Volleyball: Wolves top Trojans, fall to Vikings

By Michael Dashiell • September 28, 2022 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Sydney Clark, left, and Kendall Hastings vie for a block in the Wolves’ league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Sydney Clark, left, and Kendall Hastings vie for a block in the Wolves’ league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

A busy week saw Sequim’s Wolves (2-3) split a pair of league match-ups last week following a non-league, three-set loss to Jackson, a 4A school from Mill Creek, on Sept. 19.

Despite the loss, SHS coach Jennie Webber Heilman said it was the team’s best blocking match of the year as a team with 16 blocks, as Kendall Hastings led the Wolves with seven.

Hastings also had six kills, 10 digs and served 12-for-12 with a pair of aces. Jolene Vaara had six assists, five kills, five digs and two blocks.

Sammie Bacon served 5-for-5 with four kills and three blocks. Sydney Clark had seven assists and served 8-for-10. Sydney Hegtvedt served 11-for-11 with two aces and six digs, while Jordan Kidd served 9-for-10 with three aces and five digs.

The Wolves rebounded quickly, dominating from the outset to sweep the visiting Olympic Trojans at home on Sept. 20 (25-24, 25-12, 25-15).

“We were able to run a quicker offense with the improved free ball passing,” Webber Heilman said.

Hastings had a team-high seven kills and was 16-for-16 on serves with six aces.

The Wolves’ 20 aces were a season high and met Webber Heilman’s goal of 90 percent on serves (66-of-73).

Vaara had a solid all-around match with four kills, a team-best six assists and added four aces.

Webber Heilman praised Vaara and Clark (three assists, three aces, four digs) with getting hittable sets to Sequim’s front line.

SHS libero Mia Coudriet led the team with 10 digs, and Arianna Stovall added two blocks.

“Mia made some great defensive plays,” Webber Heilman said.

Sequim dropped a three-set decision at perennial league powerhouse North Kitsap (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) on Sept. 22.

Hastings paced the offense with seven kills while Stovall, Vaara and Anna Cowan had three kills apiece.

Vaara had nine assists, Kidd chipped in eight digs and Stovall added two blocks.

Coming up

Sequim was scheduled to play at Bainbridge on Sept. 27 — results were not available at press time.

The Wolves host Bremerton’s Knights on Sept. 29.

Sequim is at Kingston on Oct. 4 and host North Mason on Oct. 6 before playing at the 16-team Capital Tournament in Olympia on Oct. 8.

Wolf of the Week: Kendall Hastings

Class: Senior

Team: SHS volleyball

Week: Sept. 19-24

Head coach: Jennie Webber Heilman

Reason for selection: “A four-year starter for the varsity team and captain for two seasons, Hastings has been a first team all-Olympic League Selection the past two years. ‘Kendall has been a great leader for our team by sharing her volleyball knowledge and experience with our players, having a strong work ethic, and always being a positive supporter for all her teammates.’ So far this season she has earned personal bests of 14 kills against PA, six aces against North Mason and seven blocks against Jackson.”

Michael Dashiell/Sequim Gazette Sequim’s Jolene Vaara, center, and Arianna Stovall look to block a shot by Olympic’s Ellie Swan in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Michael Dashiell/Sequim Gazette Sequim’s Jolene Vaara, center, and Arianna Stovall look to block a shot by Olympic’s Ellie Swan in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit a shot past Olympic’s Naomi Lipski as SHS’s Jordan Kidd, left, looks on in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit a shot past Olympic’s Naomi Lipski as SHS’s Jordan Kidd, left, looks on in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings, left looks to block a shot by Olympic’s Erika Caryharius as SHS’s Sammie Bacon looks on in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings, left looks to block a shot by Olympic’s Erika Caryharius as SHS’s Sammie Bacon looks on in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit past Olympic’s Erika Caryharius, left, and Aviyah Blackwell in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim senior Kendall Hastings looks to hit past Olympic’s Erika Caryharius, left, and Aviyah Blackwell in a league match-up on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim High volleyball teammates celebrate a point in the first game of a Sept. 20 league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim High volleyball teammates celebrate a point in the first game of a Sept. 20 league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Senior libero Mia Coudriet and SHS volleyball teammates are introduced prior to a Sept. 20 league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Senior libero Mia Coudriet and SHS volleyball teammates are introduced prior to a Sept. 20 league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim High volleyball coach Jennie Webber Heilman talks with her team in a home league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim High volleyball coach Jennie Webber Heilman talks with her team in a home league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.

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Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim High volleyball coach Jennie Webber Heilman talks with her team in a home league match-up against Olympic on Sept. 20.