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Benjamin Franklin is often credited with creating the idiom nothing is certain except death and taxes. While true that Franklin wrote, "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." It was actually English actor Christopher Bullock first to say, on record that is, "Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death and Taxes" during the play "The Cobler of Preston" in 1716. There...
WORLAND - For their season opener the Worland Lady Warriors definitely had their struggles but even with those struggles there were plenty of positives to take away from Friday night at Worland High School. Hosting Billing Central, the Lady Warriors fell 54-29 and while the scoreboard shows a 25-point loss. Worland can look on two pivotal moments that caused the loss. First, was being outscored in the first quarter 13-2 and, second, after going on an 11-2 run in the third and cutting Central's...
Sheridan - While the Worland Warriors wrestling team took a 42-27 loss Thursday night at Sheridan High School, they showed they have plenty of fight in them. Subtracting the three open spots the Warriors surrendered, the score was 27-24 in favor of Worland. "It went really well, we wrestled really tough. Sheridan is a good 4A school and our kids came out and battled. We lost the dual but at one point we were up 23-0, we got on a roll there and started racking up the pins. We ended up losing the...
No. 5 Warriors take hard hit in 73-49 loss to No. 4 Broncs Worland plays home opener today vs. Billing Central at 7 p.m.; Lady Warriors begin season at 5:30 p.m. vs. Billings By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor CODY - The Worland Warriors boys basketball team started their season off on the wrong foot Thursday night at Cody High School. The senior dominate Broncs led from start to finish against the Warriors in a matchup between ranked teams, winning 73-49. This season the Warriors want to create chaos...
Last Sunday was an interesting day in the world of football. First off, after playing sluggish for most the game, my Jacksonville Jaguars were finally able to take a lead, lose it, regain it and pick off Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert. The game looked well in hand, all the offense had to do was work the ball into field goal range and run some clock. Jags QB Blake Bortles had other plans. Bortles threw a soul-crushing interception, a staple of his time under center in Jacksonville. The Cards didn't...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Casey Wassum signed her letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level for Sheridan College. Along with continuing her education and playing for a strong program, Wassum chose Sheridan to reunite with former WHS soccer teammates Taylor Fulfer, Shania McGarvin and Hannah Ozmon. The school's size and familiarity of having played in many soccer tournaments in Sheridan itself were also motivations to play for the...
WORLAND - During the spring the Wyoming High School Athletic Association (WHSAA) voted 13-4 to reclassify to a 16-16-16-rest format, with the top 16 schools, based on student population, placed in 4A, the next 16 in 3A, followed by another 16 in 2A and the rest in 1A, for basketball, outdoor track and volleyball; taking effect for the 2018-19 school year. The switch to the 16-16-16-rest format will keep Worland in Class 3A, but rather than be in the East conference, WHS will move to the West...
As we all recover from our food comas, I thought this would be the perfect time to bust out the column buffet with the added wrinkle of a few thoughts on the Thanksgiving Day spread. Wasting little time, let's jump to it. SALAD On Thanksgiving Day, when the meal lineup is top notch there's no point in wasting space on a collection of vegetables. It's fine to have veggies on the menu, but in veggie trays only. Trump vs. LaVar Ball As for the Trump-LaVar Ball beef, let's not waste time on them....
THERMOPOLIS - 2017 was a big turnaround season for the Hot Springs County Bobcats football program, after going 1-7 in 2016, the 'Cats went 3-6 and qualified for the 2A State football playoffs. With the strong bounce back, comes the regular season accolades to which the Bobcats had six named to the 2A East All-Conference team and another three selected to the 2A All-State team. Cullen Becher, Logan Cole, Chandler Maddock, Noah Schwalbe, Jeffery VanAntwerp and Andrew Yarbrough were selected to...
Coming off a surprisingly successful 2016 season, there was a lot of hype surrounding the 2017 University of Wyoming football season. The Cowboys did graduate a lot of seniors, some of whom like Tanner Gentry (Chicago Bears), Brian Hill (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jacob Hollister (New England Patriots) are in in the NFL now, yet, there were still high expectations for the program in 2017. Most of those hopes and dreams centered around junior QB Josh Allen, a potential Top 10 prospect in the upcomin...
WORLAND - After making the 3A State football playoffs for the first time since 2009, the Worland Warriors had three players recognized for their contributions on the season. Voted on by the other 3A West coaches, WHS seniors JR Hofmann, Matthew Sanchez and Morgan Tigner were named to the 2017 3A West All-Conference team. Sanchez (led 3A in defensive points at 19.9 per game) was selected to the team as a linebacker, Tigner (anchored an offensive line that cleared the way for 1,452 rushing yards...
Tenth annual Gobble Wobble Run set for Thanksgiving morning By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND — Football, turkey dinners and family are staples of Thanksgiving Day, and for the Worland community the Gobble Wobble Run is reaching staple status as the 10th annual Gobble Wobble Run will take place Thanksgiving morning on the Worland bike path at 10:30 a.m. Family and friends can take part in the two- and four-mile runs or two-mile walk before their Thanksgiving feast. The Gobble Wobble is a fundraising event for the Worland High School c...
THERMOPOLIS - The 2017 football season for the Hot Springs County Bobcats ended in Mountain View Friday after a 45-0 loss against the Buffaloes in the 2A State football playoff quarterfinals. The Bobcats could not find a rhythm offensively or defensively to which Mountain View took full advantage. "We didn't execute well on offense and give credit to Mountain View they are a good football team. You can't make mistakes against good football teams or unforced errors. We had some penalties and...
WORLAND - With their backs against the wall and facing a tough path to the 3A State tournament, the Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team gave their best performance of the year, so far, ripping off three-straight victories to finish third at the 3A East regional tournament, locking up their fourth-consecutive trip to the state tournament in the process. "It was a good weekend and so fun. It was all about their will to win. Our girls wanted to go to state and their backs were against the wall...
NEWCASTLE - Their backs are against the wall and if they are to make their fourth consecutive 3A volleyball state tournament the Worland Lady Warriors need to put together their best two matches of the season on Saturday Dropping their first-round match to No. 2 East-seed the Torrington Lady Blazers 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 21-25, 25-22), the Lady Warriors battled all match but could not find a way to break through. Throughout the match the Lady Warriors held leads late or were tied, but could not...
NEWCASTLE - Starting the 3A East volleyball regional tournament with a loss is not ideal but there is a silver lining for the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats The Lady Bobcats were downed by the No. 1 East-seed Douglas Lady Bearcats 3-0, (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) Friday afternoon at Newcastle High School, but in the defeat showed improvement. Last week they were rolled by the Lady Bearcats and Friday showed much more fight. "We played fairly well and were scrappier than last week. It was nice to...
WORLAND - Making the playoffs for the first time since 2009 will not be enough for the Worland Warriors football team as they prepare for their 3A quarterfinal playoff game against No.1-East seeded Torrington Trailblazers tonight. "We've already put a lot of work up to this point and have made the playoffs. So why don't we just make a little noise and accomplish some things while we're here? Especially for the seniors, they know this is their last shot and they're excited to be this far and...
THERMOPOLIS - The 2017 cross-country season came to an end with the 3A State cross-country in Sheridan Oct. 21 at the VA hospital grounds, and the Hot Springs County High School cross-country team finished the season on a high note. "Everyone was amazing. Their times were good, ran hard and they were incredible, there wasn't anything to be upset with. It was a great growth season, everybody was learning from everybody. McKenna [Bomengen] was talking with Dayna [Sandberg] about how to run the...
SHERIDAN - A year later, a year better. After sweeping the 3A East regional championship on Oct. 13, the Worland High School cross-country program continued to build on their success Saturday at the 3A State cross-country meet in Sheridan, both the Warriors and Lady Warriors finished third, bringing home hardware for the first time in close to 20 years. "It's been about 20 years since both teams were able to bring home trophies. It's exciting to see our program continue to build. I love state...
RAWLINS - Make it four in a row for the Worland High School girls swimming team, Saturday in Rawlins, they won their fourth consecutive 3A East conference championship. But it did not come easy. The Lady Warriors had a fight on their hands the moment the meet started as the Buffalo Lady Bison came out swinging at the three-time champions. After a slow start, Worland was able to prevail 294 points to Buffalo's 286. "It was an extremely close meet, and we weren't completely sure we won until they...
WORLAND - Bad performances are bound to happen to everyone, but it is how a player responds to the adversity of a bad game, or outing, that determines what type of competitor they will be. Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons had one of that tournament where things never broke his way at the Optimist Junior World Qualifier tournament in Denver, CO last weekend. Not only was Simmons battling against top-tier competition but also the tough weather conditions. Simmons kept battling, putting...
PINEDALE — It is not how you start, it’s how you finish. That was certainly the case for the Worland High School football team Friday night in Pinedale. What could be described as a trap game, the Warriors did not find their rhythm until the fourth quarter to grab their fourth win of the season. “I think we had the mindset of looking ahead to the Torrington game. We were trying to do some different things with personnel and play-calling, with the bigger goal of getting better and improving going...
WORLAND - For their final home match of the season, the Worland High School volleyball put on a show in a drama-filled, tightly contested match against the No. 5-ranked Cody Fillies at Worland High School Tuesday night. Falling behind 0-2 on senior night, the Lady Warriors clawed their way back to force a Game 5, but, unfortunately, fell 16-14 in the fifth and match-deciding game, losing 3-2, (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 14-25 16-14). "We had the opportunities to swing and just didn't, we were playing...
Lady Warriors cap week with excellent showing in Gillette By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - Closing out the regular season with three-straight meets tested the Worland High School swimming team both physically and mentally. "It was an interesting weekend of swimming for us," said WHS girls swimming coach Mike Blissett. "The only thing I knew for sure with our three days in a row of competition was that we'd probably not see any time drops on Friday in Buffalo." With the Worland Triangular on...
Warriors three-peat, Harman repeats as 3A East champion By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor THERMOPOLIS - Up for grabs at the 3A East regional cross-country meet were the boys and girls team championships, two individual championships and two coach of the year awards. The Worland High School cross-country program took five of the six in an incredible showing and overall amazing day for the team. The Warriors three-peated as the 3A East champs, the Lady Warriors earned the 3A champ title, junior Porter...