Playing a former team mate and friend isn't always easy to do, but Reedsport's Varsity Boys Basketball team played their best although they were defeated by Creswell Bulldogs.  The Braves faced David Vandervort, formerly a Braves player, who scored 12 points in the game.

       Senior Jeff Kennedy put 21 points on the board for the Braves, and Senior Daniel Mast added 19.  With a score of 52-49, the Braves lost their first game of the season. 
       Also on Tuesday, December seventh the boys played Coquille and came home with a winning score of 70-61.

Trying Hard

    On Friday,  December 10th, Reedsport's Varsity Girls Basketball team traveled to Creswell to play a non league game against the Bulldogs.
    Jayme Harrold tied the game with 45 seconds left in in the fourth period, which lead to overtime.  Junior Deanne Huebner scored 16 points in the game and senior Victoria Schaaf added 10 to lead the girls to their first victory with a score of 41-39.  Also scoring for the Braves was Mandi Schafer, and Ashley Fulps with four points each.
    On the seventh of December, the girls played Coquille on their home court.  They did their best but fell short with a final score of 33-63.

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by Brian Kruse

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       With a pretty good lead over the Kennedy Trojans the Braves were able to come out with a win.  With a final score of 50-38 the Braves felt pretty confident with a good record.  They haven't played any league games yet and the non league record is three wins and one losses. 

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by Brian Kruse

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       Reedsport Lady Braves Varsity Team took on Kennedy last Saturday here.  Though they had a very interesting game they didn't come out with the win.  Kennedy was a well put together team for a 2A school like Reedsport.  With the loss of 26-48 the Lady Braves took care of business like normal and did not let it get to them.  With their non league record of 1-4 they are looking good.  If they do well during league they might have a good chance at the State title.
    The Braves will take on the Coquille Red Devils on Friday December 17th here at Reedsport. 
    JV games start at 4:30 p.m. and the girls play about 6 p.m. and the boys start around 7:30.  Come and enjoy some exciting ACTION!

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by Heather Leach

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       The first home swim meet was held December 12.  The girls started the swim meet off with the 200 medley relay, swimmers Aubrey Vaughn, Kati Dickson, Heather Leach, and Christina Swift made up the legs of the relay.  They came in with a time of 2:30.1 and third place.
    Then Aubrey and Kati raced against each other in the 200 freestyle.  Aubrey finished with a time of 2:04.8 followed by Kati at 2:35.5.  The next event the Aqua Braves competed in was the 50 freestyle with Heather Leach and Aubrey.  Aubrey came in first with a time of 25.8 followed slowly by Heather with a time of 35.5.  Kati Dickson competed next in the 100 freestyle and came in first with a time of 1:07.9.
    Then there was an intermission.  After that the girls team competed in the 200 freestyle relay.  Reedsport came in third with a time of 2:22.6.  Next there was Heather Leach racing in the 100 backstroke were she achieved second with a time of 1:32.5.  Christina Swift was the last girl to compete, she raced in the 100 Breaststroke and had a time of 1:58.2.
    Only Russ Johnson competed in the swim meet.  He raced in the 50 and the 100 freestyle and received times of 23.2 and 52.9.