Coupeville Sports

Wolf captain Sage Arends scored Wednesday at La Conner. (Jackie Saia photo)

They battled the breeze and the Braves.

A still-developing Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad put up a good fight against the elements and a talented foe Wednesday before falling 4-2 at La Conner.

The loss drops the Wolves to 1-4, with a home game against Providence Classical Christian next up on the schedule.

That game is set for Friday at Mickey Clark Field, with a 3:00 PM kickoff.

Gusty winds in La Conner made life an adventure for Coupeville’s pitch warriors, who got scores from Sage Arends and Brian Thompson.

It was the first goal of the season for both booters, and the pair now have four and three career tallies, respectively.

While the Wolves would have preferred a win, they will take lessons from the loss.

“We made some coverage mistakes and passing mistakes,” said CHS coach Jim Kunz. “Many shots were taken, but they either weren’t on goal or blocked by the goalie.

“We needed to stick with the basics of passing down the field to the goal to take a shot.”

Coupeville will continue to work on fine-tuning things as the season progresses.

“We’ll be going over the breakdown in our performance to prepare for Friday,” Kunz said. “We’ll be making changes before we meet La Conner again.”