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Wilson wows against fierce foe

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson (in headband) celebrates a goal with his teammates. (Finn Price photo)

Cael Wilson is making a run at family scoring supremacy.

The Coupeville High School senior, who is the only soccer player in school history to have scored a goal in five seasons, rattled home two more scores Tuesday in Bothell.

While Wilson’s outburst wasn’t enough to topple pitch powerhouse Providence Classical Christian, which claimed a 7-2 win in a non-conference soccer game between Northwest 2B/1B League rivals, it did propel the ginger sniper up the scoring chart.

His two-goal day gives him a team-best five tallies this season, and 11 for his prep career.

That ties Cael Wilson for #8 all-time on the CHS boys’ scoring chart with Zane Bundy, while leaving him just two goals shy of older brother Aidan Wilson, who punched in 13 goals during his run in the red and black.

Preston Epp leads the charge. (Bailey Thule photo)

Tuesday’s goals came off of assists from Preston Epp and Angel Partida.

Wilson’s first score was fired from the far corner, while on the second scoring run, he exchanged short passes with Partida, then slapped home a left foot shot to the corner of the net.

Providence, which finished third at the 2B/1B state tourney a year ago, has a potent scoring attack, but Coupeville coach Kimberly Kisch praised the play of her goalie, senior Hurlee Bronec.

“As always, Hurlee was a rock star, making big saves,” she said.

Now 2-4-1 on the season, Coupeville wrapped its non-conference schedule Tuesday and begins league play Oct. 11 with a road trip to Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood.

The Wolves have eight conference games ahead, including a rematch with Providence, as they chase a playoff spot while competing in the premier 2B/1B soccer league in the state.

Kisch, and fellow Wolf coach Robert Wood experimented a bit Tuesday, using the game as a learning exercise.

“With the final non-league game, we tried some new things with our lineup,” Kisch said. “It didn’t work out, but we gleaned valuable information about their defensive line.

“I am confident that when we see Providence again on our field, we will have a much different outcome.”

Eighth grader Tamsin Ward is a vital part of a co-ed soccer squad charging into league play. (Bailey Thule photo)

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Mighty mashers win fifth straight

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris (left) and Madison McMillan are on a five-match winning streak. (Bailey Thule photo)

Methodical and overpowering.

Jumping out to a huge lead Monday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad mashed visiting Providence Classical Christian in straight sets.

Putting the kibosh on a non-conference foe, the Wolves captured their fifth-straight win, and did so to a 25-13, 25-15, 25-11 tune.

Now 6-4 on the season, Coupeville gets right back at it in less than 24 hours, traveling to Seattle Tuesday to face The Bush School in another non-league rumble.

If the Wolves come out for that one playing like they did against PCC, it’ll be a short, but sweet road trip.

Ever-springy Lyla Stuurmans erupted for the first of her team-high 12 kills during the opening rally Monday, the ball slamming inches away from denting mom Sarah, who was calling lines.

That sent the ball into the hands of Wolf setter Katie Marti, who promptly went off of a giddy rampage, notching 10 consecutive points on her serve to stake CHS to an 11-0 lead.

While things got a little (emphasis on little) bit closer after that, Coupeville was firmly in control of things every second of the way.

Even with Wolf coach Cory Whitmore bounding out of his chair to chastise over-exuberant members of his student section for intruding in the personal space of a rival hitter, the mood was one of almost Zen-like calmness.

Stuurmans, Grey Peabody, and an electric Mia Farris mashed the crud out of the ball all night long, banging the ball off the back line as the visitors could do little but gaze in silent awe.

Lyla Stuurmans launches. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

PCC was unable to force the action on offense and spent much of its time on defense scrambling to keep from getting pegged in the head and shoulders by the Wolf snipers.

Any balls put into play were tracked down by Madison McMillan and Marti, while three different CHS players recorded solo blocks as the net was a no-fly zone.

Those blocks came from Jada Heaton, Teagan Calkins, and Peabody, as Coupeville snuffed out any PCC comeback hopes in short order.

All nine Wolves to hit the floor made an impact, with Taylor Brotemarkle and Issabel Johnson slamming home daggers in the form of service aces.

If one sound could describe Monday’s massacre, though, it would be the sound of a volleyball tearing up a chunk of the floor after being hammered by the aggressive arms of Stuurmans and Farris.

The wham-bam junior duo were in a particularly savage mood, their kills exploding off the polished gym floor.

Followed by quiet smiles as the Wolf markswomen strode away like gunfighters exiting a high noon showdown ready for another shootout at a moment’s notice.

 

Monday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 dig, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 2 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces, 1 solo block
Mia Farris — 10 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces
Jada Heaton — 1 solo block
Issabel Johnson — 2 aces
Katie Marti — 1 kill, 6 digs, 25 assists, 7 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Grey Peabody — 8 kills, 1 solo block
Lyla Stuurmans — 12 kills, 5 digs

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JV spikers scorch private school foes

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carly Burt cranks up a winner. (Jackie Saia photo)

Six pistons firing as one.

Playing with no reserves Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad scorched visiting Providence Classical Christian, dismantling their private school foes in straight sets.

By the time they were done, the Wolves had a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 non-conference victory in hand, which lifts them to 4-6 on the season.

Despite playing with a thin bench night in and night out, the freshman-dominated team has won three of its last five.

Next up, road trips to The Bush School in Seattle Tuesday and Darrington Thursday, as Ashley Menges and her spikers carve a path of success.

Monday night, the Wolves dominated almost start to finish, with just a brief dry spell in the (practice) third set.

Fab frosh Haylee Armstrong came out on fire, peppering PCC with nasty serves to reel off the first five points of the night.

That went over so well, the rest of the Wolves decided to do the same thing, with Capri Anter, Lexis Drake, and Chloe Marzocca reeling off their own hot streaks at the line.

Chloe Marzocca digs out a ball in an earlier match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The visitors had trouble keeping a rally alive, at least in the early going, and it didn’t get much easier in the second set.

Myra McDonald cranked an ace off of a rival’s arm, before Marzocca launched several lasers which set up brief rallies won by the Wolves thanks to note-perfect tips from cousins Armstrong and Anter.

Carly Burt also snapped off a gorgeous ace, and Coupeville romped through the first two frames, securing the win.

But, since this is JV volleyball, they always go on to play a third set for practice — to a full 25 points — even when one team has clearly dominated the proceedings.

Given a third chance, PCC proved to be scrappy, building a third-set lead and holding it most of the way.

At a certain point the Wolves flipped a switch, however, with Anter and Marzocca flicking winners on balls which sliced off any fingertips in their way.

Armstrong, down on the floor and using part of her jersey to clean a slick spot on the floor, bounded back up to position her teammates for success with high, arcing sets.

Finally, Drake ended the night on a crowd-pleasing run at the service line, reeling off seven straight points to slam the door shut for good.

 

Monday stats:

Capri Anter — 3 kills, 3 digs, 8 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 2 digs, 9 assists, 10 aces
Carly Burt — 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces, 1 solo block
Chloe Marzocca — 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 ace

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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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Loud crowd, louder win

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on September 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Ayden Wyman and the Coupeville co-ed soccer squad nailed down its first win Friday night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was Friday Night Lights, but with a European twist.

The “working media” in the press box were thrilled with their complimentary hot dog and Coke, the student section was loud ‘n proud, and everyone in Wolf Nation went home happy.

Riding goals from Cole White and Ezra Boilek, plus standout defensive work from goaltender Hurlee Bronec and his back line, the Coupeville High School booters romped to a 2-0 win while playing in prime time.

The victory, a non-conference triumph over conference foe Providence Classical Christian, lifts the Wolves to 1-1 on the still-young season.

It’s also the first varsity win for any CHS squad this school year, as Cow Town teams have opened with tough schedules featuring mostly larger schools.

With Wolf football on the road in Sultan, soccer got a chance to be front and center Friday, with plenty of other Coupeville athletes leaning over the grandstand railing, screaming their approval.

Spikers Katie Marti, Madison McMillan, and Co. had their cheer game on point, and the crowd support sent a charge through the team playing down below.

“Thanks to EVERYONE who came,” said Wolf coach Robert Wood. “Coupeville’s 12th Man showed up and it was wonderful!”

Wolf coaches Robert Wood and Kimberly Kisch keep an eye on the action.

Whether it was Ayden Wyman aggressively hip checking a male rival, or Wolf defenders like birthday boy Preston Epp, Hank Milnes, and Andrew Williams refusing to bend or break, the hometown pitch warriors were on point.

Maybe none more so than Bronec, playing in just his second game in goal after bouncing over from the gridiron.

Unleashing both fists, the lanky netminder batted away several shots, including two on one play as he danced in the pale moonlight with an unlucky PCC sharpshooter.

Bronec got even more electric as the game unfolded, saving some of his best highlight reel plays for the closing moments.

Preserving his shutout, he went to the ground to snuff out shots, while also climbing an invisible staircase to knock away a vicious free kick which came in screaming and went back out with a whimper.

He got plenty of help, as Bronec’s bruisers crashed the back line hard all night, with Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim, Dane Hadsall, Bryley Gilbert, and Matthew Ward keeping PCC bottled up.

Cael Wilson, his spirit as fiery as his hair, was everywhere, sprinting up one side of the pitch and down the other, tracking down any visitor who tried to make a break for freedom.

On the offensive side, Coupeville peppered the PCC goalie, breaking through about 10 minutes before halftime, when White popped a penalty kick into the left corner of the net for his fifth career goal.

The freebie was a nice makeup for earlier, when Wolf scoring ace Nick Guay got plastered from behind, landing face first in the soft green grass while the refs stared at the pretty sunset and swallowed their whistles.

It didn’t matter however, as Coupeville punched in a second goal less than three minutes into the second half — Boilek slamming a shot from deep on the right side for his first-ever Wolf score — to effectively seal the deal.

That set off the student section, which rocked the rail and hollered long into the night, not finishing until after the Wolf booters came over, post-game, to hail their classmates.

As they departed, CHS coaches Wood and Kimberly Kisch were marinating in the moment while already looking ahead.

The Wolves hit the road next Tuesday to play Grace Academy, before returning to Coupeville for four of their next five games.

“Still working out formations and positions,” Wood said. “But tonight shows, one, what they are capable of, and two, what happens when you play for each other.

“Very pleased … but it’s in the past and we are focused now on building tonight’s success for Tuesday.”

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