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No shot in the dark Correlations between throwing the shot put and playing football have helped UW freshmen Logan Harris and Javaree Jackson By Robert Gagliardi WyoSports LARAMIE – Although they play different positions, Logan Harris and Javaree Jackson have a lot in common. Both are true freshmen on the University of Wyoming football team. Harris is a center, Jackson a defensive tackle. Both will play this season. Harris, who is from Torrington, was named the Cowboys' starter Monday. Both a...
WORLAND - The fall sports season is drawing closer for Worland High School athletics as the football, volleyball, cross-country and girls swimming teams have been practicing over a week readying for their respective seasons. WHS golf, however, began their season August 10-11 and is in midseason form as the conference and state tournaments quickly approach. With Warrior and Lady Warrior athletes putting in the early season work toward successful 2017 campaigns, their coaches gave updates on the...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming soccer program is getting tired of a couple of things. Getting injured and getting knocked out of the Mountain West Championship on the first day are at the top of that list. The Cowgirls are hoping luck will be on their side with the first one and believe they have the talent to rectify the second. Wyoming begins the regular season at 5 p.m. today at Baylor. “The mentality is we’re all going for it this year,” Cowgirls senior goaltender Georgia Rowntre...
I know reading or hearing the word eclipse might induce a state of nausea but hang with me we're almost through this. Monday will be here soon enough and we can take in the natural phenomena for all its glory. The weekend will bring many tourists and if you feel the rage begin building up as they wander aimlessly on the road or at the store, use the sounds of a casino to bring you back down. Because when it is all said and done they'll be on their way leaving a sizable chunk of change here in ou...
WORLAND - It is Worland's turn to host the 87th Wyoming State Horseshoe Pitching Tournament happening August 26-27 at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. On a rotation with other sanctioned horseshoe pitching leagues like Lovell, Rock Springs and Gillette, Worland will have the best pitchers in the state competing for state titles. "We have 46 people signed up so far and we're happy to take on more if they're interested," said Sandy Richard. Worland last hosted in 2014 and with 46 competitors...
LARAMIE – John Okwoli played in every game during his true freshman season for the University of Wyoming. Yet, 2016 was still like a redshirt year. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound wide receiver didn't catch a pass, and said with a smile the only time he got into games as a receiver was when the Cowboys were "winning by a lot." However, Okwoli played on all four of UW's special-teams units and recorded three tackles. "When I got here, I told myself I didn't want to redshirt," Okwoli said. "I wanted to h...
WORLAND - In preparation for their 2017 season the Worland High School cross-country team will take part in the Pepsi Wyoming State Championship BBQ and Bluegrass Festival 5K run Saturday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. WHS cross-country coach Tanya Kienlen likes to use the BBQ/Bluegrass Festival 5K Run as a preseason competition that will get her team closer to being ready physically and mentally for the start of their season. "It's a fun community event and fun to have the cross-country...
POWELL - While the new school year has not officially begun the Worland High School Warriors and Lady Warriors golf teams began their season with the Powell Invitational on August 10-11. Senior Lady Warrior Katelin Scheuerman, coming off a second-place finish at state in 2016, finished a team best ninth overall shooting a 94 and 95. Scheuerman's teammates Robyn Horath shot a 109-120 in her first tournament, Rachael Carver 122-115, Elise Washington 131-119 and Saibrynn Crippen 133-NS. For the...
TEN SLEEP - Success at a young age can spoil a person into believing they're good and the days of hard work are behind them, creating complacency and allowing them to rest on their laurels. Then eventually the field passes them by and they're looking back on glory days realizing they did themselves in and they're now a cautionary tale. That will not be the case for youth roper Mason Trollinger, who had his best rodeo season this summer and will be working harder as he aims to do even better...
WORLAND - The Chopper CrossFit powerlifting team has the means to begin building their own Iron Throne from the hit HBO show "Game of Thrones", but rather than using the swords of vanquished foes, Chopper can build theirs from the medals they've won from powerlifting competitions. Traveling to Laramie for the Wyoming State and Mountain West Regional powerlifting meet on June 17, the Chopper team, consisting of Randall Homan (Chopper CrossFit owner), Anna Fetter, Sydnee Jameson, Alejandra Rice...
As a seasoned media vet (OK, I’ve only been in the industry for little over a year but roll with me on this) I’ve noticed that deciding on a headline for your piece is an artform. You want a headline that accurately fits your story, yet one that grabs the attention of the readers. That way, you know, they read your story. It’s a little tough because if you’re headline puts people to sleep, chances are your story isn’t getting read. But go too strong with your headline and sensationalize it, you’re drifting into the dreaded clickbait t...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming soccer coach Pete Cuadrado wanted to challenge his veteran team during its only exhibition match. He found that challenge in a former rival. The Cowgirls play South Dakota State at 5 p.m. today in Hastings, Nebraska. The game comes 10 days prior to UW opening the regular season at Baylor on Aug. 20. "South Dakota State is a very good program, and obviously I'm very familiar with them from back in my Summit League days," said Cuadrado, who faced SDSU numerous t...
WORLAND - The Big Horn Basin Junior Golf Tour completed a successful inaugural season with the championship tournament at the Green Hill Golf Course on August 3. Youth golfers competed in tournament in Thermopolis, Powell and Cody before closing out the season in Worland. "It went well for its first year and something we're for sure going to do again next year," said Green Hills PGA head golf professional Mike Propp about the Tour's first season. For the Tour's opening season Propp, along with...
So, how has the first half of 2017 been for you? If you're Josh Allen, it's been pretty, pretty, pretty good ("Curb Your Enthusiasm" fans will get that). Allen's 2017 started with a serious flirtation with the NFL draft. He even said yes at one point, but later had a change of heart and returned to the University of Wyoming for one more ride. Then on the day the draft ended, Allen was proclaimed a possible No. 1 overall pick for next year by several draft gurus, including ESPN's Todd McShay....
WORLAND - Worland youth karate standout, Ethan Damiano, dominated the competition at the Montana Big Sky State Games karate tournament on July 15 in Billings. Damiano, an Alo Kenpo/Jujitsu student, went against the best from Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming in the 11- to 13-year-old division. Competing in breaking, forms and weapons, Damiano took gold in all three categories, which then earned Damiano being named the 13-and-under grand champion Winning grand champion and...
The NFL season is here and after a quiet offseason, or the other sports drowning out any NFL news, it's nice to have pro football back. Granted the real NFL season doesn't start for another five weeks, but the preseason does offer fantasy players to prepare for the upcoming season and for fans to get wildly optimistic about their teams, only to have those hopes and expectations crushed in the first two weeks of the season. With those nice things out of the way, what I didn't miss about the NFL...
WORLAND - The rain tried to put a damper on the 2017 Kris Sheaff Memorial Volleyball tournament Saturday morning and failed to do so as the teams and players enjoyed the competition from start to finish. Before the start of the tournament George and Carol Sheaff announced their scholarship winners, while their granddaughter, Brooklyn Sheaff, presented the scholarships to Mackenzie Cottrell and Lyndzi Rich. Afterward, the tournament was on and 11 teams battled for the championship. The final...
There’s nothing like empowering someone in the workforce, having them realize their self-worth, watching their confidence grow as they become more and more valuable to the operation. This process only makes the group stronger and any team goals that much easier to obtain. Empowerment in the workforce shows those individuals how important they are to the process. So that one day, when the time comes, they can have the confidence to demand a trade to get out of town. Wait, what the hell? That’s what LeBron James had to be saying when he hea...
WORLAND - After winning his second straight Wyoming State bull riding championship, Worland bull rider Buck Butterfield capped off his impressive high school rodeo career last week with his third-straight trip to the National High School Rodeo Association high school division rodeo in Gillette, on July 16-22. Butterfield won his second bull riding championship with ease, scoring a 159.75, 31.5 points better than second-place, and punched his ticket to his third-straight trip to Nationals. "It...
LAS VEGAS – They're welcomed, yet the University of Wyoming football team hopes they're handled better than by past squads. We're talking about expectations for the Cowboys in 2017 after winning the Mountain West's Mountain Division last season and playing in their first bowl game since 2011. UW wasn't picked to win the Mountain Division this year, but it was picked third by the media, behind Boise State and Colorado State, respectively. That's the highest UW has been picked in the MW p...
