording six shutouts in 12 games.

If their 8-4 record seems a bit low-key to you, first consider that the ‘Canes, who rep a 1B school, have only lost to schools at least two classifications higher.

That would be 3A Mount Vernon, 2A Sehome, 2A Burlington-Edison, and undefeated 1A Bear Creek.

Thursday’s win lifts MVC to 5-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, while Coupeville falls to 1-4 in league, 2-8 overall.

The Wolves, who will miss the playoffs this season, have at least two, and possibly three games left on the schedule.

CHS travels to Granite Falls (4-4) Oct. 18, then hosts NWL rival La Conner (0-10) on Senior Night Oct. 25.

Wolf 12th graders Nezi Keiper, Anna Myles, Carolyn Lhamon, Wynter Arndt, and Gwen Crowder will be honored before the clash with the Braves.

Nezi Keiper clears the ball. (Morgan White photo)

There is a chance of another road game after Senior Night, if the schedule breaks right.

Coupeville was supposed to travel to Sultan earlier this season, but the rumble was bumped because the Turks had a backlog of league games to play after smoke from forest fires postponed several matches.

While nothing has been concretely decided, both schools expressed interest in trying to reschedule the game at the end of the season.

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Slow start, torrid finale

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Jada Heaton whispers to the volleyball, “Sorry, but this is gonna hurt. A lot.” (Bailey Thule photo)

“It was a good night for us, with some really good competition.”

Two matches against Northwest 2B/1B League powerhouse La Conner are ahead on the schedule for the high-flying Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad.

With that in mind, a win Thursday at Mount Vernon Christian was a great confidence builder for the Wolves, something coach Ashley Menges was thrilled to witness.

And CHS got pushed a bit, dropping the first set 25-21, before thrashing the Hurricanes 25-12, 15-3 the rest of the way.

Now a pristine 6-0 in league play, 9-1 overall, the young Wolves carry a seven-match winning streak into a home clash Saturday with non-conference foe Neah Bay.

The La Conner rumbles are Oct. 18 (road) and Oct. 25 (home), but for this night, the win over the Hurricanes was all that mattered.

“Mount Vernon Christian is definitely an improved team, which was really good for us to face,” Menges said.

Coupeville came out a bit cold but flipped the switch when it mattered most.

“Our start was not strong, making weird errors and having hardly any energy,” Menges said.

“However, it did get a lot better throughout the next two sets, proving they can bounce back easily and get back to what we know.”

All in all, a win is a win, and with the best record of any fall sports team at CHS, the JV spikers are hitting their stride.

“Our main focuses for tonight were consistency and communication, which we definitely worked on a lot,” Menges said.

“I’m excited to see that good of competition right before La Conner, because the girls and I are very excited for that one.”

Issabel Johnson dreams about raining down spikes. (Bailey Thule photo)

 

Thursday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 dig, 13 aces
Teagan Calkins — 6 kills
Jada Heaton — 6 kills, 2 aces
Issabel Johnson — 4 kills, 1 ace
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 10 assists, 5 aces
Chloe Marzocca — 2 digs
Grier Mooney — 1 ace
Aby Wood — 1 kill

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