New London-Spicer girls' coach Dreier hits a grand milestone

A victory Friday made Mike Dreier the first girls' basketball coach in Minnesota to reach 1,000 victories and the second overall.

January 29, 2022 at 6:16AM
New London-Spicer head coach Mike Dreier, center, cracks a smile during the final timeout before his team defeated Watertown-Mayer on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. The Wildcats won 60-36 to give Dreier his 1,000th victory.
A celebration built around coach Mike Dreier as he neared his 1,000th victory Friday. (Mike Moore, West Central Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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