Staff photo by Steve Muscatello Buffalo Lake-Hector’s Karlee IIlgen has been a steady leader for the Mustangs all season. Today, the Mustangs will play in their first-ever state girls basketball tournament when they play Goodhue at 11 a.m. at Williams Arena.

HECTOR — In a season full of firsts for the Buffalo Lake-Hector girls basketball program, today’s achievement definitely tops them all. The Mustangs are making their first-ever state tournament appearance in girls basketball. For a school that’s known for it’s proud volleyball tradition in the early part of the 2000s, they’re hoping that the Mustangs can put the school on the state basketball map as well. Today, the Mustangs (26-4) get a chance to make a first impression on the rest of the field and the state when they play Goodhue (23-7) at 11 a.m. at Williams Arena. BLH coach Josh Tjosaas wants his team to soak in the whole atmosphere of the tournament because he knows anything can happen up there. “[We want to] Make sure our girls enjoy the experience when they are not playing the game,” he said. [Then, we want to] Win the “next game.