Senior Zach Herrmann and juniors Will Sellers and Mason Schirmer lead Maple River. Maple River (16-3, 12-1) came close last season, winning 18 of 20 games but losing to Blue Earth Area in a section quarterfinal. 7-2A Eagles need to propel them to their first Section 2 championship and state tournament berth since 2016. 1-2A Warriors in a postseason primer.Ī victory Saturday may be what the No. 1-1A Hayfield, the Eagles travel to Caledonia to take on the No. Two weeks after falling three points short, 40-37, against No. Maple River is climbing the ladder of top-ranked teams in Minnesota. The Eagles' lone loss this season came at Hancock, 67-60, on Jan. 4-1A Ashby and Hancock, which lost by one point in last spring's state championship game against Hayfield, are also in Section 6. Whatever happens on Tuesday, it's just a first step through what will be a difficult section tournament, with No. A victory for Henning sets up the possibility of tie-breakers deciding the league title. Tate Olson, a 6-4 senior, and Noah Noffsinger combined for 38 points in last year's section quarterfinal and the Hornets must still contend with them.Ī victory for the Eagles on Tuesday night lays the groundwork for a Park Region Conference championship. Senior guard Tanner Arndt leads a talented trio that includes juniors Tyson Misegades and Mason Hammer and averages more than 45 points per game. 6-1A Hornets (16-1, 9-1) have won seven consecutive games since that loss. Henning's only loss this season is a 58-56 overtime decision to the Eagles on Jan. But this season's teams are more evenly matched, and the likelihood of the Eagles turning on a 42-18 second-half run as they did in the 2021 section playoff game is slim. New York Mills (16-1, 9-0), fifth in the latest Class 1A rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, again stands in the Hornets' path. The Hornets' 2020 trip to Minneapolis was canceled due to COVID-19 while New York Mills dominated the second half of a Section 6 quarterfinal and ended Henning's 2021 season. ![]() Monday's 2pm press conference will be held in the new ORU Global Learning Center and is open to the public.The state tournament has been an elusive target for Henning since the Hornets won the 2019 Class A championship. The couple has two daughters, Audrey and Abbey. He is a 1996 graduate of Texas A&M with a degree in finance, and is married to Wendy Scott-Mills. Mills serves as the Big 12 representative for the National Association of Basketball Coaches and was a board member for the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches from 2001-03. Prior to his time in Sugar Land, Texas, Mills won three straight district championships as the head coach at North Belt Christian. Mills was on the Rice staff from 2002-03 and the head coach at Fort Bend Christian Academy from 1999-2002, taking them to the TAPPS 4A Final Four for the first time in school history and was the South Region Coach of the Year and a four-time District Coach of the Year. ![]() The Bears have been ranked in the top 25 for 10 straight seasons and were ranked number one in the country for the first time in school history during the 2016-17 season. While on the staff at Baylor with Head Coach Scott Drew, Mills has helped the Bears graduate 36 of 38 seniors and has helped lead Baylor to a pair of NCAA Elite Eights, four Sweet 16's and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. ![]() Coach Mills has a fantastic family and a strong competitive nature," said ORU President William Wilson. "In Coach Mills we have a man of great character who has a passion for mentoring young men to be good citizens, good husbands, and spiritual leaders. "Making this commitment today is a highlight of my career and I look forward with excitement to the basketball season directly ahead. "I am honored to accept this role of representing this historic institution, its students and its mission," said Mills. "I love the passion Coach Mills has for his players and this will be key as we continue to develop whole person champions.Coach Mills is here for the long-haul committing to a five year contract building toward a strong Golden Eagle men's basketball future." Coach Mills has a wealth of top level NCAA experience and comes to us fully prepared to advance the ORU men's basketball program to new heights," said Carter. ![]() "This is an exciting day for ORU basketball.
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