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Battle with honor!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, CHS Wolves, Forks, Soccer, tie on April 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Axel Partida flies the friendly (and super-windy) skies Saturday as Coupeville fights to a 3-3 stalemate with previously-perfect Forks. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“You want to take our photo??!?! Well, OK, but only if you insist.”

“This blanket is NOT helping!!!! I can feel every wind gust cutting right to my very soul, man!!!!!”

Buffeted by some killer wind, Wolf captain William Nelson ponders the meaning of life, and why he can’t feel his arms or legs…

“If they’re playing, we’re staying!” The most die-hard of pitch fans have found their perch.

Derek Leyva, on the rampage and headed for his team-best 15th goal of the season.

Perfect no more.

While the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad couldn’t hang on for the knockout Saturday, the Wolves overcame vicious winds and a stellar defense to put the first ding in Forks’ armor.

Facing a team which had given up just one goal in six previous games, CHS rifled home enough scores to walk away with a hard-earned 3-3 tie on its home pitch.

Since the game was a non-conference affair, the two teams did not go to overtime or a shootout, cause … soccer.

Now 4-3-2 on the season, Coupeville drops Forks to 6-0-1.

The Spartans entered play Saturday having outscored its foes 32-1, but that was likely because they hadn’t met the free-wheeling Leyva boys yet.

The sophomore cousins each notched another goal, with Derek Leyva hitting on his 15th score and Aram Leyva netting his seventh.

While he’s not part of the family, at least by blood, senior captain Ethan Spark can score just like the cousins, and he punched home his second goal in the last three games to round out the scoring.

The Coupeville booters are wading through their toughest stretch of the schedule, and get right back at it Tuesday when they travel to Port Angeles to face a 6-2-1 squad.

JV wins:

With a little help from an outsider, the Wolf young guns erupted for a hail of goals late in the game to secure a 4-1 win.

The game was played 7-on-7 instead of the usual 11-on-11, and Forks loaned out one of their guys to give Coupeville a “full” roster.

That Spartan ended up knocking in a goal for the Wolves, who also got two scores from Chris Cernick and one from Jonathan Partida.

The game was scoreless at the break, then Forks broke the stalemate midway through the second half.

“We kept fighting,” Cernick said, and when the Wolves finally broke through, they liked it so much they didn’t stop, scoring all four of their goals during a furious final 15 minutes.

Photos abound:

While the Wolves battled Mother Nature and Forks, photo bug John Fisken snapped away and captured the pics seen above, and a whole lot more.

To take a gander at everything he shot, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2018-04-07-Boys-vs-Forks/

And, when you do, remember, purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS students/athletes.

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Fill your empty hours!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Softball, Track, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, McKenzie Bailey, spring sports, track and field on April 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Josh Robinson gets ready to launch a charge up-field. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The catcher is ready, but she’ll never get her mitt on the ball, as Lauren Rose smokes yet another hit.

Jacob Smith powers into the lead during a tense relay leg.

Freshman phenom Genna Wright makes an offering to the sun gods.

Jake Hoagland delivers pain unto an innocent baseball.

Wolf runners Mallory Kortuem (foreground) and Natalie Hollrigel push hard for the finish line.

Ben Smith fights with a rival for possession of the ball.

International superstar McKenzie Bailey finds multiple ways to stay warm on a chilly prairie while watching lil’ sis Mollie play softball.

The games will return.

Yes, today is the third consecutive day without a Coupeville team playing, as a rain-soaked spring break plays out.

But Friday, weather permitting, brings the return of Wolf softball, and Saturday is slated to see softball, baseball and soccer all take the field.

Until then, a smattering of photos, drawing from all the various spring sports, to remind you of what it looks like when athletes are actually in action.

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We shoot? We score!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, CHS Wolves, Derek Leyva, goals, Soccer, Stats on April 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »

With six goals in eight games, Wolf sophomore Aram Leyva has matched his total from his freshman season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The offense has a little extra octane in it this year.

The Coupeville High School boys soccer squad passed the halfway point of the regular season Monday, and sits at 4-3-1 overall, 3-1 in Olympic League play.

After upcoming back-to-back non-conference tilts with Forks and Port Angeles, the Wolves close with five straight conference games, then hope to be playoff-bound.

If the goal-scoring stays at current levels, a postseason berth should be fairly easy to get.

With nine different players tallying at least one score, CHS has already rattled the net for 34 goals.

That figure tops last year’s season-ending totals and is already the fourth-best team mark in the last nine years.

Why am I using nine seasons for this comparison, you ask? Easy answer — that’s what the Olympic League site has archived.

So, looking at the Wolf boys from 2010 to this moment in time, here’s how things have played out.

2010 – 39 goals
2011 – 30
2012 – 27
2013 – 15
2014 – 22
2015 – 37
2016 – 48
2017 – 26
2018 – 34 and counting

When it comes to individual scoring, sophomore Derek Leyva, who transferred to Coupeville this year, is out in front and chasing the Wolf single-season records.

On the boys side, that mark belong to Derek’s cousin, Abraham Leyva, who punched in 20 in one campaign, while Mia Littlejohn owns the school record with 27.

Season totals:

Derek Leyva – 14
Aram Leyva – 6
Sam Wynn – 4
Pedro Gamarra – 3
William Nelson – 3
Chris Cernick – 1
Jonathan Partida – 1
Ethan Spark – 1
James Wood – 1

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Jump into the fire!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged boys soccer, CHS Wolves, fashion forward, Luke Pelant, Vashon Island, William Nelson on April 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville booters Hunter Downes (3) and William Nelson celebrate a goal Monday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Forget black and white stripes, these refs are fashion forward in their thinking.

But are they as ready to hit the runway as CHS assistant coach Luke Pelant? I think not.

CHS football star Cameron Toomey-Stout, with hand raised, challenges Pelant to a Zoolander-style runway walk-off. Yes, I’m sure that’s what’s happening. Well, pretty sure. OK, maybe .05% sure…

Back on the pitch, Sage Downes is busy sacrificing his noggin for his team.

It’s not going to get any easier.

The Coupeville High School boys soccer squad is off to a crisp start this year, but Monday marked the start of a four-game swing through the toughest part of the regular-season schedule.

And while the Wolves battled, they began their brush with their own murderer’s row by falling 3-1 to visiting Vashon Island.

The loss drops CHS to 4-3-1 on the season, while the Pirates climb to 6-1-2.

Next up for the Wolves is a home game Saturday against Forks, which is 6-0 and has outscored foes 32-1 this season.

Spartans goalie Gabriel Terrones opened the year with five straight shutout wins before surrendering a single, solitary score to Elma.

After that, Coupeville faces road rumbles with Port Angeles (6-2) and Klahowya (5-2-1).

Monday the Wolves got their lone goal from senior captain William Nelson.

It was his third tally of the season and the 34th goal Coupeville has notched.

With the game played under sunny skies, wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken swung by Mickey Clark Field and spent some quality time plying his trade.

The pics seen above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot (purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2018-04-02-Boys-vs-Vashon/

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Breeze blows in snappy pics!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Matt Hilborn, Sam Wynn, Soccer on April 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Sam Wynn (left) and Jonathan Partida combined to score four times Friday in a lopsided Coupeville win on the soccer pitch. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)