Photo by Chad Koenen

Kale Misegades, Logan Kostelecky and Teigan Bjerke celebrated Henning’s thrilling 72-51 win over West Central Area on Friday night in the Section 6A championship game. With the win the Hornets advanced to the state basketball tournament, their first since the tournament was canceled in 2020 and just third since 1966, which will kick off on Thursday at Target Center. For more information about the section and state basketball tournament, check out page 9.