Under the direction of long-time coach Annalise Mudaliar, the Lynnwood Royals volleyball team won numerous Wesco League titles, District 1 championships and qualified for the WIAA 3A State Volleyball Tournament each of the past three seasons. The Royals brought home a third-place finish — the best in school history — in 2023 and an eighth-place trophy last season.

After teasing for the past couple years that she would be retiring, Mudaliar finally made the call to walk away from the head coaching post this past off-season, leaving it to one of her previous players — Lynnwood 2021 graduate Surina Soumpholphakdy.

With plenty of fanfare and expectation, the Soumpholphakdy-era of Lynnwood volleyball got underway on Monday. Unfortunately for Royals’ fans, it started with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-22,

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