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Football playoff hopes take a hit

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Aiden O’Neill notched his first touchdown of his senior season Friday night on Friday Harbor. (Julie Wheat photo)

The playoff dream isn’t dead, but it’s on life support.

After falling 28-14 Friday night on Friday Harbor in a penalty-heavy clash, the Coupeville High School football squad will need a late-season rally to get its shot at the postseason.

With the loss, the Wolves slip to 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 0-5 overall, while the Wolverines sit at 1-0, 2-3, and are in the driver’s seat for the conference’s lone 2B playoff berth.

Coupeville plays non-league foes the next two weeks, traveling to South Whidbey to battle for The Bucket, before hosting high-flying Adna.

Then, everything comes down to the regular-season finale Friday, Oct. 24, when CHS gets a second crack at Friday Harbor, but on its home turf at Mickey Clark Field.

Win and earn the season split with the Wolverines, and Bennett Richter’s squad will force a tiebreaker. Lose, and Coupeville will watch their gridiron arch-rivals advance.

During round one, the Wolves picked up touchdowns from Chase Anderson and Aiden O’Neill, but were stung by whistle-happy refs.

It was Anderson’s third score of the campaign, while O’Neill reached the end zone for the first time this season.

 

Scoring stats through five games:

 

Touchdowns:

Davin Houston – 4
Chase Anderson – 3
Liam Blas – 1
Nathan Coxsey – 1
Aiden O’Neill – 1
Josh Stockdale – 1

 

PATs:

Anderson – 8

 

POINTS:

Anderson – 26
Houston – 24
Blas – 6
Coxsey – 6
O’Neill – 6
Stockdale – 6

Senior QB Chase Anderson, here receiving some TLC from team trainer Jessica Hillier, leads Coupeville in scoring. (Jackie Saia photo)

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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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Big hits, solid win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong arrives to deliver a savage kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

Defend the crown.

Coming out sharp and focused Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad opened defense of its Northwest 2B/1B League title in style.

Rolling to a 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 win over visiting Friday Harbor, the Wolves improved to 2-1 overall, 1-0 in conference action.

While Coupeville went undefeated in league play a year ago, CHS has a new head coach and an almost all-new starting lineup this time around.

But while the names may change, the flow continues.

“We hustled and scrambled really well,” said Wolf coach Scout Smith. “We played with a lot of excitement, but also a lot of composure.”

Everyone chipped in to the effort, with senior Teagan Calkins leading the way on the day she celebrated her 17th birthday.

“The Red Dragon” launched lasers instead of cupcakes, slicing ‘n dicing the Wolverine defense.

“Teagan had a great night,” Smith said. “The opposition didn’t have an answer for her once she got rolling.”

Calkins got plenty of help, with junior slammer Haylee Armstrong peppering Friday Harbor at the net, and sophomore Tenley Stuurmans doing a little bit of everything.

“Haylee also had a great night,” Smith said. “We have been preaching a lot lately that we need to take care of the ball and she absolutely did that.

“She placed the ball really well and chose great spots to take advantage of the opposition’s defense.”

Stuurmans, who nuked Friday Harbor at the service stripe, ripping off winner after winner, also went cartwheeling into the bench to make a one-handed save, spinning the ball back over the net to catch her rivals flat-footed.

Tuesday’s win kicked off a busy week of action for the Wolves, who will play three days in a row.

Coupeville is headed to Forks at the crack of dawn Wednesday for a non-conference tilt rescheduled from Friday, then hosts Mount Vernon Christian in a key NWL rumble Thursday night.

As she prepared for a day of bouncing on the bus, Smith marinated for a moment in the win, while already looking ahead to the next challenge.

“Overall a good night for our first league matchup,” she said. “Lots of positives and lots of areas we can continue to improve.

“Excited to get back on the court today.”

 

No JV Tuesday:

With Friday Harbor having to catch a ferry, the varsity played first Tuesday, with the JV match eventually called off.

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 2 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 7 kills, 3 digs
Ari Cunningham — 3 kills, 4 aces
Teagan Calkins — 11 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 2 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 21 assists, 10 aces

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Booters bounce into new season

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Sage Arends, seen in action last season, is a captain for Coupeville High School boys’ soccer. (Finn Price photo)

They jumped right into the fire.

Playing with a short bench Tuesday, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad kicked off a new season with a long road trip to face one of the best in the state.

Scrapping on Friday Harbor, the young Wolves stayed close for a half, before their high-caliber hosts piled on the goals after halftime in what finished as an 8-0 rout.

Despite the loss, new Wolf coach Jim Kunz came away pleased with a lot of what he saw from his players.

“We have a young team this season. They played solid in the first half against a tough team,” he said. “With only two subs, the guys were worn out partway through the second half.

“I’m proud of their play and dedication. We’re excited to make some adjustments and come in strong next game.”

Coupeville, which graduated a strong pack of seniors, has no 12th graders on this year’s roster.

But, with three juniors, five sophomores, two freshman, and five 8th graders, the potential for growth is great.

While defender Jacob Lujan is out for the season with a broken ankle, the Wolves will get some additional help when captain Sage Arends returns from a concussion.

Continuing a trend of playing legitimate state title contenders right out of the gate, Coupeville hosts Orcas Island this Saturday, Sept. 13 in the home opener.

Kickoff is set for 12:30 PM at Mickey Clark Field.

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Plan for Friday (and Saturday) Night Lights

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on June 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover and crew kick off the gridiron season in September. (David Somes photo)

Half at home, half on the road — but only three trips off island.

The Coupeville High School football schedule features eight games for the Wolves this fall, with two of those three ferry treks coming in the season’s first three weeks.

After that, CHS is home for three of the next five weeks, with one of those road trips just a short run to Langley to play South Whidbey in the annual Bucket Game.

 

The schedule:

Sat-Sept. 6 — @ Annie Wright — 7:00
Fri-Sept. 12 — Cascade (Leavenworth) — 6:00
Fri-Sept. 19 — @ Granite Falls — 7:00
Fri-Sept. 26 — Cedar Park Christian-Bothell — 7:00 — HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 3 — @ Friday Harbor — 6:30
Fri-Oct. 10 — @ South Whidbey — 7:00 — BUCKET GAME
Sat-Oct. 18 — Adna — 5:00
Fri-Oct. 24 — Friday Harbor — TBA — SENIOR NIGHT
Week #9 — BYE (Northwest League tiebreaker if needed)

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