{"id":1381,"date":"2024-11-26T14:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:34:52","slug":"junior-class-looks-to-lead-baltic-boys-basketball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2024\/11\/26\/junior-class-looks-to-lead-baltic-boys-basketball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Class Looks to Lead Baltic Boys Basketball Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>Four returning juniors, along with a new comer to the program, will lead the Baltic Bulldog boys basketball program for the next couple of years according to head coach Alex Langner.\u00a0 The Bulldogs finished 14-8 and hope to improve on that success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think this group was part of a team that got a taste of what they wanted in success last year.\u00a0 It\u2019s time for this group to take another step in that direction that we are capable of.\u00a0 Our top five guys are going to have to perform consistently until our guys off the bench get more confident and comfortable on the floor.\u00a0 Our schedule is challenging and is by no means any gimme games.\u00a0 We have to be willing to compete for 32 minutes to go get wins,&#8221; said Langner.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs will be led by juniors Kellen Artz, Dylan Runestad, Ben Erickson, Trevor Cuperus, and Cooper Garry.\u00a0 Bradyn Hanson (sophomore) and Ben Berg (freshman) are two players to keep an eye on this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our guys know that they can compete within our conference and region.\u00a0 We hope to continue to improve and get better as the season goes along.\u00a0 Defensively we want to hold opponents under 45 points, offensively our goal is to consistently get to 55.\u00a0 They each have individual goals as well.\u00a0 Ultimately our outcomes will be the result of the work our kids put into preparing each and every day at practice,&#8221; added Langner.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic starts the 2024-2025 season at home against Beresford on Friday, December 13th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four returning juniors, along with a new comer to the program, will lead the Baltic Bulldog boys basketball program for the next couple of years according to head coach Alex Langner.\u00a0 The Bulldogs finished 14-8 and hope to improve on that success. &#8220;I think this group was part of a team that got a taste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[131,41],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boys-basketball","tag-baltic-bulldog-boys-basketball","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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