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We’re never leavin’ town, suckers!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Golf, Softball, Stange has Moves, Track on February 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »

“Why is Stange dancing over there?!?!”

“No livin’ on a school bus for this guy! No McDonald’s twice a week! Wahoo!!”

“Wait … track has to go to Sultan … TWICE?!?!”

So who did Ken Stange pay off?

I kid. I kid. But, seriously, who did he pay off, because the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team is rarely going to see the inside of a school bus this season.

Want to enjoy the thrill of playing in front of your home fans? Be a netter, because they’re scheduled to play an astonishing 10 of their 14 matches on the courts at CHS.

With one of their four road trips just a short jaunt to Langley, and another a hop across the ferry to play Chimacum in Port Townsend, Stange will laugh and laugh when other coaches talk about epic trips to the wilds of Sultan.

Having wrested the semi-mostly-kinda-finished spring sports schedules from Wolf scheduling maestro Kim Andrews (who didn’t give them up easily), I was able to quickly look at them and pick up little tidbits of interest. All while fending off Andrews, who kept on screaming “The ink hasn’t even dried yet, you heathen!!”

Of note, after a basketball season in which Coupeville spent a LARGE chunk of time on the road, is a return to balanced scheduling.

Well, except for track, which never gets to host more than one meet in a season. Randy King will have plenty of Sultan stories, as his squad visits that town twice.

Softball and boys’ soccer have balanced schedules, while baseball hosts 11 of its 20 games.

The record for traveling, however, won’t go to the track squad. Instead, that honor falls to Wolf golfers Austin and Christine Fields, who will trek to Langley every single day. With Coupeville not having its own links squad, the Fields will train and travel with South Whidbey, while still repping the black and red of their home school.

Schedules:

P.S. — check http://coupeville.tandemcal.com/ for updates, because as Andrews will tell you, “Nothing is written in permanent ink, buddy!!!”

BASEBALL:

Wed-Mar. 13 @ Lakewood
Fri-15 Lakewood
Sat-16 Nooksack Valley
Sat-23 Port Townsend
Mon-25 South Whidbey
Wed-27 @ South Whidbey
Fri-29 South Whidbey
Mon-April 1 @ Cedarcrest (DH)
Wed-3 Cedarcrest
Mon-8 ATM
Wed-10 @ ATM
Fri-12 ATM
Mon-15 @ Granite Falls
Wed-17 Granite Falls
Fri-19 @ Granite Falls
Mon-22 Sultan
Wed-24 @ Sultan
Fri-26 Sultan
Mon-29 @ Lakewood

BOYS SOCCER:

Tue-Mar. 12 @ Friday Harbor
Tue-19 @ Cedarcrest
Fri-22 @ Lakewood
Tue-26 South Whidbey
Fri-29 @ Sultan
Tues-April 2 ATM
Fri-5 @ Granite Falls
Mon-8 King’s
Wed-10 Cedarcrest
Fri-12 Lakewood
Tue-16 @ South Whidbey
Wed-17 Friday Harbor
Fri-19 Sultan
Mon-22 @ ATM
Wed-24 Granite Falls
Fri-26 @ King’s

GIRLS TENNIS:

Tue-Mar. 12 @ Friday Harbor
Wed-13 ATM
Mon-18 Lakewood
Wed-20 @ South Whidbey
Fri-22 Chimacum
Tue-26 ATM
Wed-27 South Whidbey
Thur-28 Blaine
Tues-April 9 @ Granite Falls
Fri-12 Lakewood
Wed-17 Friday Harbor
Tue-23 Lakewood
Thur-25 Granite Falls
Fri-26 @ Chimacum

SOFTBALL:

Wed-Mar. 13 @ Lakewood
Thur-14 @ Meridian
Tue-19 South Whidbey
Thur-21 @ Cedarcrest
Sat-23 Port Townsend
Mon-25 ATM
Wed-27 @ Granite Falls
Fri-29 Sultan
Mon-April 1 @ Lakewood
Mon-8 South Whidbey
Wed-10 @ Cedarcrest
Fri-12 ATM
Tue-16 @ Granite Falls
Thur-18 Sultan
Tue-23 Lakewood
Mon-29 @ South Whidbey
Wed-May 1 Cedarcrest
Fri-3 @ ATM
Tue-7 Granite Falls
Thur-9 @ Sultan

TRACK:

Thur-Mar. 14 @ Island Jamboree (Oak Harbor)
Thur-21 @ Sultan w/ Granite Falls
Sat-23 @ Tri-District previews (King’s)
Thur-28 @ Granite Falls w/ South Whidbey
Thur-April 11 @ Sultan w/ Cedarcrest and King’s
Thur-18 South Whidbey
Thur-25 @ South Whidbey w/ ATM

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Young Wolf soccer ace sparks bidding war!!

Posted in Boys Soccer on February 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Left to right, Dawson, Amanda, Cathy and Dan d’Almeida.

Dawson d’Almeida is a wanted man.

A week before participating in his first high school soccer practice, the Coupeville High School freshman has already assured himself of a team to play with after the Wolves end their run in the spring.

Two teams actually.

Having been selected for both the NW Nationals Red (Lynnwood) and the Washington Rush Nike (Everett) BU16 soccer squads, d’Almeida will have to make a decision. But, since the select soccer season doesn’t start until after the high school season, he’ll have time to consider all the pros and cons.

Whichever route he takes, he will suit up for a team playing RCL Division 2 soccer, one rung below where older sister Amanda played this year as a member of the NW Nationals Red. RCL Division 1 is the highest league in Washington state.

Currently deep in the throes of choosing a college — she has multiple scholarship offers and is one of only two girls on her select squad not to have signed on the dotted line — Amanda will switch things up next week when she returns to lead the Wolf girls’ tennis team during her senior season.

With the first day of high school practice slated for Monday, Feb. 25, Dawson, who has been battling the triple threat of the flu, cough and cold, will try and make an immediate positive impression on Wolf coach Paul Mendes. If he plays like he did during select squad tryouts, that shouldn’t be a problem.

“His technical skill was great at tryouts, so all those hours of juggling and playing are paying off,” said dad Dan d’Almeida, the CHS girls’ soccer coach. “Hopefully his momentum carries over to his high school season.”

Select club soccer has become the most important calling card for a player trying to land a college scholarship, with college coaches putting a higher value on that then on the high school season. For players in remote areas like Whidbey Island, that means you have to work harder to get noticed.

Along with the d’Almeida’s, other CHS players who have gone off-Island to play select soccer recently have included Luke Pelant, Josh Wilsey, Sean Donley, Jeremy Copenhaver and Zane Bundy, all who figure to feature prominently on this year’s Wolf squad.

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It’s only raining in your mind!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Golf, Softball, Track on February 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »

220 hours until Aaron Trumbull brings the heat… (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Nicole Becker unleashes her speedy feet…

and McKayla Bailey starts whippin’ frozen b-b’s at batters.

Ignore the weather outside.

We stand nine days (about 220 hours, give or take an hour) away from the start of spring sports in Coupeville.

Monday, Feb. 25 brings the first day of practice for baseball, softball, boys’ soccer, girls’ tennis, track and golf. Story lines abound.

Will a baseball team headed up by the players who won a state little league crown in 2010 make a run in the Cascade Conference and give ATM and the big boys a wedgie?

Will Maria Rockwell join McKayla Bailey to give the Wolf softball team a wicked one-two combo of flamethrowers?

Will Mendes‘ marauders return to state in soccer? Will any of Ken Stange’s netters emulate their male counterparts and go full-Etzell, diving on the cement court in pursuit of a loose ball?

How fast is Makana Stone? How hungry for redemption is Madison Tisa McPhee? Will Caleb Valko be goofing off and drop the shot put on his foot at any point this season?

And last, but certainly least, will the Fields family (senior Austin and sophomore Christine) scorch the field at the state golf meet once again? Christine was the 8th best golfer in 1A last year as a freshman, largely based on a great 2nd day.

Of course, as we gaze out into a muddy February morning at the moment, the only question that really resonates is — when will the rain go away?

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Spring approaches … sort of!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Golf, Softball, Track on February 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

“I stare into the abyss. I need a miracle to prove that spring approaches…”

“I got you, Messner! I’ll throw this ball out of winter…”

“And catch it in spring!!”

“Hot dang!!”

As you stare out into a gray, rainy February afternoon, the thought that baseball and softball and track and all the other spring sports will soon be upon us probably seems slightly ridiculous.

But it’s true. 16 days from now (Monday, Feb. 25 — the day after the Oscars), Wolf athletes will hit the great outdoors for the first day of practice.

Led by Paul Mendes (boys’ soccer), Willie Smith (baseball), Randy King (track), Ken Stange (girls’ tennis) and David and Amy King (softball), CHS athletes will head into a new season, full of promise and hope.

At the same time, Wolf golfers Austin and Christine Fields will pack their clubs in the family car and head South, as they will train and travel with South Whidbey, since Coupeville doesn’t have a links program.

Storylines abound.

Will Madison Tisa McPhee return to dominating in the hurdles? Just how fast is Makana Stone? Can the Fields return to the state meet (senior Austin has been twice, sophomore Christine is 1-for-1)? Will a baseball team led by the players who won a state title in little league make a splash at the high school level?

But, that’s why they play the games.

First home contest is a girls’ tennis match Wednesday, March 13, followed by baseball games Friday and Saturday, March 15-16.

Hopefully Whidbey will have rained itself out by then.

P.S. — I didn’t want to ruin the flow of the photos above with extra words. Picture #1 is by Shelli Trumbull, #3 by Chris Chan and #2 and #4 by John Fisken.

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“The team being rambunctious, we broke the hot tub…”

Posted in Boys Soccer, Josh Wilsey shenanigans on January 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Josh Wilsey and Bessie Walstad model sweet sweaters. Later, Wilsey would get up to much soccer-related shenanigans.

Josh Wilsey and Bessie Walstad model sweet sweaters at school. Later, Wilsey would get up to much soccer-related shenanigans.

Let’s enter the mind of Josh Wilsey for a second.

The Coupeville High School senior just returned from a three-day select soccer showcase tournament in Portland, where he and fellow Wolf booter Luke Pelant displayed their skills in front of college scouts.

Now, I could take his comments and hack them up into quotes. Or, I could just step out of the way and let Mr. Wilsey unleash the Parmesan-scented tale of soccer and shenanigans in his own words.

I choose option B.

Oh, yeah, it was for our premier league team, Northwest United FC.

It was the Portland winter college showcase, where 90+ colleges are invited to attend. It’s not regulation time of games. It’s two 30 minute halves, and a five minute halftime so the scouts can make as many games as possible.

Games were held at Hillsboro Stadium, Liberty High School and 53rd Avenue Park.

Me and Luke were blessed to be a part of the first-ever U-19 Northwest United team to ever qualify for the tournament.

Our showcase consisted of four games, one on Saturday at 5:20, which was so foggy you could barely make out the goal posts at the other side of the field! We played Eastside Timbers FC. They were a tough team to play. But we held them to a 1-0 loss.

A pizza party took place soon after, and a room full of these kids spells trouble, Parmesan cheese pranks, and me and two others playing on a child’s play place. Giving children bad examples and frustrating parents.

After that we all retired to the hotel’s hot tub, and, the team being rambunctious, we broke the hot tub, and it went out of order until we left.

The next day we had two games. One in the morning against a team from Coeur d’Alene. We held them to a 0-0 draw on a very, very cold and foggy morning game, then we had 11 hours to spare until our next game, which was at 8:50 at night.

In that time we went walking around Portland, getting lost with team mates Eduardo Avila and Carter DeGraw, until we found Luke and his parent, which led us to the mall, and we spent time there getting some good deals from the strip mall that was shutting down.

Later we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the San Francisco/Atlanta game, while Luke got googly eyes from our waitress. After that, me and Luke took teammates Eduardo Avila and Rhino to a movie, and had fun there.

Then we got ready for our nighttime game, which we lost 2-0 against Washington East Seely, which we played against in the regular season play in Spokane, losing 3-2 but coming back from a 3-0 deficit.

The next day was our last day as Northwest United FC players, and our game was against a team from Eugene. We ultimately lost 3-0, but I set up a lot of scoring opportunities for my teammates, but they were either just wide or the keeper did his job and saved them.

I love that team. I was the new guy at first but we created strong bonds, like a family, and these guys will always be my family, and I’ll always have their backs no matter what — that’s what a team is, and that’s what you do for your teammates.

It was such a fun trip, a lot of memories were made, and most of them unforgettable. This season has prepared me for my final season playing on the pitch as a Coupeville Wolf this coming soccer season, and I intend to make my senior season the best, and I feel like Luke feels the same way.

Thank you for your time, and thanks for listening, David.

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