SHERIDAN — With two minutes left to play in the Sheridan High School girls basketball team’s 4A Northeast regional qualifying game last Thursday, senior Annie Mitzel turned to her teammates to deliver instructions on the celebration that would likely follow the Lady Broncs win over Campbell County.

When the final horn sounded the 53-44 victory — the program’s first win over the Lady Camels in five years and Sheridan’s first state championship appearance since the 2015-16 season — storming the court per Mitzel’s suggestion seemed to be an appropriate celebration. 

“We played like we didn’t want it to be our last game of the season,” Mitzel said. “... It’s so big. That’s a feeling I’ve been wanting to feel for four years now, so being able to finally feel that is amazing.”

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