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The Encampment Lady Tigers took on North Park and Rock River last week. The Tigers played much better basketball this week and the scores reflected the progress. The last time Encampment played North Park they were beaten by 30. This time the Lady Tigers fell just 4 points short of beating the Wildcats. Alyssa Barkhurst scored well in the first and second quarters and the whole offense was passing the ball around and making good decisions about the shots they took. At the end...
The Panther wrestlers hosted a wrestling meet Thursday. The grapplers put 10 men on the mat, and although not everyone had wins, the wrestlers were obviously fired up. The meet was a Quadrangular, more of a practice than a regular meet, and the results don’t count toward conference records, only personal records. Nonetheless, the grapplers had 36 matches and won 24 of them. “When you get to wrestle at home only once or twice a year, it’s pretty easy to get excited to wrestle a...
The Lady Panthers had two games last week against Southeast on Friday and Little Snake River on Saturday. Southeast (10-4) (2-1) is in the Panthers (6-10) (0-5) conference and struggled early on. “I thought Southeast would dominate the conference this year,” head coach Matt Love said in an email. “They have started off the season slow, but they’re getting on track now.” Southeast proved to be a shooting team scoring 35 points in the first half and 30 in the second half. The fi... Full story
It was a beautiful day Saturday for the Saratoga Resort and Spa’s annual Snowy Range Poker Run. Forty participants tried their luck while enjoying a sunny day in the Snowies. The Poker Run raised $600 for the local Search and Rescue organizations with half donated to Saratoga half donated to Ryan Park. There were four prizes awarded including a grand prize, and prizes for best hand, second best hand and the worst hand of the day. Johnathan Borreyo, of Ryan Park, won the g... Full story
The Mens’ Panther basketball team continued their play with a conference road game on Friday night against Southeast and then hosted the Little Snake River Rattlers on Saturday afternoon. The Saratoga Panthers (5-10) (1-4) played in Yoder against Southeast ( 0-15) (0-3). Ben Faulk was two rebounds away from a double, double with eight rebounds and 14 points and also came up with two steals. Ben Gates continued to play well scoring 10 points on the night with six rebounds a...
After a break from action, the Encampment men were back at full force with two conference games on the road last weekend. Encampment (10-1) (3-0) played Cokeville (9-2) (2-2) on Friday and then Farson (1-11) (1-3) on Saturday. “We were happy to get two conference wins,” coach Dan Kraft said. Cokeville played very solid fundamentally and kept possession of the ball, passing around until the shot they wanted came open. Cokeville played deliberate offense, keeping the ball as... Full story
The weather was perfect for the 30th annual Ice Fishing Derby. Saturday and Sunday the skies were blue and the wind hardly whispered its name at Saratoga Lake where 585 contestants tried their luck for the prize money. With temperatures ranging between 35-40 degrees, it seemed a heat wave had descended upon the derby after below zero temperatures the week before. The attendance was up this year by 57 entries due in part to a new women’s division which 76 contestants e... Full story
The Saratoga grapplers traveled to Lingle to compete in the Dogger Invitational held Friday and Saturday. The flu bug and lambing season reduced the Panther’s squad and with only eight competing, the wrestlers were under-staffed for the invite. The Panthers placed five wrestlers individually, and took seventh as a team overall out of 18 teams listed. Lionzo Escobedo and Thatcher Spiering both took first place in their weight classes. At 120 lbs., Spiering pinned three o...
After a two-week break, the Encampment Lady Tigers (1-10) (0-3) were back on the court Friday and Saturday for two conference match-ups against Cokeville (11-1) (4-0) and Farson-Eden (6-6) (2-2). The Tigers dropped the first of the two matches to Cokeville who are undefeated in conference play, and have only lost one game on the season. Cokeville is a tough team and The Lady Tigers had some trouble Friday night. “Cokeville is by far the most aggressive team we have played t...
The Saratoga Search and Rescue will put on it’s fifth annual Poker Run Jan. 26. The poker run started in 2009 and brings in up to 100 participants annually. Jennifer German, on organizer Marty Huntley’s behalf, said, “We have a steady turn out every year. It all depends on the weather and last year, it was so cold we just played the hands at the trailer.” The run will start at the chain’s end parking lot at 10 a.m. with an entry fee of $20 and additional hands for $15. Half... Full story
The Saratoga Resort and Spa is set to put on their fourth annual snowmobile poker run. The entry for the poker run this year is $25 and a contestant can pick up additional punch cards for $15 each. If a person can’t participate in the run itself, the Resort would like to remind them that they can still buy a hand, and the Resort’s “mules” will have the hand punched at the designated stops. The $25 entry will also include lunch on the route, cooked by the local fire departm... Full story
Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) played at Saratoga last Friday night in a game that allowed all of the Saratoga men’s squad playing time. “HEM was a game we needed to win, we played well and won,” head coach Josh Sandlian said. The game started out at a very fast pace, and both teams were up and down the court without much rest in between. The Panthers got out to a good lead early in the game, and held that lead for the entire match. Last week, Sandlian emphasized the n...
With temperatures dropping well below zero over the weekend and projected lows in the teens all week, anglers should have augers ready to drill through thick ice on Saratoga Lake for the 30th Annual Fishing Derby this weekend. Thirty years ago, C.J. Box, Wyoming writer and creator of the fishing derby, had lived in Saratoga for a couple of years working for the Saratoga Sun and knew January was a slow period for the town. In what was then his new role as head of the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, Box said he had...
The Lady Panthers hosted Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) Friday and Saratoga came out on top 57-23. “I was really happy with our play, especially from our bench,” coach Matt Love wrote in an email. “Coach Jones, as always, has her girls playing very hard for her. They never give up.” The game started slow and senior Taylor Smith was again the first to put points on the board for the Lady Panthers. Saratoga came together and the team was playing a full court press t...
Jacob Wells is a junior at Encampment with big aspirations. Wells, who wrestles for the Panther squad, has been invited to go “Down Under” to compete and travel to a totally different continent, halfway around the world. Auckland, New Zealand is the scheduled destination for the Down Under Sports Tournament this year, and Wells will proudly represent Wyoming and the nation. Wells and the team from the U.S. will also spend two days in Australia and stop in Hawaii on their way...
The Saratoga wrestling squad traveled to Pavillion to compete in the Don Runner Invite. The invite had 21 teams and the grapplers faired well in the competition. “We wrestled well this past weekend, placing six of 11 wrestlers,” coach Mason wrote in an email. “We also finished sixth as a team in the 21 team tournament.” Thatcher Spiering and Jacob Wells were the top Panther finishers taking third in their weight classes. Spiering wrestled well at 120 lbs. and Wells cut wei...
With a full squad back in action, the Encampment Lady Tigers (1-8) (0-1) were on the hardwood again last Saturday against Hanna-Elk Mountain- Medicine Bow (2-6) (1-0). The Lady Tigers had the spark coming into this conference game and it was a seesaw battle until the final buzzer. Cassidy Little started out the Lady Tigers’ scoring, and also had a key block to shut down the Miner’s offense early in the game. Little also played lights out under the rim tallying seven reb...
With the Christmas break over and school back underway, the Encampment men’s basketball team hosted Hanna-Elk-Mountain-Medicine Bow last Saturday. HEM (1-8) (0-1) has had a tough time of it this season and Saturday’s conference matchup showed the Encampment Tigers (8-1) (1-0) what it is like to fire on all cylinders for the entire game. “Everyone played well,” coach Dan Kraft said after the game. “We got a lot of young kids time on the floor, and they impressed me. The young...
After the winter break head coach Jared Mason and his Panther Grapplers headed to Douglas last weekend for the Shane Shatto Memorial Wrestling Tournament. Mason held four practices over the Christmas break with all practices attended by 10 or more wrestlers. “We don’t know what to expect,” Mason said about the tournament. “This is Saratoga’s first time going to Douglas.” With a field of 35 teams from all over the state and from Colorado and Nebraska, this tournament gave the y...
The Lady Panthers played in the Fremont Tournament over the Christmas break and finished with one win and three losses. The Lady Panthers had good shots at the basket, but they would not fall for Saratoga. “We definitely didn’t play our best basketball, as we must start making things happen in 2013,” head coach Matt Love wrote in an email. Wind River was the first game of the tournament and the Cougars topped Saratoga 31-71. “We simply did not play well,” Love said. The secon...
Coming off a tough loss to their Valley rivals, the Encampment Tigers, the Saratoga Panthers’ men’s basketball team (3-7) (0-2) traveled to Ethete over the Christmas break and picked up three more games in the Fremont Tournament against teams that the Panthers wouldn’t normally play. Coach Josh Sandlian said, “This tournament guaranteed three games. We get to see a couple other 2A teams we don’t normally get to see, and the boys decided they would rather play games than prac...
Bobby Chitwood and his family are the newest fixtures to blow into Saratoga. The new owner of Lollypops’ is a jack of many trades. Bobby has a country music band and tours regularly. He is a celebrity spokesman for the Wounded Warriors Home, an organization that helps place wounded vets into rehabilitative homes in cases of severe head trauma. Chitwood is also active in the Wyoming National Guard. Bobby runs their new restaurant, and his wife Danyel is the General Manager f...
“Hello folks, and welcome to another addition of American Sportsman. I’m your host Curt Gowdy, and today we will be fishing the Upper North Platte river with my guest and the new sports writer for the Saratoga Sun, Brian Trautwein.” Those were the words that started the show for the famous sports announcer and writer Wyoming cherished enough to name a state park after. I’m not saying I’ll ever have a state park named after me, but I would like to continue writing the sport...
In what turned out to be an exciting night of round ball on the hardwood, the Encampment Tigers (7-1), (2-0) hosted Valley rivals Saratoga (2-5), (0-2) on Thursday. Assistant coach for the Encampment Tigers Kevin Pantle said, “You always look forward to these close mach-up games. You’re always a little bit excited, always nervous about the game.” Encampment is coming off a loss at Hayden, Colo. and the Panthers suffered two conference losses two weeks ago. “It’s always a good...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers took on a six-member Tiger (1-7), (0-2) team in Encampment Thursday night. With freshman Shawneka Sifford out, the Lady Tigers were left with only one sub on the bench against Saratoga (3-4), (0-2). On the other side of the court, Saratoga was almost back to full strength after suffering from illness and injury, including coach Matt Love, who was battling the flu himself two weeks ago on the road. “I think it will be good tonight, we are still m...