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Time to dazzle the talent scouts!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on July 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Kalia Littlejohn hangs out with dad Andy between soccer games at a college showcase.

Kalia Littlejohn is taking her talents on the road.

The Coupeville High School junior, who returns to lead the Wolves girls soccer program into a new season this fall, is spending several days showcasing her skill-set for college coaches.

Littlejohn is at the 2017 Crossfire Challenge in Redmond, a massive event which draws coaches from more than 50 colleges.

Women’s collegiate soccer programs represented range from Washington State to Gonzaga, Northwest Kansas Tech to Transylvania University.

Littlejohn is playing with Northwest United FC, and she and her teammates have won two of three games.

After kicking Rocky Mountain FC 3-2 Friday, NWU was edged 2-0 Saturday by SD Surf Academy. That game was scoreless until the final five minutes.

NWU got a big boost from its Wolf sharpshooter Sunday, as Littlejohn punched in the game’s only score in a 1-0 win against Crossfire Premiere.

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Wolf booters save the day!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Matthew Kelley (6) fights for control of the ball. (Pat Kelley photo)

Matthew Kelley (6) fights for control of the ball. (Pat Kelley photos)

Aram Leyva (left) celebrates his goal.

Aram Leyva (left) celebrates his goal.

A few more grey hairs for the coach, but a win to save the day.

Despite squandering a three-goal lead, the North Whidbey Deception FC-01 boys’ soccer squad escaped with a thrilling 4-3 win over its Crossfire arch-rivals Saturday, thanks largely to its Coupeville mercenaries.

Matthew Kelley poked home the winning goal, off of an assist from fellow Wolf Aram Leyva, to pull out the victory.

With time running down, Leyva forced an attack on the goal, then slid the ball to Kelley, who drew the net-minder out.

Once he had the Crossfire goalie in no man’s land, Kelley popped the ball over his head for the eventual winning score.

The comeback was necessitated after the Crossfire, who had tied the Deception in two previous meetings, ripped off three straight goals to climb back into the game.

Whidbey had jumped out to a large lead off of a penalty kick, a goal set up by Kelley and a booming score from 20-yards out off of Leyva’s toe.

The win sent the Deception into sole possession of first place in their league.

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Young? Maybe… Stars? Absolutely!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , on July 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Photo courtesy Toni Crebbin)

Members of the GU12 Whidbey Islanders celebrate winning a 6 vs. 6 tourney in Redmond. (Photo courtesy Toni Crebbin)

Wynter Arndt, seen here during the recent little league season, is now tearing up the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photo)

   Wynter Arndt, seen here during the recent little league season, is now tearing up the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photo)

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GU12 Islanders after the Seattle Cup. (Crebbin photo)

The future of Wolf girls’ soccer is a bright one.

A variety of younger players who may one day put on the red and black for CHS have been busy running wild on the pitch in recent weeks.

The GU12 Whidbey Islanders team, which includes players from North, Central and South Whidbey, captured first place in a 6 vs. 6 tourney in Redmond Saturday.

It was the second straight season the squad had won the title.

That came on the heels of the Seattle Cup, where Whidbey claimed second place.

Three Islanders — Sophie Martin, Jaelyn Crebbin and Eryn Wood, will be attending Coupeville Middle School in the fall.

Martin’s dad, Ken, and Wood’s dad, Rob, are coaching the squad, while Crebbin is the daughter of former longtime CHS volleyball coach Toni Crebbin.

Another future booter is watch is Wynter Arndt, who currently plays for North Whidbey Soccer Club’s GU10 select team.

Paced by three goals and shutdown defense from Arndt, daughter of former Wolf legend Georgie Smith, her squad, which is a brand new team, advanced all the way to the semifinals of a Crossfire tournament.

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Young guns step up for depleted Islanders!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, GU19 Whidbey Islanders, tagged , , , , , on January 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lydia Peplinski

Lydia Peplinski

Technically, they won.

Despite playing without several key players, including all of their regular goalies, the GU19 Whidbey Islanders select soccer squad was responsible for two of the three goals scored in its game Saturday.

Unfortunately, one of those scores was the dreaded own goal, as a miscue resulted in a ball being dumped into the Islander net by a Whidbey player.

Unable to overcome that misfortune, the Islanders eventually fell 2-1 to a visiting Crossfire team.

Even in the loss there were bright moments, however.

Lydia Peplinski, who narrowly missed on her own one-on-one chance, set up teammate Gillian Crossley on the Islanders’ lone goal into the other team’s net.

Taking a pass from Bailee Olson, Peplinski dumped it off to a streaking Crossley, who slammed home the score into the side netting with one swing of her super-charged left foot.

That tied the game up, but was also the final burst of offense from the Islanders.

Trying to hold on to the tie until the bitter end, Whidbey surrendered the eventual game winner on a corner kick.

With a chunk of his roster missing, Islander coach Sean LeVine dipped down and plucked three players from the local GU16 squad. He came away impressed with the trio.

“Jenna Cooley, the only freshman, did very well for us again and created several offensive chances,” LeVine said. “Emily Brown, and her golden left foot, helped out our very depleted back line today as a left back. Her patience and solid defending helped us keep the game close.

“Ebony “The Fearless” Campbell, who played goal keeper for us, really did well,” he added. “Her shot stopping, bravery, and timing in coming out of the goal really saved us many times. Without her today the game could have really gotten ugly. She really kept us in this game.”

The Islanders have a bye next weekend, returning to play Jan. 24 with a game in Bellevue against Newport FC.

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“The refs apparently didn’t care for my opinion!!”

Posted in Girls Soccer, GU18 Whidbey Islanders, tagged , , , on February 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Kenzie Perry (Kali Barrio photo)

  Islander goalie Kenzie Perry (photo bomber at right), seen here last summer, was one of four players out Saturday with illness or injury. (Kali Barrio photo)

“I can’t wait to see what we can do with a full strength squad!”

It’s a nice thought, but one that will have to wait for another day, as injuries and illness continue to plague Sean LeVine’s GU18 Whidbey Islanders soccer squad.

With four girls out, including Kenzie Perry, the team’s only goalie, the Islanders put up a strong fight Saturday in Redmond but couldn’t hold off a very strong Crossfire squad.

Whidbey fell 3-0, but it was a battle to the end.

The Crossfire benefited from a controversial yellow card called on Whidbey defender Jacki Ginnings for “taking a player out in the box,” giving them a penalty kick they successfully converted.

“I thought it was just outside the box,” LeVine said. “But the refs apparently didn’t care for my opinion…”

Whidbey had several scoring opportunities (“second half we played better, connecting passes, and even creating a few chances on their goal”), with the best being a point-blank rocket by Micky LeVine that was knocked away by the Crossfire goalie at the last moment.

With no Perry on the field, the Islanders went with a tag team of Morgan Zylstra and Bailee Olsen in net, and the duo combined for 22 saves. For Olsen, it was a return to her younger days, as she hasn’t played goalie in years.

“Bailee did quite well,” Sean LeVine said. “It was a great experience, and our players improved as the game went on.”

The Islanders have a week to improve their health, with the team’s next match in Renton Sunday, Feb. 9.

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