Dustin Swanson is new Stanwood basketball coach

Dustin Swanson is the new head coach of the Stanwood High School girls’ basketball team. Swanson was the La Conner High School assistant basketball coach.

Swanson, from a pioneer La Conner family, was an integral part of basketball teams here for 15 years, serving on the high school boys’ and girls’ staffs and coaching youths from Little Dribblers through eighth grade.

He hopes to replicate the success he had working alongside head coach Scott Novak.

Swanson was courtside with Braves and Lady Braves teams that returned from Spokane with multiple state 2B trophies, including a second-place fini...