Practices haven’t gone as well as head boys soccer coach Chris Bieber would have liked, but the Wolves coach sees the team making another appearance at State this year.
With seven returning seniors and a large group of players, Bieber said the team has a lot of depth to its ranks. However, a few occurrences outside of anyone’s control have proved to be speed bumps for the team’s early season practices.
Bieber said basketball players who join soccer at the end of the winter sports season were unavailable during the first week of practice, as the boys basketball team prepared for their state tournament appearance. Additionally, bad weather and lots of snow resulted in how much of the Wolves Stadium football field was available for the team to practice on.
“We only were able to practice twice on a full field,” Bieber said about practices prior to the Wolves’ first games in Worland.
However, despite those challenges, Bieber said the team is well on its way to becoming a state contender. He said the players, as long as they’re doing their jobs during practice and during their games, will make it to State again.
“We’re getting there,” Bieber said about his team. “I don’t foresee us not making it to State.”
Last year, the Wolves were the 4A West Regional champions, defeating Rock Springs in the finals 1-0. At State, the Wolves made it to the semifinals before being knocked out 2-1 by Cheyenne Central. They took third at State by defeating Laramie 2-0.
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