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Playoffs, here we come!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , on November 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Bree and Micky (John Fisken photos)

Bree Daigneault (left) and Micky LeVine share a moment. (John Fisken photos)

Hanna

Hanna Seiffert is amused by Kirsten Pelroy.

Mia

Mia Littlejohn flashes some fancy footwork.

Pelroy

Pelroy stalks the field.

rosenkranz

Erin Rosenkranz, 1.3 seconds away from causing a sonic boom.

Daigneault

Daigneault keeps her eyes on the skies, tracking the flight of the ball.

It’s many things wrapped in one.

It’s a “home” game that’s taking place 45 miles down the road.

It’s a winner-take-all playoff game.

It’s probably the biggest game in program history.

When the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad (6-6-1) takes the pitch this afternoon (12 PM) at Kingston High School, it will be a rare venture into true postseason play for the Wolf booters.

The opponent is Vashon Island (6-4-1), the #3 team from the Nisqually Valley League and Coupeville is nominally the home team, having earned that honor by claiming second place in the Olympic League behind Klahowya.

But, with the requirement that all District 3 playoff games take place on turf fields, CHS was not allowed to host the game on its field.

Oak Harbor’s beautiful turf field, less than 10 miles up the road, was already spoken for (a cheer camp), so it’s off to North Kitsap.

The #3 team from the Olympic, Port Townsend (3-11) faces the #2 team from the Nisqually, Bellevue Christian (7-4-2) as well Saturday.

The Coupeville/Vashon winner advances to play Seattle Christian (12-2-1) Nov. 4, while the Port Townsend/Bellevue Christian winner gets Klahowya (14-1).

Two teams will emerge from the six-team district tourney and qualify for state.

To check out the district tourney bracket hop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=1371&sport=11

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Seniors smile smartly!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Christine Fields (John Fisken photos)

Christine Fields (John Fisken photos)

Erin Rosenkranz

Erin Rosenkranz

Julia Myers

Julia Myers

Jacki Ginnings

Jacki Ginnings

Micky LeVine

Micky LeVine

Marisa Etzell

Marisa Etzell

Ana (left) and Ivy Luvera.

Ana (left) and Ivy Luvera

The Elite Eight gather for a group photo op.

The Elite Eight gather for a rare group photo op.

The smiles overcame the wind.

Despite a blustery night Monday, eight Coupeville High School booters put on a brave face for the cameras as they bid adieu.

It was Senior Night, and while the Wolves fell 4-0 to state title contender Klahowya, the Elite Eight, who have played together most of their lives, went out on a high note.

They still have two regular season games to play (including a makeup game at home) and then, hopefully, a long playoff run ahead of them.

But, for one night, they faced the end of their high school soccer careers and they did it the way they do everything — with a smile.

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Elight Eight — awesome then, awesome now!!

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Young guns.

Young guns. (Photo courtesy Micky LeVine)

Ice cream made Micky LeVine the player she is today.

Ice cream made Micky LeVine the two-fisted player she is today.

They grew up together on the pitch.

The eight Wolf booters who will be honored at tonight’s Senior Night festivities (5 PM) have been playing soccer as a team for much of their lives.

The names have stayed the same — Julia Myers, Micky LeVine, Ivy Luvera, Christine Fields, Erin Rosenkranz, Jacki Ginnings, Ana Luvera and Marisa Etzell — while their games have gotten even sharper.

Take a moment to gaze at the top pic above, which captures the elite eight during their younger days, then head out to Micky Clark Field tonight and see them one final time as they are now.

P.S. — If you miss tonight, there’s actually one more shot, as an earlier-season game against Port Townsend was cancelled by a lack of ferry service.

That game, bumped to this Thursday, is also a home game. Just not Senior Night.

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It’s a win! They’ll take it!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Erin Rosenkranz is one of nine seniors on the Wolf girls' soccer squad. (John Fisken photo)

Erin Rosenkranz is one of nine seniors on the Wolf girls’ soccer squad. (John Fisken photo)

A win is a win any way you get it, especially if it’s a league win.

So, while Thursday night’s 1-0 win at Chimacum — which came after a 3-1 victory in penalty kicks — maybe wasn’t all that pretty or awe-inspiring, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer team will gladly accept it.

The win gave the Wolves a sweep of the Cowboys, lifting CHS to 2-1 in Olympic League play, 5-4-1 overall.

Coupeville, which has three regular season games left, is solidly lodged in second place in the four team league.

Klahowya (4-0, 12-1) is in first, with Chimacum (1-3, 2-10) and Port Townsend (0-3, 1-10) bringing up the rear.

The Wolves, who need to finish in the top three to make the playoffs, close with three games in four days next week.

To keep alive their (admittedly slim) chances of winning a league title, they will need to shock Klahowya Monday. The game will be Senior Night for nine CHS booters.

Survive the Eagles, who played in the 2A state playoffs five consecutive years before dropping to 1A this year, and Coupeville gets last-place Port Townsend for back-to-back games.

Tuesday is a road affair, with Thursday (a makeup for a game postponed when weather knocked out ferry service) at home.

Facing a Chimacum squad they blew out 6-0 the first time around, the Wolves were missing the magic scoring touch Thursday.

Still, their defense, headed up by senior goaltender Julia Myers, responded, clamping down and denying the Cowboys much of anything.

With neither team able to break the scoreless tie in regulation or overtime, the match was decided on penalty kicks, and it was then Coupeville stepped up.

Micky LeVine, Ana Luvera and Marisa Etzell all hit on their kicks, with Myers sealing the win with a big save.

“I am very proud of these ladies, regardless of their record,” said CHS coach Troy Cowan. “It’s their heart and never-die attitude that makes me proud to coach them on the pitch.”

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Magnificent Seven shoot, score!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Erin Rosenkranz (John Fisken photos)

Erin Rosenkranz has punched in a pair of goals this season. (John Fisken photos)

Not even being attacked by her own hair on a breakaway can derail the goal-scoring machine that is Micky LeVine.

   Not even being attacked by her own hair on a breakaway can derail the goal-scoring machine that is Micky LeVine.

Normally one of the anchors of the CHS defense, Jacki Ginnings moved up and scored her first-ever high school goal against Chimacum.

  Normally one of the anchors of the defense, Jacki Ginnings moved up and scored her first-ever high school goal against Chimacum.

Seven Wolf booters have a secret bond.

They have each experienced something this season that the other 12 players on the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad (currently 4-4-1) have not.

They know what it feels like to have a ball shoot off their foot and end up buried in the back of the net while a rival goaltender sheds a single, solitary tear of regret.

These Magnificent Seven, if you will, are the queens of the pitch. Four seniors and three freshmen, a mix of seasoned vets and explosive newcomers.

The only problem?

Now that they’ve scored, whether once or multiple times, they’ll need to feel that rush again and again.

They’ll need the thrill of the score. The roar of the crowd. The adrenaline spike.

Good thing they still have four more regular season games and then a probable playoff run to get their fix.

The current leaders:

Micky LeVine – 5 goals
Mia Littlejohn – 3
Marisa Etzell – 2
Erin Rosenkranz -2
Lauren Bayne – 1
Jacki Ginnings – 1
Sage Renninger – 1

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