Brandon Jansen (5) fights for control of the ball Tuesday against Klahowya. (John Fisken photos)
Team captain Uriel Liquidano leads off our Senior Night portraits.
He’s joined by Nick Dion.
Zack Nall swings by for an appearance.
Jansen, in a moment of rest.
Liquidano’s niece is so adorable, she needs a close-up.
The seniors hang out with coaches Gary Manker (left) and Kyle Nelson.
Liquidano gets some love from teammate Hunter Downes.
They lost more than a game.
While the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad fell 4-1 to visiting Klahowya Tuesday, it was a mid-game injury which hurts the most.
Junior sharpshooter Ethan Spark, who is tied for the team scoring lead with six goals, broke his big toe doing a slide tackle.
He’s expected to be sidelined from any sporting activity for 4-6 weeks said mom Kali Barrio, which means the Wolves will be missing one of their primary weapons when they open the playoffs next week.
After absorbing its seventh straight loss to Klahowya, Coupeville sits at 3-5 in Olympic League play, 4-9-1 overall.
With one regular season game left, Friday at Port Townsend, the Wolves are locked in as the league’s #3 seed, and will host the Nisqually League’s #4 team in a loser-out playoff game Thursday, May 4 at Oak Harbor Stadium.
To see the playoff bracket — http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2267&sport=9
With the win Tuesday, Klahowya (7-0, 10-2-1) clinched its third consecutive league title.
One bright spot on Senior Night came courtesy junior William Nelson, who banged home his fourth goal of the season.
It came just eight minutes into the game, when he intercepted a pass and promptly smashed the ball into the upper corner of the net.
It was only the second time Coupeville has scored on Klahowya in seven match-ups, and was only the 10th goal surrendered this season by the very-stingy Eagle defense.
Klahowya tied the game right before the break, and the two teams remained deadlocked until deep in the second half.
The Eagles slipped two more scores into the net late in the game, but the final margin was a bit deceiving.
“Looking at the results over the season against Klahowya shows the tremendous growth the boys have made,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson.
To see more photos from this game (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:
http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Boys-Soccer/20170425-vs-Klahowya/
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