Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
HEM principal, family and Miner parents serve post-game lunch to over 100 people
Meeteetse football players and fans mixed with the HEM team members and fans at a good sportsmanship lunch sponsored by several local businesses and hosted by the Priest family and HEM volunteers.
Smiles were on the faces of lunch attendees hosted by HEM after the playoff game on Friday.
Courtney and Steve Priest served a variety of food for the sportsmanship lunch.
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School principal Steve Priest and his wife Courtney, Medicine Bow Elementary School secretary believe strongly in good sportsmanship.
They decided, after the playoff football game against Meeteetse, HEM would host a lunch for both teams, no matter who won, in a show of good sportsmanship .
The Miners did win 73-36.
Besides Priest and his wife, his children helped serve both teams and fans. There were over 100 people that attended the lunch.
The Priests contacted the Virginian Hotel, the Hanna Hometown Market, RNB Bank, Bow River Crossing and Miner parents for sponsorship in feeding the hungry attendees after the game.
The Miner parents donated desserts, there were pies, brownies, cakes and cookies.
The Meeteetse team and fans could be heard exclaiming their amazement at how many desserts there were to choose from and how much food had been provided for the goodwill lunch.
Once all the Meeteetse team and fans finished, they thanked their hosts with applause and shouts of how good the lunch was.
As the group left the lunch area, the HEM team and fans gave a round applause to the departing team.
"Good sportsmanship is a major component of any game and this principal, his wife and family just wanted to help show a way it could be done," Steve said.
Courtney said next playoff game at Hanna will have another lunch available for both teams.
The Priests proved good sportsmanship really does make everyone feel better, whichever team wins or loses.
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