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Challenge accepted, perfection maintained

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, long road trip, Mia Farris, Okanogan, volleyball on October 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris launches a winner. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Leg one of their Eastern Washington road trip was a success.

Forced to rally for the first time this season, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad roared from behind Friday to topple Okanogan in five action-packed sets.

The 13-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-10 non-conference win, coming at Liberty High School in Spangle, lifts the Wolves to 8-0.

That’s the second-best start in program history, behind just the 2004 team which went 10-0 and was ranked #1 in the state polls.

And now the Wolves, who are one of just two undefeated teams left in 2B, get another major test Saturday.

They’ll put aside their won/loss record for a day and participate in the Liberty Tournament, featuring a killer’s row of teams in a state tourney-style setting.

“The girls are going to need to pull it together tomorrow, already having played a five-set match and find a way to stay focused and fresh throughout the long day tomorrow,” said CHS coach Cory Whitmore.

Friday’s win, coming against one of the toughest squads in 2B year in and year out, was a great start.

A Coupeville team which hadn’t dropped a set during regular season play, entering the day at 21-0, found itself in a hole and had to respond.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

Taylor Brotemarkle keeps the offense hoppin’.

“The reverse sweep was fun to get,” Whitmore said. “Along with some great experience against a good team.

“I’m proud of our resiliency and how we kept improving as the match went on, even into the fifth set.”

Key was getting something positive from everyone on the floor.

“We passed really well to get Katie (Marti) into a good spot so we could set Lyla (Stuurmans) and Teagan (Calkins),” Whitmore said.

“All three went off for double-doubles and went to work tonight.

“But everyone played their role at critical times and put it together.”

Friday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 13 digs
Teagan Calkins — 14 kills, 11 digs, 1 block assist, 2 aces
Mia Farris — 9 kills, 20 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Jada Heaton — 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block assist
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 11 digs, 46 assists, 2 block assists, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 3 kills, 13 digs, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Lyla Stuurmans — 21 kills, 11 digs, 1 solo block, 3 block assists, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 8 digs

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Let’s do the rankings shuffle

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Chief Leschi, CHS Wolves, Evans Rankings, Okanogan on January 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Ja’Kenya Hoskins fights for a rebound. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolf bench watches Coupeville’s seventh-straight win unfold.

One big win, one slight slip in the rankings.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys basketball team only got on the floor once last week, but it resulted in a 65-48 thunking of Mount Vernon Christian in a first-place showdown.

As big as that victory was for the Wolves, it wasn’t enough for them to hold on to their #3 ranking among 2B schools when Evans Rankings released its latest numbers Monday.

Chief Leschi (8-0) remained at #1, but the rest of the top five shuffled.

Kalama (9-1) bounced from #5 to #2, Okanogan (12-1) bumped from #4 to #3, Coupeville (7-0) slipped from #3 to #4, and Ilwaco (10-0) plunged from #2 to #5.

What does it all mean?

Ultimately, not everything, as the Evans Rankings numbers don’t impact postseason seeding like the RPI numbers tallied by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association will.

But, the rankings, the work of noted numbers cruncher Matthew Evans, are fun to follow.

Coupeville’s boys have gone from #6 to #4 to #3, then back to #4 this season.

The other two 2B schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League, La Conner and Friday Harbor, hold down #35 and #43, respectively.

Among 1B schools, MVC’s boys are #15, with Orcas Island (#24), Darrington (#29), and Concrete (#50) trailing behind.

Meanwhile, the Wolf girls, who fell to MVC, sit at #25, down one slot from a week ago.

La Conner, which suffered its first loss in 12 games when a three-ball rimmed out at the buzzer in a showdown with 4A Eastlake, is #5, while Friday Harbor’s girls are #48.

The MVC girls (9-2), who were savaged 66-13 by La Conner earlier this season, are #1 among 1B schools, with Darrington (#35), Orcas Island (#38), and Concrete (#44) rounding out NWL teams.

Girls rankings: