MAC Basketball Opens 2021-22
(Park Hills) The Mineral Area College basketball teams open their seasons Wednesday night at the Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse in Park Hills. The MAC ladies tip off at 5:00 against John A. Logan. The Cardinals went 9-13 under first year head coach Briley Palmer last year. Palmer fielded an all freshman team. This year she has players back plus an injection of new talent. Palmer says the preseason exhibitions allowed her team to start the learning process…
Coach Palmer is hoping that her players see the ball go in the hole…
John A. Logan comes off a 3-17 season.
The MAC men entered the national tournament as the number one overall seed last year, won the first game in school history at nationals, and ended the season at 24-1. Luke Strege loses the national player of the year in Malevy Leons, but he feels good about this year’s squad…
The Cardinals are ranked 5th in the preseason this year.
Strege says so far it’s been two steps forward and one back…
The Cardinal men play Lakeland who come off a 6-14 season.
