Twin River Boys Basketball

Lane Lund puts his body on the line for a loose ball against Cross County. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Lane Lund puts his body on the line for a loose ball against Cross County. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Cougars red hot against Titans

GENOA — It was a tough day at the office for the Titans.Twin River dropped their third game in a row on Thursday, falling to Cross County 62-43. The Cougars exploded for 23 first quarter points to take control of the contest early.Cross County shot a blistering 51 percent from the field.
Twin River has learned their inaugural paths in the Crossroads Conference Tournament, which tips off on Jan. 25 in York. NCJ file photos by Rick Holtz

Twin River has learned their inaugural paths in the Crossroads Conference Tournament, which tips off on Jan. 25 in York. NCJ file photos by Rick Holtz

Titans learn CRC Tournament paths

YORK — The Titans have learned their pairings for their first conference basketball tournament since joining the Crossroads Conference this year.The Twin River girls’ team is the No. 7 seed, and they will take on No. 10 Meridian on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at York University.
LEFT: Lane Lund scored 3 points for the Titans on Thursday. MIDDLE: Braedyn Ramaekers scores 2 of his 7 points. RIGHT: Corbin Rodriguez goes strong to the basket in the fourth quarter and draws the foul. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

LEFT: Lane Lund scored 3 points for the Titans on Thursday. MIDDLE: Braedyn Ramaekers scores 2 of his 7 points. RIGHT: Corbin Rodriguez goes strong to the basket in the fourth quarter and draws the foul. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

Titans hold on for road win over Panthers

ST. EDWARD — A fast start to the game and a timely stop in the fourth quarter lifted Twin River over Newman Grove/St. Edward on Thursday.The Titans defeated the Panthers 51-45 to improve to 4-6 on the year.Twin River opened the game on a 15-1 run. Newman Grove/St.
Paydon Rinkol helped spark the Twin River offense after the Titans had a slow start on Saturday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Paydon Rinkol helped spark the Twin River offense after the Titans had a slow start on Saturday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Titan boys fall to No. 8 Tigers

BRAINARD — The Titans faced an uphill battle on Saturday.Finding themselves down 25-2 after the first quarter, Twin River fought and clawed for the rest of the game, but Class D-1 No. 8 East Butler showed why they are undefeated on the season.
Twin River boys won the Stanton Holiday Tournament on Saturday thanks to a 62-58 overtime win over Tri-County Northeast. The Titans advanced to the championship game with a 48-34 win over Stanton on Friday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Twin River boys won the Stanton Holiday Tournament on Saturday thanks to a 62-58 overtime win over Tri-County Northeast. The Titans advanced to the championship game with a 48-34 win over Stanton on Friday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Titans are Holiday Champs

STANTON — Not a bad way to spend the weekend.Twin River completed the sweep Saturday night, defeating Tri-County Northeast 62-58 in overtime to win the Stanton Holiday Tournament.
LEFT: Fullerton’s Kane Wetovick scores in transition during the fourth quarter on Friday. He finished with a game-high 20 points. RIGHT: Corbin Rodriguez shows no fear cutting to the basket for 2 of his 12 points. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

LEFT: Fullerton’s Kane Wetovick scores in transition during the fourth quarter on Friday. He finished with a game-high 20 points. RIGHT: Corbin Rodriguez shows no fear cutting to the basket for 2 of his 12 points. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

Warriors hold on for 63-52 win despite Titan rally

FULLERTON — Friday’s showdown between the Warriors and Titans was everything a rivalry game is supposed to be. In the end, the home team held on for a 63-52 win.“Out of the last 10 matchups we only had 2 wins,” Fullerton coach Will Wagner said. “It was good for our kids to get that win.
LEFT: Braedyn Ramaekers goes in for two of his four points last week against Nebraska Lutheran. He also finished with a game-high 15 rebounds. RIGHT: Colsten Rodriguez scored a career-high 19 points last Tuesday. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

LEFT: Braedyn Ramaekers goes in for two of his four points last week against Nebraska Lutheran. He also finished with a game-high 15 rebounds. RIGHT: Colsten Rodriguez scored a career-high 19 points last Tuesday. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

Titans top Knights for 1st win of year

GENOA— Twin River put an end to a two-game losing streak last week, defeating Nebraska Lutheran 63-50 to pick up their first win of the season.Twin River opened the game game-hot from the field, building to a 6-point lead after the first quarter.
Corbin Rodriguez scored 10 points on Saturday against Shelby-Rising City. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Corbin Rodriguez scored 10 points on Saturday against Shelby-Rising City. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Titans fall in 2 close games

GENOA— The Titans opened the season with a pair of losses at home, but they lost by a combined three total points.Twin River opened the season on Thursday with a 42-41 loss to Nebraska Christian and followed that up by a 48-46 loss to Shelby-Rising City on Saturday.
Twin River coach Gabe Stalder has two goals this year: Compete every possession and have his team reach their potential as a group. The Titans are up to the challenge. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Twin River coach Gabe Stalder has two goals this year: Compete every possession and have his team reach their potential as a group. The Titans are up to the challenge. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Titans: Compete on every possession

GENOA — Twin River has two goals for the season: compete every possession and reach their potential as a group.That is the message that Titans coach Gabe Stalder is telling his squad this season.
Brett Bridger, Kirk Hebda, Paydon Rinkol and Kane Wetovick join Aiden Norman to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

Brett Bridger, Kirk Hebda, Paydon Rinkol and Kane Wetovick join Aiden Norman to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

There are a lot of talented athletes in Nance County.Each week throughout the school year we chose two athletes (and sometimes more) and recognized them for their achievements that previous week. Sometimes the choices were obvious — breaking a school record or winning a state title.