Coupeville High School soccer coach Troy Cowan said the team’s goal this year is to capture the Olympic League title.

It is the logical step for the Wolves, who finished 4-2 (6-7-3 overall) and in second place in the conference last fall; Coupeville also reached the district playoffs for the second consecutive year.

The take the Olympic League crown, Coupeville will need to dethrone Klahowya, which is unbeaten the two years the Wolves have played in the conference and owns a 24-7 two-year record.

“Klahowya is our biggest threat,” Cowan said. “They are a cut above the rest.” The Eagles, however, have been weakened by graduation and are vulnerable, he added.

“Port Townsend and Chimacum will be tough, too.”

For once, the Wolves are not inexperienced and return all but two starters. Leading the charge are the Littlejohn sisters, junior Mia and sophomore Kalia, the top two scorers from 2015.

“Both play year around,” Cowan said, “and are developing into outstanding players.”

Both earned first-team, all-league honors last year, and Talia, although she was just a freshman, set a school single-season scoring record with 10 goals.

Other returning letter winners are seniors Bree Daigneault, Lauren Grove, Arisbeth Montiel and May Rose; juniors Lauren Bayne, Mckenzie Meyer and Sage Renninger; and sophomore Lindsey Roberts.

Three freshmen, Avalon Renninger, Tia Wurzrainer and Mallory Kortuem, will also play meaningful minutes with the varsity, Cowan said.

Kalia Littlejohn earned the team’s Rookie of the Year Award last year, while Roberts was tabbed the Best Defender and Grove received the Coaches’ Award.

Cowan noted that Roberts and Sage Renninger “are really growing as players.”

“Sage will take our short free kicks and Lindsey will take our long free kicks.”

The wealth of veterans and the team’s ability to control possession are the Wolves’ strengths, Cowan said.

He also likes the team’s leadership, guided by captain Daigneault.

“She led our summer program, getting the team together,” Cowan said. “She is irreplaceable.”

New assistant coach Samantha Shulock, a former college player, is another plus, according to Cowan.

A weakness, Cowan said, will be trying to “integrate the young kids; it can be challenging trying to work them into the system.”

The Wolves play in the Oak Harbor Jamboree at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, and then play three consecutive home matches, beginning with South Whidbey at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.