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The La Conner School Board on Monday endorsed and approved a four-year replacement levy on the Feb. 11 ballot to bridge the gap between state funding and the cost of staff, materials, services and facilities during a briskly paced 40-minute meeting. The proposal seeks $ 4,745,000 starting in 2026, $1.11 per $1,000 assessed valuation, the present tax rate. The levy and contributions from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community offset a $1 million shortfall between state funding and rising costs in...
Friday Harbor missed the boat when it came to getting its NW2B/1B boys' basketball season off to a good start. In hindsight, the Wolverines would have fared better had they literally missed the boat – their ferry ride from San Juan Island – to face La Conner in the conference opener for both teams at Landy James Gym Friday night. The home team, behind superb perimeter shooting and relentless full-court defensive pressure, sank Friday Harbor 72-48 in an impressive league debut. "We played har...
Skagit Valley College showed foresight when it envisioned Sarah Cook as a rare two-sport athlete coming out of high school. The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community member and La Conner grad rewarded SVC with a focused 20-20 effort in Skagit's Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball tournament title win over Linn-Benton Community College in Tacoma last month. Cook, a key member of SVC's women's basketball program, delivered 20 kills and 20 digs to help lead the Lady Cardinals to a gritty five-set...
La Conner High School's fall sports season has ended, but the school's student-athletes are still racking up points with NW2B/1B coaches. La Conner garnered 10 all-league selections in recent post-season polling for conference honors. In volleyball, junior libero Addison Keller was tabbed for first unit All-NW2B/1B recognition. Her La Conner teammates, freshmen Nora McCormick and Abi Poulton, were second team all-league choices. Junior Maeve McCormick was an honorable mention recipient. La...
A tough loss was soon forgotten as the La Conner High girls’ basketball team bounced back from a heartbreaking 48-47 setback at 3A Mount Vernon last Wednesday to defeat Lummi in a key road test on Saturday. Maeve McCormick (13) and Abi Poulton (12) combined for 25 points in leading La Conner (2-2) to a solid 45-36 triumph at Lummi. McCormick scored nine points in the second half, helping La Conner stave off a late Lummi comeback bid. Poulton scored 10 of her points before halftime as the visitors built a 25-15 lead at the break. Nora McCormick...
If ever there was a friendly rivalry, it’s the one shared by the La Conner and Lummi Nation boys’ basketball programs. Cousins related through the Edwards family of Swinomish played key roles for both teams in the latest meeting of the non-conference foes, a 63-49 home win by Lummi on Dec. 7. Lummi’s Dyson Edwards, who played middle school hoops at La Conner, led 1B Lummi with 22 points, including three perimeter treys in the second half. His cousin, Jerome Toby Jr., finished with 16 points, 12 coming before intermission. Lummi, which earli...
The La Conner High School girls' basketball team couldn't rebound from a slow start against 3A Ferndale in the season opener for both clubs at Landy James Gym Nov. 30. The 2B Braves trailed 21-4 after the first quarter and fell behind 28-8 early in the second period before mounting a furious comeback bid that brought the hosts to within 35-32 midway through the third frame. Ferndale closed with a 25-10 run to post a 60-42 victory. Maeve McCormick led La Conner with 19 points, 15 in the second...
Maeve McCormick scored a game-high 17 points, leading eight La Conner players in the scoring column, as the Braves evened their record at 1-1 with a 48-27 non-conference victory over visiting Blaine in girls’ hoops action Monday night. McCormick scored nine first quarter points, including a perimeter trey, as the hosts bolted to a 15-7 lead and never looked back. The team clinched matters with a 13-5 run in the third quarter fueled by five points from Faith Jenkins, a three-pointer and free throw by Shaniquah Casey, and two points each by M...
The middle school basketball game between La Conner and Conway here last week was emotional. So, too, was a special pre-game ceremony. Before the teams tipped off for what was a seesaw, down to the wire 49-46 La Conner victory, Braves coach Greg Edwards honored his mentor, the late Rich Watkins. "Rich really helped me out my first five years of coaching," Edwards told the large crowd gathered at the middle school gymnasium. "I had great respect for him." A beloved figure at La Conner Schools – h...
Having all five starters return to the La Conner High School girls' basketball team should help the program tackle a tough 2024-25 schedule. "It feels like we've joined the Northwest 1A/2A/3A League this year as we play Ferndale, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Lakewood, Burlington-Edison, Bellingham and Blaine," La Conner head coach Joe Harper told the Weekly News on Saturday. But Harper sees the tough non-conference slate in positive terms ahead of La Conner's chase for a 2B playoff berth. "I think t...
Despite returning four starters, the La Conner High School boys' basketball team will sport a new look this winter. The Braves will don new home and away jerseys with a tribal motif and red accents, harkening to the 1970s, along with backpacks bearing the player's number and the district's stylish blue thunderbird logo. Second-year head coach Lance Lopez, who guided La Conner to a 16-8 mark and state regional berth last season, said the varsity squad will make its much anticipated fashion...
The La Conner High School girls' soccer team lost its state tournament match last week. But head coach Maddie Huscher, her staff and players won the hearts of many across Washington. La Conner received much love on Thursday for hitting the road a second time for its playoff venue in Cle Elum. The team's Nov. 13 trip ended abruptly when its bus was struck by a pickup truck on I-405 in Bothell, forcing a 24-hour postponement of La Conner's date with third-seeded Cle Elum-Roslyn. No one on the bus...
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 sea...
Praises continue to be sung for Sarah Cook at Skagit Valley College, much like when she was a La Conner H igh School multi-sports star. Cook, an SVC sophomore who has earned Northwest Athletic Conference honors in volleyball and basketball, is receiving more accolades this fall. A 5-foot-9 outside hitter for the Cardinal spikers, Cook was recently named to the 2024 NWAC All-Star team. The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community member has been an integral part of an SVC volleyball squad that...
Emmitt Voorhees did some clever sidestepping during the cake walk as part of the La Conner Parent-Teacher-Student Association fundraiser at the elementary school gym Friday night. Bingo and a silent auction for home-baked desserts were also part of the fun. Proceeds from the event will help defray the costs of field trips and end-of-year playday activities....
They're back. The young and resilient La Conner High School volleyball team, twice on the brink of post-season elimination, swept Auburn Adventist and Orcas Island on Nov. 9 to preserve the program's long streak of state tournament appearances. La Conner (15-11) faces top-seeded and undefeated Adna in first-round state 2B action at 11:45 a.m. today (Wednesday) in the Yakima SunDome. La Conner has captured multiple state net crowns, its last in 2022. The Braves are seeded 16th in the 16-team...
The 14th-seeded La Conner High School girls’ soccer team has a tall mountain to climb in this year’s post-season format. And that’s on several levels. Not only have the Braves (5-7-2) drawn No. 3 Cle Elum-Roslyn in first round state playoff action today, but La Conner must play the loser-out match on the Warriors’ home pitch on the east slope of the Cascades. The winner of the contest (5 p.m. Nov. 13) advances to play the victor between No. 11 Adna and No. 6 Mount Vernon Christian with the date and location to be determined. La Conner lost 5-...
Life may be just a bowl of cherries, but Young Life offers a full range of desserts. That was borne out once again during the annual Young Life Dessert fundraiser at La Conner Elementary School Sunday night. The event is held here each November to provide financial support for students who attend Young Life summer camps, an experience master of ceremonies Peter Voorhees, a La Conner High School teacher and coach, described as life changing. Young Life donors filled the elementary school's...
Qualified high school students can take advantage of a unique opportunity to explore the world by spending an academic year, semester or summer in Europe, Asia, North or South America, Australia or South Africa as part of the ASSE International Student Exchange Program. A non-profit, public benefit organization, ASSE (formerly the American-Scandinavian Student Exchange) is dedicated to promoting closer ties of friendship between the United States and other countries by fostering intercultural understanding through youth exchange programs....
Addison Wigal enjoyed a senior moment before she joined her La Conner volleyball teammates in a thrilling five-set home match Oct. 30 that won't soon be forgotten. Wigal, La Conner's lone senior, was honored prior to the Braves' marathon two-and-a-half-hour clash with Sedro-Woolley, which won by scoring the final three points in the decisive fifth set. "It was definitely one of our better matches of the season," La Conner head coach Pam Keller said. "It's what we needed going into...
Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Such were the results of last week’s soccer matches for La Conner. The La Conner girls improved to 4-5-2 on the season and secured a post-season berth with a thrilling 3-1 shootout-round win at NW2B/1B foe Lopez Island last Wednesday. The boys posted their third straight, single-goal, overtime loss, this time to archrival Coupeville on Nov. 1. Baylee Smith, Aisley Zimmerman and Yami Ocampo-Contreras made shootout goals for the Braves, who were locked in a shutout through regulation and two overtime periods. Z...
The Kiwanis Club of La Conner has announced the Students of the Month for October. Kenneth Tronsdal is the high school student. His parents are Curt and DeAnne Tronsdal. Kenneth's favorite class is guitar. He's in the drama club and enjoys the group's creativity. He also helps the preschool class on the school campus. Outside of school, Kenneth likes to walk around town enjoying the shops. At home he plays his guitar and writes movies. After graduation, he wants to attend college to get a...
The La Conner Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a drive to help fill the La Conner Schools Care Cabinet. The cabinet is filled with health care and hygiene items, socks, T-shirts and snacks. It’s available to all students, anytime they need something. “Imagine getting to school with wet feet because of a puddle you didn’t see or you couldn’t find your scrunchie to get your hair out of your face,” said Kiwanian Joy Neal. “Or you spilled lunch down the front of your shirt. Kids need to feel comfortable in order to learn.” Kiwanis members are asking th...
La Conner High School senior C.J. Edwards reigned last week as the school’s Homecoming King, but his crowning achievement came Friday night when he led the Braves to a convincing 56-26 eight-man grid victory over Muckleshoot Tribal School at Whittaker Field. Edwards, La Conner’s dual-threat quarterback, threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Braves remained unbeaten at home and pushed their season mark to 3-4 while playing an independent non-conference schedule. The versatile Edwards also returned a pass interception 80 yards for...
Working overtime didn't pay off again for the hard-luck La Conner boys' soccer team. For the second straight week, the Braves fell at home in an extra session after forging a tie in regulation. This time it was state-ranked Providence Classical Christian that escaped with a 3-2 overtime win, spoiling a spirited La Conner effort in an often-physical contest played before a supportive Homecoming crowd on Oct. 25. "It was a good match," La Conner head coach Galen McKnight said afterward. "We...
