Volleyball team set for return to a normal season

On a fundamental level this preseason is no different for the La Conner High School volleyball team than any other during the 29-year tenure of hall of fame head coach Suzanne Marble.

In other ways, however, it is a far different vibe now than last August.

The team, which captured the 2018 and 2019 state 2B net crowns, is looking forward to a full fall season after having been limited to a short spring campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This year more than ever has been the season we have all looked forward to the most,” Marble told the Weekly News on Sunday. “I know the players and coach...