Howlin’ Wolves chomp on Vikings

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Howlin’ Wolves chomp on Vikings

October 14, 2026 by David Svien

Lyla Grose scored and played in goal for the Wolves in a win on Orcas Island. (Jacob Lujan photo)

Fourteen down, one (or two) to go.

Five different Wolves knocked in a goal Wednesday on Orcas Island, as the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad rolled to a 5-0 shutout of the host Vikings.

The win lifts CHS to 4-3-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4-2 overall heading into a home clash Friday with league leader Mount Vernon Christian.

Facing off with a winless Orcas team, Jasmine Ader’s howlin’ Wolves spread the offensive love around.

Lillian Ketterling opened the scoring, with Lyla Grose, Sophia Greene, Tamsin Ward, and Lucy Schisel also beating the netminder.

It was the first goal of the season for both Greene and Ward, with the latter making her debut after sitting out the first 10 games while recovering from an injury.

Now with 16 career goals, Ward is one back of Lindsey Roberts for #4 on the CHS girls all-time scoring chart.

Grose and Ketterling are coming in hot, with nine apiece, while Schisel (4) and Greene (2) are working their way up the ladder as well.

Sophia Greene makes a run. (Julie Wheat photo)

With the explosion on Orcas, 14 of the 16 players on the roster have scored this year, the best single-season mark in program history.

The only two players without a score are goaltender Finley Helm, who has spent 95% of her time defending against shots, and not taking them, and defensive dynamo Taylor Marrs, who has been sidelined with a broken ankle.

Helm, who scored last season as an 8th grader, got some field time Wednesday, with Grose stepping into the net to finish off the shutout.

The Wolves, who are in their second season back after the program was shut down for two seasons due to a lack of players, has topped last year’s four-win total, and are in the hunt for a playoff berth.

After playing MVC Friday at Mickey Clark Field — 6:00 PM start and free admission — CHS travels to La Conner October 20, has a non-conference road game against East Jefferson October 24, then closes the regular season in Cow Town October 29 against Friday Harbor.