Braves exit state volleyball tourney after first round

Fate served up tough luck for the La Conner High School volleyball team at the Yakima SunDome last week.

First, head coach Pam Keller’s charges drew top-seeded Adna in first round state 2B tournament action.

Perhaps equally brutal was La Conner libero Addison Keller playing under the weather for Wednesday’s matches with the Pirates and Tri-Cities Prep.

Still, La Conner battled. The NW2B/1B runners-up pushed Adna, which arrived in Yakima riding an 18-game winning streak, in a hard-fought opening set.

But Adna, which finished 22-3 on the season, including a two-match season split with title winn...