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Soccer is still in season! We promise!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on April 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ethan Spark sacrifices his head for the team. (John Fisken photos)

Ethan Spark sacrifices his head for the good of the team. (John Fisken photos)

"Onward!" Joel Walstad leads the charge.

“Onward!” Joel Walstad leads the charge.

Laurence Boado

Laurence Boado dances on the pitch.

Andre Avila

Andre Avila leads a charge down-field.

Connor McCormick

Connor McCormick salutes his effort.

A month is a long time.

But that’s almost how much time will pass between home games this season for the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad.

A variety of things have affected the schedule, but the last time the Wolf booters stepped on their home pitch against a real live foe was Mar. 28, when they routed Forks.

The next time CHS will play at home?

April 23, when Chimacum comes to Whidbey for an Olympic League game.

As a public service, we’re running the photos above to remind local fans what the Coupeville boys’ soccer players actually look like in action.

You’re welcome.

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Moving on…

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

William Nelson and his teammates will look to rebound as league play begins. (John Fisken photo)

   William Nelson and his teammates will look to rebound as league play begins. (John Fisken photo)

Sometimes, the less said, the better.

Coming off a two-week break between games, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad returned to action Saturday.

Sort of.

Oh, the Wolves took the field on Vashon Island, but they failed to break out of a game-long funk and absorbed a 10-0 non-conference rout.

Their coach was less than impressed, but remained forward-looking.

“We did not do so well, we played like we were on break,” said Kyle Nelson. “We will regroup and get ready for our league games starting this week.”

The loss, the fourth time the Wolves were shut out this season, dropped them to 1-5.

But, more than half the season remains to right things.

Coupeville’s remaining schedule, which has been ripped up and put back together (again), kicks off with back-to-back Olympic League games against Chimacum (1-5).

The first of those is on the road this Thursday, April 16.

After that come two league games apiece against Port Townsend (1-5-1) and Klahowya (5-1-2) and a non-conference game against Charles Wright Academy.

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Put a face to spring sports!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , on April 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf softball players (l to r) Hope Lodell, Monica Vidoni and Robin Cedillo watch their school's baseball team play. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

   Wolf softball players (l to r) Hope Lodell, Monica Vidoni and Robin Cedillo wait for their game to start. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

(Most of) the Wolf varsity soccer squad. (John Fisken photos)

(Most of) the Wolf varsity soccer squad. (John Fisken photos)

Kenny Johnson (left) and Jacob Smith make a break for it. (JF)

Kenny Johnson (left) and Jacob Smith make a break for it. (JF)

All the netters who were on hand for picture day. (JF)

All the netters who were on hand for picture day. (JF)

Kyle Bodamer beats the throw home. (ST)

Kyle Bodamer beats the throw home. (ST)

We’re back to action today.

The slowdown of games caused by spring break, rain and the vagaries of schedule-making takes a break today, with CHS softball hosting Concrete (first pitch 4 PM).

Friday gives us baseball and softball (La Conner will be in town) and, after that, there’s something nearly every day the rest of spring.

As we swing back into action, our intrepid photographers, Shelli Trumbull and John Fisken, offer a look at some of the faces of Wolf sports.

With tennis and soccer, we have pics of (almost) all the players — booter Abraham Leyva was taking a nap and netter Mckenzie Meyer was out of town, so there’s at least two who are missing.

With softball, track and baseball, those group collections may still be coming, but, for the moment, here’s a mix of action and at-rest shots to tide you over.

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Snappy pics to tide you over!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , , on April 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Joel Walstad (left) and Cody Menges celebrate a goal. (John Fisken photos)

Joel Walstad (left) and Cody Menges celebrate a goal. (John Fisken photos)

Hope Lodell, AKA "The Surgeon," about to operate on a pitch.

Hope Lodell, AKA “The Surgeon,” about to operate on a pitch.

Wolf netter Valen Trujillo basks in the glow of being named Player of the Match.

Wolf netter Valen Trujillo basks in the glow of being named Player of the Match.

Track speedsters Lathom Kelley (left) and Jared Helmstadter gaze into a future full of visits to the medal stand.

   Track speedsters Lathom Kelley (left) and Jared Helmstadter gaze into a future full of visits to the medal stand.

Sweet-swingin' Hunter Smith does what he does.

Sweet-swingin’ Hunter Smith does what he does.

The refs stop Abraham Leyva to ask for his autograph.

The refs stop Abraham Leyva to ask for his autograph.

CHS hurler Katrina McGranahan snaps off a pitch.

CHS hurler Katrina McGranahan snaps off a pitch.

The future of Coupeville Sports, the irrepressible Mollie Bailey.

The future of Coupeville Sports, the irrepressible Mollie Bailey.

Of course it’s sunny today.

In typical high school spring sports fashion, a day when nothing is scheduled to be played is balmy and delightful.

Friday saw clouds, rain and the cancellation of both CHS events — a girls’ tennis match at Friday Harbor and a softball game down in Langley.

And now, with spring break upon us, there is a general dearth of games for a bit.

If it wasn’t for a rescheduled (for the 17th time) home softball game against Concrete Tuesday, April 7 (first pitch, weather permitting, 4 PM), no Wolf squad would be playing for an eight-day period.

Both baseball and softball hit the field Friday, April 10 to play La Conner, re-kicking spring sports off.

As you wait out the dry period, here’s a few snappy pics, courtesy John Fisken, to remind you of what Coupeville spring sports would look like … if any of the teams were playing.

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Kircher vows: No goals! Ever!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on March 31, 2015| 1 Comment »

Tanner Kircher

Tanner Kircher

Deeds, not words.

Tanner Kircher makes his statement, and it’s a loud one, by fiercely guarding his patch of the soccer pitch.

A skilled defender who has also successfully doubled as an emergency goaltender this season, he’s a strong, sometimes underrated, linchpin for the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad.

Try and bring the ball into his territory and he will ruthlessly crush your dreams of scoring.

“One of my strengths is clearing the ball,” Kircher said. “I want to work on moving up with the offense to make some plays.”

The Wolf junior has spent much of his life on the pitch, following in the footsteps of older brother Nathan, a former CHS star himself.

“I’ve played soccer for about eight years and I started because my brother played soccer and I wanted to be like him,” Kircher said. “I enjoy the play making in soccer; it’s amazing when a play comes together.”

The two Kirchers eventually played together at CHS, one of the high points of Tanner’s soccer career.

With mom Dawn Brock claiming her status as one of the loudest ‘n proudest of any soccer mom in the land, it was a full-on family celebration.

“My brother has made a huge difference in my life,” Kircher said. “If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t be playing soccer.”

Away from the game, he enjoys woodworking, while, on the field, he wants to help the Wolves nab a district playoff berth.

Soccer is Kircher’s only official school sport, but he’s game for just about any sport you can offer him.

“I don’t play any other school sports but I like to play anything that is physical.”

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