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Jared Dickson leads the charge. (John Fisken photos)

Jared Dickson leads the charge. (John Fisken photos)

McKayla Bailey is too quick,  sliding under the tag. (John Fisken photos)

McKayla Bailey is too quick, sliding under the tag.

Stephen Edwards flies.

Stephen Edwards flies.

Josh Bayne goes low to make the play.

Josh Bayne goes low to make the play.

Brett Arnold clears the ball from Coupeville's half of the field.

Brett Arnold clears the ball from Coupeville’s half of the field.

Breeanna Messner collected three hits and three RBI, while also gunning down an attempted steal, sparking Friday's huge win. (John Fisken photos)

Breeanna Messner eyeballs the runner she’s about to throw out.

Time to clear out some photos.

They’re starting to pile up a bit, so let’s toss out six random pics for a lazy Easter afternoon. They come courtesy travelin’ photo man John Fisken and cover four of Coupeville High School’s six spring sports teams.

I’m short on girls’ tennis and golf pics right now, so that’s the only reason they’re not represented here.

Want to see more?

Head out to a home game this coming week.

Wolf baseball hosts Granite Falls Monday (April 21) and Friday (25), while softball welcomes in the Cascade Conference’s #1 team, Granite Falls, Tuesday.

First pitch 4 PM for all games.

CHS boys’ soccer is at home Tuesday (April 22) against Lakewood (JV 4 PM, varsity 6 PM), while girls’ tennis will play South Whidbey Tuesday (April 22) and Lakewood Thursday (April 24), with both matches starting at 3:30 PM.

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Sage Downes (Pat Kelley photo)

Sage Downes could even score while he’s kneeling … if he wanted to. (Pat Kelley photo)

There is no way on Earth to stop Sage Downes.

When the goal-scoring machine gets rollin’, the only answer is to pray he’s merciful and lets you escape back to the sideline with a bit of dignity left.

Which he kinda, sorta, didn’t do Saturday, raining down an astonishing eight goals in two games, as Central Whidbey’s Ciao boys’ soccer squads demolished Oak Harbor.

Downes hit for three scores in the opener, as Ciao Orange rolled to a 9-3 win, then topped himself with a five-goal barrage in the second game. Ciao Black won that contest 8-4.

He wasn’t the only one with a hot toe, as eight of the 16 players in a Ciao uniform found the back of the net.

Aram Leyva, following in the footsteps of older brother Abraham, who leads Coupeville High School’s boys’ soccer squad in goals, punched in three.

Six others (Alex Jimenez, Eli Kastner, Matt Kelley, Michael Laska, Jean Lund-Olsen and James Wood) netted a goal apiece.

Ciao is 3-0 on the season and returns to action Saturday, April 26 at Oak Harbor’s U12 Field 1.

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Sean Donley sacrifices his noggin. (John Fisken photos)

Sean Donley sacrifices his noggin. (John Fisken photos)

Jared Dickson launches himself in pursuit of the ball.

Jared Dickson launches himself in pursuit of the ball.

Tanner Kircher motors upfield.

Tanner Kircher motors upfield.

The bump in the road has gotten worse.

Missing players and unable to get its offense totally into gear, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad slid to a 5-0 loss at South Whidbey Friday night.

It was only the second time this season the Wolves had been shut out.

The third straight defeat for the booters, it dropped them to 4-6 overall, 3-6 in Cascade Conference play.

And, while they split the season series with their Langley arch-rivals, they now face an uphill battle in the quest to claim a playoff berth.

Two of the three 1A schools in the 1A/2A league will advance to the postseason, and Coupeville will have to make up some ground over the final stretch of the season.

South Whidbey is 6-2-1 in conference, while King’s is 4-3-1.

After a non-conference tilt with Friday Harbor Monday, April 21, the Wolves have five league games left.

Three of those games are against teams below Coupeville in the standings (Lakewood, Sultan and Granite Falls), but CHS also plays King’s and Archbishop Thomas Murphy (8-0, 9-0-1).

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soccer7soccer6soccer2soccer9soccer5soccer8Soccer? It’s the sport that doesn’t stop for bad weather.

A few sprinkles and tennis flees the courts. Get the infield damp and baseball and softball go home.

But anything less than a full lightning storm two feet off the field and soccer plays right through.

It’s a lesson the youngest generation of booters learned as they came out in the wind and rain this week to start practicing for the spring season with the Central Whidbey Soccer Club.

On hand to capture the moment and clicking away through the rain drops was Pat Kelley, who provided the photos above.

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Connor Thompson, seen here earlier in the season, moved up from JV and played a chunk of the second half Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)

  Sophomore Connor McCormick, seen here earlier in the season, moved up from JV and played a chunk of the second half in goal Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)

A bump in the road.

A really big, extremely rocky bump that possibly throws out your whole transmission.

That’s what the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad hit Wednesday night as it kicked off the second half of the season.

Missing four varsity players (two to injury, two to academic ineligibility), a very-thin Wolf team suffered their worst loss of the season, by far.

Falling 10-1 at Cedarcrest, Coupeville dropped below .500 for the first time this season.

Now 4-5 overall, 3-5 in Cascade Conference play, the Wolves have seven games left to make a charge for a playoff spot. King’s and South Whidbey tied 1-1 Wednesday, helping keep the race for the two 1A postseason berths fairly tight.

The Falcons are 5-2-1 in league play, while King’s is 4-3-1. Of the three 1A schools in the 1A/2A league, the top two teams advance to the playoffs.

Coupeville will have a chance to surge forward Friday, when it travels to South Whidbey looking for a season sweep of its Island rivals. CHS won the first battle 2-1 Mar. 28.

The Wolves may be down even more players, though, as sophomore Zane Bundy, who punched in his team’s only goal against Cedarcrest, may have a concussion.

Bundy tallied his fifth score of the season off of an assist from Abraham Leyva.

Leyva knocked in a goal of his own late in the game, but what would have been his eighth score of the year was waved off when the refs whistled Coupeville for being off-sides.

Seven Cedarcrest players found the back of the net, with the trio of Chris Cole, Austin Paxman and Nikolas Reierson hitting for two goals apiece.

“There were some stretches where we played quite well,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson. “Unfortunately, there were some times where we let down.

“They were a quality opponent who were playing very well on their home field,” he added. “We will regroup and get ready for the next game.”

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