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WORLAND - The 3A East Conference golf tournament was the site for Worland High School's best showing of the season. Both the Warriors and Lady Warriors had strong performances and look to carry that into the 3A State tournament today and tomorrow. The Warriors as a team placed second shooting a 684 for the tournament and were 11 strokes shy from conference champion, the Douglas Bearcats. "At the end of the round, as they watched the board, you could see by the look on their faces that they...
THERMOPOLIS - After spending the first couple weeks on the road the Hot Spring County High School volleyball team will play in front of their home crowd for the first time in 2017 this weekend. The Lady Bobcats will host the Bobcat Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Hot Spring County High School. Joining Thermopolis for the Invitational will be 3A Wheatland, 3A Torrington, 2A Rocky Mountain, 2A Greybull, 2A Riverside, 2A Shoshoni, 2A Wind River, 2A Wyoming Indian, 2A Big Piney, 2A Kemmerer,...
WORLAND - The Worland High School girls swimming team put together another strong weekend with excellent performances in their Friday home meet, the Worland Triangular, and at the Powell Invite on Saturday. During the Worland Triangular, Worland won 7 of 12 events that included a clean sweep of all three relay races. "The girls had a fantastic meet (Friday)," said WHS girls swimming coach Mike Blissett. "We also closed the gap with Powell from the Cody meet, they only had us by 16 points." The L...
Previously on "The most courageous 2017-18 NFL season predictions" I made predictions for the 16 NFC teams, next up the AFC and playoffs predictions. And now the conclusion to "The most courageous 2017-18 NFL season predictions" AFC EAST BUFFALO BILLS If you can figure out the Bills front office plan send a resumé into ESPN or FS1 because even the NFL insider experts are at a loss for words. They clearly want to rebuild but they're doing it very oddly by getting rid of their young talented...
WORLAND — Miscues in the first half cost the Worland High School football team Friday night as they hosted the Buffalo Bison at Worland High School. The No. 5-ranked Bison (2-0) used the first half to go up 17-0 and never look back from there as they defeated the Warriors (1-1) 24-12. “That first half [Buffalo] had some big runs and showcased their speed. For us it was our mental mistakes not getting to our gaps and sticking to our assignments. Like we tell the guys, a guy can be the fas...
My favorite column of the year is back and if you're looking for the most courageous, half-heartedly researched, shooting from the hip NFL season predictions look no further. Not only will you get a prediction for each NFL team but also the number of Kaepernick kneels. Basically, it boils down to which teams need him on their roster. Let's not waste any more time here are my predictions/insights for all 32 teams, first up the NFC teams. NFC EAST DALLAS COWBOYS The Cowboys were a fun team to...
WORLAND - Worland youth golfing phenom Karsten Simmons was at it again winning the Longmont Open in Twin Peaks, Colorado on Sept. 2-3. As part of the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour, Simmons shot a 72 on Day One, 71 on Day Two for a 143 tournament total. Simmons bested second-place finisher Parker Paxton, of Riverton and friend of Simmons, by six strokes as the two Wyoming boys went one and two at the tournament. Simmons and Paxton also finished with the lowest totals of the tournament in all ag...
Worland boys cross-country place in top 10 at Billings Lady Bobcats hang with the best By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - The Billings Invitational cross-country meet is a good early season test for Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School runners. The course is flat and without the typical hills you would see in a normal course, runners are free to hit the high gears from the start. Runners do have to manage the heat and this year was no exception, but this year also brought a...
THERMOPOLIS - If the Hot Springs County volleyball team learned one thing from the Border Wars in Cody on Sept. 1-2 it was that they need to work on closing out the close games. The Lady Bobcats went 0-4 in Cody but if you look closer the team dropped a lot of close games in those matches. Miles City, Montana, (3-1, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16, 25-20) Glendive, Montana, (3-2, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-5) Laurel, Montana (3-0, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18) and Sidney, Montana (3-2, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19,...
CODY - The Worland High School girls swimming team had a strong two-day performance in Cody last week. Thursday night the Lady Warriors cruised to an easy dual win against Cody, 116-57, and Friday took second at the Cody Invitational. While competing strongly as a team in Cody the Lady Warriors also racked up the automatic qualifiers for the 3A State meet in Gillette on November 2-4. Ellyse Russell (200 free style, 500 free), Kristen Collingwood (200 individual medley, 500, 200 free) Kyra...
The column buffet is back! For those of you who are new to my column, or those who forgot, the column buffet is self-explanatory and there's no need to waste time explaining it. Well that was a bit rude, so quickly, the column buffet is when I give my thoughts and opinions on a variety of spot topics that either cannot hold up an entire column, I have an opinion but it doesn't merit 600-plus words, or I'm tapped and it's easy to shotgun my views this week. (The case this week.) There it is, now...
POWELL - A win is a win and not every win is going be perfect. Sometimes wins come tough and in aesthetically unpleasing forms which is exactly what the Worland High School Warriors experienced in Powell on Friday night. The Warriors came out on top 6-3 against the WyoPreps No. 4-ranked Panthers and while it might not have been the best looking win, it still counts in the W column and that's all that matters. "I'm so proud of them. The big boys up front don't always get the credit but they kept...
WORLAND - With the real games about to start the Worland Lady Warrior volleyball team had a strong preseason showing in Riverton and Powell over the weekend. The Lady Warriors varsity team took third at the Riverton tournament, the JV team placed second in theirs and the freshman team won the whole thing in Powell. "Overall it was a good weekend with a new team," said WHS volleyball coach Brittany Miller. "We finished 6-1 and took third place, our JV went 6-1 and finished second and our...
WORLAND - Standout Worland High School swimmers Zayne Cooper, Ellyse Russell and Juli Warren competed in the Senior Western Zone Championships Aug. 1-5 at Clovis, California. The Senior Western Zone Championships is a USA Swimming sanctioned event that brought the best swimmers from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming to compete amongst each other and as states. To compete in the Western Zone Championships all sw...
Buying lotto tickets=good, taking the Broncos as +3.5 underdogs=bad Some lady in Massachusetts won the $758.7M Powerball Wednesday night. Good for her. Seriously, that comes with no sarcasm or resentment. This week's goal isn't to bash a lady for winning a life-changing amount of money. The goal this week is to take shots at state governments that allow lotteries, but at the same time say betting the over/under of the Patriots vs. Chiefs game is amoral and cannot be allowed unless we want to...
WORLAND - The fall sports season is drawing closer for Worland High School athletics as the football, volleyball, cross-country and girls swimming teams have been practicing over a week readying for their respective seasons. WHS golf, however, began their season August 10-11 and is in midseason form as the conference and state tournaments quickly approach. With Warrior and Lady Warrior athletes putting in the early season work toward successful 2017 campaigns, their coaches gave updates on the...
I know reading or hearing the word eclipse might induce a state of nausea but hang with me we're almost through this. Monday will be here soon enough and we can take in the natural phenomena for all its glory. The weekend will bring many tourists and if you feel the rage begin building up as they wander aimlessly on the road or at the store, use the sounds of a casino to bring you back down. Because when it is all said and done they'll be on their way leaving a sizable chunk of change here in ou...
WORLAND - It is Worland's turn to host the 87th Wyoming State Horseshoe Pitching Tournament happening August 26-27 at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. On a rotation with other sanctioned horseshoe pitching leagues like Lovell, Rock Springs and Gillette, Worland will have the best pitchers in the state competing for state titles. "We have 46 people signed up so far and we're happy to take on more if they're interested," said Sandy Richard. Worland last hosted in 2014 and with 46 competitors...
WORLAND - In preparation for their 2017 season the Worland High School cross-country team will take part in the Pepsi Wyoming State Championship BBQ and Bluegrass Festival 5K run Saturday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. WHS cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen likes to use the BBQ/Bluegrass Festival 5K Run as a preseason competition that will get her team closer to being ready physically and mentally for the start of their season. "It's a fun community event and fun to have the cross-country...
POWELL - While the new school year has not officially begun the Worland High School Warriors and Lady Warriors golf teams began their season with the Powell Invitational on August 10-11. Senior Lady Warrior Katelin Scheuerman, coming off a second-place finish at state in 2016, finished a team best ninth overall shooting a 94 and 95. Scheuerman's teammates Robyn Horath shot a 109-120 in her first tournament, Rachael Carver 122-115, Elise Washington 131-119 and Saibrynn Crippen 133-NS. For the...
TEN SLEEP - Success at a young age can spoil a person into believing they're good and the days of hard work are behind them, creating complacency and allowing them to rest on their laurels. Then eventually the field passes them by and they're looking back on glory days realizing they did themselves in and they're now a cautionary tale. That will not be the case for youth roper Mason Trollinger, who had his best rodeo season this summer and will be working harder as he aims to do even better...
WORLAND - The Chopper CrossFit powerlifting team has the means to begin building their own Iron Throne from the hit HBO show "Game of Thrones", but rather than using the swords of vanquished foes, Chopper can build theirs from the medals they've won from powerlifting competitions. Traveling to Laramie for the Wyoming State and Mountain West Regional powerlifting meet on June 17, the Chopper team, consisting of Randall Homan (Chopper CrossFit owner), Anna Fetter, Sydnee Jameson, Alejandra Rice...
As a seasoned media vet (OK, I’ve only been in the industry for little over a year but roll with me on this) I’ve noticed that deciding on a headline for your piece is an artform. You want a headline that accurately fits your story, yet one that grabs the attention of the readers. That way, you know, they read your story. It’s a little tough because if you’re headline puts people to sleep, chances are your story isn’t getting read. But go too strong with your headline and sensationalize it, you’re drifting into the dreaded clickbait t...
WORLAND - The Big Horn Basin Junior Golf Tour completed a successful inaugural season with the championship tournament at the Green Hill Golf Course on August 3. Youth golfers competed in tournament in Thermopolis, Powell and Cody before closing out the season in Worland. "It went well for its first year and something we're for sure going to do again next year," said Green Hills PGA head golf professional Mike Propp about the Tour's first season. For the Tour's opening season Propp, along with...
WORLAND - Worland youth karate standout, Ethan Damiano, dominated the competition at the Montana Big Sky State Games karate tournament on July 15 in Billings. Damiano, an Alo Kenpo/Jujitsu student, went against the best from Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming in the 11- to 13-year-old division. Competing in breaking, forms and weapons, Damiano took gold in all three categories, which then earned Damiano being named the 13-and-under grand champion Winning grand champion and...