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By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor We're days away from closing the book on the year that was 2018. It was another good sports year but rather than regurgitate all the highlights of the sports world (That will be next week's column), I want to recap the worst hot takes I remember from 2018. Most of these takes are funny and from sports media personalities I like or find entertaining. I haven't included any takes from Mike Francesa or Jason Whitlock. I find both guys enjoyable but at the same time,...
WORLAND — Like the rest of the Worland High School athletic teams, the Worland Warriors swimming team heads into the Christmas break with plenty of positives to build off of. The Warriors competed in Lander and Riverton last week and were able to add another swimmer to their automatic qualifiers list for the 3A State meet in Gillette on Feb. 15-16. Andrew Nelson joined his teammates Zach Cole, Zayne Cooper, Traeten Quigley and Stuart Trombley as the Warriors who have so far automatically q...
WORLAND - Tuesday afternoon at Worland High School, senior Charles Rishel signed his letter of intent to run cross-country and indoor track for Rocky Mountain College next fall. "It's exciting to see kids take it to the next level and use their background to continue to build," said WHS cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen. "I know he'll be super successful because he's always been a hard worker and a good leader. It's always exciting to see where our runners go in the future. "The cool part is tha...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors wrestling team learned quite a bit about themselves during their two-day home tournament, the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual tournament at Worland High School, finishing third as a team. The Warriors fought off a pesky Wheatland team to do so, and had six wrestlers in the best of the best. While the victories were enjoyable, it was in defeats that the Warriors learned the most. "Winning all three duals the first day was huge for us and that's something...
WORLAND - Friday was a good day for the Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School wrestling teams, competing in the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual tournament the Warriors and Bobcats both went undefeated and clinched their spots in today's Gold Bracket. WORLAND WARRIORS The Warriors cruised through their three duals Friday, beating Lander 66-12, Wheatland 59-24 and Newcastle/Upton 70-6 to win Pool A outright. And what WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia liked the most was...
After this Sunday the NFL regular season will be down to its final two weeks. Playoff spots are still up for grabs in both conferences and the way this season has gone, we're in for a wild finish. But the two NFL related things I want to talk about are the NFL MVP debate and one of the 32 owners stepping up and being a team player. First, who is this year's NFL MVP? If I had a vote, my top five are at No. 5 Philip Rivers, No. 4 Khalil Mack, No. 3 Todd Gurley, No. 2 Drew Brees and No. 1 Blake...
WORLAND - Building momentum heading into today's Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual wrestling tournament the Worland Warriors picked up a 51-30 dual win against the Riverton Wolverines Thursday night at Worland High School. Coming off a tough opening weekend in Sheridan and Rapid City, South Dakota, Thursday night's win is exactly what the Warriors needed. And the best part about their victory was that they executed on what they had been practicing all week. "The kids did a really nice...
WORLAND - The Worland High School wrestling team kicked off their season last week with a dual in Sheridan on Thursday and the Rapid City Invitational tournament on Friday and Saturday in Rapid City, South Dakota. Things did not go to their liking in either contest, losing 66-18 to Sheridan and only placing one wrestler in Rapid, Domanic Hartley. But the Warriors plan to bounce back this week, with a home dual today against Riverton and their annual home dual tournament, the Pinnacle Bank...
THERMOPOLIS — The Herder Classic in Glenrock was an up and down tournament for the Hot Springs County Bobcats last weekend. The Bobcats went 1-3, at times showing promising flashes but as with most early season tournaments, their flaws were out in full display. “We definitely had our growing pains over the weekend. We looked good at times and at other times not as much, we’ll have to be more consistent going forward,” said HSCHS Shane Corpening. Opening the Classic against Wright the ‘Cats f...
WORLAND - Opening the season with a 67-64 loss to Douglas at the East-West Classic in Buffalo did not sit well with the Worland Warriors, as they cruised to double-digit victories against Pinedale and Lander Saturday at Buffalo High School. "We were better, I think we learned the hard way against Douglas that it won't be quite as easy as the boys thought it would be," said WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel. "With Lander, they're going to be a very good team. They had to play the toughest...
BUFFALO - The Worland Warriors basketball team got their season underway at the East-West Classic in Buffalo at Buffalo High School on Friday. Matching up against the Douglas Bearcats the Warriors fell to their former 3A East rivals, 67-64, to start the season 0-1. "We felt that it was mostly on us. We didn't do a good job of executing and, defensively, we aren't very good right now," said WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel. "Our guys were playing defense as individuals and not playing as a te...
It's safe to say everyone is caught up on Kareem Hunt fiasco. The news broke about Hunt last Friday while I was writing last week's column, and I thought about scrapping that column to write about Hunt. Obviously I didn't, and I decided to wait because other than the video there wasn't a lot of information out. That and I was like 80 percent finished with last week's column. But now that a week has past and we've been able to digest all the new info, I have a few thoughts. You'd think after the...
WORLAND - The winter sports seasons for the Worland High School basketball teams, wrestling and boys swimming get their seasons' underway today and tomorrow. The Worland varsity wrestling team is in Rapid City for the Rapid City Invitational today and tomorrow, while the JV team will be in Powell for the weekend. Warrior swimming heads to Powell todays, then Cody on Saturday for the Cody Invitational. Both Worland basketball teams are playing in the East-West Classic tournament, the Lady...
College football bowl season is right around the corner and ESPN has been airing their bowl season ads with Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing over the top college football highlights. I agree with Mr. Williams, this is the most wonderful time of the year. Thanksgiving, all the Christmas festivities, Christmas and New Year's are some of the best weeks on the calendar. One thing I don't enjoy during this stretch are the college bowl games. Let me be more specific,...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Case Keenum has a simple answer for why none of his passes were picked off in November after throwing interceptions in each of his first eight games as the Denver Broncos' new quarterback. "I'm throwing it to our guys, not throwing it to the other team," Keenum said. "Who knew?" It's actually more than just Keenum taking care of the football. "I just think he's getting comfortable with the system," receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. Denver's makeshift offensive line, with tw...
LARAMIE – As was the case last week, officials at the University of Wyoming aren't overly optimistic that its football team will be among the 78 that receive a bowl invitation Sunday. UW became the Mountain West's seventh bowl-eligible team with its 31-3 victory at New Mexico last Saturday. The Cowboys won their fourth consecutive game, finishing the regular season at 6-6 overall and third in the MW's Mountain Division at 4-4. However, the six other bowl-eligible teams in the conference have s...
These are nervous days in and around the University of Wyoming football program. The Cowboys did a remarkable job – aided, in part, by a forgiving schedule down the stretch – to climb out of a 2-6 hole. They won their final four games and finished the regular season at 6-6. In a normal year, that would be enough to earn the Cowboys a bowl invitation somewhere. But this season has been anything but normal for UW. So of course there are 81 bowl-eligible teams for 78 spots after this past wee...
LARAMIE – Even if Colorado State wide receiver Preston Williams hadn’t stepped out of bounds before catching a touchdown pass on the final play of the Rams’ Nov. 17 loss to Utah State, today’s matchup with the Aggies and Boise State would have still been for first place in the Mountain West Mountain Division. It just wouldn’t have quite as much juice. The No. 21-ranked Broncos (9-2 overall, 6-1 MW Mountain) host the No. 14 Aggies (10-1, 7-1 MW Mountain) at 8:15 tonight in Boise, Idaho. Not only does the winner earn a spot in next Saturday’s MW...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming football team is focused on beating New Mexico on Saturday to get its sixth win and become bowl eligible. But even if the Cowboys (5-6 overall, 3-4 Mountain West) do that, the outlook – as of now – for playing in their third consecutive bowl game is unknown. If anything, they're not overly optimistic. UW athletics director Tom Burman said he talked to officials at the MW office Tuesday and was told they are afraid that a team like UW at 6-6 could get left...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming men's basketball team made a furious second-half rally, but it wasn't enough as it fell to Boston College 88-76 at the Fort Myers Tip-Off at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena on Monday night in Fort Myers, Florida. UW fell to 1-4 on the season and wraps up play in Fort Myers at 3 p.m. today against Richmond (2-2), which lost 82-66 to Loyola-Chicago on Monday. Boston College (3-1) plays Loyola-Chicago (4-1) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. UW trailed 48-32 at halftime, a...
LARAMIE – Three down and one to go. That’s the mentality of the University of Wyoming football team as it heads into its regular-season finale Saturday at New Mexico. The Cowboys (5-6 overall, 3-4 Mountain West) have won three consecutive games after their 35-27 come-from-behind victory over Air Force this past Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. They need to make it four if they want to get bowl eligible. UW has not played in three consecutive bowl games in school history. “We’re 3-0 in one-game playoffs,” senior strong safety Andrew Wingard s...
It's important to enjoy the little things in life, whether that's the crazy stories coming out of Florida (and I'm not talking about the recount, I'm talking about all the weird things done by insane people living in that swampy mess of a state. If you're looking for a fun follow on Twitter, @_FloridaMan is one of the best) or the latest and greatest in conspiracy theories. My current favorite conspiracy theory is the fires burning in California are all part of a nefarious plan by the...
WORLAND - Here's a bit of trivia for you, who has the fastest street-legal car in the state of Montana? If you guessed Worland native Larry Paxton, you are right on the money. Racing in the Street Outlaws of the 406 at the Yellowstone Drag Strip in Action, Montana, Paxton won the four-race event with his 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II to claim the title and was also awarded the best appearing car at the YDS for the entire racing season. "There were four races this summer, and on the last race, I had...