Coupeville Sports

Emily Licence (left) and Erin Josue.

Emily Coulter

The run to state was a last trip as a family.

Now, the off-season will strip away close to half of the Coupeville High School softball squad, as family moves will pluck three girls, including two starters, from the Wolf roster.

CHS coaches David and Amy King already knew they would lose seniors Haley Sherman, Madeline Roberts and Breeanna Messner to graduation.

Now you can add sophomore Emily Coulter and freshmen Emily Licence and Erin Josue to the list of those saying goodbye.

Coulter, who started most of the season at second base, is following her parents overseas, as mom Sheila has received a military transfer to Italy.

While she’s sad to leave her Wolf teammates behind, the always-plucky Coulter is looking forward to the radical life change coming her way.

“It’s been an experience I’ll never forget!,” she said. “And hey, how many kids are able to say that they’ve lived in Italy?”

Licence, the starting third baseman and team’s #2 pitcher, is moving back to California with her family, while super sub Josue is off to Seattle to live with her dad.

Miss Licence has promised to leave her cookie recipe behind, which makes the departures a bit less wrenching. But just a bit.

All three young women were good athletes and better people and will be missed.

Good luck, ladies. You may finish your high school careers, both athletic and academic, elsewhere, but you will always be a valued part of Wolf Nation.