Featured Athlete /// Boys Basketball, Calvary Lutheran HS HEAVEN-SENT HOOPS


How Calvary Lutheran carried their faith to a record-breaking season Story By: Chris Rogers, II Photography By: Calvary Lutheran HS


 basketball season. Records were broken, players had fun, and they kept God in the center of it all.


“This year was the perfect balance of funny moments, exciting moments, big accomplishments, and a winning mindset from every one of us. This season was by far the most fun I’ve had playing sports,” said senior guard Jack Schnitzler. 


 “I think we set the standard that you have to do the little/boring things to be successful. You never know how big of an impact those little things will have because they ultimately become big things,” Wehmeyer said.


The Lions’ 18-7 record represents the most wins in school history.


 highest home win total as well. This season was only the second time in school history that the team recorded single digits in the loss column. “What made this team successful was that we played like a team, and there wasn’t just one person who did it all. We all played a key


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role in setting the school record,” said junior forward Will Kuhlmann Another record was junior guard Edmund Brooks becoming the


 sonal success doesn’t supersede team success. “I have learned that to succeed in something, I have to work hard at it, no matter how long it takes me, and that working as a team will help me succeed not only in sports, but also in school, many  get better, the team will get better,” Edmund said. The team went on an 8-game winning streak to start the season, in- cluding a win over St. Elizabeth that was almost a decade in the making. 


 time in nine years was special. Especially after we had been so close a few times in recent years. The locker room celebration was nuts after. So much fun to be a part of,” coach Wehmeyer added.  son, a sobering loss for the surging Lions.


“Having that start was awesome because I always knew we could


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