20 turn out for boys basketball
There are 20 players turned out for this year’s Prairie boys basketball team.
There will be 10 each on the varsity and JV with a couple of the varsity players acting as swing players who will also get some JV time.
Returning players who started last year are seniors Spencer Schumacher and Devin Schmidt. Junior Damian Forsmann also started quite a few games last year. Returning varsity players include seniors Tanner Hibbard and Taylor Ott who were swing players last year and juniors Owen Anderson, Sam Mager Derik Shears and Hayden Uhlenkott. Mager, Shears and Uhlenkott were also swing players last year. Also on the varsity is sophomore Cole Schlader. Coach Kevin Chaffee said Schlader and Uhlenkott will also see some JV time.
Full time JV players are sophomores Tyler Wemhoff, Dean Johnson and Alex McElroy and freshmen Travis Alfrey, Zack Rambo, Brody Hasselstrom, Lane Schumacher, Wyatt Ross, Conner Brown and Kyle Schwartz.
Todd Nygaard is the new JV coach this year.
Chaffee said Lapwai and Potlatch will be the teams to beat with C.V. and Genesee also looking competitive. 
As was the case with volleyball, the district will get 2+ teams to state like they did a couple years ago. The third place team at District will have to play Wallace and then a southern Idaho team in play-in games to get to state.

Devin Ross is guarded by Damian Forsmann with Derik Shears at right during practice Monday.

Spencer Schumacher puts up a shot over Hayden Uhlenkott. Also shown is Taylor Ott.

Devin Ross drives past Derik Shears during practice. In the white shirt is Taylor Ott.

The Prairie boys varsity runs a 4 on 4 drill at practice Monday. Their first game is set for Saturday at St. Maries with the JV game starting at 4 p.m. Players on the floor from left are Tayor Ott, Damian Forsmann, Devin Ross, Owen Anderson, Sam Mager, Spencer Schumacher, Derik Shears and Cole Schlader. Seated in the background at left is Tanner Hibbard who is battling a foot injury.
No wrestling team this year
With only 3 students turning out for the Prairie wrestling team this year, coach Pat McWilliams made the decision not to have a team this year.
PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2018-19
JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated
*indicates league game
DECEMBER
  1-St. Maries, there, 4 p.m.
  4-Kamiah, here*
  5-JV vs. Grangeville, here, 7:30
  7-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, V only, 7:30 p.m.
  8-Troy Quad, here*, 4 & 5:30
13-Lapwai, there*
15-Genesee, here*
20-22-New Plymouth Tourn.
JANUARY
  3-Grangeville, here
  4-Moscow, here, (C,JV,V) 4 p.m.
  8-C.V., there*
11-Potlatch, there*
15-Kamiah, there*
19-Troy Quad, there*, 1 & 2:30
22-Lapwai, here*
26-Ambrose @ Riggins, 3 & 4:30 MST
FEBRUARY
  1-Potlatch, here*
  2-Genesee, there*
  5-C.V., here*
  7-Moscow, there, (C,JV,V) 4 p.m.
11-20-District at LCSC
21-State Play-In at Post Falls
23-State Play-In at McCall
Feb. 28-March 2-State at Caldwell
PRAIRIE JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL
NOVEMBER
All games start at 4:30 p.m.
29-Grangeville, here
DECEMBER
  4-Grangeville, there
  6-Grangeville, there
11-Kamiah, here
18-Kamiah, here
Cottonwood, Idaho 83522
 

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