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Festive night, tough loss

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on September 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Friday’s Homecoming game brought cousins (left to right) Lyal Viers, Camden Glover, and Andy Penrod back together. (Photo courtesy Tammy Glover)

No comebacks this time around.

A year ago, the Coupeville High School football squad rallied from 21 down with nine minutes to play to shock Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, winning on the final play of the game.

Jump forward to 2025, however, and the Eagles held on to win the non-conference battle, downing the Wolves 31-7 as CHS celebrated Homecoming.

The loss drops Coupeville to 0-4 on the season, with the biggest matchup on their schedule set for next week.

The Wolves, who rep a 2B school, have opened with four straight games against 1A foes.

Next Friday, Oct. 3, that changes, with Coupeville squaring off with its lone conference challenger, Friday Harbor, in the first of two games between the Northwest 2B/1B League rivals.

The first showdown will be on the road, with the Wolverines playing hosts, before Friday Harbor travels to Coupeville Oct. 24 for the regular season finale.

Friday Harbor is 1-3 after thrashing South Whidbey 63-0 Thursday night.

Prior to that came non-league losses to Cedar Park Christian, East Jefferson, and Cle Elum-Roslyn.

Coupeville will have non-conference tilts against South Whidbey and Adna sandwiched between the two NWL bouts, which will decide which 2B league school advances to the state playoffs.

While the Northwest League has seven teams, 2B schools Orcas Island and Mount Vernon Christian don’t play football, while La Conner is rebuilding its program by playing the eight-man version of the sport.

Darrington and Concrete, who also play 8-man ball, are 1B schools.

Coupeville, coming off of its best offensive showing of the season after scoring 27 against Granite Falls last week, was limited to just a single touchdown Friday night.

That came courtesy senior quarterback Chase Anderson, who took a kickoff to the house, covering close to 90 yards as the Eagles failed to slow him down.

Anderson followed up his second touchdown of the season by tacking on the PAT kick, his sixth extra point.

But that was it for the Wolves, who have been outscored 144-60 this year.

With the win, Cedar Park, which lost to Onalaska last week, improves to 3-1 on the campaign.

The Homecoming game was preceded by a parade featuring floats for Wolf fall sports teams. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

Isaac Wacker, Mark Wacker, and Ray Shelly keep the tunes coming. (Photo courtesy Tammy Glover)

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Booters notch home win

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves prepare to unleash holy heck. (Jackie Saia photo)

“What a game. Wolves came out to win.”

Providing the opener to a Homecoming doubleheader Friday, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team lit up Mickey Clark Field, claiming its first home victory of the season.

Sparked by a strong defensive effort, the Wolves overcame several injuries, bouncing visiting Providence Classical Christian 2-1.

The win lifts CHS to 2-4 on the season, with a road trip to defending state champ Orcas Island up next on the schedule.

That game, set for Oct. 3, will be a challenging one, but, for the moment, the Wolves can bask in the glow of victory.

Coupeville coach Jim Kunz praised his team’s sharing of the ball, saying “the passing was on point,” while hailing a couple of emerging younger players for their efforts.

“The team voted Sawyer Rudat MVP for his improvement,” Kunz said. “He fought hard for the ball and made great passes all game.

“I want to acknowledge Mal Chapa for his improvement as well.

“As 8th graders they have been containing and out playing seniors. I’m excited to see this young team playing this well.”

Coupeville’s goals came courtesy Brian Thompson and Sage Arends, who both notched scores for the second straight game.

That pushes Arends to five career goals, while Thompson is hot on his heels, having recorded four tallies during his time in a Wolf uniform.

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Hill dazzles in hard-fought loss

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Paige Hill scored her first high school goals against Friday Harbor. (Jackie Saia photo)

There’s a new star in town.

She’s only in 8th grade, but Paige Hill is already making a mark for the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad.

She’s part of a group of fired-up young guns who have joined with new Wolf coach Jasmine Ader to revive the pitch program, and now she’s also a “made woman.”

That last part comes courtesy of Hill’s performance Thursday night, when she rifled in a pair of goals against visiting Friday Harbor during a 5-2 loss.

Just missing out on a hat trick, the promising sharpshooter became the fifth Wolf to score this season, as CHS has rattled the net for 13 scores overall.

With school spirit running wild during Homecoming week, Coupeville’s pitch queens put up “a tough fight” against the much-more experienced Wolverines.

“It’s important to remember that over half of this team consists of eighth graders, trying to uphold the standards and expectations,” a proud Ader said.

Hill got the Wolves on the board in the first half, taking advantage of a corner kick which Friday Harbor failed to clear properly.

Fellow 8th grader Ariella Lee-Spaulding picked up the assist, with Hill beating the rival goalie with a laser shot.

Exactly as planned.

“We’ve been working on attacking the ball first time in the box and making contact,” Ader said.

While the game was knotted up at 1-1 at the half, Friday Harbor pulled away over the last 40 minutes of play as the Wolves “struggled to make it to the final third of the field.”

Coupeville didn’t panic, however, listening to their coach and netting a second goal in the late stages of the game.

“I’ve been working with players on how they respond to things that are out of their control,” Ader said. “I asked the team who will respond and get a goal. Hill heard the call and responded.

“One shy of a hat trick is a bold statement.”

Coupeville, now 1-5 on the season, gets back at it Thursday, Oct. 2 when it hosts non-conference foe Granite Falls.

As they go forward, the Wolves will look to continue the trend of sharing the scoring load, Ader said.

“It’s an amazing feeling when you’ve had different goal scorers every game. If the team continues to stay this hungry the growth will be tremendous.”

Lillian Ketterling provides veteran leadership for a young squad. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Booters nipped in road thriller

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Wolf captain Sage Arends scored Wednesday at La Conner. (Jackie Saia photo)

They battled the breeze and the Braves.

A still-developing Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad put up a good fight against the elements and a talented foe Wednesday before falling 4-2 at La Conner.

The loss drops the Wolves to 1-4, with a home game against Providence Classical Christian next up on the schedule.

That game is set for Friday at Mickey Clark Field, with a 3:00 PM kickoff.

Gusty winds in La Conner made life an adventure for Coupeville’s pitch warriors, who got scores from Sage Arends and Brian Thompson.

It was the first goal of the season for both booters, and the pair now have four and three career tallies, respectively.

While the Wolves would have preferred a win, they will take lessons from the loss.

“We made some coverage mistakes and passing mistakes,” said CHS coach Jim Kunz. “Many shots were taken, but they either weren’t on goal or blocked by the goalie.

“We needed to stick with the basics of passing down the field to the goal to take a shot.”

Coupeville will continue to work on fine-tuning things as the season progresses.

“We’ll be going over the breakdown in our performance to prepare for Friday,” Kunz said. “We’ll be making changes before we meet La Conner again.”

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“They ran amazing!”

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Speedy Wolves (l to r) Mikayla Wagner, Devon Wyman, and Aleksia Jump hang out on Orcas Island. (Photo property Coupeville Girls XC Instagram page)

They’re island hoppers and speed demons.

The Coupeville High School cross country squad bounced over to Orcas Island Wednesday for a four-team meet, then the Wolves tore up the trail between ferry rides.

Elizabeth Bitting’s harriers claimed second-place in the girls’ team standings and third in the boys, with Friday Harbor and Evangel Classical taking top honors, respectively.

Friday Harbor sophomore Flora Compton and Evangel junior Joshua Sarr hit the tape first, with Coupeville’s Mikayla Wagner and George Spear a close second in their 5,000-meter races.

Overall, CHS had five runners claim top-five finishes, with 22 Wolves competing.

“They ran amazing,” Bitting said. “Now I know where they stand, what they need to do, and how to get there.

“We all learned a lot today. Quite a few PR’s from those who ran it last year,” she added. “Johnny Jacobsen was most impressive with a four-minute PR!!”

Coupeville gets back at it next Wednesday, Oct. 1, when it hosts a five-team home meet at Fort Casey State Park.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (2nd) 23:33.69
Aleksia Jump (7th) 25:17.96
Ivy Rudat (8th) 25:18.67
Allie Powers (11th) 26:10.35
Noelle Western (12th) 26:47.05
Kayla Crane (13th) 27:57.91
Devon Wyman (14th) 28:04.93
Jeann Nitta (15th) 28:26.38
Reagan Callahan (19th) 31:25.26
Ava Lucero (20th) 31:26.04

 

BOYS:

George Spear (2nd) 18:51.75
Ezekiel Allen (9th) 19:35.55
Kenneth Jacobsen (11th) 20:05.97
Beckett Green (17th) 21:03.39
Johnathan Jacobsen (20th) 21:57.39
Ossian Merkel (21st) 21:59.09
Isaiah Allen (29th) 23:40.99
Will Tierney (30th) 23:56.57
Hunter Atteberry (34th) 26:37.89
Nolan Hunt (35th) 30:02:88
Zach Blitch (36th) 31:12.17
Zachary Saho (39th) 39:47:21

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