Coupeville Sports

Erin Rosenkranz is one of nine seniors on the Wolf girls’ soccer squad. (John Fisken photo)

A win is a win any way you get it, especially if it’s a league win.

So, while Thursday night’s 1-0 win at Chimacum — which came after a 3-1 victory in penalty kicks — maybe wasn’t all that pretty or awe-inspiring, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer team will gladly accept it.

The win gave the Wolves a sweep of the Cowboys, lifting CHS to 2-1 in Olympic League play, 5-4-1 overall.

Coupeville, which has three regular season games left, is solidly lodged in second place in the four team league.

Klahowya (4-0, 12-1) is in first, with Chimacum (1-3, 2-10) and Port Townsend (0-3, 1-10) bringing up the rear.

The Wolves, who need to finish in the top three to make the playoffs, close with three games in four days next week.

To keep alive their (admittedly slim) chances of winning a league title, they will need to shock Klahowya Monday. The game will be Senior Night for nine CHS booters.

Survive the Eagles, who played in the 2A state playoffs five consecutive years before dropping to 1A this year, and Coupeville gets last-place Port Townsend for back-to-back games.

Tuesday is a road affair, with Thursday (a makeup for a game postponed when weather knocked out ferry service) at home.

Facing a Chimacum squad they blew out 6-0 the first time around, the Wolves were missing the magic scoring touch Thursday.

Still, their defense, headed up by senior goaltender Julia Myers, responded, clamping down and denying the Cowboys much of anything.

With neither team able to break the scoreless tie in regulation or overtime, the match was decided on penalty kicks, and it was then Coupeville stepped up.

Micky LeVine, Ana Luvera and Marisa Etzell all hit on their kicks, with Myers sealing the win with a big save.

“I am very proud of these ladies, regardless of their record,” said CHS coach Troy Cowan. “It’s their heart and never-die attitude that makes me proud to coach them on the pitch.”