Oh, what a night!

MLA over Raiders by 23; elementary students play important role in events

It was a successful “Elementary Night” for the elementary students from Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) and Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) – as well as for the Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverine boys basketball squad on Friday, February 10.

Oh, what a night! In the varsity tilt against the Fulda Raiders, the Head Coach Shawn Naas-coached club claimed a convincing 23-point Red Rock Conference victory, 82 to 59.

In fact, a quartet of Wolverines not only socred in double digits, but all four score 15+ points on the night. Kris Menken laced the nets for 19 points, and coupled that with eight boards. Marcus Boyd also scored 19, teaming that with six assists. Meanwhile, Levi Stoesz hit for 18 and dished out four assists, while Aaron Fast tallied 15 points, backed with five rebounds.

For the Raiders’ scoring attack, Leighton Gehl led with 17 points. Teammate Matthias Kunerth scored 13.

By the half, MLA had opened up the game with a 16-point cushion, 48 to 32 – including a long-range three-pointer by Levi Stoesz as the clock hit zeros.

The Wolverines now stand 14-6 overall, 8-4 in the Red Rock.

The club will face Murray County Central (MCC) at home on Tuesday, February 16.

In addition to watching the home town guys nail down the win, the elementary students played an important role in the night’s events. During halftime of the “B” squad game, basketball players from kindergarten-through-grade three showed off their dribbling and shooting skills; prior to the tip-off of the varsity game, MLES sixth-grade students, led by Mountain Lake Public School’s Instrumental Director Kurt Jahnke, presented the National Anthem and at the varsity half, the awards for MLES boys and girls free throw winners in grades 3-6, as well as for MLC upper elementary hot shots, were presented.

Free Throw Award Winners

+ MLES Sixth Grade Girls:

  • First – Brooke Naas (17/30).
  • Second – Alana Morey (14/30).
  • Third – Jaci Tollefson (10/30).

+ MLES Sixth Grade Boys:

  • First – Devyn Rempel (18/30).
  • Second – Theo Evers (12/30).
  • Third – Keegan Classen (11/30).

+ MLES Fifth Grade Girls:

  • First – Annika Brinkman (13/30).
  • Second – (Tie) Kaila Blom and Ada Srixomphou (10/30).
  • Third – (Tie) Joyce McCue and Kimberly Garcia (8/30).

+ MLES Fifth Grade Boys:

  • First – Joey Faber (22/30).
  • Second – Kody Wassman (16/30).
  • Third – Grant Regier (15/30).

+ MLES Fourth Grade Girls:

  • First – Thaila Sengchan (16/50).
  • Second – (Tie) Khya Boldt and Serinadee Eiynk (13/50).
  • Third – (Tie) Alexus Lopez and Abby Sonnabend (12/50).

+ MLES Fourth Grade Boys:

  • First – (Shoot-Out Winner) Landon Strom (27/50).
  • Second – Tanner Schultz (27/50).
  • Third – Danny Reyes (18/50).

+ MLES Third Grade Girls:

  • First – Phithsada Phoumivong.
  • Second – (Tie) Reagan Christians and Kelby Janzen.
  • Third – (Tie) Taoloua Sengmany and Aleena Vetsouvanh.

+ MLES Third Grade Boys:

  • First – Aiden Olson.
  • Second – (Tie) David Regier and Tavian Sihavong.
  • Third – Ian Richardson.

+ MLC Grades 3-6 Girls:

  • First – Isabella “Bella” Vidana (9/30).
  • Second – Lydia Rete (7/30).
  • Third – (Tie) Tiegan Meyer and Lydia Moller (6/30).

+ MLC Grades 3-6 Boys:

  • First – Tyler Dick (13/30).
  • Second – Kaleb Nowak (12/30).
  • Third – (Tie) Isaiah Rete and Ethan Schroeder (11/30).

Running the free throw contest were the physical education teachers at MLES, Tim Kirk, Tim Snyder and Luke Winger, and at MLC, Nicole Meyer.

Below is a photo gallery from the night:

 

CAMILLE BLOM FOCUSES on dribbling her basketball.

 

CHATTING ABOUT THEIR day while running an around-the-waist basketball handling drill.

 

BEN FALK EYES the “big guys'” as they complete a figure-eight around the legs ball handling drill.

 

VARSITY WOLVERINE SAM Grev, at front, serves as the Pied Piper for a string of young ballplayers, including, at left, Max Fast and Ashlyn Pfeiffer and at right, Reagan Christians.

 

MLA VARSITY TEAM members assist the youngsters in improving their shooting skills. From left, Andrew Fast, Weston Osland, Drake Harder, Junior Louangsaphakdy and Aaron Fast.

 

THE MLES SIXTH grade class members present the National Anthem, led by Mountain Lake Public School Instrumental Director Kurt Jahnke, at left.

 

THEO EVERS IS the first sixth-grader to “run the gauntlet” of “low fives” from the Wolverine varsity boys basketball squad following the National Anthem.

 

MLES AND MLC free throw champs. From left, MLC Grades 3-6 Boys – Tyler Dick, MLC Grades 3-6 Girls – Isabella “Bella” Vidana, MLES Third Grade Boys – Aiden Olson, MLES Third Grade Girls – Phithsada Phoumivong, MLES Fifth Grade Boys – Joey Faber, MLES Fifth Grade Girls – Annika Brinkman, MLES Sixth Grade Girls Brooke Naas and MLES Sixth Grade Boys – Devyn Rempel. Not pictured are MLES Fourth Grade Girls – Thaila Sengchan and MLES Fourth Grade Boys – Landon Strom.

 

MLA 6’6″ SENIOR center Tommy Kraemer, right, goes down to the hard court in order to save the ball and feed it to his teammate waiting under the basket. Defending for Fulda, at left, is 5’10” senior forward Brandon Everett.

 

LEVI STOESZ, LEFT, 6′ senior guard for the Wolverines, records one of his steals and takes it all the way in for the lay-up. Clearing the way for Stoesz by blocking out the the Raiders’ defender is MLA’s 6’3″ junior guard Marcus Boyd.

 

EMPHATECIALLY CLAIMING THE reound is the Wolverine’s 6’3″ junior forward Kris Menken. At back is Levi Stoesz, and in front, running upcourt for MLA’s offense is 5’10” junior guard A. J. Vongsy.

 

AARON FAST, 6’6″ senior forward for MLA, slips behind his defenders for an easy under-the-basket bucket.

 

GRABBING A DEFENSIVE board for the Wolverines is 6′ junior guard Weston Osland, left. A. J. Vongsy, at right, had also maneuvered into rebound position under the opponent’s basket.

 

USING HIS STEAL for a breakaway lay-up for two points is 5’10” freshman guard Abraham Stoesz.
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