La Conner High track teams show mettle, win medals

The La Conner High track team stayed in the running at the Skagit County Championships last week in Anacortes.

Well in the running, at that.

While one of the smaller enrollment schools at Rice Field, La Conner High proved long on talent during the intense two-day event.

Consider that La Conner sprinter Emma Lee, hurdler Sofie Thulen and jumper Matty Lagerwey were double gold medalists on the girls’ side of the County Meet, which saw the Lady Braves place a strong third in the team standings—ahead of Mount Vernon High, among others.

Throwers Kaden Murdock, Brady Nelson and Geoffrey McGaug...