Coupeville Sports

Shane Losey has got this. (Scott Losey photo)

With a new high school football season ahead of us, let’s take a look at some of the young men who will play for Coupeville High School for the first time this fall.

If there is pressure in living up to the family name, it doesn’t seem to have affected Shane Losey.

A gunslinger at quarterback who will move up and join big brother Mitchell in the fall, following in the footsteps of their father and other relatives, he remains low-key and ready to learn.

“I would like to work on being a better receiver and quarterback,” Losey said. “Understanding the plays. They are a lot different this year.

“I want to start every JV game and perfect my skills.”

He’ll be a freshman, while his older brother will be a senior.

Having the chance to learn from Mitchell, and other Wolf veterans, whether on the field or in day-to-day life, has been valuable.

“My brother and his friend Josh Bayne, they crack me up!,” Losey said. “Fun times at our house.”

This will be his third season on the gridiron, having picked up the sport when he entered middle school.

“I started because I like football, thought it would be fun to play with friends,” Losey said. “I enjoy tackling people, playing with my friends, understanding the game and working hard.”

When he’s not on the football field, he can be found hanging with friends, playing XBox, going to water parks and movies and out and about on family camping trips.

Losey also spends a fair amount of time playing baseball, having just finished a season of Babe Ruth in Oak Harbor. He was one of six future Wolves to play for the squad.

“That is fun, playing with guys you don’t know from another school and you get to know them through the season,” Losey said.

A lot of that baseball time has been spent with dad Scott.

“My dad has been a big impact for me. He has coached me through most of my baseball career this far,” Losey said. “This year was the first he wasn’t there to coach since we played in Oak Harbor. So that was a little weird…

“He and I have had many road trips from Coupeville to parts all over different places playing ball,” he added. “Lots of nights getting home at 10:00 and up to school the next day.

“Texting mom on the way home the score. And call her to fill her in on my AWESOME game I had tonight!”

And, whether texting or talking in person, his mom, Melissa, is the one who is always there for him.

“She is great; I can talk to her about anything secret or not,” Losey said. “She listens and cares a lot. I have great support around me.”

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