Calamus-Wheatland’s Chase Klatt wins Spotlight Athlete of the Week

WHEATLAND, Iowa (KWQC) - Calamus-Wheatland’s Chase Klatt tops our first vote in 2026 for Spotlight Athlete of the Week.

“Basketball that I love is I’ve been playing it since 3rd grade, me and my friends. So we all know that we have an advantage on a lot of other teams. And we’re also, I mean, I think our average team height is about 6 foot. So we’re all able to use a lot more moves than you might think. So it’s so much fun being able to go up and dunk it or go and shoot the three ball. So it’s just fun to score the ball in many different ways and have an advantage on your opponents.”

“As far as his play goes, I mean, he’s leading us in scoring. He shoots 60% from the field. He’s our leading rebounder. And the most I’m proud of is he’s our assist leader. So right now we’re 11-1, humbly, but That’s pretty good on 11-1 team.”

“None of this is possible. Our record, none of this is possible without our community. Having everybody there to support us, I mean, we have such a big student section and fan section every single night, whether it’s away or home. And without that crowd cheering us on, I mean, I don’t know where we’d be at without them. So very thankful for our community, very thankful for our friends, and very thankful for this team. I mean, we’ve been together since, I think, 3rd grade. So, I mean, it’s just a bond that you can’t really break.”