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Young spikers show promise, growth

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Olivia Martin racked up double-digit digs Monday night. (Leann Leavitt photo)

They’re a work in progress.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad is still looking for its first win, but the young Wolf spikers are showing positive growth each time out.

Alita Blouin’s pack of promising players put up a spirited fight Monday, especially in the opening and closing sets, before falling 25-13, 25-6, 15-10 to visiting Cedar Park Christian-Bothell.

The loss to a 1A private school drops the 2B Wolves to 0-5, but they get right back at it with a busy week.

Coupeville’s JV travels to Friday Harbor Wednesday, hosts Concrete Thursday, then jets off to Bellingham Saturday for a tourney hosted by Meridian.

Monday night CHS jumped out to a quick lead on the visiting Eagles, with Cassandra Powers and Emma Leavitt cracking winners to stake the hosts to a 5-2 advantage.

After that, however, CPC, which had a deeper bench and a bevy of tall hitters, seized control of the opening set, and then the match.

Leavitt slowed things down a bit in the first frame, peppering the Eagles with a four-point run at the service stripe, including lacing one serve off of a rival’s chest and face for an ace.

The second set was not quite as competitive, as Cedar Park opened up an 11-0 lead and was in lockdown mode seemingly on every point except one — when Leavitt powered up at the net and punched a winner between a pair of defenders.

Regrouping, the Wolves played their best sustained ball in the final set.

Powers got hot on her serve, pushing CHS out to a 6-0 lead, before the visitors began to chip away at the lead.

Olivia Martin and Scarlett Spencer kept several plays alive by digging balls off the floor, while Leavitt sliced a winner to give Coupeville its final lead at 9-8 before the Eagles pulled away for the sweep.

Blouin sent eight players on the court, and got contributions from all, with Emily Rains, Annabelle Cundiff, Amira Anunciado, and Addison Jacobson also in there swinging away.

 

Monday stats:

Emma Leavitt — 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Olivia Martin — 10 digs, 1 assist
Cassandra Powers — 1 kill, 4 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace
Scarlett Spencer — 2 digs

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Young guns scrap until the clock runs out

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf freshman Scarlett Spencer played strongly Friday night. (Leann Leavitt photo)

Get stronger every match.

That’s one of the big goals for the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad, and Alita Blouin’s collection of spikers is fulfilling that objective.

Fighting a madly ticking clock Friday, the Wolves pushed visiting Orcas Island hard across two-and-a-half sets of action before the Vikings had to make a break for the ferry.

And while CHS came up on the short end of a 25-18, 25-16, 11-11 score — the third set was prematurely ended — the girls in white earned applause from their faithful fans.

Now 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 0-3 overall, the young Wolves get back at it next Tuesday, September 22, when they travel to Mount Vernon Christian, before playing three of their next four at home.

Squaring off with Orcas in the second match of the night, Coupeville kept things close in the early going.

Freshman Scarlett Spencer smacked a winner, then followed that up with a quality run at the service stripe to stake the Wolves to a 6-5 lead.

The advantage didn’t hold, however, as Orcas got its own hot streak going at the line, building a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

Coupeville didn’t go down easily, though, with Olivia Martin sprinting from one side of the court to the other to chase down balls, while Addison Jacobson decisively ended a long rally with a well-placed ball that split the defense.

The Wolves held off three set points before the Vikings claimed the opening frame, and remained feisty going forward.

Emma Leavitt ripped off five consecutive points on her serve, peppering Orcas players with unhittable balls, while Martin continued to sacrifice her body for the good of the team, skidding across the floor to keep rallies alive.

The third set, while it finished in a premature tie, definitely felt like a pro-Coupeville experience.

Cassandra Powers went Leavitt one better, opening the frame with a six-point run on her serve.

Meanwhile, Spencer delivered a beautiful tip winner, while Sabrina Judnich and Annabelle Cundiff brought hustle and heart to the floor.

 

Friday stats:

Addison Jacobson — 1 dig
Sabrina Judnich — 2 digs
Emma Leavitt — 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 assist, 5 aces
Olivia Martin — 7 digs, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 3 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace

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Scrappy spikers tangle with Marauders

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Emma Leavitt led the Wolves in kills Saturday. (Photo courtesy Leann Leavitt)

The journey begins, one match at a time.

Kicking off a new season Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad, with more than half its roster being freshmen, clashed with a deep, veteran foe.

Mariner, having made the trek over from Mukilteo, is a 4A school, while the Wolves rep a 2B institution, and the visitors had six juniors — and some big thumpers — on their second-team roster.

But while CHS couldn’t quite topple the Marauders, falling 25-12, 25-20, 15-8, the young Cow Town spikers showed flashes of brilliance and a great deal of grit.

Which bodes well for the future.

Coupeville actually roared out to a 6-1 lead in the opening set, riding some sharp serves from Cassandra Powers, but couldn’t hold on to the momentum.

Mariner started chipping away at the lead, while Wolf Emma Leavitt cracked a winner on a ball which sliced off an arm or two to hold off the visitors for a few extra seconds.

Eventually the Marauders overwhelmed the Wolves however, winning 24 of the final 30 points to close out the set.

The second frame stayed closer a lot longer and was tied at 20-20 before Mariner pulled away late to ice the win.

Before then CHS got winners off the fingertips of Leavitt and Powers, while Olivia Martin put together a four-point run on her serve.

Martin also scraped a ball off the floor to keep another point alive, and Scarlett Spencer came up with two big saves during one rally, as the Wolves refused to give away anything for free.

While the third set was for practice and didn’t affect the outcome of the match, Alita Blouin’s squad stayed plucky until the end.

Emily Rains and Addison Jacobson connected on hard-to-return serves, Annabelle Cundiff helped keep rallies alive, and Hannah Roberts and Sabrina Judnich provided strong vocal support to their teammates.

Coupeville returns to action next week, with a road trip to South Whidbey Wednesday followed by a Friday night home rumble with Orcas Island.

 

Saturday stats:

Addison Jacobson — 2 aces
Emma Leavitt — 3 kills, 1 assist
Olivia Martin — 3 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 1 kill, 2 assists, 1 ace

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Spike squads celebrate season of success

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The thrill of victory, or a well-placed kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

They spiked awards season.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads brought their season to a close Friday night with an awards banquet, bestowing honors on multiple players.

Teagan Calkins, the lone senior playing for the Wolves, took home The Hammer Award for leading the program in kills and “being someone who always puts the ball away.”

“The Red Dragon” also nabbed a Four-Year award from CHS coach Scout Smith for playing the sport all the way through high school.

 

Others receiving awards included:

 

Varsity:

Tenley Stuurmans – The Commander Award for “running the offense, leading with assists.”

Haylee Armstrong – The Zen Master Award for being “calm under pressure.”

Sydney Van Dyke – The Phoenix Award for being “able to be put in anywhere off the bench.”

Isa Mc Fetridge fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photo)

 

JV:

Kennedy O’Neill – The Commander Award for being team MVP

Chelsi Stevens – The Ascendent Award for being Most Improved

Isa Mc Fetridge – The Zen Master Award

Olivia Martin – The Phoenix Award

Sydney Van Dyke – The Shield Award for Best Team Player

Darcee Dickson – The Spark Award for Rookie of the Year

 

Varsity letter winners:

Capri Anter
Haylee Armstrong
Teagan Calkins
Ari Cunningham
Lexis Drake
Adeline Maynes
Dakota Strong
Tenley Stuurmans
Sydney Van Dyke

Lexis Drake put together a strong season in her varsity debut. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Participation certificates:

KeeAyra Brown
Darcee Dickson
Hailey Grijalva
Ali Habeck
Emma Leavitt
Willow Leedy-Bonifas
Olivia Martin
Isa Mc Fetridge
Kennedy O’Neill
Cassandra Powers
Hannah Roberts
Chelsi Stevens
Mary Western

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All the numbers, all the highlights

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong flexes on the world. (Danica Strong photo)

The stats speak for themselves.

While Coupeville High School volleyball players wait for Thursday’s home finale, we offer up-to-the-moment numbers for varsity and JV, allowing fans to measure where the Wolves sit 80% of the way through the regular season.

Now, we could write more words here, but didn’t someone say something about letting the stats do the talking?

 

Through Oct. 20:

 

Varsity
(12 matches):

 

Kills:

Teagan Calkins – 137
Haylee Armstrong – 69
Dakota Strong – 36
Tenley Stuurmans – 29
Ari Cunningham – 26
Lexis Drake – 12
Capri Anter – 2
Adeline Maynes – 2

 

Digs:

Calkins – 126
Armstrong – 103
Stuurmans – 71
Anter – 38
Drake – 36
Cunningham – 25
Maynes – 24
Strong – 5
Sydney Van Dyke – 4

 

Assists:

Stuurmans – 233
Maynes – 23
Armstrong – 12
Cunningham – 9
Calkins – 7
Drake – 6
Strong – 3
Kennedy O’Neill – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Stuurmans – 4
Drake – 2
Cunningham – 1

 

Block Assists:

Cunningham – 6
Drake – 5
Armstrong – 3
Calkins – 3
Strong – 2
Stuurmans – 2
Maynes – 1

 

Service Aces:

Stuurmans – 54
Calkins – 31
Armstrong – 16
Cunningham – 14
Drake – 14
Maynes – 8
Anter – 7
O’Neill – 2
Van Dyke – 2
Strong – 1

 

JV
(10 matches):

 

Kills:

Sydney Van Dyke – 35
Kennedy O’Neill – 25
Isa Mc Fetridge – 22
Chelsi Stevens – 19
Cassandra Powers – 10
Emma Leavitt – 8
Adeline Maynes – 4
Olivia Martin – 3
Hailey Grijalva – 2
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 2

 

Digs:

Mc Fetridge – 34
O’Neill – 34
Leedy-Bonifas – 31
Stevens – 15
Maynes – 11
Van Dyke – 11
Martin – 6
Powers – 5
Grijalva – 4
Leavitt – 2
Kee’Arya Brown – 1
Mary Western – 1

 

Assists:

Maynes – 50
Leavitt – 26
Powers – 11
Van Dyke – 8
Grijalva – 4
Stevens – 3
Mc Fetridge – 2
O’Neill – 2
Leedy-Bonifas – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Leedy-Bonifas – 1
Van Dyke – 1

 

Service Aces:

Van Dyke – 25
Powers – 19
Leavitt – 18
Mc Fetridge – 17
O’Neill – 16
Stevens – 16
Maynes – 14
Leedy-Bonifas – 5
Martin – 4
Grijalva – 3

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