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They have the magic (scoring) touch

Posted in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Whoa, whoa, whoa, the ref would like to know just how many goals Lyla Grose (19) intends to score this season. (Jacob Lujan photo)

See net. Shoot. Score.

Now it’s rarely that simple, what with defenders hanging all over you and often having to dodge weather hazards, but soccer players with the magic touch can make it look easy.

As we roll through the end of September and eyeball October’s arrival, it seems like a great time to pause and tally up the goals scored by Coupeville High School booters so far.

At the moment there are nine Wolves — five girls and four boys — who have combined to drill the nets for 19 goals.

Topping the pack is freshman Tamsin Ward, who is three scores away from joining Mia Littlejohn, Genna Wright, and Kalia Littlejohn as the only Wolf girls to record double-digit scoring totals in a single season.

Where things stand through Sept. 28:

 

Girls:

Tamsin Ward – 7
Lyla Grose – 2
Paige Hill – 2
Finley Helm – 1
Ariella Lee-Spaulding – 1

 

Boys:

Sage Arends – 2
Brian Thompson – 2
Liam Lawson – 1
Edmund Wilson – 1

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Loggers spike Wolves

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

Teagan Calkins uses her Jedi mind skills to freeze the volleyball in place. (Julie Wheat photo)

The road to back-to-back league titles is a rocky one.

When you’re the big dogs, everyone comes hard for you, something a rebuilding Coupeville High School volleyball squad is experiencing on a nightly basis.

The latest lesson came Thursday in the wilds of Darrington, as the Wolves, missing key starter Haylee Armstrong, fell in straight sets.

The 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 loss drops CHS to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-4-1 overall.

With Armstrong sidelined by a bad foot, Tenley Stuurmans moved to outside hitter, with swing player Adeline Maynes nabbing the start at setter, where she collected a varsity career high 12 assists.

Coupeville returns to action Monday, Sept. 29, when it travels to the mainland to face non-conference foe Auburn Adventist Academy.

After that, the Wolves play six straight league contests, starting with back-to-back home matches against Orcas Island and Friday Harbor.

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 4 digs, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 6 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 2 digs, 2 block assists
Lexis Drake — 3 digs
Adeline Maynes – 1 dig, 12 assists, 1 block assist, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 4 kills, 1 block assist
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 13 digs, 1 assist, 2 aces

 

Olivia Martin (left) was deadly at the service stripe in Darrington. (Caroline Summers photo)

JV nipped:

The Wolves ultimately won more points (67-65), but the Loggers won more sets to claim a 25-22, 25-20, 15-25 victory.

The loss drops Coupeville’s second squad to 2-1 in league play, 3-2 overall, but also featured the JV debut for Mary Western and Darcee Dickson.

“These debuts were earned through daily hard work and dedication,” said CHS varsity coach Scout Smith. “They consistently show up day in and day out.”

 

Thursday stats:

Emma Leavitt — 1 kill, 2 digs, 14 assists, 1 ace
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 3 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace
Chelsi Stevens — 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 5 kills, 2 digs
Mary Western — 1 dig

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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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