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Runnin’ ‘n gunnin’!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, Skagit Super Cup, Soccer on August 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn continue to tear up the soccer pitch. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

The NWU GU16 squad poses with its medals after the end of play Sunday.

Dangerously close to another championship banner.

Only a deflected shot in the final game kept Wolf booters Mia and Kalia Littlejohn, and their select soccer squad, from winning a title at this weekend’s Skagit Super Cup.

The NWU GU16 team, which includes two other Whidbey Island players — Jenna Cooley and Malia Hansen — won three of four games.

After opening with a 3-2 win, with Cooley and Mia Littlejohn both scoring, the squad romped to 1-0 and 3-0 shutouts to advance to the championship.

Cooley banged home game two’s only score, while Hansen (1) and Mia Littlejohn (2) accounted for the goals in game three.

Whidbey’s warriors continued their torrid run in the finale, with Cooley notching more goals, but NWU fell 3-2 despite strong play from its goaltender.

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Kalia is en fuego!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Donosti Cup Tour, Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, NWU GU16, San Sebastian, Soccer on July 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kalia Littlejohn has got soccer on the brain. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

NWU GU16 players bask in the glow of their awesomeness.

Kalia Littlejohn’s goal-scoring foot will not cool down.

The Coupeville High School freshman hammered home yet another score on Spanish soil, lifting her NWU GU16 select soccer squad to a hard-fought 1-1 tie Wednesday in its third game at the Donosti Cup in San Sebastian.

The tie leaves the squad, which features four Whidbey Island players, at 2-0-1 in the 200-team, 20-country tourney.

There is a chance the draw could become a victory, though, as the other team’s goal was being reviewed.

Littlejohn punched in her goal off of an assist from fellow Whidbey mate Jenna Cooley, and the play was set up by a third girl from The Rock, Malia Hansen.

The fourth Island representative, CHS sophomore Mia Littlejohn, didn’t score but was in the thick of things all game.

“Mia played with a determination that would make an opponent scared to come near her,” said excited mom Dawn Hesselgrave. “You should have seen her strength, as she powered through and won balls jumping backwards in the air two times for the header.

“I did not know she was that flexible!”

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Can’t stop scoring! Won’t stop scoring!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Donosti Cup Tour, Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, shutout, Soccer, Spain on July 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The Americans have come to town, and they’re not leaving until they score all the goals. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

Spreading a bit of international love.

Just in case you forgot where they are.

San Sebastian glows.

Still flawless in Spain.

Pulling off its second shutout in as many days, the NWU GU16 select soccer squad, which features four Whidbey island players, rampaged to a 6-0 victory at the Donosti Cup in San Sebastian.

With all four Island girls — Mia Littlejohn, Jenna Cooley, Malia Hansen and Kalia Littlejohn — contributing with a goal or assist, or both, NWU pounded Antigua Luberri BGE, which hails from Zumaia, Spain.

Now 2-0 in the tourney, which draws 400+ teams from 20+ countries, the Washington state squad has outscored its opponents 10-0 so far.

The most electrifying goal in game two may have come from Kalia Littlejohn.

The Coupeville High School freshman-to-be awoke memories of the professional players who have trod the pitch in the stadium she was playing in, punching in her goal on a header.

Back at home on The Rock, Wolf girls’ soccer coach Troy Cowan heard the news and hasn’t stopped smiling since.

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Olé! Olé!! Olé!!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Donosti Cup Tour, Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, San Sebastian, Soccer, Spain on July 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kalia Littlejohn joins the Wall of Fame. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

Dawn Hesselgrave is caught on the other side of the camera.

Littlejohn and Malia Hansen (left) explore a high-level professional soccer locker room.

San Sebastian, soccer (and food) mecca.

Mia Littlejohn (left, front) enjoys the ride, while several of her teammates opt for nap time.

Kalia practices her post-goal celebration.

They’re undefeated on international soil.

Having traveled to Spain for the Donosti Cup, the NWU GU16 select soccer squad, which features four Whidbey Island players, rolled to a 4-0 win in its opener.

Coupeville High School sophomore-to-be Mia Littlejohn scored a goal in the first half, then took over in net in the second half to complete the shutout.

The Donosti Cup, held in San Sebastian on Spain’s Basque coast, draws 400 teams from 20 countries.

Players, coaches and parents raised the money for the trip with a variety of fundraisers, and the first few days in Spain were spent sightseeing and tasting the local cuisine.

San Sebastian currently has two of the world’s top ten ranked restaurants.

Mia Littlejohn is joined on the squad by lil’ sis Kalia, who will be a freshman at CHS, as well as fellow Islanders Malia Hansen and Jenna Cooley.

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Life’s a beach for hoops stars!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, beach, camp, CHS Wolves, Kalia Littlejohn, Lauren Grove, Ocean Shores on June 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Super-serious basketball players (l to r) Kalia Littlejohn, Kailey Kellner and Kyla Briscoe model the latest in headwear. (Amy King photos)

11 hoops stars, zero fears of the camera.

Tiffany Briscoe needs the time off to gaze in wonder at the latest in a long string of bruises she’s picked up on various basketball courts.

On to the beach!

And off with the shoes!

Leaving their mark in the sand.

A Wolf or two went this way.

A brief bit of yoga, Charlie’s Angels-style.

You can not live by basketball alone.

In between playing five games in two days at a camp in Ocean Shores, Coupeville High School girls’ basketball players are also getting some down time.

Trips to the beach and various tourist traps are always on the itinerary, as Wolf coaches David and Amy King work on team-bonding as much as on-court development.

The photos above, courtesy the more click-happy of the duo (that would be Mrs. King) capture a bit of the summer hoops life for those of us not there.

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