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Absorb the lesson, come back stronger!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   In his first season at the helm of the CHS girls soccer program, Kyle Nelson has the Wolves sitting in second-place in the Olympic League. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We found out how high the bar is.”

Coupeville High School girls soccer coach Kyle Nelson was philosophical Tuesday night, softly shaking his head as, behind him, the scoreboard reflected a 9-0 final in favor of visiting Klahowya.

The Eagles have never lost in Olympic League play, with the latest win running their streak to 24 straight, three shy of Coupeville girls basketball, which sits 27-0 all-time.

Klahowya, 1A state champ in 2014, is intent on making a run at a third title (it also won in 1999) and is a top-tier team, with a high-powered offense and a stifling defense.

Now 4-0 in league play, 6-0 overall, the Eagles, who have outscored their foes 38-2, sit a game-and-a-half up on Coupeville (2-1, 4-4).

Port Townsend (1-2, 2-4), which hosts the Wolves Thursday, and Chimacum (0-4, 0-5) bring up the rear in the four-team league.

While absorbing a lopsided defeat is never fun, it can be educational.

“We need to know what we’re aiming at,” Nelson said. “Beating a team 8-0 doesn’t tell you a whole lot. Losing like that, it doesn’t feel good, but it tells you a lot more.

“We put in a team effort, and we’re working on communicating, recognizing things as they happen and responding,” he added. “We are continuing to improve as the season goes, which is the goal.”

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Scoring, like never before!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Sophomore Avalon Renninger is one of seven Wolf booters to score this season, keeping Coupeville on a record-setting pace. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The goals are rattling home at a record pace.

Coupeville High School’s girls soccer squad has placed the ball in the back of the net, sometimes with a little help from its rivals, 29 times through the first seven games this season.

The Wolves haven’t reached the halfway point of the regular season yet — that comes Tuesday against Klahowya — but have already topped their offensive output from six of the past eight seasons.

Looking at the stats one can find on the Olympic League site, you can go back to the 2009 season, and this is how CHS has finished each season:

2009 — 15 goals
2010 — 16
2011 — 6
2012 — 8
2013 — 11
2014 — 18
2015 — 33
2016 — 47
2017 — 29 (and counting)

Coupeville’s goal-scoring renaissance can be directly linked to the arrival of Mia Littlejohn and Sage Renninger in 2014, followed by the addition of Kalia Littlejohn and Lindsey Roberts a year later.

The record-setting 2016 season was sparked by Mia Littlejohn racking up a school single-season record 27 goals.

This year, with her big sister having moved on, Kalia Littlejohn is on pace to both break Mia’s single season and career marks.

The junior sharpshooter has 13 goals in 2017, and 31 for her career (just four off Mia’s record).

After that comes Abraham Leyva, who tallied 45 career goals for the Wolf boys.

CHS scoring totals this season:

Kalia Littlejohn – 13
Genna Wright – 5
Lindsey Roberts – 4
Avalon Renninger – 2
Lauren Bayne – 1
Sage Renninger – 1
Ema Smith – 1

But wait, that’s 27 goals, not 29, you say.

There’s a simple explanation for that — Sage Renninger scares people.

Twice this season Coupeville’s senior captain has whipped laser shots on corner kicks and caused harried defenders to accidentally deflect the ball past their keepers for “own goals.”

And yes, Sage rightfully got assists on both plays for forcing the situation.

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Full steam ahead!!

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , , , on September 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Mollie Bailey and the Coupeville High School girls soccer squad face Klahowya Tuesday in a battle for first place. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The coming week is huge.

It’s still early in the fall season, but Coupeville High School will have an opportunity to make a substantial move in the standings over the next five days.

Both the Wolf volleyball and soccer squads have match-ups with Klahowya and Port Townsend Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.

Those opening clashes with the Eagles will decide who’s in first place in the Olympic League as we slide into Oct. and go a long way towards setting the tone for both sports.

Coupeville, led by a deep senior class, is chasing back-to-back volleyball crowns, while Wolf soccer would love to be the team to shatter Klahowya’s 23-game league winning streak.

Meanwhile, CHS tennis, two-time defending league champs, hosts Chimacum Wednesday, then travels to Klahowya Friday.

Win both and the Wolves are back in a first-place tie with the Eagles.

Wrapping up the week to come will be the Wolf football squad, which takes a long trek Friday to Vashon Island.

While the trip will be an epic one, it could likely have a pleasant ending, as the Pirates sit at 0-4, having been outscored 206-14 (not a misprint) this season.

Current league standings through Sept. 24:

Olympic/Nisqually League football:

School League Overall
Cascade Christian 1-0 3-1
Charles Wright 1-0 3-1
Klahowya 1-0 1-3
Port Townsend 1-0 1-3
COUPEVILLE 0-1 2-2
Bellevue Christian 0-1 0-4
Chimacum 0-1 2-2
Vashon Island 0-1 0-4

Olympic League volleyball:

School League Overall
Klahowya 2-0 3-2
COUPEVILLE 1-0 3-1
Chimacum 1-2 1-4
Port Townsend 0-2 1-3

Olympic League girls soccer:

School League Overall
Klahowya 3-0 5-0
COUPEVILLE 2-0 4-3
Port Townsend 1-2 2-4
Chimacum 0-4 0-5

Olympic League boys tennis:

School League Overall
Klahowya 2-0 5-1
COUPEVILLE 0-1 1-5
Chimacum 0-1 0-3

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“Great effort from the ladies!!”

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Mallory Kortuem and Coupeville’s defense played strongly Thursday in a narrow 2-1 loss. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Be careful what you wish for.

After playing five of its first seven games on the road, capped by a narrow 2-1 non-conference loss Thursday at North Mason, the Coupeville High School girls soccer squad is finally coming home.

But while five of its next eight games are on the CHS field, the first one, next Tuesday, Sept. 26, is a clash with the beast of the Olympic League, Klahowya.

The Eagles (3-0 in league play, 5-0 overall) have yet to lose in 23 league clashes between 2014-2017.

That’s the second-longest streak in conference history, trailing only the Coupeville girls basketball team, which is 27-0 all-time in league games.

CHS will enter play that night at 2-0 in league play, 4-3 overall.

North Mason, a 2A school, snapped the Wolves two-game win streak, slipping in a pair of goals to net its first victory of the season.

Coupeville’s lone score came off the toe of junior Kalia Littlejohn, who was set up by frosh Genna Wright.

It gives Littlejohn a team-high 13 goals on the season and 31 all-time, leaving her four shy of tying the CHS girls soccer career scoring record.

While he would have preferred a win, Wolf coach Kyle Nelson thought his team played strongly on an unfamiliar field.

“Great effort from the ladies as we continue to use each game as a learning experience to get better through the season,” he said. “Next up is Klahowya, a big test for us.”

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Good times, great shots!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Avalon Renninger is ready to hug every person in the stadium after scoring her second goal of the season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Former Wolf superstar McKenzie Bailey swings by her alma mater to hang out with mom Donna and watch lil’ sis Mollie.

“Mom! MOM! Mommmmmmyyyyy!!! I smell corn dogs!!!”

   Lauren Bayne goes Pulp Fiction on the ball. “And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger!!”

Kalia Littlejohn dances a saucy tango with the ball.

Cheering is hungry work.

Wolf netminder Mollie Bailey climbs the stairway to heaven to deny a goal.

   Having finished her roster-announcing duties, Sherry Roberts (left) cracks open some M & M’s with fellow Wolf moms Tammy Smith (center) and Irene Echenique.

Landon Roberts builds up his muscles carting his cousin around.

Tia Wurzrainer unleashes the hammer of the gods.

The goals were poppin’, and so were the cameras.

While the Coupeville High School girls soccer squad rained down seven scores on Mount Vernon Christian Monday, several photographers were busy clicking away.

One of them, John Fisken, delivers unto us the photos seen above.

To see all of the action shots he nailed (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2017-09-18-vs-MV-Christian/

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