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There’s a new Titan in town!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, Jenn Spark, Jill Green, Soccer, Tacoma Community College, Titans on May 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jenn Spark, future college soccer player. (John Fisken photos)

Firing the cannon.

Make it four.

Following in the footsteps of fellow Coupeville High School seniors Makana Stone, Zane Bundy and Dalton Martin, standout Wolf soccer player Jenn Spark is officially down to play college sports.

Spark (and her super-powered kicking leg) will be a Titan, as she plans to suit up for Tacoma Community College in the fall.

A four-year starter for the Wolves, as well as a standout select player for the Whidbey Islanders, she chose the program for several reasons.

“Well, I wanted to continue to play soccer, and I’m interested in the physical therapy program there,” Spark said. “So I emailed the coach to get in touch, and things took off from there.

“I visited the college and met with the team,” she added. “I just really enjoyed the environment at the school, and I really liked the coach and the rest of the team.”

Spark, who battled back from a devastating leg injury during her time as a high school player, plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.

A stellar lock-down defender who earned All-League honors every year she was healthy, Spark also scored her fair share of goals for the Wolves.

The owner of a truly ferocious kick, she once launched a shot from midfield that curled at the last second, smacked off of the top of the goalie’s head and disappeared into the back of the net.

Tacoma Community College plays in the Northwest Athletic Conference.

Home to 35 colleges across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, the NWAC is the largest multi-state organization of its type in the nation.

The Titans, who are coached by Jill Green, went 8-9-3 last year and went to the playoffs.

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Birthday cakes, as far as the eye can see!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged Cheer, CHS Wolves, Garrett Compton, Happy birthday, Soccer, Tomi Herrera on May 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tomi Herrera (John Fisken photos)

Garrett Compton

Double the birthday fun.

May 20 brings us twin birthdays (three, if we count former CHS cheerleader Katie Lovell), with Wolf frosh Tomi Herrera and senior Garrett Compton celebrating cake days.

The duo aren’t the same age, but they are connected by the day they popped into the world, and by the positive energy they’ve added to Coupeville sports.

Compton is more of a laid-back kind of guy, a soccer ace who has proven his ability to pop the ball into the back of the net over the past couple of seasons.

Working along side friends like Sebastian Davis, Garrett put in solid work as a defender and midfielder, playing soccer all four seasons at CHS.

Herrera is a relative newbie compared to him, but the younger sister of Wolf basketball star Brisa Herrera, Tomi made a huge splash during the fall cheer season.

Part of a talented pack of younger cheerleaders such as Gaby Halpin and Katherine Morales, Herrera brings energy, excitement and spirit with her every time she graces the sidelines.

While one birthday buddy is headed out the door, thanks to graduation, another has a nice, long run still ahead of her.

Tomi has spoken of playing tennis in high school (she played volleyball and basketball at CMS) and I hope she gives it a try in the coming seasons.

As the duo celebrate their birthday today, we just want to reach out to both and wish them all the best.

You both have left a mark at CHS, and deserve a huge helping of praise.

Happy cake day, Tomi and Garrett!

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It’s a long way to the top (but they made it)!!

Posted in Hall o' Fame, tagged 1991, Abraham Leyva, baseball, CHS Wolves, Emily Burchfield, Hall of Fame, Soccer, Zane Bundy on May 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hall o’ Fame inductee Emily Burchfield is joined by Zane Bundy (top right), the ’91 CHS baseball squad and Abraham Leyva.

Perseverance. Class. Skill.

Pick your adjective and they all describe the athletes who make up the 47th class to be inducted into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame.

Possibly the two most dynamic booters in school history, a two-sport star who overcame a horrifying injury to excel and one of the best teams in Wolf lore, it’s as solid a bunch as they come.

With that, we welcome Emily Burchfield, Zane Bundy, Abraham Leyva and the 1991 Coupeville High School baseball squad to these hallowed digital walls.

After this, you’ll find them up at the top of the blog, living under the Legends tab with their brethren.

Our first inductee, the world-traveling, brilliant Burchfield, was a star on the soccer pitch and tennis court during her time at CHS.

She was also a superb triathlon competitor, and it was at one of those events where she was hit by a speeding car, shattering her back.

Burchfield amazed the doctors and all around her by not only fighting back in record time, but healing to the extent she was able to return to the hard-court and win a district singles title.

One of the most purely talented players to rep the red and black, Emily was also one of the strongest-willed, and her skills, on and off the athletic stage, are undeniable.

These days the former Science Olympiad world-beater is a college grad who is boppin’ around the globe, but her legend still looms large in the little town she sprang from.

Our next two inductees are about to go out and make their mark on the outside world, and it’s appropriate they go into the Hall together.

Bundy and Leyva, who will graduate in June, grew up on the soccer pitch, uniting to form the most potent scoring duo in CHS boys’ soccer history.

In his three years as a Wolf, Leyva set the regular season (20) and career (45) goal-scoring records, with a ton of those set up by his running mate.

Bundy, who had to battle back through injury, was equally explosive when he had the ball on his foot, and that carried over to the football field.

Playing for the first time as a senior, the little kid who once ran wild in the aisles at Videoville, led the Wolf gridiron squad in scoring this past fall.

He was one of the top field goal booters in the state, and his booming drives drew the eyes of college coaches.

In an unexpected detour, it’s football, not soccer, which Bundy will play at the next level, having signed with Santa Barbara City College.

Rounding out today’s class is the 1991 Wolf baseball squad, a team which won a league title, breaking a decade-long dry spell for the program.

Little did they know at the time it would then be 25 more years before Coupeville would again hoist a league title banner for baseball, a feat finally accomplished by the 2016 edition.

The ’91 squad, which featured several players who were key parts of the ’90 Wolf football squad which went undefeated, went on a rampage both with the bats and the arms.

Staff ace Brad Haslam tossed a no-hitter and recorded double digits in strike outs in two-thirds of his starts, while the Wolves rolled up a 145-79 advantage in runs scored over 19 games.

Four different CHS big boppers (Haslam, Frank Marti, Jason McFadyen and Matt Cross) hit legitimate home runs, as Coupeville featured a lineup that thrived on extra-base hits.

Carving up the Northwest B League to a 9-1 tune, the Wolves went 13-6, rolling along until hitting an unexpected bump in their opening playoff game.

One out away from a win over Winlock, Coupeville couldn’t put the game away, surrendering a lead in the seventh before eventually falling 16-13 in 10 innings.

While the loss put a sour taste in a lot of mouths at the time, the achievements of that Wolf team far overshadow a bad inning or two 25 years down the road.

One of the most dominant teams in school history, in any sport, the ’91 hardball squad officially comes home to reside where they have always belonged — the Hall o’ Fame.

Inducted as a team:

Mike Rice (coach)
Cory Smith (manager)
Eric Anderson
Shawn Ankney
Brian Barr
Troy Blouin
Todd Brown
Chris Cox
Jon Crimmins
Matt Cross
Keith Currier
Chris Frey
Brad Haslam
Frank Marti
Jason McFadyen
Jason McManigle
Jeremiah Prater
Jay Renaux
Ryan Samplawski
John Turner
Aaron Williams
Scott Wofford
Brian Wood
Scott Zustiak

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A picture-perfect pitch finale!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, playoffs, Soccer, William Nelson, Zane Bundy on May 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Four-year Wolf starter Zane Bundy gets dangerous in the open field. (John Fisken photos)

William Nelson fires a pass ahead to a teammate.

CHS goalie Connor McCormick was in lock-down mode most of the night.

Laurence Boado gets an up-close-and-personal look at the ball.

Cody Menges goes into launch mode.

Abraham Leyva and a Bellevue Christian rival practice synchronized soccer ballet.

Uriel Liquidano sweeps up Bundy in a bear hug after the senior scored on a rebound in the first half.

Tanner Kircher evades a rival, while letting the breeze catch his magnificent mane of hair.

Their final moments played out in beautiful weather.

While the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer players were knocked out of the playoffs in a tight one-goal game Thursday, they at least didn’t endure the non-stop rain the Wolf girls did back in their fall finale.

Both CHS teams hosted their postseason tilts at Oak Harbor High School’s stadium, which makes life easy for travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

He swung by and snapped these pics for us (when he wasn’t taking photos of my moss-encrusted car).

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Foul finish!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Bellevue Christian, CHS Wolves, district playoffs, penalty kick, Soccer, Zane Bundy on May 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy knocked home a rebound late in the first half Thursday for Coupeville’s lone score in a 2-1 playoff loss. (John Fisken photo)

In a perfect world, the players on the field decide the game.

But, no one ever said soccer was perfect.

Stabbed in the heart by two second-half penalty kicks, scores on which goalie Connor McCormick had to battle the sun in his eyes, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad fell 2-1 Thursday in their district playoff opener (and closer).

The loss, which came on Oak Harbor High School’s turf field, came at the hands of the Nisqually League’s #4 seed, Bellevue Christian, and ended the Wolves season at 5-9-1.

The Vikings (6-7-1) advance to play Vashon Island (8-2-4) in another loser-out game Saturday.

Thursday’s battle was a rematch of a non-conference game from March, when Coupeville fell 7-4 in a wild, high-scoring affair on its home field.

In that game, the Wolves were without McCormick, who was serving a one-game suspension after being given a red card for an inadvertent hand ball a day before.

This time Coupeville had their senior net-minder in place, and the lanky one played superbly, batting balls away and controlling the flow of the game.

While McCormick and his defense were untouchable in the first half, the Viking goalie couldn’t say the same.

During a wild scramble in front of the Bellevue net in the game’s 33rd minute, Coupeville smacked a shot from close range that was partially deflected.

Putting his head in the right place at the right time, senior Zane Bundy, a four-year starter, banged home the rebound into the left corner of the net to stake the Wolves to a 1-0 lead.

It was his sixth goal of the season.

The lead held up until two minutes into the second half, when Bellevue was awarded a penalty kick after what seemed like a fairly innocuous “collision” between two players scrambling for the ball.

Taking advantage of the sweet opportunity, the Vikings knotted things up, with the shooter faking right, then flicking the ball left and just past McCormick’s fingertips.

With the game even, the two teams battled back-and-forth the rest of the way, with Bellevue noticeably pushing hard on offense.

It paid off when the Vikings were awarded a second penalty kick with under seven minutes left in regulation.

Why they got it is something you’d have to ask someone with a deeper understanding of soccer, cause, to the layman, nothing untoward happened on the play.

Bellevue launched the ball into the net on the PK, however, suddenly putting a huge amount of pressure on the Wolves, who had to play from behind for the first time in the game.

Coupeville got the ball into Bellevue’s half of the field several times in the final moments, and had one or two good looks near the end, but nothing clean, and nothing that would go in.

The loss marked the fourth straight year Coupeville went one-and-done in the playoffs, though the one-goal margin was their closest postseason defeat since 2013.

The last Wolf boys’ soccer playoff win came back on May 2, 2012, when CHS knocked off Meridian 1-0.

Thursday’s game marked the end of the run for seniors Bundy, McCormick, Abraham Leyva, Tanner Kircher, Taylor Chiles, Loren Nelson, Jose Marcos, Andrea Avila, Garrett Compton, Cody Menges and manager Sebastian Wurzrainer.

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