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Our stat sheet sparkles!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, Kalia Littlejohn, Lauren Grove, Mia Littlejohn, Soccer, Stats on October 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Miss Efficiency. Wolf junior Bree Daigneault has two shots on goal this season and both went in for score. (John Fisken photos)

Call her Miss Efficiency. Wolf junior Bree Daigneault has two shots on goal this season and both went in for a score. (John Fisken photos)

First-year goalie Lauren Grove has the 10th most saves of any net-minder in the state.

Lauren Grove is #1. Sorta.

When you look at girls’ soccer stats on MaxPreps.com, the Coupeville High School junior currently has the most saves of any goalie playing at the 1A level this season.

But, while her 32 saves are strong work, especially for a first-year player, there are only TWO goalies listed under 1A (the other one, Maddie Nielsen of King’s, has 24 saves).

And, since there are a lot more than two schools playing soccer in this class, it’s a pretty good bet there are more than two goalies out there, some with equally strong stats.

Which is not to disparage what Lauren is doing in net.

When you look at the stats for the whole state, she’s still among the best goalies working, ranking 10th in saves among all schools, 2B to 4A, which are reporting their stats.

Grove’s exploits, and the scoring totals of Kalia and Mia Littlejohn, top our first in-depth look at Wolf booter stats.

Through 11 games:

Games Played:

Lauren Bayne 11
Bree Daigneault 11
Jovanah Foote 11
Lauren Grove 11
Kalia Littlejohn 11
Mckenzie Meyer 11
Arisbeth Montiel 11
May Rose 11
Taichen Rose 11
Jenn Spark 11
Mia Littlejohn 10
Kirsten Pelroy 10
Sage Renninger 10
Lindsey Roberts 10
Citalli Montiel 8
Ashley Smith 8
Lindsey Laxton 6
Jasmine Melena 4
Sophie Sandahl 4
Ema Smith 4

Goals:

K. Littlejohn 8 (#7 in 1A)
M. Littlejohn 5 (#14 in 1A)
Renninger 3
Daigneault 2
A. Montiel 2
Spark 2
Roberts 1
M. Rose 1
Smith 1

Assists:

M. Littlejohn 6 (#5 in 1A)
Spark 4 (#11 in 1A)
Renninger 3 (#19 in 1A)
Foote 1
K. Littlejohn 1
Pelroy 1
M. Rose 1
T. Rose 1

Points:

K. Littlejohn 17 (#8 in 1A)
M. Littlejohn 16 (#10 in 1A)
Renninger 9 (#20 in 1A)
Spark 8 (#22 in 1A)
Daigneault 4
A. Montiel 4
M. Rose 3
Roberts 2
Smith 2
Foote 1
Pelroy 1
T. Rose 1

Shots on Goal:

K. Littlejohn 30
M. Littlejohn 29
Renninger 13
Spark 10
Pelroy 9
A. Montiel 8
Roberts 7
M. Rose 5
Foote 4
T. Rose 3
Bayne 2
Daigneault 2
Smith 2

Saves:

Grove 32 (#1 in 1A, #10 in state)
Meyer 13
Smith 5

Shutouts:

Grove 1

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Rise to the moment!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kirsten Pelroy, Lauren Grove, Mia Littlejohn, Soccer, The Karate Kid on October 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mia Littlejohn has a close encounter with a foreign object. (John Fisken photos)

Wolf goalie Lauren Grove carries some battle scars, or at least a fair amount of paint from diving on the recently-sprayed end zone.

Lindsey Roberts achieves a moment of Zen while clearing the ball from in front of her goal.

Kirsten Pelroy, an explosion of color and nimble footwork.

“I got moves, son!”

Dancing with the ball, Lauren Bayne is ever on the attack.

Taichen Rose works the sidelines like a pro.

Littlejohn gets all “Karate Kid” on an Eagle. “Sweep the leg! Sweep the leg!!!”

They sacrificed.

Whether they were taking a hit to the noggin, marking up their uniform with field paint or merely agreeing to play a game on the day of the Homecoming dance, the Wolf booters gave it their all Saturday.

While they didn’t upset defending 1A champ Klahowya — falling 2-0 in a tense affair — they did make a run at the Eagles, and caught the eye of lens-toting photo man John Fisken.

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Moving in for the kill!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, Emily Peters, Klahowya, Lauren Grove, Soccer on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kirsten Pelroy had the best slide of the afternoon, blowing up an Eagle and taking away the ball. (John Fisken photo)

The gap has narrowed.

Last year, as it romped to a 21-2 record en route to a 1A state title, the Klahowya High School girls’ soccer team drilled most of its opponents.

And, while they held up considerably better than Olympic League companions Port Townsend and Chimacum, Coupeville was firmly among the victims, falling 5-0 and 4-0.

Jump ahead a year, and, even though the Wolves lost a chunk of seniors and are a very young team, CHS held its own Saturday against the defending champs.

While it fell 2-0 on its home turf, Coupeville (3-5-3 overall, 1-1 in league play) was never out of the match, and Klahowya (8-3-1, 2-0) was nowhere near as dominating as before.

A shot goes in here, a loose ball takes a slightly different bounce, and the game goes in a different direction.

Seriously.

Klahowya’s first score was more luck and being in the right place than anything else.

The Eagles blasted a ball at Wolf goalie Lauren Grove, who knocked it down but couldn’t quite corral it.

As the ball popped off her arm, it took a perfect Klahowya bounce, threading two Wolves to land right on the foot of an enterprising Emily Peters, who banked it over the outstretched fingers of a now out-of-place Grove.

After that, the Coupeville junior, a first-year player, was on lock-down the rest of the first half, going to her knees and climbing a stairway to heaven depending on the situation, while coming away with a variety of saves.

The Wolves were aggressive — Kirsten Pelroy used a sliding tackle to upend an Eagle in the open field, then Coupeville almost got the goal back when May Rose tried to replicate Peters play.

Unfortunately, this time the rebound slid just a bit too far to the side, letting Klahowya escape unscathed.

The Eagles widened the lead early in the second half, when Peters popped a shot over diving Wolf defender Jenn Spark. Again, move a leg an inch or two, and the goal is a no go.

Desperate to get on the board, Coupeville pushed the attack in the second half, with leading scorers Kalia and Mia Littlejohn leading the charge.

The siblings got several looks at the net, but a pesky Eagle defense stayed strong and blunted their best efforts.

Afterwards, if you didn’t look at the scoreboard and just tried to read the mood of the upbeat Wolf team, you might have thought they had won.

The overwhelming feeling? Mark Oct. 26 on your calendar.

That’s the second meeting of the two squads, this time at Klahowya.

And it is, without a doubt, a game the Wolves think they can win, because the gap has really, truly narrowed.

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Bring the cake day love, Wolf Nation!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Happy birthday, tagged CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Soccer, Sophie Sandahl on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sophie Sandahl, rockin’ her new CHS soccer jacket. (John Fisken photo)

I don’t know if you know this, but it’s national Sophie Sandahl Day.

It’s true.

The Wolf freshman, a recent transplant to The Rock, hits the big 1-5 today and people are going bonkers.

To celebrate, Sandahl and her teammates on the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad will be hosting the defending 1A state champs today.

The game pits the Wolves (1-0 in Olympic League play, 3-4-3 overall) against Klahowya (1-0, 7-3-1), kickoff is 11 AM at Mickey Clark Field, and the stands are waiting to be crammed for this battle for sole possession of first place.

Your attendance is mandatory, especially since it lands on the birthday of a former South Carolina belle like Sandahl.

In her short time here, Sophie has sparkled with a quiet charm, while making big strides on the soccer pitch.

Let her know how much Wolf Nation appreciates her entry into our world.

Cram the stands. Support the booters as they go for the upset of the year.

And, most importantly, on your way in or out, or all game long, make sure #19 feels the cake day love.

Happy birthday, Sophie!

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Bring on the champs!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, slow start, Soccer on October 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mia Littlejohn hammered home her fifth goal of the season Thursday to key a 2-1 win. (John Fisken photo)

Let’s get ready to rumble.

Setting up a Saturday showdown for first place in the 1A Olympic League standings, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad took care of business Thursday night.

Shrugging off a limited warm-up, the Wolves eventually took control and bounced host Chimacum 2-1 to capture their conference opener.

Now 1-0 in league play (3-4-3 overall) Coupeville will welcome defending 1A state champion Klahowya (1-0, 7-3-1) to town in two days.

The game, set for the day of the Homecoming dance, kicks off at 11 AM.

While the Eagles roared to a title last fall, the core of that team, including transcendent stars McKenzie Cook and Izzy Severns, departed, while the young Wolves are just starting to really get rolling.

Facing off with the Cowboys, Coupeville relied on their high-scoring sister combo to ice the deal.

Freshman Kalia Littlejohn nailed her team-high eighth goal, while sophomore Mia Littlejohn tallied her fifth.

Lil’ sis opened things with a bang.

“Kalia was back at it with a killer shot that left the Cowboy goalie grabbing air and seeing nothing but the bad, bad freshman trotting back to the mid-line stripe after outing her team in the hurt locker!!!,” said CHS coach Troy Cowan.

Then, it was big sister’s time, and she responded in style.

“Not to be outdone, Mia did a little corner shopping when she put in a goal from waaaaaaayyyyy out that found the corner net,” Cowan said.

No one is quite sure how Chimacum (0-1, 2-9) scored, especially Cowan.

“There is NO way that goal even went close to going in,” he said. “Can’t tell you anything about it because I never saw it happen. You will have to ask the ref…”

Still, regardless of the score, Cowan came away fairly pleased with the result.

“Girls played fairly well and did their best, but we could have done much better,” he said. “I was proud of them and was happy for this young team and that they started their conference season off with a victory!!”

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