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WORLAND – In December, Worland senior Chandler Ramos got quite the surprise – and not the good kind. After injuring his right knee in an open gym a month prior, Ramos noticed it wasn't getting any better. The pain was still there and he wasn't quite the same player as before. That's when he decided to seek medical attention and had his knee examined. The injury turned out to be far more severe than he had imagined. It was revealed Ramos had torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right kne...
CASPER – On Saturday, the Lady Warriors found themselves right where they expected to be – playing for a state championship. And as they might have also expected, it would take the most hard-fought 32 minutes of their season as they faced Star Valley to decide who would take hold of the 3A girls basketball crown. Worland (25-1 overall) trailed by two points at halftime and four heading into the fourth quarter, but came alive in the final eight minutes as it outscored Star Valley (18-5) 20-7 in the final frame to win 44-35 deliver the Wor...
CASPER – Entering the second day of the Class 3A Wyoming High School State Girls Basketball Championships, Worland found itself just one game away from the playing in the state title game. The only thing standing in its way was Rawlins. Though it was one of the toughest tests of the season thus far, the Lady Warriors were not to be denied as they defeated the Lady Outlaws 57-49 on Friday at Casper College. And now – for the second time in three years – they're right where they expected to be al...
CASPER – For the second straight year, Worland and Cody met in the first round of the Class 3A Wyoming High School State Basketball Championships at the Casper Events Center on Thursday. And just like last year, Worland left with a win. The Warriors had a much slower start than they're accustomed to, but came alive in the second half as they defeated the Broncs 64-50 to secure themselves a spot in the semifinals today. "That first half was tough with us starting slow," Senior Hoyt Nicholas s...
WORLAND – A week ago, 32 total teams in the 3A ranks began the fight to keep their season alive at their respective regional tournaments. Now, only eight boys and eight girls teams remain as they converge in Casper today for the Class 3A Wyoming High School State Basketball Championships. And in three days’ time, only two teams will be left standing to be crowned state champions. The Warriors and Lady Warriors each enter as heavy favorites to contend for state titles in their respective field of teams, both building up impressive reg...
GLENROCK – Worland girls basketball coach Mark Mortimer and the Lady Warriors had one goal entering the weekend: Win two games at the 3A East Regional Girls Basketball Tournament to secure a spot in the state tournament. After accomplishing that goal with wins over Glenrock and Douglas in consecutive days, they added another – win a regional championship. They accomplished that one as well and exacted some revenge in the process, too. Worland (22-1 overall) defeated Newcastle (19-4) 50-41 in the...
GLENROCK – The top-ranked Lady Warriors secured themselves a spot in the state tournament next weekend, taking down Douglas 49-39 in the semifinals of the 3A East Regional Basketball Tournament in Glenrock on Friday. Lady Warriors (21-1) got a much tougher test from the Lady Bearcats (14-8) than they did in the first two meetings, but still did what it had to do to come away with the win to not only punch their ticket to state, but advance to the regional title game as well. “I was really proud...
GLENROCK – The first day of the 3A East Regional Basketball Tournament couldn’t have gone any better for either the Warriors or the Lady Warriors. Holding the top seed from the 3A Northeast quadrant, both had convincing wins to kick off the 2016 postseason and put themselves one game away from qualifying for the state tournament next weekend in Casper. The Warriors (21-3 overall) defeated Torrington (4-17) 66-28 in the first game of a Worland double-header at Glenrock High School and the Lady Warriors (20-1) followed up with a 62-33 dru...
WORLAND – Once March comes around, madness ensues. For the eight boys and girls basketball teams that call the 3A East conference home, the madness will take place in Glenrock this weekend as the Herders and Lady Herders host the 3A East Regional Basketball Tournament March 3-5. The Warriors (17-3 overall, 6-0 3A Northeast) and the Lady Warriors (19-1, 5-1) both enter the tournament as the top seeds from their quadrant and as favorites to contend for a regional title this year. But that's not on...
CASPER – At around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Worland senior Austin Beck was about to wrestle for his second consecutive 220-pound title at the Class 3A Wyoming High School State Wrestling Championships. He paced the Casper Events Center floor, occasionally glancing over to watch whichever championship match was going on. He looked on as his teammate JD Nelson dropped a tough 5-4 decision in the 160-pound title match. A short time later, it was his other teammate Wade Goncalves who was getting his h...
WORLAND – A total of 49 schools from across Wyoming will be represented today as teams converge at the Casper Events Center for the Wyoming High School State Wrestling Championships. Class 3A is home to 16 of those teams, including the Worland Warriors. And while some may hope to bring home an individual state champion or two, others – like the Warriors – look to be in the mix for an overall team title. Worland may have shocked some as it edged out perennial-favorite Douglas at the 3A East...
TEN SLEEP – For eight teams in the 1A West, the season continues this weekend as teams from the 1A Northwest and 1A Southwest quadrants converge in Lander today for the 1A West Regional Basketball Tournament. Some teams enter expecting to compete for a regional championship while others simply hope to survive the weekend by winning two games and punching a ticket to the state tournament. The third-seeded Ten Sleep Pioneers (7-13 overall, 3-5 1A Northwest) have the chance to take a giant first s...
THERMOPOLIS – What a turn of events for the Thermopolis Bobcats. After picking up a 58-43 win over Riverside on Saturday, Thermopolis had to turn around and play the Rebels again on Monday in a play-in game between the bottom two teams in the 2A Northwest to decide who would take the final seed into the 2A West Regional Boys Basketball Tournament this weekend in Riverton. The Bobcats and Rebels meet three times prior during the regular season, with the former defeating the latter in each of thos...
WORLAND – After a pair of second place finishes at the 3A East Regional Wrestling Tournament the past two years, the Warriors are ready to make their return to the top of the 3A East this weekend as they travel to Torrington – the site of this year’s regional culminating event. Worland has taken the backseat to perennial 3A-powerhouse Douglas since moving over to the 3A East in 2012, its lone regional title coming in 2013. But this year, the Warriors seem poised to take over the throne they’ve long worked toward. Once again, Worland is loaded...
WORLAND – The Simplot Games are widely known as North America's premier indoor high school track and field event. More than 2,000 athletes from 20 different states as well as Canada, Mexico and Australia attend the event held at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. For eight members of the Worland indoor track team, the biggest meet of the season will begin this evening as they compete in the 38th annual Simplot Games. "The kids are pretty excited about going. It's a national-caliber m...
WORLAND – Worland finally met its match on the hardwood on Saturday as it hosted Newcastle in a 3A Northeast as the Lady Warriors played their final game this season in Warrior Gymnasium. And the hot-shooting Lady Dogies did what no team has been able to do all season: Beat the Lady Warriors. No. 4 Newcastle (14-3 overall, 3-2 3A Northeast) scored double digits in every quarter – and seemed like it couldn't miss at time – and never trailed as it upset No. 1 Worland (16-1, 4-1) 61-51. "Defe...
WORLAND – Worland met its match on the mat on Thursday with Powell coming to town for a dual as both teams finish up the regular season schedule this week. The four-time defending state champion Panthers showed why their reign atop the 3A wrestling world has lasted so long, beating the Warriors 40-21 on a night where the seniors were honored. The dual started at 160 with senior JD Nelson moving up from his usual 152-pound slot to face Powell's Tucker Darrah. The two were battled well with the m...
WORLAND – After Worland's big win over 3A Northeast rival Buffalo on Friday, Worland boys basketball coach Aaron Abel didn't mince words when speaking about the test the Warriors would have with Cody coming to town on Saturday – calling it a potential trap game. It looked like the coaches words would become a reality – at least in the first half – as the Broncs outplayed the Warriors through the first 16 minutes and held a 34-29 lead at halftime. But Worland (12-3 overall, 3-0 3A Northea...
By Sisco Molina Sports Editor WORLAND – With the regional tournament exactly a month away, the top-ranked Warriors are going to get a pretty good feel for the postseason format as they play three games in three days this weekend, starting with Powell this evening at 7 p.m. “It’s on our chalkboard in the locker room. It’s up there that this is pre-regionals, basically,” Worland boys basketball coach Aaron Abel said on Wednesday. “If you’re a high seed – which hopefully we’ll be – you’ll start out with a weaker opponent and that’s what we have i...
GLENROCK – For the first two and a half quarters Saturday, No. 1 Worland's offense was nowhere to be found as it battled with Glenrock on the road. But the Warriors (9-3, 4-0 3A East) finally found their rhythm down the stretch – especially in the fourth quarter – as they outscored the Herders (6-7, 1-2 3A East) 24-6 in the final eight minutes to escape Converse County with a 60-43 victory on Saturday. "It wasn't any one thing, it was just kind of a combination of things that hurt us in the e...
WORLAND – The first home dual of the year was a successful one for the Warriors on Thursday night as they hosted 2A Greybull/Riverside for their lone competition of the week. Worland actually surrendered more losses on the night than its opponent – winning only three matches compared to six – but with Greybull/Riverside open in four weight classes, the Warriors were able to sneak away with a 40-33 win. "It's our first home dual about 10 weeks into the season now and we had a lot of nerves tonigh...
WORLAND – The top-ranked Lady Warriors will put their 10-game win streak on the line this evening as they make the long road trip to Carbon County for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Lady Outlaws. Worland dropped its lone regular-season contest to Rawlins 52-48 last year – a team that came into Worland ranked No. 1 in the state with a 12-1 record. Now, the tables are turned as the Lady Warriors go to Rawlins ranked No. 1 with a 10-0 record. Both teams lost a lot of senior leadership from last yea...
WORLAND – The Worland boys swimming team ended the home portion of the 2016 schedule in dominant fashion on Tuesday, handling Cody easily 92-41. The Warriors won 10 out of 12 events in the dual and also had a few more kids add qualifying times. "Overall, not bad. A lot of the kids were sick, a lot of them are tired and we did have some fun," Worland boys swimming coach Kristin Kelton said after the win. "We still picked up qualifying times and Gabe Durrant cut 14 seconds in his 100 free. "We l...
WORLAND – The Warriors had back-to-back home meets on Friday and Saturday, starting off with hosting Douglas and Kemmerer for the Warrior Pre-Invite before adding a few more teams on Saturday for the Warrior Invite. In the pre-invite, Worland had what might be its best meet so far this season. The Warriors won the triangular, finishing with a team score of 287 – beating out Douglas in second with 279 and Kemmerer in third with 246. "Friday was such a meet and there was some good com...
The Pioneers were able to pick up a win on the road on Saturday, taking down Dubois on its home court 64-59 to improve their record to 5-9 overall and even their record in the 1A Northwest to 1-1. Sam Treece and Quentin Fettig both finished the game with 19 points in the win. “Sam Treece was a mismatch for Dubois, we isolated him early and he put up a double-double in the first half alone,” Ten Sleep boys basketball coach Ben Schwarz said on Monday. The Pioneers were in control of the game in the first half, but lapses on offense allowed Dub...