Mira Costa girls’ basketball coach has no hang-ups about great season

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Some calls are tough to make.

I didn’t want to bug Don Braunecker with a pesky phone call, asking for a day-after reaction to the Division II girls’ basketball state title game, which his Mira Costa squad dropped last night in overtime.

I gave him a ring. He didn’t hang up. “It’s tough to lose,” Braunecker said. “It’ll take a few days to get over but I’ll take getting to the finals and losing than not getting there at all.”

After the loss, Braunecker and the Mustangs kept it simple. “We didn’t need to talk after the game,” he said. “I just gave every kid a hug.”

Well, congrats on a great season, Coach, and thanks for taking my calls.

-- Anthony Stitt

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