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The gridiron journey begins!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on September 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ben Smith (Deb Smith photo)

Ben Smith is all about proper nutrition. (Deb Smith photo)

Angie Downes gets her middle son, Sage, ready to play.

   Angie Downes gets her middle son, Sage, suited up and ready to go. (Smith photo)

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“This ferry is ours!!” (Cheridan Eck photo)

"Hey mom, mom, mooooooommmm, I'm playing football!!!" (Smith photo)

   “Hey mom, mom, mooooooommmm, I’m playing football!!!” Gavin Knoblich is a little bit pumped. (Smith photo)

(Smith photo)

“I am the Gatorade Queen! All your Gatorade is mine!!” (Smith photo)

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“We’re taking this bus, too!!” (Eck photo)

Smith and Dakota Eck

   “Do you think we get to go to McDonalds after the jamboree? Cause I vote yes.” (Smith photo)

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Raise ’em high. Raise ’em proud. (Smith photo)

The moms are in mid-season form.

Saturday was just a jamboree for the Coupeville Middle School football squad — real games start next week — but team moms Deb Smith and Cheridan Eck are already killin’ it with the photos.

They’ve set the bar high and we appreciate it. Greatly.

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Next wave of gridiron warriors arrives!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on September 19, 2015| 1 Comment »

Sean Toomey-Stout hauls in a pass last year. (John Fisken photo)

Sean Toomey-Stout hauls in a pass last year. (John Fisken photo)

Matthew Kelley, seen here in his youth football days, is one of several talented 7th graders making the jump to CMS football. (Pat Kelley photos)

   Matthew Kelley, seen here in his youth football days, is one of several talented 7th graders making the jump to CMS football. (Pat Kelley photo)

A new season kicks off today.

With Coupeville High School still riding high off last night’s win at Chimacum, its middle school counterparts boarded the bus Saturday morning to head to a jamboree at Stevens Middle School in Port Angeles.

CMS will play the host school, as well as Forks and Chimacum at the all-day affair, then lace it up for real Wednesday, Sept. 23 when Stevens comes to Whidbey.

That school, which the Wolves haven’t played before, boasts 600+ students and has a football roster that groans with 70 players.

By contrast, Coupeville coach Bob Martin has 26 guys to call on at the moment.

They are:

Noa Allen
Raymond Anderson
Trevor Jon Bell
Tyson Bovee
Michael Brewer
Koa Davison
Sage Downes
Dakota Eck
Trystan Ford
Mason Grove
Dawson Houston
Alex Jimenez
Elliott Johnson
Matthew Kelley
Gavin Knoblich
Jean Lund-Olsen
Andrew Martin
Jake Mitten
Omar Morales
Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim
Jonathan Partida
Gage Powers
Ben Smith
Sean Toomey-Stout
Arec Wilker
Hunter Wilkinson

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Fight till the end!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on August 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Pat Kelley photos)

   Jake Mitten (#5, far right) and Islander teammates listen to a talk from their coach. (Pat Kelley photos)

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Matthew Kelley operates in the open field.

Play the best to be the best.

Of course, if you play the best as you’re working your way up, it’s quite likely you take some licks along the way.

Such was the case last weekend for the North Whidbey Islanders FC-01 boys’ soccer squad.

The Islanders, who claim several Coupeville players on their roster, faced off with four Division 1 squads and emerged from tournament play with a 0-3-1 record.

Whidbey was a Division 3 team last year, and was also playing down five starters.

Even in the losses, the Islanders got strong play from their Wolf gunslingers.

Matthew Kelley collected two goals and two assists during the tourney, while Aram Leyva and Sage Downes each notched a goal.

Jake Mitten and Samuel Wynn sparkled on defense for Whidbey, while newcomer Jean Lund-Olsen made a stellar debut as a defender.

The Islanders begin league play Sept. 5.

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Booters fire away!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on July 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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Matthew Kelley heads on to the pitch. (Pat Kelley photos)

Jake Mitten

No one is getting the soccer ball back until Jake Mitten (5) is ready to let go of it.

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Sage Downes (far left) and Aram Leyva (17) discuss strategy.

The effort was there, just not the victories.

Despite putting up a strong effort, the North Whidbey Islanders FC-01 boys’ soccer squad, which features a number of Coupeville booters, dropped three of four games in Redmond last weekend.

Whidbey wraps its summer season in two weeks with an appearance at the Rimland Classic in Bellingham.

Playing against top-level competition in Redmond, the Islanders netted a scoreless tie against a Crossfire Select squad in the highlight of their weekend.

They had a ton of shots, many from close range, but couldn’t quite pull the trigger enough times to make a run deep into tourney play.

In the team’s three losses, Coupeville’s Matthew Kelley netted a goal off of a corner kick, while Aram Leyva notched an assist on a different score.

Fellow Wolves Sam Wynn, Michael Laska, Sage Downes and Jake Mitten all chipped in with strong play, with Wynn making a stellar impression on defense.

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Sage Downes has a golden toe!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Aram Leyva (Pat Kelley photo)

   Aram Leyva (center, looking at camera) and teammates won 2-1 Saturday. (Pat Kelley photo)

The Coupeville connection paid off again.

Getting a goal from Sage Downes and inspired play from fellow Coupeville Middle School booters like Aram Leyva, Matthew Kelley and Jake Mitten, the North Whidbey Islanders Boys FC-01 soccer squad ran away to another win Saturday.

The Islanders bounced visiting Snohomish United 2-1 in the third meeting of the teams.

All three matches have played out to the exact same score, and all have finished in favor of Whidbey.

Downes goal, which broke a scoreless tie, came on a short chip after he snagged a ball that had been blocked, but not contained, by the Snohomish goaltender.

The Islanders are in second place in NPSL play and return to action with a double header in South Whidbey Saturday, Mar. 28.

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