Volleyball shaped La Conner alum’s success in college and career

A member of a local pioneer farm family played a key role in growing the La Conner volleyball program into a perennial state title contender.

Julie Hulbert Marble is now a dental hygienist at Skagit Valley Family Dental Center. She helped La Conner High School enjoy a steady diet of wins, including state net crowns in 2006-2007 and then majored in nutrition at Central Washington University,

A 5’-11” middle blocker who was a four-year high school letter winner, she played for the school’s back-to-back state champions as a freshman and sophomore and was the NW2B co-player of the year and an all-...