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THERMOPOLIS - With a young and largely inexperienced group, Hot Springs County boys basketball coach Kevin Gerber knew the early part of the 2017-18 season was going to be a learning experience as the younger players became more familiar with varsity level basketball. At the East-West Classic in Douglas, the young Bobcats gained plenty of experience and more than they initially expected. Senior forward Noah Schwalbe, last season's leading scorer, was lost for the weekend when in the first game...
THERMOPOLIS - Record-wise the East-West Girls Basketball Classic was a tough go for the Hot Springs Lady Bobcats. In Lander, they went 0-3 losing to Riverton 53-30, Lovell 55-45 and Lander 55-43. The losses were not the desired result but Thermopolis gained valuable experience in the process. THERMOPOLIS 30, RIVERTON 53 The first game of the East-West Classic was not only the Lady 'Cats worst performance of the tournament but also of the early season. Riverton shot 16 of 64 from the field...
THERMOPOLIS - Day One of the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament went poorly for the Hot Springs County Bobcats. As a part of Pool C, the Bobcats on Friday lost to Douglas 52-24, lost to Newcastle/Upton 45-28 and ended the day by being shut out 69-0 to Sheridan. The terrible start was tough to swallow but when the Bobcats returned home head coach CJ Scholl and his assistant coach Trey Ottley brought their team to the wrestling room. There they spoke with the team abou...
WORLAND - Going into the Christmas break the Worland Warriors have a lot of positive momentum to build off of after placing second at the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament Friday and Saturday at Worland High School. Getting to the championship in the Gold Bracket the Warriors took down Cody 44-25 in the quarterfinals and Powell 36-32 in the semifinals. "We saw some tough kids from Cody, Powell and Rock Springs. Cody has some tough kids and they have a tradition of p...
WORLAND - Day One of the Pinnacle Battle in the Big Horns dual wrestling tournament is in the books and the Worland Warriors stood atop of Pool A unblemished. The Warriors defeated Buffalo 54-22, Rock Springs 66-12 and Lander 42-31 taking the top spot in Pool A and move on to the Gold Bracket to face Cody, Pool D's second-place finisher. "What's impressed me is that our kids have the willingness to get out there and work hard every match. We've run into kids that we may not beat but they're...
WORLAND - In what could be a showing of what's to come, the Worland Warrior wrestlers opened their first home dual of the season with a convincing 66-18 win over the Riverton Wolverines Thursday night at Worland High School. On the eve of their home dual tournament, the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns, the Warriors built plenty of momentum for today and tomorrow with a pin-heavy victory over Riverton. "Starting off the week with a win like that is a huge momentum boost for us, especially...
WORLAND - With their first swimming meet of the 2017-18 season in the books the Worland Warriors turn their focus to their final meets of 2017 in Lander and Riverton Friday and Saturday. At their first meet of the season in Powell, the Warriors had three swimmers automatically qualify for the 3A State Meet in Laramie on Feb. 15-17. Seniors Dalton Jeffries (50-yard and 100-yard freestyles) and Josiah Sanchez (200-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly) and sophomore Zayne Cooper (100-yard freestyle,...
TEN SLEEP - For a young team, the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers got their basketball season off to solid start at the Upton Invitational. The Lady Pioneers went 1-2 over the weekend, they opened the tournament, and season, with a 44-18 win over Kaycee. Junior forward Kinley Erickson led all scorers with 20 points and Charity Starr added nine of her own. Next Ten Sleep played Upton and lost 39-37, Upton hit a 3-pointer with .03 seconds remaining. Sophomore guard Bryley Moore led the Lady Pioneers with...
RAPID CITY - Coming off their wrestling dual loss to Sheridan on Thursday, the Worland Warriors hit the mat again Friday and Saturday for the Rapid City Invitational. The Warriors ended the Invite on a high note with four Warriors earning places in their respective weight classes. "They did a really nice job. It's just a good eye opener for those young guys going to that level of tournament with that high of competition," said WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia. "We were one of the few Wyoming...
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with creating the idiom nothing is certain except death and taxes. While true that Franklin wrote, "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." It was actually English actor Christopher Bullock first to say, on record that is, "Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death and Taxes" during the play "The Cobler of Preston" in 1716. There...
WORLAND - For their season opener the Worland Lady Warriors definitely had their struggles but even with those struggles there were plenty of positives to take away from Friday night at Worland High School. Hosting Billing Central, the Lady Warriors fell 54-29 and while the scoreboard shows a 25-point loss. Worland can look on two pivotal moments that caused the loss. First, was being outscored in the first quarter 13-2 and, second, after going on an 11-2 run in the third and cutting Central's...
Sheridan - While the Worland Warriors wrestling team took a 42-27 loss Thursday night at Sheridan High School, they showed they have plenty of fight in them. Subtracting the three open spots the Warriors surrendered, the score was 27-24 in favor of Worland. "It went really well, we wrestled really tough. Sheridan is a good 4A school and our kids came out and battled. We lost the dual but at one point we were up 23-0, we got on a roll there and started racking up the pins. We ended up losing the...
No. 5 Warriors take hard hit in 73-49 loss to No. 4 Broncs Worland plays home opener today vs. Billing Central at 7 p.m.; Lady Warriors begin season at 5:30 p.m. vs. Billings By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor CODY - The Worland Warriors boys basketball team started their season off on the wrong foot Thursday night at Cody High School. The senior dominate Broncs led from start to finish against the Warriors in a matchup between ranked teams, winning 73-49. This season the Warriors want to create chaos...
LARAMIE – Whether Josh Allen plays in the University of Wyoming's bowl game remains uncertain, but there is reason for optimism. UW's junior starting quarterback missed the last two games of the regular season with a sprained right throwing shoulder, which occurred late in the first half Nov. 11 against Air Force. UW found out Sunday it will play Central Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at 2 p.m. Dec. 22 in Boise, Idaho. "The shoulder is getting better day by day. I've been getting b...
LARAMIE – Last year's bowl game was nice, but now the University of Wyoming football team wants more. "We're very motivated. We lost our last two games – games we could have won," UW redshirt sophomore middle linebacker Logan Wilson said. "We don't want to end the last two seasons with a loss and not on a three-game losing streak this season." UW accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and will take on Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference at 2 p.m., Dec...
Last Sunday was an interesting day in the world of football. First off, after playing sluggish for most the game, my Jacksonville Jaguars were finally able to take a lead, lose it, regain it and pick off Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert. The game looked well in hand, all the offense had to do was work the ball into field goal range and run some clock. Jags QB Blake Bortles had other plans. Bortles threw a soul-crushing interception, a staple of his time under center in Jacksonville. The Cards didn't...
Wyoming places three on first team All-MW squad By WyoSports staff LARAMIE – Three University of Wyoming football players – all on defense – were named first team All-Mountain West on Wednesday. Junior safety Andrew Wingard earned first team honors for the second consecutive season. Joining him were sophomore defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan and junior defensive end Carl Granderson. UW sophomore middle linebacker Logan Wilson of Casper and senior cornerback Rico Gafford earned second team...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Casey Wassum signed her letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level for Sheridan College. Along with continuing her education and playing for a strong program, Wassum chose Sheridan to reunite with former WHS soccer teammates Taylor Fulfer, Shania McGarvin and Hannah Ozmon. The school's size and familiarity of having played in many soccer tournaments in Sheridan itself were also motivations to play for the...
LARAMIE – Teams often learn more about themselves in a loss rather than a win. Weaknesses are exposed and teams are left with the knowledge that they might not be as good as they thought they were. The University of Wyoming women's basketball team learned a lot about itself this past weekend then. UW (4-2 overall) dropped back-to-back games in the UCF Thanksgiving Classic, losing 55-40 to Northern Iowa and 65-59 to IUPUI. In both losses, the Cowgirls trailed early and had to spend the m...
Kane Christmas Bird Count set for Dec. 16 LOVELL – Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area will once again be hosting the Meadowlark Audubon Society Kane Christmas Bird Count. All birders or those interested in birding are welcome to join. The Kane Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16. Participants should plan to meet at the Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center in Lovell at 7 a.m. to check in, select a route, and enjoy a hot beverage. Please drive a 4-wheel drive vehicle if possible. If you don’t have a 4-wheel drive veh...
WORLAND - During the spring the Wyoming High School Athletic Association (WHSAA) voted 13-4 to reclassify to a 16-16-16-rest format, with the top 16 schools, based on student population, placed in 4A, the next 16 in 3A, followed by another 16 in 2A and the rest in 1A, for basketball, outdoor track and volleyball; taking effect for the 2018-19 school year. The switch to the 16-16-16-rest format will keep Worland in Class 3A, but rather than be in the East conference, WHS will move to the West...
As we all recover from our food comas, I thought this would be the perfect time to bust out the column buffet with the added wrinkle of a few thoughts on the Thanksgiving Day spread. Wasting little time, let's jump to it. SALAD On Thanksgiving Day, when the meal lineup is top notch there's no point in wasting space on a collection of vegetables. It's fine to have veggies on the menu, but in veggie trays only. Trump vs. LaVar Ball As for the Trump-LaVar Ball beef, let's not waste time on them....
LARAMIE – Same message, different week. Fourth-year University of Wyoming football coach Craig Bohl said Monday junior quarterback Josh Allen is day-to-day and is hopeful he will play in UW's regular-season finale Saturday at San Jose State. Allen missed UW's 13-7 home loss last Saturday against Fresno State with an injured right shoulder he suffered late in the second quarter of the Cowboys' 28-14 win Nov. 11 at Air Force. Bohl was hopeful last week that Allen would play against Fresno S...
THERMOPOLIS - 2017 was a big turnaround season for the Hot Springs County Bobcats football program, after going 1-7 in 2016, the 'Cats went 3-6 and qualified for the 2A State football playoffs. With the strong bounce back, comes the regular season accolades to which the Bobcats had six named to the 2A East All-Conference team and another three selected to the 2A All-State team. Cullen Becher, Logan Cole, Chandler Maddock, Noah Schwalbe, Jeffery VanAntwerp and Andrew Yarbrough were selected to...