Boys basketball season kicks off in earnest this week with most teams getting their first games of the season under their belt. The following is a short preview of three of our local teams; Esko, Carlton and Wrenshall.

ESKO: Longtime coach Mike Devney has moved on and the Eskomos now face a the task of learning new systems under first-year coach Derek Anderson. Anderson played college basketball at St. Scholastica and has been involved in the Esko program for the past four years; the past two years he coached the junior varsity.

A year ago the Eskomos rolled to a 26-4 regular season record...