Kalia Littlejohn jumps into Megan DePorter’s arms after scoring Tuesday night. (John Fisken photos)
Senior Night honorees (l to r) Fanny Deprelle, DePorter, Lauren Grove, Bree Daigneault and May Rose.
History? Made.
Routing visiting Chimacum 5-0 Tuesday night, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad clinched the first winning season in program history.
The victory caps the regular season, lifting the Wolves to 6-3 in 1A Olympic League play, 8-6-1 overall.
Coupeville opens the playoffs Saturday, hosting a loser-out game at Oak Harbor’s stadium.
Kickoff is 1:30 and the opponent will be the #3 seed from the Nisqually League, which looks to be Vashon Island.
The Pirates have knocked the Wolves out of the postseason two years running.
Tuesday night the focus was on closing out the regular season strongly, and honoring the team’s veterans on Senior Night.
May Rose, Lauren Grove, Mattea Miller, Bree Dagineault, Megan DePorter and foreign exchange student Fanny Deprelle were all hailed for their time as Wolves.
Then the young guns went out and took care of all the scoring.
Junior Mia Littlejohn pounded two more goals, running her school single-season record to 27, while sophomore defender Lindsey Roberts matched her with two scores of her own.
It was goals #5 and #6 for the girl with the bionic leg, while sophomore Kalia Littlejohn hit the back of the net for the eighth time this season.
“Mia got two fantastic goals tonight and was totally unselfish trying to get her teammates involved,” said CHS coach Troy Cowan. “She was serving up beautiful balls all night.
“Little sis got into the action as well, getting herself a fabulous goal that was the one that got the scoring started for us,” he added. “I’m really proud of Kalia. She has struggled offensively, but she keeps banging away at it and has NO quit in her.”
While the Littlejohns pepper the net, Roberts, or “Big Lou” as her coach calls her, continues to impress as a two-way warrior.
“I’m taking about the defensive juggernaut that can run like an antelope and score from anywhere on the pitch,” Cowan said.
Roberts cranked in a free kick from 35 yards out, into the wind, drilling the ball and going top shelf for the score, then came back to lead a charge up-field on which she evaded five Cowboys before lashing a frozen rope for her second goal.
“Just another day in the office for Big Lou!,” said a giddy Cowan.
With the game in hand, the Wolves tried to set up Deprelle, a first-time player, for a goal of her own.
“We really wanted her to experience scoring so we did our best to get her one, but it wasn’t meant to be,” Cowan said. “She really was blasting them though.
“She is a great kid and really made some serious strides of improvement, especially in the power department.”
As he basked in the win, and the knowledge that Coupeville had topped Oak Harbor and South Whidbey, handily, for the best girls soccer record for the third straight year, Cowan paid tribute to his veterans.
Rose and Daigneault played a full four years for the Wolves, earning some special praise from their coach.
“May and Bree have been with me from the beginning and I am so proud of them,” Cowan said. “All my seniors played awesome tonight and have given their best all season.
“They have represented CHS and themselves with great honor and distinction.”
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