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WORLAND - After competing on the road for the past four weeks without a full roster the Worland High School track team will finally compete in a home meet this Thursday at Worland High School and hopefully with a full roster. "We're hoping with all the activities behind us that we'll have a full roster on Thursday. I'm excited; the kids are excited to perform in front of their home crowd on their home turf. It supposed to be beautiful so we're ready," said WHS track coach Tracey Wiley. Last...
WORLAND - Defense untested is no defense at all. While adjusted from the original saying, it proves true. If a team has championship aspirations their defense needs to be tested and for the Worland Warriors that test came on the second day of the Pinnacle Challengers Cup at Worland High School. As a team that prides themselves on stingy defensive play the No. 3 Warriors would have their defense put to the test as they faced two 4A teams on the final day of the Pinnacle Cup. The Warriors met the...
Waking up Monday morning my first two thoughts were, “Wow, that is an unfortunate amount of snow,” and “I wonder if the snow is going to push [Monday’s] Worland/Lander games back?” The latter proved to be true and while I was rearranging story list for Monday, I realized there was a silver lining to the soccer games being cancelled. My Monday night was now free and I could watch the NCAA men’s basketball championship between North Carolina and Gonzaga. Little did I know what I thought was be a blessing in disguise would turn out to be more of...
WORLAND - At the start of the season most would have expected the No. 3 Worland Warriors to be in rebuilding mode but after Friday night's 1-0 win over the No. 1 Torrington Trailblazers, they have thrown their hat in the ring along with the other 3A state title contenders. "I was really proud of them, they worked hard [Friday]," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. "Talking to the team after the game we told them they need to start believing in themselves. We're a young team but we're...
WORLAND - The best of 3A and 4A boys soccer will be in Worland today and tomorrow as 16 teams battle it out for the Pinnacle Challengers Cup at Worland High School, Worland Middle School and the Worland Community Center. The field for the Cup looks like that of a state tournament field. There will be a total of six WyoPreps ranked teams, all five of the ranked 3A teams (No. 1s Cody and Torrington, No. 3 Worland, No. 4 Riverton, No. 5 Lander) and one 4A team (No. 5 Rock Springs Tigers) looking...
LARAMIE – Andrew Wingard is on the move. No, the University of Wyoming junior safety isn't leaving school. Nor is he switching to a completely new position. But to better utilize his skills and abilities, defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton and safeties coach Jake Dickert – both in their first season with UW – have Wingard playing both free and strong safety this spring. Wingard has played mostly free safety during his first two seasons, and he has played it well. He was a first team All-Moun...
RAWLINS - Coming off their first loss of the season against No. 1 Cody last Thursday, the No. 2 Worland Lady Warriors were able to quickly rebound vs. the No. 5 Rawlins Lady Outlaws. The Lady Warriors dominated the Lady Outlaws in every facet of the match as they went on to win 8-0, Saturday afternoon at Rawlins High School. Worland's offense was firing on all cylinders with the scoring threats of senior Hannah Ozmon, junior Casey Wassum and freshman BreAnna Parra combining for the seven of the...
WORLAND - It's been an age-old question, who is the toughest guy on the block? You get your people, they get theirs and you settle it. For Worland High School freshman Domanic Hartley, he gets to answer that question but on an international level. The Warrior wrestler was invited to the International Sports Specialist Down Under wrestling tournament in Gold Coast, Australia, July 9-17 and will represent the Mountain Conference Wrestling team. "I am pretty excited. I went and told my mom and she...
There’s been a lot of talk about why Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned. The popular speculation for his current unemployment is because he took a knee during the National Anthem. The topic has been widely debated on talking heads shows from ESPN to FS1. Some are saying it’s not right and others saying that’s what he deserves for disrespecting Old Glory. As for my personal take on Kaepernick, I’m not torn either way just yet, so for now I’m going to do something extremely radical and far-fetched in this era of social media. I’m going to wa...
CODY - In hostile territory and against the best 3A team in the state the Worland Warriors gave the Cody Broncs everything they could handle Thursday night. The match went into extra time tied up 0-0 where the Broncs were able to score the game deciding goal in the 95th minute and escape with a 1-0 win. The loss still counts as a loss but for the young Warriors to go into the Cody's house and take them on shows Worland can play with the best. "It was a really good game and both defenses played o...
CODY - Only a week into the season and the top two 3A girls soccer teams were going head-to-head. To make things more interesting the two teams are also 3A Northwest conference opponents. The No. 2-ranked Worland Lady Warriors traveled to Cody High School Thursday afternoon and met the No. 1-ranked Fillies. The match lived up to its billing as the two teams battled in a tight contest but in the end the Fillies were able to knock in a last second goal for the 2-1 win. "We were two evenly matched...
TEN SLEEP - With young basketball teams seasons tend to end up a pleasant surprise or a disappointment, with little in between. For the Ten Sleep Pioneers their season was the latter, finishing the season 4-14 overall and 0-6 in the 1A Northwest conference. The Pioneers lost in the 1A West regional play-in game to Dubois 58-54, in which they had to play the final two minutes of the game with four players. While the losses piled up for the Pioneers the senior-less team matured as the season went...
CODY - The track season is only two weeks old and for Worland track they're already seeing great progresses in the early parts of the season. At the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invitational in Cody Saturday the Worland Warriors and Lady Warriors set personal records all day long as 27 of the 34 Worland athletes set personal bests in their respective events. "Twenty-seven kids had PRs which is a great thing. That's our goal every week, to set new personal bests and show that improvement. I only...
POWELL - With a nice blend of senior leadership and youth, the Worland Warriors traveled to Powell Saturday and came away with a 2-1 victory over the Powell Panthers. "I was extremely happy with the team. This was Powell's third game and our first game. We came out there played hard and came away with a win," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. Senior Kyle Lamb scored in the 20th minute to put the Warriors up 1-0. After the Panthers tied the match up 1-1 in the 60th minute, Lamb struck in...
TEN SLEEP - Starting the 2016-2017 basketball season one of the big picture goals for Ten Sleep Lady Pioneer basketball coach Sarah Novak was to change the program's culture into a winning one. While this season had its ups and downs the cornerstone for that change was set. The Lady Pioneers finished third in the 1A Northwest conference with a 4-4 record and were 10-10 overall. Finishing .500 was not the goal of coach Novak, who was named the 1A Northwest Conference coach of the year, but she...
THERMOPOLIS - It was a tough season for the Hot Springs County Bobcats jumping from 2A to 3A basketball. The faster game took its toll on a squad that lacked varsity experience even with five seniors but despite ending the season on a 14-game losing streak, they never turned on one another or mailed in the season. "It was tough this season but never did I feel like they faltered or attacked each other. I was proud of them for always stepping out on the court and playing as a team. Again I was...
THERMOPOLIS - Moving up from 2A to 3A basketball was going to bring its challenges for the Hot Spring County Lady Bobcats. Their lack of height in most 3A games would be one of the biggest challenges they would face in the season but led by their experienced senior class the Lady Bobcats never folded. Thermopolis' record this season shows the struggles they had but it doesn't reflect the grit and pride they played with all year long. The Lady 'Cats (6-17 overall record, 1-5 record 3A East: West...
WORLAND - The second annual Heavy Metal Classic powerlifting competition is in the books in what showcased some of the strongest lifters the Big Horn Basin has to offer. In total, 33 lifters from Worland High School, Cody High School, Riverton High School, Ten Sleep High School and Lovell High School participated in a day full of impressive shows of strength in the squat, bench press and deadlift. "I was really proud of the Worland kids," said WHS teacher and Classic co-director Ryan Utterback....
CASPER - The Worland High School track team got their season underway at the Glen Legler Memorial Early Bird invite Saturday at Natrona High School in Casper. About half of the Worland team traveled to Casper to compete against 21 other schools, from all four classes; while not operating at full strength WHS track coach Tracey Wiley was proud of her team's performance. "It was good. The big thing we saw was Brad (Lyman in the high jump) and the boys 4x100-meter relay team automatically qualify...
WORLAND - The winter sports season is in the rearview mirror and up now are the spring sports. The first of the Worland High School spring sports in action will be Worland High School track and field. The Warriors and Lady Warriors start their season in Casper today for the Glen Legler Memorial Early Bird Invite. "We're really excited this year. For the first time in a while we'll be taking two busses to meets," said WHS track coach Tracey Wiley. "We're only taking 36 to Casper because we want t...
LARAMIE - Justin James became the University of Wyoming's leading scorer this season by coming off the bench. The sophomore guard made his first start of the season in the Cowboys' first-round game of the College Basketball Invitational against Eastern Washington. And, it was business as usual for James as he led five Cowboys in double figures with 19 points as UW won 91-81 in front of 1,803 fans at the Arena-Auditorium on Wednesday night. After the game, UW announced it will host...
WORLAND - Spring is around the corner so it's time for the Worland High School powerlifters to showcase their squat, bench press and deadlift skills. The second annual Warrior Heavy Metal Classic powerlifting competition beings 9 a.m. Saturday at Worland High School. In its second year the Warrior Heavy Metal Classic will see an increase in competitors from last year. During last year's Classic a total of 11 lifters from Worland High School and Shoshoni High School competed. This year the...
LARAMIE - The Wyoming Cowgirls are back in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Wyoming received and accepted a bid from the tournament on Monday evening, joining the Cowboys in post season play. The Cowboys will host Eastern Washington tonight in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). University of Wyoming Athletics Direct Tom Burman said, "The CBI is a postseason opportunity for a young men's basketball team to gain additional competition and practice time. We are excited about the...
It has been a crazy last three weeks but the NCAA men's basketball tournament starts tomorrow and I'm back to give you the best bracket advice in all of media. Before jumping into my insights, tips and picks for this year's tournament, I have one housecleaning item to get to. We need to get rid of these extra postseason tournaments. There should only be the NCAA and NIT. Every other postseason tournament is pointless. I understand that some of these teams want to keep playing basketball but too...
I have a bit of ADD today and I couldn’t play “Sophie’s Choice” with the two sports stories that dominated ESPN and social media this week. So I’ll touch on both topics for this week’s column. First up, Super Bowl LI. I never once doubted that the greatest NFL quarterback of all-time, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr., would lead the New England Patriots back from a 25-point deficit and on to a historic Super Bowl victory. Not once! OK, that’s a lie. I thought the game was a wrap when Brady threw the pick-six in the second quarter. From that poi...