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Reedsport HS
2260 Longwood
Reedsport, OR
97467

Swimming District
By Kati Dickson

All season the Reedsport Swim team has been preparing for the meet that determines everything, the meet that decides who is done with swimming for the year and who goes on to state. Despite the pressure, the Braves still racked up four 1st place medals, three 2nd place medals, as well as two 3rd place finishes. All together the Braves sent 6 out of their 10 swimmers to state; which will be held in Corvallis on the 19th and 20th.

On Saturday, the Girls Medley Relay (consisting of Rachel Johnson, Emily and Aubrey Vaughn, and Kati Dickson) started the day off right and earned a District Champion tittle with a personal best time of 2:02.68, beating their time from prelims by over two seconds. The guys gave it their best in the relay as well, managing to pull in a 4th place finish. Robby Feagles swam backstroke for the Braves, while Leo Castaneda swam breaststroke, Russ Johnson raced butterfly, and Dan Dickson anchored with freestyle. “It is on of the best teams I have ever been on.” Senior Dan Dickson tells us after the district meet.
    Leo Castaneda showed off his knowledge of all four strokes in the 200yd IM. The race starts with a grueling 50yds of butterfly, followed by another 50yds of backstroke, then 50yds of breaststroke, and finally 50yds of freestyle. In the end Leo finished in 2nd place. After the IM, Leo swam the 100yd free, where he also got 2nd. About his senior year, Leo said, "I feel my senior year went well for sustaining a shoulder injury during the summer that still affects me today. I didn't get many PR's, but I can't complain about my performances. The only bummer is that if I had swam the butterfly, I'd be seeded in the top six at state."
     In the Girls 50yd Free The Vaughn sisters captured 2nd and 3rd, Aubrey being the faster of the two by just .13 seconds. Later in the meet, Senior Emily Vaughn placed 3rd in the 100yd Free. Aubrey Vaughn went on to become yet another District Champion for the Braves in the longest race offered at high school swim meets, the 500yd Free.
   Freshman Russ Johnson claimed two District Championships in the 100yd Free and the 50yd Free. Led by the Vaughn sisters, the Girls 200yd Freestyle relay gave it all they had and earned their right at 2nd place on the podium.
Senior Rachel Johnson said, "We did great this year, even for only [having] 10 people participate." Emily Vaughn, also a senior, said,"Our swimsuits were hot and so was our relay team."
Overall, Coach Mark Gibbons said, "To sum up our season, we were short on numbers, but long on heart. At the district meet everyone improved their times. We scored more points per swimmer than did any other team."

Wrestling District
By Heather Leach and Armando Herrera

Wrestling was held at Gilcrest this year on the 13th and 14th of February. The preparation for this meet was intense. They left the High School at 5 a.m. Friday morning and arrived at Gilcrest at 8:40 a.m. where they found out that weigh-ins didn't begin until 1 p.m. After waiting in the gym until weigh-ins began the Reedsport Braves were ready to wrestle.

Leonel Martinez, 112 pounds won two of his four matches and came
won two of his four matches and came in 5th place overall. Chase Landry, 119 pounds won his only match and placed 6th. JR Wheeler, 135 pounds, lost both of his matches in the first day, so he didn't place either. Sam Huskey, 130 pounds, won three of his five matches and placed 5th. Nick Schneider, 145 pounds, won two of his four matches and placed 4th. Travis Gardner, 171 pounds, won three of his four matches placing him at 5th. Tom Dailey, 171 pounds won two of his three matches, though he didn't place. Trevor Gardner, 189 pounds, won three of his four matches and placed 5th. Spencer Mitchell, 215 pounds, won two of four of his matches and placed 4th. Armando Herrera, 275 pounds, lost his only match and was forced to forfeit the rest of his matches due to a rib injury. Jeremy Camphouse won both of his matches and is going to state in first place.

When asked what he thought about going to state Jeremy Camphouse said he was excited that he placed first at district, and is looking forward to state; which will be held in Portland in the Memorial Coliseum.

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Swimming District By Kati Dickson All season the Reedsport Swim team has been preparing for the meet that determines everything, the meet that decides who is done with swimming for the year and who goes on to state. Despite the pressure, the Braves still racked up four 1st place medals, three 2nd place medals, as well as two 3rd place finishes. All together the Braves sent 6 out of their 10 swimmers to state; which will be held in Corvallis on the 19th and 20th. On Saturday, the Girls Medley Relay (consisting of Rachel Johnson, Emily and Aubrey Vaughn, and Kati Dickson) started the day off right and earned a District Champion tittle with a personal best time of 2:02.68, beating their time from prelims by over two seconds. The guys gave it their best in the relay as well, managing to pull in a 4th place finish. Robby Feagles swam backstroke for the Braves, while Leo Castaneda swam breaststroke, Russ Johnson raced butterfly, and Dan Dickson anchored with freestyle. “It is on of the best teams I have ever been on.” Senior Dan Dickson tells us after the district meet. Leo Castaneda showed off his knowledge of all four strokes in the 200yd IM. The race starts with a grueling 50yds of butterfly, followed by another 50yds of backstroke, then 50yds of breaststroke, and finally 50yds of freestyle. In the end Leo finished in 2nd place. After the IM, Leo swam the 100yd free, where he also got 2nd. About his senior year, Leo said, "I feel my senior year went well for sustaining a shoulder injury during the summer that still affects me today. I didn't get many PR's, but I can't complain about my performances. The only bummer is that if I had swam the butterfly, I'd be seeded in the top six at state." In the Girls 50yd Free The Vaughn sisters captured 2nd and 3rd, Aubrey being the faster of the two by just .13 seconds. Later in the meet, Senior Emily Vaughn placed 3rd in the 100yd Free. Aubrey Vaughn went on to become yet another District Champion for the Braves in the longest race offered at high school swim meets, the 500yd Free. Freshman Russ Johnson claimed two District Championships in the 100yd Free and the 50yd Free. Led by the Vaughn sisters, the Girls 200yd Freestyle relay gave it all they had and earned their right at 2nd place on the podium. Senior Rachel Johnson said, "We did great this year, even for only [having] 10 people participate." Emily Vaughn, also a senior, said,"Our swimsuits were hot and so was our relay team." Overall, Coach Mark Gibbons said, "To sum up our season, we were short on numbers, but long on heart. At the district meet everyone improved their times. We scored more points per swimmer than did any other team." Wrestling District By Heather Leach and Armando Herrera Wrestling was held at Gilcrest this year on the 13th and 14th of February. The preparation for this meet was intense. They left the High School at 5 a.m. Friday morning and arrived at Gilcrest at 8:40 a.m. where they found out that weigh-ins didn't begin until 1 p.m. After waiting in the gym until weigh-ins began the Reedsport Braves were ready to wrestle. Leonel Martinez, 112 pounds won two of his four matches and came won two of his four matches and came in 5th place overall. Chase Landry, 119 pounds won his only match and placed 6th. JR Wheeler, 135 pounds, lost both of his matches in the first day, so he didn't place either. Sam Huskey, 130 pounds, won three of his five matches and placed 5th. Nick Schneider, 145 pounds, won two of his four matches and placed 4th. Travis Gardner, 171 pounds, won three of his four matches placing him at 5th. Tom Dailey, 171 pounds won two of his three matches, though he didn't place. Trevor Gardner, 189 pounds, won three of his four matches and placed 5th. Spencer Mitchell, 215 pounds, won two of four of his matches and placed 4th. Armando Herrera, 275 pounds, lost his only match and was forced to forfeit the rest of his matches due to a rib injury. Jeremy Camphouse won both of his matches and is going to state in first place. When asked what he thought about going to state Jeremy Camphouse said he was excited that he placed first at district, and is looking forward to state; which will be held in Portland in the Memorial Coliseum.