It’s no secret diamonds have value.

Same with the players who toil upon them.

And, in the case of NW2B baseball and softball ranks, the most valuable players happen to wear La Conner High uniforms.

The two pitchers who hurled La Conner teams to the top of league standings and into postseason each garnered MVP honors in recent balloting among NW2B programs.

Max Miller, who went 10-1 with 99 strikeouts in 65 innings, was named the league’s Most Valuable Player on its baseball side. The softball MVP award was garnered by Olivia Hedlund, who fanned 114 batters and hit a robust .549 for the...