Rally In Worcester Celebrates Repeat North High Polar Bears Basketball Champs

WORCESTER, MA — It wasn't enough for the North High School Polar Bears boys' basketball team to make history once. They had to go and do it again.

Worcester will welcome home its repeat state champion basketball team Saturday with a procession and rally. The Polar Bears won the Division 1 MIAA Championship March 17, defeating Franklin High School 59-53. The game was the pinnacle of the team's undefeated season.

The Polar Bears made history in March 2023, becoming the first basketball team from Worcester to win an MIAA D1 state basketball championship. The team beat Needham High School 73-64.

The rally for the Polar Bears will start around 1:45 p.m. Saturday with the team rolling down Shrewsbury Street in a duck boat escorted by Worcester police. The procession will end at the common behind Worcester City Hall with a rally featuring officials including North High Dean and Basketball Coach Al Pettway, North High senior athletes Joe Okla and Teshaun Steele, Mayor Joseph Petty, Superintendent Rachel Monárrez and North High School Principal Sam FanFan.