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HAVING A (SAND) BLAST – La Conner High alum Cora Kellerman now plays on the southern California beach volleyball circuit and coaches middle and high school volleyball. Kellerman was an integral part of two Lady Braves’ state title teams before enjoying a stellar run at Eastern Washington University. She credits much of her academic and athletic skills development to the foundation provided her in La Conner. – Photo courtesy of Pacific Northwest Volleyball Photography and Jake Thibodeau
The sands of time have been kind to Cora Kellerman.
A trained electrical engineer, the 29-year-old former La Conner High and Eastern Washington University volleyball standout now plugs into office hours on southern California beaches.
Kellerman, who helped lead La Conner to State net titles in 2006 and 2007, is riding the popular wave of professional beach volleyball.
Even for an accomplished player like Kellerman, who led EWU by averaging nearly three kills per set her senior year – while also earning academic honors – the beach has been as much a classroom as a playground.
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