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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...
Coming off a surprisingly successful 2016 season, there was a lot of hype surrounding the 2017 University of Wyoming football season. The Cowboys did graduate a lot of seniors, some of whom like Tanner Gentry (Chicago Bears), Brian Hill (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jacob Hollister (New England Patriots) are in in the NFL now, yet, there were still high expectations for the program in 2017. Most of those hopes and dreams centered around junior QB Josh Allen, a potential Top 10 prospect in the upcomin...
WORLAND - After making the 3A State football playoffs for the first time since 2009, the Worland Warriors had three players recognized for their contributions on the season. Voted on by the other 3A West coaches, WHS seniors JR Hofmann, Matthew Sanchez and Morgan Tigner were named to the 2017 3A West All-Conference team. Sanchez (led 3A in defensive points at 19.9 per game) was selected to the team as a linebacker, Tigner (anchored an offensive line that cleared the way for 1,452 rushing yards...
Tenth annual Gobble Wobble Run set for Thanksgiving morning By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor WORLAND — Football, turkey dinners and family are staples of Thanksgiving Day, and for the Worland community the Gobble Wobble Run is reaching staple status as the 10th annual Gobble Wobble Run will take place Thanksgiving morning on the Worland bike path at 10:30 a.m. Family and friends can take part in the two- and four-mile runs or two-mile walk before their Thanksgiving feast. The Gobble Wobble is a fundraising event for the Worland High School c...
LARAMIE – Javaree Jackson was told by a teammate well after it happened. Youhanna Ghaifan didn't seem to care one way or the other. However, those two University of Wyoming interior defensive linemen played a significant role in the Cowboys' 28-14 victory at Air Force last Saturday. The duo combined for 21 tackles, and both recorded career single-game highs. Ghaifan finished with 11, including two tackles for loss. Jackson had 10. He entered the game with 13. "I was pretty happy, but more s...
The sound coming from Monday's University of Wyoming football press conference by coach Craig Bohl was about as positive as could be expected. Bohl said the Cowboys are hopeful that junior quarterback Josh Allen will play this Saturday's home game against Fresno State after injuring his right arm at Air Force. As it turns out, it's an AC joint, injury, one that's not great for a quarterback, but not a season ender, either. That's good news for UW for the rest of this season and for Allen, who's...
LARAMIE – Trailing 14-0 with less than three minutes to play Friday, Torrington senior quarterback Breyden Bivens was looking to get his team back in the game. Cody's Charlie Beaudrie wouldn't let that happen, as the sophomore undercut Bivens' pass for an intercepted and took it 96 yards for a touchdown to seal a 20-0 victory for the Broncs to claim the Wyoming Class 3A state championship at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. "They've been running slants the whole game," Beaudrie said. "I tried to...