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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,...
WORLAND — Not wasting the opportunity to win a conference championship on his home course, Worland Warrior Jack Bishop won the 3A East individual title at the Green Hills Golf Course on Oct. 15. Bishop, a junior, finished the 3A East conference race with a time of 16:51.92, a season-best, to finish first. “He was awesome and ran so well,” said WHS cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen. “When he came through leading it, I didn’t expect it, but it gave him a pace. I was shocked that no one got out o...
WORLAND — The Worland Warriors took care of business in their homecoming game against Rawlins as they cruised to their third-straight victory. The Warriors (3-2, 2-0 in 3A East) defeated the Rawlins Outlaws (0-6) 49-7 on Oct. 1 at Worland High School. “We set some goals and didn’t want to underestimate Rawlins because they’ve been getting better every week,” said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. “We wanted to work on our in-between-the-tackles run game, and I felt we got better at that. We...
WORLAND — The 2021 and third Warrior Hall of Fame inductee class have been announced and will be inducted tonight with a public meet and greet at 5:30 p.m. at the Worland Middle School Auditorium. A dinner for inductees and guests will follow the meet and greet. The inductees will be honored in the Homecoming Parade at 1 p.m. Friday. Also on Friday, the inductees will ring the bell to welcome the Warriors onto the field at 6 p.m. for the game against the Rawlins Outlaws. At halftime, the inductees or their representatives will be honored at t...
WORLAND - This is the point in the girls swimming season when personal records are being set each week, and for the Worland Lady Warriors, each meet brings new PRs as seconds are being dropped all over. The Lady Warriors started last week with a triangular in Buffalo on Sept. 24, and on Sept. 25, they closed out the weekend with their annual home meet at the Worland Aquatic Center. "I liked the intensity that the girls brought to both meets," said WHS girls swimming coach Mike Blissett. "They ca...
WORLAND - After an up and down start to the volleyball season, the Worland Lady Warriors went 2-0 last week as they picked up big wins against conference rivals. The Lady Warriors (9-9) downed Lovell 3-2 (16-25, 13-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-11) in Lovell on Sept. 16 and beat Powell 3-0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-22) on Sept. 18 at WHS. Both games were 3A Northwest matches, and the wins give the Lady Warriors an early leg up as the conference season kicks off. "Our serving was on point, and [assistant coach,...
WORLAND — The 2021 and third ever Warrior Hall of Fame inductees have been announced ahead of Worland High School’s homecoming week beginning next week. 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 district. The inductees for 2021 are Cindy Bower (class of 1975), Gerald Geis (class of 1951), Cathy Tre...
WORLAND — A rough outing in Douglas prevented the Worland Warriors from claiming their third-straight 3A East conference championship but are ready to bounce back and defend their 3A State championship this weekend in Lander. “We didn’t play well, to be fair,” said WHS golf coach Ben Hofmann. “Give credit to Riverton. They put together two good rounds of golf. We got so far behind after the first day, and we had three guys not play particularly well, and that happens. Hopefully, we can get i...
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WORLAND - Week 2 of the swimming season is in the books, and the Worland Lady Warriors competed in two events in Cody last week. The Lady Warriors won the Cody Triangular at Cody on Sept. 2. The team put up 364 points while Cody scored 302 and Riverton 218. In the Cody Invitation on Sept. 3, the Powell Lady Panthers won the meet with 441 points. The Lady Warriors finished second with 245 and Buffalo third with 229. "We won on Thursday against Cody and Riverton and took second to Powell, beating...
WORLAND - Two-a-days are over, Week 0 is finished and now the 2021 Worland Warriors football season begins. The Warriors hit the road for Week 1, where they face the No. 3-ranked, according to WyoPreps, Powell Panthers at 7 p.m. Friday in Powell. For Week 0, Worland traveled to Thermopolis to take on the Bobcats in a scrimmage. All three levels (varsity, JV, freshman) for the Warriors had highs and lows. Overall, each team hustled and played their hardest. "I thought the effort was there, and...
WORLAND - The awards keep coming for the Worland Warriors soccer program. Last week, Warrior Cole Venable was named the Wyoming Gatorade boys soccer player of the year. The Gatorade Player of the Year program recognizes the nation's most outstanding high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. Venable led the Warriors in scoring this season with 40 goals, a program record, and logged 14 assists this season, third-best on the team. He a...
WORLAND - A lightning delay only delayed the inevitable as the Worland Warriors won their third consecutive 3A State boys soccer championship on May 22 at Cheyenne South High School in Cheyenne. The Warriors (17-0) defeated 3A West rival the Powell Panthers (14-3) 1-0 in the title game. The win not only clinched the Warriors the three-peat but extended their winning streak to 46 games, clinched a second consecutive undefeated season and made Worland only the second program to three-peat in the...
WORLAND - Building off a strong finish to the regular season, the Worland High School track and field team got off to a good start in the postseason. Competing at the 3A West regional meet in Lander on May 14-15, the Worland teams brought home 25 medals and are sending 20 athletes to the 3A State meet, which begins today and ends on Saturday. "The kids did really well. We brought home 25 medals, and I'm taking 20 to state, we're going to be busy this weekend," said WHS track and field coach...
WORLAND — The deadline to nominate those for the third class of the Warrior Hall of Fame quickly approaches. June 15 is the deadline to get the nomination forms in for the Warrior Hall of Fame class. 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 district. The goal of the Warrior Hall...
WORLAND - Coming off a disappointing loss to Mountain View on May 1, the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team bounced back in a big way last weekend. The No. 4-ranked, according to WyoPreps, Lady Warriors (8-4) got the weekend started with a commanding 3-0 road win over the No. 2-ranked Lander Valley Lady Tigers (8-3-1) on May 7. Then avoiding any letdown, Worland picked up another clean sheet with a 4-0 win over the Pinedale Lady Wranglers (2-7-1) on May 8 at WHS. "I couldn't be more proud of...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep track and field team wraps up their regular season in Thermopolis on Friday. The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers are coming off a strong meet in Buffalo on April 30. For the Pioneers, Boe Nichols won the 400-meter dash and improved his school record-setting time with a 50.75. Lindsey Holiday led the Lady Pioneers, who set a personal record in her long jump with a leap of 16-0.5. If Ten Sleep can replicate and build off the success from the meet in Buffalo for this week's...
WORLAND - Qualifiers have been hard to come by this season, not just for Worland but every track and field team. But in Lovell on April 24, Warrior Christian Peterson became the second Warrior to qualify for the 3A State meet in Casper on May 20-22. Peterson threw a 135-1 in the discus and took fifth, punching his ticket for state. While Peterson was the only qualifier on the day for Worland, several athletes are incredibly close to joining Peterson, Cole Harman and Manaia Peterson on Worland's...
WORLAND - The first WyoPreps 3A boys soccer poll was released last week, and shocking no one, the Worland Warriors were atop the rankings. The No. 1-ranked Warriors held a 33-game winning streak going into their April 17 game vs. the Pinedale Wranglers. With their win streak on the line and No. 1-ranking, Worland wasted little time as they controlled the entire 80 minutes as they defeated Pinedale 10-0, extending their winning streak to 34 games. "We were just anxious to play," said WHS boys soc...
WORLAND - Nearly everything the Worland Lady Warriors softball team does in their inaugural season is historical in some fashion. This 2021 team will essentially be the version of a YouTuber who puts "FIRST" at the bottom of a newly posted video. But, Saturday's 14-4 win against Green River is the best firsts of them all, as it was the program's first win. The Lady Warriors (1-2) April 10 win over Green River (0-5) at Newell Sargent Park was also the team's first home win and conference win....
WORLAND - Since the opening season loss to Sheridan, the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team has been working on their offense. On March 30, the Lady Warriors had their best offensive output of the season as they defeated the Powell Lady Panthers 8-0 at Powell High School. "After the Riverton game, my goal is to get them more offensive-minded and to shoot more," said WHS girls soccer coach Danielle Warren. "That was the most exciting part about the Powell game. We doubled our shots from Riverton...
WORLAND - The first softball game in Worland High School history did not go as planned for the Lady Warriors, as they lost 9-0 to Cody on March 26 at Newell Sargent Park. While the Lady Warriors' season-opening game in their inaugural season ended with a loss, WHS softball coach Crystal Redding thought her team played well once they battled through first-game nerves. "I told the girls, I honestly thought they played great. It was the first-game jitters, the nerves, especially being at home with...
WORLAND - May 18, 2019, was the last time the Worland Warriors soccer team took the field. In that game, the Warriors dominated Powell on their way to a second straight 3A State title. Jump ahead to March 20 of this year, and the Warriors dominance on the pitch has not missed a beat. The Warriors defeated the 4A Sheridan Broncs 4-1 in their season-opening match last Saturday at Worland High School. "That was a really great game for our first game in 22 months," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron...
WORLAND - Continuing her education and volleyball career at the next level, Worland High School senior Denali Jones signed her letter of intent to play for Iowa Western in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Feb. 27 at WHS. The Iowa Western Reivers are a junior college program and are currently the fifth-ranked NJCAA DI volleyball team in the nation. "They're one of the top junior college programs, and they're pretty close to my sister," said Denali Jones. "So I won't be too far away from home. I also...
WORLAND - Whether it be 1921 or 2021, the boys basketball season always ends the same, the Worland Warriors hoisting a state championship. For the fourth time in school history (1920, 1921, 2016, 2021), the Worland Warriors added state championship hardware to the WHS trophy case by beating the Mountain View Buffalos 55-49 on March 11 at the Ford Wyoming Events Center in Casper. "Each loss in that slump prepared us for tonight," said WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel. "As we lost those...