M/P-B begins with losses to Troopers, Raiders

Medina/Pingree-Buchanan's boys started the first games of a new era with a fresh face behind the clipboard and a pair of competitive losses.

At the season-opening Linton Shootout on Dec. 13, the Thunder took a four-point loss to the Garrison Troopers, 54-50. Three nights later at the home opener, M/P-B fell to the Maple River Raiders, 68-58.

Jeremy Weinmeister, a Montana native, is the program's new head coach. He takes over for Bob Young, who now coaches Park River/Fordville-Lankin.

Stats are as follows:

Linton Shootout

Garrison 54, M/P-B 50

M/P-B 10 10 14 16 50

Garrison 13 8 16 17 54

M/P-B: Chase Ova 19, Roper Foerderer 8, Gage Hofmann 8, Terek Kinzell 7, Jared Moser 4, Kameron Bodvig 2, Drew Hofmann 2. Totals: 19 FG, 6-8 FT, 20 fouls. Three-pointers: Ova 4, Foerderer, Kinzell.

Garrison: Little Hail Perkins 29, Treyson Iglehart 9, Brody Seidler 5, Grady Crawford 4, Jed Heidbreder 3, Gaige Roberts 2. Totals: 21 FG, 7-13 FT, 8 fouls. Three-pointers: Perkins 3, Seidler, Crawford.

Non-district Boys Basketball

Maple River 68, M/P-B 58

at Pingree

MR 15 13 16 24 68

M/P-B 15 11 9 23 58

M/P-B: Foerderer 19, G. Hofmann 16, Kinzell 16, Ova 3, Bodvig 2, Moser 2. Totals: 23 FG, 6-8 FT, 18 fouls. Three-pointers: Kinzell 4, Foerderer. Fouled out: Kinzell.

Maple River: Carter Baasch 17, Tee Sylling 17, Blake Theurer 14, Preston Dows 11, Colby Weshnevski 5, Damien Norrie 4. Totals: 26 FG, 11-22 FT, 12 fouls. Three-pointers: Theurer 4, Baasch.