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Playoff pitch pics rain down!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Dewitt Cole clears the goal. (John Fisken photos)

   Die-hard soccer dads Kelly Keilwitz (left) and Robert Wood stay dry on the covered bleachers.

   Meanwhile, team managers Ashley Menges (left) and Peytin Vondrak stay dry, and warm, nestled away in the press box.

Hunter Downes (4) leads the charge through the raindrops.

Loyal to the end.

The weather was miserable and the final score equally so, but the photos turned out pretty good.

Shooting between the rain drops (and lightning warnings) paparazzi John Fisken clicked away at Thursday night’s Coupeville High School boys soccer playoff game.

The pics above are courtesy him.

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

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Boys-Soccer/20170504-Playoff-vs-Bellevue-Christian/

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A foul finale!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on May 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Uriel Liquidano is one of four seniors on the CHS boys soccer squad. (John Fisken photo)

“Not our finest game.”

With his team buffeted Thursday by a quick Bellevue Christian squad, a harsh reffing crew and the constant threat of thunder and lightning, the season did not end the way Coupeville High School boys soccer coach Kyle Nelson would have liked.

By the time things were done at Oak Harbor Stadium, the Wolf booters had absorbed a 5-0 loss, leaving them one-and-done in the district playoffs.

Coupeville finishes 4-11-1, while BC (6-8) advances to play Vashon Island in another loser-out game.

Thursday’s game was frustrating all around.

With the day morphing from blazing sun to stormy doom ‘n gloom, there were two 45-minute delays because of lightning — one right before the game was scheduled to start and another deep in the first half.

Officials decided to skip a halftime break to try and keep things going.

Those same refs called the game extremely tight, benefiting Bellevue Christian, which relied on speed, and not Coupeville, which was ready to rumble in the trenches.

The Wolves, who received just one yellow card all season, were handed multiple warnings Thursday, with Bellevue Christian getting seven free kicks to none for Coupeville.

BC got on the board less than a minute into the game, scoring off of a header set up by one of those free kicks.

The Vikings tacked on two more goals in the first half, one off a corner kick, the other on, yep, a free kick.

With the game in hand, Bellevue tossed in two more scores in the second half to pad the final margin.

Coupeville had several shots on goal, but couldn’t get one to find the back of the net.

The playoff tilt marked the end of the run for CHS seniors Zack Nall, Uriel Liquidano, Nick Dion and Brandon Jansen.

Final season scoring stats:

Aram Leyva – 6
Ethan Spark – 6
William Nelson – 4
Zack Nall – 3
Hunter Downes – 2
Uriel Liquidano – 2
James Wood – 2
Laurence Boado – 1

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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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