2/7/25: @Aitkin

Varsity: L (61-71)
JV: L

C-Squad: L

Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/video/2/421951/67a7f0da5167fd16d2cc43c0

Boys basketball sees two strong wins against Hinckley-Finlayson, Aitkin

• By Heidi Burger

The Dragon Boys Varsity Basketball team had a busy week with games, getting two wins out of the three games they played. The boys are working hard on building the team’s foundation and being able to compete at their full potential as playoffs are coming up.

Aitkin 71, Pine City 61

Then on Friday, the boys traveled to Aitkin. Although the boys didn’t let up and they worked just as hard as the two previous games, the outcome was not what they were hoping for. They fell to the Gobblers 71-61. 

Allen commented that he hoped the boys were not discouraged. “Looking at the end result, we just didn’t shoot the ball real well, and they (Aitkin) shot the ball extremely well,” he said. “I thought the boys went into the game, executed and gave effort.” 

Senior Colson Berglund came in and played some big minutes for the Dragons, as some of the other players were in foul trouble and there was a 6 foot 9 inch guy that needed to be guarded. Berglund also hit four threes in the game. Senior AJ Ostenson was hustling on defense and was able to get 10 deflections – not commonly seen to get that high of a number for deflections. 

As for stats in the game, Ostenson had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals. Wiener had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Berglund had 12 points and 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Ausmus had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. McDaniel had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Peterson had 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 charge. Willert had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Fromm had 2 points and 2 rebounds. Skluzacek had 1 rebound, 2 steals and 1 block. Milliman had 4 rebounds. Larson had 1 rebound and 2 assists. 

The boys will head to North Branch Monday, February 10. They will then head to Mora on Thursday, Feb. 13, and they will end their week playing in Proctor on Saturday, Feb. 15.