Basketball season is in full swing! The Lady Pirates opened their season with a game against the Gregory Gorillas on December 5, 2023. The girls won the game with the final score being 57-37. After playing against some very challenging opponents, the team has a record of 7-5. Head coach Brad Poppe says, “We are getting better every game. We have played the number one and two team in class B and number three team in class A. We are working to continue to improve every day and we hope to be playing the best we can by the end of the season.” The boys started their season off on December 12, 2023 with a game against the Corsica Stickney Jaguars. Unfortunately, when the buzzer sounded, the final score was 29-40 favoring the Jaguars. The boys have a record of 1-7. “We have a good group of senior leaders who hold our team accountable,” said head coach Bailey Lagge. “We have had good contributions from kids off the bench. I like the fact that we can comfortably go nine players deep. I feel like this will be a strength as the season gets busier. They haven’t all turned into wins, but the effort has been great and I think that will help us as the post season approaches.”