Coupeville soccer ace Lyla Stuurmans celebrates a tourney title with lil’ sis Scarlett. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)
In a family of sports legends whose triumphs could fill up a book, Lyla Stuurmans is busy writing her own successful chapter.
The fast-rising soccer star, who is headed into the sixth grade at Coupeville Middle School this fall, is tearing up the soccer pitch.
Her latest adventure came this weekend, when Stuurmans and her squad swept to a title in the U12 gold division at the Phillips Rimland 66 Challenge in Bellingham.
Northwest United FC, which is based out of Burlington, was on lock-down duty all weekend, surrendering just one goal across four games.
Stuurmans, who normally operates as a center back, more than answered by herself, rattling home three goals during the tourney.
The 11-year-old soccer whiz kid is the daughter of Scott and Sarah Stuurmans.
Dad was a standout basketball player at CHS back in the day, while mom is a Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame inductee.
Among Lyla’s many other sports-minded relatives is cousin Payton Aparicio, who was the CHS Female Athlete of the Year for 2017-2018.
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