Coupeville Sports

Emma Smith denies Sequim. (John Fisken photos)

   The rock in the middle of the Wolf line, senior Uriel Liquidano, gets lined-up with his QB.

Doubles ace Joey Lippo slides into battle.

May Rose leads an assault on the goal.

First place, all the way.

That’s exactly where every single fall sports team from Coupeville High School finds itself Monday afternoon.

Either in sole possession (soccer, tennis) or tied (volleyball, football) for the top of the 1A Olympic League standings.

Now, take a deep breath and accept a (big) caveat.

Football is technically in an eight-team tie for first, as none of the Olympic or Nisqually League teams, which have joined together for at least two years of gridiron action, have actually played a league game.

The first three weeks (when Coupeville went 1-2) were all non-conference tilts, while the next seven are the ones which really matter.

Things kickoff this Friday, when the Wolves travel to Tacoma to face Charles Wright Academy (1-2) for their league opener.

But, across the other three sports, Coupeville is a flawless 4-0, with a tennis win over Klahowya, a volleyball dismantling of Chimacum and a pair of soccer victories over Chimacum and Port Townsend.

Only time will tell where the Wolves finish fall, or whether they can match or top last year’s performance.

Of Coupeville’s six league titles in the first two years of Olympic League play, three have come in the spring, two in the winter and just one in the fall.

That banner came courtesy last year’s boys’ tennis team.

With 27 of 31 league games still left to play this fall (eight for volleyball, seven apiece for football and soccer and five for tennis), it’s way too early for predictions.

But it is a nice start.

Football:

Volleyball:

Girls Soccer:

Boys Tennis: