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Booters keep win streak alive

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Liam Lawson knocked in his first goal of the season Wednesday. (Jackie Saia photo)

The good times continue.

Sparked by a strong team-wide defensive effort Wednesday, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad pushed its winning streak to four games and held on to a share of first place in the ten-team Northwest 2B/1B League.

Playing on the road, the Wolves bopped host Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood 3-0 to get to 4-0 in conference action, 7-2 overall.

That keeps Coupeville even with two-time defending state champ Orcas Island, which sits at 4-0, 9-0-1.

It also sets up a major showdown Saturday, when CHS will host perennial power Mount Vernon Christian (2-1, 5-1-2) at 1:00 PM at Mickey Clark Field.

Admission is free and Wolf fans should jam the stands. Just sayin’.

While he was glad to nab the victory against the Eagles, Wolf coach Jim Kunz knows the upcoming rumble with the Hurricanes will be a much-more ramped-up event.

“We had some glimpses of the team we can be (today),” he said. “We’ll need more than a glimpse when we take on MVC.”

Junior midfielder Edmund Kunz paced the Wolves against CPC, netting his second and third goals of the season, while sophomore striker Liam Lawson found the back of the net for the first time this fall.

Both players doubled their career output, with the younger Kunz sitting with four goals during his run in a Coupeville uniform, while Lawson now has two.

Lawson is the eleventh different Wolf to score in 2026, which ties the 2018 squad for the second-best showing in program history. The high-water mark is 15 players, set by the 2004 team.

Overall, Coupeville has outscored its foes 33-8 this season, with Wednesday’s shutout the fourth goaltender Sam Richards has recorded.

The senior netminder had some help against the Eagles, with Jim Kunz praising the work of his back line, even under pressure.

“Our defense — Brian (Thompson), Solomon (Rudat), Shiloh (Sandlin), and Lincoln (Wagner) hung in there with Sam to keep them from scoring,” he said.

“The refs didn’t call much so the game got very aggressive by the end.”

Edmund Kunz whirls and twirls his way to another win. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Sweet revenge, tasty win

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wyatt Fitch-Marron charges into the fray. (Julie Wheat photos)

Second time out, a lot more fun.

Six days after being nipped 1-0 in its first-ever meeting with Evangel Classical, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad got a chance for some sweet revenge.

Mission accomplished.

Busting open a close game in the second half Thursday, the Wolves ran away with a 4-0 victory against the visiting Raggants, moving into a tie for second place in the 10-team Northwest 2B/1B League.

Coupeville, now 2-0 in conference action, 5-2 overall, is deadlocked with Mount Vernon Christian (2-0), a win back of two-time defending state champ Orcas Island (3-0).

The victory also means the Wolves, with eight regular season games left to play, have already matched last year’s win total, when they finished 5-9.

CHS gets a chance to grab win #6 Monday, when it hosts winless Lopez Island in the second half of a free admission double header at Mickey Clark Field.

The Wolf girls play the Lobos first at 3:00 PM, followed by the boys teeing it up at 5:00.

Playing against Evangel Classical, a private school out of Marysville in its first year in the NWL, Coupeville’s boys capitalized on all the opportunities they barely missed the first time around, when the contest was considered a “non-conference” tilt between league foes.

Edmund Kunz banged in his first goal of the season to stake the Wolves to a lead they never lost, while Edmund Wilson added a pair of scores to go with one from Malachi Chapa.

The assault on the goal lifts Wilson to a team-leading nine goals on the season, and 17 for his prep career, as the Wolf junior moves into a tie with Ethan Spark for #5 all-time on the CHS boys scoring chart.

Evangel had no answer for Coupeville’s scoring touch, as Wolf goaltender Sam Richards and his defenders thoroughly shut down the Raggants.

Players such as Brian Thompson, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, and Liam Lawson all delivered stellar work for the Wolves, with everyone in uniform having an impact in a win which typifies Coupeville’s team-first approach on the pitch.

“Defense was the key,” said CHS coach Jim Kunz. “Brian and Wyatt winged by Solomon (Rudat) and Lincoln (Wagner) created a wall back there.

“The few times Evangel broke through Sammy was there.”

Sawyer Rudat and Co. are off to a strong start.

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Bold booters bop bashful Braves

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

La Conner can’t catch Edmund Wilson. (Julie Wheat photos)

The game was played mostly on one half of the field.

Controlling things from start to finish Tuesday, while spending most of the day on the attack, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad throttled host La Conner 7-1 in the conference opener for both teams.

The win, in which five different Wolves found the back of the net, lifts CHS to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-2 overall.

And now, after playing three straight away from Whidbey, Coupeville gets to kick off October by playing four of its next five at Mickey Clark Field.

First up is Evangel Classical, which comes to Cow Town Thursday with a 6:00 PM kickoff and free admission.

That’s a rematch, after the Raggants won the first meeting 1-0 in a game classified as a non-league tilt. The second time out, however, counts in the chase for playoff positioning.

Those who show up in person will get a chance to see a Wolf squad which has already had nine booters combine to rattle the nets for 24 goals.

Leading the way is Edmund Wilson, who has tallied seven on the campaign after adding two more to his total against La Conner.

The junior striker got things started Tuesday when he outran a defender on the right side of the field before cutting back in and banking the ball past a flailing goalie in the game’s 8th minute.

The tally was the 14th of Edmund’s prep career, breaking a three-way tie for family scoring supremacy, as he entered the day deadlocked with older brothers Aiden and Cael, who both recorded 13 goals during their stellar runs in the black and red.

The new Wilson family scoring champ wasn’t done, but he waited his turn, with senior running mate Sage Arends punching in a pair of goals to bust things wide open.

The first came in the 30th minute, off of a penalty shot, then barely a minute later Arends pulled in a long pass over the top and used his head to beat the netminder.

La Conner got one back, after the ref gave the Braves a penalty shot for a phantom foul, but Wolf freshman Sawyer Rudat answered in stoppage time, redirecting a rebound off a Wilson smash.

Shiloh Sandlin battles for control of the ball.

Coupeville kept peppering its hosts after halftime, knocking in three more scores and coming close on another 10,002 shots.

Wilson got his second goal to open the second-half scoring, before Chayse Van Velkinburgh mashed a laser shot from way outside which caught major air and curved over the goalie’s shoulder and into the waiting net.

Rudat and Van Velkinburgh have three goals each this season, with Arends sitting with five.

Putting a cap on things, hard-working Shiloh Sandlin broke through with his first high school goal, before the teams played a scoreless final 22 minutes.

La Conner came hard in the late going, trying to slice the lead, but the Wolf defense, anchored by Brian Thompson and Wyatt Fitch-Marron, rarely let the ball get close enough to the net that goalie Sam Richards had to make a move.

With a lopsided lead, CHS coach Jim Kunz was able to give quality playing time to his full active roster, with players such as Gracen Joiner, Rodrigo Rosas, and Will Tierney getting key in-game experience.

While Edmund Wilson has family bragging rights now, he and Arends remain in a tie with 15 career goals apiece, and the duo move past Nick Guay (14) and into sixth place all-time on the CHS boys scoring chart.

Next up is Ethan Spark (17) and William Nelson (20), with the Leyva clan — Abraham (45), Derek (38), and Aram (29) — still the undisputed goal kings.

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Early goal dooms road warriors

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Liam Lawson and Co. travel to La Conner next week. (Julie Wheat photo)

Some days you just can’t buy a goal.

Friday was one of those times for the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad, which had good looks but couldn’t get the ball all the way into the back of the net in a 1-0 loss to host Evangel Classical.

The narrow defeat, coming in a “non-conference” game against a new Northwest 2B/1B League rival, drops the Wolves to 3-2 on the season.

CHS will have a chance to bounce back next week, when it travels to La Conner (3-2-1) Tuesday, September 29, before hosting Evangel (3-0-1) in a rematch Thursday, October 1.

The Wolves have already bounced La Conner one time this season, bashing the Braves 5-0 a week-and-a-half ago.

Next week’s games will be the first to count in the league standings, with Coupeville playing nine official conference rumbles in the race to decide playoff berths.

Friday afternoon the Wolves faced a foe they had never played before, as Evangel, a private school based in Marysville, joined the NWL this season for boys’ soccer, giving the league 10 teams for the sport.

The Raggants — their mascot is a mythical creature which resembles a rhino with wings — punched in the game’s only score less than 60 seconds into play, then clamped down on defense for the next 79 minutes.

While Coupeville couldn’t find the goal it needed to knot things up, Wolf coach Jim Kunz came away pleased with the play of some of his young guns.

“I was very impressed with defender Lincoln Wagner’s performance,” he said. “If the ball entered his area he owned it.

“Mal Chapa also had a great game as winger playing up the line and had a few shots.”

With the quick turnaround, the Wolves will look to get right back on a winning streak in a matter of days.

“We’ll collect our thoughts, assess the issues, and get after it next week,” Kunz said.

Malachi Chapa beats the defense. (Monica Grant photo)

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Pitch squad romps to road win

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves have scored 17 goals across four games. (Julie Wheat photos)

The first road trip was a rousing success.

Attacking with wild abandon, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad ran host Grace Academy off the turf Wednesday, romping to a 5-0 win in a “non-conference” game against a Northwest 2B/1B League rival.

Playing under mostly sunny skies in Marysville, the Wolves got balanced scoring and superb defense to get to 3-1 on the season.

Sam Richards, Sage Arends, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Chayse Van Velkinburgh, and Edmund Wilson tallied goals for Coupeville, benefitting from strong ball movement.

“Our coaches made some adjustments this week to strengthen some areas,” said CHS coach Jim Kunz. “I saw much improvement in our passing.”

Wilson leads the Wolves with five goals through the first four games, with Arends having notched three and Van Velkinburgh and Fitch-Marron netting their second of the campaign.

Chayse Van Velkinburgh unleashes a laser.

It’s the 13th career goal for both Arends and Edmund Wilson, with the latter moving into a tie for family scoring honors with older brothers Aidan and Cael.

Wednesday’s score was the first at the high school level for Sam Richards, normally the team’s starting goaltender.

Younger brother Josh Richards manned the net in the first half at Grace, with his older sibling returning to the position after halftime.

While the Wolves peppered the goal on offense, rattling home three scores before the game was 10 minutes old, the Coupeville defense was equally on point.

“The defense, led by Shiloh (Sandlin), was solid in slowing the momentum and maneuvering the ball forward,” Kunz said. “Grace had pushes toward our goal but couldn’t get the net.”

Wednesday’s game was the first of three straight on the road for the Wolves, who head back to Marysville Friday to face Evangel Classical before traveling to La Conner September 29.

That bout with the Braves will be the first to count in the league standings this season.

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