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Wolf wrecking crew grounds Eagles!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, JV, Klahowya, straight sets, volleyball, Zoe Trujillo on September 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Zoe Trujillo led Coupeville’s JV in kills Tuesday, sparking the Wolves to a big volleyball win. (John Fisken photo)

Only the call of the ferry could stop the butt-whuppin’.

Playing second Tuesday night, the Coupeville High School JV spikers drilled host Klahowya 25-18, 18-14 in a match cut short by time constraints.

The varsity teams played a full five sets (which the Wolves also won), which cut into the time left before CHS had to jump on a bus and make the trek home.

But still, even in limited floor time, the Wolves were impressive, raising their record to 4-2 overall, 2-0 in Olympic League play.

Freshman phenom Zoe Trujillo led Coupeville in kills, while Scout Smith paced the squad in assists.

“I am really proud of the improvement we had on the court yesterday,” said Coupeville coach Kristin Bridges. “Our passing was consistent and reliable, lending to more aggression on the net.

“Zoe had an outstanding game.”

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Grove, Wurzrainer sparkle on tough night!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, Klahowya, Lauren Grove, Soccer, Tia Wurzrainer on September 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Grove, seen here in an earlier game, made 26 saves Tuesday night while facing a barrage of shots. (John Fisken photo)

Lauren Grove was phenomenal.

Otherwise, Tuesday’s highly-anticipated battle between the top two soccer programs in the 1A Olympic League did not go as Coupeville would have liked.

Despite Grove’s 26 saves in goal, the Wolves fell 3-0 at Klahowya and dropped out of a first-place tie with the Eagles.

The two-time defending champs, who have never lost in 15 league games stretched across 2+ seasons, controlled the pace of the game from start to finish and rained down shots on Coupeville’s net-minder.

“She made amazing saves,” said CHS coach Troy Cowan. “An incredible 89.55167 save percentage — one of the best displays of soccer goalie play I have ever seen!

“Lauren was like Wilt Chamberlain tonight in the box,” he added. “Even the three that got by he would have missed.”

Klahowya (3-0 in league, 5-0-1 overall) was the first team to shut down Wolf forward Mia Littlejohn, whose 16 goals tie her for the state lead.

With little room to move or create, her string of six straight games with a goal came to an end, and Coupeville (2-1, 4-2-1) suffered.

While the Wolves weren’t able to get the ball in the net, they did benefit from giving a freshman a chance to shine in a new position.

With senior Megan DePorter having moved into the starting lineup on defense, Cowan shifted Tia Wurzrainer up front against Klahowya and liked what he saw.

“The other positive was a terrific discovery! Tia can play striker,” Cowan said. “We did a ton of running tonight and my starting forwards needed a blow so I put Tia up top and she really shined.

“Pressure was great and she had multiple shots and made some timely through balls,” he added. “I will be trying to get her more time up top so we can help Mia eradicate the single-season scoring record!!”

Coupeville has five games to play, including two league tilts, before it gets another crack at Klahowya.

When they do, the Wolves will face the Eagles twice in a five-day span, hosting them Oct. 18, then traveling to Silverdale Oct. 22.

“We had an off night and I wish we could call a mulligan but we can’t,” Cowan said. “So we will keep working hard and be ready for them visiting us.”

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Champs? Spiked!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Cory Whitmore, Klahowya, Rocky, upset, volleyball on September 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hope “The Surgeon” Lodell carved up Klahowya Tuesday afternoon. (John Fisken photos)

This celebration is from an earlier match, but it perfectly captures Coupeville’s mood at the moment.

The reign of terror is ended.

After two-plus years and 14 straight wins in conference play, the Klahowya High School volleyball squad has been shoved off of its throne.

The dragon slayers?

Coupeville, which went on the road Tuesday and shocked the Eagles, rallying to win in five titanic sets.

The 11-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24, 15-9 win gives the Wolves sole possession of first place in the 1A Olympic League, and puts the first dent in Klahowya’s previously ding-free armor.

Now 2-0 in conference play, 4-2 overall, CHS sits a half game up on the Eagles, who slide to 2-1.

Chimacum (1-2) and Port Townsend (0-2), which Coupeville hosts Thursday (JV 4:30, varsity 5:45), round out the league standings.

While anything is far from decided (Coupeville has seven league matches left, including two more against Klahowya), the win guarantees the Eagles will not be able to pull off a third straight undefeated league campaign.

Klahowya went 6-0 in 2014 and 2015.

This year volleyball and soccer expanded their league schedules to nine matches, equaling what basketball, softball and baseball were already doing.

Coupeville’s Rocky-like triumph Tuesday was a sterling testament to the Wolves inner strength, said coach Cory Whitmore.

“I’m so proud of the way we fought and found it within themselves to recover from a rough first set,” he said. “We made plays when we needed to, both defensively and offensively.

“Our poise looked better in close situations and that calm demeanor helped us to come away with a win.”

Wolf junior Hope “The Surgeon” Lodell sparked the victory, chipping in with strong effort in every aspect of the game.

She recorded a team-high seven service aces while adding nine kills and 15 digs.

Mikayla Elfrank pounded home 11 kills to pace the CHS attack, while Valen Trujillo (24 digs) and Katrina McGranahan (five service aces) helped fill up the stat sheet.

Ashley Menges (15 assists) and Lauren Rose (14) teamed up to make a potent two-headed beast at setter, with both playing fairly spotless ball.

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Top of the charts, baby!!

Posted in standings, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, football, Klahowya, volleyball on September 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Emma Smith denies Sequim. (John Fisken photos)

The rock in the middle of the Wolf line, senior Uriel Liquidano, gets lined-up with his QB.

Doubles ace Joey Lippo slides into battle.

May Rose leads an assault on the goal.

First place, all the way.

That’s exactly where every single fall sports team from Coupeville High School finds itself Monday afternoon.

Either in sole possession (soccer, tennis) or tied (volleyball, football) for the top of the 1A Olympic League standings.

Now, take a deep breath and accept a (big) caveat.

Football is technically in an eight-team tie for first, as none of the Olympic or Nisqually League teams, which have joined together for at least two years of gridiron action, have actually played a league game.

The first three weeks (when Coupeville went 1-2) were all non-conference tilts, while the next seven are the ones which really matter.

Things kickoff this Friday, when the Wolves travel to Tacoma to face Charles Wright Academy (1-2) for their league opener.

But, across the other three sports, Coupeville is a flawless 4-0, with a tennis win over Klahowya, a volleyball dismantling of Chimacum and a pair of soccer victories over Chimacum and Port Townsend.

Only time will tell where the Wolves finish fall, or whether they can match or top last year’s performance.

Of Coupeville’s six league titles in the first two years of Olympic League play, three have come in the spring, two in the winter and just one in the fall.

That banner came courtesy last year’s boys’ tennis team.

With 27 of 31 league games still left to play this fall (eight for volleyball, seven apiece for football and soccer and five for tennis), it’s way too early for predictions.

But it is a nice start.

Football:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	0-0	1-2
Bellevue Christian	0-0	0-3
Cascade Christian	0-0	3-0
Charles Wright	0-0	1-2
Chimacum	0-0	1-2
Klahowya	0-0	2-1
Port Townsend	0-0	1-2
Vashon Island	0-0	0-3

Volleyball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	2-1
Klahowya	1-0	2-0
Chimacum	0-1	1-2
Port Townsend	0-1	1-2

Girls Soccer:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	2-0	2-1-1
Klahowya	1-0	2-0-1
Chimacum	0-1	0-2-0
Port Townsend	0-2	0-4-0

Boys Tennis:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	1-4
Chimacum	0-0	0-3
Klahowya	0-1	0-4

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Double your pleasure!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, doubles, Klahowya, Nick Etzell, strategy, tennis on September 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jimmy Myers stays warm (and undefeated) as he and doubles partner Grey Rische stroll to a fifth straight win. (John Fisken photos)

With a flip of the wrist, Joseph Wedekind lashes yet another winner.

Rische has the magic touch.

Jakobi Baumann, just a wee bit intense on this afternoon.

Strategy.

It’s what separates mere coaches from gurus, and longtime Coupeville High School tennis head honcho Ken Stange has always lived in the second category.

He proved that once again Friday, shuffling his roster and playing mind games with visiting Klahowya, then watching his Wolves dance away with a 4-3 win and sole possession of first-place in the 1A Olympic League.

After battling large schools and private schools in preparation, Coupeville passed its first test to defending its league title.

While there are still five league matches to go — three against Chimacum and rematches with Klahowya Sept. 30 and Oct. 6 — the Wolves are sitting pretty at 1-0.

And they got there because Stange read the tea leaves and beat Klahowya at its own game, primarily by pulling Nick Etzell from his normal #1 singles slot and instead deploying him as half of a doubles duo.

It worked beautifully, as Etzell and partner-for-the-day Jakobi Baumann capped a Wolf sweep in doubles play.

“We swept the top three doubles matches with ease. The question was, how would a pair of singles players fare at #4 doubles,” Stange said. “After a bit of a rocky start, they rolled to victory.

“Jakobi got more steady and consistent as the match wore on, and Nick was able to take full control of the court,” he added. “I’ve asked him to do many things over the years — singles, and doubles with a plethora of partners.

“Today I asked for something different. I needed him to step up and take over a doubles match. He did just that.”

The coaching change-up forced Etzell to alter his style of play, and he responded beautifully.

“It’s a bit out of his character to be so assertive on court. He likes to share the load, so to speak,” Stange said. “Today, he covered a great deal of court real estate, and he lit up his opponents with a combination of touch angle shots and devastating power.

“It was so impressive!”

While all three other CHS doubles teams rolled, the win at #3 from Wolf seniors Jimmy Myers and Grey Rische was extra-notable, as it improved the duo to 5-0 on the season.

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st singles — Nile Lockwood lost to Taylor Fite 6-1, 6-0

2nd singles — Mason Grove lost to Caden Haga 6-0, 6-1

3rd singles — Aiden Crimmins lost to Spencer Winters 6-1, 6-1

1st doubles — Joseph Wedekind/John McClarin beat Parker Short/Will Stewart 6-1, 6-2

2nd doubles — Joey Lippo/William Nelson beat Ben Cook/Dominic Levenseller-Watson 6-0, 6-1

3rd doubles — Grey Rische/Jimmy Myers beat Logan Brunson/Morgan Seidel 6-2, 6-1

4th doubles — Jakobi Baumann/Nick Etzell beat Joe Bowman/Matt Hytinen 6-3, 6-2

JV:

5th doubles — Jaschon Baumann/Tiger Johnson lost to Haga/Levenseller-Watson 8-3

6th doubles — Grove/Elliot Johnson lost to Winters/Seidel 6-1