Braves clinch District top seed with twin wins

The rain last week did nothing to dampen the spirits of the La Conner High baseball team.

Quite the opposite, actually.

The Braves weathered scattered showers and wet field conditions to defeat league rival Orcas 6-1 and clinch a share of the NW2B title with Concrete.

La Conner players already had plenty of reason to be in sunny moods. That’s because the Braves on Tuesday had drubbed Darrington 17-6 in a key road test.

The two-game conference sweep gives La Conner, by virtue of winning a tie-breaker with the Lions, top seeding going into this week’s District Tournament.

That’s a huge developme...