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Here for the kill, here for the thrill

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 12, 2019| 1 Comment »

Maya Toomey-Stout rang up 11 service aces, nine digs, and eight kills as Coupeville volleyball rolled to a three-set win on opening night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolves were dominant, collecting 29 kills and 23 aces as a team.

It was raining Thursday afternoon on Friday Harbor, but the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad avoided the liquid sunshine.

Camped in the gym where it was dry, the Wolf spikers contented themselves with lashing winners from the sky, and not dodging falling raindrops.

Racking up 29 kills, to go with 23 service aces, CHS romped to a season-opening win, nailing their non-conference hosts 25-16, 25-6, 25-17.

It might not have been a perfect day of volleyball, as the Wolves adjusted to a new lineup, but it was more than enough to get the win.

“I thought we played OK for our first outing, but the first game of the season jitters were very present,” Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore said. “Took a while to settle into our offense, but serving allowed us to establish ourselves and take the pressure off.”

The Wolves were at their most-ferocious in the middle set, when they rode a long, super-successful run at the service stripe from senior Maya Toomey-Stout and blasted Friday Harbor.

“We especially played strong in the second set, starting at the service line and controlling any balls they returned,” Whitmore said.

When Friday Harbor did get the ball in the air for a potential rally, Coupeville’s big hitters answered “No, no, NOOOO!!” most of the night.

Toomey-Stout blasted eight kills, Zoe Trujillo zinged five, Chelsea Prescott walloped three, freshman Lucy Tenore unleashed the first two of her high school career, and setter Scout Smith even added one put-away.

But the biggest basher of them all was senior Hannah Davidson, who stepped into the spotlight role Thursday, delivering 10 rock-em, sock-em kills which left Friday Harbor players quivering in their shoes.

“Hannah played especially well in the middle, finishing with zero errors,” Whitmore said. “She swung hard and smart, which is what we’ll need from her.”

Smith paced the Wolves with 26 assists, while Emma Mathusek collected a team-high 13 digs, and Toomey-Stout amassed nine digs and 11 service aces.

Prescott (five digs), Raven Vick (two digs, five aces), Davidson (three aces), and Lucy Sandahl (two aces) also filled up the stat sheet for Coupeville, which returns to action next Tuesday, Sept. 17, when it travels to Anacortes.

The Wolves home opener is Sept. 21, with Chimacum coming to town.

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They’ve got a burning love (for volleyball)

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville ace Heidi Meyers launches a wicked serve Saturday at a jamboree in Oak Harbor. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolf stars of the future are ready to blister rival JV teams today.

Libero Emma Mathusek goes low to set up her teammates, as Maya Toomey-Stout monitors the play.

Scout Smith has mad skills.

Hannah Davidson hammers the volleyball with enough fury to deflate the sucker.

New C-Team coach Krimson Rector keeps her spike-happy assassins under control.

Three times the talent, as Wolf juniors (l to r) Kylie Chernikoff, Maddie Vondrak, and Chelsea Prescott plan out a winning season.

The CHS varsity must crush you. It is their nature.

The first spikes have been pounded, the first photographs captured.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads opened a new season Saturday by taking part in a jamboree in Oak Harbor, and their coach left the gym with a positive mindset.

“It went well for our first outing as a new team,” said CHS head man Cory Whitmore. “I’m excited about the starting point and the direction we are headed.”

The Wolves had both varsity and JV teams on the floor, and both came away with three wins apiece on the day.

“We competed well,” Whitmore said. “We have plenty to work on, and much of it will be just continuing to become familiar with players in new roles/filling positions.

“I thought that we had very consistent serving throughout the day and this is a big part of our identity.”

While Whitmore was pleased with the effort and skill shown across the board, a few Wolves had an especially strong day.

“I thought that Hannah Davidson has done a great job stepping up as a primary attacker, as we will need her to be,” Whitmore said.

“Chelsea Prescott and Zoe Trujillo both showed that they will be big contributing members of the offense as well, and will continue to develop their connection with Scout Smith’s sets.”

Fab frosh Lucy Tenore, who is making the jump from middle school to being a swing player for the top team right out of the gate, had a strong debut.

“Lucy did a great job filling in as our secondary middle blocker,” Whitmore said. “While she will primarily play JV this season, she showed that she is right there with our varsity-level players and will continue to grow at a fast rate.”

With a taste of live action against rival teams under their belt, the Wolves move ever closer to matches which count in the win/loss column.

Coupeville opens with road matches at Friday Harbor (Sept. 12) and Anacortes (Sept. 17), before making its first appearance in the CHS gym Sept. 21, when Chimacum comes to Whidbey.

Whitmore and Co. are just happy to be in the gym every day, no matter the circumstances.

“Very excited to get back to work at Monday’s practice, progressing toward our long-term goals.”

 

To see more photos from the jamboree, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Volleyball/VB-2019-09-07-Jamboree-at-Oak-Harbor/

When you purchase photos, a percentage of each sale goes into a fund which covers two scholarships awarded to CHS senior student/athletes at the end of the school year.

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Standings? We’re talking about standings??

Posted in Boys Tennis, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on September 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »

“He’s printing league standings after two days of competition. No, seriously, that guy right over there…” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We might be jumping the gun a bit here.

The new high school fall sports season has been active for all of two days, and here we are, running our first look at league standings.

Only one of the five sports Coupeville competes in — football — had a full slate of games Friday, while soccer saw two of the six North Sound Conference teams kick off things Saturday afternoon.

But what the heck.

This is the internet and space is infinite, so it’s not like running a standings article is keeping something else from seeing the light of day.

So, as we prepare for the first full week of activity, here’s a look at how the first couple of games went.

Just in case you’re wondering, Coupeville soccer fell 3-1 to powerhouse Meridian, while the King’s booters were blanked 2-0 by Lakeside in a battle of programs which both advanced to the state tourney last season.

In gridiron action, it went down like this:

Port Townsend 49
Coupeville 16

South Whidbey 7
Friday Harbor 3

Lakewood 42
King’s 14

Sultan 35
Vashon Island 6

Shorewood 42
Granite Falls 14

Cedar Park Christian 62
Concrete 22

 

And our first look at numbers on a board:

 

North Sound Conference volleyball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-0
CPC-Bothell 0-0 0-0
Granite Falls 0-0 0-0
King’s 0-0 0-0
South Whidbey 0-0 0-0
Sultan 0-0 0-0

 

North Sound Conference football:

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-1
CPC-Bothell 0-0 1-0
Granite Falls 0-0 0-1
King’s 0-0 0-1
South Whidbey 0-0 1-0
Sultan 0-0 1-0

 

North Sound Conference girls soccer:

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-1
CPC-Bothell 0-0 0-0
Granite Falls 0-0 0-0
King’s 0-0 0-1
South Whidbey 0-0 0-0
Sultan 0-0 0-0


Emerald City League boys tennis:

School League Overall
Bear Creek 0-0 0-0
Bush 0-0 0-0
Coupeville 0-0 0-0
Eastside Prep 0-0 0-0
Overlake 0-0 0-0
Seattle Academy 0-0 0-0
South Whidbey 0-0 0-0
University Prep 0-0 0-0

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“They lived out loud and I loved it!”

Posted in Hall o' Fame, tagged , , , , , , on September 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Jazmine Franklin (front) and McKenzie Bailey, during their days as high school tennis aces. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They were awesome together. They were awesome apart.

And now, three-plus years after graduation from Coupeville High School, Jazmine Franklin and McKenzie Bailey continue to grow in their awesomeness.

The former is an accomplished artist who’s a step away from breaking big, while the latter is on her way to being the coolest teacher a new generation of little kids could hope to meet in the classroom.

While both continue to soar on a daily basis as they chase their dreams, today we’re here to primarily talk about what they accomplished as Wolf athletes.

It is a sports blog, after all, and we’re way overdue on inducting the dazzling duo into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame.

So, let’s rectify that oversight and crack open the door on our digital hall of wonders, sending them into hallowed company as a team.

After this, when you wander up to the top of the blog and peek under the Legends tab, you’ll find Franklin and Bailey exactly where they’ve always deserved to be.

Both did it all, and did it extremely well, during their time in the red and black.

Franklin was an accomplished cheerleader and a class leader, while Bailey bopped her way through volleyball and basketball, while also being at the forefront of everything the Class of 2016 student leaders accomplished.

But, it was when they came together, picking up tennis rackets and laying waste to anyone foolhardy enough to wander into their path, where they sparkled like never before.

“Killer Kenny” attacks.

“Girl’s crazy … but I kind of dig it.”

CHS tennis coach Ken Stange referred to the fun-loving, hard-hitting duo as Salt ‘n Pepa, and they were his go-to whenever he needed a crucial win.

It might have been easy for their play to be overlooked, as their hard-court careers virtually mirrored those of Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger, who were a #1 doubles team for four straight seasons, culminating in a long run at the state tourney their senior season.

Playing in the #2 slot never dinged their shine, however, as they methodically raked their way through other teams, while helping their teammates raise their own games.

When he looked back at the first 15 years of his career as leader of the Wolf tennis programs, Stange tabbed Franklin and Bailey as one of the best doubles duos he had coached.

He appreciated their ability to blister foes from big and small schools alike, and how they went about accomplishing the feat.

Over the course of their prep careers, the duo went an eye-popping 28-4 when teamed up together.

That’s a brain-melting .875 winning percentage, a number few, if any, Wolf athletes have come remotely close to hitting.

Always game for a photo op…

But deadly efficient on the court. (Ken Stange photo)

Franklin and Bailey were leaders on and off the court, a combined second voice for their coach, and they capped their prep careers by being “excellent team captains.”

Stange has seen (and coached) hundreds of young women and men during his decade-and-a-half-plus at CHS, but Salt ‘n Pepa remain among his favorites, for their skill, their fight, and their attitudes.

“They were about winning and fun, in that order,” he said. “They lived out loud and I loved it!”

 

To see (and possibly purchase) Franklin’s artwork, pop over to:

https://jzmn-originals.myshopify.com/

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Let’s chat about cash

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , on August 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »

What’s in your wallet?

Let’s get the technical stuff out of the way first.

If you plan to attend a Coupeville High School athletic event this coming school year, here’s what to know about ticket prices.

You have to pay for regular-season games for:

Boys and Girls Basketball
Football
Volleyball

You do NOT have to pay for regular-season games for:

Baseball
Cross Country
Boys and Girls Soccer
Softball
Boys and Girls Tennis
Track and Field

Now, once that second group of sports teams make the playoffs, you will find yourself paying for district or state contests.

The photo at the top of the story gives you a quick breakdown of ticket prices, which remain the same as they were last year.

PS — All Coupeville Middle School sports events, whether in volleyball, boys soccer, cross country, girls and boys basketball, or track and field, are FREE.

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