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Summer soccer heats up!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on August 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy (right), hangin' out with McKenzie Bailey during his high school season. (Janine Bundy photos)

Zane Bundy (right), hangin’ out with McKenzie Bailey during his high school season. (Janine Bundy photos)

Abraham Leyva (back, third from left) and Zane Bundy (back

   Abraham Leyva (back, second from left) and Bundy (back, third from right) with their select squad.

One pesky team.

That was all that prevented Wolf soccer stars Zane Bundy and Abraham Leyva from bringing home a select soccer championship this weekend.

Playing with their BU17 Washington Rush squad at the fourth annual Rush Cup at Skagit River Park, the CHS sharpshooters helped their team finish second in the gold division.

The Rush opened with hard-fought ties against Pacific Northwest 98 Maroon (1-1) and Pacific Northwest 97 Blue (2-2) before being upended 4-1 by Washington Premier FC White.

Bundy, Leyva and Co. bounced back for a 1-0 win over Pacific Northwest 97 Maroon in the semifinals to earn a second crack at Washington Premier.

But a miracle comeback wasn’t to be, as the Rush fell 3-0 in the championship game.

Both of the Coupeville stars had strong weekends, with Leyva collecting an assist and Bundy raining down goals.

He scored Saturday on a beautiful shot that left mom Janine gnashing her teeth when she was unable to capture the score on video, then popped the ball into the back of the net during a shootout in another game.

Both booters will be heading into their junior years at CHS in the fall.

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It’s a big day and we’re not joshin’!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Happy birthday, Josh Wilsey shenanigans, tagged , , , on July 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Josh Wilsey

Josh Wilsey doin’ magic. (John Fisken photos)

It’s national Josh Wilsey day.

What? You didn’t know that was a thing? That his birthday was an event?

Have you not been paying attention? Seriously, time to catch up to the rest of us.

Wilsey, the one-time Wolf soccer wunderkind, is the kind of easy-breezy guy who bops through life to his own off-kilter tune.

He frequently amuses himself, and sometimes that’s all you need to be successful in life.

Toss in the fact he’s handy with his feet, as he demonstrated on the soccer pitch, and the dude is a winner.

He also gave me one of the better stream of consciousness articles I’ve run on this blog (https://coupevillesports.com/2013/01/23/the-team-being-rambunctious-we-broke-the-hot-tub/), and, if you haven’t read it yet, what are you waiting for?

So, there you go — some words from the man himself, a few photos of his days as a slice-and-dice wizard on the high school pitch and you’ve come to a better appreciation of what Mr. Wilsey has to offer the world.

Don’t you feel better? I know I do.

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Duo dazzle at Crossfire Cup!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on July 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy flies high. (John Fisken photos)

Zane Bundy (7) flies high in a CHS game. (John Fisken photos)

Abraham Leyva prepares to unleash Hell on an unsuspecting goalie.

Abraham Leyva prepares to unleash Hell on an unsuspecting goalie.

The high school season is over, but the pitch warriors play on.

Zane Bundy and Abraham Leyva, who will be juniors at Coupeville High School in the fall, are playing select soccer with the Washington Rush premier squad this summer.

After winning a recent tournament, the Rush and its Wolf sharpshooters made a long run at the Nike Crossfire Challenge Cup last weekend.

The Rush upended the Kitsap Puma 2-0, RSA Elite 2-0 and Crossfire Oregon Black East 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, before falling 4-0 to the Washington Timbers.

The squad played that last game without their regular coach, who was suddenly called out of town.

Even though they didn’t get a title, playing at the Crossfire Cup gave Bundy and Leyva a chance to show their skills off in front of people they may hear from in the future, as the tourney draws a large contingent of college coaches who come to appraise talent.

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Well done, Mr. Arnold! Well done!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Football, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on July 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Brett Arnold and a member of his fan club.

Brett Arnold and his lil’ niece hang out.

Brett Arnold is the guy who held it all together.

When Jake Tumblin ran wild on the football field as a senior for CHS, it was Arnold, his fullback, who led the way, hitting every block and helping open holes.

Ball in his hand, Arnold was a put-your-chin-down-and-blast-the-guy-in-front-of-you runner.

He gave Tumblin and Josh Bayne chance to catch their breath, while putting the defense on its heels.

As a soccer player, he was the last line of defense, the anchor to a bend-but-never-break back wall that made goalie Joel Walstad’s job easier.

Off the field, Brett overcame great personal upheaval in his family’s life and remained a leader, both at school, where he was on the executive board, and in his church, where he devoted much of his spare time.

Through it all, through good times and some extremely harrowing times, he has kept the welcoming smile on his face.

He is an ambassador for his town, his school, his church. And, never once has it seemed like he wasn’t being genuine.

What I have seen over the last several years is a young man, sometimes quiet, sometimes ebullient. A possessor of intelligence, commitment and principles, a  guy who treats others around him with compassion and friendliness.

Brett has been a warrior on and off the field, and, as he celebrates his 19th birthday today, I wish him the best.

I would say this to him — know that, in your darkest moments, you have a town behind you, there to lift you up. And that, in your moments of triumph, we all share a sliver of your joy.

You have made Coupeville better for your presence, Brett. As you go forward, you may depart this physical place, but it will always be with you.

We are you. You are we. And we are very proud of what you have been and what you will become.

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Butterin’ up the Pizza Man!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , on July 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mark Laska

Mark Laska gets a signed jersey from BU12 soccer players (back, l to r) Matthew Kelley, Jake Mitten and (front) Michael Laska. (Pat Kelley photos)

Sage Downes (left) and Matthew Kelley lead the charge. (Pat Kelley photos)

Sage Downes (left) and Kelley lead the charge.

Mark Laska rolls the dough and hands it out.

The owner of popular Coupeville restaurant Ciao, he sponsored two Central Whidbey Soccer Club teams this past season.

The BU12 squad, which was a goal-scoring machine (99 goals, with 17 of 19 players finding the back of the net) gave the pizza man a little return on his investment, presenting Laska a team jersey framed along with the autographs of the team’s players and coaches.

Among the names immortalized under glass are Sage Downes, who drove home a team-high 28 goals, and those of Matthew Kelley, Jake Mitten and Michael Laska, who presented the senior Laska with his memento.

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