The LaSalle High School varsity basketball team honored military veterans with a lasagna dinner Tuesday, December 19. Veterans and team members include (front, from left) Ben Matelski, Gerrit Mortensen, Anthony Lester, Lewie Mullins, James Peterson, Justin Emery; (middle) Jamin Corwin, Prentiss "Moie" Brown Jr., Rex Hooper, Don McKinnon, Michael Lehto, David Walker, Ray Walker; (back) Saints Coach Doug Ingalls, Jesse Stratman, Nick Montie, Dan Olsen, Jake Weiss, Gary Olsen, and Assistant Coach Jason Marshall. (Photograph courtesy of Pride of LaSalle Yearbook Staff). Five players scored in double figures to help St. Ignace earn its first Straits Area Conference (SAC) boys basketball win with a 78-37 decision over Newberry Tuesday, December 19.

St. Ignace started out with sluggish play during the first eight minutes, with a 12-6 lead, before producing 66 points in the final three quarters.

"After the first quarter, we played much better," said Saints Coach Doug Ingalls. "I was pleased with our rebounding effort, as we had five players with five or more boards."

The Saints, 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, outscored the Indians 22-7 in the second quarter to build a 34-13 halftime lead, holding a 23-12 scoring advantage in the third period and a 21-12 scoring edge in the final eight minutes.

Saints Stats: Dan Olsen, 21 points, four rebounds, three assists; Lewie Mullins, 14 points, nine rebounds, three steals; James Peterson, 10 points, 11 rebounds; Gerrit Mortensen, 10 points, six assists, five steals, five rebounds; Jake Weiss, 10 points, eight rebounds; Anthony Lester, nine points, three assists; Nick Montie, four points, six rebounds; Ben Matelski, three steals, two assists, Justin Emery, two steals, two assists.

The Saints varsity team honored military veterans before the

game with their annual lasagna dinner in the LaSalle High School cafeteria.