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Shooting stars sharpen skills!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, clinic, Kalia Littlejohn, Lauren Grove, Sage Renninger, Soccer on August 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Two players share a laugh after battling for a ball during a drill. (John Fisken photos)

Sage Renninger works on her foot skills.

Having bounced outside after playing volleyball in recent years, Lauren Grove enjoys the sunshine and fresh air.

Kalia Littlejohn prepares to unleash the fury of her shootin’ foot.

Bree Daigneault is on the attack.

Lindsey Roberts looks for an opening in the defense.

Ema Smith navigates the cones during a drill.

Their foot game is strong.

With the start of a new season just around the corner, many of Coupeville High School’s female booters are taking part in a summer camp this week.

The camp, held at Fort Nugent, is running from Monday through Thursday. The first official day of high school practice is Aug. 24.

It’s the first summer camp sponsored by the North Whidbey Soccer Club, which means local players didn’t have to travel off-Island for once.

The camp, which is run by Nicholas Dziminowicz, a former D1 college player, has drawn a large response from Wolf players, who are accounting for about 70% of the attendees.

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“We are gonna rock this year!!”

Posted in Boys Tennis, Cheer, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, fall sports, football, Jacob Martin, Sylvia Hurlburt, Tiffany Briscoe on August 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf gridiron giants (l to r) Lathom Kelley, Ryan Griggs and Jacob Martin prove they all know their uniform numbers. (Photo courtesy Martin)

Wolf cheer captain Sylvia Hurlburt (left)

Cheer captain Sylvia Hurlburt (left) and fellow fall athletes (top to bottom) Tiffany Briscoe, Valen Trujillo, Tyler Cermak, Joey Lippo and Mckenzie Meyer.

Transcendent stars May Rose (left) and Jazmine Franklin. (John Fisken photos)

It’s getting real.

The start of a new fall sports season officially kicks off Wednesday, with the first day of practice for the Coupeville High School football squad.

Five days later (Monday, Aug. 24) the Wolf booters, netters and spikers join the movement.

All new seasons are full of promise, and this one is no different.

As they prepare to get after it, some thoughts from a variety of CHS athletes.

Sylvia Hurlburt (cheer):

Hi! I’m gonna tell you about cheer. It’s my fourth year, so I’m a “grizzled senior.”

I’m super excited for this upcoming season. These girls have worked so hard and as one of their captains and fellow teammate I am sooooo proud of them!

They have all improved so much and, while they may not be completely flawless they get closer and closer each day.

I can feel how great this season is going to be, we may have our ups and downs but that happens.

And shout out to our coach, Cheridan Eck! She is doing such a great job helping everyone!

And that’s all I really have to say, just keep your eyes on the spirit team because we are gonna rock this year!

Jazmine Franklin (cheer):

Hope it’s not too late to share.

As a member of the Coupeville cheer team and as president of the executive board, I can honestly say I’m most excited about supporting all the student athletes this year.

I’ve seen a lot of excitement in social media realm and I’m glad to be able to contribute to it!

Thanks for allowing me to share, have a nice night!

Valen Trujillo (volleyball):

“I want our team to be able to play as a strong unit. Everyone has each others back!”

Tiffany Briscoe (volleyball):

David, I wish everyone could see the amount of work our volleyball girls have been putting in this summer!

Coupeville volleyball is changing how we do things! It’s exciting to see the new freshmen come up and working hard to reach their goals!

This will definitely be a team to watch out for!

Keep your eyes peeled! Because CHS volleyball has a few tricks up our sleeve this season!

Joey Lippo (tennis):

My goal is for the boys tennis team to win the league and send a few to state.

Mckenzie Meyer (soccer):

I’m really pumped for the girls soccer season.

We have a lot of talented new girls and of course our returning superstars and I hope that we can get as many fans as possible out in the stands to watch us play!

May Rose (soccer):

As many know last season eight starting seniors graduated, leaving our team fresh.

I’m really excited to play on the field with the new upcoming freshman and returning players. Many I have never played with before, but during practice our team is filled with teamwork and hard work.

So I have a great feeling about this years HS girls soccer season.

Jacob Martin (football) :

I want to destroy South Whidbey. I personally want a thousand-yard season and at least get 100 tackles.

And of course we’re striding to be league champs. We just wanna win!

And we close with a few words from a young man who refuses to be held down. While recent surgery will prevent him from being on the field, he remains the most ardent supporter CHS football has.

Tyler Cermak (football):

I’m not playing football and you know that. You said “play.” Don’t care if you post this or not. Doesn’t matter.

This new season is going to be a great and tough season for our football team and is going to be a great start for our new coach.

I think we’re going to make it far this year and kick some ass.

Again like last year I am looking forward to supporting and helping my brothers seeing that I can’t play and make sure that they go out and win.

Boom, there you go!

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Runnin’ ‘n gunnin’!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, Skagit Super Cup, Soccer on August 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn continue to tear up the soccer pitch. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

The NWU GU16 squad poses with its medals after the end of play Sunday.

Dangerously close to another championship banner.

Only a deflected shot in the final game kept Wolf booters Mia and Kalia Littlejohn, and their select soccer squad, from winning a title at this weekend’s Skagit Super Cup.

The NWU GU16 team, which includes two other Whidbey Island players — Jenna Cooley and Malia Hansen — won three of four games.

After opening with a 3-2 win, with Cooley and Mia Littlejohn both scoring, the squad romped to 1-0 and 3-0 shutouts to advance to the championship.

Cooley banged home game two’s only score, while Hansen (1) and Mia Littlejohn (2) accounted for the goals in game three.

Whidbey’s warriors continued their torrid run in the finale, with Cooley notching more goals, but NWU fell 3-2 despite strong play from its goaltender.

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Young? Maybe… Stars? Absolutely!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Crossfire, Jaelyn Crebbin, Soccer, Wynter Arndt on July 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Members of the GU12 Whidbey Islanders celebrate winning a 6 vs. 6 tourney in Redmond. (Photo courtesy Toni Crebbin)

Wynter Arndt, seen here during the recent little league season, is now tearing up the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photo)

GU12 Islanders after the Seattle Cup. (Crebbin photo)

The future of Wolf girls’ soccer is a bright one.

A variety of younger players who may one day put on the red and black for CHS have been busy running wild on the pitch in recent weeks.

The GU12 Whidbey Islanders team, which includes players from North, Central and South Whidbey, captured first place in a 6 vs. 6 tourney in Redmond Saturday.

It was the second straight season the squad had won the title.

That came on the heels of the Seattle Cup, where Whidbey claimed second place.

Three Islanders — Sophie Martin, Jaelyn Crebbin and Eryn Wood, will be attending Coupeville Middle School in the fall.

Martin’s dad, Ken, and Wood’s dad, Rob, are coaching the squad, while Crebbin is the daughter of former longtime CHS volleyball coach Toni Crebbin.

Another future booter is watch is Wynter Arndt, who currently plays for North Whidbey Soccer Club’s GU10 select team.

Paced by three goals and shutdown defense from Arndt, daughter of former Wolf legend Georgie Smith, her squad, which is a brand new team, advanced all the way to the semifinals of a Crossfire tournament.

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The best? Without a doubt!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Happy birthday, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Elbows, Happy birthday, Judy Judy Judy, Julia Myers, Soccer on July 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Julia Myers

July 23, 1997 everything changed.

A legend entered the world that day, one which couldn’t be fully appreciated at the moment.

It was only as Julia Myers, AKA Judy, or “Elbows” as I like to think of her, grew up, that the world began to fully realize what a hunk of pure, unfiltered awesomeness had popped out that day.

In my 25 years of covering sports on Whidbey Island, there have been a fair amount of dynamic athletes and a few transcendent ones.

Julia is one of the transcendent ones.

I’m not saying she’s the single most talented athlete I’ve ever seen, but she is resilient beyond belief, as tough as they come (while fiercely loyal and caring to her teammates) and has a spark, a light, that is hard to match.

It is not fair that her momma can’t be here to see the woman Julia has become, both as an athlete and a human being, but her heart would burst with pride.

Miss Myers, as much as any high school athlete I have covered on the beat, exudes a warmth and calmness of spirit that is unmatched.

If she reminds me of anyone, it is of former Wolf basketball star Jodi (Christensen) Crimmins, because both were supremely gentle, deeply caring friends to all off the court, and utter beasts on the hardwood.

Her left leg encased in a brace and all sorts of support gear — victim to horrifying soccer injuries that might have forever derailed a lesser athlete — Julia, like Jodi, played basketball with a beautiful, king-sized chip on her shoulder.

Myers eyes, so full of life and joy off the court, would flip over like a shark’s as she stepped on the court and go cold, black and deadly.

And it was freakin’ awesome to behold.

So often, young girls are told to be nice, to act like a lady, and on and on, and it sometimes stunts their growth as an athlete.

I hope every little girl in Coupeville had the chance to see Julia play, and is allowed to embrace her philosophy.

You can be supremely nice, considerate of others, a blessing to your family, friends and community. But you can also be proud of yourself, have confidence, play with passion and a rock-solid belief you deserve to win.

Julia, like Jodi, was not a dirty player. Ever.

But she never, ever, backed down. She attacked. She committed.

When she came off the floor, dropping subtle side-eye daggers at the ref who fouled her out, there was not an ounce of sweat or spirit left, because Julia never held back.

She was a player every young athlete, girl or boy, should emulate.

As she celebrates her birthday and prepares for the transition to college, all I really want to say to Julia is two words.

Thank you.

It has been a genuine pleasure to write about you, Miss Myers, and, since you’re wise beyond your youth, I hope you realize now, and not just down the road, what high regard we all have for you.

You’re a winner, Judy. Every day, in every way.

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