LAKE LINDEN — The Lake Linden-Hubbell boys basketball team started the season off on the right foot on Tuesday. They defeated the visiting Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers, 59-52, and with the win are already halfway to matching their total wins of last season.

“You could tell we were a little nervous at first,” said Lakes coach Brett Poissant. “It was opening night. But, I liked how we handled their pressure in the second half; that made a difference.”

The Panthers won the first seven minutes, 11-9. However, the Lakes came back to win the second quarter, 16-12, and had a 25-23 lead at half.

Coming out of the half, the Panthers picked up the pace. Offensively, they regained the lead at 26-25 thanks to an opening third quarter 3-pointer by Cooper Moilanen.

“I liked our effort. We were scrambli

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