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Why, Wyman, why, do you say bye, bye?!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on February 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Heidi Wyman (John Fisken photo)

Heidi Wyman, quick with a smile. (John Fisken photo)

Well, at least we had her for one season.

With family dynamics set to change next year, Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Heidi Wyman has departed the job to stay closer to home.

She’ll still be coaching spikers, but, for now, just as a select team coach with the Whidbey Fury.

So, she’ll still see CHS varsity coach Breanne Smedley, who also works with the Fury, and a number of the Wolf players.

“We went into it knowing it (high school coaching) was a one-year deal,” Smedley said. “Her daughter is going to be a freshman playing volleyball at Oak Harbor High School next year.

“We will still work very closely and wish there would be a way for her to continue at CHS.”

Wyman, who replaced Amy King when she had to reduce her coaching positions to focus more time on her real-world job, had a successful season at the helm of the younger players.

Under her leadership the Wolf JV went 7-4 overall and 5-0 against 1A Olympic League rivals.

The seven wins were the most by any Coupeville fall sports team, boy or girl, varsity or JV.

Also, like King, Wyman was top-drawer with delivering quotes and stats, was super friendly and was well liked by her players.

The school is currently taking applications for the position.

Whomever gets the job better come prepared, because the last two JV coaches have left big shoes to fill.

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Fury unleashes its full … fury!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on February 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Fury

The Whidbey Fury celebrate their tourney win. (Photos courtesy Konni Smith)

Fury two

Some between matches team bonding.

Skipping out on the endless pre-Super Bowl hype, a collection of some of Whidbey Island’s best young volleyball players spent Sunday delivering their own hard hits.

The Whidbey Fury’s 16-year old squad, which features five Coupeville High School players, captured first place in their flight at a tourney at Franklin Pierce.

Wolf freshman Ashley Menges, a veteran of the select spiker world, said her team dominated.

“Emma (Smith) and Maddy (Hilkey) did very well today,” she said. “Emma had really good kills and really good blocks.

“Maddy had some really good digs and got a few really nice kills.”

While she was busy talking up her teammates, Menges was being a bit modest in not mentioning that it was she who delivered the winning kill in the team’s first-place game.

“I actually got a few kills and blocks too,” Menges finally admitted. “So overall we had a very exciting and loud day!”

Menges and her fellow frosh (Smith and Hilkey) are joined by CHS sophomores Kenzi LaRue and Katrina McGranahan on the Fury squad.

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Kids, get your spike on!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , on December 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

All your info in one handy place.

All your info in one handy place.

Get ready to spike.

The Whidbey Fury Volleyball Club, whose coaching staff includes Coupeville High School spiker guru Breanne Smedley, is offering clinics for kids in grades K-5 starting tonight.

The clinics, which will be held at North Whidbey Middle School in Oak Harbor and Anacortes, run through April.

Cost is just $5 for a single clinic or if you sign your child up as a frequent flier (five or 10 clinics), you can drop the price by a sweet $1 per clinic.

Times are 5:-5:45 PM for K-2 and 6-7 PM for grades 3-5.

The clinics will focus on the fundamentals of volleyball while developing a love for the game.

“It’s a great way to introduce kids to volleyball!,” Smedley said.

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Take your spikes to the next level!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , on October 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Breanne Smedley

Volleyball guru Breanne Smedley. (John Fisken photo)

Have a burning desire to take your volleyball skills to a higher level?

Then the Whidbey Fury want to hear from you.

The local club team, which recently added Coupeville High School coach Breanne Smedley as an assistant director, will be holding parent informational meetings and tryouts for girls ages 10-18.

There will be two parent/player meetings, with the first one 7 PM Wednesday, Oct. 21 in the CHS Health Room (just inside the main doors of the high school gym).

A second meeting will be held 7 PM Nov. 4 at the North Whidbey Middle School gym in Oak Harbor.

Tryouts will be held at North Whidbey Middle School and broken down by age groups.

Girls ages 10-14 will tryout Nov. 11 from 4-6 PM while those who are 15-18 will go Nov. 15, also from 4-6.

Registration begins at 3 PM both days.

Players will be evaluated on existing and potential skill level, effort and attitude, sportsmanship and interaction with coaches and other athletes.

You should have court shoes and water with you.

To register before tryouts, go to www.psrvb.org and select “Whidbey Fury” as your club. You will pay an initial $5 tryout fee to PSR.

Copy and print off your registration and bring it with you to the tryouts.

The Whidbey Fury play USA club volleyball.

For more information, pop over to the team’s website at:

http://www.whidbeyfury.com/default.aspx

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“My goal is to always challenge myself!!”

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Maddy Hilkey

Maddy Hilkey

Hilkey goes low for a bump, while Veronica Crownover watches. (John Fisken photo)

  Hilkey goes low for a bump, while Wolf teammate Veronica Crownover watches. (John Fisken photo)

Having a bad day? Head to the volleyball court.

That’s the perfect cure for Coupeville Middle School 8th grader Maddy Hilkey, who finds being on the court blissful.

“The adrenaline rush that you get when you get a good serve, or make a nice pass, is really what I love the most,” Hilkey said. “Volleyball is a really big stress reliever for me.”

The daughter of former Wolf Emrie McCauslin, a star at CHS in multiple sports, Hilkey has run track and played volleyball during her middle school days.

She first started spiking and setting when she was still in elementary school.

“I started playing volleyball about three years ago. There was a group led by Amy Briscoe that I went to once a week,” Hilkey said. “After that I played for the school and then followed with a season in a club called Whidbey Fury.”

Hilkey is primarily a setter for the Wolves, but has played a little bit at outside hitter for her club team.

Regardless of where her coach has her line up, she comes full tilt, with an eye on constantly improving.

“I would say setting is definitely my strong suit. My serves are not always consistent and I’m currently working on getting better,” Hilkey said. “My goal for this upcoming season and for the rest of my career is to always challenge myself.

“I want to be the best that I can be to my abilities.”

A big fan of the band 5 Seconds of Summer (who she plans to see in concert next summer), Hilkey enjoys her English class (“I love writing and Mr. (Ken) Stange is a very good teacher”) and would like to join the yearbook staff when she hits high school.

Whether playing volleyball or in everyday life, her mom is her #1 fan and a big inspiration (“My mom is always there to help me out and give me tips.”)

Additional support comes from her teammates, many of whom are also her companions off the court, and her coaches.

“My best friends, Emma Smith, Ashlie Shank, Lindsey Roberts and Ashley Menges, are all very encouraging and we help each other out a lot,” Hilkey said. “Also, my coach this last season, Sadi Foltz, taught me a lot this year and I’m glad I got to work with her.”

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