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Spikers spar with tourney foes

September 26, 2026 by David Svien

Capri Anter and Co. got plenty of court time Saturday in Sultan. (Bettie Sifuentes-Hart photos)

They played above their pay grade, and held their own.

Competing at a tournament in Sultan Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team squared off with four foes — all from schools with larger student bodies.

The Wolves, who rep a 2B school, opened pool play against 1A Tenino, before facing 3A Marysville-Getchell and 2A Sultan. Then they closed with a bracket rumble against 2A Chief Sealth.

Overall, CHS came away with one win, a split, and two narrow losses.

After falling 25-19, 25-22 to Tenino, the Wolves spiked Marysville 25-17, 25-10, then split sets with the tourney hosts, taking the opening frame 25-21 before the Turks rebounded to claim set #2 by the same score.

Coupeville’s loss to Chief Sealth, a team that is 6-0 in regular season play, was a hard-fought 25-20, 25-19 battle.

Haylee Armstrong filled up the stat sheet.

As she headed back to Whidbey after a long, productive day, Wolf coach Scout Smith reflected on the lessons learned.

“Overall a really good experience for us,” she said. “We played against some quality teams that tested us and made us work for every point.

“Really excited to see how we continue to grow and improve from this point in the season on.”

The Wolves return to action Monday when they host non-conference foe Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, which sits at 0-7 on the season.

JV kicks off at 5:00 PM, with varsity slated to play at 6:30.

 

Saturday stats:

Zariyah Allen — 5 kills, 6 digs, 1 block assist
Capri Anter — 4 kills, 10 digs, 2 assists, 4 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 10 digs, 6 assists, 5 aces
Arianna Cunningham — 18 kills, 17 digs, 2 assists, 2 block assists, 6 aces
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Rhylee Inman — 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 solo block, 1 block assist
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 28 digs, 1 assist, 5 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 digs
Kennedy O’Neill — 7 kills, 5 digs
Tenley Stuurmans — 13 kills, 29 digs, 22 assists, 1 solo block, 1 block assist, 7 aces

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Busy week ahead, busy week behind

September 26, 2026 by David Svien

Wolf soccer ace Edmund Kunz rises up and prepares to drop-kick a rival into the next dimension. (Julie Wheat photo)

Everybody plays.

The week ahead is a fairly busy one for Coupeville High School athletic teams, with 10 events stretched across six days, and a 50/50 mix of home and away contests.

Wolf volleyball tops the list, with three matches, hosting Cedar Park Christian-Bothell Monday, traveling to Friday Harbor on Wednesday, then hosting Concrete Thursday.

Girls’ soccer hits the road twice, with rumbles Wednesday on Friday Harbor and Saturday against Crosspoint Christian in Bremerton.

Meanwhile the male booters get a split, traveling to La Conner Tuesday, before welcoming Evangel Classical to Cow Town Thursday night.

Then there’s CHS cross country, which has a home meet at Fort Casey State Park Wednesday before traipsing off to University Place Saturday for the John Payne Invite.

And rounding out things is the return of football, as the gridiron giants and the Wolf cheer squad come off of a bye week to host Northwest 2B/1B League rival Friday Harbor under Friday Night Lights.

As we prep for an action-filled week, here’s where things sit through September 26:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Coupeville 0-0-0 0 3-2-0
CPC-Lynnwood 0-0-0 0 2-3-0
Evangel Classical 0-0-0 0 3-0-1
Friday Harbor 0-0-0 0 3-2-0
Grace Academy 0-0-0 0 0-4-0
La Conner 0-0-0 0 3-2-1
Lopez Island 0-0-0 0 0-3-0
MV Christian 0-0-0 0 3-0-2
Orcas Island 0-0-0 0 5-0-1
PC Christian 0-0-0 0 2-1-1

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-3
Friday Harbor 0-0 3-1

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Lopez Island 3-1-1 10 3-2-1
MV Christian 3-0-0 9 5-2-0
Coupeville 2-1-2 8 3-1-2
Friday Harbor 2-2-0 6 2-5-0
La Conner 1-1-1 4 1-4-1
PC Christian 1-3-0 3 1-3-0
Orcas Island 0-4-0 0 0-5-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 2-0 6-0
Darrington 1-0 6-0
La Conner 1-0 3-1
Coupeville 1-1 1-3
Orcas Island 1-1 2-3
Concrete 0-2 3-5
Friday Harbor 0-2 1-2

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Early goal dooms road warriors

September 25, 2026 by David Svien

Liam Lawson and Co. travel to La Conner next week. (Julie Wheat photo)

Some days you just can’t buy a goal.

Friday was one of those times for the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad, which had good looks but couldn’t get the ball all the way into the back of the net in a 1-0 loss to host Evangel Classical.

The narrow defeat, coming in a “non-conference” game against a new Northwest 2B/1B League rival, drops the Wolves to 3-2 on the season.

CHS will have a chance to bounce back next week, when it travels to La Conner (3-2-1) Tuesday, September 29, before hosting Evangel (3-0-1) in a rematch Thursday, October 1.

The Wolves have already bounced La Conner one time this season, bashing the Braves 5-0 a week-and-a-half ago.

Next week’s games will be the first to count in the league standings, with Coupeville playing nine official conference rumbles in the race to decide playoff berths.

Friday afternoon the Wolves faced a foe they had never played before, as Evangel, a private school based in Marysville, joined the NWL this season for boys’ soccer, giving the league 10 teams for the sport.

The Raggants — their mascot is a mythical creature which resembles a rhino with wings — punched in the game’s only score less than 60 seconds into play, then clamped down on defense for the next 79 minutes.

While Coupeville couldn’t find the goal it needed to knot things up, Wolf coach Jim Kunz came away pleased with the play of some of his young guns.

“I was very impressed with defender Lincoln Wagner’s performance,” he said. “If the ball entered his area he owned it.

“Mal Chapa also had a great game as winger playing up the line and had a few shots.”

With the quick turnaround, the Wolves will look to get right back on a winning streak in a matter of days.

“We’ll collect our thoughts, assess the issues, and get after it next week,” Kunz said.

Malachi Chapa beats the defense. (Monica Grant photo)

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Epic match, epic performance

September 25, 2026 by David Svien

Lyla Stuurmans (left) continues to tear up the court. (Photo property Skagit Valley College volleyball)

She’s still got that magic touch.

Coupeville grad Lyla Stuurmans filled up the stat sheet Friday night, helping spark the Skagit Valley College women’s volleyball squad to a five-set win over host Everett in a key conference rumble.

The Cardinals battled from behind to pull out a 19-25, 25-17, 25-12, 18-25, 15-8 victory, lifting them to 1-1 in Northwest Athletic Conference play, 8-7 overall.

Stuurmans, a former CHS Athlete of the Year who is now a sophomore at SVC, racked up eight kills, 12 digs, a block assist, and 8.5 points against Everett.

On the season she sits with 85 kills, six assists, 14 service aces, 138 digs, five solo blocks, 25 block assists, and 116.5 points for a team which has won three of its last four matches.

Skagit returns to action next Wednesday, September 30, when it hosts Shoreline.

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Mud, freezing rain, and quick feet

September 25, 2026 by David Svien

Hayden Maynes runs through the rain. (Photos by Kelly Powers and Amber Wyman)

They survived and thrived.

Running in “a crazy downpour that lasted both races” Friday in Sultan, the Coupeville Middle School cross country team had seven runners claim top 10 performances at the seven-team Return of the Salmon Invitational.

Propelled by their frontrunners, the Wolves, despite being “covered in mud, soaking wet, and freezing,” finished second in both team competitions as well, finishing closely behind next-door neighbor South Whidbey.

Lakewood, Monroe Christian, and Sultan rounded out the top five on the boy’s side of things, with Granite Falls and Lakewood earning third and fourth, respectively, in the girls team clash.

Sarai Dangerfield (left) and Juniper Dotson match each other, step for step.

Competing on a 3,000-meter course featuring a complicated double loop which caught several runners by surprise, the Wolves nailed things even with “squishy shoes and muddy legs.”

Sarai Dangerfield and Juniper Dotson paced CMS, finishing in a tie for 3rd place, with Ava Clark (5th) and Abi Dangerfield (10th) joining the duo in the top 10.

Clark, who finished 34th last season as a 6th grader, improved her time by nearly three minutes this time out in one of the day’s strongest performances.

Ava Clark flies to glory.

Meanwhile, Jesse Kehoe (6th), Nicholas Strong (9th), and Cole Van Dyke (10th) were among the quickest boys on the trail.

Overall, 23 Wolves hit the tape for Amber Wyman’s harrier squad in what was their first trip off the island this season.

Coupeville returns to action Thursday, October 1, when it hosts a seven-team meet at Fort Casey State Park — hopefully without the rain.

The Wolf boys sent 13 runners down the trail.

 

Friday results:

 

GIRLS:

Sarai Dangerfield (3rd) 12:43.3
Juniper Dotson (3rd) 12:43.3
Ava Clark (5th) 12:54.9
Abi Dangerfield (10th) 13:49.9
Dresden Rusch (34th) 16:23.3
Alayla Schwarz (35th) 16:23.7
Leah Hernandez (36th) 16:36.3
Luna Strong (41st) 17:42.5
Lillian Lachnit (44th) 18:41.0
Gracie Gonzalez (47th) 20:13.3

Coupeville’s girls are stronger than the weather.

 

BOYS:

Jesse Kehoe (6th) 11:25.9
Nicholas Strong (9th) 11:55.4
Cole Van Dyke (10th) 12:02.7
John Davis (15th) 12:34.0
Mica McCloskey (18th) 13:02.5
Antonio Echeverria Bryant (24th) 13:44.9
Gavin Goldman (25th) 13:48.0
Leo Hernandez-Gomez (35th) 14:38.2
Hayden Maynes (40th) 15:01.4
Brody Griffith (54th) 17:24.0
Quinton Freeman (60th) 18:35.6
Danny Powers (63rd) 21:17.1
Henry Engel (75th) 30:37.0

Living the ferry life.

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