Lady Braves work overtime for District crown

You might say the Lady Braves literally stole the District hoop title from Orcas Friday night.

La Conner head coach Scott Novak would rather term it a case of his club taking care of business late in regulation and in overtime to cash in on a hard-fought, 62-59 blue-collar victory.

La Conner trailed by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter before forcing a series of Orcas turnovers, the last of which was a steal and layup by Lauren Reynolds with 19 seconds left that tied the score at 57-57 and forced the extra session.

Reynolds added another steal and layin, while Anna Cook — who l...