The brighter the lights, the better the show. That's life for Branson's Lady Pirates. Branson jumped, sang and danced its way through Republic Wednesday, dispatching the Lady Tigers 60-42 in the Class 5 sectionals with relative ease and exceptional depth.
Taylor Fergen came out firing for Republic in the Class 5 District 12 title game, scoring 13 of her 20 points in the first half and helping secure Republic's fourth consecutive district title, beating Nixa, 62-44.
Five Republic seniors—Taylor Fergen, Katie Hamilton, Emily Jordan, Haven Lander, Rachel Rook—signed letters of intent Wednesday in five different sports.