Coupeville Sports

Carolyn Lhamon boldly flies into battle. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They are the team to beat, and it won’t be easy.

Mount Vernon Christian is proving to be a formidable foe in the world of girls soccer this season, something which Coupeville was reminded of Wednesday afternoon.

Playing on the road, in their first game in 11 days, the Wolves fell 6-0 to the rampaging Hurricanes.

With the win, MVC improves to 3-0 and has outscored its foes 24-0.

Coupeville falls to 1-2, with both of its losses coming to the Hurricanes.

The Wolves are a half game up on La Conner (0-2), and they face those Braves next Monday in another road game.

With Friday Harbor sitting out all fall sports this time around after Covid case numbers spiked in the San Juans, there are only three Northwest 2B/1B League schools currently playing girls soccer.

With 9-0 and 6-0 wins over Coupeville, and a 9-0 victory over La Conner, MVC seems to have the league title well in hand, with the Wolves and Braves left to battle it out for second-place.

While the Wolves fell Wednesday, CHS coach Kyle Nelson saw improvement in how his squad played.

MVC scored one goal off a penalty kick and two others on corner kicks, with Coupeville keeping the Hurricanes slowed down on their regular attack.

“We were also able to make their goalkeeper work more this time with a number of good shots,” Nelson said. “Definitely an improvement from our first outing against probably one of the best girls soccer teams in 2B/1B.

“Seems like every time we switch leagues we are going up against a state champ.”