Coupeville Sports

Brian Thompson fuels up after a busy day on the soccer pitch. (Robert Wood photo)

The ancient prophecy states – a young gun will carry them to nirvana.

If you believe that, then Tuesday’s trip to Marysville played out perfectly for the Coupeville High School co-ed soccer team.

With Wolf 8th grader Brian Thompson banging home the first two goals of his prep pitch career, the Wolves nipped host Grace Academy 2-1, and now find themselves battling for the top spot in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

CHS is 4-4-1 overall, 2-0 in conference action, tied with Lopez Island, La Conner, and Orcas Island atop the nine-team league.

At least for the moment, as Orcas also played Tuesday, and a win against Friday Harbor will put them a half-game up on everyone else.

Next up for Coupeville is a home rumble Friday, Oct. 18 with Mount Vernon Christian (0-2, 5-3-1).

Kickoff is 6:00 PM at Mickey Clark Field, and it’s free to attend.

After playing four of their last five on the road, the Wolves now close with four of six on their home pitch.

Tuesday’s road game wasn’t the prettiest ever played, but CHS came up big when it needed to, according to Wolf coach Robert Wood.

“A chaotic game. No real substantial form, but success when needed,” he said.

“Brian’s touch and focus were absolutely perfect when it counted.”

The Wolves return home to play at Mickey Clark Field this Friday. (Parker Hammons photo)

Schedule change:

The end of the regular season has been tweaked due to a need to conclude things earlier than originally planned.

That’s mainly to give NWL teams time to play tiebreakers for playoff spots, if needed.

Coupeville’s regular season finale, a home clash with Orcas Island, set for Nov. 6, has moved up to Saturday, Nov. 2.

The new kickoff time is 12:30 PM, and there will be a modified JV game following the varsity contest.

With that change, Coupeville’s Senior Night festivities have also moved, landing on Oct. 29, when the Wolves host Providence Classical Christian.