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Baptism by fire!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Alex Worland, CHS Wolves, Kyle Nelson, Sequim, Soccer on March 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf soccer players watch action during Saturday’s jamboree. (Wendy McCormick photo)

If the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team stands strong through its non-conference schedule, it should be beautifully primed for league play its final six games of the season.

The Wolves are opening against a string of especially strong schools, such as Monday’s foe, 2A Sequim, which went 13-4 a season ago.

Coupeville, the smallest 1A school in the state, battled impressively on the road, falling 3-0 in its season opener.

“We lost to a good team,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson. “We played better than we did at the jamboree, correcting some of our mistakes.

“I like our progress and I believe we will become a very good team this season.”

The Wolves will face another top foe Thursday, when they host Island rival South Whidbey, which went to the 1A quarterfinals last season.

JV kicks off at 4, varsity at 6.

After that comes a road game at Kingston, which has a goalie, Alex Worland, who was an Honorable Mention All-State player last season, and match-ups against strong foes such as Cascade Christian and Charles Wright Academy, among others.

Survive. Improve. Surprise.

The mantra of a Wolf soccer squad looking to return to its glory days of just a few years ago.

JV loses: In the very first game of the season, the Coupeville young guns fell 8-0 Monday.

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Light up the pitch!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Abraham Leyva, CHS Wolves, Connor McCormick, Soccer, Zane Bundy on March 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jeremiah Pace (center) shows off his war wounds to Connor McCormick (left) and Zane Bundy. (Wendy McCormick photos)

Bundy catches some air while trying to nab a scrambling Falcon.

Anticipating the pain…

The Wolves prepare for their debut.

Abraham Leyva (left) makes his bid for McKayla Bailey Photo God status…

Then goes out and kicks some fanny.

Connor McCormick gets his close-up, courtesy mom.

It was a busy day Saturday.

Two Coupeville High School teams kicked off the spring sports season under surprisingly sunny skies, just a stone’s throw from each other.

While the Wolf baseball squad was dismantling visiting Blaine 10-0, the CHS boys’ soccer squad rumbled in a three-team jamboree with South Whidbey and Lake Stevens.

Camera in hand, proud mom Wendy McCormick documented the happenings on the pitch, and the photos above are courtesy her.

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Let’s get Proactive!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged Abby Parker, CHS Wolves, Dalton Martin, Jared Helmstadter, Lucas Etzell, Proactive Coaching, Shelli Trumbull photos on March 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jared Helmstadter, Makana Stone and McKenzie Bailey (pink) threaten to break the door down. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Jared Helmstadter, Makana Stone and McKenzie Bailey (pink) threaten to break the door down … with their charisma. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Wolf freshmen (l to r) Payton Aparicio, Sage Renninger and Lauren Bayne hang out.

Josh Bayne (lefts) gets dangerously close to Aaron Curtin.

The Three Musketeers, (l to r) Lucas Etzell, Oscar Liquidano and Colin Belliveau.

Helmstadter leans in while Dalton Martin gets intense.

Abby Parker (right) strikes a pose.

Monica Vidoni (red jacket) and fellow seniors hold down the big table.

Logan Martin, the setup/cleanup master.

Give them free food and they will come.

Virtually every athlete affiliated with a sport at Coupeville High School poured into the school Friday night for a retreat put on by the Coupeville Booster Club and Proactive Coaching.

Hanging around, camera in hand, to document the goings-on, was Booster Club bigwig/baseball mom Shelli Trumbull, who provides us with the pics that reside above.

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Spring sports arrive, in the Nick of time!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, John Fisken photos, McKayla Bailey, Nick Dion, Softball on March 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Nick Dion (right) was told there would be cake. Why else would he show up for soccer practice on his birthday? (John Fisken photos)

Jae LeVine gets some advice from CHS softball coach Deanna Rafferty.

Lathom Kelley (38) and Makana Stone thunder down the stretch, while Jared Helmstadter (middle) prepares to blow them both away.

Jake Hoagland, Jedi baseball player, able to catch the ball with his eyes shut.

Wolf tennis coach Ken Stange: “I can hit this ball so hard it’ll take out that eagle on top of the Crockett Barn! Can so!!!!”

Jose Castro works his foot magic.

Allison Wenzel charges for the line, an explosion of color signalling her arrival.

McKayla Bailey appears to be watching the incoming softball. But she ALWAYS know where the camera is. Just trust me on that one.

Spring sports are just around the corner.

Practice has been going for almost two weeks, and the first taste of real competition hits this Saturday.

The Wolf baseball squad hosts Blaine (1 PM) on the windiest, coldest field known to man, while a stone’s throw away at the same time the CHS boys’ soccer team will play South Whidbey and Lake Stevens in a jamboree.

To get you ready, here’s eight spiffy John Fisken photos from the early days of practice, headed up by Nick Dion, who celebrates his 16th birthday today.

A scholar and an athlete, and a pretty good guy in general, here’s to Nick and the rest of the Wolves as they head into a new season bright with promise.

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Let the goal-scoring barrage begin!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, Abraham Leyva, CHS Wolves, Kyle Nelson, Soccer, Zane Bundy on March 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf soccer coach Kyle Nelson can't feel his hands, but he's still smiling.

Wolf soccer coach Kyle Nelson has a team deep in returning varsity players. (John Fisken photos)

Nick Dion (left), Ethan Spark (red), Loren Nelson (gloves) and Josh Datin take part in an early practice.

Onward and upward.

Blessed with a strong core of returning battle-hardened varsity players, including the team’s leading scorers from a year ago, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad has high hopes as it moves into the 1A Olympic League.

The Wolves went 5-10-2 overall, 4-9-1 in league play during their final run through the 1A/2A Cascade Conference.

Now they’ll match-up with Port Townsend, Chimacum and Klahowya, having left behind the private school juggernauts.

“I think in general we will be able to compete a little better,” said second-year Wolf coach Kyle Nelson. “The level of play between the teams should be more even, meaning probably more close exciting games this year.”

Nelson took over the reigns from Paul Mendes, moving up from his job as assistant coach. With a year at the helm, his confidence is strong.

“Just having a years worth of experience helps; I am starting the year better prepared and a more complete vision of what I want us to accomplish,” Nelson said. “On the other side, going to a new league this year is a big adjustment, playing teams that we have not played before brings a lot of unknown.”

What is known is that the Wolves return their top two scorers in juniors Abraham Leyva (a Second Team All-Conference pick last year) and Zane Bundy.

Joining them as returnees are Colin Belliveau, Josh Datin, Ryan Freeman, Tanner Kircher, Keegan Korteum, Uriel Liquidano, Oscar Liquidano, Connor McCormick, Loren Nelson, Joel Walstad and Aaron Wright.

Former JV players Garrett Compton and Cody Menges and freshman William Nelson are also in the mix for playing time at the varsity level.

“We have many returning players with varsity experience. We will be building from where we were last year,” Kyle Nelson said. “We are still coming together as a team. Some guys are playing in new positions, so we need some time to learn new roles and responsibilities.”

Coupeville advanced to the playoffs last year, falling 3-0 to Mount Baker. This year, the Wolves will be looking for a return trip to the postseason, but one of a longer duration.

“I fully expect to have some postseason play this year,” Kyle Nelson said. “With the way the District 3 tournament is set I believe we will have a good opportunity for some success.”

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