Knights Named Regional Champs For First Time Since 1991
New Glarus Will Face #1 Seed Darlington Thursday Night
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Sue Moen
For the first time since 1991, the New Glarus boys basketball team are the Regional Champions after beating Deerfield 87-73 on Saturday night. On Friday night, the Knights took on the Wildcats of Belleville, winning 69-46. The Knights will take on the Darlington Redbirds in the first game of Sectionals on Thursday, March 9, in Evansville. Pictured above: Ron Roesslein, Coach Travis Sysko, Jesse Tetner, Dishawn Gale, Patrick Craker, Jaden Kreklow, Wyatt Taylor, Andrew Nimtz, Mike Nelson, Cullen Brooks, Cole Runde, Noah Zimmerman, Rudi Feller, Brian Siegenthaler. Seated Zach Feller, Trevor Gassman, Jacob Tetner, Christian Arnett.
On Friday, March 3rd, the New Glarus Knights hosted the Belleville Wildcats in a WIAA regional semi-final game. The gym was packed to capacity, and tickets sold out quickly to the fans that formed lines extending out of the building.
The Knights were leading at the half, 37-15. The Wildcats, however, picked up their pace in the second half, only scoring one less point than the Knights. New Glarus won the game, 69-46.
"We tip our hat to Coach Sysko and his boys - they played a heck of a game against us. We got into some foul trouble early on and I thought they did a great job defens...
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