Weiss, Closs, Wheelock Play in All-Star Hoops

The trio of (from left) Jake Weiss of St. Ignace, Chase Closs of Mackinaw City, and Ben Wheelock of Traverse City St. Francis participated in the BCAM All-State game in Brighton Saturday, August 4.

Jake Weiss of St. Ignace, Chase Closs of Mackinaw City, and Ben Wheelock of Traverse City St. Francis were members of the Men C/D White Team during the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) 28th annual All-Star Festival at Brighton High School Saturday, August 4.

Weiss was one of the leading scorers and rebounders for the Saints. Closs, whose father, Lynn Closs, was a 1970 graduate of LaSalle High School, led the Comets in scoring. Wheelock is one of the Gladiators' top offensive and defensive players. His mother, Linda (nee Everson) Wheelock, is a 1973 graduate of LaSalle High School.

All three received BCAM Academic All-State honors with grade point averages at 3.64 or better. Closs was named to the Class D second team, and Weiss and Wheelock received third team honors in Class C.