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It starts with a click

Posted in 2012: Looking Back, tagged , , , , , on April 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville cheerleaders Emily Clay (left) and Katie Kiel share some love after a 2012 cheer camp. (Pam Headridge photo)

In the beginning, Coupeville Sports had no photos.

I’m a writer, not a photographer, and when I started the blog in mid-August of 2012, several of the early stories ran without a single pic.

I also didn’t put people’s names in bold type yet, and there were a LOT of exclamation points … so, total freakin’ anarchy.

Things changed for the better after I latched on to Shelli Trumbull, the first photographer willing to toss me glossy pics with no money coming back.

In other words, she was a saint.

As we wander through a pandemic-ravaged land in 2020, let’s hop in the time machine and go back to 2012, where it all began.

Jerry Helm is the king of the (hoops) world. (Sherry Roberts photo)

Madison Tisa McPhee shares soccer Senior Night with dad Jack. (Robert Pelant photo)

An orange a day fueled the stars of the future. (Wendy McCormick photo)

Sebastian Davis, man of mystery and intrigue. (Photo courtesy Davis)

Homecoming fever sweeps the town. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Landon Roberts supports his team. (Sherry Roberts photo)

Cheerleaders Julia Felici (left) and Mekare Bowen hang out with their biggest lil’ fan. (Rosa Felici photo)

Nick Streubel and much-cleaner sister Amanda marinate in the Port Townsend mud. (Nanette Streubel photo)

Wiley Hesselgrave brings the gun show to town, while Dalton Martin plays it cool and calm. (Melissa Losey photo)

Kole Kellison knows a good breakfast is the key to a great day. (Robert Pelant photo)

The LeVine family grab a group pic after a mud race. From left to right, Sean, a suspiciously clean Izzy, Joline, Jae, and Micky. (Photo courtesy Joline LeVine)

“What’s that? A bear going after pic-a-nic baskets in my park?!? No sir!!!” (Photo courtesy Jodi Crimmins)

Volleyball legends, the early days. (Amy King photo)

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Lousy weather, awesome victory!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on November 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Matthew Kelley (Pat Kelley photo)

Matthew Kelley, king of the pitch. (Pat Kelley photo)

Their fear of the mud is gone.

With rain and muck having long ago overtaken the soccer season, the North Whidbey Deception BU14 soccer squad seems to have finally adapted to the conditions, if Saturday is any indication.

Overcoming the weather, and a pesky South Whidbey Islanders team, the Deception rode a late goal from Coupeville’s Matthew Kelley to an important 2-1 win.

The victory kept the Deception, who are 6-2 this season, in third place in the 11-team North Puget Sound League standings with four games to play.

The squad, which is a mix of Oak Harbor and Coupeville booters, has 18 points, which puts them hot on the heels of the West Seattle Strikers (21) and Lake Hills Legends (19).

North Whidbey has games remaining against Kent (3-3-2), Mercer Island (2-5-1), Issaquah (3-4) and Lake Hills (6-1-1).

Facing off with their Island rivals, the Deception scored first, on a rebound off of a corner kick.

The Coupeville defensive contingent of James Wood, Sam Wynn and Jean Lund-Olson kept South Whidbey shut down for most of the afternoon, while Kelley and Aram Leyva led the assault on the goal.

Kelley’s winning goal came with three minutes to play.

The CMS 7th grader took a pass and shot between South Whidbey defenders, banging home the ball into the right corner of the net.

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