Panthers finish fifth in tourney; drop next to Burns

Coming off a tough loss to their Valley rivals, the Encampment Tigers, the Saratoga Panthers’ men’s basketball team (3-7) (0-2) traveled to Ethete over the Christmas break and picked up three more games in the Fremont Tournament against teams that the Panthers wouldn’t normally play.

Coach Josh Sandlian said, “This tournament guaranteed three games. We get to see a couple other 2A teams we don’t normally get to see, and the boys decided they would rather play games than practice through the break.”

Saratoga used the opportunity to get everybody on the floor, and the younger players on the squa...