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Booters battle with the best

April 28, 2021 by David Svien

Carolyn Lhamon boldly flies into battle. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They are the team to beat, and it won’t be easy.

Mount Vernon Christian is proving to be a formidable foe in the world of girls soccer this season, something which Coupeville was reminded of Wednesday afternoon.

Playing on the road, in their first game in 11 days, the Wolves fell 6-0 to the rampaging Hurricanes.

With the win, MVC improves to 3-0 and has outscored its foes 24-0.

Coupeville falls to 1-2, with both of its losses coming to the Hurricanes.

The Wolves are a half game up on La Conner (0-2), and they face those Braves next Monday in another road game.

With Friday Harbor sitting out all fall sports this time around after Covid case numbers spiked in the San Juans, there are only three Northwest 2B/1B League schools currently playing girls soccer.

With 9-0 and 6-0 wins over Coupeville, and a 9-0 victory over La Conner, MVC seems to have the league title well in hand, with the Wolves and Braves left to battle it out for second-place.

While the Wolves fell Wednesday, CHS coach Kyle Nelson saw improvement in how his squad played.

MVC scored one goal off a penalty kick and two others on corner kicks, with Coupeville keeping the Hurricanes slowed down on their regular attack.

“We were also able to make their goalkeeper work more this time with a number of good shots,” Nelson said. “Definitely an improvement from our first outing against probably one of the best girls soccer teams in 2B/1B.

“Seems like every time we switch leagues we are going up against a state champ.”

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Put the car keys down

April 28, 2021 by David Svien

Ben Smith and Coupeville football travel to Forks Saturday to play Neah Bay, but Wolf fans need to stay home and watch the game online. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Stay out of bat country.

That’s the directive being issued to Coupeville High School football fans ahead of Saturday’s road game in Forks against Neah Bay.

CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith issued the following statement Wednesday morning:

Forks Stadium/HS has had the rule of only home fans attending their games based on Covid regulations (seating limits).

Therefore, our fans WILL NOT be allowed to travel to watch the game against Neah Bay as this is considered Neah Bay’s home game (their only one of the season and still not at their own site).

Please respect this decision and DO NOT travel to the game.

I am working on making a stream of the game available for our fans to watch.

Thank you.

Coupeville, coming off a win against Lummi Nation, is 2-1 entering the non-conference tilt with Neah Bay (2-0), a four-time state champ at the 1B level.

The Wolves close their pandemic-shortened season May 8 at home against Concrete.

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Put your best face forward

April 28, 2021 by David Svien

Volleyball ace Alita Blouin leads off a collection of Coupeville High School fall sports portraits. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

I’ve just seen a face.

Or nine of them, to be exact, as we continue to wind our way through the collected portraits of Coupeville fall sports athletes.

The pics seen today rep girls soccer, volleyball, and boys soccer — the three sports I still have unused photos from.

They come to us courtesy John Fisken, and, if you want to see more of his work, pop over to John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net).

 

Cael Wilson

Mary Milnes

Maya Lucero

Nathan Ginnings

Eryn Wood

Lucy Tenore

Ryan Blouin

Nezi Keiper

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Hurricanes wash away Wolves

April 27, 2021 by David Svien

Aidan Wilson assisted on Coupeville’s goal Tuesday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

That score hit the back of the net after coming off Xavier Murdy’s foot.

Both teams got a bit lucky.

For the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad, just getting back on the pitch Tuesday was a win in itself, as the Wolves had a 10-day gap between games due to other schools cancelling.

For their opponents, Mount Vernon Christian, the luck showed up on the scoreboard, as a couple of perfect bounces on busted plays sent the hometown Hurricanes to a 3-1 win.

The loss drops Coupeville to 1-1 during this pandemic-shortened season, but its next two games should arrive a lot sooner, and both will be at home.

The Wolves host Providence Classical Christian Thursday (kickoff is 6 PM), then welcome Orcas Island to Whidbey May 3.

The latter of those games will be Senior Night for Coupeville.

Tuesday afternoon, the Wolves didn’t show any rust, coming off the bus with legs already swinging.

Sam Wynn and Owen Barenburg were “hammering balls everywhere” according to CHS coach Robert Wood, and Coupeville got on the board first.

The score came at the 10-minute mark of the first half, with Aidan Wilson delivering a crisp center cross to Xavier Murdy, who promptly blasted the ball into the back of the waiting net.

It was the second goal of the season for X-Man, tying him with Wilson for the team lead in scoring, and the third of his prep career.

Mount Vernon Christian countered with a goal mere seconds before halftime, getting “a lucky deflection” to knot things up headed into the break.

The Hurricanes then took advantage of several second-half penalty kicks to surge ahead and stay ahead.

The game-busting goal actually came off of a second-shot chance after Wolf goalie Logan Martin blocked the penalty kick, before MVC salted the lead away with a late-game penalty kick which found its way into the net.

Still, the young Wolves, who were facing a Hurricane squad which is “a premier team, with quality players,” had nothing to hang their heads about.

The final score wasn’t in their favor, but the improvement they showed on the pitch certainly was.

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Friday Harbor athletes return to action

April 27, 2021 by David Svien

With Friday Harbor athletes returning to action, Coupeville hoops players like Logan Martin can look forward (hopefully) to playing a 12-game season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everyone in the Northwest 2B/1B League is playing basketball.

At least that’s the plan as of April 27.

Here in the Age of Coronavirus, everything could be changed by April 28, of course.

But, for now, the news is good, as Friday Harbor High School, which completely opted out of playing fall sports after a surge in positive Covid cases, announced Tuesday it intends to return to competition as its students go back to in-person education.

“With the return of students to school on Monday, May 3rd, sports season three (winter) has also been approved to begin,” said Friday Harbor Athletic Director Brock Hauck.

“Girls and boys basketball practices will start on Monday, May 3rd,” he added. “A decision on the wrestling season is still to be determined.”

Since Coupeville doesn’t have a wrestling program, the last part of that statement has little impact on the Wolves.

But the first half is a bonus, as it suggests (for the moment, at least) that CHS will have a full (by pandemic season standards) 12-game basketball schedule.

Current plans call for the final season of the 2020-2021 school year to start May 3, with basketball games running May 18-June 17.

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