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Ellie Marble has been a central figure in La Conner High School’s last two state 2B Volleyball championship runs.

So, it seems only appropriate that Marble would verbally commit to attend and play volleyball at Central Washington University after her 2023 graduation.

Marble, a 6’0” junior outside hitter and the Washington State Coaches Association 2021 2B Player of the Year, announced her choice of the Ellensburg campus on social media last week.

At Central, she will play for a top-flight NCAA Division II program guided by head coach Mario Andaya, who has topped 400 wins over 26 seaso...