Behind the scenes of Karns City’s third straight District 9 girls basketball championship: See the photos
Karns City's Hannah Summerville, left, Shae Pistorius and Chloe Larimore dance to music in the locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Karns City’s girls basketball team won its third straight District 9 title Saturday.
The Gremlins let the Butler Eagle behind the scenes of their championship day, from loading up the bus, to pregame preparations in the locker room at Clarion University’s Tippin Gymnasium through their postgame celebration with trophy in hand.
Read the full recap and see more photos from the game at the link below.
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Chloe Fritch leads the Karns City girls basketball team to the bus waiting outside Karns City High School to take the team to the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team load the bus waiting outside Karns City High School to take them to the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Hannah Summerville, front, and Hanna Dailey load onto the bus outside Karns City High School to head to Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Kira Cutway leads the girls basketball team off the bus outside Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Alivia Farren, left, and Madison Mahood exit the bus outside Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Shae Pistorius, left, Brooklyn Taylor and Chloe Fritch dance with the rest of the Karns City girls basketball team in a vacant classroom at Clarion High School as they wait to take the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Larimore, center, performs several dance moves as the Karns City girls basketball team dance together while waiting to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Larimore, center, performs several dance moves as the Karns City girls basketball team dance together while waiting to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance together in a vacant classroom at Clarion High School as they wait to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance together in a vacant classroom at Clarion High School as they wait to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance together in a vacant classroom at Clarion High School as they wait to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Larimore performs the worm dance move while the rest of the Karns City girls basketball team reacts as they wait to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey fixes her hair in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey fixes her hair in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Fritch fixes her hair in the girls locker room as the Karns City girls basketball team prepare to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey fixes her hair in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey fixes her hair in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Shae Pistorius fixes her hair in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Larimore, left, has her hair braided by Alivia Farren as the Karns CIty girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Madison Mahood ties her tennis shoes while laughing and chatting with teammates Alivia Farren, left, and Katelyn VanDyke as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Madison Mahood ties her tennis shoes as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Madison Mahood ties her tennis shoes as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Madison Mahood ties her tennis shoes as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Savanna Prescott tapes her knees as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey, left, Madison Mahood and Chloe Larimore dance in the girls locker room as the Karns City girls basketball team prepares to take the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi writes down his game plan in the girls locker room as the team finishes getting ready ahead of their taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Fritch, left, and Hanna Dailey dance while getting ready in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey, left, Chloe Fritch and Shae Pistorius stretch in the girls locker room ahead of the Karns City girls basketball team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi relays his game plan to the Karns City girls basketball team in the girls locker room head of the team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi relays his game plan to the Karns City girls basketball team in the girls locker room head of the team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi relays his game plan to the Karns City girls basketball team in the girls locker room head of the team taking the court in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team say a prayer before taking the court for warmups in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team say "Our Father" ahead of the team taking the court for warmups in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Hanna Dailey, left, Brooklyn Taylor, Savanna Prescott, Charlie Surman and Giada Bonetto say "Our Father" ahead of the team taking the court for warmups in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Larimore, center, performs several dance moves as the Karns City girls basketball team dance together while waiting to head to their locker room ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Charlie Surman gets ready in the team's locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Charlie Surman gets ready in the team's locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor, left, Hannah Summerville and Shae Pistorius listen to assistant coach Mike Hegedus read a letter to the team in the locker room as the team prepares for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor gets ready in the team's locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor gets ready in the team's locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Hanna Dailey, left, and Brooklyn Taylor get ready in the locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor hugs assistant coach Mike Hegedus in the locker room as the team prepares for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Savanna Prescott and Brooklyn Taylor get ready in their locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Savanna Prescott does her makeup in the locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Hannah Summerville, left, Shae Pistorius and Chloe Larimore dance to music in the locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance to music in their locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance to music in their locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team dance to music in their locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Savanna Prescott hands out chapstick to Brooklyn Taylor and Naomi Venesky in their locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Katelyn VanDyke fist bumps assistant coach Mike Hegedus in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Naomi Venesky, left, and Brooklyn Taylor hold hands while doing sprints at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Hannah Summerville, Savanna Prescott and Shae Pistorius do stretches at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Savanna Prescott does stretches at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team stretches at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Naomi Venesky practices dribbling at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Katelyn VanDyke, left, Savanna Prescott, Brooklyn Taylor, Kira Cutway, Chloe Fritch and Hanna Dailey listen to head coach Steve Andreassi expain their game plan ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship against Cranberry at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team bows their head in prayer in the locker room at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasium ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship against Cranberry on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's girls basketbal head coach Steve Andreassi leads the team in a fist bump before they take the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's girls basketbal head coach Steve Andreassi left notes for the girls to read before they took the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor and Savanna Prescott lead the team out of the locker room to take the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Savanna Prescott, left, Brooklyn Taylor and Hanna Dailey say the pledge of allegiance ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Naomi Venesky is high fived by the team as she takes the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Chloe Fritch, left, and Hannah Summerville high five ahead of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball Head Coach Steve Andreassi gives his final pointers to the girls before they take the court for the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Chloe Fritch signals to her teammates during the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team cheer on their teammates during the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball head coach Steve Andreassi gives pointers to Chloe Fritch and Brooklyn Taylor on the sidelines of the court during the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball head coach Steve Andreassi gives pointers to Chloe Fritch on the sidelines of the court during the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi gives the team a pep talk at halftime of the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City girls basketball coach Steve Andreassi watches the team play in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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The Karns City girls basketball team cheers on their teammates in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball semifinals at Clarion High School on Friday, 21, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Karns City's Brooklyn Taylor jokes around in the locker room after the team was medaled and won the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship at Clarion University's Tippin Gymnasiumbon Saturday, March 1, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
