Bucs water polo hoping discipline keeps them in play

KYLE TURK, Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.
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Apr. 20—GRAND HAVEN TWP. — This spring, the Grand Haven High School pool will be busier than usual, with both the boys and girls water polo teams at the school using the facilities for their seasons.

Typically, the boys season is over and done with in the fall, but contact sports were limited months after the COVID-19 pandemic started. That's led to a hungrier Buccaneer squad that has a strong season in their sights.

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