MILLER - Miller graduated seven seniors from its fourth place team a year ago and still found a way to charge back into the state tournament, earning the No. 3 seed in the Class A portion of the tournament, which kicks off Thursday in Rapid City.
“They’re excited,” said Miller coach Linda DeBoer of her team. “They’re enthusiastic and energetic about it. I hope we can control our nerves. There’s not many kids with us this year that were on that fourth place team from 2022.”
The Rustlers (28-6) moved up to the third seed after an upset in the SoDak 16, but regardless of its path, DeBoer said her squad has been preparing for this since before the season even began.
“They started out going to camps together last summer,” she said. “That helped us get a preview on who was going to be able to fill the (empty) spots and get a feel on the talent and ability of our kids.”
To be fair, Miller took its share of lumps early in the season, including an early loss to
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