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Narrow loss, bright future

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf sharpshooter Chayse Van Velkinburgh (middle) rattled home his sixth goal of the season Wednesday. (Jacob Lujan photo)

The growth is real.

After narrowly missing the playoffs last season, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad is right in the thick of things, currently holding down third place in the 10-team Northwest 2B/1B League.

With the top six teams advancing to the district playoffs, the Wolves, who can finish anywhere from second to fifth, are postseason-bound this time around.

And while a razor-thin 2-1 loss Wednesday at Providence Classical Christian prevented the Wolves from moving up a slot, at least for a day, the future remains bright.

With one game left on the regular season schedule, a home game October 28 against two-time defending state champ Orcas Island, it’s all about seeding now.

Wednesday’s rumble in Bothell was a tense affair, with Chayse Van Velkinburgh netting his sixth goal of the campaign on a penalty kick.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, PCC had two answers, just enough to escape with the victory and net three points in the standings.

Now, it’s time to move on and prep for Orcas, which has played in five consecutive 2B/1B state title games, winning three of them.

“Close game (today),” said Coupeville coach Jim Kunz.

“Ref made some questionable calls, but this is where we’re at. One game left. Then we’ll know our placement.”

 

Where things stand through 10/21:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 7-0-0 21 13-0-1
MV Christian 6-1-0 18 9-1-2
Coupeville 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
PC Christian 5-2-0 15 6-5-1
Friday Harbor 4-2-1 13 7-4-1
La Conner 3-4-0 9 6-6-1
Lopez Island 2-6-0 6 2-10-0
CPC-Lynnwood 1-5-1 4 4-8-1
Evangel Classical 1-5-1 4 5-5-2
Grace Academy 0-7-0 0 0-11-0

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Home soccer rumble scratched

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wyatt Fitch-Marron and friends now have this Friday night off. (Jacob Lujan photo)

Cross them off the schedule.

Friday Night Lights will dim in Cow Town this week, as Crosspoint Christian has bailed on its planned trip to Mickey Clark Field to square off with the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad.

The move is being made because of District 2 shuffling its playoff schedule, which has forced Crosspoint to move a league game to the spot previously slotted for the journey to Whidbey Island.

Because of the postseason hurtling into view the non-conference tilt will not be rescheduled said CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith.

That leaves the Wolves, who sit at 8-3-1, with two regular season games left — Wednesday, October 21 on the road in Bothell against Providence Classical Christian, then at home October 28 against two-time defending state champs Orcas Island.

The matchup with Crosspoint was scheduled to be Senior Night for CHS soccer, but that ceremony — honoring Sam Richards, Sage Arends, and Solomon Rudat — will now happen before the Orcas game.

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Big games, big stakes

Posted in Boys Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on October 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School spirit team supernova Bella Karr has had plenty to cheer about this fall. (Jackie Saia photo)

Welcome to crunch time.

As we slip into the second half of October, the games get bigger and the playoff chase becomes a part of every day’s reality.

Cross country is the first Coupeville High School fall sports team to begin the postseason, racing at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships Wednesday in Mount Vernon.

Meanwhile, Wolf football clashes with conference archrival Friday Harbor on the road Friday, needing a win to keep alive any playoff dreams.

For volleyball and the soccer squads, action continues as well.

The spikers trek off to La Conner Tuesday for a conference rumble, before hosting non-league rival Forks Friday night.

With the booters, the girls are at La Conner Tuesday, then off to Port Townsend Saturday to clash with East Jefferson, while the boys are in Bothell Wednesday to face Providence Classical Christian, then at home Friday against Crosspoint Christian.

Keeping that all in mind, here are where things sit through October 18:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 6-0-0 18 12-0-1
Coupeville 5-1-1 16 8-3-1
MV Christian 5-1-0 15 8-1-2
PC Christian 4-2-0 12 6-4-1
Friday Harbor 3-2-1 10 6-4-1
La Conner 3-3-0 9 6-5-1
CPC-Lynnwood 1-4-1 4 3-7-1
Evangel Classical 1-4-1 4 5-4-2
Lopez Island 1-6-0 3 1-9-0
Grace Academy 0-6-0 0 0-10-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 1-0 4-2
Coupeville 0-1 1-5

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
MV Christian 9-0-0 27 11-2-1
Friday Harbor 7-2-0 21 7-6-0
Lopez Island 6-3-2 20 6-4-2
Coupeville 4-4-2 14 5-5-2
La Conner 2-4-2 8 2-8-2
PC Christian 2-7-0 6 2-7-0
Orcas Island 0-10-0 0 0-12-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Darrington 5-0 13-2
MV Christian 6-1 12-1
Coupeville 5-3 6-6
La Conner 3-3 5-5
Orcas Island 2-4 5-8
Friday Harbor 2-5 3-6
Concrete 0-7 6-11

Wolf fans bring big energy. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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“They all played awesome”

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 15, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Solomon Rudat flies into battle. (Jacob Lujan photo)

“I’m so proud of this team stepping up and playing a great game.”

Facing a stern test Thursday afternoon at Friday Harbor, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad came away with a hard-earned scoreless tie to maintain their place in the standings.

The draw against a top-flight foe is the first stalemate in 26 games at CHS for coach Jim Kunz, but one he can live with.

“Great game. Super tough. So physical,” he said.

“Not many fouls being called so second half got brutal. Elbows were thrown and tempers were high on both sides.”

With the tie Coupeville sits at 5-1-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-3-1 overall and holds on to second place in the ten-team conference.

Two-time defending state champ Orcas Island (6-0-0 for 18 points) is atop the league, while CHS has 16, followed by Mount Vernon Christian (5-1-0 for 15), Providence Classical Christian (4-2-0 for 12), and Friday Harbor (3-2-1 for 10).

La Conner (3-3-0 for nine), Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood (1-4-1 for four), Evangel Classical (1-4-1 for four), Lopez Island (1-6-0 for three), and Grace Academy (0-6-0 for zippo) round out the field.

Coupeville closes regular season play with a road trip to PCC October 21, a non-conference home tilt on Senior Night against Crosspoint Christian two days later, then a home showdown October 28 with Orcas.

With the top six NWL teams making the playoffs, the Wolves are in a prime position, while also hoping to secure a home playoff game — which would be played at Oak Harbor’s stadium.

But that’s the future. For now, the Wolves made the trip back to Whidbey in a good mood.

“They all played awesome, so it’s hard to pinpoint the best,” Kunz said.

“For sure our defensive line — Brian (Thompson), Shiloh (Sandlin), Wyatt (Fitch-Marron), Lincoln (Wagner), with Chayse (Van Velkinburgh) at the six, shut their offense down.

“But I think I could have put Solomon (Rudat) anywhere on the field today.

“He played the best game I’ve ever seen out of him, half in defense and half in midfield.”

Wyatt Fitch-Marron gets a kick out of life. (Julie Wheat photo)

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Six score, everyone wins

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Fresh off being tabbed as Homecoming royalty Coupeville sniper Edmund Kunz netted another goal. (Jackie Saia photos)

They ran them off the field. Literally.

With six different players netting a goal Tuesday, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad drilled visiting Grace Academy 8-0, ending the game 20 minutes sooner than expected thanks to a fairly new mercy rule.

The lopsided win lifts the Wolves to 5-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-3 overall, and keeps them in sole possession of second place in the 10-team conference with three NWL bouts left to play.

Coupeville hits the road for its next two rumbles, traveling to Friday Harbor (3-2, 6-4) Thursday, then trekking to Bothell October 21 to square off with Providence Classical Christian (4-1, 6-3-1).

After that comes a non-conference game with Crosspoint Christian (3-7) October 23, before the regular season finale at home October 28 against two-time defending state champ Orcas Island (5-0, 11-0-1).

Tuesday’s tilt against Grace Academy (0-5, 0-9) at Mickey Clark Field offered Wolf fans plenty of opportunities to let loose with cheers, as the goals rained down from all angles.

Barely 75 seconds into play, CHS freshman Malachi Chapa weaved through a pack of defenders before slapping home the game’s first, but far from last, score.

Coupeville kept the pressure on in the first half, with 98.7% of the action happening on one side of the field, as Wolf goaltender Sam Richards got to be the loneliest man in town way down on the other end of the pitch.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron got his head into the game, redirecting a pass from Edmund Wilson into the back of the net to make it 2-0, before Sage Arends and Edmund Kunz punched in goals to jam the gas pedal through the floor.

The soccer ball can run, but it can’t hide from Malachi Chapa.

Up 4-0 at the half, the Wolves doubled their output in short order coming out of the halftime break.

Chapa netted his second score of the night, followed by Brian Thompson zinging in a well-placed shot.

Then, after Edmund Wilson crunched home his team-leading 11th goal of the season while flying down the right side, Thompson popped back up, capping the goal explosion when he converted off of a deflection in front of the net.

Richards moved out into the field for the second half while Shiloh Sandlin slid into the net, and he completed the shutout with 20 minutes of spotless play.

Under new WIAA rules, a lead of eight or more becomes official once 60 minutes of play is completed, sending Grace back to Marysville early while the Wolves celebrated with their fans.

With the game well in hand, CHS coach Jim Kunz was able to give valuable field time to young guns like Gracen Joiner, Ryder Phipps, and Mario Martinez, with Phipps in particular giving a strong push up front.

After delivering an eight-goal bonanza Tuesday, Coupeville has scored 42 on the season, with 12 different players hitting paydirt.

That’s the second-best showing in program history, trailing only the 2004 squad, which had 15 scorers.

Wilson’s goal was the 19th of his prep career, leaving him one shy of tying William Nelson for #4 on the all-time CHS boys career scoring chart, while Arends netted his 16th.

Meanwhile Thompson (6), Kunz (5), Chapa (4), and Fitch-Marron (3) added to their tallies.

It’s like they’re heading to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

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