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It was another great learning experience for the Lady Wolves Volleyball team as they played several teams at a tournament this weekend. The Green River Lady Wolves traveled to Gillette to participate in the Gillette invitational. It was an opportunity for them to play a couple of teams they had never played before and gain experience. Head coach Rikki Shantz said on Friday the team played Burns, a Wyoming team they hadn’t played before. “We got our first win,” Shantz said. It was one of two w...
While the Green River High School golf team was scheduled to play in Riverton over the weekend, the team ended up preparing for this week’s competition in Jackson at Mountain Dell Golf Course in Utah. According to head coach Karly Eyre, a miscommunication between Athletics Director Tony Beardsley and the athletics director and golf coach for Riverton High School resulted in the Wolves not being included in the match play competition hosted in Riverton. Eyre said the situation is frustrating for...
The Green River Cross Country team traveled to Soda Springs, Idaho, for the annual Cardinal Classic, which ended in one Lady Wolf taking a top 10 position at the meet. Madison Yoak took eighth in the junior varsity division, finishing the 5,000-meter run in 22:00.51. Other Lady Wolves competing were Shelby Carson, 131st in junior varsity, in 27:52.06; Tayana Eychner, 195th in junior varsity, in 33:41.58; Jazmin Winn, 200th in varsity, in 33:55.75 and Heather Allison, 208th in junior varsity, in...
The Green River High School Wolves started their season Friday night with a non conference Jamboree scrimmage with Mountain View and Farson-Eden high schools. The main varsity action, which involved running a set series of plays by both teams on offense and defense, saw Green River take on the visiting Buffaloes from Mountain View who came in ranked second in 2A and a very impressive ranking of sixth in the state overall. The Buffaloes took command from the start, marching down the field...
It was a bit of a rough start to the season for the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team as the team went winless at a tournament in Cokeville. However, despite the losses this weekend, the Lady Wolves are continuing to improve and that’s what head coach Rikki Shantz wants to see. Shantz said the team is currently down two of its top players due to injuries they suffered this summer. They haven’t even been able to attend practice let alone play in a game. “It’s been a rough preseason and sum...
Laramie Results Team Scores 1. Laramie High School 2. Cheyenne Central High School 3. Green River High School 4. Kelly Walsh High School 5. Campbell County High School 200-yard medley relay 1. GRHS: Team A: Lauren Jensen, Hailey Uhrig, Lilly Munoz, Kaycee Olsen, 1:59.45 11. GRHS: Team B: Jade Arnell, Merika Moffatt, Madison Bauers, Modesta Rocha 2:18.44 800-yard free relay 3. GRHS: Team A: Sydni Sanders, Madi Young, Alexa Lauze, Lauren Lee, 8:53.37 12. GRHS: Team B: Adrienne Merrick, Kelcee Seiller, Haylie Gavin, Amaya Spartz, 10:44.31...
This year’s ninth annual Trail Day celebration will be like none ever hosted in Sweetwater County before. Brenda Skorcz of the Sweetwater Mountain Bike Association, said the group is honoring Wyoming Women since it is the 150th Anniversary of Woman’s suffrage. With this in mind, the association is offering some “ladies only” events during its trail day event, which will take place Sept. 6-7. “This is the year of the women,” Skorcz said. Some of the “ladies only” events include sunset yoga at 6:1...
After weather forced a postponement for a home series against Rock Springs, the Green River High School tennis team traveled to Natrona County to take on both Kelly Walsh and Natrona over the weekend. While the visit would end with narrow defeats by the boys and girls from Kelly Walsh, both varsity tennis squads shut out Natrona. The non-conference meet between Rock Springs and Green River was postponed to Tuesday, with the Wolves and Lady Wolves earning the victory over their Sweetwater County...
The Green River High School cross country team started its season with what could be one of the most difficult runs they will face this season. The team hosted its annual invite competition Friday, attracting runners from Lyman and Manila to compete at a course running through Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds north of Green River, off of La Barge Road. According to head coach Craig Leavitt, the course featured more than a mile of sand to run though. As a result of the sand and course difficulty,...
The Green River High School golf team opened their season in Rock Springs at a tournament that saw a lightning delay Thursday. According to Wyopreps.com, the girls took sixth place at 338, trailing behind invite winner Kelly Walsh, Natrona, Cheyenne Central, Laramie and host Rock Springs. They fared better than Evanston, which scored 372. On the boys’ side, the Wolves took last place with 401. Top five players for the girls were Megan Griffin of Kelly Walsh with 80, Sophie Spiva and Camy Langly of Natrona with 81 and 89 respectively, Kate D...
With live horse racing action starting this weekend in Sweetwater County, the owner of the company wanted to express how improvements to the live-racing facility would continue to grow the event. The live horse racing is scheduled to take place at the Sweetwater Events Complex this Friday at 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., Aug. 31-Sept. 1 and Sept. 7-8. Eugene Joyce, president of Wyoming Horse Racing, LLC, told the Sweetwater County commissioners two weeks ago the event continues to...
While the school year started Wednesday, the Green River High School tennis team already competed before the first day of the school year. The Wolves traveled to Jackson Saturday. The girls swept the Jackson squad, led by a win by Gabrielle Heiser in the Singles No.1 division. The boys dropped three of their five games, with Caeden Grubb winning in Singles No. 1. The team of Braxton Cordova and Zach Friel won in Doubles No. 3. Girls results Singles No. 1: Gabrielle Heiser defeated Hyla Chatham in two sets: 6-4 and 7-6(7-2). Singles No. 2:...
The annual Run with the Horses 10K, half marathon and marathon events took place in Green River Saturday, attracting many locals and visitors. Men's 10K 1. Ryan Giles, 30, no residence given, 41:08.8 2. Jeffery Chappell, 35, Green River, 48:45.0 3. Evin Hanson, 16, no residence given, 49:57.0 4. Brian Redmond, 37, Rock Springs, 57:25.0 5. Dwayne Jozwik, 57, Casper, 1:01:11.3 6. Paul Helvik, 48, Green River, 1:03:52.6 7. Sean Ferrer, 42, Green River, 1:04:20.5 8. Robert Doak, 71, no residence...
Sweetwater Speedway results for Aug. 9-10 Aug. 9 IMCA Sport Modified 1. Danny Concelman, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2. David Pitt, Rock Springs 3. Brian Carey, Aztec, N.M. 4. Verlon Lee, Lyman 5. Jason Wright, Rock Springs 5. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M. 7. Josh Pate, Green River 10. Ron Swanson, Green River 12. Russ Hays, Green River 13. Cody Taylor, Lyman 14. Brandon Phillips, Green River 15. Chuck Delp, Rock Springs 16. Troy Householder, Rock Springs, 17. Bob Brown, Lyman IMCA Modified 1....
Wyoming is one of the best locations in the country for highly-sought big game, and each year the number of hunting applications the Wyoming Game and Fish Department receives increases. The May 2019 application deadline was no different, with higher application numbers for all licenses and types. “The interest in Wyoming hunting is remarkable,” Brian Nesvik, Game and Fish director said. “We work hard to provide top-notch opportunities throughout the state. We were able to offer more licenses for limited-quota elk, deer and antelope this year....
Anglers across Wyoming are catching trophy-sized fish, and lots of them. These fishermen and women have submitted more than 190 applications with photos, lengths and catch locations to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Master Angler program. The new program launched in June to inspire people to fish more. “Fishing is great in Wyoming, and it will only get better throughout the rest of the summer and fall,” Mark Smith, Game and Fish assistant fisheries management coordinator, said. “The numbers of trophy fish folks are catching is very im...
One important facet of Craig Bohl-coached football teams is development of a strong, physical running game, and that point was emphasized in Tuesday’s fourth practice of Fall Camp. Bohl said that his team dedicated a significant amount of time working on the running game during the Cowboys’ morning practice. “We had a physical practice today, even though we were in half pads,” Bohl said. “We’ll go full pads tomorrow. We worked heavily on the inside running game (today). Last year, we just didn’t run the ball nearly as well as what we needed to...
The Sweetwater Aquatics Team took state during the Wyoming Summer Championship meet in Rapid City, S.D. July 19-21. The meet took place in South Dakota because the pool in Gillette originally scheduled to host the event needed repairs. Overall, SWAT took first with nearly 1,000 points abover second place. SWAT scored 3,014, while second-place Laramie Swim Club scored 2,072.5. Third went to the Gillette Gators Swim Team, which earned 1,935.5. Several swimmers earned high point awards from the event. Miriam Parker earned the award for scoring...
The Green River All-Star Little League baseball teams finished their seasons at districts and state tournaments. Juniors According to Majors coach Nathaniel Liebelt, the Junior All-Star team, was in Riverton two weeks ago playing at state. The team, which consists of 13 and 14-year-old boys needed to finish in first or second place to make it to nationals. They started off by winning their first game against Riverton Wednesday, but lost their second game to Lander on Thursday. Friday they were...
The Green River Knights may have lost their last two regular-season games in Cody, but the team secured the No. 2 seed in their conference for the upcoming state American Legion baseball tournament in Douglas next week. The Knights were defeated 9-4 in their first game, then were swept 8-0 in the second half of the doubleheader Tuesday. According to head coach Benjamin Lail, the Knights held the Cubs to four runs until the sixth inning, when Cody’s squad picked up an explosive lead. While he a...
Green River’s Zac Taylor knows that if he is going to get better he has to compete against the best competition and that opportunity presented itself last weekend in Montana during a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event. Taylor and his family owned 360c.i. sprint car team traveled to Gallatin Speedway for the two-day Grizzly Nationals. Taylor raced his way into the A Main on Friday while competing against arguably the toughest 360 racers in the country. “We held our own in the heat, finishing fifth, which put us in the B Main,” he said. “I wa...
The future stars of Wolves Stadium got a chance to learn from their high-school heroes this week during a football clinic hosted by the Green River High School football team. The clinic took place Monday through Wednesday and featured courses aimed at both elementary-aged children and middle-school students. Students worked on all facets of the game, running through several drills while listening to advice given by both head football coach Marty Wrage and members of the Wolves football team and...
While many children and teens enjoy the fun and free time the summer months bring, a dedicated few continue to hone their skills in the pool and prepare for a summer state event in South Dakota this weekend. Members of the Sweetwater Aquatics Team, a USA Swimming club team comprised of members from Green River, Rock Springs and Lyman have practiced throughout the summer and prepare for their final meet, which starts Friday. The state meet, originally scheduled to take place in Gillette, was...
Green River Chaos took the state championship in Casper last weekend. They played six games in a bracket style tournament winning four of the six to become the reigning champions. The last game pitted them against local rivals the Rock Springs Storm winning with a final score of 11-6. The team has been playing together since April said coach Tami Kelley. She was very proud of the team and even commended them for playing the Cheyenne team that placed 6th in nationals. They just had a really great season. The team consisted of 15 players ranging...
After eight years as the Green River High School Lady Wolves Soccer coach, head coach Tracy Wyant has resigned. For the past 10 years, Wyant has coached for GRHS, working two years as assistant coach and eight years as the girls' head coach. The decision to move on didn't come easy for Wyant. "It was hard," Wyant said in an interview Monday. "It was a tough decision. I debated back and forth for several months." Wyant said she gets so attached the girls that whenever she thought about giving up...
