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WORLAND - The 14U Worland Wildfire softball team participated in the Riverton Invitational over the weekend and walked away as the Invitational champions. The Wildfires started the Invite against Lander and won 4-2. Lander's two runs were scored due to errors on Worland's part but pitcher Brooke Hellyer had a terrific performance from the mound. She went five innings without a hit, had 10 strikeouts (Ks) and gave up no walks. Offensively Zoe Fernandez led the team with three hits while Raychel...
One of my favorite movies is the wildly underrated "A Most Violent Year." During one point in the film protagonist Abel Morales is asked why he keeps pushing so hard for a property deal while there are so many negatives surrounding him like being investigated by the district attorney, threats against him and his family and rival competitors. Morales calmly responds with this line, "When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump, otherwise you end up staying in the same place your...
WORLAND - Three 2016 Worland graduates - Mauricio Caballero, Hoyt Nicholas and Haley Schneider - will showcase their skills this weekend in their respective All-Star games. Caballero was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl this Saturday at Natrona High School in Casper. The Shrine Bowl brings Wyoming's best senior football players on one field, the players are split into two teams, North and South, and compete for bragging rights while representing their high schools for a final time. Other high...
WORLAND - 2015 Worland High School graduate and Central Wyoming College Rustler Sarah Schroefel competed at the NJCAA National Golf Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla., May 16-19. The Rustler freshman was the first golfer in school history to qualify for nationals and finished 41 out of 109 golfers during the four-day competition. Even when she arrived early to take her practice rounds Schroefel was taking in the entire experience. "From the moment we got there I was excited. Dayton Beach is...
There are a lot of misconceptions we learned as kids like Christopher Columbus discovered America, cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis, or hosting the Olympics will lead to an economic boon for the host city. The truth is Columbus was a dope who couldn't read a map, there is no link between cracking your knuckles and arthritis, and the Olympics do not elevate the host city into an economic golden age. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) does a tremendous job in selling the lie that...
CODY - The U14 Worland Wildfires softball team saw their first action of the season at the Heart Mountain classic on May 21-22. The Wildfires played a total of seven games and earned a third-place finish at the classic. Opening pool play for the tournament the Wildfires led most of the game but committed a few costly errors that resulted in a 10-9 loss to Rock Springs. However, the team would bounce back in the next two games as they scored a combined 50 runs while only allowing nine against...
WORLAND - Four players of the Worland Warrior soccer team were named to the All-Conference and All-State teams by the Wyoming Coaches Association. The Warriors named to both teams were seniors Jacob Lamm, Kyle Lamb, Braedon Page and Jakob Schaeffer. For Lamm, Page and Schaeffer this is their second time being named to the All-State team. Worland's four selections were tied for second most with Cody in the 3A West Conference. Jackson led all teams with six players named, while Powell had three...
WORLAND - The Wyoming Coaches Association released their All-Conference and All-State teams and the Lady Warriors are represented well on both. Seniors Emily Keller, Haley Schneider and Saydria Russell along with junior Hannah Ozmon and sophomore Casey Wassum were named to the 3A girls All-State teams. The same five along with junior Shania McGarvin were also named to the 3A girls West All-Conference teams. For Schneider, Keller and Wassum this is their second selection to the All-State team....
SHERIDAN -Grit and heart have been a staple of the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team all season long and it was on full display in their 4-3 loss to Jackson for the 3A girls soccer championship Saturday afternoon. Each team started the match with nerves, neither team could keep possession for long and when there were shots on goal they were well off the mark. The nerves settled as Jackson scored the match's first goal to take 1-0 lead. The Lady Warriors tried to answer with a goal of their own b...
SHERIDAN - The Worland Warriors closed out the state tournament and season on a strong note Saturday morning beating Star Valley 5-2 in the consolation championship. Once again led by senior leadership the Warriors set the tone for the match that had the Braves struggling to keep up. It was a total team effort as the Warriors had goals from five different players. Bryan Castro, Jakob Schaeffer, Miki Ericksen, Jacob Lamm and Jorge Carmona were the goal scorers for Worland. "I was really proud of...
SHERIDAN - The Worland Lady Warriors wasted little time in dispatching the Newcastle Lady Dogies winning 6-0 Saturday afternoon. Often times matches like these can be traps for talented teams like the Worland team, teams will get caught looking ahead to that championship match and forget to take care of business. Not so for these Lady Warriors as they put their foot to the floor and never looked back. Sophomore Casey Wassum got it rolling for her team scoring the match's first goal, then...
SHERIDAN- After a difficult defeat to Jackson the previous night, the Worland Warriors bounced back in a strong way with a 3-1 victory over the Torrington Trailblazers Friday morning at the State Soccer Tournament in Sheridan. On the second day of the state tournament the Warriors rallied around each other to advance to the consolation championship. "They didn't want to go home," coach Ron Overcast said. "It's not easy coming off a defeat like we did, the guys came out and played hard, played...
The NFL is the most frustrating professional American league in the whole country. Who else puts forth such a beloved product while also having the largest collection of sleezballs running the operation? Trick question, the NCAA has America's highest terrific product to scumbag suits ratio, but the NFL is a close second. Don't fret this is not another 900-plus words on Deflategate, as tempting as that may be, this is about the 32 NFL owners in their desperate attempt to okey-doke everyone into...
SHERIDAN - The Worland Lady Warriors took down Star Valley by a score of 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the 3A State Soccer Tournament and advance to the state semifinals today in Sheridan. Worland's first and second halves would be like comparing the day to the night. The first half was owned by Star Valley as they outshot the Lady Warriors nine to six and were the more forceful team dictating the match. A goal by sophomore Casey Wassum knotted the score up at 1-1 heading into halftime. During...
SHERIDAN - The Worland Warriors went head-to-head with the No. 1 ranked Jackson Broncs and lost 3-0 yesterday in Sheridan. It was the fourth time this season the Warriors and Broncs faced-off and the fourth time Jackson walked off the pitch victorious. "Jackson is as good as advertised, I've said it all year they make you pay for any slip up on defense or turnover," said coach Ron Overcast. Jackson jumped on the Warriors from the start, scoring two quick goals in the game's opening 15 minutes. A...
The hero's journey is the most common plot type in film and with good reason. What's not to love about a seemingly ordinary person battling through adversity to achieve a goal that's said to be unattainable. It's why movies like "Star Wars" or "The Wizard of Oz" are so loved, normal people rising to the challenge. For as great as these stories are, they're scripted. Luke was supposed to bring down The Empire and Dorthy was supposed to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West. The hero's journeys...
WORLAND - The Warrior and Lady Warrior soccer teams are locked and ready to go for the Wyoming state soccer tournament that begins today. The Lady Warriors will be the first team in action as they take on Star Valley at 9 a.m. The Lady Warriors are the No. 2 ranked 3A girls team in the state and earned a 1-seed by winning the Northwest quadrant. The last time these two teams met up was in Star Valley and Worland walked away with 3-2 OT victory. As one of four No. 1-seeds the Lady Warriors...
WORLAND - Worland's Taylor Lind and Aaron Vigil are the latest winners of the Tom Easterly Memorial Award, which earns the winners a lifetime Wyoming game bird/small game license and lifetime conservation stamp. The Memorial was established after the death of former Greybull biologist Tom Easterly. Easterly, "was passionate about introducing young hunters to the sport of bird hunting and sharing the importance of well managed wildlife habitat with them," said Greybull Game Warden Bill...
CASPER-The outdoor track and field season came to a close for the Worland High School team, marking an impressive end for the Lady Warrior and Warrior seniors, while also being a promising sign of things to come as the juniors, sophomores and freshmen competed well amongst the state's best On the final day of state in Casper Saturday, senior Hoyt Nicholas won the discus with a throw of 152-03, teammate sophomore Maclin Wiley placed seventh with a personal record throw of 132-04. Senior Emmy...
Casper- Burlington and Ten Sleep track teams while small in numbers had excellent outings at the state meet in Casper last weekend. Burlington Burlington Coach Ryan Olson was thrilled with his team's performance over the weekend, "As a small and young team, the kids really did a great job. We had a lot of personal records and underclassmen place ahead of upperclassmen. It was a great experience for this group and as a coaching staff we were excited for the kids." Senior Zariah Tolman closed out...
Casper- The Thermopolis Bobcats Jacob Hart, Domanic Jensen, Tyler Cornwell, Cody Bjorhus, Chandra Maddock, Haley McDermott, Maggie Ryan and Jules Ward were named to the 2A All-State track and field team. And the Bobcats finished runner-up and the Lady Bobcats were fourth at the State Track and Field Championships in Casper. Coach Ernie Mecca was proud of his team and their performance at state, "It was a great meet for us, we broke some records and set new personal records." One of the highlight...
Casper-It was another beautiful day in Casper for the Wyoming State Track Meet and the competing athletes took advantage to make history. Senior Lady Warrior Bryanna Mickelson finished second in the discus with a school record toss of 128-07. On the way down to Casper Mickelson asked throwing coach Ed Wise what the school's record was and like Babe Ruth called her own shot. "Coach Wise told her what she needed to throw to beat the school record and she said that was her goal for her final meet....
WORLAND- Warriors and Lady Warriors JV soccer coaches Chris Klinghagen and Brianna Schefferly started the soccer season with a rather inexperienced group of players. But by season's end both coaches were impressed with the growth and improvement from their teams. "At the start of the season they were playing recreational soccer but by the end of the season they knew where the defense needed to slide, how to make connections on passing and make crosses the varsity could make. Their soccer IQ has...
After Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder, in which the Thunder pulled off a stunning win. There was a lot of media induced panic surrounding the Warriors and if their historic season would come to a shocking end at the hands the Thunder. The buildup around Game 2 and the common talking-head topic was this would be a "must-win" for Golden State. Lost in all the "The sky is falling!" rhetoric is the Warriors are an insanely great...