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Lady Warriors hit the pitch Worland opens season tomorrow vs. Riverton at 3 p.m. By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND - The winter sports season ended Saturday in Casper but this week the spring sports season kicks off. The Worland Lady Warriors soccer team begin their march toward the 3A State championship Thursday as they host the Riverton Lady Wolverines at 3 p.m. at Worland High School. The Lady Warriors are hoping the third time is the charm as they look to make their third-consecutive...
CASPER - It is not how you start but how you finish and the Worland Warriors basketball team certainly proved that during this 2017-18 season. The journey began with plenty of ups and downs but when it mattered most the Warriors played their best basketball during the final two weeks of the season. "We don't set preseason goals at the start of the season. Instead, we have the mindset of getting better each day. I thought that's what our guys did. If we had set preseason goals, they wouldn't have...
CASPER - The Worland Lady Warriors basketball season ended with a loss as they fell to the Lyman Lady Eagles 72-54 in the 3A State tournament fifth-place game Saturday morning at Kelly Walsh High School. The strength of the Lady Eagles is playing physical and their All-State players, cousins McKinley Bradshaw and McKailey Bradshaw. The game plan for the Lady Warriors was to play physical, stop the Bradshaws, force the other Lyman players to step up. "We talked coming in that it was going to be...
CASPER - Treating it as if it were another basketball game the Lady Warriors defeated the Cody Fillies 43-39 to extend their season one more day, Friday morning at Kelly Walsh High School. The pressures of an elimination game at the 3A State girls basketball tournament never got to the Lady Warriors. In fact, the team was composed and even keel from tipoff to the final buzzer. "We knocked down some shots, we didn't shoot it particularly well. In the first half we were 3 of 17 from the 3 [point...
CASPER - For 31 minutes the Worland Warriors controlled the game against No. 1-seeded Cody, but during the final minute of Thursday's 3A State boys basketball quarterfinal game the Warriors had the lead slip through their hands as they lost to the Broncs 51-50. WHS boys basketball coach Aaron Abel said, "There was silence for most of the time. I told them they deserved better, played hard and while they might have teary eyes and hanging heads in the locker room, I told them when we leave the...
THERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats basketball season came to an end last Friday at Douglas High School during the 3A East regional tournament. The Lady Bobcats lost to No. 1-ranked and undefeated Douglas 62-23 in the quarterfinals of the tournament. McKenna Bomengen led the team in scoring with six points and had six rebounds. Sesi Jensen and Aspen Jensen were the team's second-leading scorers with five points each. "With the exception of a couple of girls, this was the first...
WORLAND - The Worland Warrior swimming season ended on Feb. 16 with the 3A State meet in Laramie. While the Warriors had a total of eight athletes competing this season, they were a strong eight. Led by their two seniors, Dalton Jeffries and Josiah Sanchez, the Warriors checked off plenty of individual achievements. For starters, sophomore Zayne Cooper earned his first individual state championship in the 100-yard freestyle and earned All-State honors in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard...
LANDER - The family of Bob Carey has announced the 2018 winners of the Bob Carey Memorial Award. The Carey Award was instituted in 1996 in honor of long-time Lander High School coach Bob Carey. Coach Carey was the only coach in Wyoming to have won both a boys' and girls' State championship in basketball. He was also instrumental in starting girls' basketball in the state of Wyoming. Bob Carey believed in excellence and in equality for all athletes. As a coach, he was known for his gentlemanly...
DOUGLAS - After being roughed up by the Buffalo Bison the night before in the semifinals of 3A East boys basketball tournament, the Worland Warriors faced the Douglas Bearcats in an elimination game Saturday morning. The winner moved on to the 3A State tournament this week in Casper, while the loser prepped for their end of the season banquet. It was touch and go but in the end, the Warriors prevailed beating the Bearcats 70-59, advancing to their fourth-straight state tournament, a first in...
DOUGLAS - A strong bounce-back performance, after losing the semifinal round the previous day, earned the Worland Lady Warriors their fourth consecutive trip to the 3A State tournament and third place at the 3A East regional tournament in Douglas, Saturday. Having lost to the Buffalo Lady Bison on Friday, the Lady Warriors faced a win-or-go-home game against the Newcastle Lady Dogies Saturday morning at Douglas High School. Not only did Worland win but they did so convincingly, downing the...
DOUGLAS - With a berth to the 3A State girls basketball tournament and 3A regional championship on the line, the Worland Lady Warriors need to get by 3A East: West division rival Buffalo to punch their tickets to both. Unfortunately, a tough showing offensively led to the 41-32 loss to the Lady Bison at Douglas High School Friday afternoon. "Too many turnovers, we turned it over 13 times in the second half. Giving up a 3-pointer at the end of the quarter really hurt too. We just never really...
CASPER — Having reigned as the 1A boys basketball champions the past four seasons, the Burlington Huskies get every team's best shot and if a team is going to deny them their fifth-straight championship blinking is not advisable. The Encampment Tigers were one minute and 54 seconds away from dethroning the Huskies Friday night at Casper College, but Burlington showed their championship resolve and defeated the Tigers 48-42 in the 1A State semifinals. "We were at the point of do or die, and that's what I told them. I made them all look me in t...
DOUGLAS - It was touch and go for the Worland Warriors during their 3A East boys basketball regional quarterfinal matchup against Torrington Thursday morning at Douglas. But when the final buzzer sounded the Warriors came out on top vs. the Trailblazers as they won 50-47 to advance to the semifinal round. "It was a game of runs and we made our run at the right time. We had some opportunities in the third quarter to break it open and couldn't do it. We missed some layups and free throws that let...
WORLAND - The last time the Worland Lady Warriors faced Torrington they were still looking for their offensive rhythm and were defeated by the Lady Trailblazers 39-32, in Torrington. Since that Feb. 2 loss the Lady Warriors offense has found their groove and as they open the 3A East regional girls basketball tournament against Torrington, they are ready to make a postseason run. "We've had a pretty good week of practice. The kids are ready and I've been pleased with everything going on this...
BURLINGTON - The goal for the Burlington Huskies this week at the 1A State boys basketball tournament is to focus on the game at hand and not get ahead of themselves by penciling themselves in the championship game. It becomes rather pointless to look ahead when you have yet to win the game right in front of you. "We're going to take it one game at a time and the boys are pretty good at focusing on the task at hand and moving to the next after that is completed," said BHS boys basketball coach...
CASPER - Things did not go as planned for the Worland Warriors during Day Two of the 3A State wrestling meet, yet, there was still plenty to write home about. The Warriors finished third as a team with 153 points, had seven placers, four of which earned All-State honors and senior Morgan Tigner wrestled his way to the 2018 285-pound weight class state championship. "Overall, I'm proud of our kids an extremely excited how we finished. One positive after leaving the tournament is, we only have...
CASPER - All season long the Worland Warriors have talked about finishing strong. They did it during the regular season, at the 3A East regional wrestling tournament and now, on the last day of the season, have a chance to close it out on the biggest stage. At the end of Friday the Warriors sit in second place with 121 points at the 3A state tournament in Casper. They trail Star Valley by 63 points with four wrestlers in the championship matches and have strong positioning on the wrestle-backs...
WORLAND - The postseason for Wyoming 1A and 2A basketball teams is underway today as teams battle it out to qualify for the state tournament next week. The 1A West boys and girls regional tournament will be in Lander while Riverton hosts the 2A West boys and girls regional tournament. Two top-ranked Big Horn Basin teams, the No. 1 Burlington Huskies and No. 2 Greybull Lady Buffs, start their respective tournaments as the No. 1-seeds and have the inside track to extend their season one more...
rTHERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs Lady Bobcats had their resilient spirit, a trait of this team all season, show once again last Friday against the Rawlins Lady Outlaws. Coming off a rough 73-34 loss to Buffalo three days earlier, the Lady Bobcats gave the Lady Outlaws a game but fell just short in a 50-46 loss. "Girls responded with the first six points of the fourth quarter to close the gap to 37-34. We later made it a one-point game but couldn't quite finish. The girls battled hard and I was...
THERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs County Bobcats wrestling team may have finished eighth out of eight in the tough 3A East regional tournament, but by no means does that mean the weekend was a lost cause for them. The Bobcats brought 14 wrestlers to the tournament and 11 of them advanced to the 3A State tournament in Casper this Friday and Saturday. "That's what we're trying to build on. That's the most we've had, even when we were in 2A since I've been coaching. I was really happy with all of our...
WORLAND - It was close but by the end of the 3A East regional wrestling tournament Saturday afternoon at Worland High School, the Worland Warriors stood all alone at the top of the hill. Maintaining their 14-point lead from the previous day, the Warriors had six wrestlers in the championship round but coasting was not an option for them, because Douglas, who sat in second place, also had six wrestlers in the final round of the tournament. Making things more interesting between the first- and...
WORLAND - So far, so good for the Worland Warriors wrestling team. On the first day of the 3A East regional tournament, the Warriors took care of business Friday night at Worland High School, advancing 11 wrestlers to the semifinals and ending the night in first place with 84 points. "We had a pretty good day today, I'm excited where we are at and I'm proud of the kids for a job well done. It's fun and exciting and right now we want to make sure we don't have a letdown. We want to continue to...
Warriors fall to No. 2 Bison 54-42 By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND - Thursday night ended in a loss for the Worland Warriors basketball team, falling to No. 2 Buffalo 54-42 at Worland High School. The loss may look like just another loss but considering the last time these two teams met when it was a 31-point victory for the Bison on Jan. 26, Worland has shown things are looking up With a new starting lineup, the Warriors played one of the better games of the season against the Bison, one of...