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The New Ulm fourth-grade boys basketball team participated in the Pacesetter MN State Championship on March 29 in St. Cloud. In a hard-fought Game 1, they erased a 10 point deficit in the second half to send the game into overtime. Red Lake ended up with the win in OT 21-20. New Ulm bounced back in Game 2, defeating Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (KMS) 34-28 by playing great team basketball. In the consolation championship against Mahnomen-Waubun, it was a back-and-forth battle, with New Ulm pulling away with the win 16-14.

Pictured is the New Ulm fourth-grade boys team.

Front row (l-r): Niko Gibbs, Jaxton Metzker, Kash Burt, Pasha Bohomaz, Thayne Miller.

Back row (l-r): Coach Andy Braulick, Reegan Thiel, Phil Streiff, Leo Schweiss, Tyler Hansen, Ethan Strange, Kolby Heyer, Jackson Wahl, Coach Joey Wahl.