Max Kleve of the Holyoke junior varsity team sends a shot soaring toward the basket Dec. 2 in a game against the Lone Star Longhorns. Despite their tough defense, the Holyoke Dragons lost 36-60. — Photo by Elly Brown | For The Holyoke Enterprise
Members of the Holyoke High School girls basketball team are pictured from left, front row, Sophia Bencomo, manager Flor Alejandre, manager Maelynn Frost, manager Emersyn Goldenstein, Valeria Morales and Alma Alejandre; second row, Audrey Talavera, Elyce Sisseck, head coach Arlan Scholl, assistant coach Chandler Gerk, Hannah Lindholm and Leslie Carrasco; and back row, Nicole Schlachter, Elise Krogmeier, Annessa Colglazier, Ellie Kleve, Grace Roberts, Leah Struckmeyer and Jersie Gipson. Not pictured is Annette Moreno. — Photo by Jim Powell Photography
Members of the Holyoke High School boys basketball team are pictured from left, front row, Cozner Deaver Ring, Isaac Cummings, Ben Austin, Gustavo Goytia, Adrian Torres, Omar Hernandez, Mason Sprague and Edwin Perez; second row, Teagan Martin, Edel Ramos, Ivan Valenzuala, assistant coach Marcus Kammer, head coach Colbey Stumpf, Mason Powell, Cash Weber and Colby Weber; third row, Brendan Nelson, Edgardo Moncada, Irving Dominguez, Manuel Gonzalez, Cooper Goldenstein, Nik Rascon and Caiden Krueger; and back row, Reid Sprague, Max Kleve, Kai Siep, Luke Roberts, Wyatt Sprague and Chase Johnson. Not pictured are managers Dathyn Dirks and Cruse Weber. — Photo by Jim Powell Photography
Dragons face Burlington with strong force, fall 60-68
Just as clouds from the dust storm of Dec. 2 start to settle in, so does the determined and gritty pursuit of the Holyoke High School boys basketball team. In the midst of the dust storm, their first varsity game fell to a cancellation by St. Francis due to hazardous conditions. However, this did not stop Lone Star from bringing their junior varsity and varsity teams to play against Holyoke’s JV and C teams. The next day, Dec. 3, all three of the boys teams competed with a strong force against the Burlington Cougars.
Holyoke’s JV team played effective defense against the Lone Star Longhorns varsity team. During the first quarter, they kept the score within a 10-point distance. A score of 5-14 was finalized after the first quarter, with the Dragons at 5 and the competitor Longhorns at 14. After the first quarter, they kept their strength up through the coach’s rotations. Notably, they communicated as a team both efficiently and quickly.
The second quarter followed much like the first with Holyoke maintaining a score distance of less than 10. With the Dragons facing a score of 17-26 at half time, some extra motivation was enabled, and thus the game continued.
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