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New level, same big hits

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan (left) catches up with high school teammate Mia Farris. The duo is currently excelling in the college sports world. (Photo courtesy Susan Farris)

Her bat remains lively; her team remains deadly.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan delivered another strong performance Wednesday, helping her Edmonds College softball team sweep yet another doubleheader.

Raining down hits from every direction, the Tritons clobbered visiting Highline 28-9 and 17-2 to improve to 10-0 in conference play, 18-1 overall.

Edmonds has won 18 straight after losing to Mt. Hood in the season opener back on Feb. 20.

McMillan played a big presence in the opener of Wednesday’s twin-bill, bashing a pair of doubles, scoring twice, walking once, and picking up an RBI.

The former Wolf ace is hitting .440 this season, fourth-best on the team.

She and her teammates are off for a bit, returning to action Wednesday, Apr. 1 with a home doubleheader against Everett.

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Piling up stats, piling up wins

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan, a terror in pinstripes. (Photo property Edmonds College softball)

Her bat still has its bark.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan tallied three more RBI’s Sunday and scored a run, helping her Edmonds College softball squad keep its win streak alive.

Sweeping visiting Skagit Valley College 22-1 and 13-4 in a doubleheader, the Tritons get to 16-1 on the season as they head towards the halfway mark of the schedule.

Edmonds, which is 9-1 at home and 7-0 on the road, has 24 regular season games left, with a home twin-bill against Highline College set for this coming Wednesday, Mar. 25.

McMillan, a freshman third baseman, has seen action in 12 games, racking up a .391 batting average while hitting two home runs and 13 RBIs.

She has nine hits, eight runs, and three walks, as well.

The former Wolf ace, best known for crushing home runs which were later found down the street in the Prairie Center parking lot, was a three-sport star and stellar student during her CHS days.

She was a key member of Wolf volleyball, basketball, and softball teams, helping lead the spikers and sluggers to glory at the state tourney.

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Blue skies, big hits

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter and Co. are 3-0 on the season, having outscored their foes 47-6. (Julie Wheat photos)

They’re equal-opportunity butt-kickers.

Playing under mostly blue skies in Bellingham Saturday, the Coupeville High School softball squad crunched host Meridian 22-0, running its record to a pristine 3-0 on the season.

Even better, the 2B Wolves, who kick off Northwest 2B/1B League play next week with a home-and-away series with top rival Friday Harbor, have faced and beaten teams from 3A, 2A, and 1A so far.

Saturday’s tilt, which came after an eight-day break, pitted Coupeville against a traditionally tough foe, but one which had no answers for the Wolves this time around.

Aaron Lucero’s squad scored in every inning in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule, and got game action for 15 players, 13 of whom reached base via a hit or walk.

Coupeville jumped on Meridian quickly, with the first six batters getting aboard during a five-run top of the first.

Leadoff hitter Haylee Armstrong started things with a single to right-center, one of two hits she had in the frame, while Teagan Calkins scorched an RBI single down the third-base line, seemingly tearing a divot out of the infield turf.

Bases-loaded walks to Capri Anter and Adeline Maynes pushed the score to 3-0, before Cami Van Dyke and Armstrong topped things off with back-to-back RBI singles into the gap.

Meridian could offer little resistance at the plate, with Maynes flinging heat and nimbly side-stepping the few times the Trojans got runners on base.

CHS tacked on three runs in the second, with Calkins creating a run through guile and guts.

The deceptively quick Wolf senior walked, stole second, stole third, then scooted home after freaking out the Meridian catcher, who airmailed a lob back to the pitcher, with the ball splashing back to Earth way out in centerfield.

From there, it was a slow ‘n steady drip of hits and walks and Wolf runners tapping home base.

A five-run third was highlighted by Cami Van Dyke smashing a two-run single to right, while a four-run fourth featured RBI base-knocks for Anter and Maynes.

Cami Van Dyke dares you to run.

The game’s biggest blow was a leadoff inside-the-park home run in the fifth from Calkins, as “The Red Dragon” launched a laser to deep center, then burned a path around the bases, cruising home without even drawing a throw.

With Aaron Lucero utilizing his bench, Emily Rains and Arianna Vinson not only got their first varsity at-bats, but both delivered RBIs in their debut.

Rains eked out a bases-loaded walk, while Vinson stroked a hit over second base to send a teammate hurtling home with yet another run.

Maynes finished with nine strikeouts while holding court in the pitcher’s circle, collecting 48 strikes on 62 pitches.

Meanwhile Wolf first-baseman Ava Lucero provided the defensive gem of the day, snatching up a would-be bunt, pivoting, and gunning down the runner by a good two steps.

 

Saturday stats:

Capri Anter — Two singles, two walks
Haylee Armstrong — Two singles, one walk
Teagan Calkins — Three singles, one home run, two walks
Emma Cushman — Two walks
Emma Leavitt — One walk
Ava Lucero — Two singles, one double, one walk
Adeline Maynes — Two singles, two walks
Allie Powers — One walk
Emily Rains — One walk
Chelsi Stevens — Two singles, two walks
Cami Van Dyke — Four singles
Sydney Van Dyke — One single, one double, one walk
Arianna Vinson — One single

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McMillan lights up college diamond

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan

She’s found her groove.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan is on a tear of late, hammering the ball at a wicked clip for a red-hot Edmonds College softball squad.

And Wednesday was a prime example, as the former Wolf bomber put together a stellar performance to help lift the Tritons to a doubleheader sweep of visiting Pierce College.

Winning 11-1 and 8-4, with McMillan delivering the go-ahead hit in the nightcap, Edmonds runs its win streak to 12 and sits at 12-1 heading into a busy weekend.

The Tritons host Douglas College Saturday and Skagit Valley College Sunday, playing four more games as long as Mother Nature cooperates.

Squaring off with Pierce, McMillan rapped a single in the opener, then delivered a three-hit, three-RBI, two-run, one-walk master class in the second game.

Her biggest blow was a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth which put Edmonds ahead for good at 6-4.

While she’s now a college standout, McMillan’s legend still looms large in Cow Town, where she played volleyball, basketball, and softball for CHS, helping lead the spikers and sluggers to the state tourney.

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Net crew notches historical win

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

15-0 and rolling! (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Halfway to state, all the way to history.

Playing on its home court for the final time in 2024, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad opened the two-night bi-district tourney with a vengeance Thursday.

Obliterating visiting La Conner 25-12, 25-10, 25-14, the Wolves get to 15-0, establishing a program record for most wins in a single season.

The previous mark of 14 was jointly held by the 2004 and 2019 CHS teams.

Also, fast fact — out of 385 high schools playing volleyball in the state of Washington, Coupeville is one of just eight still undefeated as of Nov. 7.

The others are Curtis, Wenatchee, and Kennedy Catholic in 4A, White River in 3A, Chelan (with former Wolf Grace Roberts) in 1A, Adna in 2B, and Oakesdale in 1B.

Anyway, back to the main story.

Now, the Wolves advance to the bi-district championship match Saturday at La Conner High School, where they will face Orcas Island (12-8), a school they have swept in straight sets twice this season.

Win that 4:00 PM match and Coupeville collects a trophy and heads to the state tourney for a second straight year and third time under coach Cory Whitmore.

Lose, and the Wolves return to the floor at 8:00 PM to play the survivor of a 6:00 PM match between La Conner (10-9) and Auburn Adventist Academy (4-12).

The late rumble will decide the second team from the District 1/2 tourney to earn a berth at state.

You can see the bracket here:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4487

Bi-Districts began Thursday with action in Coupeville and Auburn, with the top-seeded Wolves being joined by District 1’s #3 team, La Conner, and District 2’s #3 squad, Forest Ridge.

The Braves made quick work of the Ravens, winning a loser-out match 25-8, 25-6, 25-6, before losing for the third time this season to the rampaging Wolves.

Coupeville, which features seven seniors, came out on fire and never relented.

“I want this one!” said Wolf setter Katie Marti during pre-game warmups, and whether she meant the one assist she needed to reach 1,000 for her career, or the win, the exuberant one achieved both goals.

Back-to-back kills from heavy hitters Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris staked the Wolves to a 2-1 lead in the opening set, and the rout was on.

Mia Farris and her proud mama.

Farris, who recorded a double-double (14 kills, 10 digs) in her final volleyball match on her home floor, was a wild woman unleashed, lashing winners from all angles.

“You’re gonna miss us later,” “Mia the Magnificent” wistfully told CHS assistant coach Ashley Menges during the post-match celebration, before both women agreed to put off any sustained tears for a later day.

While the Coupeville seniors will practice, but not play, in their own gym from this point on, there’s still much road volleyball left.

But before they left the comfort of their own digs, the Wolves wowed their fervent fans one more time.

They closed the first set on an absolute heater, with Marti flipping a winner between Brave defenders, followed by Stuurmans and Farris walloping the stuffing out of the ball.

Lyla Stuurmans elevates and destroys.

Set #2 was even more brutal, with junior Teagan Calkins stepping into the fray and slicin’ and dicin’ La Conner’s best defensive efforts.

Spraying kills before storming away to celebrate, “The Red Dragon” led a team-wide effort to use and abuse the Braves.

Whether it was Madison McMillan popping a nasty winner from the corner, Jada Heaton rising up to heroically deny La Conner at the net, or steady senior Taylor Brotemarkle and fab frosh Tenley Stuurmans digging balls off the ground, everything was clicking.

Chloe Marzocca and Dakota Strong joined the fun parade in the third set, with the former patrolling the backline and the latter springing off the bench to deliver her second match-ending kill of the season.

Lyla Stuurmans, who was a blocking machine at the net, denied the La Conner hitters again and again, while also getting a tip winner on a play set up by a sensational running save by Marti.

Whether piling up stats or making the unsung hustle plays, Christi Messner’s favorite child earned praise from her coach. And she wasn’t the only one.

“Katie had a great game tonight,” said Wolf spiker guru Cory Whitmore. “She was focused and communicated really well.

“Mia was on fire as well, very fluid and always in the moment.

“We protected the net, and our defense was very solid all night,” Whitmore added. “Our serving was tougher, and all the girls contributed in their roles and were on the same page.

“I’m very proud of them.”

 

Thursday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 digs, 1 assist
Teagan Calkins — 11 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces
Mia Farris — 14 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace
Jada Heaton — 2 kills, 1 dig
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 2 digs, 30 assists, 6 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 kills, 12 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 kill
Lyla Stuurmans — 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist, 4 solo blocks
Tenley Stuurmans — 6 digs, 1 assist

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