Glarner Knights Win State Championship!
March 21, 2019

Sue Moen photo
On March 16, 2019, the New Glarus Glarner Knights capped off the first visit to state in 87 years by winning the 2019 Division 4 State Championship! Pictured above following the Championship Game: Front Row (L-R): Zach Feller, Michael Janssen, Jared Martinson, The Trophy, Jaden Kreklow, Trevor Gassman, Mitch Schadewalt. Back Row (L-R): Brian Siegenthaler, Ron Roesslein, Gary Beutler, Kellan Zweifel, Connor Siegenthaler, Nathan Streiff, Darris Schuett, Mason Martinson, Garrett James, Patrick Craker, Travis Sysko, Tucker Sysko, Rudi Feller. See more on photos in the Photo Gallery at https://www.postmessengerrecorder.com/photos.
On Thursday, March 14th, the New Glarus boys basketball team encountered legions of fans lining Highway 69, including the New Glarus Area EMS, waving, holding signs, screaming and wishing them well on their way out of town to their semi-final game against Roncalli at the Kohl Center in Madison. Large signs, painted by the parents and fans of the players, lined the route to Madison.
The Roncalli Jets, the defending Division 4 state champion, seeded #1 for the state tournament and undefeated for the 2018-2019 season, was riding high on a 34-game winning streak (the state's longest active win...
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