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Big wins, bold future

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Milly Somes and Co. play three times in the next week as the middle school volleyball season wraps up. (Photo courtesy Megan Rickner)

They left their mark on the big city.

Playing with a fiery passion Monday, the Coupeville Middle School volleyball squads swept two matches in Everett from private school foes.

Knocking off host Northshore Christian Academy twice, the Wolves nabbed their first W’s of the season, kicking off a busy final week.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Everything was clicking for the Wolves during a 25-13, 25-11, 15-7 win.

“The players were finally executing the things that we have been working on really hard at practice,” said CMS coach Cris Matochi.

“Our passing was much more efficient, and we were able to use our offense,” he added.

“Our serving was by far the best we have served this season.”

Cassie Powers and Rhylee Inman paced the team with three kills apiece, while Emma Leavitt was a service machine, ripping off a team-high 13 aces.

Cameron Van Dyke (7), Kennedy O’Neill (3), Inman (1), and Powers (1) also tallied aces, as Coupeville controlled the match from the line.

The Wolves got big contributions from everyone, with Zariyah Allen (five digs) and Laurel Crowder (two kills) also earning praise.

“Zariyah has grown into a fantastic libero and she gets better every time she steps on the court,” Matochi said.

“Laurel also had a fantastic match,” he added.

“It is so impressive to see such a young player not being intimidated and playing at that level.”

With five matches down and three left to play, Matochi is thrilled to see his young charges show continued growth.

“I am so proud of our teams today,” he said.

“It was so good see them have confidence and realize how much potential they have.”

 

Level 2:

Fierce serving sparked the Wolves to a 25-20, 25-20, 4-15 victory.

“This was our first win of the season and Cris, the girls, and I were pretty excited,” said Wolf coach Kristina Hooks.

Leavitt, Crowder, and Annabelle Cundiff peppered their rivals with nasty serves, while Scarlett Spencer, Olivia Martin, and Emily Rains had “some amazing passing tonight.”

“It’s Emily’s first year playing and I’m really excited to see how her skills progress,” Hooks said.

 

Level 3:

Northshore only had two teams, so Coupeville’s third squad had the day off.

 

Next up:

Coupeville hits the road twice more this week, jetting off to Sultan Wednesday, Oct. 16, then trekking to Granite Falls the next afternoon for a rescheduled match.

The season comes to a close at home the following Monday, Oct. 21, when CMS hosts South Whidbey in a clash between next-door neighbors.

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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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“I’m so proud of these young men!!”

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on September 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves bask in the glow of a stunning come-from-behind win. (Jeff Porter photo)

“It was unreal, they never quit battling and did not give up. It was crazy!”

Proud pops Jeff Porter was over the moon Saturday, after the Coupeville High School football team pulled off one of the most stunning wins in program history.

Trailing Cedar Park Christian-Bothell 49-28, the Wolves stormed back to score the game’s final 27 points to claim an improbable, and very satisfying, 55-49 non-conference victory.

And those final six points to decide things and lift CHS to 3-1 on the season?

They came when Wolf senior Johnny Porter blocked a field goal attempt on the game’s final play, followed by sophomore Davin Houston plucking the ball out of the air and taking the recovery 70+ yards for a walk-off touchdown.

Or run-off touchdown, if you will.

Coupeville, which has opened with four straight games against 1A schools, finally gets a chance to square off with a fellow 2B squad next week.

That will come Friday, Oct. 4, when the Wolves host Friday Harbor (2-2) for Homecoming.

Kickoff is 6:00 PM and the rumble will be the first of two meetings this season between the only Northwest 2B/1B League teams to currently be playing 11-man football.

While that tussle will have major playoff implications, the Wolves will come in on a major high.

Coupeville got back several players who weren’t available for their loss to Granite Falls a week ago, and the returning stars meshed perfectly with their teammates.

Back under center after a week of pacing the sidelines in street clothes, starting quarterback Chase Anderson both ran and threw for multiple touchdowns.

The junior gunslinger connected with Jack Porter, Hunter Bronec, and Houston on scoring strikes, with his hookup with Houston going for 60+ yards.

Jack Porter heads out to be awesome. (David Somes photo)

And yet, at least in the early going, Cedar Park seemed to have an answer for everything Coupeville threw at it, responding with its own offensive explosions.

Wolf fab frosh Liam Blas picked off an Eagle pass and returned it for a touchdown to knot things up at 14-14, but CPC rebounded to lead 21-14 at the half.

The Anderson to Houston pass play forced another tie early in the second half, but then Cedar Park started to pull away with three straight touchdowns to go up 42-21.

The teams exchanged scoring drives, but that still left things at 49-28 in favor of the private school gridiron warriors.

Things looked bleak, at least on the scoreboard, but CHS coach Bennett Richter and his team made Journey proud by living up to the mantra of “don’t stop believin’.”

Hunter Bronec hauled in his first touchdown pass of the season to make it 49-35, and the Wolves recovered an onside kick and drove for a rushing touchdown from Anderson to tighten things up.

A missed PAT left CHS trailing 49-41, however, forcing the Wolves to find some major mojo in the waning moments.

Cue the Steve Perry.

Not only did Coupeville punch in another touchdown, but the Wolves also pulled off a two-point conversion pass from Anderson to Houston to get all the way back at 49-49.

Davin Houston came up huge and can now go brag to his older brothers Dawson and Daylon, who both starred for the Wolves. (David Somes photo)

That set up the frantic final moments, with CPC getting in position to escape with a win in front of its home fans, only to have Coupeville play spoiler in epic fashion.

Which left Richter, like his players and their parents, sky high as the group headed back to Whidbey.

“Our boys showed extreme resilience today and never quit!!” Richter said.

“I tell them every week that we have everything we need in this locker room! And every week they believe in that more and more!

“Today is a testament to that hard work and belief!”

With the spotlight at its hottest, and the action at its most tense, the Wolves rose to the moment.

“We had big games from everyone today,” Richter said. “Chase was outstanding late.

“Every time we really needed a big play someone stepped up! Couldn’t be more of a team win and I’m so proud of these young men!!”

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Canes nip Wolves in pitch thriller

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on September 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf booters fuel up after a strong effort on the pitch. (Kimberly Kisch photo)

They held their own, which is saying a lot.

Facing off with an undefeated Mount Vernon Christian boys’ soccer team on its home field Tuesday, the Coupeville High School co-ed squad narrowly lost a 1-0 nail-biter.

The non-conference loss to a league rival drops the Wolves to 1-3-1 on the season, while the Hurricanes get to 4-0-1.

The two teams will tangle again later this season, when MVC comes to Coupeville Oct. 18 for a rematch. That tilt will count in the conference standings.

The Wolves, who were playing down several players, still came with a strong performance on the rival pitch, said CHS coach Robert Wood.

“We played a really good game considering our injuries,” he said. “Mostly defensive, but really good counter attacking strategies.

“Defense was great; everyone we played back there did a great job.”

MVC, which has outscored its foes 12-3 in the early going of the 2024 campaign, netted the game’s lone score on a well-executed shot which found its way through a small gap in the defense.

“Their goal was from 20 yards outside the box, well hit, to the upper corner of the goal,” Wood said. “Impressive.”

Hurlee Bronec and his compadres will play at home under Friday Night Lights. (Jackie Saia photo)

Coupeville returns to action this Friday, Sept. 27, when it hosts La Conner in a game set to kick off at 6:00 PM at Mickey Clark Field. Admission is free.

That clash will be another non-conference game against a league foe, as Northwest 2B/1B League soccer teams fill out their early schedule with such affairs.

CHS begins actual league play Oct. 11, with the final eight games of the season determining playoff slots.

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“It was rowdy!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Emma Leavitt (left) and Inara Maund are a great support crew for fellow CMS hoops players. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Three more names in the scoring column.

Making their next-to-last road trip of the season Monday, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams went bucket for bucket with host Sultan across 2.5 games.

As they did so, three more Wolves — Selah Rivera, Laken Simpson, and Taylor Marrs — recorded their first points of the campaign.

That gives CMS 29 players with at least a bucket heading into the season finale Tuesday at South Whidbey.

That trip will be a much-shorter affair than Monday’s march to the wilds of Sultan, where “it was rowdy!” according to Wolf coach Brooke Crowder.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

An immediate rematch, as these two schools tangled in Coupeville four days prior.

Sultan came out on top again, but it was closer this time, as the Wolves, who fell by 17 Thursday, lost 33-21 on the road.

The defeat drops CMS, which was missing top scorer Tenley Stuurmans for a second-straight game, to 1-6.

Lillian Ketterling, zipping around the court, paced the Wolf attack with a team-high eight points as she continues to blossom into a dangerous scoring threat.

Tamsin Ward backed her up with four points, with Adie Maynes (3), Marrs (2), Simpson (2), Ari Cunningham (1), and Sydney Van Dyke (1) joining the scoring effort.

Coupeville’s top squad also got quality minutes from Olivia Hall, Ava Lucero, and Chelsi Stevens.

 

Level 2:

The hottest team in Wolf Nation netted the season sweep of Sultan, downing the Turks 18-13 thanks to a fourth-quarter comeback.

CMS, now 5-2 on the season, actually went scoreless in the first quarter but turned up the defensive heat and trailed just 2-0 at the break.

Proving the clampdown was no fluke, the Wolves held the Turks scoreless across the second seven-minute segment, pulling ahead 5-2 at the half.

A temporary slowdown on offense cost Coupeville in the third quarter, however, and it went into the final frame trailing 9-7 in a tense, low-scoring affair.

The Wolves needed a spark, and they got one from Kennedy O’Neill and Willow Leedy-Bonifas, who combined to outscore Sultan 11-4 down the stretch.

O’Neill banked in seven of her game-high 10 points in the final quarter, while her running mate tossed in four of her six.

Defensive stalwart Amelia Crowder rounded out the attack with a third-quarter bucket, while Amaiya Curry, Elizabeth Marshall, Sage Stavros, Sophia Batterman, Allison Powers, and Isa Mc Fetridge played key roles in the win.

 

Level 3:

These two didn’t play Thursday, as Sultan didn’t have enough healthy girls to field a third team.

This time around, they made it through two quarters, with the Turks holding on for a 13-8 win that leaves the Wolves at 3-2 on the year.

Zayne Roos came alive for CMS, scoring four points to lead the way, with Rivera and Cameron Van Dyke both tossing in a bucket.

Claire Lachnit, Brooklyn Pope, Cassandra Powers, Emma Cushman, Kaleigha Millison, Annaliese Powers, and Zariyah Allen rounded out the rotation for the Wolves.

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