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“What a rush!”

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville cross country put five runners in the top 10 at Thursday’s league championship meet. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

It came down to the wire.

The Coupeville High School boys’ cross country team put four runners in the top nine Thursday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships but missed out on a team title by a single point.

Host Mount Vernon Christian held off the Wolves 39-40, while the Hurricane girls also edged Coupeville for the team crown by a 22-33 margin.

“What a rush!” said Coupeville coach Elizabeth Bitting. “To be separated by one point at the league championship is a testament to the hard work all these runners in our league put in.

“ONE POINT! They gave it their all!”

Runners from six schools competed on the 5,000-meter course, with Friday Harbor (66), Orcas Island (93) and Evangel Classical (114) rounding out the battle for the boys’ team title.

Only MVC and Coupeville fielded full rosters in the girl’s race.

Overall, 46 boys and 21 girls hit the tape, with Isaac Betz and Evangeline Fikkert of MVC capturing individual crowns.

Coupeville sophomore Noelle Western and junior Carson Field topped their squad, both claiming 4th place.

George Spear (5th), Ezekiel Allen (8th), and Landon Roberts (9th) also cracked the top 10, while eight of the nine Wolves who ran at last year’s NWL Championships set a PR this time around.

“Having four boys in the top 10 and one girl is amazing,” Bitting said. “They pushed themselves and it showed.”

Next up for the Wolves is Tri-Districts, which brings together harriers from District 1, 2, and 3 in a battle royal Thursday, Oct. 26 at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood.

The top four girls’ teams and top two boys’ teams at that event advance to the state meet Nov. 4 in Pasco.

If your team doesn’t qualify, you can still punch your ticket to the big dance as an individual.

The top 28 girls and top 14 boys earn slots.

“They gotta bring it next Thursday!” Bitting said, as she mentally mapped out a week of practice in advance of Tri-Districts.

 

Thursday results:

 

GIRLS:

Noelle Western (4th) 23:49.66
Aleksia Jump (12th) 25:52.64
Ari Armstrong (15th) 28:27.34
Reagan Callahan (17th) 28:42.27
Erica McGrath (18th) 28:42.55

 

BOYS:

Carson Field (4th) 18:41.03
George Spear (5th) 19:00.47
Ezekiel Allen (8th) 19:14.32
Landon Roberts (9th) 19:20.29
Kenneth Jacobsen (14th) 19:46.69
Thomas Strelow (17th) 20:35.55
Nicholas Wasik (26th) 21:20.54
Axel Marshall (28th) 21:29.55
Preston Howard (29th) 21:30.61
Santi Ojeda (33rd) 21:52.93
Damy Giacobbe (43rd) 29:31.26

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Split decision on Lopez pitch

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Cael Wilson has scored for Coupeville High School soccer in all four seasons he’s played. (Nick Guay photo)

Long day, all the feelings.

The Coupeville High School soccer squad jumped island to island Wednesday, alighting on Lopez, where the Wolves played two games before making the long return trip to Whidbey.

The journey home was made with mixed emotions, as the JV team basked in the afterglow of its first victory, while the varsity squad dealt with a loss which erases much of its playoff hopes.

How the day played out:

 

Varsity:

“Kids are broken. Me too…”

So spoke Wolf coach Robert Wood after an emotional last-second defeat.

At one point this season, the Coupeville varsity was ranked as high as #4 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI rankings.

But a recent three-game skid in conference action, made worse by a 3-2 loss in overtime to Lopez, will make it exceedingly difficult for the Wolves to advance to the playoffs.

Postseason hopes are not completely dead, but they are on serious life support.

The loss drops CHS to 2-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-5 overall, and pins them in 6th place in a nine-team league from which the top four teams advance to the district tourney.

Defending state champ Friday Harbor (6-0 in league), Providence Classical Christian (5-1), and Mount Vernon Christian (4-1) are close to locking down the top three slots.

After that, Lopez (3-2) and Orcas Island (3-2) sit a game-and-a-half up on Coupeville in the battle for the final playoff berth, while Grace Academy (1-5), La Conner (1-5), and Cedar Park Christian-Bothell (0-5) are all but eliminated.

The Wolves host La Conner Friday for Senior Night, then close the regular season on the road Oct. 24 with a game on Orcas Island.

Wednesday’s game came within a few seconds of being decided in a penalty kick shootout, but Lopez broke through to score the winner in stoppage time at the tail end of the last overtime.

Coupeville’s goals came off the feet of sophomore Ezra Boilek and junior Cael Wilson.

Boilek, in his first year as a CHS booter, tallied his team-high seventh goal of the season, while Wilson punched in his second.

Now in his fourth season as a Wolf after making his varsity debut as an 8th grader, the latter has recorded six career goals.

 

Josh Lujan notched his first high school goal Wednesday on Lopez Island. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

JV:

They saved their best for last.

The Wolf JV, a co-ed team playing in a boys’ league, blanked Lopez 2-0 behind goals from Josh Lujan and Solomon Rudat.

It was the first time this season both players had scored, and the victory lifts the second unit’s final record to 1-3-1.

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Fight, fight, fight for first place

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , , on October 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Riley White, looking for those W’s. (Jackie Saia photo)

Gas up the busses.

Coupeville High School fall sports teams hit the road for six of their eight contests this coming week.

Cross country heads to Mount Vernon Christian Thursday for the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships, while football plays under Friday Night Lights at La Conner.

Meanwhile, Wolf soccer sends its JV team to MVC Monday, then its varsity squad to Lopez Island Wednesday afternoon.

Senior Night at home against La Conner Friday wraps up a busy week for the booters.

Noelle Western powers for the finish line as Coupeville coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Amber Wyman cheer. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

CHS volleyball also plays three times, kicking things off with a home match Monday against Providence Classical Christian.

A day later the Wolves travel to Seattle to tangle with The Bush School, before heading to the wilds of Darrington Thursday to put a cap on things.

As they pack all the snacks (and pillows), a look at standings through games of Oct. 14:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 5-0-0 8-1-0
PC Christian 4-1-0 8-3-0
MV Christian 3-1-0 9-2-1
Orcas Island 3-2-0 6-5-0
Lopez Island 2-2-0 4-4-0
Coupeville 2-3-0 5-4-0
Grace Academy 1-4-0 1-8-0
La Conner 1-4-0 3-7-0
CPC-Lynnwood 0-4-0 3-7-0

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 3-0 4-2
Coupeville 1-1 1-6
La Conner 0-3 1-5

 

Northwest League football — (8-Man):

School League Overall
Darrington 1-0 6-1
Concrete 0-1 5-2

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
La Conner 6-0 7-6
Orcas Island 5-1 8-3
Darrington 4-2 10-3
Coupeville 3-2 5-4
MV Christian 2-4 6-5
Concrete 1-6 5-8
Friday Harbor 0-6 0-11

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Sizzlin’ serves, valiant victory

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Grey Peabody dominated at the net Thursday, sparking Coupeville to a key league win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re on a tear.

Since coming dangerously close to ending four-time defending 2B state champ La Conner’s 12+ year conference winning streak in a five-set thriller, the Coupeville High School varsity spikers have rocked their foes.

The Wolves have won four straight, with win #4 coming at home Thursday against Mount Vernon Christian.

Coming from behind to nail down a 19-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-15 victory, CHS improves to 3-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4 overall.

Up next for the Wolves are back-to-back non-conference matches, with Providence Classical Christian (10-5) coming to Whidbey Monday, Oct. 16.

The next night, Coupeville enjoys a bus trip to Seattle to square off with The Bush School, which sits at 5-6.

Thursday’s win capped a week in which the Wolves won two of two in their own gym while dealing with all the side events associated with Homecoming.

“Really good team win tonight and super proud of the girls for their maturity as they fought through each set,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.

“MVC is much improved from previous seasons, and we knew we’d need to show up.”

The Hurricanes, who, like Coupeville, upended La Conner during the South Whidbey Invite, came out strongly, but the Wolves responded in kind.

“We played well even in dropping the first set, but MVC played very tenacious and very clean out of the gates,” Whitmore said.

“That’s the maturity and resiliency I’m proud of with the win tonight – they continued to trust and stick to our systems and just elevate it within the game plan, and it really panned out.”

Stellar play at the service stripe was key to the win.

Issabel Johnson cracks off a fearsome serve. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We HAD to serve tough tonight and that was where we came up big with all six servers,” Whitmore said.

“Our best set was the second, where we only committed two errors the entire set which is difficult to pull off while remaining aggressive.”

Across the board, the Wolves brought ferocious play to the floor.

“Madison (McMillan) covered so much of the court and just pinpointed her serving locations tonight,” Whitmore said.

“Katie (Marti) did a great job of distributing the ball. She made really smart choices and delivered the ball to her hitters, keeping them in rhythm.”

In particular, the fiery setter was on the same wavelength with senior slugger Grey Peabody.

“Katie and Grey really connected, but Grey was so smart tonight with her ball placement and aggressiveness on the overpasses,” Whitmore said.

“She also had to adjust her block and made it happen on the fly.”

While Peabody slammed home 12 kills, junior Mia Farris was hot on her heels, peppering the Hurricanes with 11 winners of her own.

“Mia had the offensive game she (and everyone) knew she could,” Whitmore said. “She’s been working so hard on her attack approach, and it popped tonight.

“She was zeroed in on the service line, and had such an air of confidence, there were moments that she truly took over the set.”

As Coupeville heads into Friday’s Homecoming parade and football game, and Saturday’s dance, the spikers are flying high, as they should be.

The Wolves celebrate another win. (Jackie Saia photo)

“They had to maintain a high level of energy and focus for a significant amount of time, and so I’m very proud of the way they pulled together to make it happen,” Whitmore said.

“Fun to get a Homecoming win.”

 

Thursday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 digs
Teagan Calkins — 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 aces, 1 solo block, 2 block assists
Mia Farris — 11 kills, 8 digs, 6 aces, 1 solo block
Jada Heaton — 1 dig
Issabel Johnson — 1 ace
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 5 digs, 27 assists, 8 aces
Madison McMillan — 17 digs, 2 assists, 3 aces
Grey Peabody — 12 kills, 3 solo blocks, 2 block assists
Lyla Stuurmans — 7 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace, 2 solo blocks

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Rough day for booters

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson and Co. are battling for a playoff berth. (Lyla Stuurmans photo)

This one stings.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ soccer team entered Thursday ranked #4 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI rankings.

They won’t be in the same spot tomorrow.

After only losing to teams ranked ahead of them — #1 Friday Harbor and #3 Mount Vernon Christian — the Wolves fell 4-0 at Bothell to host Providence Classical Christian, which was ranked #9.

It’s the first time the CHS varsity has been shut out this season, with the loss coming to a team it beat 2-0 a month ago in a game classified as a non-conference affair.

The defeat drops Coupeville to 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 5-4 overall, with three conference rumbles left on the regular-season schedule.

Currently sitting 5th in the nine-team NWL, the Wolves close with a road trip to Lopez Island (Oct. 18), a home tilt with La Conner (Oct. 20), and a trek to Orcas Island (Oct. 24).

CHS trails Friday Harbor (4-0), MVC (3-1), Orcas (3-1), and PCC (3-1) in the conference standings.

Meanwhile, Lopez (1-2), Grace Academy (1-3), La Conner (1-4), and Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood (0-3) are battling in the basement.

As they headed home from Bothell, Wolf coaches Robert Wood and Kimberly Kisch preferred to make the trip mostly in quiet contemplation.

“Man, it was a rough game,” Kisch said, and, with that, we’ll leave the loss in the rear-view mirror and move on to potentially better days.

 

JV has tilt on tap:

Coupeville’s second squad returns to action before the varsity does, travelling to Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, Oct. 16 for a game.

The Wolf JV sits at 0-2-1 on the season.

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