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It has been a long time coming for former Worland native J.W. Kiser, the 40-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter is days away from battling in the biggest fight of his career. Kiser is set to fight on the main card in the heavyweight feature for Bellator 214 against former WWE star Jack Hager aka Jack Swagger, at the L.A. Forum in Inglewood, California, this Saturday. The narrative leading up to Kiser's fight at Bellator 214 feels like it could be a spinoff film from the Rocky franchise....
WORLAND - Rebounding from losses on Friday to 3A Northwest conference rival Powell, the Worland Warriors and Lady Warriors basketball teams picked up important wins against the Lovell Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, Saturday night at Lovell High School. The Warriors won 45-34 and the Lady Warriors downed the Lady Bulldogs 46-45. Today, both teams are back in action against the 4A Cody Broncs and Fillies at Cody High School. Tipoff for the Lady Warriors-Fillies is at 5:30 p.m. and the...
WORLAND — At first it looked like things were going to get really ugly for the Worland Lady Warriors in their 3A Northwest girls basketball contest against the Powell Lady Panthers, but the in the second half the young Lady Warriors grit and ground their way to make things a little closer. Ultimately, they fell 40-30 but their play in that second half could be a building block for their next set of games. “We needed to knock down more shots in the first half. We had one three in the first hal...
The Courageous Divisional round picks turned out better than the Wildcard picks, going 3-1 straight-up and, again, 2-2 against the spread. But that one loss in the straight-up record is a heavy loss. The Chargers went Chargers, doing what they do best and disappointing everyone. I'm sure even the Pats were disappointed, they put in two weeks of work, expecting a dogfight and LA doesn't even have the courtesy to play to their potential. Watching the rewind of that game it really looked like the...
Redding charged in Dec. 9 incident LARAMIE – University of Wyoming men's basket-ball player Nyaires Redding has been charged with one count of simple battery and one count of simple assault for his alleged involvement in an altercation Dec. 9 in downtown Laramie. The charges, both misdemeanors, were filed earlier this week in Albany County Circuit Court. Both charges are punishable by fines, but Redding could face up to six months in jail if convicted on the battery charge. Redding is s...
THERMOPOLIS - It has been a good start to the new year for the Hot Springs County Bobcats wrestling team. Last weekend in Pavilion at Wind River High School, the Bobcats placed second with 195 points during the Don Runner Memorial tournament. "Our kids are just improving week after week," said HSCHS wrestling coach Travis McDermott. "They're getting competitive in those weight classes and we've moved some of them around after the break and they're getting used to their weight classes. We had a...
WORLAND - The Wyoming boys swimming season has reached the midseason point and with the conference and state meets quickly approaching, the next few weeks are going to be crucial to the Worland Warriors success in the pool and on the diving board. "If you can swim close to your best time at this point in the season that's really good because we've got a lot of meets and we'll be in our harder part of our practices," said WHS boys swimming assistant coach Justin Howe. Coming off a three-meet...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors were not playing in the game they would have liked Saturday afternoon but they did close out the Pinnacle Bank Big Horn Basin Classic boys basketball tournament with a win. The Warriors bested their 3A Northwest rival, the Powell Panthers 66-59 at Worland High School. Defensive consistency eluded the Warriors (5-4) for most of the weekend, even in their win against Powell the miscues were there. But for all their struggles the Warriors found a way to victory,...
WORLAND - In what felt like a repeat of Thursday night's loss to Green River, the Worland Warriors struggled with in-game adversity against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies. Hosting the Pinnacle Bank Big Horn Basin Classic boys basketball tournament, the Warriors cruised to a 67-24 win over 2A Shoshoni but during the final game of the night on Friday at Worland High School, fell to the 2A Grizzlies 60-57. "It was a very frustrating game, our defense is what bothered me," said WHS boys basketball...
It was an ugly Wildcard weekend for my most courageous picks. The Chargers saved me from going 0-4 on the weekend and the Seahawks improbably helped me go .500 on my against the spread picks. No time to waste though, I have to try and right the ship for the Divisional round, let's get to it. INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY (-5.5) All of the conventional wisdom and numbers point in favor of the Colts winning this game. The Chiefs have a historically bad defense and can't stop anyone. The Colts have...
WORLAND — The end result was the same for the Worland Lady Warriors Thursday night at Worland High School, the Lady Warriors in an interclass girls basketball matchup against the 4A Green River Lady Wolves, fell 64-39. But while Worland did fall to 0-6 on the season, they showed promising signs that their first win of the season isn’t far off. “We talked about our energy, effort and enthusiasm, those are three things we can control and it doesn’t matter who we’re playing. I thought we did a bet...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors wrestling team got 2019 started off on the right foot as they took first in the silver bracket of the Thoman Soda Ash Memorial dual tournament last weekend in Green River at Green River High School. Coming off the Christmas break WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia was cautiously excited for his team to get back to competing. The way things worked out this year with wrestlers having to go on family vacations during the break, Garcia wasn't able to have his team...
THERMOPOLIS - In the midst of a six-game losing streak, the Hot Springs County boys basketball team is hoping this weekend's home tournament, the Pinnacle Bank Big Horn Basin Classic, will be what gets them out of their early-season rut. Last weekend the Bobcats were in Rawlins for the East-West Classic and got three more games under their belt. Unfortunately for them, those three games resulted in three losses that pushed their losing streak to six. The 'Cats lost to Big Piney 48-46, Pinedale 5...
WORLAND - Defense and 3-pointers helped power the Worland Warriors to an 83-57 victory over the 4A Cody Broncs Saturday at Worland High School. The interclass boys basketball matchup between the former 3A rivals had its fair share of excitement and after a slow start, the Warriors kept their foot on the pedal until the final seconds. "Our starting five play really, really well together. The trick has been trying to get them on the floor for most of the game. There have been a lot of times,...
I know the NFL playoffs are here but how awesome is it the Raiders hired Mike Mayock? I thought there was no possible way the Raiders could be more of an entertaining dumpster fire, but Mark Davis went and did the impossible. The Mayock, Davis and Gruden triumvirate could dominate but there are playoff matchups to get to. I just hope the Raiders are chosen for HBO's Hard Knocks, that would be an instant All-Time great season. 12 teams get to keep playing football and 11 of the 12 have a legit...
WORLAND - The winter break has come to end for the Ten Sleep, Thermopolis and Worland high school sports teams and this weekend they will resume their respective seasons this weekend. WORLAND Wrestling The Warriors kick off 2019 traveling to Green River for the Thoman Invitational wrestling tournament at Green River High School today and tomorrow. Worland will compete against six other teams from Wyoming, Green River, Rock Springs, Evanston, Lyman, Mountain View, Cokeville, along with several...
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Briana M. Sweeny, PGA, has been selected as the The Carolinas PGA 2018 Youth Player Development Award Winner. Briana currently serves as an Assistant Professional and the Youth Golf Leader at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is very active in running PGA Jr League and Drive, Chip, and Putt programs at her facility. During the 2018 season, she was responsible for overseeing two PGA Jr. League teams during the regular season and was then selected...
Warriors claim first 3A State soccer title with 2-1 extra time victory over Star Valley ALEX KUHN Sports Editor JACKSON - Before the 3A State boys soccer championship match Worland Warriors coach Ron Overcast laid it out plainly for his team, "I talked with them and said we've knocked on the door of this title game twice. Today, let's go blow the hinges off of it. And we did it," he said. Blow the hinges off the door the Warriors did as they were victorious 2-1 in extra time over the Star Valley...
11 is nearly done and why not send it off on a positive note with things I liked from the year. The things I liked in '18 are in no particular order and don't just involve sports. Here we go. Worland High School sports: 2018 has been a good year for the athletes at WHS. Worland soccer had a great year with the boys' team winning their first 3A State title in program history and the girls' team made their third-straight title match. Both Worland basketball teams made the state tournament when...
WORLAND - The Washakie County School District No. 1 has had many talented students graduate and accomplish even more after going through the district, and there have been just as many who have helped build District 1 to what it is today. It is for this reason the Warrior Hall of Fame is being created, to honor the accomplished alumni and those who worked in District 1. The first thought that comes to mind when talking about a hall of fame is athletics, and many high schools that have a hall of...
LARAMIE – Cordae Wynn is like many high school seniors. He juggles his time between basketball practice and school at Laramie High. He spends much of his time at home doing daily chores, homework and interacting with family. Wynn has aspirations of going to college and playing basketball. But there was a time not that long ago when things like that were not fathomable for Wynn. Thanks to the Kimbrough family, now they are. Jermaine Kimbrough was hired as an assistant coach for the University o...
LARAMIE – For many, the best way to see the University of Wyoming men's basketball team is when they play at home. But you might be surprised to learn where the Cowboys were when they were not doing their normal routine of games, practices, workouts and – for the players – going to class. From reading to elementary school kids to partaking in community celebrations in Laramie and around the state to playing softball with local firefighters and law enforcement officers to players and coach...
TEN SLEEP - A strong defensive effort was the key to a 37-20 victory for the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers in their game against the Riverside Lady Rebels Thursday at Ten Sleep High School. "Defense is what we stand on and there may be nights we don't score but we're going to make the other team work hard to get their points. That's what helps us stay in the game," said TSHS girls basketball coach Sarah Novak. The Lady Pioneers (3-2) held the Lady Rebels (3-2) to 20 points and led wire-to-wire, thanks...