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Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 1:31 PM MST

Braves take Piestewa championship

The San Carlos Braves (15- 16-year-old basketball team) traveled to Flagstaff to participate in the 2005 Lori Piestewa National Native American Games held on July 15-17. The opening ceremonies of the Native American Games were held on Thursday July 14, and the Braves took part. Each participant was given T-shirts for their participation and had the opportunity to meet the family of Lori Piestewa.

The Braves participated in the age group for 15 & 16 and under, where there were five teams age 15 and three teams for 16-year-olds. The first game the Braves played was on Friday at 9 p.m. against the Northern Arizona Defenders of Yavapai. The Braves won and played on Saturday, July16 at 11 a.m. against the Yaqui Warriors, where they lost by four. On Sunday, July 17, at 10 a.m. where they played Flagstaff - Navajo and won.

At noon, on the same day, the Braves played and defeated the Warriors Yaqui, earning a spot in the championship game. In the title game, the Braves won by a final score of 47-41. In the awards ceremony, the Braves received their gold medals, after coming back with strong wins back up from the losers bracket.

The San Carlos Braves would like to thank the following merchants who help make their trip possible: McSpadden Ford, Earthmovers, Mid-State Pipe, Blake & Carpenter, Kevlin Steele & Supply, Irene's, Rainwater Auto Sales, Mahoney Group, La Casita, Safeway, Diabetes Program, Fry's, San Carlos Police Department, Wal-Mart, Kelly's and Apache Gold Casino.

Thanks to the following individuals: Robert Howard, Jeff Leatherman, Ed & Shirley Dawson, Henry & Ethel Betom, Andrea Steel, Larry and Marthalene Phillips, Calvin Key, Ike Key, Kennedy Sr and Veronica Johnson, Eric Johnson and the parents of the team players and scorekeeper.

Thank you for your support.

Kennedy Jr & Angelena Johnson

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