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Second Stuurmans sister earns All-Star volleyball gig

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on June 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans takes the floor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Road trip!

Not one, but two members of a Coupeville clan are off to Iowa in July for a prestigious spiker tournament.

Days after big sis Lyla Stuurmans earned a slot on the U19 team, incoming Wolf freshman Tenley Stuurmans was picked for the U15 Puget Sound Region All-Star volleyball squad.

As one of 12 players on their respective teams, the sisters are off to Des Moines July 16-22 for the USA Volleyball All-Star tournament, where they will clash with rivals from other regions.

While Tenley is still young, she’s already making a huge impact on the Coupeville sports scene.

As an 8th grader, she played for both high school and middle school teams.

She started the year pounding spikes for CMS volleyball, then got two seasons on the hardwood during the winter.

Tenley and her fellow 8th graders played on the high school JV basketball team, before suiting up for middle school hoops.

Finally, in the spring, Lyla’s precocious sister picked up a racket and made it all the way to the state tournament in her debut as a high school varsity tennis player.

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Small school student, big volleyball dreams

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on June 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville spikers Mia Farris (left) and Lyla Stuurmans chase all-star dreams. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

Coupeville is going to the big time.

Wolf senior-to-be Lyla Stuurmans made the cut and was tabbed as one of 12 players named to the U19 Puget Sound Region All-Star volleyball squad.

That team travels to Des Moines, Iowa July 16-22 for the USA Volleyball All-Star tournament, where it will clash with rivals from other regions.

Lyla Stuurmans is one of three Wolf spikers who made the first cut in qualifying for the travel squad.

Fellow senior Mia Farris was a finalist for the U19 team as well, while Lyla’s younger sister, incoming freshman Tenley, is currently competing for a roster spot with the U15 team.

That squad will be announced next week.

Lyla is proof players from small schools can make a big impact, as her new teammates hail from bigger programs such as Archbishop Thomas Murphy, Bellevue Christian, Juanita, Meadowdale, and Arlington.

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Spiker trio chase big time dreams

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on June 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville volleyball aces (l to r) Mia Farris, Tenley Stuurmans, and Lyla Stuurmans. (Cory Whitmore photo)

Coupeville is making a mark in the volleyball world.

Three Wolf spikers have made it through the initial round of regional tryouts as they pursue spots with the USA Volleyball (Puget Sound Region) All-Stars.

Now, seniors-to-be Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans and incoming freshman Tenley Stuurmans are among the final 40 players vying for 12 slots with U19 and U15 squads, respectively.

“They have a rigorous camp ahead of them, and a really great opportunity to get additional training and experience,” said Coupeville High School coach Cory Whitmore.

The older duo attend camp this weekend, June 8-9, while their younger teammate gets her shot June 15-16.

After those camps, the 12 players selected to the team will go to Des Moines, Iowa for All-Star Championships, where they’ll go spike to spike with players from across the country.

Whether they make the final squad or not, Whitmore is thrilled to see his players step up and take on new, big-time challenges.

“All three are very self-driven and made the decision to go for it all on their own, and I’m so proud of them for pursuing this opportunity to grow their game,” he said.

“It really showcases their passion for the sport and a determination to improve.

“I’m looking forward to hearing all about it!”

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Wolf offspring carves own successful path

Posted in awards, tagged , , , , on June 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Katelyn Maneval and mom celebrate her accomplishments. (Photos courtesy Natalie Fisher)

Her mom and aunt were strong Wolf athletes, while grandma worked in the cubicle next to me at the Whidbey News-Times back in the day.

Now, Marysville Getchell senior Katelyn Maneval is making her own headlines after being named as her school’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2023-2024.

The softball sensation is the daughter of Coupeville grad Natalie (Slater) Fisher, with Marissa Slater-Dixon her aunt and former WNT Island Living Editor Ellen Hiatt one of her grandmas.

One photo, tons o’ speed. Aunt Marissa (top) with mom Natalie (middle, left), Misty Sellgren, Mina Khongsavanh (bottom, left) and Christina Palmquist.

Maneval was a leader for the Chargers softball squad, earning Best Defensive Player honors during her senior campaign.

She was also tabbed as a First-Team All-Wesco pick, and lettered all four years she played high school ball.

After graduating from Getchell, Maneval plans to attend Western Washington University.

She’ll be majoring in sports kinesiology, then going after her PhD in occupational therapy.

Old school Katelyn.

New school Katelyn.

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Farris, Downes earn Athlete of the Year honors

Posted in awards, tagged , , , , , , , on June 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris (left) celebrates another big winner. (Bailey Thule photo)

One smashed all the records, while the other was a master of consistency.

Now, Mia Farris and Logan Downes join a who’s-who list of Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winners and will get their photos added to the collection in the hallway of the school’s gym.

The duo was honored Monday by retiring CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith during the year-end awards and scholarships ceremony.

Farris, a junior, played volleyball, basketball, and softball, and was a captain in all of her sports.

“Mia the Magnificent” was a First-Team All-Conference pick in volleyball and softball and helped lead the spikers to the state tourney.

Farris led the Wolves with 204 kills, while also racking up 215 digs, 47 service aces, four block assists, and three solo blocks.

During basketball season, she notched team MVP honors, playing stellar defense while scoring 104 points to tie for #2 on the squad despite missing a stretch of games with an injury.

Tearing up the diamond on a rare sunny spring day. (Parker Hammons photo)

When softball season rolled around, Farris was one of the veteran leaders for a very-young team which went 14-5, won a league crown, and narrowly missed a trip to state.

Chasing down anything and everything on defense, while crashing over the fence more than once, the centerfielder also wielded a wicked bat and fleet feet while hitting.

Farris tied for the team lead in at-bats, hitting a sweet .353 while compiling 26 runs, 21 RBI, 18 hits, 11 walks, four doubles, three triples, and a home run.

Angie Downes and her record-setting son. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Downes, a senior, capped his CHS run by shattering school records as both a quarterback and a hardwood assassin, earning First-Team All-League honors in both sports.

He was also voted Northwest 2B/1B League MVP in basketball and was selected to play in the All-State game.

On the gridiron, Downes owns the CHS mark for most touchdown passes in a game (5), season (20), and career (40), and was key in Coupeville winning a league title and advancing to state during his junior campaign.

That broke a 33-year dry spell for Wolf football in both categories.

He set individual records but played for team success. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not content to stop there, Downes became the only CHS hoops player, boy or girl, to record two 500+ point seasons.

After pouring in 554 as a junior, he torched the nets for 527 as a senior, the second and third-best campaigns for any Wolf at a school which began playing basketball in 1917.

Downes finished his run with 1,305 points, breaking the Coupeville boys career mark of 1,137 jointly held by Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby.

More importantly for a player who always seemed to care more about team success than individual highlights, he helped lead a senior-heavy squad back to the state tournament, the second time CHS made it to the big dance in the last three seasons.

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