Gavin Straub celebrated his birthday Friday by helping Coupeville win its third straight football game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The Wolf volleyball spikers are 9-1, second-best start in program history.
Things are ramping up.
As we sail towards the middle of October, the race for league titles and postseason berths heats up in the North Sound Conference.
Coupeville High School volleyball is still in contention for a crown, trailing King’s by a game, with five matches to play, while Wolf soccer is fighting for a playoff berth.
Tennis and cross country go their own way, with individual success largely trumping team glory, while football is prevented from being a playoff team since it’s taking a one-year break from league play.
Which doesn’t mean they can’t win, as the Wolf gridiron squad is the second most-successful CHS program this fall.
The week ahead will start to shake things out, with Coupeville soccer hosting Sultan Tuesday in a must-win game, followed by a road trip Thursday to Cedar Park Christian.
Football is at home Friday, hosting South Whidbey on Homecoming.
Ownership of The Bucket for the next year is at stake, and the Wolves sit one win away from posting their first winning season in 13 years.
Also on tap are a pair of road matches for CHS volleyball, Tuesday at CPC and Thursday at South Whidbey, a cross country trip to Granite Falls Thursday, and what could be the final week of tennis action.
The Wolf netters travel to Seattle Academy Monday, host The Bush School Tuesday, then play Saturday in the Emerald City League championships.
As we 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 | 5-0 | 8-0 |
| Coupeville | 4-1 | 9-1 |
| CPC-Bothell | 3-2 | 8-3 |
| South Whidbey | 2-3 | 3-6 |
| Sultan | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Granite Falls | 0-5 | 3-6 |
North Sound Conference football:
| School | League | Overall |
| CPC-Bothell | 2-0 | 5-1 |
| Coupeville | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| Granite Falls | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| South Whidbey | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| King’s | 0-1 | 1-5 |
| Sultan | 0-1 | 1-5 |
**CHS football is playing an independent schedule and has no league games.**
North Sound Conference girls soccer:
| School | League | Overall |
| South Whidbey | 6-0 | 10-0-1 |
| King’s | 5-1 | 8-4-0 |
| CPC-Bothell | 3-3 | 6-4-0 |
| Granite Falls | 3-3 | 6-5-0 |
| Sultan | 1-5 | 1-9-2 |
| Coupeville | 0-6 | 0-9-2 |
Emerald City League boys tennis:
| School | League | Overall |
| Seattle Academy | 10-1 | 10-1 |
| University Prep | 10-1 | 10-1 |
| Bear Creek | 8-6 | 8-6 |
| Overlake | 6-5 | 6-5 |
| Eastside Prep | 5-5 | 5-5 |
| South Whidbey | 3-10 | 3-10 |
| Bush | 2-8 | 2-8 |
| Coupeville | 2-10 | 3-10 |
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