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Ready to take over the world!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Ashley Smith, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Soccer, Willie Smith on July 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ashley Smith is ready to tear up the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photos)

Not even an injured hand can slow down the high energy Smith.

She is the heir to the throne.

Ashley Smith, who will be a junior at Coupeville High School in the fall, follows in the footsteps of siblings who are highly accomplished Wolf athletes.

Megan, James and Ian Smith all were among the best in their respective classes, and now Ashley is here to tear up the soccer pitch.

A bright, super-friendly young woman who one time gave me so much (good-natured) grief over my plan to skip a boys’ JV soccer game that I gave up and stayed after all, the youngest Smith is a ball of fire.

As she celebrates her 17th birthday today, Ashley has a very bright future, both on and off the soccer pitch.

She is willing to get right in the middle of things as a defender, fighting for every loose ball, even when one of her hands is thickly wrapped in a bandage.

With the Wolves having lost several key players to graduation, Smith is primed to see even more playing time this fall, and I’m confident she will take advantage of the opportunity.

Off the field, she is kind, yet sarcastic, able to drop zingers on you while also embracing her friends and family.

Ashley, like all of her family, takes great delight in life and brightens up the world around her.

Happy birthday, Miss Smith. May your cake day be as awesome as you are.

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Get your summer kicks!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, Kalia Littlejohn, Lauren Grove, Soccer, summer scrimmage on June 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Kalia Littlejohn, who set a CHS girls single-season record with 10 goals last year, works on her already formidable foot skills. (John Fisken photos)

Freshmen-to-be Chris Cernick (green shirt) and Mallory Kortuem battle for possession of the ball.

Mathew Shreffner has been putting in work during leg day.

Katherine Morales shoots up-field.

Jaschon Baumann ambles along, conserving his energy in the June heat.

Using the power of his mind, Wolf soccer guru Kyle Nelson gets the ball to fly straight up from the ground to his hand. No bounce, all Jedi.

Wolf goalie Lauren Grove (right) slices ‘n dices.

Soccer never rests.

The calendar says summer, but Coupeville High School players were out on the practice field Monday, putting in off-season work.

With a mix of returning players and young booters who will be freshmen in the fall, the action featured both girls and boys.

Looking for something to do, wanderin’ photo man John Fisken strolled across the prairie to catch the action for us.

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Wolf frosh overcomes obstacles to fly high!!

Posted in Cheer, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, tagged anime, Cheer, CHS Wolves, diabetes, Jaden Marrs, screamo, Soccer on June 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jaden Marrs (Submitted photo)

Nothing is slowing down Jaden Marrs.

She’s a type one diabetic, but with careful eating habits and an active sports life, she’s charging full steam ahead, intent on making her mark.

Marrs, who will be a freshman at Coupeville High School in the fall, plans to play soccer and basketball for the Wolves, as well as be part of the CHS cheer squad.

It’s the latter of the three which she enjoys the most.

“My favorite sport is cheerleading, because I get to stand out and show my spirit,” Marrs said. “It helps me keep fit and keeps my blood sugars under control.”

A big music fan (she bounces from hip hop to pop to screamo), who spends her days “sleeping, eating and watching anime,” Marrs also enjoys sketching and hanging out with best friend Jean Lund-Olsen.

One of the standouts on the CMS track squad the last two seasons, the fellow frosh-to-be offered Marrs some advice she treasures.

“He pushes me and tells me that ‘if you try, you won’t succeed; if you DO, then you’ll succeed’,” she said.

Marrs also draws support from her mom, Emili, and praises her 8th grade science teacher, Terry Welch, for always helping her.

Her goals are “to be successful and I want to become an ER nurse when I grow up and graduate.”

Until then, she’s intent on giving her best, regardless of the sport, and always making a concentrated effort to improve her skills in each of them.

“My strengths are good working with others,” Marrs said. “What I need to work on is keeping a steady pace when I run.”

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“I love being active!!”

Posted in Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, tagged Abraham Leyva, Aram Leyva, CHS Wolves, Ryan King, Soccer on June 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Aram Leyva (middle), destroying the competition on the pitch. (Pat Kelley photo)

One of the few moments when Leyva isn’t moving. (John Fisken photo)

The records may seem unbreakable, but not so fast.

As he graduated this spring, soccer sensation Abraham Leyva left Coupeville High School with season (20) and career (45) goal-scoring records.

What he achieved in three years on the pitch was far beyond what any other Wolf booter had accomplished.

But wait, because there’s a new gunslinger in town and he wants all the records.

Younger brother Aram Leyva, who will be a freshman at CHS in the fall, has been tearing up fields at every level he’s played, and he plans to make a run for family honor.

“I want to beat my brother’s score in soccer, in less time,” he said with a smile.

Leyva, who will also be playing basketball for the Wolves, is a hard-charging, super-friendly young man who doesn’t know, or at least acknowledge, the meaning of “down time.”

“I love being active,” he said. “I usually hate when I do nothing. I get bored.”

While he’s participated in a number of sports — Leyva was a strong runner for the CMS track squad this spring — the “beautiful game” has always drawn the most interest from him.

“With soccer I grew up learning at a young age and I just loved it,” he said. “I have plenty of endurance, which keeps me going in a game.”

He credits his father for working with him on soccer (“My dad has had a giant impact on me by supporting and telling me how to improve”), and one of his CMS hoops coaches for helping him improve on the hard-court.

“Coach Ryan King, cause this year was my first and he made it a great year for me.”

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Big heart, big results!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Track, tagged Christopher's on Whidbey, CHS Wolves, language arts, skiing, Soccer, Tia Wurzrainer on June 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tia Wurzrainer gets ready to trigger the Wolf offense. (John Fisken photo)

“It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play!”

That’s a quote which means quite a bit to Tia Wurzrainer.

Delivered by high school hotshot Ema Smith last winter, it’s a bit of wisdom which spurred on Wurzrainer throughout her 8th grade basketball season.

“That quote stayed with me through the whole season,” Wurzrainer said. “I always think of that quote right before every basketball game and it inspires and motivates me.”

It obviously worked, as she was a ball-hawk for the Wolves, while also showing a light shooting touch, garnering many of her points off of steals and tipped balls.

Now, as she prepares to move up to high school — she’ll be a freshman at CHS in the fall and plans to play soccer, basketball and track — Wurzrainer is getting ready for a juggling act.

“My goals for freshman year are to keep my grades up, while being able to play sports, and still be able to spend time with my family,” she said.

That family includes parents Andreas and Lisa and older brother Sebastian, who just capped his run at CHS by being co-valedictorian.

Tia rides horses with her mom, and hits the slopes with the family (“I love to go skiing with my parents and brother”), which is a tight-knit one.

“My parents have had the biggest impact on me!,” Wurzrainer said. “They have always believed in me and told me that hard work pays off.

“My Dad got me started with soccer and we used to go outside and pass the ball and he comes out and shoots the basketball with me whenever he can,” she added. “He reminds me to have fun and do my best.

“My parents have always told me to be proud of who I am and to not compare myself to anyone else!”

A big fan of her language arts classes (“I love to write!!”), Wurzrainer has also found a second family with her friends and classmates, especially those who she shares the field with.

“One of my favorite parts of being an athlete is the chance to be part of a team, because a team to me is family,” she said. “I also love the rush of games!”

As she makes the jump to high school sports, Wurzrainer wants to work on her confidence, especially in sports she is fairly new to, such as basketball.

Put her on the soccer pitch, which is where she’ll kick things off this fall, and she’s at home, however.

“I have played it the longest and I love the fact that you have to work together with you team to get the ball into the back of the net,” Wurzrainer said. “I always feel excited before every game!”

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