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Clear eyes, full schedules, can’t lose

Posted in Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on August 16, 2021| 2 Comments »

Gwen Gustafson and Co. have full schedules this year. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolf booters jump from a six-game schedule to a 16-game one.

The schedules are back to normal.

Or, at least a lot closer than they were a year ago.

While some restrictions — like spectators needing to wear masks — are still in place, high school sports schedules have largely reverted to pre-pandemic normalcy.

After playing out of order during the 2020-2021 school year, fall sports are back to the front of the pack, with winter, then spring competitions planned to follow.

Non-conference bouts are back in vogue, which means Coupeville returns to playing next-door rival South Whidbey.

Also, both the Bucket Game and Homecoming live again for football, and almost all CHS teams will play a double-digit number of games.

Hopefully.

As everyone who has lived through the Age of Coronavirus knows, nothing is set in stone. Things can, and may, still change.

But for now, here’s where we sit, sport by sport.

PS — An * indicates a league contest.

 

BOYS SOCCER:

It’s a 16-game schedule, eight at home, eight on the road, with every tilt a conference showdown.

While just five of seven Northwest 2B/1B League schools play boys soccer — Coupeville, La Conner, Orcas Island, Mount Vernon Christian, and Friday Harbor — they’re joined for this one sport by four other squads.

While Concrete and Darrington avoid the pitch, Grace Academy, Providence Classical Christian, Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood, and Lopez Island take their places.

 

Tues-Sept. 7 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00) *
Fri-Sept. 10 — Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood — (6:00) *
Fri-Sept. 17 — Orcas Island — (4:00) *
Tues-Sept. 21 — Grace Academy — (6:00) *
Fri-Sept. 24 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:30) *
Tues-Sept. 28 — @ La Conner — (TBA) *
Fri-Oct. 1 — @ Grace Academy — (3:30) *
Tues-Oct. 5 — La Conner — (6:00) *
Thur-Oct. 7 — Mount Vernon Christian — (6:00) *
Sat-Oct. 9 — Providence Classical Christian — (1:00) *
Fri-Oct. 15 — @ Lopez Island — (TBA) *
Tues-Oct. 19 — Friday Harbor — (4:00) *
Thur-Oct. 21 — @ Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood — (4:00) *
Sat-Oct. 23 — Lopez Island — (12:30) * — SENIOR NIGHT
Tues-Oct. 26 — @ Orcas Island — (TBA) *
Thur-Oct. 28 — @ Providence Classical Christian — (TBA) *

 

BOYS TENNIS:

Only two NWL schools play boys tennis, which is why there was no season last year.

While Coupeville was ready and rarin’, Friday Harbor shut down all fall sports after Covid cases spiked in the San Juans.

Now, the Wolverines are back in action, and the two schools will link up, in some fashion, to play tennis against South Whidbey and its (mostly private school) rivals in the Emerald Sound League.

A schedule is still being worked out.

 

CROSS COUNTRY:

Coupeville, Orcas Island, and Mount Vernon Christian once again vie for NWL harrier supremacy, but this season schools also return to competing at invitationals.

The Wolves host one of three league meets, as well as the league championship races.

 

Sat-Sept. 11 — @ Sehome Invitational — (TBD)
Sat-Sept. 18 — @ Westling Invitational (South Whidbey) — (10:00)
Fri-Sept. 24 — HOME meet (Fort Casey) — (3:30) *
Sat-Sept. 25 — @ King’s Invite — (12:00)
Fri-Oct. 1 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (3:30) *
Fri-Oct. 8 — @ Orcas Island — (TBD) *
Sat-Oct. 9 — @ Hole in the Wall (Lakewood) — (9:00)
Thur-Oct. 21 — Northwest 2B/1B League Championships (Fort Casey) — (3:30)

 

FOOTBALL:

Homecoming is back, with the Eastern Washington opponent traveling 142 miles to face off with CHS, while the Bucket Game against South Whidbey goes down in Langley.

Other non-conference games, featuring Klahowya and East Jefferson, are against familiar foes from Coupeville’s time in the Olympic League.

And what is an East Jefferson, you ask?

It’s the name being used by Port Townsend and Chimacum, which combined for all sports after both schools struggled to field teams due to declining student counts.

With Friday Harbor football back in action, Coupeville plays four league games — two each against the Wolverines and La Conner, the only other 2B schools in the NWL.

Currently, there are eight games on the schedule, but the Wolves continue to look for a week six opponent.

 

Sat-Aug. 28 — @ Sultan Jamboree — (11:00)
Fri-Sept. 3 — Klahowya — (5:00)
Fri-Sept. 10 — @ South Whidbey — (7:00) — BUCKET GAME
Fri-Sept. 17 — @ East Jefferson — (6:00)
Fri-Sept. 24 — La Conner — (7:00) *
Fri-Oct. 1 — @ Friday Harbor — (6:00) *
Fri-Oct. 8 — ?
Fri-Oct. 15 — @ La Conner — (7:00) *
Fri-Oct. 22 — Cascade Leavenworth — (7:00) — HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 29 — Friday Harbor — (6:00) * — SENIOR NIGHT

 

GIRLS SOCCER:

Last year, Mount Vernon Christian, La Conner, and Coupeville played this sport, and now Friday Harbor rejoins the battle.

Unlike other sports, where CHS plays two league games against other schools, here it will play three.

Non-conference games against former league rivals Sultan and Granite Falls, and a home-and-away series with East Jefferson round out the schedule.

 

Sat-Sept. 4 — @ Oak Harbor Jamboree — (TBD)
Thur-Sept. 16 — La Conner — (6:00) *
Sat-Sept. 18 — @ East Jefferson — (1:00)
Tues-Sept. 21 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00) *
Thur-Sept. 23 — Granite Falls — (6:00)
Tues-Sept. 28 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00) *
Thur-Sept. 30 — @ La Conner — (TBA) *
Thur-Oct. 7 — Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00) *
Tues-Oct. 12 — Friday Harbor — (4:00) *
Thur-Oct. 14 — La Conner — (6:00) *
Sat-Oct. 16 — Sultan — (1:00)
Thur-Oct. 21 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00) *
Sat-Oct. 23 — East Jefferson — (11:00) — SENIOR NIGHT
Tues-Oct 26 — @ Friday Harbor (4:00) *

 

VOLLEYBALL:

With Friday Harbor’s return, the only fall sport where all seven NWL schools face off.

A couple of tournaments, and a home-and-away with arch-rival South Whidbey highlight a very-full schedule.

 

Sat-Sept. 4 — @ Oak Harbor Jamboree — (TBD)
Thur-Sept. 9 — @ Concrete — (4:30/6:00) *
Tues-Sept. 14 — Mount Vernon Christian — (4:30/6:00) *
Thur-Sept. 16 — Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00) *
Mon-Sept. 20 — Cedar Park Christian-Bothell — (4:30/6:00)
Tues-Sept. 21 — @ Darrington — (4:30/6:00) *
Thur-Sept. 23 — @ La Conner — (4:30/6:00) *
Sat-Sept. 25 — @ Sultan Tournament (Varsity) — (TBD)
Sat-Sept. 25 — @ Oak Harbor Tournament (JV) — (TBD)
Mon-Sept. 27 — South Whidbey — (4:30/6:00)
Tues-Sept. 28 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00/5:30) *
Tues-Oct. 5 — Concrete — (4:30/6:00) *
Thur-Oct. 7 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:30/6:00) *
Tues-Oct. 12 — @ Orcas Island — (TBA) *
Thur-Oct. 14 — Darrington — (4:30/6:00) *
Mon-Oct. 18 — @ South Whidbey — (5:15/7:00)
Tue-Oct. 19 — La Conner — (4:30/6:00) *
Thur-Oct. 21 — Friday Harbor — (3:30/5:00) * — SENIOR NIGHT
Sat-Oct. 23 — @ South Whidbey Tournament — (TBD)

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Three fall CHS sports open to 8th graders

Posted in Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on August 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School boys tennis coach Ken Stange needs players. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Step up and stand out.

Coupeville Middle School 8th graders can participate in high school sports a year early, as long as they’re interested in playing soccer or tennis this fall.

Along with other 2B or 1B schools, Coupeville High School is allowed to use 8th graders when there is a genuine need to help keep programs afloat.

Last school year, middle school students played high school girls basketball and boys soccer.

Four 8th graders — Lyla Stuurmans, Cael Wilson, Savina Wells, and Preston Epp — played on varsity teams, with another five seeing action for the Wolf JV girls hoops team.

This fall, three of six CHS programs are accepting 8th graders, with boys and girls soccer, and boys tennis all in need of extra players.

Volleyball and cross country expect to have sufficient numbers, so high school and middle school athletes will remain separate in those sports.

Football is the one fall sport where 8th graders are not eligible to play at the high school level, regardless of need.

The chance to play at the high school level as an 8th grader is an extra bonus for many Wolves, as the middle school does not have a girls soccer program, and does not offer tennis.

The first day of practice for CHS fall sports teams is Monday, August 23.

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9 for 9: Pitch power on display

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jenn Spark had the mightiest leg in Wolf Nation. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

This blog turns nine years old August 15, and to mark the occasion, I’m picking what I view as the best nine Wolf athletes from each active CHS sport.

To be eligible, you had to play for the Wolves between Aug. 2012-Aug. 2021, AKA the “Coupeville Sports” years.

So here we go. Each day between Aug. 1-15, a different sport and (probably) a different argument.

 

And there’s no goalie on my team…

Which is fine, because as much as I wanted to find a spot for Julie Myers or another netminder, the team of former Wolf booters I ended up with can score at such a prodigious rate, we might not need anyone in net.

Like with a lot of sports during this whole “9 for 9” thing, there’s an easily-named second squad out there full of talented young women, but (often brutal) cuts had to be made.

It’s why they pay me the big bucks.

What? I’m not getting paid at all, you say????

Oh well, these nine queens of the pitch still deserve all the praise they get.

Micky LeVine rumbles in the open field.

Amanda d’Almeida — Athletically-gifted from day one, but became a team leader and star by outworking everyone else. If you watched just her when she was in action on the pitch, you would never know if her team was ahead or trailing, as she played with the same intensity and passion in every moment.

Mallory Kortuem — State track champ speed, and tough as they come. She moved all over the field and dominated play whether she was in the backfield or allowed to run free on the attack. Never tooted her own horn, yet every thing about how she played, and the way she carried herself — calm, composed, confident — screamed superstar.

Micky LeVine — They called her “Two Fists.” Well, I did, so almost the same thing. A scrapper who could get you goals, but also a compact-sized enforcer who would brawl down in the trenches if you ever tried to mess with one of her teammates.

Kalia Littlejohn — The smoothest of silky-smooth supernovas, she was electric on the pitch. Had the razzle and the dazzle, and could flat-out embarrass any defenders dumb enough to think they could corral her when she was locked on the net.

Mia Littlejohn — A machine. Holds the program record for career goals, but actually spent the first part of her run in a Wolf uniform as a skilled set-up player, dishing assists left and right with quick, beautifully-aimed passes which split defenders like a knife slashing through melted butter.

Avalon Renninger — Arguably the most-underrated player on this list. Finished as the #5 scorer in program history, and got most of her goals by being in the right place at the right time, or working her tail off to win 50/50 balls. And yet she was happiest when celebrating her teammates goals. A perfect role model for young players.

Lindsey Roberts — Second-biggest leg of the last decade, trailing just the next young woman (and even then, only by a smidge). Could wreck folks while playing defense, or could batter the back of the net when she let fly with lasers while on the attack. Heck, if they had put her at goalie, the athletically-gifted Lou probably would have been all-world there as well.

Jenn Spark — The leg. Even when she was injured, even when she had to wear a bulky brace, she could smush the very life out of a soccer ball like no other Wolf before or after her. Launching rockets from midfield — including a couple which splashed home for scores — she kept rival teams on their heels at every moment.

Genna Wright — The #3 scorer in program history, and that’s even with a lost season to injury, and a cut-down senior year thanks to the pandemic. Opened her career as an explosive scorer who would run foes into the ground, closed as a wily vet — all done with grace, style, and class.

Kalia Littlejohn gets dynamic.

 

Up next: We head to the track oval.

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Coupeville girls rule soccer pitch

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , on August 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville soccer stars (l to r) Taylor Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, and Tamsin Ward. (Photo courtesy Emili Marrs)

Summertime is for soccer.

Three Coupeville girls are staying busy during the vacation months, running the pitch for the U12 Deception FC out of the North Whidbey Soccer Club.

Taylor Marrs and Lillian Ketterling are headed into 6th grade at Coupeville Middle School, while Tamsin Ward will be a 5th grader at the town’s elementary school.

The trio have three tournaments on their summer schedule, with the season rolling into the fall.

The summer finale is at the Starfire Extreme Cup in mid-August.

Taylor Marrs, who is following in the soccer footsteps of older sister Lauren, a standout goalie headed into her sophomore campaign at Oak Harbor High School, is in her second season.

Ward and Ketterling are both making their debuts this year for Deception FC, which is coached by Miko Delafield and Brian Marrs.

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Sisters shine on soccer pitch

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on August 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Marrs basks in victory, sweet victory. (Emili Marrs photos)

Younger sister Taylor (right) is also a pitch powerhouse.

She’s not a Wolf anymore, but she’s still a winner.

Lauren Marrs, who used to light up the basketball hardwood and soccer pitch in Coupeville, will be a sophomore at Oak Harbor High School this fall.

The talented student/athlete, among the brightest of young stars no matter the color of the uniform, kicked off August with a bang.

Playing at the Washington Rush Cup in Burlington, Marrs manned the goal on a title-winning soccer team, helping her squad go undefeated.

And she wasn’t alone, as younger sister Taylor also played in the tournament as well — for a different team — and scored a goal after being bumped from defense to the front.

The Marrs family, which includes older sister Jaden, a former CHS cheerleader, and parents Brian and Emili, is living the 24/7/365 soccer life.

This weekend’s tourney was the fifth of seven this summer, and the only one in which both Lauren and Taylor both make an appearance.

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