Essay by: Lauren Hedlund

Roseau Community School

Mrs. Didrikson, Advanced English 11

I was in 12u when I got to experience playing in a state hockey tournament. I was in Thief River Falls at the old Huck Arena. We had won our first two games, so all we had to do was win one more game and we would be off to state. Well, that’s not what happened - we lost the championship game, but we weren’t done. We would have to go through the back door to get to state. When I found out we played Hermantown, I was so nervous, because every time we played them earlier in the season we got our butt’s...