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Tourney time for spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan rises up to deliver a mighty mash. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two days, three locations, six teams, two tickets to the state championships.

The District 1/2 volleyball tournament kicks off Thursday night in Coupeville and Auburn, then wraps up Saturday at La Conner.

The first night features three schools playing at each location, with a loser-out match followed by the winner of that rumble squaring off with a #1 seed.

In Coupeville, that means Forest Ridge and La Conner clash at 3:30 PM, while the top-seeded Wolves meet the survivor at 5:30ish.

Win or lose Thursday, CHS advances to Saturday, ultimately needing two wins total at bi-districts to earn a return trip to the 2B state tourney, set for Nov. 13-14 at the Yakima SunDome.

Cory Whitmore lays out the game plan to the Wolves.

 

You can see the bi-district bracket here:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4487

 

And what of admission, you ask?

It’s the playoffs, so expect to pay more.

Adults and student’s w/o ASB — $8
Students w/ASB — $6
Children (ages 6-12) and Senior Citizens — $6
Children (0-5) — FREE

 

Tickets can be bought on GoFan (or with cash in person):

https://gofan.co/event/1985521?schoolId=WA86277

 

The teams:

 

Auburn Adventist Academy:

Season record: 4-11

Seed: #1 from District 2

WIAA RPI rank: #43

Sets W/L: 17-34

Coach: Lina Aiolupotea

Seniors: Not available

Mascot: Falcons

 

Coupeville:

Season record: 14-0

Seed: #1 from District 1

WIAA RPI rank: #2

Sets W/L: 42-4

Coach: Cory Whitmore

Seniors: Taylor Brotemarkle, Mia Farris, Jada Heaton, Katie Marti, Chloe Marzocca, Madison McMillan, Lyla Stuurmans

Mascot: Wolves

 

Forest Ridge:

Season record: 1-10

Seed: #2 from District 2

WIAA RPI rank: #52

Sets W/L: 4-30

Coach: Not available

Seniors: Not available

Mascot: Ravens

 

La Conner:

Season record: 9-8

Seed: #3 from District 1

WIAA RPI rank: #23

Sets W/L: 35-31

Coach: Pam Keller

Seniors: Addison Wigal

Mascot: Braves

 

Mount Vernon Christian:

Season record: 8-8

Seed: #4 from District 1

WIAA RPI rank: #22

Sets W/L: 33-29

Coach: Tim Boonstra

Seniors: Emerson Hoksbergen, Natalie Zastoupil

Mascot: Hurricanes

 

Orcas Island:

Season record: 10-8

Seed: #2 from District 1

WIAA RPI rank: #20

Sets W/L: 32-30

Coach: Mallory Balcomb

Seniors: Morgan Anderson, Ava Ashcraft, Maria Burns, Lili Malo, Alexandria Sanders, Molina Stone

Mascot: Vikings

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Young netter impresses during state run

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans (far left) is already a state meet vet before attending a single day of high school. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)

They’ll remember her name.

Coupeville 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans, the youngest player in the bracket, put up a stirring fight Friday in Yakima, coming dangerously close to advancing to day two of the 2B/1B girls’ tennis state championships.

The Wolf netter opened against a buzzsaw in Gursimr Sahota of Jenkins (Chewelah), falling 6-1, 6-0, but the score was deceptive.

Sahota bashed her way through her second-round opponent in similar fashion, but now runs into the defending state champ, big sis Avi, who didn’t drop a game Friday en route to advancing to the finale.

It’s the second-straight season the 2B/1B singles title match has been an all-Sahota affair, as Avi beat another sister, Simi, last year.

In her second match, Stuurmans squared off with Vanessa Mujica of Highland, claiming the first set 6-1.

Mujica rallied to take the last two sets 7-6 (7-3 tiebreaker) and 7-5 and will play on Saturday in a bid to bring home a 3rd or 4th place trophy.

While Stuurmans won’t bring any hardware home this year, her stellar run — while still a middle school student and in just her first year of even playing tennis — bodes extremely well for the future.

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Stuurmans state tennis draw set

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , on May 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans is state bound. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)

It’s a tradition at this point.

If a Coupeville High School girls tennis player makes it to state, they’re going to open play against the same family.

Last year, Wolf senior Helen Strelow played Simi Sahota of Jenkins (Chewelah) in the first round as she began a three-match odyssey.

Simi Sahota would go on to advance to the championship match, where she lost to sister Avi.

This time around, Coupeville’s rep is 8th grader Tenley Stuurmans, and she’ll begin play Friday in Yakima against Gursimr Sahota, a sophomore.

Big sis Avi is back to try and defend her title, but is on the bottom half of the draw, keeping her away from Stuurmans, at least for a while.

Win or lose that first match, Coupeville’s net queen returns to the court later in the day to play again.

Survive day one, and Stuurmans, like Strelow before her, comes back Saturday.

The bracket for the eight-player 2B/1B girls’ state tourney:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/m2/tourn.php?act=vt&tid=4316#

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Big road trip, big stakes

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

They’ve played together from little league to being two-time state qualifiers in high school. (Photo courtesy Jeff Porter)

A 300-mile round trip in this economy?

That’s a lot of gas, man.

But bet your bottom dollar that a pack of Coupeville High School baseball fans will still make the trek to Napavine Tuesday as the Wolves open the state tourney.

CHS is the #12 seed (in a field of 12 teams), while Napavine is #5, which is why the Tigers get to host the game.

First pitch is set for 4:00 PM at Napavine High School (404 4th Ave NE).

The stakes are simple.

Win and you advance to the state quarterfinals May 18 to face #4 River View at Pasco High School. Which would be a 550-mile round trip for the Wolves, if you’re curious.

Lose Tuesday, however, and your season is done.

To see the bracket, pop over to:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4338&school_year=2023-24&district=-1&sport=6&class=2B

Both teams enter on a hot streak, with Napavine having won 15 of its last 16 to get to 20-4 on the season.

The Tigers only loss in that time period was a 10-9 thriller to Adna last week in the semifinals of the District 4 tourney.

They bounced back, beating Toledo 10-6 and Ilwaco 9-6 to earn their trip to state.

Coupeville is on a winning tear of its own, with seven straight victories lifting the Wolves from 4-8 to 11-8 heading into the big dance.

And unlike Napavine, which missed out on last year’s state tourney, CHS is one of seven teams from the 2023 lineup to be making a repeat visit.

Last year the Wolves were seeded #10 and opened by blanking #7 Toledo 3-0 behind a stellar pitching performance from then-senior Scott Hilborn.

Coupeville then fell to #2 Toutle Lake, and highly touted pitcher Zach Swanson, in the quarterfinals.

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Different gym, same Wolf pride

Posted in Cheer, tagged , , , , on February 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves bring the noise and spirit, no matter where the gym is located. (Jackie Saia photos)

Loud ‘n proud, home or away.

The Coupeville High School cheer squad hit the road Saturday, traveling 60+ miles to Arlington to provide the soundtrack for Wolf fans at the state basketball playoffs.

Capturing Jenniffer Morrell’s squad in action was intrepid yearbook advisor Jackie Saia, who delivers the pics seen above and below.

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