Coupeville Sports

   CMS 8th grader Matthew Kelley and the fruits of his soccer summer. (Photo courtesy Pat Kelley)

   Kalia and Mia Littlejohn pose with their select soccer teammates Sunday after a tourney win. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)

   Hoops sensation Izzy Wells (left) and lil’ sister Savina enjoy shaved ice as they try and beat the heat in Arlington. (Katy Wells photo)

   Wells (15) is joined by teammates (l to r) Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Audrianna Shaw and Ja’Kenya Hoskins. (Photo courtesy Dustin Van Velkinburgh)

  Kelley (bottom row, far left) basks in the glow of the championship cup.

They took the heat and dished it back out.

Fleeing Whidbey Island during a hectic weekend when arts and crafts festivals, barbecues, hydroplane races and car shows clogged everything in sight, a group of Coupeville athletes took to the scorching-hot mainland.

Once there, the Wolves put in work at basketball and soccer tourneys, with several of them coming back home bearing championship glory.

Four young Coupeville hoopsters — Izzy Wells, Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Ja’Kenya Hoskins and Audrianna Shaw — ended up in Arlington, playing in 90+ degree weather at an outdoor 3 v 3 showdown.

While they didn’t win any trophies, the Wolf stars of the future acquitted themselves nicely and earned their shaved ice treats.

“Those four are good athletes,” said coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh. “Girls played hard and gained valuable experience.”

Meanwhile, off in Bellingham, three Coupeville booters, playing on two separate teams, all won titles at the Phillips 66 Rimland Challenge.

CMS 8th grader Matthew Kelley and his Northwest United FC squad romped to four straight wins, outscoring their foes 14-3 en route to winning the BU15 COPA flight.

Kelley punched in a pair of goals and dealt out three assists as he added to his stash of soccer awards from a busy summer schedule.

Sisters Mia and Kalia Littlejohn, who will be a junior and sophomore at CHS respectively, were just as successful.

Rampaging across the turf, the duo helped spark Northwest United G’00 Black to a championship win in GU17-19.

They and their select teammates won four of five over the course of the weekend, avenging their lone loss in the championship tilt.

Northwest United nipped Blackhills FC in penalty kicks after battling to a 1-1 tie through regulation and overtime.