Miners 'digging' State

The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wrestlers may not have had the best showing compared to other teams that were in Casper, but head coach Lyle Richardson was happy about all the effort his grapplers put forth.

“The State Tournament was a great learning experience for our team,” Richardson said. “Its tough to take inexperience into the tournament and then draw the tough first round matches that we did.”

Seth Blakeman wrestled in the 106 weight class. He went 0-2, but Richardson said Blakeman has improved over the season from the inexperienced wrestler he was pri...