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I know it's anticlimactic to spoil the answer in the subhead but I'm going Quentin Tarantino with it and telling you the ending now and work backwards from there I've wanted to write something on Serena Williams for a while. Originally, I wanted to write a column on how underappreciated she is, after her dominant Australian Open victory, but I was on a role in the NFL playoffs and she got pushed to the backburner. But she sent out an Instagram post of herself 20 weeks pregnant last week; then...
No. 3 Lady Warriors find a way to win against the Lady Wranglers WORLAND - On another cold and windy spring day the No. 3 Worland Lady Warriors were out of sync but found a way to grab the "W" Thursday afternoon at Worland High School. The Lady Warriors, without most of their senior leadership who are in Washington, D.C., defeated the Pinedale Lady Wranglers 3-1. The absence of the Lady Warriors seniors was noticeable in the first half as the Lady Warriors were never able to get into a rhythm....
TEN SLEEP - If there were a pound for pound championship in Wyoming High School track the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers would be a contender. The Lady Pioneers have seven athletes out this season and what they lack in numbers they more than make up for in talent. Last week the Lady Pioneers competed in the Riverton Twilight, Worland Triangular and Lovell Invitational and impressed at each meet. Specifically in Riverton where the team placed second and scored 88 points competing mostly against 3A and...
WORLAND - It was a quick turnaround for the No. 5 Worland Warriors after their win Friday against the No. 4 Cody Broncs. Taking the lead in the 3A Northwest quadrant the Warriors needed to beat Powell Saturday to clinch the quadrant and secure a No. 1-seed for the 3A state tournament in Sheridan on May 18-20. The Powell match may not have been their best performance but it got the job done and the Warriors were able to punch their ticket to the state tournament as they defeated Powell 2-1...
WORLAND - After being held scoreless in their last two matches the Worland Warriors worked out of their offensive rut Friday to take down the Cody Broncs 1-0 on a rainy and cold night at Worland High School. "We talked to them all week about taking the game to the opponent, instead of us reacting. We wanted to make them react to what we were doing. We did that in [Friday's] game, we had Cody on their heels the entire game and were having to react to what we were doing. I'm so happy and proud of...
Last year around this time I was working on a column declaring the first round of the NBA Playoffs officially dead. Most of the series from last season were on the verge of sweeps but things turned around and it became interesting. The first round of the 2017 playoffs has been incredible and could have been even better if not for Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s injury. There are intriguing matchups or story lines in seven of the eight series. The Warriors/Blazers series is a bit of a snooze. Now had the Blazers Jusuf Nurkic been healthy this s...
WHS track caps off final home meet WORLAND - Competing against Ten Sleep High School and Hot Springs County High School in the Worland Triangular meet the Worland High School track team hosted their final home meet of the 2017 season and were able to showcase their skills in front of family and friends. "It was a good day but the sickness hit out team, we were missing several kids. Sickness and injuries kind of prevailed on us. It wasn't as good of a performance as probably on Tuesday but...
RIVERTON - In a blink of an eye the 3A East regional meet will be underway and with the end of the season in sight the Worland High School track team has been working hard to make the most of what time they have left. Yesterday the Warriors and Lady Warriors traveled to Riverton for the Riverton Twilight meet and junior Saige Jones summed up the meet with a short but effective message. "The best quote of the day was when Saige Jones got on the bus and said, 'It's a great day to be a Warrior'...
TEN SLEEP - With five meets under their belts the Ten Sleep High School track team will finally be at full strength today as they travel to Riverton High School for the Riverton Twilight meet. "We have 13 kids out this year which for us is a big team. We've only had half our kids because of FFA or other activities, but they've looked good," said TSHS track coach Desiree Egger. Having competed in Buffalo, Burlington Powell and Worland so far this season the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers have been...
WORLAND - Leaving home can be a stressful time in a young adult's life but it is an imperative aspect of a person's journey. Those formative years setting out on a pilgrimage of sorts helps a person expand their comfort zone and take in new experiences. While daunting at first, once the nerves are quieted the learning begins. Afterwards you take what you've learned and return home to share your knowledge. Spending the past six years in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Worland native Denise Ferguson...
What to do about resting NBA players The NBA just wrapped up one of their most impressive regular season’s in recent memory. There’s been a fierce MVP battle that has given shows like Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn and whatever FS1’s top debate show is, months’ worth of debate around whether the award should go to James Harden, Russell Westbrook or Kawhi Leonard. We’ve seen a promising group of young players make “the leap” and some of them like Giannis Antetokoumpo, start carving out superstar roles. We also had the Golden State...
No. 1 Warriors fall 1-0 to No. 5 Wolverines RIVERTON - Their first test since being ranked No. 1 the Worland Warriors traveled to Riverton to take on the No. 5 Riverton Wolverines. In what might be a sign of how strong the 3A Boys soccer is the Wolverines took down the Warriors 1-0 Thursday night. "They scored early in the second half, they got a through ball on us and were able to poke it in," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. "I was really proud of our guys tonight, we were without...
WORLAND - After competing on the road for the past four weeks without a full roster the Worland High School track team will finally compete in a home meet this Thursday at Worland High School and hopefully with a full roster. "We're hoping with all the activities behind us that we'll have a full roster on Thursday. I'm excited; the kids are excited to perform in front of their home crowd on their home turf. It supposed to be beautiful so we're ready," said WHS track coach Tracey Wiley. Last...
WORLAND - Defense untested is no defense at all. While adjusted from the original saying, it proves true. If a team has championship aspirations their defense needs to be tested and for the Worland Warriors that test came on the second day of the Pinnacle Challengers Cup at Worland High School. As a team that prides themselves on stingy defensive play the No. 3 Warriors would have their defense put to the test as they faced two 4A teams on the final day of the Pinnacle Cup. The Warriors met the...
Waking up Monday morning my first two thoughts were, “Wow, that is an unfortunate amount of snow,” and “I wonder if the snow is going to push [Monday’s] Worland/Lander games back?” The latter proved to be true and while I was rearranging story list for Monday, I realized there was a silver lining to the soccer games being cancelled. My Monday night was now free and I could watch the NCAA men’s basketball championship between North Carolina and Gonzaga. Little did I know what I thought was be a blessing in disguise would turn out to be more of...
WORLAND - At the start of the season most would have expected the No. 3 Worland Warriors to be in rebuilding mode but after Friday night's 1-0 win over the No. 1 Torrington Trailblazers, they have thrown their hat in the ring along with the other 3A state title contenders. "I was really proud of them, they worked hard [Friday]," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. "Talking to the team after the game we told them they need to start believing in themselves. We're a young team but we're...
WORLAND - The best of 3A and 4A boys soccer will be in Worland today and tomorrow as 16 teams battle it out for the Pinnacle Challengers Cup at Worland High School, Worland Middle School and the Worland Community Center. The field for the Cup looks like that of a state tournament field. There will be a total of six WyoPreps ranked teams, all five of the ranked 3A teams (No. 1s Cody and Torrington, No. 3 Worland, No. 4 Riverton, No. 5 Lander) and one 4A team (No. 5 Rock Springs Tigers) looking...
RAWLINS - Coming off their first loss of the season against No. 1 Cody last Thursday, the No. 2 Worland Lady Warriors were able to quickly rebound vs. the No. 5 Rawlins Lady Outlaws. The Lady Warriors dominated the Lady Outlaws in every facet of the match as they went on to win 8-0, Saturday afternoon at Rawlins High School. Worland's offense was firing on all cylinders with the scoring threats of senior Hannah Ozmon, junior Casey Wassum and freshman BreAnna Parra combining for the seven of the...
WORLAND - It's been an age-old question, who is the toughest guy on the block? You get your people, they get theirs and you settle it. For Worland High School freshman Domanic Hartley, he gets to answer that question but on an international level. The Warrior wrestler was invited to the International Sports Specialist Down Under wrestling tournament in Gold Coast, Australia, July 9-17 and will represent the Mountain Conference Wrestling team. "I am pretty excited. I went and told my mom and she...
There’s been a lot of talk about why Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned. The popular speculation for his current unemployment is because he took a knee during the National Anthem. The topic has been widely debated on talking heads shows from ESPN to FS1. Some are saying it’s not right and others saying that’s what he deserves for disrespecting Old Glory. As for my personal take on Kaepernick, I’m not torn either way just yet, so for now I’m going to do something extremely radical and far-fetched in this era of social media. I’m going to wa...
CODY - In hostile territory and against the best 3A team in the state the Worland Warriors gave the Cody Broncs everything they could handle Thursday night. The match went into extra time tied up 0-0 where the Broncs were able to score the game deciding goal in the 95th minute and escape with a 1-0 win. The loss still counts as a loss but for the young Warriors to go into the Cody's house and take them on shows Worland can play with the best. "It was a really good game and both defenses played o...
CODY - Only a week into the season and the top two 3A girls soccer teams were going head-to-head. To make things more interesting the two teams are also 3A Northwest conference opponents. The No. 2-ranked Worland Lady Warriors traveled to Cody High School Thursday afternoon and met the No. 1-ranked Fillies. The match lived up to its billing as the two teams battled in a tight contest but in the end the Fillies were able to knock in a last second goal for the 2-1 win. "We were two evenly matched...
TEN SLEEP - With young basketball teams seasons tend to end up a pleasant surprise or a disappointment, with little in between. For the Ten Sleep Pioneers their season was the latter, finishing the season 4-14 overall and 0-6 in the 1A Northwest conference. The Pioneers lost in the 1A West regional play-in game to Dubois 58-54, in which they had to play the final two minutes of the game with four players. While the losses piled up for the Pioneers the senior-less team matured as the season went...
CODY - The track season is only two weeks old and for Worland track they're already seeing great progresses in the early parts of the season. At the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invitational in Cody Saturday the Worland Warriors and Lady Warriors set personal records all day long as 27 of the 34 Worland athletes set personal bests in their respective events. "Twenty-seven kids had PRs which is a great thing. That's our goal every week, to set new personal bests and show that improvement. I only...
POWELL - With a nice blend of senior leadership and youth, the Worland Warriors traveled to Powell Saturday and came away with a 2-1 victory over the Powell Panthers. "I was extremely happy with the team. This was Powell's third game and our first game. We came out there played hard and came away with a win," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. Senior Kyle Lamb scored in the 20th minute to put the Warriors up 1-0. After the Panthers tied the match up 1-1 in the 60th minute, Lamb struck in...