Lady Miners dig in for State

The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners knew they had to beat the Rock River Lady Pronghorns in Torrington in order to go to state.

“We had to win our first game,” Head coach Jackie Jones said. “We beat Rock River the first game and that is what moved us forward to the tournament.”

Jones said although the Lady Miners beat the Lady Longhorns 41-29, the outcome was never a given.

“Rock River is a scary team,” Jones said. “With that being said, we took care of business and did what we had to do. After that we went on to play two very solid basketball teams that co...