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New Banner Unveiled for 1978 State Championship Pierson Boys Basketball Team

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A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

A new banner honoring the 1978 Pierson boys basketball state championship was unveiled at the varsity boys game against Babylon on February 8. MARIANNE BARNETT

The 1978 team in action. PIERSON YEARBOOK PHOTOS

The 1978 team in action. PIERSON YEARBOOK PHOTOS

The 1978 team in action. PIERSON YEARBOOK PHOTOS

The 1978 team in action. PIERSON YEARBOOK PHOTOS

authorCailin Riley on Feb 13, 2024
Nearly a decade ago, during a minor renovation project in the Pierson High School gym, the large banner honoring what, for many years, was the school’s only state championship team,... more

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