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MEETEETSE - The non-conference portion of the basketball season is a good time to get a look at other teams in your class or even play a few tune-up games before the conference season starts. But for Meeteetse High School boys basketball coach Ty Myers, he approaches the non-conference season as a means to play tougher competition often going up a class to ready his team for the conference season. So far in the early season the Longhorns (1-3) have played the Evanston freshmen winning 55-49, 2A...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming women's basketball coach Joe Legerski worried prior to his team's two-game road trip to end the nonconference schedule that his players may be thinking more about leaving for Christmas than finishing up the schedule. He doesn't have to worry any more. The Cowgirls took control of No. 15-ranked Colorado in the third quarter and held on for an 82-75 victory Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. Liv Roberts scored 21 points and had career highs in both rebounds (11) and st...
MEETEETSE - For any young basketball team the early season brings its fair share of trials and tribulations and for the Meeteetse High School girls basketball team the first two weeks of the season has been exactly that. With one senior, three juniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen the Lady Longhorns (1-3) first four games have provided plenty of adversity. In those games they've averaged 18.75 points per game while opponents have averaged 47 points per game. While the scoring averages...
THERMOPOLIS – The Bobcats and Lady Bobcats competed in the Lander and Douglas Classics over the frigid weekend. For each team it was their first look at 3A competition and while the scoreboard often didn't favor them. The teams picked up valuable experience and know exactly what to work on during the Christmas break. Lady Bobcats The Lady 'Cats played a game Friday night against Lander then two on Saturday versus Lovell and Riverton during the Douglas Classic. The first two games for Thermopolis...
WORLAND - On the final day of the Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament the Worland Warriors opened up Saturday morning against rival Douglas, and the dual went poorly for Worland as the team lost 49-28 to the Bearcats. In the consolation side, Worland could have packed it in for Christmas break, instead the team rallied to beat Thermopolis 58-18 setting up a fifth-place showdown with the 4A Kelly Walsh Trojans. Having previously been defeated by the Trojans on Friday by 11 points th...
WORLAND - Absent a handful of teams the Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual meet still brought out the best wrestling competition Wyoming has to offer. With a total of 12 teams battling it out at Worland High School Friday afternoon into the evening Worland and Hot Springs County High School were among the top eight teams to earn a spot in the gold bracket. Pinedale, Glenrock, Sheridan, Newcastle, Cokeville and Cody where scheduled to be a part of the dual meet but did not travel due to...
THERMOPOLIS - Starting their season 1-2 at the tournament in Glenrock last weekend the Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team is ready to take the lessons learned during from the tournament and apply them to the tournament in Lander today and tomorrow. Opening against Lusk on Friday the Bobcats cruised to a 48-26 win. Leading the team in scoring was Noah Schwalbe with 16 points, Hudson Roling 14 points and Alex Jensen 11 points. HSCHS boys basketball coach Kevin Gerber contributed...
WORLAND - In preparation for the Battle in the Big Horns wrestling meet today and tomorrow the Worland Warriors went head to head against the Riverton Wolverines Thursday night at Warrior gymnasium and lost their first home dual of the season 46-30. "Starting the dual it was a pin or get pinned deal. Our first three weights are all freshmen and we don't get to a senior until Buck Butterfield at 126, and I thought they did very well tonight. It's encouraging for us and our team and a good...
THERMOPOLIS - Facing old foes from Class 2A in Wright last weekend during their opening season tournament. The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team dropped their first game but rebounded quickly to go 2-1 during the tournament. The Lady Bobcats lost to Big Horn in their first game of the season 63-41 afterward the team quickly righted the ship by taking down Wright 38-35 then Riverside 55-26. HSCHS girls basketball coach Cory Sova was pleased with what he saw over the weekend...
TEN SLEEP - One practice was all Ten Sleep girls basketball coach Sarah Novak would have in a quick turnaround for her team. Having only one day's practice before their game against the Shoshoni Wranglers JV team, the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers (2-2) quickly took to their coach's instructions and executed their game plan on their way to a 39-16 victory Tuesday night at Ten Sleep gymnasium. "We spent yesterday's practice working on our help-side defense and honing that because during last week's...
TEN SLEEP - In their final game before the Christmas break the Ten Sleep Pioneers (2-2) used an aggressive offensive attack backed up by an active defense to secure a 69-38 win over the Shoshoni Wranglers JV. The Pioneer had a bit of a slow start at the beginning of the first quarter but with a few productive drives by junior Adam Thurston things began to open up. Taking a 16-9 lead at the end of the first quarter the Pioneers found their comfort zone toward the end, which they then carried...
UPTON - The Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers went 1-2 over the weekend at the Upton tournament but for coach Sarah Novak the team's balanced scoring has her the most excited. "Like I was talking with coach Justin Waterworth (TSHS assistant boys basketball coach) we saw the good and the bad this weekend but overall there were a lot of positive things to build upon going forward," said coach Novak. Ten Sleep started the tournament Friday night with a 48-25 win against the Midwest Oilers, Kinley Erickson...
DOUGLAS - Last season the Warriors ended their season with a win over Douglas in the state championship. Starting the 2016-2017 the defending champs opened the season with their conference rival and early 3A state contender. The Bearcats weathered an early challenge for the Warriors then quickly kept adding to the lead on their way to a 77-35 win. Douglas jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead during the first quarter but Worland answered right back with a 3-pointer by senior Isaias Terrazas and a field...
DOUGLAS - Starting their title defense against conference rival and the 3A WyoPreps No. 3-ranked Douglas Lady Bearcats, the No. 2-ranked Worland Lady Warriors fought back after a slow start but ultimately fell in their season opener 48-43. Turnovers, missed free throws and foul trouble resulted in Friday's loss but even with their miscues the Lady Warriors kept battling and had their opportunity to pull down a W. "I thought they played really hard and had great energy. We didn't execute well,...
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Wrestling against the some tough competition at the Rapid City Invitational, the Worland Warriors had their struggles but gained valuable experience in the process Friday night. The Invitational brought in nationally ranked wrestlers for this year and while all but two of his wrestlers were eliminated WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia liked the showing his team gave. "We ran into some tough kids today. Our first round we wrestled really well, the second round we were about...
There's a popular video being shared all over social media of Louisville Cardinals women's basketball coach Jeff Walz ranting about millennials and how receiving participation trophies has turned my generation into entitled monsters. While the video is funny, because anytime a coach rants during a press conference it's always great comedy, Walz couldn't be further from the truth. When I really listen to coach Walz's words, all I hear is a whiny entitled coach who would rather makes excuses than...
GREYBULL - The Greybull High School boys and girls basketball teams travel to Glenrock and Wright, respectively, to tip off their 2016-2017 season. Lady Buffs GHS girls basketball graduated five seniors from last year's team which included all-state selection Madi Edeler. Also gone, most of the Lady Buffs size but coach Jeff Hunt still likes his young returning team that put in a lot of work over the summer. "We're quick and have quite a bit of talent this year. We're also young but our young...
SHERIDAN - The Warrior wrestling team kicked off the Worland High school winter sports season in Sheridan with a dual against 4A Sheridan High School Thursday night and while they walked off the mat in defeat the Warriors went toe to toe with the Broncs making them work for the win. "It went pretty well tonight, we ended up losing the dual but wrestled really well against a good Sheridan team. We were open in three weights so even before starting the dual we were giving up 18 points. It was...
WORLAND - It's that time of year for those automatic at the charity stripe to showcase their free-throw shooting skills. The Worland chapter of the Elks Lodge 1908 will host the annual Hoop Shoot for boys and girls ages 8 to 13 on Saturday, Dec. 10 in the back gym of Worland High School at 9 a.m. The Hoop Shoot is a nation-wide activity promoted by the Elks National Foundation. It challenges young athletes by seeing the number of free throws they can make out of 25 attempts. Winners of...
The last time the University of Wyoming football program had as much positive energy surrounding it as it does today, "Independence Day" – the first one – was the top movie, the Macarena was something we hadn't started making fun of yet, and the 1996 Cowboys were in the midst of a 10-1 season. Joe Tiller was the coach of that team before heading for Purdue when it was over. Tiller, despite the acrimonious ending in Laramie, had such a soft spot for the Cowboy State that he settled in the nor...
LARAMIE – A long-time rival and a destination location. The University of Wyoming football team accepted a bid to play in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego on Sunday afternoon, and will play Brigham Young at 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at Qualcomm Stadium. It's UW's first bowl appearance since 2011, 14th in school history and first bowl appearance in San Diego since playing in the Holiday Bowl in 1987-88. "It's been way too long. We can't wait to roll out the red carpet for the Cowboys football team and a...
I have lived in Wyoming for 20 of my 29 years on this rock and in that time I've never really bought a stake in the University of Wyoming fan hood. I'll root for them to be successful or cheer on their players in the pro ranks, like Larry Nance of the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet for some reason I just haven't had the emotional investment in their success or failure. My lack of emotional investment could be tied to a theme of "all of this has happened before and all of this will happen again" in all...
WORLAND - With the cold weather setting in and snow on the ground youth golfer Karsten Simmons has had a hard time finding time to keep his golf game sharp. But even with the weather adversities he still found ways to keep working on his game and that work paid off at the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour Cup tournament at Bear's Best golf course in Las Vegas, Nevadam as Simmons once again took first place. Simmons shot a 228 total during the 54-hole tournament at a course designed by PGA legend...
LARAMIE – Less than two weeks ago, the University of Wyoming football team won arguably its most important game of the season – a 34-33 victory over then No. 24-ranked San Diego State. This Saturday, the two teams play again at the same place – War Memorial Stadium – in the Mountain West championship game. There's a historical perspective here. UW (8-4) hosts its first football game in December since 1902. It also plays in its first-ever MW championship game. If anything, neither team should...
"Those who stay will be champions." It's a catchy phrase first coined by the late legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, who issued the challenge to his team after nearly half of a squad of 140 players left following a grueling camp instituted by the new Wolverines coach in 1969. Since then, coaches of all sports have used the famous saying as motivation for their programs, none more so than University of Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl. He plastered it on the doors of the Fargodome when he...