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It’s the ferry life for me!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Lauren Rose, Soccer, volleyball, Washington State ferries on October 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Rose works on fellow spiker Hope Lodell’s hair during the trip. (John Fisken photos)

Hanna Seiffert, a German foreign exchange student, is a newcomer to the state ferry system.

McKenzie Bailey (left), Monica Vidoni (center) and Madeline Strasburg run into the paparazzi.

Jacki Ginnings tries to catch a backpack-assisted nap.

Tiffany (left) and Kyla Briscoe grab a snack.

The Briscoe sisters, Tiffany (left) and Kyla, grab a snack.

Sage Renninger (left) and Lauren Bayne enjoy the breezy outdoors.

Sage Renninger (left) and Lauren Bayne enjoy the view from the deck.

Spikers (clockwise from lower left) Sofia Hassapis, Katrina McGranahan, Claire Mietus, Mackenzi Valko, Kameryn St Onge, Maggie Crimmins and Allison Wenzel.

Study or photo op? Jae LeVine can do both at the same time.

Whidbey athletes live on the ferry.

It’s a fact of life, as the boats carry them back and forth over the seasons, dropping them on the other side — whether it be Port Townsend or Mukilteo — then bringing them back home.

Along for a recent ride was travelin’ photo man John Fisken, who snapped the pics above as he bobbed through the water with the combined forces of the Coupeville High School volleyball and girls’ soccer squads.

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Incoming!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kacie Kiel, Lauren Rose, Payton Aparicio, spikes, volleyball on October 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ball, meet McKenzie Bailey. We’re sorry for the pain you’re about to feel. (John Fisken photos)

Payton Aparicio launches a little serve she calls “The Knee Shredder.”

Madeline Strasburg goes nuclear.

Valen Trujillo puts some serious spin on her return.

Kacie Kiel, locked ‘n loaded.

Hope Lodell, smooth operator. Maybe that’s why they call her “The Surgeon.”

Lauren Rose hops to it.

It was a pretty good deal.

For the price of one Diet Coke, travelin’ photo man John Fisken delivered these volleyball photos to me, and I’m passing them on to you, the readers.

So, I guess you all basically need to get together and pool your pennies. Cause someone owes me a sweet, sweet buck.

But then again, I also got a free Coupeville Wolves t-shirt that night, courtesy Tami Aparicio and the CHS Booster Club, so I guess I came out ahead.

Maybe I should stop carping about my buck…

Anyway, you know the drill. Photos above to enjoy, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

To see many, many more pics (and possibly purchase some, which helps fund scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

Varsity:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=7081&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

JV:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=7076&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=175&sport=0

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Young guns rout Redhawks!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Abby Parker, Amy King, CHS Wolves, Katrina McGranahan, volleyball on October 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Katrina McGranahan, who has started playing some varsity as well, delivered big numbers in her team’s JV win Tuesday. (John Fisken photos)

Wolves (l to r) Sofia Hassapis, Payton Aparicio, Lauren Grove, Hope Lodell, Allison Wenzel and McGranahan celebrate another winner.

Rustiness didn’t matter.

Despite being off the court for a bit, thanks to one school not having a team for them to play and another not being able to make it to Whidbey because of a cancelled ferry, the Coupeville High School JV spikers were just fine Tuesday night.

Finally able to play a full match for the first time in a week, the Wolves drilled host Port Townsend 25-13, 25-18, 25-20.

Coupeville’s third win of the season was sparked by superb serving (25 service aces) and strong net work (13 kills).

“Overall, everyone played like we haven’t practiced in a week or played a match in about that same time frame, but we were able to work together and get the job done, which was sweet!,” said CHS coach Amy King.

After dominating the first set behind its starters, Coupeville liberally used its bench the rest of the night to make sure everyone played in the final road game of the year.

“Those girls also stepped up and accepted the challenge,” King said, “Took care of business and helped us win.”

With Brittany Powers and Allison Wenzel getting time as setters and Kameryn St Onge dominating at the net,the second unit brought the heat.

Meanwhile, the vocal team leader brought the emotion, even when she was on the bench.

“I was almost deaf by the end of this game as Lauren Grove sat next to me, yelling and cheering for her teammates on the floor, celebrating everything as loudly as she could,” King said with a laugh.

St Onge led the attack with six kills, while Katrina McGranahan and Hope Lodell paced the Wolves at the stripe, recording five service aces apiece.

Nearly all the Wolves were spot-on with their serves, as Powers (3), Wenzel (3), Payton Aparicio (3), Jae LeVine (2), Mackenzi Valko (2), Kayla Rose (1) and St Onge (1) all recorded aces.

Maggie Crimmins (three serves), Abby Parker (“Just hustled anywhere she was on the court”), Claire Mietus (“Worked hard at the net”) and Sofia Hassapis (two kills) all chipped in as well.

Grove, who has stepped forward to claim the role of team leader, made her impact felt both on and off the court.

“As always, Lauren was a great and vocal leader, had many great passes and helped keep the team up and motivated to win,” King said.

The emotion she and her teammates showed carried over to the varsity match, when they made their coach proud by out-shouting a fired-up home crowd.

“I was SOOO happy with our JV,” King said. “Port Townsend had a strong cheering section, much like what we have when our guys are at the games, yelling and intimidating the other team.

“Our JV out-yelled them almost all night!”

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One night, big fight!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, playoffs, Port Townsend, Soccer, volleyball on October 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The future is now, as Kyla Briscoe (8) and fellow freshmen Lauren Rosen and Katrina McGranahan are seeing solid varsity time. (John Fisken photos)

Wolf booters, fenced in, but ready to break out Thursday and claim second place in the Olympic League.

One team is in the playoffs. One will have to fight for its postseason life.

Everything will be decided Thursday. Maybe.

After absorbing incredibly narrow defeats Tuesday, both the Coupeville High School volleyball and girls’ soccer squads are facing must-win situations when they reunite with Port Townsend for their regular season finales.

Those games, coming on the heels of twin defeats on the road, will be on Whidbey (5 PM starts for both) tomorrow.

The Wolf girls’ soccer team (5-6-1 overall, 2-3 in Olympic League play) fell 1-0 to Port Townsend (3-10, 2-3), which has won back-to-back games after starting its season roughly.

With Chimacum (2-12, 1-5) losing 8-0 to Klahowya (14-1, 6-0) Tuesday, the Cowboys were eliminated from contention.

The Coupeville/Port Townsend rematch will be a battle for second place in a league where the top three make the playoffs.

While the Wolves are in, a win Thursday would be huge.

The #2 team gets a loser-out home playoff game Nov. 1 against the #3 team from the Nisqually League, while the #3 Olympic League team has to travel, facing the #2 Nisqually Valley squad.

While the booters will be playing for positioning, the Wolf spikers will be just trying to survive.

After falling 25-5, 31-33, 24-26, 25-23, 15-11 to Port Townsend, CHS (1-10, 1-4) is mired in last place, trailing Chimacum (4-9, 2-4) by a half game and the Redhawks (8-5, 2-3) by a game.

Klahowya (14-0, 6-0) has the title safely in hand, but Thursday’s rematch will decide the final two playoff spots. Or blow everything up.

A Port Townsend win would give it the #2 seed (and a home playoff match), while Chimacum would be #3 and Coupeville would be done.

But, if the Wolves can rebound and win, which is very reasonable given that they almost won Tuesday, that would create a three-way tie at 2-4.

If that happens, the three schools would have a mini-playoff to decide the #2 and #3 seeds.

The first match-up between Coupeville and Port Townsend got off to a sour start, then turned into a donnybrook.

“A tough loss tonight! They played their hearts out (with the exception of game #1) and can’t wait to take PT on again on Thursday,” CHS coach Breanne Smedley said. “We did a good job of reducing our errors and playing to our potential tonight.

“We just had a hard time holding on to some of our early leads in the fourth and fifth games, leaving us with too much catch-up to do towards the end.”

Valen Trujillo paced the Wolves with a flawless 23-for-23 performance at the service stripe, including three aces. She also went low a team-high 38 digs.

Lauren Rose doled out 37 assists, fellow freshman Katrina McGranahan collected three blocks and the big three — Hailey Hammer (15 kills, six digs), Kacie Kiel (10 kills, 25 digs) and Madeline Strasburg (eight kills, 23 digs, five aces) filled up the stat sheet.

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Soul of a dancer, heart of a spiker!!

Posted in Dance, Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Humboldt County, Sofia Hassapis, volleyball, Whidbey General on October 28, 2014| 2 Comments »

Sofia Hassapis

Soul of a dancer, even on a volleyball court. (John Fisken photos)

The net belongs to Hassapis, who strikes with a great fury.

As transitions go, this one was surprisingly easy.

Having moved to Coupeville from Humboldt County in Northern California when her parents, both doctors, accepted jobs at Whidbey General, Sofia Hassapis found herself in a new environment just as she started high school.

A lifelong dancer, she decided to take her first stab at playing a sport on a team and joined the Wolf volleyball program. The decision made her transition that much easier.

“I love the family of it; they immediately accepted me,” Hassapis said. “Although I like the overall sport, the girls on the team made it easier to adapt.

“My transition to Coupeville has been wonderful and everyone has been so nice and welcoming.”

Having girls who she could immediately share a common interest with was crucial.

“Really, everyone I have met has been extremely nice,” Hassapis said. “I would be way worse off if I didn’t meet the JV team here.”

The freshman has been primarily used as a middle front player and she’s quickly learning the game. If nothing else, she’s become a vocal, supportive teammate.

“I want to work on my serves, especially overhand and my strengths are tipping and, I guess, cheering everyone on,” Hassapis said with a laugh.

“My goal for this season is just to have fun,” she added. “And to improve my volleyball skills.”

While she’s enjoyed her first round of playing organized ball, Hassapis is not sure yet if she’ll try any other sports.

“I am taking the year as it is, but look forward to trying new things,” she said.

Hassapis enjoys skiing and refers to herself as “a huge bookworm.” She plans to get back into dancing soon, as well.

“I am a dancer, yes, that is what I mainly do and love and will probably restart that in January,” she said. “I’ve been doing it since I was little and can’t wait to continue.”

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