Rivet has size, speed to be formidable squad

The 2026-27 Rivet boys basketball team is, front row from left, Henry Holka, Kody Carter, Miles Gardner, Max Weiss, Cody Ladson, Miles Holka, and Colton Westfall. Back row, Will Herman, William Holka, Avery Garrettson, Cooper Stearns, Phillip Herman, Brady Stearns, Layne Willis, Cale Bezy, and Tucker Thorne. Photo by Amanda Linn Rivet’s boys basketball team feels like it must be due some good luck.The Patriots entered last season with optimism—a strong freshman class along with some experience seemed to put the team in a good position to end its run of six consecutive losing seasons. But the injury bug hit early and never fully went away. Rivet still improved its record slightly, 7-16, and it was the fourth straight season the Patriots improved their win total by exactly one game.As coach Mark Bezy enters his 11th season in charge however, he’s ready to see the win total explode, and he appears to have the team to do it.

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