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CHS girls’ soccer tabs new coach

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on June 22, 2025| 1 Comment »

Lillian Ketterling and crew will have a new coach this fall. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There’s a new boss on the pitch.

Coupeville High School Athletic Director Brad Sherman confirmed the school intends to hire Jasmine Ader to run the Wolf girls’ soccer program, pending school board approval.

She replaces Kimberly Kisch, who is returning to coaching youth soccer.

Job #1 for Ader will be to help the Wolves get back on the pitch, as CHS has been unable to field a full girls’ team the past two seasons.

The Wolves have instead operated as a co-ed program playing in a boys’ league, with Kisch working alongside Robert Wood.

Wood also stepped down after last season, citing increased conflicts with his real-world job, and filling the CHS boys’ coaching gig remains on Sherman’s to-do list.

Ader comes to the Wolves from the Deception FC club program, where she coached at the U15 level while also serving on the board as Director of Competition.

She played high school and college soccer, and Sherman spoke highly of her in his hiring memo sent to the school board.

“Jasmine comes highly recommended by many and has a vision for our girls soccer program that came across clearly in the interview process,” he wrote.

“Her passion, goals, experience, and mission make her a great fit for Coupeville girls’ soccer, CHS, and our community.”

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Kisch swaps soccer coaching gigs

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Kimberly Kisch is stepping down as Coupeville High School girls’ soccer coach but will continue working on the pitch. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She’s shifting gears.

After two seasons of working as a coach at the same high school where she once played soccer herself, Kimberly Kisch has resigned.

But that doesn’t mean she’s leaving the pitch, just planning to redirect her efforts to a different age group.

Kisch was hired to coach the CHS girls’ soccer program, but the Wolves have been unable to field a full team the past two seasons due to a shortage of players.

Those girls who did show up have played with the Wolf boys as a co-ed team, with Kisch joining fellow soccer guru Robert Wood on the sideline.

Wood recently stepped down as boys coach, citing the difficulty in balancing the position with his real-world job.

Now, Kisch is joining him in stepping away from high school soccer and will instead focus on continuing her work with younger players.

“I’m not leaving soccer,” she said. “I am just putting more into the younger divisions.

“I took on the Vice President role for Central Whidbey Youth Soccer and I went back to coaching for them in U12. I have had a number of these girls since U8.

“I am back with them and hoping to inspire them to stick with soccer so that we can revive the girls (high school) program.”

In her resignation letter, Kisch expressed her gratitude for the time she had with the high school program, and the hope it would continue to be rebuilt.

“It is important for this program to grow and flourish and I do not feel that I can accomplish this in my current role,” she wrote to Athletic Director Brad Sherman.

“I greatly enjoyed my time working with and learning from you, Coach Rob, and the student players.

“Moving forward I would like to take what I have learned the program needs and feed it into the younger players coming up.

“I am so hopeful that training the lower divisions will be effective in the revival of the high school girl’s program.”

Kisch hopes to remain involved with the CHS program as a volunteer, offering support to her replacement.

“Thank you for the opportunity to be involved with this program,” she said. “I am so grateful to have had the honor of coaching for the team I grew up playing on.”

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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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Red Rebels storm to victory

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , on June 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“We win, son, we win.” (Lindsey Helm photos)

You will not pass!

Well, you might pass the ball once or twice, but you certainly won’t score on the Red Rebels.

Throwing down four straight shutouts, the U10 girls’ soccer squad, coached by Coupeville High School pitch guru Kimberly Kisch, rampaged to a tourney title this weekend.

The event was the 3rd annual Matt Mikos Memorial Tournament, hosted by the North Whidbey Soccer Club.

With tons of teams and multiple titles in play, action was hopping, but the spotlight, at least for the moment, falls on the pride of the prairie.

Coupeville’s young booters, sponsored by Callen’s Restaurant, are coming for all your trophies.

All of them, I said.

Pride of the prairie.

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