Coupeville Sports

Jae LeVine works on hitting during the early days of practice. (John Fisken photos)

Cameron Toomey-Stout explodes around the corner.

High school sports have returned.

The calendar has rolled into September and the first game of the 2014-2015 school year is mere days away.

You may not be ready to give up summer, but come Friday night, fall is here, at least in terms of athletics. And, while it probably won’t be foggy and rainy — don’t worry, that’s coming — the new season kicks off with a bang.

Island rival South Whidbey hits Cow Town for a 7 PM football game, with ownership of The Bucket on the line.

The Falcons boast a new head coach in former college vet Chris Tormey.

By his side will be former Wolf assistant coach Alex Heilig, who jumped programs after two years at CHS.

The game is now a non-conference affair, with Coupeville having left the 1A/2A Cascade Conference for the 1A Olympic League, but that will do little to detract from the emotion.

Wolf volleyball jumps into the fray the next day, attending a jamboree in Oak Harbor, while girls’ soccer hosts South Whidbey Tuesday, Aug. 9 and boys’ tennis travels to Archbishop Thomas Murphy Aug. 10.

While the netters are the last of Coupeville’s four fall sports teams to kick off their season, they will be the first to play an Olympic League contest.

That comes Aug. 18, when Klahowya comes to Whidbey.