Poplar’s girls’ basketball team withstood every comeback threat that Fairfield made and downed the Eagles, 52-39, in the third-place game of the Northern B divisional tournament on Saturday. The Indians gained a 2315 half-time advantage and held a seven-point advantage in the third quarter until Fairfield’s Reese McGurran canned a three-pointer with 1:55 left in the period. A steal and

After a tight first half, Poplar’s girls’ basketball team rolled to a 42-28 opening- round victory over Shelby on Wednesday, March 4. The game was deadlocked at 15-15 at the half, but Poplar opened the third quarter with a basket off a rebound by Cammie Martell and a three-pointer by Journey Gourneau. After Shelby pulled to 22-20 on a three-point shot by Rowen Russell, the Indians accounted