Lady Miners head to State for 4th time

Jackie Jones, head coach for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners told her team that they had to win their first game against the Lingle-Fort Laramie Lady Doggers or there would be no going to State.

“We had to win that first game against Lingle,” Jones said. “If you lose the first game, you are done. So I told the girls we won the first game that really counted.”

The Lady Doggers have met the Lady Miners twice this season and lost. This meeting had HEM come out on top, but it was not easy.

The two teams met at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Torrington for the 1A Southeast Quadrant c...