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WORLAND - Starting their season on an excellent note, five Worland Warrior swimmers qualified for the 3A State meet in February during the first weekend of the season. Swimming at the Powell quad on Dec. 9 and the Cody Pentathlon on Dec. 10, Warriors Trae Bennett, Walker Cooper, Canton Green, Gage Stanek and Wyatt Whitlock punched their ticket to state. "Wyatt Whitlock was awesome in the 200 IM," said WHS swimming and diving coach Justin Howe. "Gage was second in the 100 back, and it's probably...
WORLAND - After surprising everyone at the 3A West regional volleyball tournament, the Worland Lady Warriors kept it rolling on their way to a fourth-place finish at last week's 3A State tournament in Casper Nov. 3-5. Entering the tournament as the No. 4-seed out of the West, the Lady Warriors took on the 3A East champions and No. 1-seeded Wheatland Lady Bulldogs. After dropping the first two sets, 20-25 and 17-25, the Lady Warriors rallied after some adjustments by WHS volleyball coach Becky...
BUFFALO — The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will vote at an upcoming meeting on whether to purchase the Ellis Sheep Company Ranch off of Hazleton Road for $3.45 million. The 2,640-acre parcel located in Johnson and Washakie counties would become a Wildlife Habitat Management Area. According to the property listing by Pfister Land Co., the existing Ellis Sheep Company Ranch is a high mountain grazing, hunting and fishing ranch with antelope, mule deer, elk and several species of grouse. And that’s exactly what makes the land a candidate for...
WORLAND - For the fourth-straight season, the Worland Warriors football season ended at Cody High School as the Broncos eliminated the Warriors from postseason play. Traveling to Cody on Oct. 28, the Warriors took on the two-time defending 3A state champion and No. 1-seed Cody Broncs. While the Warriors fought to the bitter end, ultimately, the Broncs prevailed 63-14. "We wanted to play some hard football," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "They did some good things and didn't quit and...
WORLAND — The postseason got off to an excellent start for the Worland Warrior cross-country teams. Racing at the 3A East conference tournament in Torrington on Oct. 13, the Worland Warriors won the 3A East team title, Jack Bishop won the 3A conference championship, and a combined total of eight Worland runners earned all-conference. “We knew it was going to be a dogfight with Buffalo. It was a gut check fighting for their varsity positions. They were able to shift that focus to battling for conference positions. They just got after it early, a...
WORLAND - It was a double gut-punch for the Warriors last Friday. During the game's second series, all-state QB Kade Weber left the game due to injury. Afterward, the Warriors suffered their third loss of the season. With the 3A East No.2-seed in the balance, the Warriors (3-3) fell to the Buffalo Bison 49-7 at Warrior Stadium on Oct. 7. It was a bitter loss for the Warriors. After Weber's injury, the Warriors did strike first on the scoreboard going up 7-0 on a Brock Douzenis 44-yard pass to...
WORLAND - Coming off a strong tournament in Casper the previous week, last week was a letdown for the Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team. Yet, while last week might have been a setback, the Lady Warriors look to get back on schedule at this weekend's 3A West conference duals. The Lady Warriors played three games last week, traveling to Rawlins on Sept. 27, hosting Lander on Sept. 29 and hitting the road to face Buffalo on Oct. 1. Worland went 1-2 in their three games last week, defeating...
WORLAND - Running on their home course on Sept. 22 at the Green Hills Golf Course, the Warrior and Lady Warrior cross-country teams turned in some quality times in front of their family and friends. The Warriors finished third at the Warrior Invitational, scoring 76 points. Buffalo was second with 74 points, and Cody won the meet with 58 points. Trajn Swalstad was the Warriors top runner at home, crossing the finish line at 17:14.10 and finishing fourth. The next Warriors to place were Jack...
WORLAND — The Chief Nation Invitational in Ethete on Sept. 9 served as a state preview of sorts, allowing runners to get a feel for the state course come October. Along with seeing the layout of the state course, last week showed that the Warriors are among the top teams in 3A. The meet in Ethete was scored differently than usual, with the top four runners counting toward a team’s score rather than the top five. The Warriors finished fourth with 81 points. Third was 4A Natrona County with 64 points, second was 3A Mountain View with 50 points, a...
THERMOPOLIS — A few adjustments here and there, and the Hot Springs County volleyball team had one of their best weekends yet, coming off the Rawlins Invitational tournament in Rawlins on Sept. 9-10. The Lady Bobcats dropped all three games in pool play in their final pool match against Douglas. HSCHS volleyball coach Shannon Hill went back to an old formation and moved outside hitter Lexi Overfield to the middle. While they still lost to Douglas 2-0 (21-17, 21-18), the play from the Lady’ Cats was highly encouraging. Overfield was still abl...
WORLAND - For the first time this season, the Worland Lady Warriors are hosting their first home meet. With so many swimmers and divers close to qualifying for state, this weekend could be where Worland has multiple athletes punch their ticket to state. The Lady Warriors quad meet will see them compete against Buffalo, Pinedale and Powell on Friday at 5 p.m. Worland closes out the week in Powell at the Powell invitational. "We have a bunch of girls that are right on the edge of qualifying for...
WORLAND — Four new members are set to be inducted into the Warrior Hall of Fame during next week’s homecoming festivities at Worland High School. The 2022 Warrior Hall of Fame class members are John Davis, Rondo Fehlberg, Patrick Gentzler and Kristie Hill-Mortimer. Created in 2019, the Warrior Hall of Fame represents the best that Washakie County School District No. 1 has had to offer. Whether that be students, teachers, administrators, others who have worked in the district or those who have made philanthropic support to students or the dis...
WORLAND — The motto for the Worland High School cross-country team this season is “Rise Above.” In their first meet of the season, that motto was tested and held true as the Worland runners battled a wild array of weather. Competing at the Billings Invitational on Aug. 26, the Warriors and Lady Warriors had to run through a wild stretch of weather filled with a downpour of rain and hail with multiple delays due to lightning and hail. Even with the weather testing them as much as the competition on the course, the Worland runners still poste...
GILLETTE — The sounds of metal against metal rang out Saturday morning, with two-and-a-half pound horseshoes clanking against stakes in the dirt after traveling more than 25 feet in the air. Forty-two competitors took part in the Wyoming Horseshoe State Championship at Fireside Horseshoe Club behind Fireside Lounge Saturday and Sunday. The tournament, put on by the Wyoming Horseshoe Pitching Association, included nine people from Gillette, but it also brought in people from all over the state, from Riverton and Green River to Shoshoni and L... Full story
WORLAND — Week 1 of the Worland Warrior football season kicks off against the Powell Panthers next week. But before then, the Warriors close out their training camp with a Week 0 scrimmage against the Hot Springs County Bobcats tomorrow at Warriors Stadium. Hosting the Bobcats for tomorrow’s Week 0 scripted scrimmage gives the Warriors a chance to correct some things that came up during the team’s inter-squad scrimmage last Saturday. “We just want to fix those things from the inter-squad scrimmage,” said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney....
At long last, the moment has come. We’re four weeks out from the kickoff of the NFL season, which means it’s time to release the most courageous 2022 NFL predictions. I’ve looked at the roster moves for all 32 teams, crunched the numbers and have arrived at the most accurate prediction for the 2022 NFL season. These predictions are so precise that there’s no need to check if they come true. (Same with last year’s, no need to go back and look…please don’t go back and look.) As is tradition, I’ve broken the most courageous 2022 NFL predictions...
WORLAND - The Worland Warrior golf team opened their season with a second-place finish at the Park County Shootout on Aug. 11-12 at the Powell Golf Club. The Warriors shot 345, 353-698 and finished second behind Lovell, who shot 348, 343-691. Winning the boys individual tournament was Warrior Landen Gilmore. The senior shot a 78-77 to finish first. Gilmore was joined in the top 10 by teammates Jackson Dunham, who finished sixth (90-81), and Tyshon Swalstad, who finished ninth (83-90). Sam...
By Randy Pickett was hiking along a creek bottom during a recent camping trip in the Bighorn National Forest when he noticed tire tracks in the vegetation. “I’m like, ‘those are tire tracks from somebody’s ATV, and they drove at least a mile up-creek, off trail — probably just to go fishing,’” he said. Pickett grew up in Wyoming, and has been camping in the Bighorns for decades. He does it for the solitude, fishing, exploring and technology-free family time. But through the years, Pickett said, he’s seen more resource damage as crowds mushroom... Full story
I’ve recently taken up learning French. That sounds grander than it is. All I did was download Duolingo on my phone. But it’s time to flex what I’ve learned by writing a poem in French to honor the passing of NBA legend Bill Russell. Il s’appelle Bill Russell. Je suis Alex. Chat. Chien. Bonne nuit. Alright, so it’s mostly nonsense and not even close to honoring Russell. I just started learning and only know like 30 words. Nonsense aside, I remember watching a “Sports Century” piece on Russell when I was in high school. I was about to turn the c... Full story
WORLAND - It was years and years of work, but at long last, Worland's Craig Smith crossed off his goal of winning a title at the World Horseshoe Pitching Championship. Held in West Monroe, Louisiana, on July 11-23, over 600 horseplayers battled it out at the World tournament, playing up to five games a day. For Smith, he brought home the top prize in the Elder C2 class. There are six age divisions, junior, cadet, open men, open women, seniors and elder. From there, players are separated into...
WORLAND — With high temperatures and drought conditions hitting Wyoming, the state’s wildlife officials are urging the public to adjust their fishing practices. Not doing so could be lethal for the some of the state’s most prized fisheries. “It’s that time of the year when temperatures are high and water flows are low,” Wyoming Game and Fish Division Chief Alan Osterland said in a news release. “Together, that can cause water temperatures to get high enough to be lethal to trout. Warm water also holds less oxygen which can stress not only trou...
WORLAND - On display until Aug. 31 at the Washakie Museum, the Pitch Perfect: The Worland Monarchs exhibit highlights one of the most dominant teams in the history of Wyoming women's fastpitch softball. At the peak of their powers, the Worland Monarchs won six consecutive state championships, won 63 straight games and went 245-58 from 1970-1977. Not many in Worland may know the Monarchs' tale, but their history and achievements fill an entire room at the museum. It is a perfect way to retell...