Four La Conner High School golfers at state tournament

La Conner High School golfers nearly left the country to qualify for state competition in the Olympia area this week.

Four of its members – Sammy Williams, Gage Tenborg, Abi Udlock and Natalee Koch – emerged from Northwest Tri-District 2B trials at Loomis Trails Golf Course in Blaine with single round scores allowing them to advance to the state tournament at Tumwater Valley Golf Club.

Williams carded a 90 to place sixth on the Tri-District boys’ leaderboard. Tenborg was one stroke back, at 91, to clinch seventh place.

On the girls’ side, Udlock recorded a 123 for seventh place in the Tri-Dist...