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One final push, then possible playoffs

Posted in Boys Soccer, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Bettie Woolworth performs a ballet with the soccer ball. (Julie Wheat photo)

Let the tributes pour in.

Three Coupeville High School fall sports teams have Senior Night events slated for this coming week, though one doesn’t actually have any 12th graders on its roster.

Wolf volleyball and boys’ soccer will each acknowledge three players Tuesday, before playing Friday Harbor and Orcas Island, respectively.

Meanwhile, CHS girls’ soccer, which has a roster full of young’uns, hosts Friday Harbor on Thursday, and there has been talk the booters are reaching out to local senior citizens to take the place of their non-existent senior players.

A fourth Coupeville team, cross country, which has already held its Senior Night festivities, travels to University Prep Saturday for the district meet, putting a wrap on things.

Maybe.

Boys’ soccer could also end up hosting a tie-breaker game Thursday, and the booters may open district play Saturday, depending on where they finish in the final standings.

With the regular season rushing to a close and postseason activity heating up, here are where things sit through October 25:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 24 14-0-1
MV Christian 7-1-0 21 10-1-2
PC Christian 6-2-0 18 8-4-1
Coupeville 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
Friday Harbor 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
La Conner 3-5-0 9 6-7-1
Lopez Island 2-6-0 6 2-10-0
CPC-Lynnwood 1-6-1 4 4-9-1
Evangel Classical 1-6-1 4 5-6-2
Grace Academy 0-8-0 0 0-12-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 2-0 6-2
Coupeville 0-2 1-6

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
MV Christian 11-0-0 33 13-2-1
Friday Harbor 7-3-0 21 7-7-0
Lopez Island 6-3-2 20 6-4-2
Coupeville 5-4-2 17 6-5-3
La Conner 3-5-2 11 3-9-2
PC Christian 2-8-0 6 2-8-0
Orcas Island 0-11-0 0 1-13-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Darrington 7-0 16-2
MV Christian 7-1 13-1
La Conner 5-3 7-5
Coupeville 5-4 7-7
Orcas Island 2-6 5-10
Friday Harbor 2-6 3-7
Concrete 0-8 6-12

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Gridiron season reaches final destination

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on October 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Freshman QB Kamden Ratcliff showed great promise this season. (Julie Wheat photo)

Time to pack up the equipment and leave the gridiron behind for another season.

A Coupeville High School football squad with a lot of young players in key positions fell 62-0 Friday on Friday Harbor to a senior-heavy Wolverines team.

The loss drops the Wolves to a final mark of 1-6 on the campaign, with a second-straight win against South Whidbey in The Battle for the Bucket the highlight of the season.

Friday Harbor, which swept the season series from its Northwest 2B/1B League rival, is 6-2 (if you count a forfeit by Toutle Lake) and heads to the playoffs.

Riley Lawless rampaged on defense to the end. (Jacob Lujan photo)

Coupeville graduates eight seniors — Riley Lawless, Jackson Waterbury, Gabe Smith, Keegan Ramos-Kalwies, Davin Houston, Drew Majestic, Nikolas Rogers, and Chance Hart.

But Bennett Richter and his coaching staff can return four of the five players who scored a touchdown this season, while starting quarterback Kamden Ratcliff was just a freshman.

Overall, 17 of the 25 players on the Wolf roster are eligible to be back on the field in 2027.

 

Final season scoring stats:

 

Touchdowns:

Davin Houston – 4
Nathan Coxsey – 2
Richmond Bandong – 1
Liam Blas – 1
Carson Grove – 1

 

PATs:

Khyren Calhoun – 1
Kamden Ratcliff – 1

 

Points:

Houston – 24
Coxsey – 12
Bandong – 6
Blas – 6
Grove – 6
Calhoun – 1
Ratcliff – 1

Carson Grove is one of many Wolves who can return next season. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Gridiron giants grind for goal line

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Aiden Tingley prepares to take the field. (Jackie Saia photo)

They’re getting ready to make their final stand.

The Coupeville High School football team travels to Friday Harbor this Friday for the regular season finale, with their postseason dreams up for grabs.

KO the host Wolverines and Bennett Richter’s squad earns a season split with their Northwest 2B/1B League rivals and forces a mini game tiebreaker for entry to the playoffs.

Don’t, and Friday Harbor is off to the next round.

As the Wolves grind through practices in preparation, here’s a collection of gridiron pics from photographers Jackie Saia, Jacob Lujan, and Julie Wheat.

(Jacob Lujan photo)

(Julie Wheat photo)

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(Julie Wheat photo)

(Jacob Lujan photo)

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Big games, big stakes

Posted in Boys Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on October 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School spirit team supernova Bella Karr has had plenty to cheer about this fall. (Jackie Saia photo)

Welcome to crunch time.

As we slip into the second half of October, the games get bigger and the playoff chase becomes a part of every day’s reality.

Cross country is the first Coupeville High School fall sports team to begin the postseason, racing at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships Wednesday in Mount Vernon.

Meanwhile, Wolf football clashes with conference archrival Friday Harbor on the road Friday, needing a win to keep alive any playoff dreams.

For volleyball and the soccer squads, action continues as well.

The spikers trek off to La Conner Tuesday for a conference rumble, before hosting non-league rival Forks Friday night.

With the booters, the girls are at La Conner Tuesday, then off to Port Townsend Saturday to clash with East Jefferson, while the boys are in Bothell Wednesday to face Providence Classical Christian, then at home Friday against Crosspoint Christian.

Keeping that all in mind, here are where things sit through October 18:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 6-0-0 18 12-0-1
Coupeville 5-1-1 16 8-3-1
MV Christian 5-1-0 15 8-1-2
PC Christian 4-2-0 12 6-4-1
Friday Harbor 3-2-1 10 6-4-1
La Conner 3-3-0 9 6-5-1
CPC-Lynnwood 1-4-1 4 3-7-1
Evangel Classical 1-4-1 4 5-4-2
Lopez Island 1-6-0 3 1-9-0
Grace Academy 0-6-0 0 0-10-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 1-0 4-2
Coupeville 0-1 1-5

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
MV Christian 9-0-0 27 11-2-1
Friday Harbor 7-2-0 21 7-6-0
Lopez Island 6-3-2 20 6-4-2
Coupeville 4-4-2 14 5-5-2
La Conner 2-4-2 8 2-8-2
PC Christian 2-7-0 6 2-7-0
Orcas Island 0-10-0 0 0-12-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Darrington 5-0 13-2
MV Christian 6-1 12-1
Coupeville 5-3 6-6
La Conner 3-3 5-5
Orcas Island 2-4 5-8
Friday Harbor 2-5 3-6
Concrete 0-7 6-11

Wolf fans bring big energy. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Turnovers haunt gridiron giants

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on October 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf freshman Kamden Ratcliff tossed a touchdown pass Saturday and kicked a PAT. (Jackie Saia photo)

They met in the middle.

Coupeville and Medical Lake, two high schools separated by 319 miles, convened in Leavenworth Saturday for a football game in which both teams were far away from home.

And while the contest was close in the early going, the Cardinals pulled away from the Wolves thanks to forcing four turnovers en route to a 33-7 victory.

The non-conference loss, coming against a school which Coupeville has little to no history with, drops Bennett Richter’s squad to 1-5 on the season heading into the regular season finale.

That’s set to go down on Friday Harbor next Friday, October 23, and will determine the Wolves postseason status.

Win and CHS earns a season split with the Wolverines (4-2) and will force a tiebreaker mini game to decide which 2B school from the Northwest 2B/1B League advances to the playoffs.

Lose and it’s a wrap for Coupeville, barring coaches and administrators choosing to pick up a crossover game with another team eliminated from postseason contention.

Saturday’s clash was marked by turnovers, with the Wolves losing two fumbles — one of which was brought back for a Medical Lake touchdown — and two interceptions.

On the defensive side of the ball, Coupeville senior Davin Houston made his presence felt, picking off a pass and recovering a fumble to keep his team in the game.

Davin Houston balled out on both sides of the ball. (Jacob Lujan photo)

Medical Lake, after opening the scoring with that fumble recovery touchdown in the first quarter, added two more scores in the second frame on runs.

Up 20-0 at the half, the Cardinals tacked on six more points in the third, before Coupeville finally got on the board early in the fourth.

Freshman quarterback Kamden Ratcliff lofted a 24-yard scoring strike to receiver Carson Grove, with the latter hitting paydirt for the first time this season.

The young Wolf gunslinger added a successful PAT kick to round out Coupeville’s scoring, before Medical Lake, now 2-5 on the season, iced the game with a final touchdown on a 32-yard rush to daylight.

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