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Hey now, we’re #2

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Lyla Stuurmans, RPI, volleyball, WIAA on October 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans stuffs a shot. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They keep running up that hill.

Step by step, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad has put together an impressive 13-0 run this season, defeating everyone who steps to them.

Now, the Wolves have jumped up to #2 among all 2B schools in the latest RPI rankings from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

With one regular season match left on the schedule — a Senior Night showdown with 2A Sultan Monday, Nov. 4 — CHS is getting its props.

And that could pay off down the road, as RPI rankings are one of the things considered when teams are seeded for the state tournament.

But that’s a discussion for another day.

For now, it’s enough for the Wolves to bask in the moment.

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Big win, bigger rankings bump

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Adna, CHS Wolves, RPI, volleyball, WIAA on September 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Like the devious lil’ bugger seen in this photo, the Wolf spikers float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee. (Jada Heaton photo)

Beat the best, soar above the rest.

After sweeping Darrington, viewed as the #3 team in 1B, Thursday night, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad has jumped from #7 to #2 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2B rankings.

The Wolves, now 5-0 in matches and 15-0 in sets, are nestled right behind Adna (6-0), and right in front of Manson (6-1) and Tonasket (7-1) according to the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).

So, they’ve got that going for them, which is nice.

Friday, Sept. 27 — 8:24 AM

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WIAA rankings favor Wolves

Posted in Football, Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, football, RPI, Top 10, volleyball, WIAA on September 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

They’re movin’ on up. (David Somes photo)

They like us. Like, really kinda, sorta like us.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released its first Rating Percentage Index (RPI) rankings Wednesday, and Coupeville High School is among the top 10 in both volleyball and football.

The spikers, who are 4-0 heading into a Thursday home showdown with fellow undefeated Darrington, sit at #7 among 54 schools playing the sport in the 2B classification.

Meanwhile, the Wolf gridiron crew, which has posted a 2-1 record while playing three straight games against 1A schools, finds itself at #9 (out of 48 schools) in the 2B rankings.

Now, does RPI matter? Sort of.

Ask the WIAA and it will tell you RPI “will be one tool utilized by the seeding committees to determine first round bracket pairings into the state tournaments.”

So, there’s that.

It’s also a really good way to start arguments, such as when you look at the current rankings for 2B/1B boys’ soccer teams, where Coupeville is #16.

Mount Vernon Christian at 4-0-1, having outscored foes 12-3, would be a really good #1, but the Hurricanes are at #3.

Instead, Lopez Island, another Coupeville rival from the Northwest 2B/1B League, currently sits at #1 with a record of … 1-0.

Uh huh.

Guess it’s better than last year when the WIAA ranked a team #1 while failing to notice the team didn’t exist…

WIAA ranks seemingly non-existent boys’ hoops team #1

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Sluggers rise in RPI rankings

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, rankings, RPI, Softball, WIAA on April 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong and Coupeville softball are flexin’. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

Movin’ on up.

The Coupeville High School softball team inched up from #10 to #9 in the latest RPI rankings from those scalawags at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The Wolves, who sit at 6-1 heading into a Thursday home game with Northwest 2B/1B League rival La Conner, have ten-runned their foes in each of their victories.

Coupeville’s lone loss was a one-run affair in the second game of a doubleheader with Onalaska, and even then, Kevin McGranahan’s thumpers had the tying run at third when the game ended.

Not bad for a team that starts three 8th graders, two freshmen, one sophomore, and four juniors, with no seniors on the roster.

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Ranking gods hail softball sluggers

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, RPI, Softball, Top 10, WIAA on April 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Bow before the fury of our mighty bats, puny mortals!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We love it. We hate it. We sort of respect it.

With spring sports in full swing, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is back at it, issuing RPI rankings and hoping we’ll take them seriously.

At least this time, unlike during basketball season, there doesn’t appear to be any non-existent teams atop the 1B rankings. So, that’s a start.

And, of course, since we’re shameless hype hounds here at Coupeville Sports, if the WIAA plops a Wolf team somewhere in their top 10, we’re going to acknowledge it.

So, with that being said, the first RPI rankings of spring showcase the CHS softball sluggers at #10 among 2B schools.