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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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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

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 3-1 3-3
Coupeville 1-3 2-9-1

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 10-0 17-1
Darrington 8-2 13-4
Friday Harbor 5-5 8-11
Orcas Island 4-6 7-13
La Conner 2-8 2-13
Concrete 1-9 1-9

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Chase Anderson feels the burn. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The postseason is off to a roaring start.

Kicking off the final three meets of the season, the Coupeville High School track and field team put on an impressive show Wednesday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

Competing in La Conner, the Wolves racked up 13 wins and 25 PRs, with the boys romping to a team title.

Led by senior Carson Field, who swept to titles in the 800, 1600, and 3200, Coupeville’s male athletes piled up 208 points.

That put them way ahead of runner-up Mount Vernon Christian, which finished with an even 100.

Orcas Island (80), La Conner (71), Friday Harbor (53), and Concrete (11) rounded out the field.

On the girl’s side of things, MVC (211) held off La Conner (135) and Coupeville (100), with Friday Harbor (65), Orcas Island (24), and Concrete (9) bringing up the rear.

Gone with the wind. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

The stellar team-wide performance brought a smile to the faces of Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting on a wild ‘n woolly day.

“They made a statement!” the coaches said.

“Throw in some wind, a couple of flying canopies, a bit of blood, and unwavering grit – Coupeville tough, through and through.”

The next hurdle for the Wolves is the District 1 meet May 17, which they host.

After that is the state meet May 29-31 in Yakima for those who qualify.

Lillian Ketterling soars into the skies. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Laken Simpson (8th) 14.44; Isa Mc Fetridge (9th) 14.57 *PR*

200 — Mc Fetridge (7th) 31.18

400 — Olivia Hall (6th) 1:09.25; Marin Winger (7th) 1:21.60

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 2:38.13; Lillian Ketterling (8th) 3:08.86; Ivy Rudat (9th) 3:09.78

1600 — Stuurmans (1st) 5:54.23; Mikayla Wagner (5th) 6:37.21; I. Rudat (7th) 6:58.41 *PR*; Devon Wyman (9th) 7:13.79 *PR*

3200 — Wagner (2nd) 13:43.29 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (4th) 14:15.56 *PR*; D. Wyman (5th) 16:00.48 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (8th) 21.71; Ari Cunningham (9th) 21.82; Frankie Tenore (11th) 24.19

300 Hurdles — McDonald (11th) 1:11.14; Tenore (12th) 1:13.93

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, McFetridge, Ayden Wyman, Willow Leedy-Bonifas (3rd) 59.17

4 x 200 Relay — Simpson, Leedy-Bonifas, Lexis Drake, Mc Fetridge (4th) 2:05.19

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Ketterling, Winger, Simpson (3rd) 5:09.21

Shot Put — Katie Marti (1st) 31-05

Discus — Marti (1st) 105-02 *PR*; Ketterling (3rd) 83-07 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 93-05

High Jump — Tenore (4th) 4-04; A. Wyman (6th) 4-02

Pole Vault — Ketterling (3rd) 6-06; A. Jump (5th) 6-0; I. Rudat (5th) 6-0

Long Jump — A. Cunningham (8th) 10-09

Triple Jump — A. Cunningham (8th) 24-05

Myra McDonald glides over the hurdles. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (1st) 11.71; Marquette Cunningham (3rd) 11.90; Matthew Ward (4th) 11.96; Davin Houston (12th) 12.45; Marcelo Gebhard (14th) 12.52; Beckett Green (17th) 12.65; Nathan Coxsey (21st) 12.92; Edmund Wilson (25th), Richmond Bandong (30th) 13.46; Khanor Jump (32nd) 13.58; Will Tierney (36th) 13.76; Diego Gonzalez (38th) 14.12; Nikolas Rogers (39th) 14.24

200 — Houston (3rd) 24.95; M. Cunningham (8th) 25.70; Green (11th) 26.01; Coxsey (19th) 27.64; Dane Hadsall (21st) 27.96; Tierney (22nd) 27.98 *PR*; E. Wilson (23rd) 28.13; Jonah Weyl (24th) 28.15 *PR*; Bandong (25th) 28.42; Rogers (27th) 29.64; Gonzalez (29th) 30.11 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (2nd) 53.94; Blake Burrows (4th) 56.61; Hadsall (7th) 1:00.76; Weyl (12th) 1:02.88

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:03.07; Joshua Stockdale (4th) 2:19.85; Solomon Rudat (6th) 2:24.27 *PR*; Ethan Walling (9th) 2:32.40; Finn Price (12th) 2:39.74; Johnathan Jacobsen (13th) 2:39.89; Isaiah Allen (15th) 2:46.95 *PR*

1600 — Field (1st) 4:55.32; George Spear (2nd) 5:03.44; Malachi Somes (3rd) 5:05.31; Stockdale (5th) 5:09.31; Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 5:19.24; Walling (10th) 5:37.26 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (11th) 5:47.39 *PR*; Allen (13th) 6:06.12; Nicholas Wasik (14th) 6:30.21 *PR*

3200 — Field (1st) 11:09.60; Spear (2nd) 11:26.72; K. Jacobsen (4th) 11:44.66; Kunz (6th) 12:54.74; Walling (7th) 12:54.84

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (4th) 18.58; Liam Blas (10th) 20.87

300 Hurdles — Blas (4th) 47.69; Marshall (5th) 47.89 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Anderson (1st) 45.30

4 x 400 Relay — Anderson, Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (1st) 3:42.64

Shot Put — Gebhard (2nd) 40-01.50 *PR*; Zac Tackett (8th) 31-02.50; K. Jump (10th) 29-11.50; David Somes (13th) 26-03.25; K. Jacobsen (15th) 25-01; Zach Blitch (19th) 20-04

Discus — Tackett (3rd) 119-04; Blas (7th) 93-06 *PR*; Wasik (15th) 66-06; D. Somes (16th) 66-00; J. Jacobsen (18th) 59-05; Blitch (21st) 50-05

Javelin — Anderson (2nd) 141-11 *PR*; Gebhard (4th) 125-09; Ward (13th) 95-07 *PR*; Rogers (16th) 82-00; M. Somes (23rd) 76-10; D. Somes (27th) 74-02; J. Jacobsen (29th) 63-00; Price (30th) 55-02

High Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 6-00; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (6th) 5-02; J. Jacobsen (11th) 4-10; Tierney (13th) 4-08

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 12-06 *PR*; Marshall (5th) 10-06; S. Rudat (9th) 7-06; Kunz (11th) 7-0 *PR*

Long Jump — C. Wilson (3rd) 19-04.25; E. Wilson (10th) 16-02.50 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (10th) 16-02.50; Green (18th) 14-06.25; Coxsey (19th) 14-04.25; S. Rudat (20th) 14-03; M. Somes (21st) 14-00.75

Triple Jump — Ward (1st) 39-09.75; M. Cunningham (2nd) 39-09 *PR*; Marshall (5th) 35-06.75

Richmond Bandong hits warp speed. (Duke Kutz photo)

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Coupeville senior netters Ember Light (left) and Delanie Lewis are celebrated. (Photos courtesy Starla Seal and Shannon Hilborn)

The weather was cloudy, but the atmosphere was sunny.

Coupeville High School girls’ tennis hailed its veterans on Senior Night Wednesday, then went out and bounced visiting Friday Harbor off the court.

The Wolves celebrated 12th graders Delanie Lewis and Ember Light, with the former teaming up with young gun Brynn Parker to seal the deal in a 3-2 victory for CHS in Northwest 2B/1B League action.

Lewis and Brynn Parker celebrate with their biggest fan (and the ball boy for their match).

CHS finishes 2-9-1 this season, but that record is deceptive.

The Wolves increased their roster size from a year ago, debuted their new home courts, showed great growth, and were highly competitive, with all of their losses coming by razor-thin 3-2 scores.

As it has all season, Coupeville swept both singles matches Wednesday, while this time out also breaking through in a doubles bout.

The match brought an end to the regular season for the Wolves, but the postseason beckons.

Coupeville will travel to Seattle May 15, taking two singles players and two doubles teams to compete in the District 1/2 tourney at the Amy Yee Tennis Center.

Things will be intense there, as the two districts only get to send one singles player and one doubles team on to the state tourney this year.

Which means you win a bi-district crown and you’re off to Yakima. Don’t, and you’re not.

Next spring, a different district loses a slot, and two singles players and two doubles teams will once again advance from the District 1/2 tourney to state.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Nikki Clark Cole 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Dahlia Miller beat Lyla Ovenell 6-2

1st Doubles — Ember Light/Mila Light lost to Kira Clark/Megan Mellinger 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Hazel Leighton/Norah Leighton 6-2, 6-4

3rd Doubles — Brynn Parker/Delanie Lewis beat Ava Gamez/Sofia Ramirez 6-2, 6-3

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Ashley Wells/Samantha Wallace lost to Charisse Ho/Frankie Pignatiello 6-1, 6-0

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A Wolf defender elevates. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

One team is playing for a league title, the other for a strong finish to a challenging season.

Mount Vernon Christian and Coupeville High School’s baseball squads are trending in opposite direction this season, with the Hurricanes soaring and the Wolves rebuilding.

But Tuesday’s tilt was still a fairly close one, with MVC eventually slipping away for a 5-0 win on the mainland.

The loss drops Coupeville to 5-6 in Northwest 2B/1B League play (the ‘Canes are 10-1), and 6-12 overall heading into what will be their season finale Thursday afternoon.

Having been eliminated from playoff contention, the Wolves will wrap things up with a Senior Night game — honoring Landon Roberts and Jesus Madrigal — with the first pitch set for 4:00 PM.

The Wolves can also throw a wrinkle into the chase for a league title if they upend MVC Thursday, with the private school diamond men clinging to a one-game lead over Friday Harbor (9-2) in the battle for a banner.

Tuesday’s rumble was a pitcher’s duel, with Wolf junior Camden Glover whiffing eight and walking just a single batter.

But the Wolves failed to generate much heat of their own on the offensive side of the ball, limited to two base knocks and a walk.

Mount Vernon starting pitcher Carson Wilms retired the first 11 batters he faced, with Glover finally breaking through with a two-out single in the top of the fourth.

Other than that, the Wolves only burst of activity at the plate came in the sixth, when Chris Zenz walked and Landon Roberts poked a single.

But, with two runners aboard, Coupeville left them stranded, ending the frame on a strikeout and flyout.

The Hurricanes netted the only two runs they would need in the bottom of the first, then added two more tallies in the third and a final one in the sixth.

Camden Glover rips a hit.

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