“Hello boys … I’m back!!” Like Randy Quaid in Independence Day, CHS soccer coach Robert Wood is here to save the day. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Don’t call it a comeback.
Well, OK, actually you can call it just that, I guess.
Playing out a plot familiar to vampire film fans, the Coupeville High School boys soccer program had a stake driven through its heart, only to rise again in a new, stronger form.
After the first week of practice, it became apparent the Wolves couldn’t field a full 11-man team.
That forced CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith to pull the plug, and he cancelled the boys pitch season April 2.
But then, plot twist.
With San Juan Island experiencing a spike in Covid cases, Friday Harbor High School went Smith one better, shutting down all of its fall sports programs.
That erased Coupeville’s only boys tennis foe, ending the Wolf hardcourt season before it began.
It also raised the possibility of CHS netters jumping to the pitch, and, with a revived push, new Wolf boys soccer head coach Robert Wood found enough bodies to field the necessary roster to play.
“Great team, great attitudes, great (weather) forecast (for the first game),” Wood said. “All kinds of great.”
Now on the comeback trail, Coupeville will open play at home this Friday, with a revamped six-game schedule during this pandemic-shortened campaign.
That equals the number of games the Wolf girls soccer squad is playing this season.
The new schedule:
Fri-April 16 — Cedar Park Christian (6:00)
Wed-April 21 — @ Grace Academy (3:30)
Tues-April 27 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (4:00)
Thur-April 29 — Providence Classical Christian (6:00)
Mon-May 3 — Orcas Island (4:00)
Wed-May 5 — @ La Conner (6:00)
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