JV Bravettes end season

Paige Snook gets the rebound during the girls JV game against Lynnville-Sully.

by Elizabeth Ostrem

The JV Bravettes lost to Lynnville-Sully at their home game on Thursday, Jan. 28. Although the team got off to a good start, the match ended with a score of 49-22 in Sully’s favor.

“I thought we improved from the first time we saw them, or at least in the first half,” said Coach Stew Timm. “We didn’t come out in the third quarter with that same improvement as we were outscored 3-15 in the third.”

Dakota Norris led the Bravettes with eight points, along with Clara Johnson, Paige Snook and Courtney Petersen with four points each.

 “With a game Friday night, the challenge is on all of us to bounce back and go get after North Mahaska,” said Timm.

Their next game was played at New Sharon the following day. Unfortunately, the Bravettes weren’t able to pull out a win. The final score for the game was 34-24, Mahaska’s favor.

Shayla Townsend and Johnson led the Bravettes with nine and six points respectively.

“It wasn’t always the best looking game, but I thought our effort was there throughout four quarters,” said Timm.

The Bravettes did manage to turn things around on Monday, Jan. 30, as they won against Belle Plaine during their final game of the season. The team took an early lead in the game and kept it, finishing with the score of 35-22.

“We got after it defensively early and set the tone for the entire night,” said Timm.

Snook led the team in scoring with eight points, followed by Petersen and James with seven and six points apiece.

“We had some turnovers that kept Belle Plaine close for part of the game, but we did some very nice things in the game and when you are aggressive and attacking the basket some of these turnovers happen,” said Timm. “I thought it was our best overall game on both ends of the floor tonight.”