Sports Editor
Photo by Sam Thiel
Members of the Minneota girls basketball team celebrate after celebrate after defeating Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 48-45 in the Class A championship game on Friday at Target Center.
MINNEAPOLIS Just a few days prior to Friday’s Class A championship between the Minneota girls basketball team and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Vikings senior guard Abby Hennen went to the free-throw line in a tied semifinal matchup against Mountain Iron-Buhl with 2.1 seconds left and made the game-winning free throw to advance her team.
This time, Hennen went to the line with the Vikings leading by one over the Jaguars with two seconds remaining. After the first attempt went in, Hennen let out a sigh of relief. Then she calmly sank the second one, putting her team up three. BBE’s last-second attempt was off the mark and Minneota held on for a 48-45 victory at Target Center to win the Class A title. The championship is the Vikings’ third overall in program history and