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RIVERTON - The Thermopolis High School cross-country team continued their hot streak at the Berry Bryant / Kyle Johnson memorial cross-country meet in Riverton Thursday night. Led by senior Jules Ward the Lady Bobcats won the meet going against the likes of Lander, Riverton, Mountain View, Wyoming Indian and St. Stephens. Ward also placed second overall with a time of 20:06, while teammates freshman McKenna Bomengen finished fourth, freshman Tahja Hunt came in at seventh and senior Stacy Lewis...
WORLAND - As the 6-man football season heads into week three the Meeteetse Longhorns remain the state's No.1 ranked team, according to WyoPreps, while Burlington and Riverside continue to make positive strides in their first season in the 1A 6-man class. Meeteetse The No. 1 ranked Longhorns (2-0) continued their dominating start to the season with a 78-27 win Saturday afternoon over the Dubois Rams (0-2). Today Meeteetse travels to No. 4 Little Snake River (2-0) for a 1 p.m. game in a matchup...
POWELL - Worland High School swimmers traveled to Powell Thursday evening in a showdown with the Powell Panthers. The Lady Warriors lost the dual 101-82 to their 3A Northeast conference rivals but the team had a new state automatic qualifier as well as strengthening the overall team by swimming in off events. Megan Molitor automatically qualified for the state meet in the 200yd individual medley, Juli Warren won the 200yd and 500yd freestyle race and also AQ'd in 200yd free. Ellyse Russell won...
WORLAND - In only a few short weeks Worland High School cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen has watched her team make impressive improvements in this early part of the season. Last week the Warriors and Lady Warriors were in Sheridan for the Michelle Ludwig Memorial Invitational and coach Kienlen loved what she was from her team. "It was a great day to be a Warrior," said coach Kienlen. "Jadon (Swalstad) and Kelli (Holiday) did well and I'm always proud of our lead runners stepping up. Overall...
TEN SLEEP — Ten Sleep High School football lost their first game of the season in unusual fashion Saturday afternoon to the St. Stephens Eagles in St. Stephens. The game, a 49-32 loss to the Eagles, was called at halftime due to Ten Sleep’s rash of injuries. The already short on depth Pioneers, who in the week before played an entire game with six players and no injuries, lost a player to a dislocated shoulder, one to a dislocated knee, another to a concussion and the other to a severe groin pull, all in the in the span of one quarter. “We...
LARAMIE — Shaun Wick said he feels good, despite a different role. The University of Wyoming senior running back missed the final eight games of last season due to concussions. He was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA to come back this season, and he figured to join junior Brian Hill as a potent 1-2 duo. Hill and Wick are fifth and seventh, respectively, on UW’s career rushing list. But through the Cowboys’ first two games, Hill has 50 carries for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Wick has 10 carries for 22 yards. “I feel good an...
WORLAND – A national wildlife organization started an initiative to reverse the declining numbers of hunters and increase access. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently launched “Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt.” A national “initiative with the effort to reverse the trends of declining hunter numbers, habitat loss, and loss of access for outdoor recreationists,” Regional Director with National Wild Turkey Federation Jason Tarwater said. The organization was founded in 1973 and has since helped restore turkey numbers to nearly se...
WORLAND -Worland High School volleyball was on the road in Rawlins Friday and Saturday battling with other 3A rivals during the Rawlins Invite. Going against Rawlins, Newcastle, Douglas, Wheatland, Torrington, Buffalo, Thermopolis, Cody, Powell, Riverton, Lander, Star Valley, Lyman and Mountain View and the Lady Warriors wound up in fifth place at the end of the Invite. The first day of the Invite was group play with only two games being played in the match. From there the teams would be sorted...
America’s pastime is in full swing, high school and college football enter week two, the NFL kicked off Thursday night, but this column isn’t about the NFL, which still has no idea what a catch or concussion are. This is about high school football. I can’t speak for women, but for men, hypotheticals are a cornerstone of our discussions. Hypotheticals like getting one more crack at your high school athletic career. You somehow crack time travel and rather than going back and snuffing out Hitler before WWII or preventing 9/11, your trip back...
TORRINGTON -Worland High School traveled to Torrington Friday night in a matchup against the Class 3A foe and WyoPreps No. 4 ranked Trailblazers. The Warriors lost 19-13 but made it a tough night for Trailblazers. Torrington was the first team to score, going up 7-0 with a score in the first quarter, while the Warriors offense was still trying to get going. In the second quarter the Trailblazers offense marched down the field and was about to punch in another score when the Worland defense came...
WORLAND - After two days of competition the Worland Invite wrapped up Friday afternoon at the Green Hills Golf Course. The Lady Warriors finished third for the tournament by shooting a 663, while junior Lady Warrior Katelin Scheuerman tied for third place overall shooting a 187 over the two days. Other members of the team were Rachael Carver, Saibrynn Dover and Kaitlyn Shearer. The Thermopolis Bobcats boys team finished in second place with a score of 681. The Bobcats were only separated by...
WORLAND - The Worland High School girls swimming team hosted the Warrior Quad Friday afternoon at the Worland Aquatic Center. The Quad was also the first home meet of the season, and swimming against Newcastle, Powell and Buffalo, the Lady Warriors looked to put on a show for their family and friends. And put on a show they did. The Lady Warrior swimmers were either setting personal best times, automatically qualifying for state or shaving seconds off their times. For WHS swimming coach Mike...
WORLAND - Week one of the 2016 Wyoming football season and for 6-man teams Burlington, Meeteetse and Riverside week two brings the opportunity to keep it rolling or bounce back. Burlington Burlington High School's first official season in 1A 6-man football the Huskies opened with a 76-6 win against Normative Services. For coach Trent Aagard it was the start he wanted for his team. "I was pretty pleased," said coach Aagard, "Everyone got to play a lot last weekend, which was good for our younger...
WORLAND - With one race under their belt the Worland High School cross-country team has turned their focus toward the Michelle Ludwig Memorial Invitational in Sheridan on Sept. 10. Last weekend the Warriors and Lady Warriors ran in their first competition, with solid results, of the 2016 season at the Billings Invite. And with so many fresh faces on the team this year coach Tanya Kienlen wanted to use the Billings race as a way to break in her young athletes. "It was a hot day and we ran in...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep volleyball season is only two weeks old but the Lady Pioneers have regained their balance after a tough tournament in Big Horn Starting their season at the Big Horn Invite, and going 1-6, the Lady Pioneers bounced back in a big way last weekend by defeating conference rival St. Stephens on Friday and Arvada-Clearmont Saturday morning. Ten Sleep won 3-1, 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 25-15, verses St. Stephens and 3-0 against Arvada-Clearmont, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20. The quick...
WORLAND - Trying to get in as much golf as he can before the first snowfall Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons played in another leg of the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour in Longmont, Colo., at the Twin Peaks golf club on Sept. 3 - 4. From the start, Simmons was locked in shooting a 72 on day one, 71 on day two for a total of 143 and only three over par. Simmons' score earned him first place but was also the lowest score by any player of all age divisions. Simmons also logged seven birdies fo...
SHERIDAN - The golf season is quickly coming to a close and the Worland High School golf team has improved with each week. Members of both girls and boys teams set personal records while competing in the Sheridan Invite at the Kendrick Golf Club in Sheridan on Sept. 1 - 2. On the boys team Jose Galarza (98), Logan Foote (97), James Velazquez (104) and Karter Dunham (122) recorded personal best rounds. For the girls team Katelin Scheuerman finished eighth while teammates Rachael Carver (107),...
CODY -Worland High School volleyball team played four matches totaling 13 games and only dropped one game of those 13 during the Border Wars tournament in Cody on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Warriors beat Glendive 25-14, 25-12, 25-14; Sidney 3-0, 25-12, 25-18, 26-24, Billings Central 3-1, 22-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-14; and Laurel 25-12, 25-13, 25-12 to win the Border Wars tournament. Billings Central was the toughest opponent and the only team to take a game from Worland. In game three the Lady W...
CODY - The Worland High School girls swimming team went against other 3A rivals and 4A Sheridan and showed what they were made of Friday afternoon at the Terry Bartlett Invite in Cody. As a team the Lady Warriors placed fourth against the tough field of Sheridan, Cody, Buffalo, Douglas and Powell. WHS swimming coach Mike Blissett was proud of his team's outing Friday afternoon. "I thought they swam well," said coach Blissett. "We had some tough competition today and it's only the beginning of th...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep Pioneers 6-man football team opened their season with a 68-39 win over the Hulett Red Devils Saturday afternoon in Ten Sleep. With only six players available for the contest the Pioneers used a strong offensive output and timely defensive plays to take an early lead and never look back. Led by Byron Powell, who had seven total touchdowns on the day, and Corey Rice, who accounted for six touchdowns, Ten Sleep scored the game's first 27 points. When Hulett finally got on...
Before getting into my AFC and playoff predictions for the NFL season. Quickly I'm going to throw my two cents in about Colin Kaepernick. From the start, my interest of this story has been low. On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being lowest, or anything Tim Tebow related. And a 10 the highest, like the Team-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named winning their first World Series since 1908, I'd place Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem at a solid 2. Why so low? Because this is America and we all have the...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors led the Lander Tigers start to finish for the 14-12 win Friday night at Warrior Stadium. A touchdown by senior quarterback Talon Lloyd on the opening drive of the game gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Lander would answer with a score of their own on the following possession but a bad snap on the PAT forced the Tigers holder to throw a pass toward the end zone. A Tiger receiver was in position to catch the ball and convert the two-point conversion...
BILLINGS - The Thermopolis Bobcat cross-country team had an excellent showing and got their season started in a strong way at the Billings Invite Friday afternoon. Senior Jules Wards ran a time of 18:18 earning her second place among 134 other competitors. Other stand outs for Thermopolis included freshman McKenna Bomengen (20:57, first place in junior varsity), Tahja Hunt (21:47, third place in JV), Olivia Weyer (24:19, 32 place in JV) and senior Stacy Lewis (26:46, 76 place in JV)....
CODY - The Worland High School girls swimming team traveled to Cody Thursday night for a dual and the Lady Warriors outswam the Fillies to a score of 174 to 107. WHS girls swimming coach Mike Blissett was thrilled with his team's performance. "They swam really well, we had a lot of good swims and some surprises tonight," said coach Blissett. Coach Blissett liked the way his swimmers kick-started the season. "There's always room for improvement at the beginning of the season. Some girls had...
Worland's Joyce Desmond won her sixth state title in horseshoes last Sunday in Lovell. Desmond won her first title in 2008, winning five straight. After three years of domination by Newcastle horseshoe pitcher Connie Filley, Desmond won her sixth last weekend in the women's Class A division, the top division for horseshoe tournaments. There were six competitors, Desmond said, and they played a round robin on Saturday and Sunday. After losing her first match Saturday, Desmond won nine straight...