A Wolf sniper prepares to fire an ace in an earlier match. (Julie Wheat photo)
“Life moves pretty fast.”
Ferris Bueller could have been talking about Coupeville Middle School volleyball, which had to scramble mid-week, when a scheduling snafu changed its home match at the last second.
The Wolf spikers were expecting to host Granite Falls Thursday, but wham, bam, why is there an unknown bus in the parking lot on Wednesday?
To the courts, maybe not fully ready!
“Wednesday was unexpected, but as they have been doing all season, the girls adjusted and played hard,” said CMS coach Shaloma Allen.
“It was a scramble for everyone. The ref approved us being out of uniform, the girls had a 20-minute warning and we played hard.”
Along the way, rosters got tweaked on the fly.
“Several of our girls had to leave at the regular time for practice to end so we scrambled teams together,” Allen said. “Granite Falls came ready to play and were a tough opponent.
“The girls did their best, adjusted well to the new challenge and gave it their all.”
Coupeville celebrates a point during its rumble with Granite. (Nathan Allen photo)
Coupeville put up a strong fight, but ultimately fell in all three matches, with the varsity losing 25-20, 25-15, 15-13.
The Wolf JV was edged 25-11, 25-13, 15-9, while the C-Team nabbed a consolation price by taking the third set in a 26-24, 25-12, 14-16 loss.
With four matches left in the middle school season, the CMS spikers host Northshore Christian Academy Oct. 14, then welcome Sultan to town Oct. 16.
After that, the Wolves finish on the road with clashes at Lakewood and South Whidbey.
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