The new year for the YSHS girls basketball team started out with a bit of a dud against Mechanicsburg, who came to town on Monday, Jan. 4, and left with a 56–51 victory. But Yellow Springs came back to crush Belmont 63–32 on Saturday, Jan. 9, to go ahead 4–3 for the season.

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Kay (Carolyn) Corbin died on Sunday, Jan. 3, at Friends Care Community. There will be no formal services. However, a day of celebration will be held at the Spring Run Trout Club on Saturday, April 24.

Jennifer Lynn Freckman died Tuesday, Dec. 22, in her Yellow Springs home. She was 48.

Teresa K. (Grooms) Daugherty of Jamestown passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, in Xenia. She was 57.

Vivian Tuttle died Friday, Dec. 11 after a brief illness. She was 98.

Before the holiday break, the Yellow Springs girls basketball team lay down for Dayton Christian in a conference defeat 48–37 on Dec. 21. The loss puts the Lady Bulldogs at 3–3 to start the new year. Recreational youth basketball for girls and boys will begin Saturday, Jan. 9 at the John Bryan Community Center Gym, and will continue on Saturdays through March 6. The league is free and open to all community girls and boys.

This year’s Yellow Springs High School alumni basketball tournament ended in another battle between the classes of 2004 and 2002–2003, with the class of ’04 winning for the second consecutive year. The 2004 team was led by Jordan Skinner, Anthony Brandon, and Rory Hotaling, all of whom made the all-tournament team.

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