Coupeville Sports

CHS needs more female soccer players, and soon. (Bailey Thule photo)

They’re scrambling to save the season.

Midway through the first week of practice, turnout is not where it needs to be for Coupeville High School to field a full girls’ soccer team.

The Wolves, who have a new coach in former player Kimberly Kisch, lost a chunk of players to graduation and haven’t been able to fully replace them so far.

“We only have 8-9 (players) right now, so short by a bit,” said CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith. “Really need 6-7 more, so it’s in real danger of not going.”

The school is actively recruiting for more players to sign up, and one possible help is that 8th graders are eligible to play since Coupeville is a 2B school.

The Wolf booters are currently slated to kick off their season with a road trip Sept. 7 to face Granite Falls and have a 13-game schedule.

A decision on the season will have to be made well before that opener, however, because of the effect on other schools, especially Coupeville’s fellow Northwest 2B/1B League foes.

CHS, which moved back to 2B from 1A when the state did its last classification counts in 2020, fields more sports programs than most schools at its current level.

The Wolves have a cheer squad, run cross country, and play football, girls’ and boys’ soccer, and volleyball in the fall.

Coupeville’s boys’ tennis program, which also traditionally operates in the fall, has been dormant since roster numbers crashed three seasons ago.