Congratulations to our Hardware Hank “Nuts & Bolts” Athletes of the Week: Michelle Anez, sophomore, Alexandria girls’ hockey and Milica McMillen, 8th grader, Breck girls’ hockey.
OUTSTATE
Name: Michelle Anez
Number: 23
Position: Forward
Sport: Girls’ hockey
Year: Sophomore
School: Alexandria
Athletic Director: Dr. David J. Hartmann, 320-762-7754, dhartman@alexandria.k12.mn.us
Address: 1401 Jefferson, Alexandria, MN, 56308-2588
Nominated by: Mark Genosky
Information: Over the weekend, Michelle helped Alexandria win the Class 1A girls’ state hockey tournament after four straight years of losing in the first round. Michelle registered one assist against South St. Paul in the quarterfinals, one goal and one assist in the semis against Roseau and in the championship game she added another assist, plus scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Breck.
METRO
Name: Milica McMillen
Number: 34
Position: Forward
Sport: Girls’ hockey
Year: 8th grade
School: Breck
Athletic Director: Brett Bergene, brett.bergene@breckschool.org
Address: 123 Ottawa Avenue North ,Minneapolis, MN, 55422
Nominated by: Josh Pemble
Information: Milica did a great job in the state tournament. She scored one goal in round one against Hibbing/Chisholm, added two more goals and an assists against Austin and scored Breck’s only goal in the state championship against Alexandria. She was a big reason why Breck did great all year; especially at state!