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Cape boys’ volleyball is back and better

The boys’ volleyball class of 2022 members are (l-r) Ethan Shuttleworth, Sal Oronzio, Alex Patterson, Nick Schweitzer, Dalson Case and Noah Windsor. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
March 17, 2022

Cape boys’ volleyball head coach Tyler Coupe is looking to improve on the 4-6 record his team posted last year and earn a second trip to the playoffs. The 2021 squad won the first round of the DBCVA tournament 3-0 over Saint Mark’s before falling to Indian River in the second round.

The Vikings have 23 players battling for a spot on the hardwood. Seniors returning to the team are Ethan Shuttleworth, Sal Oronzio, Alex Patterson, Nick Schweitzer, Dalson Case and Noah Windsor. Juniors Odin Potemski and Javier Oquendo as well as sophomore Talan Stephens also make their return to the team.

Assisting this season with head coach Tyler Coupe are Pam Coupe and Dion Lamb as well as volunteer coaches Logan Shuttleworth and Steph Hesseltine.

“We run one unit at practice,” said head coach Tyler Coupe. “Post practice before a match we will decide who will play on varsity and who will play on the junior varsity. Then it will reset as soon as that match is over. Everyone is on the same playing field. The goal is to keep everyone challenged and pushing each other. With a new sport, there is a wide range of skill sets. We believe this is the best way to keep everyone on the same focus of improving each day. There will probably be a handful of kids on the varsity each time and a handful on the JV each time. And that’s fine. This is about progressing and getting better. We’ll do whatever we have to do to get that done.”

Cape will open the season Wednesday, March 23, at home against Concord.

 

Cape coaches for the 2022 season are (l-r) assistant coach Dion Lamb, assistant coach Pam Coupe and head coach Tyler Coupe. Not shown are volunteer coaches Logan Shuttleworth and Steph Hesseltine.
Cape senior Ethan Shuttleworth slams a jump serve.
Sophomore Talan Stephens bumps a return at a recent practice.
Junior Nico Paynko bumps a return.
Freshman Kieran Morrissey will add depth to the team.
Junior Charles Casas bumps a set.
Cape senior Dalson Case bumps a set at the net.
Junior Dylan Henry slams a spike.
Junior Charles Casas slams a kill.
Senior Salvatore Oronzio slams a kill.
Senior Alex Patterson puts one away at the net.
Junior Odin DeLazaro Potemski will bring power to the front line.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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