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“This was a good learning experience!!”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Hailey Hammer, Kacie Kiel, South Whidbey, volleyball on September 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The wolf varsity gathers for a season-opening group shot. (Photo courtesy Hailey Hammer)

The Wolf varsity gathers for a season-opening group shot. (Photos courtesy Hailey Hammer)

Senior leaders Kacie Kiel (left) and Hailey Hammer.

The road to success comes a step at a time.

Unfortunately for the Coupeville High School volleyball squad, the first step was sort of painful, as the Wolves were swept in straight sets Tuesday at South Whidbey.

The 25-8, 25-17, 25-10 non-conference loss to their Island rivals was not exactly the way they had hoped to open a new season, but the hope is it helps to prepare them for what’s ahead.

“This was a good learning experience for us,” said CHS coach Breanne Smedley. “We gave away points with unforced errors and not being able to execute plays.”

Two varsity vets and two players making the jump up after playing JV last year led the stat sheet for Coupeville.

Kacie Kiel pounded out three kills and went low for six digs, while fellow senior Hailey Hammer connected on five kills of her own.

Sophomore Valen Trujillo notched five digs and Tiffany Briscoe had two service aces.

Coupeville, which is in its first season under Smedley, will make its home debut Thursday.

The opponent is non-conference foe Friday Harbor, with JV kicking off at 3:30 PM and varsity at 5.

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Ally does the Puyallup!!

Posted in Horse sports, tagged Ally Roberts, CHS Wolves, Do the Puyallup, horse riding, volleyball on September 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts (bottom) celebrates with her fellow riders. (Jennifer Roberts photos)

The wall o’ fame.

The dynamic duo.

And now it’s back to volleyball for the always-busy Miss Roberts. (John Fisken photo)

Have to collect them all.

The pursuit of horse riding ribbons continues, and Ally Roberts is hot on the trail of earning as many as possible.

The Coupeville High School sophomore picked up two more at the state fair in Puyallup over the weekend, claiming a fourth-place in Hunt Seat Equitation and an eighth in Trail.

Competing in the senior division for the first time, she rode her horse, Tiger, in six events, making the championship round in four classes.

“It was a great first fair as a senior!,” said an excited Roberts.

She’ll now make a fast turn-around in her busy sports life, rejoining her CHS volleyball teammates.

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Buddy up with a Wolf spiker!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Breanne Smedley, CHS Wolves, Kacie Kiel, mentoring, volleyball on September 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Madeline Strasburg and her teammates want to help inspire the next generation of Wolf athletes. (John Fisken photo)

Kacie Kiel is looking for some new buddies.

The Coupeville High School senior and her teammates on the varsity volleyball squad will be hitting elementary school classrooms today to help launch the Wolf Buddies mentoring program.

The program, open to boys and girls in fourth and fifth grades, pairs up elementary school students with a varsity volleyball player for the season.

Players meet their buddies at lunch and/or recess on Wednesdays to connect and build relationships.

The Wolf Buddies also get free admission to high school volleyball matches, will sit in a designated section behind the bench, and participate in various pre-game activities with their volleyball player.

CHS coach Breanne Smedley is launching the program for several reasons. She sees a benefit for both the young students and her players.

“The goal of the program is two-fold,” she said. “First, we believe that elementary students can benefit socially, emotionally, and academically from having a positive role model meeting with them consistently on a one-on-one basis.

“Second, the program encourages high school athletes to accept the responsibility of being a role model in our community,” Smedley added. “The volleyball players will gain leadership skills and benefit from the accountability of having a buddy look up to them during their season.”

Parents of fourth and fifth grade students can email the coach at BreanneSmedley@coupeville.k12.wa.us for an application if their student did not get one from their classroom teacher.

Applications are due Friday, Sept. 12 and the first meeting with the buddies will be Wednesday, Sept. 17 during lunch.

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Spikers tip off in style!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Hailey Hammer, Kacie Kiel, OH jamboree, sprained thumb, volleyball on September 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ready to rock ‘n roll are Wolf volleyball stars (l to r) McKenzie Bailey, Kacie Kiel, McKayla Bailey and Sydney Autio.

Lauren Grove (Justine McGranahan photos)

Lauren Grove (4) waits for the play during Saturday’s jamboree. (Justine McGranahan photos)

Katrina McGranahan stays focused on the ball.

Freshman Allison Wenzel eyes the competition.

Other than a tweaked thumb or two, it went very, very nicely.

Making their season debut, the Coupeville High School varsity and JV volleyball squads hit the courts Saturday for a jamboree in Oak Harbor.

The event gave the Wolves a chance to play against live competition and get a measure of where they are as they head into their first match Tuesday at South Whidbey.

“It was a good experience before we go into the season,” said senior Hailey Hammer. “We had some good plays and some not good plays.

“We have room for improvement,” she added. “We played Darrington twice and we play them during the season; we can take them. I think this season will be good.”

Fellow senior Kacie Kiel experienced some pain during the jamboree, jamming her thumb, but lived to walk away and tell the tale.

She was more concerned with how her team did than in complaining about her injury, anyway.

“It was okay, we did really well for our first games!,” Kiel said. “I got hurt a little so it messed me up but it was a great learning experiment.

“I sprained my thumb,” she added. “(Assistant) coach (Amy) King said I hyper-extended it and I kept playing the next game. It’s just swollen.”

With a huge chunk of her varsity roster playing at that level for the first time Saturday, CHS coach Breanne Smedley came away pleased with her player’s growth.

“The jamboree was a great opportunity to get a jersey on and play in a match-like situation before the season starts,” Smedley said. “We were able to work out some kinks and get used to playing together.”

“I am very proud of their first showing,” she added. “Our focus this week in practice was serving, passing, and serve receive rotations. We did all of these things very well. Overall, I think this is a great starting point for us to improve on.”

CHS travels to Langley Tuesday for a non-conference match with the Falcons (JV 5:15/varsity 7:00), before making its home debut Thursday against Friday Harbor (3:30/5:00).

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The times, they are a-changin’!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, football, start times, volleyball on September 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

“Shoot! I’ll be home in time to watch the East Coast feed of “Dancing With the Stars!!” (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Need to get to bed a bit earlier on Friday nights? You’re in luck.

With Coupeville High School jumping from the 1A/2A Cascade Conference to the 1A Olympic League, a lot of its travel will be rerouted from the Clinton/Mukilteo ferry to the Coupeville (Keystone)/Port Townsend route.

Since that second run shuts down earlier in the evening (and is more unpredictable in general), a lot of Wolf games will be played at earlier times than in years past.

The Wolf football team kicks off the season with four straight home games. But, after tonight’s 7 PM battle with South Whidbey, the rest of their home games will all go off at 5:30.

That includes games 2-4 (Sequim, Chimacum and Port Townsend) as well as Homecoming against Klahowya Oct. 24.

The first road game, a first-ever trip to Klahowya Oct. 3, features a 4 PM kickoff. We’re talking a throwback to middle school start times here.

Then comes a 5 PM game at Port Townsend and a 3 PM(!) start at Chimacum, before the regular season finale at Concrete provides the only other 7 PM start of the season.

Volleyball, girls’ soccer and boys’ tennis will also be affected, so it’s a good idea you keep an active eye on the school’s schedule, or you may end up coming in to matches at the mid-point.

One note of caution: the school calendar currently lists times for both JV and varsity for soccer and volleyball. Disregard part of that, as there is no JV soccer squad this year.

To stay up-to-date on the schedule, check out:

http://coupeville.tandemcal.com/

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