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7 was a dramatic year for the Green River Knights American Legion Class A team. The Knights finished the season with a 30-22 record and were the 2014 American Legion Class A South District Champions. The highlight of the season was in July when Green River came away from American Legion Class A South District tournament with a first-place finish. Green River opened the tournament with a forfeit win over Guernsey and a bye into the semifinals. Manager Stub Hatfield said while some believe a by...
Nearly 20-years ago a group of local residents started what has become a New Year’s Day tradition. They started the new year with a quick swim in the cold water. This year will be no different, with the 18th annual Polar Plunge slated to take place at either Expedition Island or at the Lucerne Marina. Event organizer Randy Walker is asking those interested to meet at Expedition Island at 10 am. and they will then make a decision to do the plunge in the Green River or on the swimming beach at Lucerne. Walker said for about the past decade t...
While I’m not as obsessed as I used to be, I still consider myself to be a movie buff. I love everything from a big time summer blockbuster to more of an indie movie whose plot can be something as strange as a guy who falls in love with his cell phone. There are often times nothing better than going to the theater, spending a paycheck on popcorn and a soda with enough sugar to give the entire state of Delaware type-two diabetes. The same goes for a movie night at home. Once the movie starts y...
As a journalist, one of the biggest parts of my job is meeting deadlines. While the paper comes out on Wednesday, I often times will have to have stories done Monday or even earlier. It’s something I’m used to, and one would think that would be something that would carry over to all aspects of my life. This is not the case. I procrastinate on a variety of things and this Christmas season it really came back to bite me in the behind. I try to get presents locally and I did this year for some on...
Nearly 20 years ago, head coach Rick Carroll helped lead the Green River High School girl’s basketball to the Wyoming 4A State Championship game in Casper. This Friday night, Carroll will return to the sidelines for the Lady Wolves when they travel to take on Star Valley. He will take over for Aric Hanusa who resigned as head coach four games into his first season as coach. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Activities Director Tom Wilson said Monday Hanusa requested to step down from the position so he could focus on his classroom work a...
It was quite the finish to last weekends Warrior Classic in Grand Junction, Colo. Going into the final match of the tournament, the Green River High School wrestling team was third out of 35 teams that featured schools from Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. A 4-3 win by Green River’s Jordan Tucker propelled the Wolves into second place ahead of Paoina High School (Colo.). “It was a good reward for the wrestlers to place second in a tournament like this, they have been working hard. We aren’t at the point where we can put four or five in the final...
It was a tough weekend of competition for the Green River High School boy’s basketball team. The Wolves faced a daunting three-game schedule that included matchups against the number two (Gillette) and three ranked (Cheyenne East) teams in the state. The Wolves started the tournament against defending state champion Gillette Thursday and for two and a half quarters were able to hang with the powerful Camels squad. A strong fourth quarter push propelled Gillette to a 99-61 victory. Green River head coach Dan LaRose said he was pleased for the m...
It was a good weekend for the Green River High School girl's basketball team. The Lady Wolves won two out of three games at the 20th annual Flaming Gorge basketball tournament and are now 2-2 on the season. Green River opened the tournament with a thrilling 44-43 win over Kemmerer Thursday. The Lady Wolves carried over the momentum Friday with a 53-22 victory over visiting Manilla. In the final game of the three-day tournament, Green River was upended by Mountain View, 47-31. Green River head...
The Green River High School girl’s basketball team had a flair for the dramatic when they opened up last week’s Flaming Gorge Classic. In a back-and-fourth affair the Lady Wolves were able to get their first win of the season when junior Averee Cobb hit a game winning jumper with just seven seconds left to give them a 43-42 win over Kemmerer. Cobb said that she really wanted to pick up the victory and was open, so decided to take the shot. When she released the ball, Cobb said she was so in the moment that she wasn’t quite sure if it was going...
While their varsity teammates were competing in Grand Junction, the Green River High School junior varsity wresting team was competing against tough competition in Fruita, Colo. Kaycee Cochrane finished in first place for Green River. Caleb Nathan and Eric Clingenpeel finished second, Zack Orr was third, and Mikel Moser ended in fourth place. Dan Mondragon, Talbert Bowen, Devon VanValkenburg, Cameron Harmon, Chance Anderson, Nick Froats, Derrik Erickson, Hunter Arvig, Manny Lopez, James McCarter, and Gabe Bunderman also competed for the Wolves...
The 2013-14 spring sports season was another banner year for soccer at Green River High School. The campaign included a perfect regular season record for the Lady Wolves and a 4A West Regional title and third-place finish at state by the boys squad. The Green River High School boys soccer team ended the season on a positive with a 1-0 victory over Cheyenne Central to finish third at the Wyoming 4A State tournament in Rock Springs. The Wolves were able to defeat the Indians one day after dropping a tough 2-0 loss to eventual champion Laramie in...
The Green River High School boy’s and girls basketball teams won’t have to wait long to start the 2015 portion of their schedule, and they will do so against a familiar foe. After losing their home openers earlier this month against Star Valley, the two squads will look to exact revenge on the road Friday night in Afton. In their first game of the season, the Green River boy’s (0-4) jumped out to an early 18-9 lead in the first half, before Star Valley went on a 17 point run on their way to a 57-42 victory. Following the game, Green River...
While the four winter sports teams at Green River High School have already started the 2014-15 season, the 2013-14 season had some strong individual and team performances. The Wolves wrestling team wrapped up the 2014 season in March with the highest finish this year for a Green River High School team. They ended the Wyoming 4A State tournament in Casper with a second-place finish. Green River (211 points) finished second to Gillette (285) points) who has won 12 straight state titles. Sheridan finished third with 204 points. “I thought the t...
Earlier this fall, the five Green River High School sports team wrapped up the season. During the course of the season, there were plenty of positives that showed the future would be bright for the Wolves. While it may not have always shown in the record books, there were plenty of positives for the Green River High School football during the 2014 season. After their 42-20 win against Worland in their season finale, head coach Don Maggi said the biggest positive he took from the season was that the kids came to practice everyday with a...
It happens every year. Daylight savings rolls around and makes it dark earlier. With the onset of the darkness, I sink it to a small depression that won’t subside until it’s light again as I make my way home. There is just something super wrong about getting done with a stressful day at the office and it being dark. There is no fun in that. Don’t get me wrong, I love living in Wyoming, but truth be told I have never been a fan of winter and some of the things that come with. While a lot of peopl...
Local basketball fans will get an early Christmas present with this week’s Flaming Gorge Classic Basketball Tournament. The 20th annual event will start Thursday afternoon and feature 90 games in three days of whirlwind action. The popular tournament will take place in six gymnasiums across Sweetwater County and will features teams from Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Activities Director Tom Wilson said the tournament is a great event for the entire community, especially the number of people that will be in G...
The Green River High School wrestling team had eight individual champions on their way to a team title last Saturday at the Evanston Invite. Green River placed first out of 14 teams from Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming with a total of 258.5 points. The field included conference opponents Evanston, Riverton, and Rock Springs. “I am proud of our wrestlers and how they competed, it has been a long time since Green River has won this tournament. We have many things to work on now so this was a productive weekend. I watched the wrestlers improve from m...
Things could not have started better last Friday night for the Green River High School boy’s basketball team. In their first game of the season, the Wolves jumped out to an early 18-9 lead in the first half, before Star Valley went on a 17 point run on their way to a 57-42 victory. Green River head coach Dan LaRose said he told his team all week that if they came out and played they way they been practicing, they’d be in good shape, and they did at the start. LaRose said the Wolves were hurt by the new emphasis on hand checking on defense and...
The Green River High School girl’s basketball team will look to get their first win of the season Thursday afternoon at the 20th annual Flaming Gorge Classic. The Lady Wolves will open the three-day tournament at 4:20 p.m. against Kemmerer High School. Green River will play Manilla (Utah) Friday at 6 p.m. and Mountain View Saturday at 4:50 p.m. Senior Kasey Turnbull said she’s excited for the Flaming Gorge Classic and it will be nice to play three straight home games. “It’s fun playing on your home court and having that many people their,...
While the score may not have gone the way they wanted, there was definitely no quit in the Green River Lady Wolves basketball team. Trailing 45 to 13 at the end of third quarter last Friday night against Star Valley, the Wolves put together their best quarter of the game and scored 13 points in the fourth of the 63-26 loss. Following the game, first-year head coach Aric Hanusa was pleased with the hustle of his team throughout the entire game and said this is something they have done since the...
It was quite an end to the basketball season for the Lincoln Middle School eighth grade basketball team. Much like they had in football, the eighth grade “A” team finished the season undefeated and did so in thrilling fashion with a win over rival Rock Springs Junior High. After defeating the Jaguars the first two times this season, Green River’s bid at a sweep looked like it was in jeopardy during the season’s finale at a tournament in Evanston. Head coach Bernie Witte said the team was tra...
The Green River Middle School swim team capped off a remarkable season last weekend at the South Conference Meet. The team finished the season unbeaten after capturing first place at the meet that took place at the new Green River High School Aquatic Center. The team had a total of 358 points, finishing well ahead of Lyman who finished second with 244 points. Coach Michele O’Melia said the girls made a commitment to the team and it paid off. “The girls had heart and left everything in the poo...
The Green River High School wrestling team didn’t take an easy route to start the 2014-15 season. The Wolves lost a 42-27 home duel to Uintah (Utah) High School. Green River won five of the 14 matches against the team whose season has been going for almost a month. Cyro Montoya, Cole Verner, Gage Byers, Austin Waters and Jordan Tucker all picked up for the Wolves. For the most part we wrestled pretty hard for the first match of the year, this team gave us an opportunity to see what we need to focus on,” head coach Marshall Rhodes said. “Ve...
When Rock Springs resident Randal "Doc" Wendling won two seats during the General Election, there was a lot of speculation going on about whether or not he could retain both seats. On Nov. 4, Wendling was elected to the Board of Commissioners of Sweetwater County and the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees. On Nov. 24, the Board of Commissioners of Sweetwater County filed a complaint in the Third District Court for declaratory judgement against Randal Wendling. The...
We live in a world, where technology has pretty much taken over everything. You cannot go anywhere without someone pulling out their phone to check Facebook or try to find a knockoff recipe from Olive Garden, while they are eating at Olive Garden. Even at sacred places like church, phones are everywhere. I guess now poor Dad who wanted to miss church so he could watch his beloved Green Bay Packers can actually watch his Packers from a pew. While he can’t have a nice cold beer, he can have a l...
