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WORLAND - Defense and 3-pointers helped power the Worland Warriors to an 83-57 victory over the 4A Cody Broncs Saturday at Worland High School. The interclass boys basketball matchup between the former 3A rivals had its fair share of excitement and after a slow start, the Warriors kept their foot on the pedal until the final seconds. "Our starting five play really, really well together. The trick has been trying to get them on the floor for most of the game. There have been a lot of times,...
I know the NFL playoffs are here but how awesome is it the Raiders hired Mike Mayock? I thought there was no possible way the Raiders could be more of an entertaining dumpster fire, but Mark Davis went and did the impossible. The Mayock, Davis and Gruden triumvirate could dominate but there are playoff matchups to get to. I just hope the Raiders are chosen for HBO's Hard Knocks, that would be an instant All-Time great season. 12 teams get to keep playing football and 11 of the 12 have a legit...
WORLAND - The winter break has come to end for the Ten Sleep, Thermopolis and Worland high school sports teams and this weekend they will resume their respective seasons this weekend. WORLAND Wrestling The Warriors kick off 2019 traveling to Green River for the Thoman Invitational wrestling tournament at Green River High School today and tomorrow. Worland will compete against six other teams from Wyoming, Green River, Rock Springs, Evanston, Lyman, Mountain View, Cokeville, along with several...
11 is nearly done and why not send it off on a positive note with things I liked from the year. The things I liked in '18 are in no particular order and don't just involve sports. Here we go. Worland High School sports: 2018 has been a good year for the athletes at WHS. Worland soccer had a great year with the boys' team winning their first 3A State title in program history and the girls' team made their third-straight title match. Both Worland basketball teams made the state tournament when...
WORLAND - The Washakie County School District No. 1 has had many talented students graduate and accomplish even more after going through the district, and there have been just as many who have helped build District 1 to what it is today. It is for this reason the Warrior Hall of Fame is being created, to honor the accomplished alumni and those who worked in District 1. The first thought that comes to mind when talking about a hall of fame is athletics, and many high schools that have a hall of...
TEN SLEEP - A strong defensive effort was the key to a 37-20 victory for the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers in their game against the Riverside Lady Rebels Thursday at Ten Sleep High School. "Defense is what we stand on and there may be nights we don't score but we're going to make the other team work hard to get their points. That's what helps us stay in the game," said TSHS girls basketball coach Sarah Novak. The Lady Pioneers (3-2) held the Lady Rebels (3-2) to 20 points and led wire-to-wire, thanks...
By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor We're days away from closing the book on the year that was 2018. It was another good sports year but rather than regurgitate all the highlights of the sports world (That will be next week's column), I want to recap the worst hot takes I remember from 2018. Most of these takes are funny and from sports media personalities I like or find entertaining. I haven't included any takes from Mike Francesa or Jason Whitlock. I find both guys enjoyable but at the same time,...
WORLAND — Like the rest of the Worland High School athletic teams, the Worland Warriors swimming team heads into the Christmas break with plenty of positives to build off of. The Warriors competed in Lander and Riverton last week and were able to add another swimmer to their automatic qualifiers list for the 3A State meet in Gillette on Feb. 15-16. Andrew Nelson joined his teammates Zach Cole, Zayne Cooper, Traeten Quigley and Stuart Trombley as the Warriors who have so far automatically q...
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WORLAND - Tuesday afternoon at Worland High School, senior Charles Rishel signed his letter of intent to run cross-country and indoor track for Rocky Mountain College next fall. "It's exciting to see kids take it to the next level and use their background to continue to build," said WHS cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen. "I know he'll be super successful because he's always been a hard worker and a good leader. It's always exciting to see where our runners go in the future. "The cool part is tha...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors wrestling team learned quite a bit about themselves during their two-day home tournament, the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual tournament at Worland High School, finishing third as a team. The Warriors fought off a pesky Wheatland team to do so, and had six wrestlers in the best of the best. While the victories were enjoyable, it was in defeats that the Warriors learned the most. "Winning all three duals the first day was huge for us and that's something...
WORLAND - Friday was a good day for the Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School wrestling teams, competing in the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual tournament the Warriors and Bobcats both went undefeated and clinched their spots in today's Gold Bracket. WORLAND WARRIORS The Warriors cruised through their three duals Friday, beating Lander 66-12, Wheatland 59-24 and Newcastle/Upton 70-6 to win Pool A outright. And what WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia liked the most was...
After this Sunday the NFL regular season will be down to its final two weeks. Playoff spots are still up for grabs in both conferences and the way this season has gone, we're in for a wild finish. But the two NFL related things I want to talk about are the NFL MVP debate and one of the 32 owners stepping up and being a team player. First, who is this year's NFL MVP? If I had a vote, my top five are at No. 5 Philip Rivers, No. 4 Khalil Mack, No. 3 Todd Gurley, No. 2 Drew Brees and No. 1 Blake...
WORLAND - Building momentum heading into today's Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual wrestling tournament the Worland Warriors picked up a 51-30 dual win against the Riverton Wolverines Thursday night at Worland High School. Coming off a tough opening weekend in Sheridan and Rapid City, South Dakota, Thursday night's win is exactly what the Warriors needed. And the best part about their victory was that they executed on what they had been practicing all week. "The kids did a really nice...
WORLAND - The Worland High School wrestling team kicked off their season last week with a dual in Sheridan on Thursday and the Rapid City Invitational tournament on Friday and Saturday in Rapid City, South Dakota. Things did not go to their liking in either contest, losing 66-18 to Sheridan and only placing one wrestler in Rapid, Domanic Hartley. But the Warriors plan to bounce back this week, with a home dual today against Riverton and their annual home dual tournament, the Pinnacle Bank...
WORLAND - According to the National Park Service, in 2017, Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park saw a combined 7.4 million visitors. While that's roughly eight times the population of the Equality State, it all makes perfect sense why millions want to visit each year. Grand Teton and Yellowstone offer so much in terms of wildlife, geological wonders and natural scenic beauty, just to name a few. But with so many visitors and the staffs at both parks giving it their all to...
WORLAND - Opening the season with a 67-64 loss to Douglas at the East-West Classic in Buffalo did not sit well with the Worland Warriors, as they cruised to double-digit victories against Pinedale and Lander Saturday at Buffalo High School. "We were better, I think we learned the hard way against Douglas that it won't be quite as easy as the boys thought it would be," said WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel. "With Lander, they're going to be a very good team. They had to play the toughest...
BUFFALO - The Worland Warriors basketball team got their season underway at the East-West Classic in Buffalo at Buffalo High School on Friday. Matching up against the Douglas Bearcats the Warriors fell to their former 3A East rivals, 67-64, to start the season 0-1. "We felt that it was mostly on us. We didn't do a good job of executing and, defensively, we aren't very good right now," said WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel. "Our guys were playing defense as individuals and not playing as a te...
It's safe to say everyone is caught up on Kareem Hunt fiasco. The news broke about Hunt last Friday while I was writing last week's column, and I thought about scrapping that column to write about Hunt. Obviously I didn't, and I decided to wait because other than the video there wasn't a lot of information out. That and I was like 80 percent finished with last week's column. But now that a week has past and we've been able to digest all the new info, I have a few thoughts. You'd think after the...
WORLAND - The winter sports seasons for the Worland High School basketball teams, wrestling and boys swimming get their seasons' underway today and tomorrow. The Worland varsity wrestling team is in Rapid City for the Rapid City Invitational today and tomorrow, while the JV team will be in Powell for the weekend. Warrior swimming heads to Powell todays, then Cody on Saturday for the Cody Invitational. Both Worland basketball teams are playing in the East-West Classic tournament, the Lady...
College football bowl season is right around the corner and ESPN has been airing their bowl season ads with Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing over the top college football highlights. I agree with Mr. Williams, this is the most wonderful time of the year. Thanksgiving, all the Christmas festivities, Christmas and New Year's are some of the best weeks on the calendar. One thing I don't enjoy during this stretch are the college bowl games. Let me be more specific,...
It's important to enjoy the little things in life, whether that's the crazy stories coming out of Florida (and I'm not talking about the recount, I'm talking about all the weird things done by insane people living in that swampy mess of a state. If you're looking for a fun follow on Twitter, @_FloridaMan is one of the best) or the latest and greatest in conspiracy theories. My current favorite conspiracy theory is the fires burning in California are all part of a nefarious plan by the...
WORLAND - Here's a bit of trivia for you, who has the fastest street-legal car in the state of Montana? If you guessed Worland native Larry Paxton, you are right on the money. Racing in the Street Outlaws of the 406 at the Yellowstone Drag Strip in Action, Montana, Paxton won the four-race event with his 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II to claim the title and was also awarded the best appearing car at the YDS for the entire racing season. "There were four races this summer, and on the last race, I had...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Karla Gayten signed her letter of intent, Thursday afternoon at Worland High School. Gayten received a two-year full-ride scholarship to play soccer at Sheridan College as well as further her academic studies. "I didn't even know Sheridan was looking at me," said Gaytan. "I just got invited to a showcase, I did the showcase and after they told me I had a full ride if I wanted it. It was kind of a surprise and I didn't know how to react. I still don't know...
During my fall sports postseason break, I was tempted to write about Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden. I was patient though because let's be honest, this is Jon Gruden and he's going to, at minimum, say one dumb thing a week. And he didn't disappoint this week. The Raiders play the AFC's second-best team, the L.A. Chargers, this week. The last time the AFC West rivals matched up, the Chargers dominated the Raiders 26-10, in that soccer stadium in Carson, Calif. Getting ready for LA this week Gru...