For the La Conner High School boys’ soccer program, wins over league power Mount Vernon Christian have come about as often as the U.S. Census in recent seasons.

Which means La Conner’s 4-1 win via penalty kicks at MVC Friday counts for a lot.

“This was a huge win for us, beating Mount Vernon Christian for the first time in 10 years,” Braves head coach Galen McKnight told the Weekly News afterwards. “Some of the boys have been playing for five years – since eighth grade – and it really meant a lot to them.”

La Conner’s Christian Fix knotted the score 1-1 with a seco...