E6 | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
BOYS BASKETBALL
BOLD hopes to be back After a tough ‘20-21, the Warriors are expected to improve
BY TOM ELLIOTT
The Warriors have six seniors expected to contribute in hopes of making RD ISLAND — One of the best shows in the West up for the losses of Drew Central Conference on high Sagedahl, Braeden Tersteeg, Aiidan Elfering and school basketball nights Avery Herdina. Sagedahl, generally involves the a West Central Tribune BOLD Warriors. All-Area selection and the BOLD has been one of 2020-21 Hengstler-Ranthe top teams not only in the conference, but also in weiler Award winner, now Class A … until last season. plays basketball for St. The Warriors, because of John’s University. Top returners are seniors quarantine issues involving Cole Visser and Maxwell the coronavirus pandemMarks. Other seniors ic, were only able to play expected to make key 13 games last season, contributions are Hunter finishing 5-8 overall and Borer, Ethan Sullivan, 2-6 in the West Central Andy Bahl and Colter Conference. Included was a 76-62 Section 2A playoff Johnson. Junior Ryan King also win over Sleepy Eye, then a 73-60 loss to Sleepy Eye St. will be a key contributor, with classmates Zane Boen Mary’s, which went on to the section title and a state and Mason Uhlenkamp on the varsity roster. semifinals appearance at Target Center in Minneapolis. For BOLD, 5-8 was the first losing season since 2016-17 and it came after a three-year run that produced an overall record of 71-13, including a 27-2 record in ‘19-20. The good news for head coach Jake Brustuen and assistants Daren Sagedahl and Dane Gillespie is that 2021-22 is shaping up to be much better. West Central Tribune
As in the football season, which ended with a 9-2 record and a loss to eventual state runner-up Minneota in the section final, freshmen are expected to contribute to the basketball program’s success. Ninth-grader Jack Gross scored 12 points in BOLD”s season-opening 75-59 victory over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. Hudson Vosika and Mathew Jacobs also are freshmen on the basketball varsity. They’ll compete in a West Central Conference that is expected to be rugged. Morris Area/ Chokio-Alberta is likely one of the top teams in the state in Class AA. Melrose also figures to be strong with Montevideo and Sauk Centre likely contenders.
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Photos by Joe Brown / West Central Tribune
Top: BOLD’s Cole Visser (22) locks in on the rim before launching a 3-pointer while the Sleepy Eye defense closes in during a Section 2A-North quarterfinal game on March 16, 2021 in Bird Island. Bottom: BOLD’s Max Marks (23) gets by Sleepy Eye defender Marcus Martinez for a layup in the second half of a Section 2A-North quarterfinal game March 16, 2021 in Bird Island.
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