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CMCS hopes to click again this season
Bluejays return three starters from a state tournament team BY TOM ELLIOTT
East, where they lost to Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s PRINSBURG — After an 86-73. Optimism runs high exciting, rugged Camden for the Bluejays, who Conference season that included a North Division have some key players to co-championship with Lac replace, but also have a strong core back from last qui Parle Valley, everything clicked in the section season’s highly successful team. playoffs for Central MinBlake Greenwaldt and nesota Christian. Russell Groen have gradThe Bluejays beat Wabasso, Renville County uated. But, Case Mulder, Ben Van Eps and Caden West, LQPV and Southwest Minnesota Christian Vander Beek return after to win the Section 3A title starting last season. Mulder is a 6-foot senior and earn their first state point guard who earned tournament berth since all-conference honors 2017. None of those wins were and was named to the West Central Tribune’s easy. CMCS split with RCW and LQPV during the All-Area team. Van Eps is a 6-2 senior forward who regular season. But it was just enough also was an all-conference to get to the state Class A selection. Vander Beek is quarterfinals at Mankato a 6-4 senior center who West Central Tribune
gives the Bluejays an inside presence. “Case, Ben, and Caleb have been a solid presence in the Bluejay program these past three years,” head coach Ted Taatjes said. “Similar to last year, they will be asked to carry the load on offense and set the tone on defense.” Mulder averaged 20.3 points per game last season. He has 1,177 career points. He’s a four-year starter who shot 48% from the field, including 38% from 3-point range (59 of 154). Mulder also averaged 4.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. Van Eps averaged 15.2 ppg and 4.6 rpg. Vander Beek knocked down 8.5 ppg and averaged 7.0 rpg, best on the team.
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Central Minnesota Christian guard Case Mulder drives to the basket during a Camden Conference game against Lac qui Parle Valley on March 11, 2021 in Prinsburg A player to watch is Ethan Bulthuis, according to Taatjes.
Bulthuis is a 6-3 shooting guard who averaged 8.8 ppg off the bench last
season. He shot 40% from 3-point range, making 43 of 107 from long range.
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