Defeat Mankato Loyola in non-conference game, 57-45
Two nights of boys basketball – two start-of-season wins for the Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverine boys basketball team.
After fighting back from an 11-point deficit for the win at Springfield on Friday, December 2, MLA defeated Mankato Loyola by eight, 57-45, in their home owner on Saturday, December 3. (Check back for a stats update.)
The squad, led by Head Coach Shawn Naas, is now 2-0 early in the 2016-2017 schedule. They will travel to Fulda on Tuesday, December 6, to take on the Raiders. They return home to play Heron Lake/Okabena on Friday, December 9.
The win was made even more sweet as the Wolverines saluted the 2003-2004 Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin (MLBO) squad. Prior to the varsity tip-off, members of the team were introduced. The squad was the first MLBO squad to win the Red Rock Conference with a 16-0 undefeated conference record, going 23-2 overall.
Team members included Sitt Thamavongkeo, Kyle “Eddie” Ott, Sipone Soungsouvandy, Grant Wall, Max Hoge, Travis Ratzlaff, Matthew Myers, Tyler Myers, Josh Oakland, Danny Snyder, Keith Thompson, Mark DeYounge, Don Speikers, Bradley Green and Danny Speikers. Coaches were Shawn Naas and Tim Kirk.
The 2011-2012 Minnesota State Class A Tournament Team will be recognized later in the calendar, on Thursday, December 29 during the Holiday Tournament.
