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Pitch queens rumble to title

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on February 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville booters celebrate another soccer tourney title. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Kisch)

All they do is win.

The Deception FC G14 girls’ soccer squad, which combines players from Coupeville, Oak Harbor, and South Whidbey, made it two titles in a row Monday.

Sweeping through the 2025 Copa Surf tournament at the Starfire Sports complex in Tukwila, the Islanders capped a four-game win streak with a 3-0 victory in the championship rumble.

That followed on the heels of 7-0, 7-2, and 5-1 victories over the weekend.

Deception FC is on a roll. (Photo courtesy Jerry Helm)

The Copa Surf title comes a week after Whidbey’s best swept to a tourney win at the Washington Youth Soccer Founders Cup.

Deception FC is coached by Will Tellez, Jerry Helm, and Matthew Hutchinson.

The four Coupeville girls who star for the squad are Elaina Grose, Lilly Hestbeck, Scotlyn Helm, and Lucy Youderian.

Goaltender Scotlyn Helm lifts another trophy. (Photo courtesy Jerry Helm)

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Whidbey pitch queens reign supreme

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , on February 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“All your trophies belong to us!!” (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

Wear green, win big.

Beating the Philadelphia Eagles to the punch, the Deception FC G14 girls’ soccer squad stormed to a title Sunday at the Washington Youth Soccer Founders Cup.

The team, coached by Will Tellez, Jerry Helm, and Matthew Hutchinson, includes players from Coupeville, Oak Harbor, and South Whidbey.

Deception FC has been chasing the title from town to town over the course of nearly a month.

First round games were in Woodinville, with later bouts staged in Oak Harbor, before the semifinals and championship game went down this weekend at the Starfire Sports complex in Tukwila.

Whidbey’s united squad came out on top in the GU11 Platinum Division, roaring to a 3-0 victory in the semis Saturday, before bouncing back Sunday to win in a penalty kick shootout.

With the game knotted at 1-1 after regulation, the teams waged a tense battle while alternating shots on goals.

Coupeville’s goaltender, “The Notorious Scottie Jay,” — AKA Scotlyn Helm — came up huge in the spotlight, locking down a 3-2 advantage in the shootout and sending her team into a celebration.

Deception FC played at a high level on both sides of the ball throughout the tourney, with Helm anchoring a stingy defense, while Reece Dominguez, Madison Barron, and Ashton “Smash” Lefler all were among the bracket’s top scorers.

 

The champs are:

Madison Barron
Calleigh Criswell
Kellyn Criswell
Reece Dominguez
Kenzi Gonsalves
Elaina Grose
Scotlyn Helm
Sydney Hutchinson
Ashton Lefler
Karsyn Mcintyre
Addison Walters
Lucy Youderian

 

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Young soccer stars rule the pitch

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on November 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville rules the soccer pitch. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Kisch)

Coupeville’s mega-watt booters continue to shine brightly on the big stage.

The Deception FC girls’ G14 team, which features four Cow Town stars, finished atop the North Puget Sound League Division 1, and did so in convincing fashion.

The squad went 9-1-2, while rattling the net for 42 goals while surrendering just 10 scores.

No other team in their six-squad conference scored more than 18 goals, and Deception FC’s +32 rating towered over the second-place team’s +8 mark.

Coupeville is represented on the GU11 team by Lucy Youderian, Elaina Grose, Scotlyn Helm, and Lilly Hestbeck.

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CHS girls’ soccer program sidelined, booters fight on

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

With no CHS girls’ soccer program last year, Brynn Parker suited up and played with the Wolf boys. (Jackie Saia photo)

They were close.

Despite a late rally, not enough girls signed up for soccer to revive the shuttered Coupeville High School pitch program.

Even with 8th graders eligible to play, the Wolves narrowly missed out on hitting the figure administrators and coaches needed to see, and the program will go dormant for a second straight season.

All girls who wish to join the CHS boys’ program can do so, however, creating a co-ed team again.

Five of the seven schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League play boys’ soccer, with four other schools — Lopez Island, Providence Classical Christian, Grace Academy, and CPC-Lynnwood — joining the NWL for that one sport.

Coupeville likely won’t be the only co-ed team, as several of its rivals are in a similar place with no girls’ program and have featured mixed rosters in past years.

CHS, which originally sent players to join the Oak Harbor High School team in the ’90s, launched its own girls pitch program in 2004, and had played 19 consecutive seasons through 2022.

The Wolf booters survived the pandemic, but dwindling numbers curtailed the 2023 campaign before it began.

Now, a 16-game season which was set to begin Sept. 11 with a road game at Auburn Adventist Academy has been scrubbed as well.

Former Wolf booter Kimberly Kisch was hired to coach the Wolf girls prior to the 2023 season but has yet to get a chance to lead her own team onto the pitch.

She will once again join CHS boys’ coach Robert Wood to guide the co-ed squad.

That group travels to Auburn Sept. 11, then plays four of its next five games at home.

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CHS girls’ soccer needs you!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , on August 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf soccer coach Kimberly Kisch is fighting to keep her program alive. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

This is a key moment in time for girls’ soccer at Coupeville High School.

With the first day of practice arriving this coming Monday, Aug. 26, the Wolves have eight players signed up but need at least five more to be able to field a full team.

Last year, Coupeville broke a 19-year run when it was unable to pull together a complete roster for a girls’ team.

Several female booters played with the CHS boys’ team, which would be an option again, if necessary, but it’s not the first choice for Wolf coaches.

One potential huge help for soccer is that 8th graders are eligible to play varsity high school sports where there is a need.

Other fall sports in Coupeville such as cross country and volleyball have middle school programs, and neither CHS program is short on girls.

But soccer is not played at the middle school, making the sport a perfect gateway for any CMS 8th grade girl looking to get an extra year of playing time.

As she preps for the start of practice, Wolf girls’ soccer coach Kimberly Kisch is ready for any option.

“We have a fantastic group of girls rostered,” she said. “Many of them live and breathe soccer.

“No matter how the season ends up, (boys’ coach) Rob (Wood) and I will be vigilant in making sure it is an enjoyable experience for anyone playing Coupeville soccer.”

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