Coupeville Sports

It’s been a slow start so far.

Losses Tuesday for both the volleyball and girls’ soccer squads left Coupeville High School varsity sports teams with a combined 0-6 mark on the new sports season.

The Wolf spikers fell to 0-2 after absorbing a 25-21, 25-11, 25-14 loss at Lakewood, while the Coupeville booters were shut out for the second straight game, falling 6-0 at Cedarcrest. Toss in a 0-2 football team and a boys’ tennis squad that would just like to have someone, anyone come play them (its only match thus far was postponed when the other team had a lack of players) and the season is resembling a giant doughnut.

There are bright spots, however, and not just the fact the Wolf JV football team played like a beast in its opening win. The spikers went down swinging hard Tuesday, getting hustle and smooth play from Bessie Walstad (four kills and 17 digs) and Megan Oakes (11 assists).

And, while the soccer score was a bit more of a blow-out, Coupeville was playing a state finalist from last year and still managed to shut Cedarcrest down for chunks of the game behind the net play of goalies McKayla Bailey and Joye Jackson.

Both Wolf teams return to action Thursday. Soccer will travel to Lakewood, while the volleyballers (and tennis players) welcome South Whidbey to town.