Girls' soccer team has depth in rebuilding year

Communication was the key word when the La Conner High School girls' soccer team opened preseason workouts last week.

The hope is that by season's end, the rebuilding Braves program will be the talk of the perennially tough NW2B League.

"The feedback we're getting is that our communication on the field is much improved," second year head coach Maddie Huscher said. "We've really stepped up with that all over the field, on offense and defense."

Huscher and assistant coaches Robert Hancock and Tawsha Carlson have greeted a deep and communicative roster that blends a corps of key returnees with ta...