La Conner 500: Net coach Marble, fans celebrate milestone win

Simply Marbleous.

That was the vibe in Mount Vernon last week when fans from near and far and across time gathered to watch La Conner High volleyball coach Suzanne Marble record her 500th career win with a program she has guided to four state titles, the most recent last November.

La Conner’s straight-sets triumph at Mount Vernon Christian resembled many of the preceding 499 victories under Marble’s watch, a journey that began here in 1993.

The Lady Braves served at a 94 per cent clip, won two of three sets by double digits and had a handful of players fill the stat sheet.

One of those was the...