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Tip your hat, work for next year

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville girls soccer coach Kyle Nelson is already looking forward to next season — which should hopefully go down this fall. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Carolyn Lhamon is part of a talented group of underclassmen who can return.

Give credit where credit is due.

The Mount Vernon Christian girls soccer team just had a (pandemic-shortened) season for the ages.

Capping their torrid run with a 6-0 win over Coupeville Friday, the visiting Hurricanes finished with all their zeroes in the right place.

With the victory, MVC put the finishing touches on a 6-0 season in which it outscored its two foes, La Conner and Coupeville, 55-0.

That’s not a misprint.

The Hurricanes rang up 21 goals against the Wolves, winning 9-0, 6-0, and 6-0, while really reaming La Conner.

MVC thunked the Braves 9-0, 14-0, and 11-0, which is beautiful and horrifying in equal measures.

Thanks to their own 4-0 and 6-0 wins over La Conner — a third game was lost to the constant schedule shuffle of the Age of Coronavirus — Coupeville finishes 2-3 and claims second-place in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Needless to say, La Conner, outscored 44-0 (also not a misprint) finishes last at 0-5, while Friday Harbor took a season off due to Covid concerns.

While the Wolves couldn’t stop MVC, they did slow down the fleet-footed Hurricanes for a chunk of each game.

Friday was no different, as Coupeville, celebrating Senior Night, played their phenomenal foes even for much of the first half.

“We did manage to frustrate them for the first 30 minutes, where we held them,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson. “But, unfortunately we could not hold them off longer, and tired legs gave way.”

While he’ll lose several players to graduation, headlined by goal-scoring terror Genna Wright and dependable goalkeeper Mollie Bailey, the Wolves can return much of their roster.

“The first half gave promise to things to come in the next season with some more time to work together,” Nelson said.

While Wright’s departure takes away Coupeville’s top goal-scoring threat, the other six players to find the back of the net this season were underclassmen.

Wright, who lost her junior season to injury and saw her senior campaign greatly reduced in size by the pandemic, graduates as the program’s #3 career scorer.

Her 20 goals trails just Mia (35) and Kalia Littlejohn (33).

 

Final scoring stats:

Genna Wright 3
Eryn Wood 2
Carolyn Lhamon 1
Sophie Martin 1
Ava Mitten 1
Audrianna Shaw 1
Reese Wilkinson 1

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Wolves spike Hurricanes

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Georges netted 37 assists Tuesday, as Coupeville’s varsity spikers won on the road. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Focused and in control.

As they prepare for a third rumble with two-time defending state champ La Conner, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad was in fine form Tuesday night.

Taking care of host Mount Vernon Christian 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-14, the Wolves improve to 5-2 on the season and reclaim sole possession of second-place in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Next up for CHS is a Senior Night rumble with La Conner (7-0) Friday, then a season-closing bout with Orcas Island (3-6) Saturday.

While both matches are home affairs, no fans will be allowed at the second one, as Orcas requires that during the Age of Coronavirus.

The tussle with the Vikings will be broadcast on Facebook Live.

While La Conner is the spiker program everyone measures themselves against, Coupeville didn’t look past MVC.

The first time these two schools clashed on the volleyball court this season, the Wolves had to rally to pull out a nail-biting five-set thriller.

This time around, the action was equally intense, but a little more one-sided.

“I was excited to see that we played much more in control than last time we faced off with MVC,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.

“That game was a turning point for us to focus on our attacking form and our readiness on defense, and both were much more improved than our last outing against them.”

While the Hurricanes lost, they also came hard, something Whitmore was pleased to witness.

“It was fun to see that MVC was also improved, meaning that we had to earn our points,” he said. “We had a bit of slump in the third set, going back and forth with them before they crept ahead at the end.

“The girls then had to generate the energy as a team in order to break free in the fourth set,” Whitmore added.

“After dropping the third set, you want to see your team take the game back in control and close it in four, which is what they did and I’m especially proud of them for that.”

A key to Coupeville’s success was its smooth work on offense, with sophomore Maddie Georges doling out 37 of her team’s 40 assists.

“Overall, our passing was strong and we were in very comfortable attacking situations,” Whitmore said. “I was really impressed with Maddie’s setting decisions and delivery.

“She averaged 9.25 assists per set, which is a strong distribution.”

Once Georges flipped the ball into play, the Wolf mighty mashers took advantage, with the senior triple threat of Chelsea Prescott (17 kills), Kylie Chernikoff (12), and Maddie Vondrak (10) combining to rain down holy terror on the Hurricanes.

Vondrak was a beast at the net, also picking up a solo block and four block assists, while Chernikoff and Prescott tallied double-doubles.

Chernikoff added 10 digs and three service aces to go with her knee-buckling kills, with Prescott going off for 15 digs and five scorchin’ aces.

Ten Wolves saw floor time in the win, with all of them slappin’ down nice numbers in the stat book.

Sophomore Lucy Tenore “came in and served very well at critical times,” ripping off five aces and “carrying us through to the end of the match with a very strong serving run to close it out.”

Tenore added five digs, three kills, and two block assists, while Georges also picked up four digs, three block assists, and two aces.

Alita Blouin (seven digs), Jill Prince (two digs, a block assist), Abby Mulholland (two digs, an ace) Jaimee Masters (a dig), and Ryanne Knoblich (a dig) also kept the stat-keepers hoppin’.

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You’ve been served

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on May 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jordyn Rogers and the Coupeville JV spikers smashed Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Maya Lucero and twin sister Allie were lethal at the service stripe. And in the middle of the floor. And at the net. So, basically everywhere.

Their service game? Impeccable.

Throwing down a case of whupass with power and precision Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad obliterated host Mount Vernon Christian.

Combining for 26 service aces, the Wolves gave the Hurricanes little chance to put the ball into play, then ended things viciously when they did.

The final score, a somewhat eye-popping 25-6, 25-1, 25-8, left CHS coach Ashley Menges flying high.

“Last night went great!,” she said. “Allie (Lucero) basically served the whole first set, and Maya (Lucero) basically served the whole second set!”

The Battlin’ Lucero Twins were all over the stat sheet, with Allie recording 13 aces and 20 assists, while Maya notched six kills and five aces.

All seven Wolves to see action Tuesday night were on fire, with Ryanne Knoblich smashing a team-high seven kills.

She added three digs to her work, while Jordyn Rogers (four kills, five aces, two digs) and Grey Peabody (three kills, one assist, one block) chipped in with solid efforts.

Gwen Gustafson (six digs, two aces, a kill) and Olivia Schaffeld (four kills) also sparkled for the Wolves, who sit at 5-2 on the season with two matches to play.

Coupeville hosts La Conner Friday, then closes the season at home against Orcas Island Saturday afternoon.

That second match is a restricted one, with no fans allowed, as Orcas is requiring that this season.

CHS will stream JV and varsity matches on Facebook Live that day.

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Booters battle with the best

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Carolyn Lhamon boldly flies into battle. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They are the team to beat, and it won’t be easy.

Mount Vernon Christian is proving to be a formidable foe in the world of girls soccer this season, something which Coupeville was reminded of Wednesday afternoon.

Playing on the road, in their first game in 11 days, the Wolves fell 6-0 to the rampaging Hurricanes.

With the win, MVC improves to 3-0 and has outscored its foes 24-0.

Coupeville falls to 1-2, with both of its losses coming to the Hurricanes.

The Wolves are a half game up on La Conner (0-2), and they face those Braves next Monday in another road game.

With Friday Harbor sitting out all fall sports this time around after Covid case numbers spiked in the San Juans, there are only three Northwest 2B/1B League schools currently playing girls soccer.

With 9-0 and 6-0 wins over Coupeville, and a 9-0 victory over La Conner, MVC seems to have the league title well in hand, with the Wolves and Braves left to battle it out for second-place.

While the Wolves fell Wednesday, CHS coach Kyle Nelson saw improvement in how his squad played.

MVC scored one goal off a penalty kick and two others on corner kicks, with Coupeville keeping the Hurricanes slowed down on their regular attack.

“We were also able to make their goalkeeper work more this time with a number of good shots,” Nelson said. “Definitely an improvement from our first outing against probably one of the best girls soccer teams in 2B/1B.

“Seems like every time we switch leagues we are going up against a state champ.”

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Hurricanes wash away Wolves

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Aidan Wilson assisted on Coupeville’s goal Tuesday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

That score hit the back of the net after coming off Xavier Murdy’s foot.

Both teams got a bit lucky.

For the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad, just getting back on the pitch Tuesday was a win in itself, as the Wolves had a 10-day gap between games due to other schools cancelling.

For their opponents, Mount Vernon Christian, the luck showed up on the scoreboard, as a couple of perfect bounces on busted plays sent the hometown Hurricanes to a 3-1 win.

The loss drops Coupeville to 1-1 during this pandemic-shortened season, but its next two games should arrive a lot sooner, and both will be at home.

The Wolves host Providence Classical Christian Thursday (kickoff is 6 PM), then welcome Orcas Island to Whidbey May 3.

The latter of those games will be Senior Night for Coupeville.

Tuesday afternoon, the Wolves didn’t show any rust, coming off the bus with legs already swinging.

Sam Wynn and Owen Barenburg were “hammering balls everywhere” according to CHS coach Robert Wood, and Coupeville got on the board first.

The score came at the 10-minute mark of the first half, with Aidan Wilson delivering a crisp center cross to Xavier Murdy, who promptly blasted the ball into the back of the waiting net.

It was the second goal of the season for X-Man, tying him with Wilson for the team lead in scoring, and the third of his prep career.

Mount Vernon Christian countered with a goal mere seconds before halftime, getting “a lucky deflection” to knot things up headed into the break.

The Hurricanes then took advantage of several second-half penalty kicks to surge ahead and stay ahead.

The game-busting goal actually came off of a second-shot chance after Wolf goalie Logan Martin blocked the penalty kick, before MVC salted the lead away with a late-game penalty kick which found its way into the net.

Still, the young Wolves, who were facing a Hurricane squad which is “a premier team, with quality players,” had nothing to hang their heads about.

The final score wasn’t in their favor, but the improvement they showed on the pitch certainly was.

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