Sophomore Polly Bryant placed first in solo acting and earned an encore, command performance for the Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team at a Jan. 13-14 Ketchikan meet.

Bryant said she portrays “a ridiculous character,” and assistant coach Tim Shields said the results are “hilarious.”

“It’s about a Southern belle deciding that she’s going to ask her boyfriend to marry her, rather than the other way around,” Shields said. “She gets tired of…