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Wolf spikers split with always-tough Braves

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, La Conner, Northwest League, Teagan Calkins, volleyball on September 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter gets the play rollin’. (Julie Wheat photos)

Volleyball can be a cruel sport.

Case in point, Tuesday’s road trip to La Conner, where the Coupeville High School varsity spikers won more points than their hosts, yet ultimately lost the match.

The Braves slipped away with a 19-25, 29-27, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13 victory, while the Wolves led on the cumulative scorecard by a 111-108 tally.

With the loss, Coupeville, the defending Northwest 2B/1B League champs, slips to 1-2 in conference action, 2-3-1 overall.

That leaves Scout Smith’s squad with some ground to make up, as it trails Mount Vernon Christian (3-0), La Conner (2-0), Darrington (1-0), and Orcas Island (1-1) in the early going.

Friday Harbor (0-2) and Concrete (0-3) round out the standings, with Coupeville slated to travel to Darrington Thursday for the fourth of its 10 league tilts.

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 1 kill, 9 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 9 kills, 15 digs, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Teagan Calkins — 13 kills, 24 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Ari Cunningham — 4 kills, 3 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 7 digs, 3 assists, 3 block assists, 5 aces
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 block assist
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 8 digs, 22 assists, 1 solo block, 1 block assist, 8 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 2 digs

The Wolf JV is off to a strong start.

JV wins again:

Coupeville’s second squad remained undefeated in Northwest 2B/1B League play, bouncing La Conner 25-20, 25-16, 11-15.

The victory lifts the young Wolves, who racked up 17 service aces, to a pristine 2-0 in conference action, 3-1 overall.

Tuesday stats:

Hailey Grijalva — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 ace
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 2 digs
Adeline Maynes — 1 kill, 2 digs, 11 assists, 5 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 2 assists, 6 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 2 kills, 6 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces

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They’re young, feisty, and full of potential

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, Girls Soccer, Lillian Ketterling, Mount Vernon Christian, Northwest League on September 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Back on the pitch and ready to rock. (Coupeville High School Yearbook staff photos)

“There’s so much to learn.”

As she leads the revival of the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer program, first-year Wolf coach Jasmine Ader continues to impart pitch wisdom to her young players.

The Wolves, who sit at 1-4 on the season after a rough 9-0 loss Friday to powerhouse Mount Vernon Christian, will spend the first part of this week working hard in practice.

The payoff? A Thursday home tilt with Friday Harbor (1-3-1), which gets its own crack at MVC two days earlier.

Coupeville, which is back on the field after a two-year shutdown due to a lack of players, has a roster jam-packed with 8th graders and freshmen, and the growth is evident.

The clash against Mount Vernon featured several Wolves playing new positions, such as fab frosh Emma Cushman moving into goal.

“Cushman had amazing tracking saves that she credits towards her softball abilities,” Ader said.

New CHS coach Jasmine Ader plots out strategy.

Other young stars caught their coaches eye, as well.

“Sophia Greene had another solid game on Friday,” Ader said. “She is getting strong and she’s really finding her flow in the game with the other defenders.

“I really like what Hailey Goldman and Paige Hill have to do in the game. I know when they take the field they will do what it takes to support their team.”

While they’re still fairly young themselves, sophomore Lillian Ketterling and freshman Tamsin Ward, who has already netted seven goals, provide key leadership for a still-maturing squad.

“We continue to have chances especially when Lillian and Tamsin are on the ball,” Ader said.

“We have our longest stretch of days without a game coming up. I look forward to seeing the team train this week and prepare for our game on Thursday at home.”

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“It’s a great learning opportunity”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Adeline Maynes, CHS Wolves, Dakota Strong, Mount Vernon Christian, Northwest League, volleyball on September 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Dakota Strong continues to fill up the stat sheet. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

Time to start a new streak.

Playing for the third time in as many days Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team lost a Northwest 2B/1B League match for the first time since 2023.

The new-look Wolves, rebuilding after losing most of their roster to graduation after back-to-back trips to the state tourney, fell 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

That snaps a 17-match league win streak for CHS and drops them to 1-1 in conference play, 2-2-1 overall.

The nail biter loss capped a 48-hour burst of high-intensity play in which the Wolves beat Friday Harbor at home, endured an epic road trip to Forks, then immediately jumped back on the floor to host MVC.

“The varsity showed a lot of grit and determination,” CHS coach Scout Smith said.

“Three matches and 11 sets of volleyball in three days is a lot.

“It’s not easy to show up three days in a row to play. However they never used that as an excuse; they continued to expect more of themselves, never using fatigue as an excuse.”

Wolf coaches (l to r) Scout Smith, Hope Lucero, and Alita Blouin are looking for a shoe contract. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)

With Smith and her assistant coaches rockin’ stylish footwear, their players brought their A-games, but so did their opponents.

“The MVC players also showed a lot of determination,” Smith said. “Have to give them a hand for putting together a win after we battled them for four straight sets.”

With 10 matches left on the regular season schedule, including trips to La Conner and Darrington next week, the Wolves have plenty of time to grow.

“Overall it’s a great learning opportunity,” Smith said.

“I love that we get to face a lot of adversity early in the season. It only helps us to improve.

“We will go out and get the win when it matters.”

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 10 digs
Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 8 kills, 8 digs, 1 block assist, 2 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces

Isa Mc Fetridge launches a winner. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

JV romps to win:

Back in action for the first time in nine days, Coupeville’s second unit was locked-in all night, rolling to a 25-6, 25-23, 15-9 victory.

The win lifts the JV to 1-0 in league play, 2-1 overall.

Coupeville’s last two opponents — Friday Harbor and Forks — only had one team in action, leaving the young Wolves to bide their time.

Given a chance to finally take the floor again, they responded, with Adeline Maynes opening things by ripping off 12 straight points on her serve.

Thursday stats:

Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 1 kill, 5 digs
Olivia Martin — 3 digs
Adeline Maynes — 3 digs, 9 assists, 4 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 5 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 aces

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Big hits, solid win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Friday Harbor, Haylee Armstrong, Northwest League, volleyball on September 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong arrives to deliver a savage kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

Defend the crown.

Coming out sharp and focused Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad opened defense of its Northwest 2B/1B League title in style.

Rolling to a 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 win over visiting Friday Harbor, the Wolves improved to 2-1 overall, 1-0 in conference action.

While Coupeville went undefeated in league play a year ago, CHS has a new head coach and an almost all-new starting lineup this time around.

But while the names may change, the flow continues.

“We hustled and scrambled really well,” said Wolf coach Scout Smith. “We played with a lot of excitement, but also a lot of composure.”

Everyone chipped in to the effort, with senior Teagan Calkins leading the way on the day she celebrated her 17th birthday.

“The Red Dragon” launched lasers instead of cupcakes, slicing ‘n dicing the Wolverine defense.

“Teagan had a great night,” Smith said. “The opposition didn’t have an answer for her once she got rolling.”

Calkins got plenty of help, with junior slammer Haylee Armstrong peppering Friday Harbor at the net, and sophomore Tenley Stuurmans doing a little bit of everything.

“Haylee also had a great night,” Smith said. “We have been preaching a lot lately that we need to take care of the ball and she absolutely did that.

“She placed the ball really well and chose great spots to take advantage of the opposition’s defense.”

Stuurmans, who nuked Friday Harbor at the service stripe, ripping off winner after winner, also went cartwheeling into the bench to make a one-handed save, spinning the ball back over the net to catch her rivals flat-footed.

Tuesday’s win kicked off a busy week of action for the Wolves, who will play three days in a row.

Coupeville is headed to Forks at the crack of dawn Wednesday for a non-conference tilt rescheduled from Friday, then hosts Mount Vernon Christian in a key NWL rumble Thursday night.

As she prepared for a day of bouncing on the bus, Smith marinated for a moment in the win, while already looking ahead to the next challenge.

“Overall a good night for our first league matchup,” she said. “Lots of positives and lots of areas we can continue to improve.

“Excited to get back on the court today.”

No JV Tuesday:

With Friday Harbor having to catch a ferry, the varsity played first Tuesday, with the JV match eventually called off.

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 2 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 7 kills, 3 digs
Ari Cunningham — 3 kills, 4 aces
Teagan Calkins — 11 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 2 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 21 assists, 10 aces

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Spring teams head for finish line

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Northwest League, Softball on May 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Things are coming into focus. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s all gravy from here on out.

Regular season play is over for spring sports teams, with those squads left standing busy with postseason work now.

For Coupeville, three of four teams are still alive.

While baseball failed to make the playoffs, both Wolf softball and girls’ tennis are off to their district tourneys Thursday, May 15, to play for berths at the state championships.

The sluggers go to Mount Vernon, while the netters travel to Seattle for those events.

Two days after that, the CHS track team hosts the district meet, the last stop before its own hoped-for trip to state.

With everyone knee-deep in the playoffs, this also marks our final league standings story for the 2024-2025 school year.

Where win/loss records sit through May 10:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
MV Christian	11-1	13-6
Friday Harbor	10-2	13-6
Orcas Island	7-5	7-12
Coupeville	5-7	6-13
Darrington	5-7	9-10
La Conner	4-8	5-9
Concrete	0-12	1-14