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THERMOPOLIS - The past two weekends for the Hot Springs County High School volleyball team has been tough as the losses have piled up. First was the Border Wars tournament in Cody on August 31 and September 1, the Lady Bobcats dropped all three of their matches. Losing to Miles City 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-19), Glendive 3-1 (25-12, 26-28, 25-20, 25-19), Hardin 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-16, 25-20) and Billing Central 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-8). Then last weekend they went to Rawlins for the Rawlins...
RAWLINS - The Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team has experienced a season's worth of injuries during the past three weeks and yet, still have found ways to win matches. In Rawlins on Sept, 7 and 8 for the Rawlins Invitational, the Lady Warriors closed out the tournament by winning the silver bracket without key players. "We were in the toughest pool and were only one point away from being in the gold bracket. Overall I was really pleased considering that our lineups keep changing, injuries...
WORLAND — In the familiar setting of Green Hills Golf Course, the Worland Warriors golf team turned in their best two rounds of the season on their way to claiming the 3A East title. The Warriors not only won the 3A East but did so in convincing fashion. They shot 320, 314-634 and the next closest team, Riverton, was 86 strokes behind, going 359, 361-720. Douglas finished in third place with 370, 368-738. Individually, each of the five Warriors made the top 10, earning All-Conference honors i...
CODY - A week after their thrilling win over the Powell Panthers, the Worland Warrior football team experienced the pain of defeat Friday night in Cody against the Cody Broncs. On the road and playing the defending state champions, execution was going to be critical if the Warriors (1-1) were going to knock off 3A's No. 1-ranked team. Unfortunately, that was not the case for Worland, turnovers and missed opportunities to get the defense off the field led to a 33-8 loss. "We played them tough...
Lady Warriors looking to keep it rolling at Rawlins tournament By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND - A week after an uneven start in Riverton, the Worland Lady Warriors showed how quick a study they are during the Border Wars in Cody on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Going 2-4 during their preseason tournament in Riverton the previous week, the Lady Warriors went 3-1 at the Border Wars beating Glendive 3-2 (25-16, 20-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-9), Sidney 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-22) and Laurel (25-15, 25-22,...
WORLAND - Both Worland High School and Hot Springs County High School got their seasons underway at the Billings Invitational last Friday. WORLAND Warrior senior Porter Harman finished second in Billings with a time of 16:07.74, both his time and placing were personal records for that course. "Overall it was an amazing meet and I walked away a proud coach. It was a huge meet for Porter, he ran a 16:07 for second place. For him to PR by so much is awesome and it's also a good confidence builder,"...
The NFL season kicksoff tonight and it's time to reveal my playoff picks for this season. Let's get to it! Each team's over/under win total is in parentheses next to their team name as well as each team's best fantasy player and a player to avoid. PLAYOFF TEAMS No. 6-SEEDS AFC KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8.5) Ridiculously advanced computer prediction: 9-7 A lot of the criticism Andy Reid gets is his own doing. He gets too cute and somehow hasn't learned clock-management this deep into his career. That...
WORLAND - The Worland High School boys golf team picked up their second win of the fall season Friday in Buffalo. The Warriors shot 325, 322-647, to win the tournament by 63 strokes, and placed four of their five golfers in the top 10. 4A's Sheridan Broncs were the next closest with 710 and the next closest 3A team was the Douglas Bearcats with 723. Freshman Karsten Simmons won his third-straight high school tournament posting a score of 74, 71-145. This was also Simmons' largest margin of...
LARAMIE – The running back situation for the University of Wyoming may have become a little more uncertain. UW lost senior co-captain and leading rusher Nico Evans to injured ribs early in the third quarter in its 41-19 home-opening loss to Washington State this past Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Evans led the team with 18 carries for 89 yards, but the Cowboys gained just 52 yards of total offense the rest of the game after Evans' injury. Fifth-year UW coach Craig Bohl didn't know after t...
WORLAND - The Worland/Powell rivalry never disappoints. Friday night's season opener at Worland High School against the Powell Panthers saw the Warriors come out on top 14-7, in a matchup between the two 3A football rivals. The Warriors were far from perfect in the win but when the game was at its most critical, they made the biggest plays. "We had a lot of young kids stepping, and even some of the older guys were stepping, into new roles. So we had some of the first game jitters," said WHS...
I had to expand the “Most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions” to a four-parter. You’re welcome. This week is the almost playoff teams, the teams that are going to be on the outside looking in. They’re all talented in some respect but just don’t have the pieces or too many flaws to play January football. But say one of the playoff teams falter or has a soul-crushing injury, this group stands to benefit. Each team’s over/under win total is in parentheses next to their team name as well as...
TEN SLEEP - In an early 1A Northwest volleyball conference matchup the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers hosted the St. Stephens Lady Eagles Thursday night at Ten Sleep High School. The results went in favor of the Lady Eagles, as they downed the Lady Pioneers 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-18) but there were signs of improvement on Ten Sleep's part. For starters, the Lady Pioneers' tenacity was on display by never giving up on a ball until a whistle was blown. Several times throughout the match Ten Sleep was able...
WORLAND - The Worland Lady Warriors swimming team got off to a fun and exciting start in Lander on August 24-25. Seniors Juli Warren and Kyra Klinghagen wasted little time in showing why they are among the top athletes in the pool. During the pentathlon in Lander, Warren automatically qualified in five events (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke) for the 3A State meet in Laramie on November 2-3. Before Warren AQ'd, Klinghagen...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors met the Buffalo Bison on the gridiron Saturday afternoon for a controlled football scrimmage between the two rivals at Worland High School. Both schools, whether it was the starters, JV or freshmen, turned in highlight-worthy plays during the two-hour scrimmage. The Warriors showcased their athleticism and speed on offense, while on defense that same speed and athleticism allowed them to swarm the Bison ball carriers. "Some of the highlights were the boys playing W...
Before we get to Part II of the "Most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions" a few thoughts on Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Meyer is an official member of the Pitino Club. Named after college basketball coach Rick Pitino, the Pitino Club is an exclusive club where college coaches who ramble on and on about being molders of men and upstanding father figures get caught in a scandal and show their true cowardly colors as they navigate through the muck and mire. Meyer made a mistake by keeping...
WORLAND - Last weekend the Worland Warriors golf team cruised to a dominant win in the home tournament at the Green Hills Golf Course on August 17-18. Freshman standout Karsten Simmons won the first tournament of his career shooting 72,71-143 and beating out Thermopolis' Hardy Johnson by one stroke. The four other Warrior varsity golfers finished in the top 10; JT Klinghagen was fourth (77, 77-154), Jose Galarza fifth (76, 82-158), Logan Foote sixth (84, 76-160) and Konnor Macy ninth (84, 80-164...
Nico Evans' Twitter handle is @NextUp_Nico. That's fitting, as Evans is next up to be the University of Wyoming's leading running back. The fifth-year senior earned the starting job during fall camp, and will start in UW's season-opener Saturday night at New Mexico State. "It feels great, but the job is not over," Evans said. "This whole season is going to be a competition, so I can't relax. I have to do all the things I have been doing to keep this spot." On top of that, Evans was elected as...
WORLAND - Week 1 for the Worland Warrior football team kicks off against the Powell Panthers on August 31 but before that matchup the Warriors host the Buffalo Bison at 1 p.m. in a Week 0 scrimmage at Worland High School. The scrimmage will be a controlled scrimmage in that each team will get 10 downs, redzone offense transition from possession and other situational scenarios. More importantly WHS football coach Ryan Utterback is wanting to get as many reps as possible for his players, from...
THERMOPOLIS - Winners from the Thermopolis demolition derby are as follows. Winners Heat 1, Travis Long, $4,000 and trophy 2, Zack Larson, $1,000 and trophy 3, Cory Bowman, $700 and trophy 4, Pat King, $500 and trophy Truck Derby 1, Brad Becerra, $1,500 2, William Kawlewki, $750 3, Alan Woodward, $500 Women's Derby 1, Taylor Sprigg, $500 2, Chelsie Flinn, $250 3, Heather Bowman, $150 Heat #1 winners Dusty Watts, $75 Wyatt Ramsey, $75 Heat #2 winners Cory Bowman, $75 Pat King, $75 Heat #3...
WORLAND - The 2018 baseball season turned out to be the best season to date for the Worland 13U Baseball team. Not only did the team take excellent, and at times jaw-dropping, strides forward, they also accomplished quite a bit and played their best baseball of the season during their final four weeks. Worland's impressive run started during the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Firecracker 24-team tournament on June 29-July 2, in Heber City, Utah. A year after several humbling losses at the sam...
The most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions: The Bums By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor The NFL season is right around the corner and it is time to release the most courageous predictions for the 2018-19 season. Coming up with these predictions is unbelievably complex, there's a ton of research, firing from the hip, interviews, gut-feelings and running simulations through ridiculously advanced computers. These computers are so advanced, Elon Musk has made a few calls asking if he could borrow th...
LARAMIE (AP) - The task that faced Tyree Mayfield, Austin Fort and Josh Harshman last season was a simple but unenviable one: make up for Jacob Hollister's production. Hollister, now a tight end with the New England Patriots, caught 32 balls for 515 yards and seven touchdowns in 2016 en route to first-team all-Mountain West honors. As a unit, the Wyoming tight ends caught 40 balls for 598 yards and seven scores that year. Last season, those numbers dipped to 33 catches, 363 yards and three touch...
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne announced Thursday that he will retire from full-time racing in NASCAR and plans to focus on the sprint car team he owns. Kahne said in a Twitter post that he is at ease with the decision after 15 years racing in NASCAR. Kahne, from Enumclaw, Washington, made it to NASCAR via sprint car racing and his Kasey Kahne Racing team competes in the World of Outlaws series. KKR driver Brad Sweet won the prestigious Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals last weekend and the 38-year-old Kahne was present for the victory. "I'm not s...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Bill Callahan, Bo Pelini and Mike Riley have come and gone the last 14 years, none able to return Nebraska to its traditional place in the college football hierarchy. Enter Scott Frost, the back-to-the-future hire hailed from border to border in a state where football is the year-round passion. The hottest coach in America came home in December and announced he would return the program to its roots by bringing back much of the master plan Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne devised to pile up wins at a dizzying rate from the 1960s...
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (AP) — Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar who still outshines others seven decades after his death. It's the resting place of Babe Ruth, the indelible slugger and larger-than-life personality who died Aug. 16, 1948. Considered by many the greatest player in baseball history, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox legend set home run records — 60 in one season, 714 in his career — that stood for decad...