Track teams run strong, take second at league title meet

The La Conner High School track teams show they have a finishing kick.

The Braves and Lady Braves posted strong performances at the NW2B/1B League Championship Meet in Mount Vernon on May 1, a prelude to Bi-District trials in Coupeville on Saturday, May 11.

La Conner teams placed second on each side of the five-school league title showdown. The Braves were runners-up to Coupeville on the boys’ team leaderboard. The Lady Braves were silver medalists behind Mount Vernon Christian.

“I was super proud of how everybody competed,” La Conner head track coach Peter Voorhees said. “It was our best team...