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Laugh (John Fisken photos)

   Two players share a laugh after battling for a ball during a drill. (John Fisken photos)

Sage Renninger

Sage Renninger works on her foot skills.

Lauren Grove

   Having bounced outside after playing volleyball in recent years, Lauren Grove enjoys the sunshine and fresh air.

Kalia Littlejohn

Kalia Littlejohn prepares to unleash the fury of her shootin’ foot.

Bree Daigneault

Bree Daigneault is on the attack.

Lindsey Roberts

Lindsey Roberts looks for an opening in the defense.

Ema Smith

Ema Smith navigates the cones during a drill.

Their foot game is strong.

With the start of a new season just around the corner, many of Coupeville High School’s female booters are taking part in a summer camp this week.

The camp, held at Fort Nugent, is running from Monday through Thursday. The first official day of high school practice is Aug. 24.

It’s the first summer camp sponsored by the North Whidbey Soccer Club, which means local players didn’t have to travel off-Island for once.

The camp, which is run by Nicholas Dziminowicz, a former D1 college player, has drawn a large response from Wolf players, who are accounting for about 70% of the attendees.

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Uriel Liquidano

Uriel Liquidano, a man for all seasons. (John Fisken and Shelli Trumbull photos)

The town wasn’t the same without him.

A family move took Uriel Liquidano away from Coupeville High School for a bit last year and things almost fell all to pieces.

So, it’s a good thing he came back.

Once Oscar’s lil’ bro was back on the soccer pitch last spring, things went back to normal. To the way they were supposed to be.

Uriel is one of those indispensable guys, the glue that helps hold things together.

Calm and cool, especially under pressure, he excels on every field, whether it be the soccer pitch, the football gridiron or the basketball court.

He’s also at the forefront of school spirit, joining up with classmates Aiden Crimmins, Jonathan Thurston and Jimmy Myers to uphold the fine tradition of dressing up in costumes for volleyball matches.

As Uriel celebrates a birthday today, we just want to send him best wishes and let him know how much we enjoy having him back in these parts.

It wasn’t the same without you, man.

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Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn continue to tear up the soccer pitch. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

   Coupeville’s Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn continue to tear up the soccer pitch. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)

NWU

The NWU GU16 squad poses with its medals after the end of play Sunday.

Dangerously close to another championship banner.

Only a deflected shot in the final game kept Wolf booters Mia and Kalia Littlejohn, and their select soccer squad, from winning a title at this weekend’s Skagit Super Cup.

The NWU GU16 team, which includes two other Whidbey Island players — Jenna Cooley and Malia Hansen — won three of four games.

After opening with a 3-2 win, with Cooley and Mia Littlejohn both scoring, the squad romped to 1-0 and 3-0 shutouts to advance to the championship.

Cooley banged home game two’s only score, while Hansen (1) and Mia Littlejohn (2) accounted for the goals in game three.

Whidbey’s warriors continued their torrid run in the finale, with Cooley notching more goals, but NWU fell 3-2 despite strong play from its goaltender.

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(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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Michael Kelley

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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