Aaron Curtin returns a shot in an earlier-season match. (John Fisken photo)
There have been better days in Coupeville High School sports history.
Thursday brought with it three contests featuring Wolf fall teams, and three fairly rough losses. The CHS volleyball, boys’ tennis and girls’ soccer squads all got run off the field of battle in fairly short order.
So, with me being on the road, visiting the nephews for a couple of days, we’re going to conserve space, lessen the pain and combine all three into one story. And off we go…
Soccer Suffers: Shantel St. Jean ripped off a hat trick and visiting Lakewood claimed its first win of the season with a 7-0 demolition of the Wolves, dropping CHS to 0-3 on the young season.
“We just fundamentally broke down and were never mentally into the game,” said Wolf coach Troy Cowan. “I take full responsibility for not having the girls mentally prepared and for not having them ready to play competitive, Lady Wolves soccer.”
Coupeville wilted under steady pressure from the aggressive Cougars and were consistently beaten to 50/50 balls. Still, there were a few bright moments.
“Micky LeVine played her best match of our short season,” Cowan said. “Micky played her heart out tonight and played with incredible touch and was consistently in the right spots on the field to make some very nice through balls.”
Volleyball Vanquished: Despite a strong all-around performance from senior Breeanna Messner, the Wolves fell in three sets at South Whidbey to their Island arch-rivals. The host Falcons ran away with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-13 victory, dropping Coupeville to 1-3 overall, 0-3 in Cascade Conference play.
Messner paced CHS with four kills, two blocks, 14 digs and a flawless 13-of-13 on service receives.
Hailey Hammer topped the Wolves with six kills, Allie Hanigan corralled five blocks and Amanda Fabrizi tossed in 14 digs, went 6-of-6 at the service stripe and 20-of-23 when receiving serve.
Senior Megan Oakes (35 of 38) and sophomore Sydney Autio (29 of 30) shared the setting duties.
Tennis Thumped: Playing its third match in as many afternoons, Coupeville (0-3) ran into a buzz-saw in Langley, falling 5-0 to the league’s best team.
1st singles — Sebastian Davis lost to Campbell Albertsen 6-2, 6-4
2nd Singles — Dalton Martin lost to Nathan Riley 6-0, 6-2
1st Doubles — Ben Etzell/Aaron Curtin lost to Charley Stelling/Jack Hood 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
2nd Doubles — Brian Norris/Kyle Bodamer lost to Jonathon Peterson/Andy Zisette 6-1, 6-1
3rd Doubles — Brandon Kelley/Jake McCormick lost to Beau Blakey/Trent Fallon 6-2, 6-1
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