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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...
LARAMIE (AP) - Sean Chambers is the talk of the town. That's what happens when you go from being the backup quarterback to the starter. Wyoming's true freshman signal caller did that three games ago and has had a rousing introduction to the Mountain West in helping Wyoming get on its first winning streak of the season heading into Saturday's game against Air Force. Chambers tried to minimize the newfound attention he's gotten both on campus and back home in California, saying there's been "a...
LARAMIE – The 2018 season for the University of Wyoming volleyball team hasn't gone as hoped or expected. Still, the Cowgirls (18-10 overall, 10-6 Mountain West) go into the final weekend of the regular season with a shot at 20 wins and the hope of earning a spot in the National Invitation Volleyball Championship postseason tournament. With an RPI ranking of No. 98, Cowgirls coach Chad Callihan hopes at least one win at home over New Mexico (6:30 tonight) or UNLV (7 p.m. Saturday) will be enough...
TEN SLEEP - The basketball season is just around the corner and before the season gets underway the Ten Sleep High School basketball team took a trip to Denver on Nov. 3-4. Using funds they raised from their annual alumni game, their hamburger stand at the Ten Sleep Fourth of July Rodeo and a car wash late in the summer, the Pioneers were able to watch an NBA basketball game and take in an Air Force Academy men's basketball practice. The first leg of the trip involved the Pioneers catching a...
LARAMIE – Star Valley is known as a physical team that runs the football between the tackles and along the edges. The Braves flexed their muscles in both areas as they gained 272 rushing yards, and scored four of their five touchdowns on the ground during a 35-14 victory over Torrington to claim the Wyoming Class 3A championship Friday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium. "We've had a bunch of guys in the past that were big, bruiser guys, and this year we had guys step up to be that guy and hit s...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Karla Gayten signed her letter of intent, Thursday afternoon at Worland High School. Gayten received a two-year full-ride scholarship to play soccer at Sheridan College as well as further her academic studies. "I didn't even know Sheridan was looking at me," said Gaytan. "I just got invited to a showcase, I did the showcase and after they told me I had a full ride if I wanted it. It was kind of a surprise and I didn't know how to react. I still don't know...
During my fall sports postseason break, I was tempted to write about Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden. I was patient though because let's be honest, this is Jon Gruden and he's going to, at minimum, say one dumb thing a week. And he didn't disappoint this week. The Raiders play the AFC's second-best team, the L.A. Chargers, this week. The last time the AFC West rivals matched up, the Chargers dominated the Raiders 26-10, in that soccer stadium in Carson, Calif. Getting ready for LA this week Gru...