Rain or shine, the Central Whidbey Soccer Club hits the pitch, as shown in the photos which follow. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Soccer balls as far as the eye (and camera) can see.
Wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken slid by a rainy, muddy Fort Nugent Saturday and captured the pics seen above, which show the Central Whidbey Soccer Club hard at work.
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CHS net guru Ken Stange and his boys tennis squad nabbed their second-straight Best Sportsmanship award from the Emerald City League. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They still like us.
For the second-straight year, the ultra-exclusive, private school-dominated Emerald City League bestowed its Best Sportsmanship award to the Coupeville High School boys tennis team.
The award is a testament to longtime Wolf net guru Ken Stange, and the lessons he has imparted to his players.
CHS competes in the North Sound Conference for every sport except one, and that’s boys tennis, as South Whidbey is the only other school from that six-team league to heft rackets.
So the two Whidbey schools linked up with the ECL, widely considered the toughest 1A tennis league in the state.
The other schools involved include Eastside Prep, Bear Creek, Overlake, The Bush School, Seattle Academy, and University Prep.
Despite being one of only two public schools in the league, and the farthest trip for the Seattle-based private schools, Coupeville has held up well.
The Wolves finished in fourth-place in 2018, and, with a very-thin roster this year, which forced a number of forfeits at #2 singles, still won three league matches.
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Josh Upchurch and his Coupeville High School football teammates are a single victory away from achieving the program’s first winning season since 2005. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Wolf super fans Savannah Smith (left) and Aria Bowen are on the edges of their seats.
A lot will shake out this coming week.
League titles are on the line in some sports, playoff berths in others, and Coupeville High School honors seniors on four of six fall squads.
While Wolf boys tennis ended its season Saturday, with an appearance at the Emerald City League tourney, CHS cross country gets its first postseason race Oct. 26, when it runs in the North Sound Conference Championships.
Coupeville football hosts Anacortes Oct. 25, a night when the gridiron giants and Wolf cheerleaders will hold Senior Night festivities.
A win against the Seahawks, and the Wolves capture the first winning season for a CHS football team since 2005.
That leaves volleyball and soccer, with the spikers playing twice, and the booters facing what could be a very busy week.
Volleyball hosts Granite Falls Oct. 22 (it’s Senior Night and a win clinches at least second-place for the Wolves in their six-team league).
After that comes a road trip to King’s Oct. 24, in a match which will likely decide the NSC title.
Soccer travels to South Whidbey Oct. 21, then hosts Granite Falls on Senior Night Oct. 23.
With the Wolves currently tied with Sultan for the final playoff berth, there could be more games crammed into the week.
If the logjam for the #5 playoff seed remains, Coupeville hosts the Turks Oct. 24 in a tie-breaker game.
Earn that playoff berth, either through the tiebreaker or by pulling ahead during the final regular-season games, and the Wolf booters are at home Oct. 26 for a district playoff play-in game against Mount Baker.
Seven days from now, there will be a ton more clarity. We think.
For now, as you prepare for the action-packed week ahead, a look at where we are at the moment.
North Sound Conference volleyball:
| School | League | Overall |
| King’s | 7-0 | 11-0 |
| Coupeville | 6-1 | 11-1 |
| CPC-Bothell | 4-3 | 9-4 |
| South Whidbey | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Sultan | 1-6 | 4-8 |
| Granite Falls | 0-7 | 3-9 |
North Sound Conference football:
| School | League | Overall |
| CPC-Bothell | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| Granite Falls | 2-1 | 3-4 |
| Coupeville | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| King’s | 1-1 | 2-5 |
| South Whidbey | 1-1 | 5-2 |
| Sultan | 0-2 | 1-6 |
**CHS football is playing an independent schedule and has no league games.**
North Sound Conference girls soccer:
| School | League | Overall |
| South Whidbey | 8-0 | 12-0-1 |
| King’s | 7-1 | 10-4-0 |
| CPC-Bothell | 4-4 | 7-5-0 |
| Granite Falls | 3-5 | 6-7-0 |
| Coupeville | 1-7 | 1-10-2 |
| Sultan | 1-7 | 1-11-2 |
Emerald City League boys tennis:
| School | League | Overall |
| Seattle Academy | 12-1 | 12-1 |
| University Prep | 12-1 | 12-1 |
| Overlake | 8-5 | 8-5 |
| Bear Creek | 7-7 | 7-7 |
| Eastside Prep | 3-7 | 3-7 |
| Bush | 3-9 | 3-9 |
| Coupeville | 3-11 | 4-11 |
| South Whidbey | 3-11 | 3-11 |
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Coupeville senior Mason Grove made a stand for public schools Saturday, winning a match at the Emerald City League postseason tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The season started on windy, rain-spattered outdoor tennis courts in Coupeville, and wrapped up on swanky, dry indoor courts in Redmond.
Six CHS netters made their final stand Saturday at the Emerald City League tournament, which doubles as Bi-Districts.
Facing off with foes from state title contenders like Seattle Academy and University Prep, none of the Wolves advanced, but one did make a dent in the armor of the private schools.
Senior Mason Grove, who bounced between singles and doubles this season, went out swinging by himself, but not before taking down a Bear Creek player in a third-set tiebreaker.
That sent him on to the double-elimination portion of the tourney, but also threw him headlong into battle with two of the best players in the region.
Fellow Wolf singles player Drake Borden almost made it through the first round as well, winning the first set of his match.
His opponent, also from Bear Creek, came back to take the second set however, then won an epic 12-10 tiebreaker to eliminate Coupeville’s #1 player.
Both Wolf doubles duos went down in the first round, bringing an end to the 2019 season.
Saturday was the final action for four Wolves, as Grove, James Wood, Zach Ginnings, and Thane Peterson graduate next spring.
Borden, a junior, and Andrew Aparicio, a sophomore, can return for another run at postseason glory next year.
Coupeville and next door neighbor South Whidbey are the only public schools playing in the ECL, an eight-team, private school dominated league widely regarded as the best 1A tennis conference in the state.
Complete Saturday results:
Drake Borden:
Lost to Bouke Spoelstra (Bear Creek) 1-6, 6-3, 12-10
Mason Grove:
Beat Robert Jiang (Bear Creek) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
Lost to Tyler Wurzer (University Prep) 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Josh Davydov (Seattle Academy) 6-0, 6-2
James Wood/Zach Ginnings:
Lost to Nicholas Arron/Mattias Keaunui (University Prep) 6-0, 6-0
Andrew Aparicio/Thane Peterson:
Lost to Sammy Yang/Declan Vail (Overlake) 6-0, 6-2
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CHS Homecoming royalty Owen Barenburg and Knight Arndt gear up for the annual parade. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Shenanigans are afoot.
Senior royalty, left to right, Emma Mathusek, Tia Wurzrainer, Hannah Davidson, and Ashleigh Battaglia.
“Punch the gas, son! I got a juice box waiting for me at home!!”
The floats get festive.
Senior royalty guns it for the open road. Back (l to r) are Sean Toomey-Stout, Gabe Carlson, Jered Brown. Front: James Wood, Gavin Knoblich.
Chris Ruck is ready to rumble.
The teachers join the celebration.
Boys tennis makes a … racket.
Volleyball stars (l to r) Vivian Farris, Gwen Gustafson, and Taygin Jump hit the open road.
Before the game, before the dance, the biggest show arrived early.
With Coupeville High School celebrating Homecoming all week, the finale was kicked off Friday afternoon, when the annual parade snaked through town.
John Fisken snapped the pics seen above, and he has more to offer.
Pop over to the link below and this time all of his photos are available to be downloaded and shared for free:
https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Football-2019-2020/FB-2019-10-18-Homecoming-Parade/
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