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WORLAND - Back in action last week, the Worland High School track and field team picked up where they left off as they competed at the Lovell Invitational on April 21. After their annual home meet was canceled due to weather on April 14, the Warriors and Lady Warriors used the unexpected week off to recover and prepare for the final push toward the end of the regular season. The Worland athletes used that week off to their advantage as the Warriors went on to win the Lovell meet with the Lady Wa...
Remember when super teams were all the rage in the NBA? Every offseason, headlines ran like, Super Team X will dominate this season and for the next decade. Disgruntled superstar wants out and wants to teammate up with other superstars. The Knicks looking to build their own super team. (One of the funniest running jokes in the NBA is that the Knicks organization and their fans believe they’re a free agent destination with that owner.) But after the disastrous seasons by two super teams this season, the super team blueprint might be dead in t...
WORLAND - It's been a tough season for the rebuilding Worland Lady Warriors softball team, but against Rock Springs, they finally got to put one in the win column. On April 7, Worland split with Rock Springs, losing the first game 21-0 but winning the second game 8-5. April 8, they lost to Green River 28-1 and 20-5. "We got our first win of the season, and the girls were so excited," said WHS softball coach Crystal Redding. "We started off shaky, but the girls came alive in the fourth inning....
A too-wild-to-be-true-but-certainly-plausible story dropped a couple of weeks ago and somehow just entered the public consensus last week. The story involved Tom Brady and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross orchestrating a way to get Brady to the Dolphins. The Boston Globe and Pro Football Talk were the first big media outlets to report this story. Since the report is as unnecessary convoluted as a plot in “Westworld,” I’ll paraphrase the best I can. Brady and Ross hatched a plan to get Brady to Miami by having Brady retire. Ross would then...
There was a lot going on during the postseason sabbatical, plus some things that just popped up this week. So I’ll try to hit through each of these topics rapid-fire, or, as rapid as I can be. WATSON Refraining from any jokes, the Deshaun Watson trade isn’t surprising. Kirk Cousins is 59-59-2 all-time in his career and just got paid again, boosting his career earnings to $141,496,600. (Who says mediocrity doesn’t pay.) We all know the QB position is the most important position in the NFL. So, of course, a team desperate for a QB would trade...
WORLAND — The young Worland Lady Warriors softball team took their lumps in their first games of the season in Cheyenne last weekend. The Lady Warriors started the season with three straight losses competing at the Cheyenne Invitational on March 19, losing 21-2 vs. Cheyenne South, 15-0 to Wheatland and 23-0 vs. Cheyenne Central JV. “The girls played their hearts out,” said WHS softball coach Crystal Redding. “We’re a young team; we’re mostly freshmen and sophomores. Then with the weather, we were on the field only once before playing tho...
WORLAND - It was not the hardware they were after, but the Worland Warriors showed their resolve and scrapped their way to two wins to finish fifth and bring home the consolation championship from the 3A State tournament in Casper on March 10-12. A pair of upsets in the regional tournaments set up a showdown between the Warriors and Douglas Bearcats in the quarterfinals of the 3A State tournament. Douglas and Worland were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, all season and had the best records in 3A....
I’ve been on this job for six years now. It’s one of those things where I still feel like a rookie but also feel like those six years have been measured in dog years. Thinking about that on one of my many drives over the past few weeks, I realized that’s a good balance to have. Having a job feel old and new at the same time keeps things from getting stale. Especially over the past two years, I’ve talked with friends who are actively looking for new careers or, at the very least, casually perusing what’s out there. While I haven’t reached tha...
WORLAND - The indoor track and field season wrapped up last week in Gillette on March 4-5, and while Worland High School only had one placer in the season's final meet, the Warriors and Lady Warriors still had plenty to be proud of. Warrior senior Aaron Carver was the only Worland athlete to place at last weekend's state meet. Carver ran an 8.27 and finished sixth in 55-meter hurdles. "Overall, the kids did what we had expected," said WHS indoor coach Shawn Ivie. "They went out and competed the...
The Worland Warriors bid to repeat as 3A State Boys Basketball Champions fell short in the quarterfinals in Casper this afternoon with a 58-47 loss to the Douglas Bearcats. They will play at noon tomorrow at Casper College in the consolation semifinals against Hot Springs County who lost to Powell 70-40....
WORLAND - It was a frustrating end to the regular season for the Worland Lady Warriors, but with the postseason here, they have turned their attention to the 3A West regional tournament and one of the four state tournament bids up for grabs. Worland (9-12, 3-3 3A Northwest) lost to Kemmerer 38-31 on Feb. 26 at WHS in their regular season and home finale. After a strong start offensively, the Lady Warriors struggled with their shot in the second half. "Offensively, we started out well. We were...
UPDATE 2:30 p.m. - Lady Warriors defeat Powell 39-28 to advance to state-qualifying game at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. They will play the Loser of the Lander-Pinedale game. The Worland Lady Warriors fell to Mountain View 47-23 Thursday night in Powell in the quarterfinals of the 3A West Girls Regional Basketball Tournament. With the loss the team plays Powell in a loser-out contest at noon today. Powell fell to Lyman 42-21 yesterday. In the boys bracket, the Warriors defeated Pinedale 72-49 in...
WORLAND — Saving their best for last, the Worland Warriors boys swimming team ended their season on a high note during last week’s 3A State meet in Gillette. “We could have swum a little better in a couple of events, but we still wouldn’t have finished any better. We were too far behind Buffalo but third out of 13 teams is pretty good. A lot of people took notice of Worland swimming at state,” said WHS boys swimming coach Justin Howe. The Warriors finished third at the 3A State meet, scoring 112 points. Buffalo was second with 211 points, a...
If you haven’t heard, Penn swimmer Lia Thomas smashed a lot of records last week, and a lot of people are up in arms. Thomas is at the center of a new round of American culture wars because Thomas is a trans woman. Then here in Wyoming, as of writing, the bill SF0051 Fairness in women’s sports act is in the Senate Education Committee would ban transgender women and girls from competing in high school and collegiate sports that aren’t their biological sex at birth. To quote Nigel Tufnel, the hyperbole and emotion surrounding the topic of trans...
WORLAND – The Green Hills Golf Course Foundation will be holding their second annual Green Hills Golf Course Foundation Tournament along with a raffle on May 28. According to Foundation Vice Chairman Ernie Skretteberg, the Foundation was created after he was approached by Donnie Bjorhus with Sagebrush Sports, LLC, about starting a foundation after regular golfers at the course found themselves constantly wondering what could be done to improve the course, and how to begin the process. “Donnie approached several of us regular golfers about put...
WORLAND - The Ten Sleep Pioneers notched their ninth win of the season last week, and it was their biggest win yet. Coming off a 76-51 loss to Burlington on Feb. 4 in Burlington, the Pioneers hosted 1A Northwest foe, the Meeteetse Longhorns, on Feb. 5. Meeteetse had beaten Ten Sleep, 52-34, on Jan. 24 in Meeteetse. Ten Sleep was also shorthanded for Saturday's game. They had no subs for the team as only five players dressed. But past results and only having five players wouldn't matter for the...
WORLAND - It has been a tough schedule for the Worland Lady Warriors basketball team, but last week they won their second game of the season at the Winter Classic in Rawlins on Jan. 7-8. Before going into the holiday break, the Lady Warriors played No. 1 Douglas. Coming out of the break, they played 4A's No. 2-ranked team, the Cody Fillies, in Worland on Jan. 4, losing 57-23. Then at the Winter Classic in Rawlins, two of their three games were against No. 2 Lyman and No. 4 Pinedale. Worland...
JACKSON - As a gaggle of grad students milled about, probing, prodding and drawing blood from three bighorn sheep, Aly Courtemanch was keeping her eyes peeled for something in particular. Plump ewes. "That one looks really good," the Wyoming Game and Fish biologist said, pointing to one. But, making her way down the line just below the Bridger-Teton National Forest's Curtis Canyon, she found a better contender. "That one looks very, very good," she said. "Really nice and healthy." But as the...
CASPER — Tom Burman understands the frustration level was high for those fans who drove on slick roads to see the Cowboys start the Mountain West men’s basketball race this past Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium. Shortly before Wyoming’s scheduled tip-off with Boise State, it was determined that the visitors would not be able to play the game due to COVID-19 protocols. The Broncos stepped off their charter flight Friday seemingly in good health, but several members of the team woke up Saturday with coronavirus symptoms. Ultimately, Boise State...
VICTOR, Idaho - U.S. women's downhill ski champion - Wyoming native Breezy Johnson - races into three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and nipping the heels of the reigning Olympic gold medalist. With just weeks to go, the Beijing games are in her sights. With three second-place finishes in three downhills this season, Johnson is closing the gap on Italy's Sofia Goggia, trimming the leading speedster's victory margins from more than a second to mere...
WORLAND - Hosting the Battle in the Big Horns on Dec. 17-18, the Worland Warriors finished fourth in the gold bracket and built some positive momentum heading into the holiday break. The Warriors made the gold bracket by defeating Powell 76-6, Newcastle/Upton 46-36 and Lovell 66-10. The Warriors only loss in pool play was against Rawlins, 39-36. In the gold bracket, the Warriors beat Thermopolis 60-18, lost to Star Valley in the semifinals 59-24 and lost to Rawlins in the third-place match...
WORLAND - In their first swimming meet of the season, four Worland Warriors qualified for the 3A State meet in Laramie on Feb. 17-18. "I couldn't be happier with the first meet," said WHS boys swimming and diving coach Justin Howe. "We had four qualifiers, and it really stems from their practice. I haven't had to motivate this year. I give them their workout, and the captains take it from there. We're just swimming and working hard. The kids who didn't qualify are right there. We figure to add...
WORLAND — What is harder than winning a 3A State boys basketball championship? The answer, defending a 3A State title. That’s the position the No.1-ranked Worland Warriors are in as they head into the 2022 season. What the Warriors have going for them is that they return three starters and seven players from that state title team. What the team will need to figure out is how to replicate the production from Mack Page and Rudy Sanford. Sanford scored 389 points last season, averaging 16.9 per game, and Page led the team with 416 points with 18....
WORLAND - The Worland Lady Warriors closed out their season at the 3A State swimming and diving meet in Gillette on Nov. 4-5. The Lady Warriors had three relays and four individuals score points at the state meet. Kelli Frimml led Worland with the highest finish. The senior finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.95. Shae Whitlock finished ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.37) and 10th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.56). Keira Warren finished 10th in the...
WORLAND - For the third straight postseason, the Worland Warriors had their season end in Cody. The No. 1 Cody Broncs, the 3A State defending champions, defeated the Worland Warriors 40-7 on Oct. 29 in Cody. The Broncs sprinted out to a 21-0 lead, and the Warriors played catch up from there. "Cody was prepared for everything we threw at them, and they just got after us," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "They're a team that gets better every single week. We were on our heels to start,...