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Epic match, epic performance

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans (left) continues to tear up the court. (Photo property Skagit Valley College volleyball)

She’s still got that magic touch.

Coupeville grad Lyla Stuurmans filled up the stat sheet Friday night, helping spark the Skagit Valley College women’s volleyball squad to a five-set win over host Everett in a key conference rumble.

The Cardinals battled from behind to pull out a 19-25, 25-17, 25-12, 18-25, 15-8 victory, lifting them to 1-1 in Northwest Athletic Conference play, 8-7 overall.

Stuurmans, a former CHS Athlete of the Year who is now a sophomore at SVC, racked up eight kills, 12 digs, a block assist, and 8.5 points against Everett.

On the season she sits with 85 kills, six assists, 14 service aces, 138 digs, five solo blocks, 25 block assists, and 116.5 points for a team which has won three of its last four matches.

Skagit returns to action next Wednesday, September 30, when it hosts Shoreline.

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Wolf grad a college spike sensation

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans and mom Sarah hang out on a college campus.

Her spikes hit fast, but her stat keepers move slowly.

The Lyla Stuurmans Appreciation Society finally got an update Wednesday, with the Skagit Valley College volleyball number crunchers finishing counting on all their fingers and toes to add up what the Cardinals spikers accomplished this past weekend.

While playing at the Lane Crossover Tournament in Oregon Friday and Saturday, SVC captured one win in four matches, with two of the losses coming at the end of five-set donnybrooks.

That leaves the Cardinals at 6-6 on the season heading into a road match against Douglas College Thursday afternoon.

Stuurmans was at the center of things during the weekend tourney, with the former Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winner recording 23 kills, four assists, 30 digs, 12 block assists, three service aces, and 32 points.

On the season the former Wolf, now a college sophomore, has racked up 74 kills, six assists, 14 service aces, 114 digs, five solo blocks, 22 block assists, and 104 points.

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Wolf alumni pile up spikes

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris

They’re too fast for the stat keepers.

Coupeville grads Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans are piling up the numbers for their college volleyball teams during the opening weeks of their sophomore seasons, though the number crunchers are often taking their sweet time posting updated stats.

But, as we hit the holiday, it appears both Whatcom College and Skagit Valley College have finally caught up. Mostly.

Because of an issue with uniform numbers, Stuurmans has seen her highlights credited to an injured teammate the past two matches, but we here at Obsessive Stats, Inc. are seemingly on top of things.

According to my numbers, Scott and Sarah’s eldest daughter has racked up 51 kills, two assists, 11 service aces, 84 digs, five solo blocks, 10 block assists, and 72 points for a Cardinals team sitting at 5-3.

Lyla Stuurmans (left)

Meanwhile, over at Whatcom, Farris, battling through her own injuries, continues to shine even when her body isn’t at 100%.

The two-time CHS Athlete of the Year winner has been a sparkplug for an Orcas squad which is 4-8 after playing a long tournament weekend with a limited roster.

Bouncing between positions, Fred and Susan’s youngest daughter has put up 27 kills, 14 assists, 25 aces, 140 digs, two solo blocks, one block assist, and 54.5 points.

The former Wolves, who both play in the Northwest Athletic Conference, are scheduled to face each other twice this season.

The first contest is set for October 7 at Whatcom, with the rematch at SVC going down October 30.

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Different uniform, same stellar results

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans prepares to unleash hot death on her rivals. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

They never saw her coming.

Wearing #7 instead of her usual #2 because of a uniform issue, Coupeville grad Lyla Stuurmans made her presence felt Wednesday, piling up some impressive stats to spark the Skagit Valley College volleyball squad to another win.

Powered by their incognito sniper from Cow Town, the Cardinals rallied to KO host Walla Walla 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21, running their win streak to four matches and counting.

SVC, now 5-2 on the season, goes for a three-match sweep on the East side of the state Thursday, facing off with Yakima Valley.

Regardless of which uniform she wore, Stuurmans was dominant against Walla Walla, ripping off 11 kills and scraping the floor for 19 digs.

She also picked up both a solo block and a block assist on her way to recording 12.5 points on the day.

Having played in all seven matches, Stuurmans sits with 44 kills, two assists, 11 service aces, 72 digs, five solo blocks, seven block assists, and 63.5 points.

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She’s still a spike machine

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans, slayer of volleyballs. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

Once again, she rose to the moment.

Coupeville grad Lyla Stuurmans, now a sophomore at Skagit Valley College, filled up the stat sheet Tuesday as the Cardinal volleyball squad kicked off a three-game trip to the Eastern side of the state with a big win.

Powered by the former Wolf, SVC bounced host Columbia Basin 25-20, 25-22, 28-30, 25-21 in a match played in Pasco, lifting its record to 4-2 on the season.

Stuurmans and Co. now move on to play Walla Walla Wednesday, before wrapping things with a tilt against Yakima Valley Thursday.

After that, the Cardinals are off until September 9, when they travel to Oregon for multiple matches.

Scott and Sarah’s oldest child racked up 12 kills, 13 digs, and a service ace against Columbia Basin, accounting for 13 points.

Some of her biggest plays came at crunch time, as well.

Stuurmans smacked a winner to hold off a set point in the third frame, before coming back around to help Skagit close things out in the final set.

With SVC up 22-21, the former CHS Athlete of the Year peppered Columbia Basin with a kill, before serving out the match from the stripe, setting up teammate Lily Starr for the final two winners of the evening.

On the season Stuurmans sits with 33 kills, two assists, 11 aces, 53 digs, four solo blocks, six block assists, and 51 points.

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