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Concrete was solid, but La Conner High chipped away just enough Thursday so that the visitors crumbled in the end. The Braves, playing before a large and supportive Senior Night crowd, held on for a surprisingly tough 57-48 league victory in their regular season finale at Landy James Gym. It was anything but a smooth triumph — nothing like La Conner’s 79-29 steamroller win at the two teams’ earlier meeting at Concrete. Still, the Braves avoided an upset loss that would’ve repre...
Upset-mindedFridayHarborwas looking to steal a game at La Conner last week. It wasn't happening. Not with the Lady Braves having already planned an inside job of their own. Lauren Reynolds and Anna Cook scored 17 points apiece – with most of their damage coming in the paint – as La Conner cruised to a 46-30 home conference win Friday night at Landy James Gym. With the win, La Conner improved to 14-4 overall.FridayHarborfell to 6-12. The Lady Braves had won the two teams' earlier meeting, a 47-28 decision at Port Townsend in...
The Northwest 1A/2B hoop title was literally on the line for La Conner High Friday night. And that's where the Braves might've let this year's league crown slip away. On the line. The foul line, that is. La Conner suffered through a woeful 11-for-23 night at the foul stripe while dropping a heartbreaking 41-40 decision toFridayHarborat Landy James Gym. Both clubs entered the eagerly anticipated match with identical 4-0 conference marks. But it was the Wolverines who remained atop league...
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out the 2020 spring sports season across Washington state. Now the La Conner softball and track teams are sidelined for a two-week period, due to recent positive COVID-19 test results among team members. “We have had several COVID cases in track and one currently in softball,” interim La Conner Schools Superintendent Rich Stewart told the Weekly News on Saturday. “Both teams are in quarantine for the required 14 days and will require tests.” Stewart said La Conner Schools staff is working with the Skagit County...
The La Conner High volleyball team found a happy medium last week. But there was no happy Meridian at Landy James Gymnasium. That’s because the Lady Braves handed Meridian a straight-sets defeat before a large and supportive crowd on hand for La Conner’s home net opener. La Conner defeated its 1A foe with a balanced attack and a quick, mobile defense that was stingy when it came to yielding points at the net. State Player of the Week Heather Henriksen set the tone with another all-around per...
The final numbers were similar, but moods of La Conner and South Whidbey players couldn’t have been more different at Landy James Gym Saturday afternoon. That’s because the Lady Braves transposed the winning score, creating a lopsided margin of victory, in their matinee non-league hoop matchup. La Conner routed South Whidbey 61-16 in a game where from the start, everything added up nicely for the Braves. The hosts bolted to a quick double-digit lead, seizing command 21-6 in the first frame, en...
The La Conner High football team was looking to take top-ranked Napavine by storm. But the weather got there first. La Conner’s fast and furious attack, which hadn’t scored less than 53 points in a game all season, had trouble getting untracked on a muddy field deluged by heavy rainfall that struck Western Washington last week. A stingy Tiger stop unit, which has helped propel Napavine atop State 2B polls, was a key factor as well. The result was an upset bid by No. 5 La Conner that literally slipped away. The Braves suffered a 24-14 non...
Halloween is still days away, but there were tricks aplenty at the La Conner-Cedar Park Christian boys’ soccer match Tuesday. Which was a real treat for Braves’ head coach Steve DeLeon and La Conner High School fans. La Conner benefitted from not one hat trick — but — in its impressive 7-1 league triumph. Wylie Thulen and Pablo Guirao Melendez each recorded three-goal hat tricks for the victors, who picked up their fourth win of the league campaign. Dylan Watkins also scored for La Conner. Back in the day, a player scoring thr...
When La Conner faced Dar-rington’s Loggers Friday night, it was the Braves who were a cut above. La Conner High axed Dar-rington 52-20 for a pivotal league road triumph that allowed the Braves to remain unbeaten at 5-0 in conference play and improve to 8-1 overall. Quarterback Sean Hulbert and running back Wil James rushed for three touchdowns apiece before the break, as the Braves churned out 361 yards on the ground. La Conner bolted to a 42-6 halftime lead and never looked back. It was a deficit even the Loggers found hard to trim. “I rea...
Matt Finley gave it his best shot when La Conner faced a frantic South Whidbey comeback bid Saturday night. And, fortunately for the Braves, that shot – the free throw – was just enough for La Conner to secure a hard-fought 61-59 non-league home hoop triumph. Finley delivered nine of 10 pressure-packed foul shots down the stretch as La Conner High withstood a 32-point Falcon blitz in the final stanza. Finley finished with 11 points, joining Cameron Sherman and Skylar Krueger in double-digits for the Braves. Sherman scored a...