The Sterling girls basketball team found some Christmas cheer in the bronze bracket of the Gulf Coast Classic.
The Lady Rangers took home the runner-up trophy Saturday after falling to Pasadena Dobie 61-41. Sterling advanced to the championship game with wins over Beaumont Central and West Brook.
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