GL Grads play in March Madness

  • Ferris State redshirt junior Reece Hazelton cuts down the net after winning a regional championship in the NCAA DII men’s basketball championships. Courtesy photo
    Ferris State redshirt junior Reece Hazelton cuts down the net after winning a regional championship in the NCAA DII men’s basketball championships. Courtesy photo
  • Lake Superior State University senior Xander Okerlund with his family after a tournament game in Indiana. From far left: sister-in-law Korolina and brother Oscar Okerlund, aunt Amy, cousin Maggie, uncle Mark, uncle Matt, aunt Cindy, father Scott, mother Melissa, and uncle Jon. Courtesy photo
    Lake Superior State University senior Xander Okerlund with his family after a tournament game in Indiana. From far left: sister-in-law Korolina and brother Oscar Okerlund, aunt Amy, cousin Maggie, uncle Mark, uncle Matt, aunt Cindy, father Scott, mother Melissa, and uncle Jon. Courtesy photo
  • The Hazelton family made the trip down to Evansville, Indiana to watch the oldest, Reece Hazelton, play in the Elite Eight. From left to right: Joanie, Reece, Gabe, Todd, and Luke Hazelton (not pictured). Courtesy photo
    The Hazelton family made the trip down to Evansville, Indiana to watch the oldest, Reece Hazelton, play in the Elite Eight. From left to right: Joanie, Reece, Gabe, Todd, and Luke Hazelton (not pictured). Courtesy photo
  • LSSU senior Xander Okerlund poses during media days earlier this basketball season. Courtesy photo
    LSSU senior Xander Okerlund poses during media days earlier this basketball season. Courtesy photo
Former Glen Lake graduates Xander Okerlund and Reece Hazelton represented their respective Lake Superior State University (LSSU) and Ferris State University well during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Division II tournament over the past week and a half during March Madness.The former high school teammates didn’t know it when the tournament began, but they were on a collision course.Okerlund remembers…

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