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Eyes on the postseason prize!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Nick Dion is one of four seniors on the Wolf roster. (John Fisken photo)

Wipe the slate clean.

The regular season is done and the playoffs loom for the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad.

After taking a 2-0 loss at Port Townsend Friday night, the Wolves sit at 4-10-1 overall, 3-6 in Olympic League play.

As the #3 seed from its conference, Coupeville hosts the #4 seed from the Nisqually League in a loser-out district playoff game.

The particulars:

When: Thursday, May 4, with a 5 PM kick-off

Where: Oak Harbor Stadium

Cost: Adult/student without ASB $8; student with ASB and senior citizens $5; elementary students $4

Opponent: Bellevue Christian (5-7 with one game left on its schedule)

Goal differential: BC has outscored teams 43-37, while CHS has been outscored 49-26

Best/Worst wins: BC beat Chimacum 11-2 and lost 10-0 to Charles Wright Academy. CHS beat Chimacum 7-0 and lost 7-0 to Klahowya.

Mascots: BC – Vikings; CHS – Wolves

Coaches: BC – Paul Adams; CHS – Kyle Nelson

To see the playoff bracket, hop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2267&sport=9

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One bad break!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on April 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Brandon Jansen (5) fights for control of the ball Tuesday against Klahowya. (John Fisken photos)

Team captain Uriel Liquidano leads off our Senior Night portraits.

He’s joined by Nick Dion.

Zack Nall swings by for an appearance.

Jansen, in a moment of rest.

Liquidano’s niece is so adorable, she needs a close-up.

The seniors hang out with coaches Gary Manker (left) and Kyle Nelson.

Liquidano gets some love from teammate Hunter Downes.

They lost more than a game.

While the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad fell 4-1 to visiting Klahowya Tuesday, it was a mid-game injury which hurts the most.

Junior sharpshooter Ethan Spark, who is tied for the team scoring lead with six goals, broke his big toe doing a slide tackle.

He’s expected to be sidelined from any sporting activity for 4-6 weeks said mom Kali Barrio, which means the Wolves will be missing one of their primary weapons when they open the playoffs next week.

After absorbing its seventh straight loss to Klahowya, Coupeville sits at 3-5 in Olympic League play, 4-9-1 overall.

With one regular season game left, Friday at Port Townsend, the Wolves are locked in as the league’s #3 seed, and will host the Nisqually League’s #4 team in a loser-out playoff game Thursday, May 4 at Oak Harbor Stadium.

To see the playoff bracket — http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2267&sport=9

With the win Tuesday,  Klahowya (7-0, 10-2-1) clinched its third consecutive league title.

One bright spot on Senior Night came courtesy junior William Nelson, who banged home his fourth goal of the season.

It came just eight minutes into the game, when he intercepted a pass and promptly smashed the ball into the upper corner of the net.

It was only the second time Coupeville has scored on Klahowya in seven match-ups, and was only the 10th goal surrendered this season by the very-stingy Eagle defense.

Klahowya tied the game right before the break, and the two teams remained deadlocked until deep in the second half.

The Eagles slipped two more scores into the net late in the game, but the final margin was a bit deceiving.

“Looking at the results over the season against Klahowya shows the tremendous growth the boys have made,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson.

 

To see more photos from this game (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Boys-Soccer/20170425-vs-Klahowya/

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Close, just not close enough!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Wolf goalie Brian Roberts pops in to make a save. (John Fisken photos)

Aram Leyva was kung fu fightin’.

The Coupeville High School boys soccer squad always plays Port Townsend tough, and Saturday was no different.

Unfortunately, the final score, with the Wolves on the short end of the stick, was all too familiar as well.

Falling 3-0 on its home field on a wet, windy day, Coupeville is now all but assured it will finish in third-place in the four-team 1A Olympic League.

The Wolves sit at 3-4 in conference play, 4-8-1 overall, looking up at Klahowya (6-0, 9-2-1) and Port Townsend (4-2, 6-5) with two regular-season games left to play.

Those three schools will represent the Olympic League in postseason play, as Chimacum (0-7, 2-9) was officially eliminated after absorbing an 8-1 loss Saturday to Klahowya.

Coupeville’s only chance to claim the league’s #2 seed hinges on pulling off the upset of the century Tuesday on Senior Night.

Somehow find a way to deliver Klahowya’s first-ever Olympic League loss (the Eagles are 18-0 over the past three seasons), and the Wolves faint hopes would still flicker.

After that, knock off Port Townsend on the road in the regular season finale Apr. 28, have the RedHawks lose to Klahowya and Chimacum the first two days of May, and CHS is golden.

If any of that fails to happen, accept the #3 seed and get ready to host a “home” playoff game at Oak Harbor’s Stadium May 4.

Saturday, the Wolves held Port Townsend to just a single first-half goal, but couldn’t find the back of the net themselves.

As a damp CHS coach Kyle Nelson surveyed the aftermath, he had a mixed reaction.

“Again we gifted them a goal,” he said with a slight grimace. “The positive is the continued improvement in how we are passing the ball around and making connections.

“We will be looking forward to seeing them next week for a little payback.”

 

To see more photos from both varsity and JV action (purchases fund scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Boys-Soccer/20170422-vs-Port-Townsend/

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Booters punch playoff ticket!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Zack Nall (20), seen in action last year, tallied his third goal of the season Thursday in a 3-0 win. (John Fisken photo)

Goal one, accomplished.

Knocking off visiting Chimacum 3-0 Thursday, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad clinched a playoff berth.

With the victory, the Wolves rise to 3-3 in Olympic League play (4-7-1 overall) and sit three games up on the Cowboys (0-6, 2-8) with three to play.

Coupeville has the tiebreaker, having swept the three-game season series.

Now, goal two is to beat one, or both, of their other two league rivals, if they want to avoid a third straight third-place finish.

The Wolves are a half game off of second-place Port Townsend (3-2, 5-4) and still have two games left against the RedHawks.

Chasing down Klahowya (5-0, 8-2-1) is mathematically possible, but far-fetched, as it would require three straight Coupeville wins and four straight losses from an Eagles squad which has yet to lose a game against its Olympic League foes.

CHS hosts Port Townsend Saturday (12 PM), and that will have a huge impact on the race for second place.

Win and they bounce a half game up on the RedHawks. Lose and they fall a game-and-a-half back and are all but doomed to finish third.

Coupeville closes the regular season with a home game Apr. 25 against Klahowya and a road trip Apr. 28 to Port Townsend.

The Wolves host their opening, loser-out, playoff game at Oak Harbor High School’s stadium.

If they’re the Olympic League’s #3 seed, the game would be May 4 vs. the Nisqually League’s #4 team.

Finish #2 and they open the district tourney May 6 vs. the #3 seed from the NL.

Thursday night, Coupeville got second-half goals from Zack Nall, Aram Leyva and William Nelson to put away the Cowboys.

“Chimacum played some good defense and their goalie made some nice saves to make this a closer game than last week,” CHS coach Kyle Nelson said.

It was Leyva’s sixth goal of the season, pushing the freshman into a tie for the team scoring lead with junior sharpshooter Ethan Spark.

Nall and William Nelson have three scores apiece this season.

Two of the three goals were assisted, as Spark set up Leyva and the younger Nelson fed Nall.

Will the Thrill banged home his score off of a free kick.

While his team was busy notching goals, Wolf goaltender DeWitt Cole (with the aid of defenders like Uriel Liquidano and Axel Partida), kept the Cowboys at bay.

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Second-half scores sting!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf defenders like Teo Keilwitz, seen in an earlier game, held up strongly in the first half Monday. (John Fisken photos)

They hung with the big dogs for a half.

The Coupeville High School boys soccer squad put up a strong fight for the opening 40 minutes Monday, but a rain of second-half goals by host Klahowya proved to be too much to handle.

Trailing just 1-0 at the break, the Wolves fell 5-0 to the Eagles, who won their 17th straight 1A Olympic League game.

The streak is the third-longest across all league sports, trailing just Coupeville girls basketball (27-0) and Klahowya girls soccer (20-0).

With the loss, Coupeville drops to 2-3 in league play, 3-7-1 overall, and slides back into third-place in the standings.

It trails Klahowya (5-0, 7-2-1) and Port Townsend (2-2, 4-4), while holding a game-and-a-half edge (and a tiebreaker) on Chimacum (0-4, 2-6).

The Wolves return home to play three straight on their own field, starting with a visit from Chimacum Thursday.

The regular season ends on the road April 28 at Port Townsend.

Playoff info hasn’t been posted yet, but if things stay as they have in the first two years of the league, the top three schools will advance to districts.

Monday’s clash with the league’s titan was close for a half, then the Eagles took advantage of their speed on turf to blitz the Wolves, who normally play on natural grass.

“After break they came after us a bit harder and were able to put a few goals in to open up their lead,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson.

Still, even in a loss, there were positives for Coupeville.

Ethan Spark, William Nelson and Aram Leyva, among others, had strong shots on goal which were rejected by Klahowya’s keeper, and the Wolves continue to show progress as a team.

“We keep improving and I really liked the effort the boys put out there,” Kyle Nelson said. “We had a few good opportunities and came close to putting in a goal of our own.”

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