Section 1AA: First Look

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We move to Class AA basketball and start looking at each section after a good summer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Summer Summary</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year Lake City made the push to the title game that their fans had been waiting 34 years for.&nbsp; And they were likely one Daniel Freitag transfer from Class AAAA to Class AA away from their first title in 34 years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior group of Hunter Lorenson, Jaden Shones, Keegan Ryan, and Riley Fick has graduated but a new core steps in.  Gavyn Sorenson and [player_tooltip player_id='2381754' first='Luke' last='Narum'] are the future plus seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1584902' first='Jack' last='Meincke'] and Josua Wohlers have one more year.  The Tigers will once again be a top ten area team in Class AA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That said, Caledonia will have their most talented team in three years.  The senior core of [player_tooltip player_id='1575329' first='Reid' last='Klug'], Garratt Konz, [player_tooltip player_id='1575326' first='Mason' last='King'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1575325' first='Ethan' last='Stendel'] will be among the Class AA favorites.  Keep an eye out for Cannon Falls and La Crescent, plus Pine Island was ravaged by injuries last season.  At some point this year Pine Island will be full strength and dangerous.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 1AA Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575326' first='Mason' last='King'] of Caledonia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575329' first='Reid' last='Klug'] of Caledonia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2119578' first='Pierce' last='Petersohn'] of Triton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caledonia (23-5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pine Island (10-17)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Triton (12-16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cannon Falls (24-6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winona Cotter (17-11)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zumbrota-Mazzepa (18-11)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->