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As random as the postseason can be, it makes seeding very important. Sure, everyone wants to play the best but you also want the path of least resistance. So if you can avoid the team that’s had your number all year, until the championship game, you do so. But with parity and strong competition there’s a possibility of ties at the end of the regular season. To break those ties, tiebreakers are put into place, at times they can be confusing, especially when you add more teams to the mix, but for the most part they’re quite strai...
GILLETTE - After competing in the Wyoming 3A state preliminaries and semifinals Friday night, the Worland Lady Warriors are ready to turn in their best times on the final day of competition for the 2016 season. "We had a good day," said WHS coach Mike Blissett. "We had phenomenal drops in time. Kaci Bentley cut 25 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle and is seeded fourth in the final. She also cut three seconds in 200-yard freestyle and made the finals as the sixth seed. Juli Warren dropped a...
RAWLINS - The first day of the 3A East regional volleyball tournament in Rawlins is in the books and for the Worland Lady Warriors and the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats, their seasons are on the line today. Worland Lady Warriors As the No. 2 seed out of the West quadrant Worland made quick work of the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs in their first regional match. Winning 3-0, 25-16, 25-14, 25-16, the Lady Warriors advanced into the semifinals of the regional tournament. Meeting Worland in the...
LANDER - The 2A/1A West regional tournament begins play today in Lander and for three Big Horn Basin teams, Greybull, Burlington and Meeteetse, two victories will secure a bid for the state tournament and extend their season one more week. Greybull Lady Buffalos (2A) Record: 18-6, 7-1 and No. 1-seed out of the Northwest conference Last 5 matches: 4-1 Opening against the Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs at 11:30 a.m. in the Lander Valley High School Field House, Greybull enters the tournament as the...
WORLAND - The quarterfinals of the 1A 6-man football playoff begin Friday as eight teams battle for the season's top prize. Two of those eight teams, the Burlington Huskies and Meeteetse Longhorns, look to be strong championship contenders. No. 5 Burlington Record: 6-2, 5-2, fourth in 6-man west conference Last 3 games: 2-1 Wyopreps No. 5 ranked Burlington Huskies have had a very successful season in their first stint in 6-man football. The Huskies finished fourth in the brutally tough 6-man...
WORLAND - Rawlins High School will host this season's 3A East Regional volleyball tournament on Oct. 28-29, and for Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School the push to extend their seasons begins Friday. Lady Warriors Record: 20-4, 4-2 and No. 2 in the west quadrant Last five matches: 3-2 After losing to the Rawlins Lady Outlaws on Friday Worland had to await the outcome of the Rawlins/Buffalo match to learn what their seeding would be. A Buffalo win would give the Lady Bison a...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers matched up against the St. Stephens Lady Eagles Monday night with the winner moving on to the 1A West Regional Tournament in Lander and the loser calling it a season. Unfortunately for the Lady Pioneers the bounces did not fall in their favor as the Lady Eagles won 3-2. "As in life sometimes things don't bounce your way. They worked hard and never quit which was very important," said Ten Sleep volleyball coach Desiree Egger. "For us tonight our coverage...
SHERIDAN - The 2016 cross-country season concluded Saturday at the Sheridan VA Hospital grounds and for Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School they capped their seasons with an exclamation point. Thermopolis Senior Lady Bobcat Jules Ward ended her HSCHS cross-country career running a 19:17.92 earning her a second-place finish and being named to the 3A Girls all-state team. To earn all-state honors a runner needs to finish in the top 10. Ward was joined on the all-state team by...
NEWCASTLE - At the beginning of the 2016 season the Lady Warriors set a goal of winning the 3A East Conference championship for the third straight season and on Saturday in Newcastle the Lady Warriors did just that. Worland handily won the conference meet with a 325-point total over the two-day meet. The Lady Warriors won by a staggering 70 points. Douglas was second with 255 points, while Buffalo was third with 216 points. "They were really excited. After the first day I think they kind of...
The MLB postseason is in full swing, The-Team-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named is one win away from the World Series, and for fall high school sports, the postseason is already here or a week away. The regular season is a long methodical march where teams iron out the wrinkles and establish an identity. In the postseason everyone knows who they and the other teams are so it becomes a mad and chaotic dash to the finish line. It’s what makes the postseason so much fun whether you’re a purist or a casual fan. Like most people, my favorite part of any posts...
GREEN RIVER - In their final football game of the 2016 season the Worland Warriors (3-5) got off to a rough start against Green River (7-1), yet never gave in as they battled to the bitter end and were able to cut into the Wolves lead before losing 48-24. The first half went poorly for the Warriors as the offense had a difficult time moving the chains and two turnovers led to Green River points. The Warriors defense also struggled to contain the Wolves offense who scored 42 unanswered points to...
RAWLINS - In the final regular season match the Worland Lady Warriors traveled to Rawlins in a showdown with the Lady Outlaws. Worland fell 3-1 but each game won by Rawlins was decided by two points. "We just played a step behind," said WHS volleyball coach Brittany Miller. "We didn't take care of details that we need to take care of and didn't have the effort there to put away sets against Rawlins." The Lady Outlaws led for most of game one but a small spurt by the Lady Warriors allowed them...
WORLAND - Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons has kept busy during the summer and fall by competing on the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour. Having won multiple tournaments this season, Simmons continued his winning ways at the Fall Challenge in Westminster, Colorado, at the Hyland Hills golf course on Oct. 15 and 16. "He played amazing on Saturday," said Karsten Simmons father Randy Simmons. "He was hitting greens and making putts. When he missed the green his wedge game would get him close...
WORLAND - The Worland Lady Warriors (23-3) hit the road Thursday night to take on the Cody Fillies (15-12) and returned home the 3-1 victors. Dropping the first game of the match to the Cody Fillies 25-19, the Lady Warriors locked it down and persevered in a hard fought game two 27-25. In game two Worland was up 22-19 before Cody stormed back to take a 24-23 lead. From there the team used their grit and experience to outscore Cody 4-2. "Our serve/receive percentage was really low and we had to b...
TEN SLEEP - With a season ravaged by injuries the Ten Sleep Pioneers have carried on and continued to fight in each game. When the Meeteetse Longhorns came to town for Saturday's homecoming game the Pioneers continued to fight during the 69-32 loss. While the scoreboard shows a blowout loss the Pioneers hung with last season's 1A 6-man runners-up, by holding a lead or staying within one possession in the first half. To do that Ten Sleep used their size to their advantage with traditional...
TEN SLEEP - On Sept. 30 the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers lost to the Meeteetse Lady Longhorns 3-0. Saturday morning the Lady Pioneers returned the favor by defeating the Lady Longhorns 3-0 at Ten Sleep Gymnasium. Going against rival Meeteetse High School for their homecoming match, the Lady Pioneers showed grit and passion in their homecoming win. It was back and forth between TSHS and MHS in game one but a 15-4 run by Ten Sleep gave them the 25-15 victory and a one game advantage. Game two the Lady...
WORLAND - On senior night at Warrior Stadium the Worland Warrior football team needed a victory to stay in the playoff hunt but to do so they needed to take down WyoPreps 3A No. 1 ranked team and defending 3A football champions Star Valley Braves. They fought and battled all Friday night but in the end the Braves left town as the 34-0 victors, knocking the Warriors out of playoff contention. On the opening kickoff the Braves returned the ball 87 yards and would have scored a touchdown if not...
DOUGLAS - The Bearcat trial in Douglas, the site of the 3A East Regional cross-country meet, is already a tough course for cross-country runners, then when you add bad weather conditions, it can make for an even tougher challenge. Fortunately, for the Worland and Thermopolis runners they were ready for the challenge as the Lady Bobcats and Warriors won the meet and the Lady Warriors finished in fourth-place. Lady Bobcat Jules Ward finished in first place and her teammates Tahja Hunt and McKenna...
Originally my column this week was going to be about the postseason and all the entertainment it brings. But after Donald Trump’s pathetic defense of comments he made during a 2005 taping of Access Hollywood, I have a few thoughts. Instead of taking accountability for his words, Trump brushes them off as basically Bro culture and chalked it up to locker room talk. This excuse is complete garbage, even coming from a human disaster like Trump. Trump’s idea of locker room talk is either, another part of his distorted reality, or comes from the... Full story
WORLAND -The WyoPreps 3A No. 2 ranked Worland Lady Warriors lost to the visiting No. 4 ranked Buffalo Lady Bison 3-2 on Thursday which was also senior night at Worland Gymnasium. "Buffalo sped up their offense and we did not react and respond like we should have," said WHS volleyball coach Brittany Miller when asked about her team's loss to Buffalo. "Thirteen missed serves in a tight game just can't happen. We also need to speed up things offensively and when we make adjustments the first time,...
WORLAND - For Lady Warrior seniors Elizabeth Martinez, Hannah McEndree, Megan Molitor and Hailey Schumacher their final home meet went as well as expected as Worland defeated both the Cody Fillies and Rawlins Lady Outlaws during the Worland Triangular at the Worland Aquatic Center Thursday night. Worland scored a total of 136 points on the night while Cody was second with 87 points and Rawlins third with 71 points. WHS girls swimming coach Mike Blissett was proud of his seniors and the team's...
WORLAND - Tonight's Worland Triangular is the final meet of the regular season for the Worland High School girls swimming team. The meet against the Cody Lady Fillies and Rawlins Lady Outlaws will also serve as senior night for seniors Elizabeth Martinez, Hannah McEndree, Megan Molitor and Hailey Schumacher. Senior night will begin at 3:30 p.m. and afterward the Worland Triangular meet will start at 4 p.m. Last week the Lady Warriors defeated the Buffalo Lady Bison in a dual Friday night and on...
WORLAND - The 3A East Regional cross-country meet takes place this Friday afternoon in Douglas and both Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School runners are focused on closing out the season on high notes. "We're looking strong but we're still going to take it one meet at a time," said HSCHS cross-country coach Brenna Abel. "We have a lot of runners with all-conference goals, the whole team is running extremely well and I want them to keep running with a calm demeanor." "The...
THERMOPOLIS — The WyoPreps 3A No. 2 ranked Worland Lady Warriors (19-2) traveled down the road Tuesday night for a volleyball match against the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats (10-12) and returned home with a 3-0 victory over HSCHS. The win was the Lady Warriors seventh straight, who also defeated Torrington 3-0 Friday night and Wheatland 3-0 Saturday afternoon. The match was also Worland’s fourth straight without having dropped a single game. “The girls continue their commitment to getting better every day,” said WHS coach Brittany Miller. “We...
TEN SLEEP - After starting the 6-man football season 0-5 the Riverside Rebels won their second straight game of the season 62-34 versus the Ten Sleep Pioneers in Ten Sleep Saturday afternoon. In their inaugural season in 6-man football the Rebels have begun to find their footing, beating the St. Stephens Eagles 53-0 the previous week and they wasted little time jumping all over the Pioneers of Ten Sleep. On their second play from scrimmage Ryan Vigil hauled in a pass from quarterback Justen Mill...