Ex-Brave Tyler Dubuque wins coach honor

A La Conner High School alum has been a key factor in unlocking doors leading to the successful rebuild and recent state championship run by the Anacortes football program.

Tyler Dubuque, a 2004 La Conner graduate, is the offensive coordinator and primary play caller for the 2A Seahawks, who set a state-title-round scoring mark with their 60-30 championship game victory over Tumwater last December.

Dubuque's peers noticed. The Washington State Football Coaches Association has named Dubuque the District 1 Assistant Football Coach of the Year.

"I had no idea I was even in the running for the awa...