Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘CMS Wolves’

Booters fire away!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on July 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Michael Kelley

Matthew Kelley heads on to the pitch. (Pat Kelley photos)

Jake Mitten

No one is getting the soccer ball back until Jake Mitten (5) is ready to let go of it.

aram

Sage Downes (far left) and Aram Leyva (17) discuss strategy.

The effort was there, just not the victories.

Despite putting up a strong effort, the North Whidbey Islanders FC-01 boys’ soccer squad, which features a number of Coupeville booters, dropped three of four games in Redmond last weekend.

Whidbey wraps its summer season in two weeks with an appearance at the Rimland Classic in Bellingham.

Playing against top-level competition in Redmond, the Islanders netted a scoreless tie against a Crossfire Select squad in the highlight of their weekend.

They had a ton of shots, many from close range, but couldn’t quite pull the trigger enough times to make a run deep into tourney play.

In the team’s three losses, Coupeville’s Matthew Kelley netted a goal off of a corner kick, while Aram Leyva notched an assist on a different score.

Fellow Wolves Sam Wynn, Michael Laska, Sage Downes and Jake Mitten all chipped in with strong play, with Wynn making a stellar impression on defense.

Read Full Post »

Too early? Never!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on July 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Maya Toomey-Stout (John Fisken photo)

   Maya Toomey-Stout is among the CMS volleyball players who can return for a new season in September. (John Fisken photo)

Two months from now, they’ll be getting ready to play games again.

School doesn’t start until Aug. 31, and Coupeville Middle School doesn’t kick off its football and volleyball seasons until late Sept., but it’s never too early to run schedules.

I mean, what else are we going to do with our time here in mid-July?

So, here you go, something to look forward to, then.

And, an interesting side note — any affiliation with the 1A/2A Cascade Conference is truly gone.

Last year, CHS moved into the 1A Olympic League, but CMS continued to play games against schools such as King’s and Langley.

No more, as this year’s schedules are awash in Port Townsend and Chimacum, with Forks, Sequim and a newcomer, Stevens (from Port Angeles) tossed into the mix.

New year, new rivalries.

CMS fall sports schedules, as they sit on July 19:

FOOTBALL:

Wed-Sept. 23 Stevens
Wed-Sept. 30 Port Townsend
Wed-Oct. 7 @ Chimacum
Wed-Oct. 14 Sequim
Wed-Oct. 21 @ Forks
Wed-Oct. 28 @ Port Townsend

VOLLEYBALL:

Mon-Sept. 21 Chimacum
Thur-Sept. 24 @ Stevens
Mon-Sept. 28 Forks
Thur-Oct. 1 Sequim
Mon-Oct. 5 @ Port Townsend
Thur-Oct. 8 @ Chimacum
Mon-Oct. 12 Stevens
Thur-Oct. 15 @ Forks
Mon-Oct. 19 @ Sequim
Thur-Oct. 22 Port Townsend

To keep up to date on any changes, pop over to:

http://coupeville.tandemcal.com/

Read Full Post »

“I wanted to be challenged!!”

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , on July 11, 2015| 1 Comment »

Chelsea Prescott flings heat. (John Fisken photo)

Chelsea Prescott flings heat. (John Fisken photo)

Prescott models her All-Star uniform.

Prescott models her All-Star uniform. (Josie Prescott photo)

Chelsea Prescott is a diamond dandy.

Baseball or softball, doesn’t matter. Toss her a ball and a mitt and she’s at home.

Prescott, who will be a seventh grader at Coupeville Middle School in the fall, is currently part of Central Whidbey Little League’s 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad.

That team kicked off district tourney play with a win over Anacortes Saturday and advances to play North Whidbey next.

If things had gone as originally planned, though, Prescott wouldn’t have been on the squad.

After putting in two seasons of fall ball as a baseball player, she was planning to hop back to softball this summer.

But Central Whidbey was unable to field enough players — four girls ultimately traveled to South Whidbey to play — and Prescott’s options were limited.

“My goal was to play junior softball, but my mom, with her work schedule and my dad being deployed, going to South or North was not possible,” Prescott said. “It was a possibility to stick with baseball and I stayed with baseball because I wanted to be challenged.”

She had an immediate impact, toeing the rubber as a pitcher, while also pulling time at “short stop, third base, and, sometimes, outfield, when my coach needs an arm.”

Prescott enjoys pitching and hitting and is quick to assess the pros and cons of her game.

“My strengths are running,” she said. “I would like to work on pitching more and especially catching.”

An active athlete, Prescott also plays volleyball, basketball and soccer.

In the few moments in which she’s not competing as an athlete, she enjoys math, is in band and is a fan of romance, horror and comedy films.

Her support crew includes her family and local coaches, who have helped her shine since she was barely old enough to pick up a bat.

Prescott is quick to call them out for their support.

“My mom, dad, and coaches Kevin McGranahan and Ron Wright, for taking a chance on me being the only fourth grader on the team!”

Read Full Post »

The awesomeness is strong in this one!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Middle School, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Oliana Stange

Oliana Stange

This? This is one impressive young woman.

That’s the only thought you can take away after talking to Oliana Stange.

She may be young in years — turning 13 today — but she is way, way ahead of the curve when it comes to being smart as a whip, well-spoken, sensitive to others and multi-talented.

The offspring of two educators, CHS tennis guru Ken Stange and my former Miriam’s Espresso colleague, Ericka Cooley, Oliana lights up the world.

Give her a sport, whether it be basketball, track, or especially, tennis, and she will put her whole heart and soul into it.

But, it’s away from the various courts and ovals where she really shines, whether wailing in the band or excelling in the classroom.

And it’s more than that.

Go talk to your average 13-year-old and then go talk to Oliana.

There is a deepness there that exists in few people just hitting their teen years.

I certainly didn’t have it. Still don’t, but that’s another story for another time…

Anyway, back to the whiz kid who’s celebrating her Cake Day today.

During the march to protest the death of former Wolf athlete Keaton Farris in the Island County Jail, I spent some time talking to Oliana and came away even more impressed with her.

Already a veteran of standing up for causes she believes in — she has also marched against Monsanto — Miss Stange is growing up aware of her world and wanting to make a positive impact on it.

Part of that comes from her parents, old-school rabble rousers in the best sense of the words, but she’s not just mimicking them.

She is, even at this young age, finding causes she believes in and becoming passionate about them.

And yes, as we go forward, much of what I will write about her will revolve around how she does as an athlete (it is called Coupeville Sports for a reason), but I will call this now — Oliana is going to make big waves in whatever path she chooses in life.

The kid is smart, quietly feisty and destined for great things.

One day we’ll look up and see the heights she’s reached and, while we’ll marvel at them, we won’t be surprised, because she’s been headed that way all of her young life.

So, this is what I have to say to you, Oliana:

Be proud of yourself, because those around you are certainly proud of you. Be awesome, in whatever you do. Keep impressing all of us just by being yourself.

Happy birthday Miss Stange. You are truly the pride of the pack.

Read Full Post »

Booters have a blast!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Pat Kelley photo)

The future of Wolf boys’ soccer. (Pat Kelley photo)

Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)

Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)

Heat or no heat, there was soccer to be played.

Bouncing around the state this weekend, Coupeville booters found tournament play awaiting them at every destination.

Mia and Kalia Littlejohn were in Bellingham, where they and their teammates on the Northwest United GU16 squad played in the Baker Blast.

The team stormed to a pair of 3-2 wins in the early going, bouncing Burnaby District Metro Select and Gorge FC, with Mia Littlejohn scoring a pair of goals in the opener.

Northwest United ultimately claimed second in the GU16 premier division, falling to West Vancouver 2-0 in the final.

It was the closest any team came to toppling the unbeaten juggernauts.

The boys were busy too, as the young Wolves on the North Whidbey Islanders FC-01 squad played in the Rainer Slam.

Missing six players, the Islanders had no bench and were battered by severe heat, falling 5-1, 4-1 and 7-0.

Jake Mitten and Aram Leyva teamed up in game one on a beautiful, all-Wolf goal.

Leyva, fighting through three defenders, came off the turf to find Mitten, who popped home a short shot that the goalie never saw coming.

Fellow Coupeville booter Matthew Kelley set up his team’s goal in game two, knocking a pair of defenders to the ground before sliding the ball onto the waiting foot of a teammate for the tap-in.

Read Full Post »

« Newer Posts - Older Posts »