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Loss in finale can’t dim booters season!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, Jake Mitten, Matthew Kelley, North Whidbey Deception, NPSL, Soccer on December 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville players like Sage Downes (left) and Matthew Kelley accounted for 31 of their select team’s 37 goals this season. (Pat Kelley photo)

Maybe we forget about this one.

Missing seven players, including six starters, and with a chunk of those in attendance battling illness, the North Whidbey Deception BU14 soccer squad wasn’t able to finish its season in the intended matter.

Instead of taking a win and claiming second place in the final North Puget Sound Soccer League standings, the Deception, who mix Coupeville and Oak Harbor booters, fell 6-0 on the road to the Lake Hills Legends.

Whidbey finished 8-4 overall, claimed third-place in the 11-team league and, even being shut out on the last day, tallied the second-most goals of any team in the league.

Most of that offense came from the Coupeville Middle School kids on the roster, as the Wolves accounted for 31 of the team’s 37 goals.

CMS 8th grader Aram Leyva tallied a team-high 17 goals, including multiple hat tricks, while 7th grader Matthew Kelley punched in 10 scores.

Jake Mitten, who spent a lot of time in goal for the Deception (he stopped 10 of 12 shots in the first half Saturday), netted a pair of goals this season, while Sam Wynn and Sage Downes each scored once.

While NPSL play is done, North Whidbey is currently slated to play in the Founders Cup in Jan.

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Young guns shoot and score!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, hat trick, Issaquah, North Whidbey Deception, Soccer on December 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Friday night Matthew Kelley was shooting half-court shots at the CHS basketball game. Saturday, he was helping his soccer squad pull out a big win. (John Fisken photo)

Aram Leyva’s foot is not cooling off any time soon.

The Coupeville Middle School 8th grader racked up his third hat trick of the season Saturday to spark the North Whidbey Deception BU14 soccer squad to a huge win on their home field.

The 3-2 win over Issaquah lifted Whidbey, which has a roster comprised of Oak Harbor and Coupeville players, to 8-3 on the season.

It also set up a winner-take-all show-down for second place in the final North Puget Sound League standings.

The Deception travel to Seattle next Saturday, Dec. 19 to face the Lake Hills Legend (8-1-2) in their season finale, with the victor finishing #2 behind the WS Strikers, who went 11-1.

Whidbey got all the goals they needed from their Wolf sharpshooter.

Leyva banged home a goal in the first half, then matched Issaquah with two more in a wild second half.

Whidbey was playing without several of its Coupeville players (Sam Wynn, Jean Lund-Olsen and James Wood were all out), but those who were healthy made an impact.

Matthew Kelley helped Leyva press the attack, while Jake Mitten split time between sweeper and goalie.

Sage Downes and Michael Laska delivered strong play from the striker position.

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Leyva has the magic touch!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Aram Leyva, Jake Mitten, Matthew Kelley, North Whidbey Deception, Soccer on December 5, 2015| 1 Comment »

Aram Leyva (middle), seen here earlier in the season, scored a hat trick Saturday. (Pat Kelley photo)

The first half was about staying warm. The second half about winning.

Raining down four goals after the break, the North Whidbey Deception boys’ soccer squad routed visiting Mercer Island 5-1 Saturday and kept alive its hopes of finishing in second place in league play.

Playing on a cold, windy (but not wet) day at Ft. Nugent Park, the booters got four of their goals from their Coupeville mercenaries, including a second-half hat trick from Aram Leyva.

Fellow Coupeville Middle School student Matthew Kelley gave the Deception their first goal, slipping in a score while being hammered in front of the net shortly before halftime.

That knotted things back up at 1-1 and after the break, Wolf Jake Mitten was untouchable in goal.

With the lanky CMS 7th grader holding down the fort on defense, Leyva found his touch and obliterated Mercer Island.

With set-up help from Kelley and fellow Wolves Sage Downes and Michael Laska, Leyva ran his season scoring total to 14.

The non-Coupeville contingent got into the scoring column late in the game, when Max Brighton rattled home his second goal of the season to pad the final score.

Now 7-3, the Deception have two games remaining on their schedule.

If they win out, they finish in second place.

There is a slight chance they could tie for the league title, but that would require the current leader to collapse over the final two weeks.

Coupeville players have accounted for 28 of the team’s 34 goals this season, with Kelley (10) hot on Leyva’s heels for the team scoring title.

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Double the birthdays! Double the cake!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Happy birthday, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Desmond Bell, Happy birthday, Ryan Freeman, Soccer on November 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Monday is cake day for Ryan Freeman. (John Fisken photos)

Desmond Bell follows suit on Tuesday.

Two guys, two different sports, two birthdays over two days, too awesome.

Former Coupeville High School soccer star Ryan Freeman, who celebrates his cake day today, and current CHS hoopster Desmond Bell, who hits his milestone Tuesday, have both had a considerable impact on Wolf Nation.

Freeman gets his props for running the soccer pitch like a racehorse, slicin’ ‘n dicin’ and getting his feet on more than his share of loose balls.

Helping to set up big-time goal scorers Abraham Leyva and Sebastian Davis last season, he was one of those unsung players that are so valuable to a successful squad.

One of nine seniors who departed after last spring, Freeman may be gone from the CHS hallways, but he’s far from forgotten.

Bell is still striding across campus and about to kick off his senior year of basketball tonight, when the Wolves open a new season at Meridian.

As a junior, Desmond was one of the more explosive players on the Wolf JV, a little raw, but capable of pulling off big exploits when everything clicked together.

Now, he’s made the jump to varsity, where his quickness and hops should help make the Wolves a hard-attacking team.

As the duo mark their birthdays, we just want to take a moment here at Coupeville Sports to say thank you, for what you’ve done in the past.

Both of you provided plenty of things to write about, and I greatly appreciate it.

Now go celebrate and keep on blazing the same trail of success you’ve been following so far.

Happy birthday, guys!

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As good as it gets!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, All-Conference, CHS Wolves, Jenn Spark, Kalia Littlejohn, Mia Littlejohn, Soccer on November 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mia Littlejohn (20) was one of three Wolf booters tabbed as All-Conference selections. (John Fisken photo)

The magic number is three, it appears.

For the second straight season, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad landed a trio on the All-Conference team.

Senior defender Jenn Spark, sophomore midfielder Mia Littlejohn and freshman midfielder Kalia Littlejohn were tabbed when 1A Olympic League coaches held their balloting this week.

Last year the Wolves honored were seniors Erin Rosenkranz, Julia Myers and Marisa Etzell.

Coupeville repeated as league runner-ups behind Klahowya this season, improving to 4-2 in conference play.

The Wolves went 6-7-3 overall, tying the program record for most wins in a single season. They were knocked out of the playoffs by Vashon Island.

Kalia Littlejohn scored a school record 10 goals in her first high school season, while her big sis tallied five goals and eight assists.

Spark, who missed most of her junior year with a knee injury, had three goals and four assists, while anchoring the Wolf defense.

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