La Conner girls’ soccer lose close one at Coupeville

Close losses can be either frustrating or encouraging.

The latter was the case for the La Conner High girls’ soccer team at Coupeville last Wednesday.

La Conner fell 4-2 in its season debut Sept. 15 despite goals by freshman Baylee Smith and senior Delaney Cobbs and strong play from frosh goalkeeper Odessa Bates.

“Overall, I felt good about the match,” La Conner head coach Christian Warman said afterward. “It wasn’t perfect, but I believe we were able to prove that we are competitors.”

Smith scored La Conner’s first goal of the season off a throw in, while Cobbs delivered on a deft free kick &...