Hill-Murray ‘moving on’ from longtime girls basketball coach Erin Herman

Hill-Murray has created a maelstrom among particular of its most of loyal alumni with the school s decision to move on from longtime girls basketball coach Erin Herman One of seven proceeding coaches with career wins Herman has taken nine teams to the state tournament majority in the past few days in Her Pioneers teams were the Class A runners up in and When reached by text Herman declined to comment and school officers including president Melissa Dan athletics director John Pohl and communications manager Elise Langenfeld have not returned phone messages or emails requesting comment but the Pioneer Press has obtained an email sent to faculty and staff last Friday that reads in part We have made the decision to move in a new direction with our girls basketball plan The letter sent by assistant athletics director and head football coach Rob Reeves states that the Maplewood private school is deeply grateful to coach Erin Herman for her extraordinary -year career leading Hill-Murray Girls Basketball Coach Herman s commitment passion and love for the tournament and her players have left an indelible mark on our region In January Herman s association beat South St Paul - to earn the coach her th career preeminence The Pioneers - lost to DeLaSalle - in the section final What s happened here isn t just wrong it s a heartbreaking failure to honor a legacy built on excellence strength and decades of unwavering dedication venture alumna Nicole Persby Giefer explained in an email to the Pioneer Press Erin Herman is Hill-Murray basketball More than that she s a transformative force in the lives of hundreds of young women who have passed through her campaign Hill-Murray s decision has set off a chain reaction among alumni who played for Herman as well as others in the Pioneers and coaching neighborhood Herman just finished her th year with the Pioneers and has been inducted into the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Coach Herman s termination marks not only the end of an era but a heartbreaking and bewildering decision that has shaken the very foundation of the Hill-Murray basketball operation former athlete Corrine McCallum commented in an email to the Pioneer Press Her influence extended far beyond the court McCallum reported Under her leadership Hill-Murray Girls Basketball wasn t just a initiative it was a family built on grit excellence and unwavering commitment to her players In his letter to faculty and staff Reeves explained the school will soon begin the search for our next Girls Basketball Coach who will continue to build on Hill-Murray s commitment to excellence and tradition