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Not their day!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on March 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

  Wolf captain Uriel Liquidano sacrifices his head for the team. (John Fisken photo)

There was one truly electrifying play in Friday afternoon’s Coupeville vs. Port Townsend soccer showdown.

Unfortunately, it was pulled off by the visiting RedHawks, and not the Wolves.

Just about six minutes into the Olympic League clash, the guys in red took control of the ball right in front of their own net.

Then, bing-bang-boom, they pulled off a rare coast-to-coast run, using a string of slick passes to pierce the Wolf defense on a run straight up the gut, finishing their jaunt with the ball landing with a plop in the right corner of the net.

In a sport where the ball usually shoots off in a new direction every 0.2 seconds, as it skips off of knees, elbows or groins, pulling off the equivalent of a straight-ahead basketball fast break is fairly rare.

But, like I said, wrong team, wrong result, and it set up a 3-0 win for Port Townsend, which left the home fans a little crestfallen.

It was the second straight game Coupeville has failed to score, and the loss drops the Wolves to 1-2 in league play, 2-4-1 overall.

They sit in third place, trailing Klahowya (3-0) and Port Townsend (2-1), but still a game up on Chimacum (0-3).

CHS plays six of its final eight regular season games against league foes, but first gets a non-conference game Monday at Vashon Island.

After its Sports Center goal, Port Townsend added two far more ordinary scores to pad its lead.

The RedHawks hit a shot from the right side with 15 minutes left before the break, then got lucky early in the second half.

Coupeville was called for an inadvertent handball in the box, giving Port Townsend a gift-wrapped penalty kick which it converted.

The Wolves struggled to get their offense going, though did have a couple of near-misses from Zack Nall and William Nelson.

After watching his team play lethargically at times (having a half day at school leading into Spring Break seemed to sap a lot of energy early on), CHS coach Kyle Nelson was able to find a bright spot.

It came from the continued emergence of his defenders, many of whom are young, fairly inexperienced or both.

“We’re continuing to build a solid back four and they’re coming together,” Kyle Nelson said. “We saw some really good plays from them, especially in the second half.

“They’re gaining experience and confidence, and we’re happy to see that.”

 

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Booted by the best!!

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

   Axel Partida and teammates are in a second-place tie with Port Townsend, who they host Friday. (John Fisken photo)

The gap is real.

The Klahowya boys soccer squad has yet to lose a game in 1A Olympic League play, and none of the other three conference teams are getting any closer to making that a reality.

Thrashing visiting Coupeville 7-0 Tuesday, the Eagles ran their season league mark to 3-0 and their all-time win-streak in conference play to 15-0.

That’s the third-longest active league winning streak, behind Coupeville girls basketball (27-0) and Klahowya girls soccer (20-0).

With six more league games ahead of them, the Eagle booters have a chance to slide past their female counterparts this season, if they stay perfect.

The loss drops Coupeville to 1-1 in league play, 2-3-1 overall.

The Wolves are in a second-place tie with Port Townsend (1-1, 3-2), who they host Friday (3:30 JV/5:30 varsity), while Chimacum (0-3, 0-5) is mired in the cellar.

Facing off with Klahowya, Coupeville battled fairly evenly for the opening 35 minutes, then was stung by two goals right before the half.

The Eagles used their familiarity with turf to speed the game up in the second half, stretching the final score out.

“Klahowya is a very good team, especially on their turf field,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson. “It was a good game to work on our defense and will give us some things to look at to improve.”

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Brains over brawn!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on March 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville High School freshman James Wood scored the tying goal and set up the go-ahead score in his first Olympic League game. (John Fisken photo)

James Wood plays to his strengths.

The Coupeville High School freshman may not be the biggest player on the soccer pitch, but that hasn’t stopped him from being successful.

“My strengths are probably knowing the game and how to outsmart other people,” Wood said. “Something to work on would be my size, because all my life I have been the lighter and weaker kid.”

Wood has grown up in the sport — dad Robert is the president of the Central Whidbey Soccer Club — first taking the pitch at age four.

“I started doing the sport because it was something to do,” Wood said.”I don’t play football since I’ve been smaller than most kids.”

Having devoted much of his time to soccer, he’s made huge strides and is one of two freshmen, with Aram Leyva, who have already scored for the CHS varsity squad this season.

Wood scored the tying goal in Coupeville’s league opener with Chimacum Mar. 14, then set Leyva up for the go-ahead goal in an eventual 4-3 win.

Having that sort of impact right out of the gate in his first season was all part of his plan.

“I enjoy scoring and team plays the most,” Wood said. “Like knowing I helped score that goal.”

Away from the field, he enjoys his English and science classes.

On the pitch, he credits team captain William Nelson as an inspiration.

“A main person that I look up to is Will, because he is a great player and a good friend.”

As he goes forward, looking to be a big part of a Wolf squad which currently sits at 2-2-1 overall, 1-0 in Olympic League play, Wood just wants to do whatever he can to contribute to the cause.

“My goals are to be a key player on the field and to be a skilled player.”

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Win with the wind!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on March 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Zack Nall scored his first goal of the season Friday in a 5-3 Wolf win. (John Fisken photo)

   William Nelson (left) and Brandon Jansen watch the play unfold. (Susan Hulst photo)

   Freshman Aram Leyva tallied two goals, giving him three on the season. (Fisken photo)

Claim the wind, claim the game.

Playing with the Whidbey wind at its back in the first half Friday, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad built a 4-0 lead, then coasted home for a 5-3 win over visiting 2A North Mason.

The non-conference win evened Coupeville’s record at 2-2-1 on the season.

The Wolves put their 1-0 record in Olympic League play on the line the next two games, when they travel to Klahowya Tuesday, Mar. 28, before returning home to host Port Townsend Friday, Mar. 31.

Eight of their next 10 games are league affairs.

Coupeville spread out its scoring Friday, with four booters hitting pay-dirt.

Freshman phenom Aram Leyva torched the North Mason goaltender twice, while Ethan Spark, Uriel Liquidano and Zack Nall all had the magic touch as well.

Spark leads the Wolves with five goals this season, with Leyva hot on his heels with three.

Walter Sebastian-Montejo, Chris Ramsey and Brock Mullins tallied goals for the visitors.

“North Mason did make it interesting late in the game, but the boys held steady,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson. “A good tough, physical win for us.”

JV edged:

Freshman Mason Grove found the back of the net for Coupeville, but North Mason escaped with a narrow 2-1 win.

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Wolves nipped in bat country!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on March 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Uriel Liquidano scored his first goal of the season Tuesday, knocking in a header at Forks. (John Fisken photo)

The longest road trip of the season took a bad detour in the final moments.

Having traveled 114 miles one-way Tuesday to visit Forks, the land of twinkly vampires and Ron Bagby memorials, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad squandered a two-goal lead and fell 3-2 in a non-conference game.

The loss dropped the Wolves to 1-2-1 on the season.

CHS struck early, getting scores from Ethan Spark and Uriel Liquidano as it built a semi-cushy lead.

Spark knocked a ball into the top left corner of the net from 30 yards out for his team-leading fourth goal of the season, then the always-dependable Liquidano struck for his first score of 2017.

Using his head to redirect a William Nelson corner kick past the Forks goalie, the senior put the Wolves up 2-0.

The host Spartans chipped away, however, scoring on a corner kick right before the break, then using a goal off of a breakaway to knot things up in the second half.

With the game in its final minutes, Forks struck one last time, converting off of a corner kick right before the clock froze at the two-minute mark, sending the final countdown into the hands of the ref.

The Wolves return to their home pitch Friday for another non-conference game, when they welcome North Mason to town for a 3:30 game.

It will be the third time in five games this season Coupeville has played above its classification against a 2A school.

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