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Rough road trip for depleted booters

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged bat country, boys soccer, CHS Wolves, Forks, road trip on April 1, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Owen Barenburg and his Coupeville High School soccer mates have 10 days off before their next game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

You go to bat country, sometimes you get bitten.

Missing a substantial number of players, the Coupeville High School boys soccer team got roughed up good Monday, falling 9-0 at Forks.

The non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 4-5 on the season, and they now have a 10-day break between games thanks to spring break.

The lopsided score came thanks to a solid foe, a long road trip, and, most importantly, a severely depleted roster thanks to injuries, illness and vacations.

“I only had 12 players make the trip, about half of them JV,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson. “Not much else to say…”

When CHS returns to action Apr. 12, it jumps back into North Sound Conference play, hopefully with a full roster once again.

The Wolves sit at 2-2 in league play, holding on to third-place in their five-team conference.

With road games against King’s and Sultan, then home clashes with Cedar Park Christian and South Whidbey left to play, the Wolves are chasing a “home” playoff game.

Coupeville can’t host a district playoff game on its own field, as postseason clashes have to go down on turf.

But, if the Wolves hold on to that #3 seed, they would most likely get to host their playoff opener just up the road in Oak Harbor.

When it has been at full power, Coupeville has been competitive in every match.

The Wolves only surrendered 12 goals across their first seven games, but with starting goalie Dewitt Cole out with an injury and the defense comprised by missing players, foes have rung up 14 scores in the last two games.

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All quiet on the Wolf front

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, boys soccer, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, North Sound Conference, Softball, standings on March 31, 2019| Leave a Comment »

CHS net aces Avalon Renninger (left) and Tia Wurzrainer have an open schedule next week, thanks to spring break. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

And now, the slowest week of the season.

With spring break in full bloom, Coupeville High School sports teams will largely be absent from the scene over the next seven days.

Wolf boys soccer has a non-conference game Monday, Apr. 1 at Forks, while baseball is the only CHS team going full tilt.

The diamond men play a three-game series against King’s, with road contests Monday and Friday and a home bout Wednesday.

First pitch is 4 PM.

Meanwhile, CHS tennis, softball and track have the week completely off, save for an occasional practice.

Once we get to a new week, and the calendar rolls around to Monday, Apr. 8, everything will fire back up like normal.

As you detox from constant games, it’s a perfect time to marinate in the up-to-the-moment standings.

So, here’s where things sit through Mar. 31:

North Sound Conference softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	2-1	4-5
Granite Falls	2-1	5-4
CPC-Bothell	1-1	3-1
South Whidbey	1-1	3-3
Sultan	0-2	0-4

North Sound Conference baseball:

School	League	Overall
CPC-Bothell	6-0	8-1
South Whidbey	5-1	8-1
King’s	1-2	2-6
Coupeville	0-3	0-7
Granite Falls	0-3	2-6
Sultan	0-3	0-8

North Sound Conference girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
King’s	2-0	3-0
South Whidbey	2-0	2-2
Coupeville	0-1	0-1
Friday Harbor	0-1	0-1
Granite Falls	0-2	1-5

North Sound Conference boys soccer:

School	League	Overall
King’s	3-0	4-1-1
South Whidbey	3-0	6-1-0
Coupeville	2-2	4-4-0
CPC-Bothell	0-3	0-4-0
Sultan	0-3	0-7-0

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Shorthanded booters fight hard in rivalry game

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged boys soccer, CHS Wolves, Island rivalry, North Sound Conference, SWHS Falcons on March 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

With starting goalie Dewitt Cole rehabbing an injury, Michael Langille played in goal Friday for the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sometimes it’s just about survival.

Playing with a gutted roster Friday, and that was before losing players mid-game, the Coupeville High School boys soccer team fell 5-0 at South Whidbey.

Losing to a team which went to the state quarterfinals last season, and is the heavy betting favorite in the new North Sound Conference, is not unexpected.

The hope though is to have a full roster when the two schools tangle Apr. 23 in the regular-season finale.

Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson was philosophical as part of his team boarded the bus for the short trip back home from Langley.

“Considering we only had 14 players for the game and had to put a makeshift lineup together, I am proud of their effort,” he said.

With starting goaltender Dewitt Cole rehabbing an injury, back-up Michael Langille played the entire game in net and held up well.

South Whidbey senior Michael Lux paced the high-flying Falcons, rattling home a hat trick.

Coupeville, which was shut out for only the second time this season, drops to 2-2 in league play, 4-4 overall.

The Wolves sit solidly in third-place in what is supposed to be a six-team league.

CHS is a game-and-a-half off of league leaders King’s (3-0, 4-1-1) and South Whidbey (3-0, 6-1).

Cedar Park Christian (0-3, 0-4) and Sultan (0-3, 0-7) bring up the rear, while Granite Falls suspended its program this year due to a lack of players.

Staying in at least third-place is big, since it would bring the Wolves a “home” game in their district playoff opener.

Coupeville, which travels to Forks Monday for a non-league game, closes with four conference clashes, and is already assured of a postseason berth.

The #1 and #3 NSC teams host their first playoff bout, though the Wolves would need to travel to Oak Harbor for any postseason “home” games, since Coupeville High School doesn’t have a turf field.

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Leyva lads light up the net

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, boys soccer, Cedar Park Christian, CHS Wolves, North Sound Conference, playoffs on March 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Aram Leyva celebrated his birthday by banging home a hat trick Tuesday as Coupeville soccer romped to a 5-1 road win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

First things first – they’re going to the playoffs.

The bracket for the boys soccer district tournament was posted Tuesday, and it shows five teams from the North Sound Conference qualifying, with the other three slots being filled by the Northwest Conference.

With Granite Falls having abandoned its program this year, that guarantees the five NSC schools still playing are all postseason-bound.

So, instead of fighting for a playoff berth, Coupeville will spend the next month vying for seeding and the chance to open the postseason at home.

Or, in the case of the Wolves, close to home up in Oak Harbor, since playoff games have to be contested on turf fields.

Five of eight teams will advance from districts to bi-districts, the last stop before the state tourney.

In any case, having already clinched a playoff ticket takes a certain pressure off of everyone.

Though, with the way the Coupeville booters are playing of late it might not have mattered.

Raining down goals from all sides Tuesday in Bothell, the Wolves battered host Cedar Park Christian 5-1 to claim their third win in their last four games.

Now 2-1 in league play, 4-3 overall, CHS moves into a second-place tie with South Whidbey (1-0, 4-1), a half-game off of league-leader King’s (2-0, 3-1-1).

Sultan (0-1, 0-5) and Cedar Park (0-3, 0-4) round out the Granite-less standings.

Coupeville, which has six regular-season games left, five of them conference bouts, gets a major challenge Friday when it travels down Island to Langley to face South Whidbey.

Tuesday’s game was close for a half, as the Wolves went to the break clinging to a 1-0 lead, thanks to a Derek Leyva score.

Things quickly turned in the second half, however, as birthday boy Aram Leyva ripped off a hat trick, peppering the CPC goaltender for three quick scores.

His cousin, Derek, popped back in to seal the offensive attack, rattling home his second goal of the night.

That leaves the Leyvas tied atop the season scoring stat sheet with nine goals apiece, while Derek hangs on to a 33-28 lead in career scoring.

Both Wolf juniors are hot on the heels of Aram’s older brother, Abraham, who graduated in 2016 with the program career scoring record of 45 goals.

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Spring sports action heats up

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, boys soccer, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, North Sound Conference, Softball on March 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Like this picture, some spring sports standings are in focus, while others are still fuzzy. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Let the battles begin.

Three of the four spring sports which keep win/loss records have started league play, though girls tennis continues to lag behind everyone else.

In fact, the Coupeville High School netters have yet to play a match of any kind, much less a league one, even while baseball, softball and soccer all have played at least five games.

Barring weather shenanigans, Wolf tennis finally gets on the court this coming Wednesday, with a home match against King’s.

While we’ve barely begun to figure out which schools will be crowned league champs, Coupeville is off to a strong start in softball, a decent one in soccer, and will have to make up some ground in baseball.

And if you’re wondering why we haven’t mentioned track and field, where the Wolves are off to a brilliant start, it’s only because they don’t keep track of team win/loss records over at the oval.

Otherwise, rest assured that’s the hottest sport in Cow Town at the moment, especially on the girls side of things, where the Wolves have dominated at their first two meets.

But, back in the world of wins and losses, here’s where things sit through Mar. 24:

North Sound Conference softball: