Lady Pirates win annual ‘Battle for the Paddle’ against Ronan
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Ronan Maiden Arianna Zepeda drives by Lady Pirate Hinkley Moss during a Feb. 10 game.
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The trophy paddle is back in Polson until next year’s game is played.
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Polson Pirate basketball player Jesse Vail looks for an open channel during last Saturday’s game against Ronan. The evening was also Polson senior night.
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Lady Pirate Julia Barnard lays it up in a crowd.
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POLSON — The Polson Pirates met the Ronan Chiefs at home Saturday, Feb. 10. The Chiefs took the lead early and held on for a 44-32 win.
“We are proud of those boys and proud of how they represent our school and our community,” said PHS Principal Andy Fors.
The Polson Pirate boys basketball team holds a win-loss ratio of two wins to 15 losses.
The Lady Pirates took a close win against the Ronan Maidens, 37-36 to win the annual Battle for the Paddle against their cross-county rival. Head Coach Brandie Buckless said, “This has been a growing season for our girls. We have a lot of young girls though, and it’s been a really fun season.”
The girls’ season has almost been a 50/50 split for their win-loss ratio having won eight games and losing nine.
“With this win, we secured our fourth-place position in the conference, and we have one game left in the regular season then a couple games for divisionals,” Buckless said.
