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Article: Yaks double up
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
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- January 11, 2009
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By ROGER UNDERWOOD
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Ray Funk readily admits to pregame nervousness. It's part of his
mentality, he said.
Saturday at Sherar Gym, the Yakima Valley men's coach had good
reason for added angst since his Yaks had squandered leads of 17 or
more points in their three previous games, two of them losses. Also,
they had lost each of their three Eastern Region openers during
Funk's tenure.
Imagine his relief, then, after YVCC's 89-75 conquest of
Wenatchee Valley to start region play.
"You get into league," he said, "and everybody's scouted you.
Everybody's got their rotations set and everybody's ramped it up a
notch. It's just a different deal. So to get that first one, ...