Girls' lopsided wins start high school soccer season

Coach Maddie Huscher and her staff marveled at how well the La Conner High School girls’ soccer team communicated during preseason workouts a couple weeks ago.

Now the La Conner coaches can’t say enough about how well their players are executing attacks in the 2024 campaign’s early going.

The Braves opened non-conference action with twin romps in which they scored in double digits against both Muckleshoot Tribal School and Forest Ridge Sacred Heart.

La Conner blanked Muckleshoot 11-0 and defeated Forest Ridge 11-2 last week in a pair of impressive home triumphs.

The concepts introduced in preseason carried over nicely.

“We’re really excited about how much they’ve retained,” Huscher told the Weekly News during a practice session prior to La Conner’s home opener with Muckleshoot.

But an anticipated tough road match looms at 4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) for the Braves at 1A Blaine, which has split two decisions thus far. The Borderites fell 6-3 at Oak Harbor in their season debut, then rebounded to shut out Lakewood 2-0 at home last Thursday.

La Conner returns home on Friday for a 4 p.m. match with Providence Classical Christian.

On the boys’ side, La Conner forged a 1-1 draw at Crosspoint Academy last week. The Braves (0-1-1), who fell 3-1 to Auburn Adventist in their Sept. 5 season opener, are scheduled at NW2B rival Friday Harbor on Tuesday, Sept. 24.