Engadine eighth grader Oliver French attempts to make a play at the basket against Mid Peninsula defenders Cyler Brunngraeber and Briceson Roberts on Dec. 10, 2025 at Mid Peninsula School. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

ST. NICHOLAS — Engadine boys basketball wasted no time as they took down the Mid Peninsula Wolverines 67-45 here Wednesday for their first win of the 2025-26 season.

“It felt good to get this one,” Eagles coach Jeremy Loebach said. We really needed it we had been averaging 39 points over our first three games so we tried something new tonight and it worked out for us.”

The Eagles jumped out to an early 6-0 lead as junior Coleman Loebach split a pair of free throws and junior Jackson Oven hit a 3-pointer from the wing and Archer Nelson added a layup.

The Wolverines responded as junior Jaykob Dahm split on a pair of free throws and Cyler Brunngraeber and Dahm each had a layup to cut the deficit to 6-5.

The Eagles came back witha 10-0 run including a pair of layups by Oven who had 15 points and 11 rebounds on the night as well a a pair of mid-range jumpers by Karter Ehn who finished the game with six points.

“I just wanted to help my team out tonight,” Oven said. “Whether it’s making shots or playing good defense I just wanted to help get us into the win column and it feels really good.”

The Eagles closed the game on an 11-3 run capped off by a 3-pointer from Coleman Loebach who finished with 22 points on the night to go along with seven rebounds and nine assists.

“We came into this game knowing we had to win on the boards,” Coleman Loebach said. “We knew we had to box out and that led to us being able to get good shots and I give credit to all my teammates for knocking down their shots and it is great to get in the win column tonight.

The Wolverines were led by Cyler Brunngraeber and Jaykob Dahm with 14 points each. Brunngraeber also added seven steals and freshman Briceson Roberts added six points to go along with eight rebounds three assists and three blocks.

These teams will meet again Wednesday night in Engadine.

Engadine 20 13 17 17 — 67

Mid Peninsula 10 11 8 16 — 45

Engadine — Ehn 6, C. Loebach 22, Oven 15, V. Loebach 2, Masters 7, French 7, Nelson 8. FT: 15-28; F: 24; Fouled Out: None; 3-pointers: C. Loebach 2, Oven, French.

Mid Peninsula — Cy. Brunngraeber 14, Dahm 14, Roberts 6, S. Holmes 1, VanDamme 3, L. Holmes 7. FT: 15-31; F: 26; Technicals: L. Holmes Fouled Out: L. Holmes, S. Holmes, Dahm. 3-pointers: Cy. Brunngraeber 2, Dahm, Roberts.