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men’s basketball team started every practice with a devotional—

usually from the book of Proverbs. Proverbs 27:1 states, “Boast not

thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day might bring

forth.” The goal of the team was to win the regional championship,

but more important to them than winning was to put forth a

Christian testimony and to be an example to others. The team

emphasized their desires by living the team’s mottos: “Our best for

the Lord, TODAY.”

The team had three freshmen with whom the returning

players stressed the importance of working together in order to play

as one. “This year's team relied heavily on

teamwork. If even one person isn't ready to play,

it hurts the entire team,” said junior Anthony

Wilson. The coach stressed to his players that

teamwork was the key to winning. “You win as

a team and you lose as a team,” said Coach Del

Wubbena. When people looked at the team, the

team wanted the Lord to be reflected in them.

Also, they wanted to have the proper Christian

philosophy of basketball: play hard and win but

do it with the right attitude.

CELEBRATING A BIG LEAD,

the fans took out their keys and

jingled them to tell the other team

to “start the bus." Anthony

Wilson stopped midway down

the court and asked the crowd to

stop being rude-it was not the

testimony the team wanted to

present.

Front: Assistant Coach Dean Williams, Ryan Hank,

Christopher Carver, Johnathan Carver, Torrey Mullins,

Joel Ohman, and Kevin Rockefeller. Back: Assistant

Coach John Wilson, Caleb McMillen , Mike Lockhart,

Michael Hudson, Anthony Wilson, Maurice Waring,

Jeff Wahlberg, Sean Brady, and Coach Wubbena.