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Big Horn Basin Classic Friday games: Worland vs. St. Stephens 1:30 p.m.; Worland vs. Rocky Mountain 7:30 p.m. After opening last week with two losses, the Worland Warriors basketball team closed out the week with two victories. The Warriors lost their home opener to 4A Cody on Jan. 4, 45-41, and lost the opening game at the Winter Classic in Pinedale on Jan. 5 vs. Lander Valley, 55-49. But the team rallied and closed the week with wins over Lyman 48-45 and Pinedale 62-59 on Jan. 6. WEEKEND "The...
The New Year brings new beginnings and new challenges, and for the Worland Lady Warriors girls basketball team, three of their next four games are against ranked opponents. Tonight, in their home opener, the Lady Warriors play the 4A No.2 Cody Fillies at 5:30 p.m. Following that game, the team travels to Rawlins for the Winter Classic on Friday and Saturday, where they'll face No. 3 Mountain View, No. 5 Pinedale and Lander. Preparing for this stretch of games, the Lady Warriors spent the...
It was supposed to be a down year for Warrior Soccer, but the season ended with the Warriors winning their fifth straight 3A State soccer championship in Green River on May 20. "They've been resilient all season long. They refused to lose and took it one day at a time," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. "They worked hard in practice and were coachable. I have a great coaching staff, and I'm really proud of the boys. They don't know how to lose but know how to win. They do what it takes...
For their annual home dual tournament, the Worland Warriors wrestling team finished second in the silver bracket at the Battle in the Big Horns on Dec. 15-16 at Worland High School. "Whether they're freshmen or seniors, or in between, the kids know that high level of expectation from our program. They weren't afraid and didn't back down from any competition. That definitely showed in some of those tighter duals. I couldn't be prouder of our kids," said WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia. In their...
The Worland Lady Warriors returned from the Re/Max Invitational in Gillette last weekend 1-2 but showed plenty of promise. Worland lost to St. Thomas More (South Dakota) 42-22 on Dec. 7 and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 54-49 on Dec. 8, but beat Torrington 51-46 on Dec. 9. There were many positives from the weekend in Gillette for Worland. For starters, they hit the glass hard and were able to execute multiple defensive looks. "We had a ton of positives," said WHS girls basketball coach Mark Mortimer....
The Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers tip-off their basketball season today for the first time in two seasons. Unable to field a team due to low turnout, the Lady Pioneers have the numbers to roster a team and compete in the 2024 basketball season. The Lady Pioneers have five players out this season, with a sixth on the way in January. Even with the small numbers, the players and first-year head coach Kayla Sterling are thrilled to be back on the court. “We haven’t had a team for a couple of years and we’re excited to be back,” said TSHS girls basketb...
By In the first-ever girls high school wrestling season, Lady Warrior Rivers Carrell quickly added her name to the history books as she became one of the program's first all-state wrestlers. This season, the senior is one of the top returning wrestlers in the state and has eyes on a championship. "I'm super excited to start another season and get things rolling," said WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia. "We have 11 girls, and Rivers Carrell is back. She's a returning all-state, state finalist. I...
From start to finish, the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving season was a positive step forward for the program. The team had a lot of individual success. Shae Whitlock had a standout season, winning the 3A East 200-yard individual medley, finishing top 12 at state in the 200 IM and 100-yard backstroke and swam the third fastest backstroke in program history (1:04.96). Seniors Elena Gunderson and Maci Newell closed out their Lady Warrior swimming careers with top 12 finishes at state - Gu...
Competing at the 3A State girls swimming and diving meet in Gillette on Nov. 3-4, the Worland Lady Warriors left it all in the pool and diving board in the season's final meet. Worland had four athletes make the top 12 in their events. Junior Shea Whitlock was seventh in the 200-yard medley (2:26.58) and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.28). Senior Maci Newell was seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (57.75) and ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (26.37). Senior Elena Gunderson swam a 2:08.59 in...
By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor The Worland Lady Warriors are returning to the 3A State volleyball tournament after going 2-2 at the 3A West regional tournament in Lander on Oct. 27-28. Earning the 4-seed out of the West regional, the Lady Warriors opened the regional tournament with a win over Pinedale, 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 25-21). "We worked all week about being aggressive with our hitting," said WHS volleyball coach Becky Wassum. "Sometimes, when you get tight, your first instinct is to...
The 3A State cross-country meet on Oct. 21 in Cheyenne was a historic day for the Worland cross-country program. The Lady Warriors had their first state champion in 29 years, and the Warriors finished second for the first time since 1994. Lady Warrior Zena Tapia ran a dominating race on her way to her first 3A State championship, crossing the finish line at 19:33.30. With her victory in Cheyenne, Tapia became the first Lady Warrior to win a state championship since Kristen Mathison did so in...
A change in course did not deter the Worland cross-country runners as they kicked off the postseason with an impressive showing at the 3A East conference meet in Buffalo on Oct. 13. The Warriors cruised to the 3A East championship, scoring 29 points, making it back-to-back 3A East titles for the program. Buffalo was second with 40 points and Rawlins third with 126 points. Not only did the Warriors have the top two runners at the meet, but all five scoring runners finished in the top 10, earning...
Closing out the homecoming week with a bang, the Worland Lady Warriors knocked off 3A's No. 1-ranked team in impressive fashion. Beating Lander 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-21) in Lander on Sept. 28 and Rawlins 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17) on Sept. 29 at Worland High School, the Lady Warriors (10-8) ended the week hosting the WyoPreps No. 1-ranked 3A team on Sept. 30. Buffalo was 18-2-3 on the season, had beaten many of 3A's top-ranked teams and hadn't lost to a 3A team this season. That was until...
Today, the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team is in the pool at the Worland Aquatic Center as they host the Warrior Triangular at 5 p.m. It's also senior night for the Lady Warriors, as they will honor their two seniors, Elena Gunderson and Maci Newell, during the meet. The Lady Warriors had two meets last week, one in Buffalo on Sept. 22 and the other, the annual Warrior meet on Sept. 22. This point in the season is among the toughest for the Worland swimmers. Practices are harder...
The Worland High School golf season wrapped up last week at the 3A State tournament at the Green Hills Golf Course in Worland on Sept. 15-16. It was also the final tournament for Worland's three seniors. Lovell's Erika Cook and Parker Paxton won the individual state championships. The two golfers also made history as both won four straight titles, becoming only the third boy and girl to do so in Wyoming high school golf. Riverton won the boys team title, shooting a 606 over the two days, while...
It was another big week for the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team. Three athletes qualified for state, one of which was diver Haley Kinghorn. A sophomore, Kinghorn put together an excellent week of dives. On Sept. 8, at the first home meet of the season, Kinghorn qualified for state in 1m diving. Kinghorn scored 161.05, finishing fourth. The next day in Powell at the Gene Dozah Invitational, Kinghorn scored a season-best 180.30 and finished sixth. “Haley Kinghorn qualified in diving with a 160, which was awesome. In Powell, she s...
The season-opener did not go as planned for the Worland Warriors football team in Powell on Sept. 1. The Warriors fell 51-0 to the WyoPreps No.4-ranked Powell Panthers 51-0. "We've got to continue to find ways to get better," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "We will get better. I think Powell made us better. Cody will make us better this week. We just have to stick together. Got to stick together and use it as motivation and use it as an opportunity to learn." Masen Decker led the Warri...
See story on the Worland-Thermopolis scrimmage in this week's Northern Wyoming News...
With tournaments in Powell and Cody, the Worland High School golfers had an up-and-down start to their seasons. “It was a mixed bag of results for us,” said WHS golf coach Ben Hofmann. “We had some kids play really well for us. Then we had a few who struggled more than they were hoping to.” Sam Keller led the Lady Warriors in Powell, Aug. 10-11 and Cody, Aug. 14-15, shooting an 89, 90-179 to finish fifth in Powell, and a 92, 102-194 in Cody, finishing sixth. For the Warriors, Tyshon Swalsta...
Competing in the Little League District tournament for the first time in over 30 years, the Worland Major and Minor Little League teams took a big step forward for their programs. The District 1 tournament for the Majors (12U) and Minors (10U) was held in Riverton on July 12-13. Playing in pool play on Day 1 and bracket play on Day 2, both Worland teams went 0-3. The Worland Majors lost to Lander 11-3 and Cody 14-1 in pool play, and 15-3 to Bridger Valley in bracket play. The Worland Minors...
The Ten Sleep High School golf team had a surprise turnout. Nine golfers are out this season to represent the Pioneers in the program's first season. "I was a little bit surprised about that happening. Having full teams for both boys and girls, I wasn't expecting that, but I'm excited," said TSHS golf coach Robert Griffin. For the 2023 season at the 2A golf level (There is no 1A classification for golf), the Pioneers have five golfers with Christopher Blutt, Mathew Blutt, Ian Dykstra, Kruze...
The results from the 2023 Washakie County Fair rodeo on July 28 are as follows. Tie down 1, EJ Panetta 2, Tate Woodard 3, Cael Espenscheid 4, Tanner Griemsman Open breakaway 1, Joe Panetta 2, Audrey Krammer 3, Callie Nelson 4, Dusdee Shepperson Mixed team roping 1, Tanner/Travis Griemsman 2, Emily Pallesen/Burke Pallesen 3, Tanner/Cael Espenscheid 4, Cora Brunori/Clark Hufty Team roping 1, Casey Good/Jt Collingwood 2, Cam Johnson/Chad Espenscheid 3, Jerry Walls/Tanner Griemsmsn 4, Tim Accord/...
Worland High School senior and Chief Washakie FFA member Sydnee Roady competed in her third National High School Finals Rodeo last week in Gillette. Roady competed in the reined cow horse competition. On her first ride on Monday, July 17, Roady placed fourth with a score of 282. On her second performance on Friday, July 21, she finished eighth with a 276. There are two parts to the reined cow horse, the rein work and the cow work. The rein work, according to FFA Advisor Grace Godfrey, is the...