 Well, basketball is still months away, but for the mid-G ninth grade class, there's no off-season. They strive for perfection since the start of their high school careers. Now, they'll get to showcase their talent on a big stage this upcoming weekend. Success has found its way to the ninth grade boy's basketball team since this past season. Win after win after win. Before they knew it, they're still perfect. We don't really tell them every day about the wins and losses, but they haven't lost this season. That's coming from high school ball, so they're 31 and old right now. Fast forward to this summer and the recipe and results haven't changed one bit. No matter who's on the opposing bench, they just keep winning. This summer we've improved a lot. You know, we're trying to build our chemistry as a team. Trying to, you know, have people step out of their comfort zones and take more shots so we can get better. So what's the key for their success thus far? Well, they're all unselfish, play together, and know each other's roles. Some of them come in and they'll do a defensive stance for three minutes. Some of them work really well in the press. When we need a set play, we need a three-pointer. We have a couple of that card plays designed for that. You know, you don't have to teach a lot of team chemistry with these guys. That's something you can kind of limit out of your coaching repertoire for the year. That chemistry is especially paid off this last month, where they won the Pay Center Minnesota State Championship in just three games. That's pretty cool because we were the best team in the state and now we get to go go to the great state and like win those three games. First one was hard. We almost lost. We came out to the top record and it was a fun experience. Now they get the chance to showcase their talent this weekend at the XL Energy Center for the great four-state championships with teams from Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. For all these tournaments, we've asked them right away when, as soon as we got the bid, hey, it's something you guys want to do and it's immediately, yeah, so they're excited. We've been building up to it. I think it's been really fun playing the X and they've been excited. I think it's been super fun playing with my team. Definitely exciting playing on a bigger court. A lot of more people, a lot better teams. We're just excited to play. We just want to go out and do our thing and see if we can come out and win it. So keep an eye on them this weekend. They play the runner up from South Dakota, Lower Brew and game one 1130 Saturday at DX. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.