Winter Sports The Times Bulletin • 1 2018 A preview of what’s coming up this season 2 • Winter Sports • November 2018 Knights bring loaded roster into new season BY REID MAUS cifi c goals regarding wins or losses. This DHI Media Sports Editor team is expected to be a team that enjoys [email protected] each other and will play and compete with passion for each other.” CONVOY — Jeremy Best, now in his Coach Best will welcome three newcom- 17th season at the helm of the Crestview ers as well. Colton Lautzenheiser, Carson basketball program looks to take this se- Kreischer and Brant Richardson all will nior-centric roster to reach their dreams. help the team in what ever capacity they can Best has 263 wins in his fi rst 16 seasons this winter. leading the Knights, including a 23-4 record The Knights did lose a considerable just last winter. amount of talent though. Derek Stout, Trev- The Knights were the Regional Run- or Gibson, Brett Schumm, Grant Schlag- ners-Up just a season ago, and look to not baum and Charles Stefanek were all key only get back to Regionals but go even fur- players lost. This is a team that won the ther. They will do so with a core of four NWC by going 8-0, they look to repeat that starters returning to the fold. Perhaps none and win their 18th NWC title. more important than Javin Etzler. Etzler, “These fellas have played a bunch of var- who is just fi ve points away from eclipsing sity basketball in their time,” said Best. “I’m MAKING1,000 and just signed a letter of intentA to go BETTERexcited for them to be seniors.” PAINT to Miami next fall, will be at the fore-front Javin Etlzer recently stated during his of this Knights squad. 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DHI Media Sports Editor Lauryn Black, Codi Miller, Aleigh Chesbro, Kaylee Wolford, Raegan Hammons and Lizzie [email protected] Bowen all look to make a splash. For the Lady Knights, because of the loss from the subsequent season they will need to CONVOY — The Lady Knights will have to answer for 37 points that have graduated play an uptempo, guard-centric offense. Coach Gregory knows the girls’ knowledge of the from the previous season. A year in which Mark Gregory led Crestview to the District Fi- game will benefi t them this season, even with their lack of experience. nals, which they were defeated by Ottawa-Glandorf who competed at state. “We have girls that can step in and play,” said Crestview’s head coach. “I’m excited about Gregory will be entering his third season as the head coach. In his rookie season, he the opportunity this season brings. We are small but have huge hearts.” went 13-10, then followed that up with a 17-7 season. 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