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EUGENE, Ore. – University of Wyoming junior Ja'la Henderson came up short in her attempt to be the first Cowgirl to earn first team All-America honors in long jump in 48 years when she finished 17th at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. Henderson fouled twice, on her first and third attempts, and jumped 20 feet, 1 inch for her only fair mark. That was good enough for honorable mention All-American honors. She needed to finish in the top nine to advance to the finals and i...
WORLAND — The Green Hills Golf Course has a new golf pro in Bill Watkins and for him the job is a dream come true. Watkins hails from California and having spent most of his life in “The Golden State” coming out to Wyoming has been a great adventure. Not only is this undiscovered territory for him, Green Hills is also his first golf pro position. “It’s all brand new to me. The farthest north I’d been before coming here was Northern California. I was born and raised in California and lived there...
WORLAND - The JGAC (Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado) IMG Junior World qualifier tournament did not go as planned for Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons, nonetheless, he still found the means to finish in the top three. It was one of those tournaments for Simmons, playing at the Indian Tree Golf Club in Arvada, Colorado. Nothing seemed to break his way as he shot a 74, 4-over-par, for the tournament and just missed out on qualifying for the IMG Junior World tournament. But bad breaks and all,...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos mandated DeMarcus Walker bulk up this offseason. That was a big weight off his mind. As a rookie last season, Walker slimmed down to about 238 pounds in order to be more of an outside pass rushing threat. This season, he's back at 280 and playing inside along the defensive line. He feels this should tip the scales back in his favor. After all, it's a similar weight from when he flourished at Florida State and became a second-round pick. "Knowing what...
WORLAND - The awards and recognition for the Worland Warriors boys soccer team keeps coming. This time Warrior head coach Ron Overcast received the accolade by being named the 3A Boys soccer coach of the year by the Wyoming Coaches Association. Overcast coached the 2018 Warriors to their first 3A State soccer title in program history with a 2-1, extra time victory over Star Valley in Jackson on May 17-19. The Warriors boasted the best record in 3A with a 14-1 regular season record, their only...
The NBA kicked off this week with three-straight days of headline news then had a wild Game 1 of the NBA. Sunday LeBron James made his eighth consecutive NBA Finals, Monday the Warriors showed why they're an all-time great team and Tuesday Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo got busted having five, five, burner accounts on Twitter; in which he (and/or his wife) ripped Sixer players, Sixers coach Brett Brown, other NBA GMs and revealed nonpublic medical information about some of his players. COLANGELO The...
WORLAND - The season has begun for the 13U Worland baseball team and they have gotten off to a fast start. Their first two games of the season were on May 13 in Worland then on May 25-27 Worland played in the first annual Triple Play Academy "Battle of the Ring" tournament in Billings. Worland went 1-1 in their two home games, beating Gillette and losing to the 406 Flyers, a team out of Billings, 11-1. In their victory over Gillette, Worland had to play the game on the Babe Ruth field, since...
Beauty and the Beast rodeo results TEN SLEEP - The results from the Beauty and the Beast Rode in Ten Sleep on May 26 are as follows. Bareback 1. Chance Ames 75 2. Myles Carlson 72 3. Colt Hoakana 63 Saddlebronc 1.Ian McGivney 76 2. Chris Williams 70 3. Garrett Uptain 69 4. Chance Darling 68 Bulls 1. Evan Morales 74 Junior Barrels 1. Aspen Leonhardt 18.52 2. Jymie Adamson 18.73 3. Addison Griensman 19.76 Senior Barrels 1. Elaine Hollings 17.35 2. Colette Fenster 17.51 3. Kelly Adamson 17.59 4....
TEN SLEEP - The 2018 track and field season started with a bang for the Ten Sleep Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and it ended with a bang at the 1A State meet in Casper on May 17-19. The goal heading into the final meet of the season for the Lady Pioneers was to better last season's third-place finish. Mission accomplished because the Lady Pioneers finished second with 94 points; adding to the achievement, the Lady Pioneers numbered six strong. "Our goal was to do better than what we did last year...
WORLAND - The Worland High School boys and girls golf teams and Worland Middle school club team finished their spring season on May 11 in Thermopolis, and overall it was a promising season that built strong momentum for the coming fall season. "It was a great season overall, with 8 top 10s for the high school teams. Nine of our students at the high school level had PR's [personal records]. Karsten [Simmons] was able to notch a couple more victories. The area we improved the most was on short...
WORLAND - Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons finished second in the 16-19 age division at the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado tournament at Pelican Lakes Golf Club in Windsor, Colorado, on May 12-13. Even with poor weather Simmons shot an 81 for the first round and 76 in the second for a 137 total. "The course conditions were a bit rough and the weather was a major impact on all of the scores," said Karsten's father, Randy Simmons. "Lots of wind, rain and aerated greens kept the scores all...
WORLAND -Now that the 3A boys and girls soccer seasons are finished and champions crowned, the individual accolades will bring a close to the 2018 season. Both the Warriors and Lady Warriors are well represented on the All-Conference and All-State teams. The Warriors had four named to the 3A All-State team (Matt Gesch, Konnor Macy, Rylan Mocko and Wyatt Wyman) and six to the 3A West All-Conference team (Gesch, JT Klinghagen, Macy, Devon Mercado, Mocko and Wyman). The Lady Warriors also had four...
Worland Track brings home plenty of medals from state meet By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND - The early goings of the 2018 track and field season were spoiled by weather, and in a fitting measure the season's final meet, the 3A State meet in Casper, had plenty of bad weather. Still, with all the lousy weather at Kelly Walsh High School, the Worland athletes were able to endure and bring home some medals. "I took 23 kids down to Casper and 19 of them brought home medals. Saturday under...
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 Braves Saturday at William T. McIntosh Stadium in Jackson. That's not to say there were not a few worrisome...
JACKSON - Even with the Rawlins Lady Outlaws putting on added defensive pressure, the Worland Lady Warriors found a way to win their semifinal match and advance to their third-straight 3A Girls state championship match Friday morning at Jackson High School. The Lady Warriors won 2-0 and both goals were scored by senior, and Sheridan College soccer signee, Casey Wassum. On the first goal in the 19th minute, Wassum beat the Rawlins back line and, with a defender draped all over her, blistered a...
I like to take a break from the column during the postseasons for the fall, winter and spring high school sports but on special occasions like what happened this week, a column is needed. For most of us, whether you’re a Republican, Democrat or politically agnostic, those running the show in Washington, D.C. are frustrating and annoying. But in our current climate with Trump running the show and Pelosi and her sniveling band of Democrats, that frustration and annoyance has gone to a new level. It’s a bit depressing to watch people you ass...
JACKSON - The postseason is a different animal and it did not take long for the Worland Warriors to figure that out during their hard-fought 3-2, 5-4 shootout win over the Torrington Trailblazers in the 3A State boys soccer tournament Thursday afternoon at Jackson High School. "They were resilient. We came out kind of flat. I think the pressure of being the No. 1 team and having not lost to a 3A team was taking its toll in the first half. Torrington came out loose and were playing with nothing t...
WORLAND - The track and field season comes to an end this weekend at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, and beginning today athletes from both Ten Sleep and Worland are looking to get on the podium and add to the legacies of their respective programs. WORLAND Worland brings 25 athletes to the state meet, four of which are seniors competing in their final meet for Worland High School. Saige Jones, Kylah Mills, Gabe Webster and Maclin Wiley graduate on Sunday, but for the next three days, they'll...
WORLAND - The 3A State boys and girls soccer tournaments begin tomorrow morning in Jackson at Jackson High School. Both Worland programs are highly ranked and are among favorites to be the final team standing in their respective brackets. Both teams are title contenders and are looking to bring home the first championship in the history of either program, but there are challenges up and down the bracket. Here's look at each team's path to a title. NO. 1 WARRIORS Since the start of April, the...
DOUGLAS - The rain at the 3A East regional meet in Douglas did not slow the Worland High School track and field team. Instead, the Warriors and Lady Warriors battled through the poor weather and brought home some medals and hardware. As a team, the Warriors finished third and were half a point shy of second-place Torrington, three Worland athletes earned individual championships and a total of 25 WHS athletes will compete at the 3A State meet in Casper starting on Thursday. "Under the terrible...
DOUGLAS - The Worland High School track team has been competing at the 3A East regional meet in Douglas at Douglas High School the past two days Alexa Caballero kept the 3A East discus title with Worland by winning the event with a throw of 112-09. Porter Harman defended his title in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter and added the 800-meter to his list of titles. Josh Garza won the pole vault clearing 12-06. Top three finishers so far for Worland have been Caballero third in the shot put, Andy...
WORLAND - After finishing in the top three for the first handful of tournaments, Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons picked up his first win of the season in the 15-19 age division at the Northern Colorado Junior Open in Windsor, Colo., on May 5 and 6. The Junior Open was another leg on of the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour for Simmons. Winning the tournament he shot five-under-par, 68 in the first round 69 in the second for a 137 total. "The course was a difficult one and to play so well was...
WORLAND - The 3A East regional track and field meet is underway today and tomorrow at Douglas High School, and the Worland Warriors and Lady Warriors are out to bring home as many medals as possible. "Practice has been really good this week," said WHS track and field coach Tracey Wiley. "We've gotten a lot accomplished and we've worked on fine-tuning some things." The Warriors have a competitor in all 18 events, while the Lady Warriors have only three events they won't be competing in, the...