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Wiertzema picked ot play All-Star Basketball game

By John RittenhouseHills-Beaver Creek senior Kale Wiertzema has been nominated to play in a special basketball series event April 1-2.Wiertzema, a three-year starter at H-BC, will compete in the Minnesota Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Series, which features 40 of the state’s outstanding players.Wiertzema will play for the Gold Team, one of four all-star squads, which will be coached by Lakeville’s John Oxton.The series begins Friday, April 1, at St. Cloud State University’s Hallenbeck Hall. Wiertzema’s Gold Team will play the second game of the evening at 8:45 p.m. The first game starts at 7.The series concludes with 2:45 and 4 p.m. games at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul on Saturday.Three-point shooting and dunking contests will precede the games at both sites.Tickets for the events can be purchased at the door.

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