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Former Wolf scores successful Vienna soccer debut!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Amadeus International School, Dawson d'Almeida, FIFA, Soccer on January 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Dawson d’Almeida (left) and big sister Amanda, reunited in Europe.

d’Almeida gets a few words of wisdom — in German — from his new coach.

It took him five months, but Dawson d’Almeida has finally made his European soccer debut.

d’Almeida, who played for Coupeville High School as a freshman last season, moved to Vienna with his family when his parents, Dan and Cathy, accepted two-year teaching positions at the Amadeus International School in Austria.

Older sister Amanda went left when the family went right and played her freshman season at Carleton College in Minnesota this past fall.

While Dawson has no plans to one day pursue a pro career, it still took FIFA almost half a year to clear his transfer papers. Once they did, he got back on the field and took part in a big-time victory.

His new team, the SC Young Stars, upset a team three leagues higher than them that does, in fact, feature multiple players with pro career talent and dreams.

d’Almeida and his new teammates romped to a 4-2 victory.

While the former (and future?) Wolf didn’t score, he came close, smacking a shot on goal on a rebound off a corner kick that the goalie snagged at the last second.

If nothing else, his time on the pitch in Vienna will give Dawson a feel for the true international feel of the beautiful game, starting with the fact his new coach speaks German.

Many of the clubs he will face feature players from multiple countries.

Croats, Serbs, Turks and Hungarians mix on the field, along with one soccer standout from a small town in Western Washington.

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Super Zane!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Club team, Portland, Soccer, UW, Zane Bundy on January 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy (left) is comin' through! (John Fisken photo)

Zane Bundy (7) is comin’ through! (John Fisken photo)

Zane Bundy is flying high.

The Coupeville High School sophomore is preparing for the upcoming boys’ soccer season by playing with a select squad that will be taking part in a college showcase in Portland this weekend.

Bundy and his teammates on the North West Nationals have played in Oregon before, but this will be their first time taking the field in front of
college coaches scouting for prospective players.

Continually working on his game, the Wolf speedster also attended a soccer camp at the University of Washington recently. Seeing a different level of competition is always helpful as you hone your own skills.

“It was a very high level of soccer and fast paced game, a lot of fun,” Bundy said. “And the coaching staff was very helpful and informative.”

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Soccer or trumpet, Keith Hovde plays successful tune!!

Posted in Band, Boys Soccer on November 25, 2013| 1 Comment »

Keith Hovde with fellow CMS athlete Hope Lodell.

Hovde (middle row, second from left) on his select soccer squad.

One day changed everything.

Keith Hovde missed the first day of band practice in sixth grade, and found all the spaces for drummers had been filled by the time he showed up.

Forced to pick a new instrument, he wound up with the trumpet and has been going strong ever since.

Now an eighth grader at Coupeville Middle School, Hovde balances his time on the trumpet with action in the soccer net, where he plays as a goaltender for a select U14 squad out of Oak Harbor.

A big fan of the movies “Forrest Gump” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” he also enjoys BMX biking and history class and is the secretary for his school’s ASB.

His trumpet playing has been honed with work along side a family friend, a retired admiral who was also a composer and orchestra conductor.

Now in his 90’s, Dr. Lotzenheiser joins Hovde’s family for dinner each Thursday night, and has imparted some of his vast musical knowledge to a younger generation.

It’s worked, as the musically-included CMS student has blossomed behind a new instrument.

“I enjoy the fact that I can play the music that I so much love listening to,” Hovde said. “And that a bunch of kids can play music and make a wonderful sound.”

Following in the footsteps of his mother, who played the flute (“I, of course, think my mother has really helped me get confidence and pave a path”), Hovde is constantly striving to reach new levels.

“My strengths are tone and confidence, but I would like to work on my sight reading,” he said.

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The Wayback Machine hits the soccer pitch!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Memories on September 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Who knew Ben Etzell (center) would one day throw wicked heat from the baseball mound and Wade Schaef (far right) would fly across the football field? (Photos courtesy Drew Chan)

Coupeville studs, back in the day.

Danny Savalza (14), possibly starting some shenanigans at an early age…

No one can escape the Wayback Machine.

It goes into the deepest, darkest corners of the internet and finds photographic proof of the beginning of your sports career no matter who you are.

Tonight’s targets, thanks to former Coupeville High School baseball/basketball stud Drew Chan (currently a frosh at Wazzu), are the young men who once played youth soccer together before becoming today’s big guns.

Including are such once and former Wolf stars as Ben Etzell, Danny Savalza and Brett Arnold. And who knew future football star Jake Tumblin once chased a soccer ball?

Can you ID them all? And who will be captured by the Wayback Machine next?

Only time will tell…

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Cameron Boyd is a man of many talents!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis on September 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Cameron Boyd (left) and Brandon Kelley pose before taking their dates to Prom.

Never believe the stereotypes.

Cameron Boyd is a metal head, but it’s not just because he likes to lose his hearing.

“I come from a musically-inclined family and my favorite type of music is metal,” he said. “For both the meaningful poetry, mixed in with the harsh and melodic outburst!”

He’s also a successful two-sport athlete, juggling tennis — where he’s playing doubles with fellow senior Jason Knoll — and soccer. But don’t label him a dumb jock, because he’s far from that.

“My favorite class would be psychology,” Boyd said. “With how my brain works, I love contemplating conventional theories in hopes of one day pursuing a career in psychology and bringing my gift forward to help people.

“I’d have to say my biggest interest is to be the greatest person I can, and help people with their struggles.”

After playing football as a freshman, where a hurt shoulder slowed him down, he made the jump to tennis as a sophomore after friends introduced him to the sport. Once on the court, he hasn’t left and is headed into his third season for Ken Stange’s Wolf net squad.

“I have stuck with it because I really enjoy the sport!,” Boyd said. “I like how different tennis is; it’s a rather relaxed and easy-going sport if you let it, which I find pretty enjoyable.”

The honor society veteran is looking forward to one last hard-court tour of duty with Knoll, who’s also a soccer teammate.

“We plan on just having fun this senior year and enjoying playing a sport we love with our friends,” Boyd said. “However, winning a few matches is always nice!”

Not one to toot his own horn, Boyd is always looking to fine-tune his game.

“My strengths? I’m not one to judge, but I believe I’m a rather balanced player; I have a fast reaction time so I can get some tricky balls,” he said. “I could use some work on my form to further excel my technique.”

A video game fan who loves Italian food and going to the drive-in with friends, Boyd also excels at a third, slightly more obscure sport.

“I love playing paintball!,” Boyd said. “My friends and I treat it like a sport. I wish it was bigger on the Island, so we could get more involved.”

Whatever passion he is pursuing, be it a sport or a classroom subject, Boyd has been blessed to have a strong support group comprised of family, friends and coaches. Three in particular stand out.

“I would have to say my parents are a big impact on my life; they raised me and shaped me a lot to who I am today,” Boyd said. “With my mom as a fitness instructor and cheer coach, she’s always advising me to make smart and healthy choices, while my dad is in the Navy and helped build my strong character.

“Over the years in my soccer career, my coach, Jim Copenhaver, has taught me to follow your passion, not to give up on your dreams and keep trying.”

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