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We can score all day, if you like!!

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , on September 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jake Mitten was flawless in goal, then moved up and scored later in the game. (Pat Kelley photos)

Jake Mitten was flawless in goal, then moved up and scored later in the game. (Pat Kelley photos)

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Matthew Kelley (6) and teammates hang out during a break.

Aram Leyva

Aram Leyva, about to ruin the goalie’s whole day.

All your scores belong to Coupeville.

Well, almost all of them.

Wolf players accounted for all but one goal Saturday, as the North Whidbey Islanders boys’ FC-01 soccer squad pummeled a Seattle team 7-1.

Matthew Kelley led the way with a hat trick, twice scoring on plays where he bounced the ball over his defender, slipped around him and then drilled the ball into the corner of the net as it came down.

“Never seen anything like it!,” said proud papa Pat Kelley.

Hot on his heels was teammate Aram Leyva, who tallied two goals in the game’s opening five minutes.

Jake Mitten rounded out the Coupeville scoring brigade with a booming 20-yard shot that came off a nice set-up from James Wood.

The only goal scored by a non-Wolf was set up by a Cow Town kid, as North Whidbey drew a penalty kick when Coupeville’s Sam Wynn was de-cleated on a play.

While he didn’t score a goal, Sage Downes also made his presence felt, setting up one of Kelley’s scores with his usual crisp passing.

The Islanders return to action Sept. 19 when they play a Crossfire squad at Fort Nugent.

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Fight till the end!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on August 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Pat Kelley photos)

   Jake Mitten (#5, far right) and Islander teammates listen to a talk from their coach. (Pat Kelley photos)

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Matthew Kelley operates in the open field.

Play the best to be the best.

Of course, if you play the best as you’re working your way up, it’s quite likely you take some licks along the way.

Such was the case last weekend for the North Whidbey Islanders FC-01 boys’ soccer squad.

The Islanders, who claim several Coupeville players on their roster, faced off with four Division 1 squads and emerged from tournament play with a 0-3-1 record.

Whidbey was a Division 3 team last year, and was also playing down five starters.

Even in the losses, the Islanders got strong play from their Wolf gunslingers.

Matthew Kelley collected two goals and two assists during the tourney, while Aram Leyva and Sage Downes each notched a goal.

Jake Mitten and Samuel Wynn sparkled on defense for Whidbey, while newcomer Jean Lund-Olsen made a stellar debut as a defender.

The Islanders begin league play Sept. 5.

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One goal, to rule the Island!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Matthew Kelley (17), seen here in an earlier game, scored a goal Wednesday. (Pat Kelley photo)

Matthew Kelley (12), seen here in an earlier game, scored a goal Wednesday. (Pat Kelley photo)

North and Central united to knock off South.

Sparked by its Coupeville mercenaries, the North Whidbey Islanders Boys FC-01 soccer squad ran out to a big lead Wednesday, then held on in the waning moments to edge host South Whidbey 3-2.

Matthew Kelley punched in the game’s first goal, on a shot into the corner of the net from 10 yards out, and he and fellow CMS booters Aram Leyva and Jake Mitten kept up the pressure all game.

The Islanders rolled out to a 3-0 lead at the half, then gave up two goals in the final four minutes of the game to make the final score seem a little closer than it really was.

With the win, North Whidbey improved to 4-1 in league play. It closes regular season play with a game at Marysville this weekend.

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Trophy time!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on March 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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   The Coupeville 6th grade SWISH basketball team hoists its trophy. (Pat Kelley photos)

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Then Logan Downes (3) got hoisted, as well.

One loss at the wrong time stung the Wolves.

A “heartbreaking” 21-19 defeat at the hands of Burlington-Edison Saturday — a team they had beaten in the regular season — cost the Coupeville 6th grade SWISH boys’ basketball team a shot at a postseason title.

The Wolves rebounded, drilling Mount Vernon Mayhem 28-13 to capture fourth place in the season-ending “C-Fidalgo” Division Tournament.

But it was a bit of a missed opportunity as the four teams to advance to the semifinals were teams Coupeville (7-4 overall) had gone 5-0 against during the regular season.

The opener against Burlington pitted the Wolves against a defensive-minded team, and the score showed as much.

Matthew Kelley banged home a three-point bomb near the end of the first quarter to account for the only bucket in the opening frame.

Up 11-5 at the half, Coupeville went cold after the break, eventually surrendering the lead in the game’s final two minutes.

Kelley paced the Wolves with seven points while Jake Mitten dropped in six and snatched a team-high 14 boards. Sage Downes popped for four and Daniel Olson netted a bucket to round out the scoring.

The loss left a sour taste for a Wolf squad with high hopes.

“There was some crying, which we need to work out since the weekend was not over,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley.

Rebounding after a four-hour break, Coupeville ran the Mayhem, who were built like a football squad, off the floor.

“I played the little guys over half the game,” Pat Kelley said. “It was never really close and we had double their score most of the game. They had some garbage buckets at the end.”

Kelley and Downes each hit for nine in the second game, with Mitten hitting for six and Olson swishing four.

Twice Coupeville hit on a beautiful Olson to Kelley to Mitten fast-passing play that resulted in easy buckets.

“Ran this play to perfection,” Pat Kelley said. “Something to see; it takes less then two seconds. Their passing was on.”

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Young Wolves howl, Part 2: Big Buckets!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Daniel Olson

Daniel Olson poured in eight in his team’s win Saturday. (Olivia Kelley photos)

Proud moms

Proud moms do time in the stands.

Tired? No. On fire? Yes.

With a chunk of its roster having played a soccer game earlier in the day Saturday, the Coupeville 6th grade boys’ SWISH basketball squad wasn’t rested, but it didn’t need to be.

Overcoming a rough-and-tumble Burlington-Edison squad that had two players foul out and its coach and a player earn technicals for profanity, the Wolves romped to a 38-26 win.

The victory capped the regular season, and Coupeville (6-3) will open the playoffs against the same squad next Saturday, Mar. 7 at Skagit Valley College (11:15 AM tip-off).

The Wolves are clicking as the season progresses, and have played their best ball down the stretch.

“Very, very proud of these young men,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley. “A pleasure to coach and watch!!!”

Coming on strong after a morning on the soccer pitch, Jake Mitten and Matthew Kelley combined for 25 points and 31 rebounds.

They were matched by Sage Downes and Daniel Olson, who “tore the Tigers open with speed, forcing B-E into a running game to catch up.”

“The Four Horsemen (Downes, Mitten, Olson and Kelley) are something to watch when they are clicking,” Pat Kelley said.

Those four players accounted for all of Coupeville’s scoring, with Kelley banging home three long-range treys on his way to a team-high 14.

Mitten pounded down low for 11, Olson hit for eight and Downes netted five.

Cleaning up the boards with a vengeance, the Wolves snatched 43, including 14 on the offensive end.

Kelley had 17, followed by Mitten (14), Michael Laska (3), Downes (3), Erik Webster (2), Olson (2), Alex Jimenez (1) and Raimee Anderson (1).

Downes made off with a team-high six steals, while Kelley dished out a pair of assists.

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