Ema Smith, seen here on the dodge ball court, will be busy on the soccer pitch this coming week. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
You can see the end of the trail from here.
Fall sports, while still in full swing, are definitely starting to wind down a bit as we plunge into the middle of Oct.
Boys tennis and girls soccer both wrap up their regular seasons this week, and both Coupeville squads could end their entire run as early as the weekend.
The netters host Seattle Academy Monday and Eastside Prep Wednesday, before traveling to Seattle Saturday for the Emerald City League tourney.
The Wolves will be bringing two singles players and two doubles teams to the Amy Yee Tennis Center.
Finish highly enough, and you get to pop back to the same locale the next day for districts. Don’t, and all that’s left is to plan for the season-ending banquet.
Soccer hosts South Whidbey Monday, travels to Granite Falls Wednesday and then may have an extra game Saturday.
If the Wolves and Sultan remain tied for fifth-place, and the last playoff berth out of the North Sound Conference, they meet Oct. 20 to decide who moves on, and who turns in uniforms.
That game would be in Sultan, as the Turks got a better draw when league Athletic Directors did a blind draw for postseason seeding.
Whichever team nets the #5 slot advances to the double-elimination district tourney, where they open against defending state champion King’s.
While cross country also kicks off its postseason run next weekend, volleyball and football still have two weeks left of regular season play.
The gridiron gang goes to Bothell Friday to play Cedar Park Christian, then returns home for Senior Night Oct. 26 against Granite Falls.
The Wolves are hanging on to faint playoff hopes, and the next two weeks will decide whether they spend week #10 kicking off the postseason or looking for a final cross-over game with another non-playoff squad.
Volleyball, which is far and away enjoying the best season of any Wolf program, has a big clash Monday, when the Wolves welcome South Whidbey to town.
The winner of that game will sit in sole-possession of second-place with three matches to go.
After that, Coupeville’s spikers travel to Granite Falls Wednesday, then have match-ups with first-place King’s and cellar-dweller Sultan the week after.
Standings through Oct. 14:
North Sound Conference volleyball:
| School | League | Overall |
| King’s | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| COUPEVILLE | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| South Whidbey | 4-2 | 7-4 |
| CPC-Bothell | 3-3 | 7-4 |
| Granite Falls | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| Sultan | 0-6 | 3-7 |
North Sound Conference football:
| School | League | Overall |
| CPC-Bothell | 3-0 | 5-1 |
| King’s | 2-1 | 2-5 |
| South Whidbey | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| Granite Falls | 1-2 | 1-6 |
| Sultan | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| COUPEVILLE | 0-3 | 3-4 |
North Sound Conference girls soccer:
| School | League | Overall |
| King’s | 8-0 | 13-1 |
| Granite Falls | 5-3 | 6-6-1 |
| South Whidbey | 5-3 | 7-5-1 |
| CPC-Bothell | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| COUPEVILLE | 1-7 | 2-10-1 |
| Sultan | 1-7 | 5-9 |
Emerald City League boys tennis:
| School | League | Overall |
| Seattle Academy | 10-0 | 10-0 |
| Overlake | 8-3 | 8-3 |
| University Prep | 7-3 | 7-4 |
| COUPEVILLE | 6-5 | 7-5 |
| South Whidbey | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| Bush | 4-7 | 4-7 |
| Bear Creek | 2-10 | 2-10 |
| Eastside Prep | 0-8 | 0-8 |
