April 5, 2020 – Jackson, WI – Although cut short by concerns over the coronavirus, the Kettle Moraine Lutheran Chargers boys basketball team had a great season and were still able to end with a win. The team ended with a non-conference record of 22-3 and a conference record of 12-2. This earned the Chargers a No. 2 spot in the WIAA East Central Conference.
Senior Jacob Stoltz describes what the sudden end of the season was like for him, “Our team ended this season on a very sad and unexpected note. It’s still hard to wrap our heads around it all. Our whole team worked so hard with the goals of winning a sectional championship and going on to state, but we were not granted that opportunity. It hurts that we weren’t even given the chance to control our own destiny. It’s not just our team who had a crushing end of the season, but 39 other teams who were in the same boat. However, we all realize the severity of what’s going on. Our world is going through a lot right now and the best thing was for the basketball tournament to be canceled, and we understand that. At the end of the day, it’s just basketball and there’s so much more to life. God has blessed me with six other seniors that I call my brothers and I’m glad I was able to end on a high note with them!”
All seven seniors received the Master of Sport award, meaning they have played a sport all four years, many of them involved in multiple sports.
Senior Michael Wagner described the chemistry of the team, “Our group of seniors has been playing together since fifth grade Jr. Chargers. We won multiple tournaments together and for all of us, our goal was to make the WIAA state tournament. Unfortunately, we were one game away when our season was cut short but we still had an amazing ride. We ended on a win and no other previous boys basketball team at KML can say that.”
Here is a look at the individual achievements of the players.
Sophomores
Logan Measner- Scholar-Athlete
Austin Wagner- All-Conference Honorable Mention
Seniors
Michael Wagner- Master of Sport
Cole Biesterfeld- Master of Sport
Ethan Duba- Master of Sport
Mitchell Marshman- Master of Sport
Dylan Loduha- Master of Sport, Most Charges Taken in a Season (45)
Austin Schaff- Master of Sport, 1st-Team All-Conference, Most Three-Pointers in a Season (89), Most Three-Pointers in a Career (155)
Jacob Stoltz- Master of Sport, Team MVP, 1st-Team All-Conference, WBCA All-State Div 3 Honorable Mention, All-time Scoring Record (1213). To read more about Stoltz click here.
All photos courtesy Diane Behm.
