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German import adds international flavor to Wolves!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Hanna Seiffert (John Fisken photo)

Hanna Seiffert (John Fisken photo)

First Germany won the World Cup, then it began to send its soccer players out to take over the rest of the world.

Well, not really, but at least one German import is making her presence felt on the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad this season.

Sophomore foreign exchange student Hanna Seiffert, who lives near Berlin when she’s at home, is playing for the Wolves. By doing so, she’s upholding a national tradition.

“So you know, Germany won the World Cup, that means soccer is really popular in Germany,” Seiffert said. “But I didn’t play in a club before. We played at school or just for fun.”

Seiffert, who also plans to play basketball for CHS in the winter, is a well-rounded athlete.

She plays badminton, participates in rescue swimming and enjoys wakeboarding, windsurfing and snowboarding.

While she enjoys staying athletic (“Sports are the best things in my life”), Seiffert also spends time developing her musical talents.

She plays the flute and attends a music-orientated school in Germany.

For Seiffert, who turns 16 on Friday, coming to America was a chance to follow in the footsteps of her older brother.

“My brother did an exchange year in 2012-2013. When he came back he was a different person,” Seiffert said. “He got so many amazing impressions that I want to do it, too.”

Landing in Coupeville was an unknown, as foreign exchange students don’t select where they are sent. But she’s quickly come to appreciate her new town.

“It was a surprise and I’m so happy with this,” Seiffert said. “So, my city where I live, it’s not so big, but some is different and some same, but I love both.

“I love it here really and I love to see every time new things in the USA when I travel here,” she added. “So that’s my fifth time here and every time it’s different, but this town is amazing.”

After her year in Coupeville, she’ll head back home to finish her schooling. After that, her future is wide open.

“First I want to finish school and then I don’t know what’s coming,” Seiffert said. “I let me be surprised.”

Whether at home in Germany or off on a far-away adventure, she knows her family will always be looking out for her.

“My family is not so big, but really lovely,” Seiffert said. “I have one older brother, he is amazing. My mum and dad are the best persons of the world.

“Definitely, my family and my friends are there to help me with problems, but also show me how I can do it better.”

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Jacki G. shoots, scores!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Jacki Ginnings

Jacki Ginnings (John Fisken photos)

Ginnings unleashes "The Crippler."

Ginnings unleashes “The Crippler.”

Jacki Ginnings is a superstar.

Whether wielding a racket on the tennis court or booting a soccer ball on the pitch, the Coupeville High School senior is electrifying, enthralling, exciting and a lot of other words that don’t necessarily start with an E.

Though she can be as intense as needed, the first thing you always notice about Miss Ginnings is the joy that radiates off of her.

She genuinely seems to enjoy her sports, especially soccer, which is enough of a passion that she plays virtually year-round with high school and select squads.

Huge smile on her face, she dives into the fray and reminds everyone in the stands that, no matter how seriously people take sports, it’s still just a game.

Jacki gets it.

She’s talented, she excels, but she always has fun along the way.

Even when the weather is brutally cold and no reasonably sane person should be playing soccer under the conditions — a fate that often befalls her Whidbey Islanders select soccer squad when they play deep into the fall.

Ginnings makes it look effortless. And she makes it look fun.

She may not scream and holler and try to get a lot of attention, but she doesn’t need to. We notice what she’s doing and we respect her for the way she plays.

As she celebrates her birthday today, we wish Jacki the best. Cause she is the best.

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Let there be goals!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Marisa

Marisa Etzell knows what’s up. The Wolves can score from any direction, at any time. (John Fisken photos)

Mia

Mia Littlejohn (20) celebrates one of her team-high three goals.

Micky LeVine (John Fisken photos)

Micky LeVine, about to unleash destruction on an unsuspecting foe.

Erin Rosenkranz

Erin Rosenkranz holds her own in a battle for the ball.

It’s a three-way battle for the top spot.

Four games into a 13-game schedule, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad has seen three of its players find the back of the net.

Freshman Mia Littlejohn tops the scoring chart with three goals (two against South Whidbey and one against Orcas Island), while a pair of seniors are hot on her heels.

Micky LeVine punched in a pair against Orcas, while Erin Rosenkranz netted her first of the season in the same game.

Also lurking out there, ready to break into the scoring battle, is senior Marisa Etzell, who came dangerously close to tallying a score on multiple occasions against South Whidbey.

Let the goals rain down.

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Two goals for “Two Fists”!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Micky LeVine (John Fisken photo)

Goal-scoring sensation Micky LeVine. (John Fisken photo)

“Two Fists” came out swinging Thursday … with her foot.

Coupeville High School senior Micky LeVine, the scrappiest of mighty mites and ultimate defender of her teammates on the pitch, was content to let her golden leg do all her talking at Orcas Island.

Raining down a pair of goals — her first scores of the season — LeVine propelled the Wolves to a 4-0 non-conference victory.

The win broke a two-game scoreless streak for Coupeville and evened its record at 2-2.

The Wolves jumped on Orcas quickly, scoring all of their goals in the first half.

After that, it was time to give the bench some playing time. Freshman defender Mckenzie Meyer moved into net, teaming up with senior goalie Julia Myers to record the shutout.

“We controlled the entire match, moving the ball with controlled precision,” CHS coach Troy Cowan said. “The girls were able to maintain a high level of energy and stayed focused on our pregame goals.”

While a lot of players chipped in, the spotlight was firmly on LeVine, who tacked on an assist to go with her goals.

“I was forced to pull her off the pitch late in the first half so I could hose her off with our emergency fire extinguisher,” Cowan joked. “I mean, this kid was on fire!!! Someone should tell Micky smoking is bad for her.”

Fellow senior captain Erin Rosenkranz was almost as en fuego as LeVine, scoring a goal and notching an assist, while freshman Mia Littlejohn rounded out the scoring with her third goal of the young season.

Coupeville’s fast-rising freshmen continue to make an impact. Sage Renninger, who collected her first high school assist, joined Littlejohn and Meyer in netting praise from their coach.

“Sage worked hard and will score a lot of goals,” Cowan said. “I told her to just keep shooting.”

Ana Luvera “continues to be solid” and won the game ball and hustle award, while Bree Daigneault and Kirsten Pelroy “gave solid performances off the bench and are making huge strides of improvements.”

“I’m proud of the girls,” Cowan said. “They are a bunch of great young ladies that just happen to play soccer!!”

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“It wasn’t a match, it was a war!!”

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Julia Myers, seen here in an earlier game, was lights out in net Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)

   Julia Myers, seen here in an earlier game, was lights out in net Tuesday. (John Fisken photos)

Mckenzie Meyer

Mckenzie Meyer

It was a classic, right up the last five seconds.

After battling through 80 minutes of scoreless play,  a weary Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad came within a few ticks of the clock of also surviving two five-minute OT periods Tuesday evening.

But a perfectly-placed shot found the very upper corner of the net with seconds to play, preventing the match from being decided on penalty kicks and lifting visiting Bellevue Christian to a heart-stopping, heartbreaking 1-0 victory.

The non-conference loss dropped Coupeville to 1-2 on the season, but Wolf coach Troy Cowan sounded more like the winning coach afterwards.

“It wasn’t a match, it was a war!!,” he said. “Our Lady Wolves played the most impressive, physically and mentally demanding match I have EVER seen.”

In particular, he singled out senior goaltender Julia Myers for her work in the net.

“Julia was a stud in the box. She played a perfect match in the box,” Cowan said. “She was determined, physically overpowering and technically sound.

“The shot that beat her was indefensible; she played the match of her life and I couldn’t be prouder of her performance,” he added. “She was vocal and demanding of her teammates and showed true leadership throughout.”

Cowan credited his assistant, Gary Manker, who works extensively with the team’s goalies.

“I have to give all the credit to Julia’s success and improvements to my fellow coach,” Cowan said. “He is like the mad scientist!!! He puts and finds ways to get our girls ready and what he was done with our goalies has been amazing.

“He is truly an asset and one of the CHS soccer program’s biggest advocates and supporters.”

Across the board, the Wolves, many of whom played a full 90 minutes, impressed their coach.

“Mckenzie Meyer played nearly the entire match and was solid,” Cowan said. “There was no way anyone would have thought this kid was a freshman. She showed tremendous heart and outstanding technique on defense.

“Ana Luvera was a freak of nature as well,” he added. “Starting in a new position for the first time, she didn’t have a lot of time playing our holding mid position, but she was a natural for the position and graduated with honors from the school of hard knocks. She is a true warrior!!!”

The Wolf defensive unit, headed by vets Jacki Ginnings, Jenn Spark and Ivy Luvera, and with Meyer subbing for an ill Christine Fields, more than held its own against the visitors.

“They were simply divine!!!,” Cowan said. “I couldn’t be prouder of those four Lady Wolves, turning back attack after attack, giving up their bodies and willing the Lady Wolves to one of the toughest matches we have played in many years!”

Coupeville travels to Orcas Island today for a non-conference match, one of four before it begins Olympic League play, and Cowan thinks his squad is primed for a successful run.

“I told the girls today how proud I was to be their coach and thanked them for their incredible efforts,” he said. “This was a defining game and I know our Lady Wolves are going to take the lessons learned from this epic battle and put it in the bank.

“Our first three matches have all been extremely competitive and great learning experiences. We are still tweaking some things, but are very close to making a serious run and doing some damage in the Olympic League,” Cowan added. “I am very excited for these ladies; their future is looking very bright!!!”

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