Lady Bruins run out of time against Placer

"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Teryn Rath getting the basketball with Kaitlyn Reina, in the middle is Placer's Baylee Vanderdoes.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Kaitlyn Reina, going to the basketball with two Placer players around Reina.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Cindy Solomon going up to the basket as Placer's Baylee Vanderdoes tried to block the ball with Olivia Holmes in the background.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Sarah Hagar with Placer's Kerry McCullough.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Teryn Rath and Placer's Maddie Graham as both players go for the ball.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Kaitlyn Reina goes up to the basket with Placer's Baylee Vanderdoes.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Kaitlyn Reina goes up to the basket with Placer's players around Reina.

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"John R. Hart " | The Union

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bear River played Placer High girls basketball team, Tuesday evening, Jack R. McCrory Gym, Bear River. Placer beat Bear River 48-46. Bear River's Cindy Solomon looking for a Bear River player to passed the ball to under the basket.

The Lady Bruins were outplayed down the final stretch of the fourth quarter in a game that was easily within their grasp, losing to Placer, 48-46, in a tough Pioneer Valley League match up, Tuesday night at Jack R. McCrory Gymnasium. The loss drops Bear River into a three-way tie atop the PVL standings with just one game remaining. “It was a tough loss,” said Bear River coach Jeff Bickmore. “The girls wanted it and played their butts off, but lost their composure down the stretch.” Bear River worked hard to build a 41-34 lead early in the fourth quarter …