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Local Sports PAGE UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 9:08 AM PDT Frame leads boys to win at Sutherlin The Reedsport Community Charter School’s boys golf team finished second last Monday at the Glide Invitational in Sutherlin. This was their first meeting with other teams from Special District 3. Led by medalist Montana Frame’s 1-under-par 71, the Braves posted a team total of 355 to edge McKenzie by nine strokes for the runner-up spot. Bandon took the title with a 331 total. Host Gilde was fourth at 441, followed by Oakridge 458. Frame shot an even-par 35 on the front nine and a 1-under 36 on the back to claim individual honors by seven shots over Bandon’s Ben Lindsay. “Montana had his usual steady performance, and I was pleased with the way we played for the most part,” said Reedsport Community Charter School co-head coach Barry Miller. “Since the top two teams qualify for state, we have a chance to make it if the kids continue to work on the weak parts of their games. It was a good chance to compete against the other teams in the district.” Senior Chad Cassaro had an excellent front nine with a 39, but struggled a bit on the much tougher and hillier back nine and shot a 49 for an 88. Meanwhile, junior Marcus Gabaldon recovered from difficulty with his driver and bettered a 50 on the front by shooting a 45 on the back for a 95. Rounding out the RCCS quintet were sophomores Garrett Kaufmann with a 50-51-101 and Andrew Wall with a 58-65-123. “With the back nine being so much harder than the front, it was great to see Marcus better his score by five strokes,” said Miller. “Garrett was pretty consistent on both nines, Chad played really well on the front and Andrew posted some double-digit numbers that really hurt his score. Considering the unexpected heat and humidity, and all the uphill holes on the back, we had a pretty good showing.”  The Braves return to action Monday, April 11, at the Bandon Dunes Invitational.