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The Encampment Tigers (3-2, 1A Southwest; 16-3 overall) swept homecoming with two wins against the Farson/Eden Pronghorns (0-5, 1A Southwest; 7-11 overall) and the Cokeville Panthers (2-3, 1A Southwest; 13-7 overall). With the win against the Panthers, the Tigers and Cokeville Panthers are tied for second and third place in the conference, Tigers head coach Clint Bromley said. If the placings stay the same after this weekend, a coin-toss will determine their seed entering into regionals in two...
The Saratoga Panthers added two wins to their overall record last weekend with a win against North Park 54-37 and Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) 46-39. Head coach Joe Johnston said the boys are playing hard and playing as a team. He credits that with the success they had last weekend. With the team coming together at the end of the regular season, Johnston is still concentrating on one game at a time. Friday, the Panthers (2-5, 2A Southeast; 6-12 overall) host Lusk (5-2, 2A Southeast; 14-...
Saratoga Lady Panther Justine Fourman broke the school’s record in rebounds Saturday against Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM). Fourman scored 23 points and had 23 rebounds against HEM. Sixteen of the rebounds were defensive rebounds and the rest were on the offense. The weekend was made sweeter and the girls come home with two wins under their belt, with a 42-35 win against North Park in Walden and a 57-47 win against HEM. The Lady Miners have had a successful season and are ranked No. 1 i...
On Saturday, the Carbon County tournament for Junior High School basketball takes place in Saratoga. Saratoga, Encampment, Little Snake River Valley and Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) and Wamsutter will vie for the top spot in junior high basketball. The Encampment girls are going into this Saturdays game undefeated. With power players like eight grader Noelle Peterson averaging 15 points a game, and fellow eighth grader Paige Powell averaging 13 points a game, the tournament is sure to...
Editor’s note: This is the second is a series of stories about the Platte River Basin Plan. The local United States Forest Service (USFS) has a vested interest in the Platte River Basin Plan, as many headwaters begin in the Medicine Bow National Forest, according to District Ranger Melanie Fullman. District staff attended the Platte River Basin Plan meeting Jan. 27, because they anticipate being involved in the process. Fullman said the USFS routinely collects and analyzes water data as a p...
On Feb. 18, Jim Copeland, Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Superintendent of Schools, will be presenting the Common District Calendar that has been recommended by the District Accountability Committee (DAC) to the CCSD#2 Board of Trustees for approval. Copeland said the option that was chosen by the DAC was basically in the middle of the two alternative calendars used in the school district. Copeland was asked by the board of trustees when he was hired to come up with a common...
As participants were signing up for the Sixth annual Snowy Range Poker Run, Homer Beach and Jim Piche were eating breakfast in The Rendezvous Lodge Saturday morning. Beach had already had a long night and was now on call for the poker run in case anyone got lost or injured. Beach, who has been a fireman for 50 years is also on the Ryan Park Search and Rescue Team. He had been called out at 3 a.m., because snowmobilers had gone down to the French Creek Canyon and were unable to get out. The searc...
The Saratoga Panthers (2-4, 2A Southeast, 4-12 overall) have two non-conference games before they play Lusk on Feb. 20 (4-1, 2A Southeast, 13-4 overall) and Southeast on Feb. 21 (1-4, 2A Southeast, 6-9 overall) to round out their regular season. Friday, the Saratoga Panthers travel to Walden and play North Pork, then on Saturday they travel to Hanna to play Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM). As a team, the Panthers are coming together in a tough conference – three of the five in the 2A S...
Water in Wyoming is inarguably one of the most important natural resources, so it was disappointing that only a handful of people attended the open house for the Platte River Basin Plan (Plan) Jan. 27. The open house, the first of three to be held to let the public know the progress of the Plan was held at the Saratoga/Encampment/Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) board room with representatives from the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC), WENCK Associates, the Wyoming State...
Saratoga Panther basketball fans have a chance to satisfy their sweet tooth and help the Saratoga High School Booster Club Friday night at the Saratoga game. The booster club is hosting their annual cheesecake auction. The proceeds are used for cooler money, flowers for parents night, embroidered towels for graduating seniors, banquets, coaches wish lists and scholarships. The booster club has also used the proceeds to purchase plaques for the Gold Paw Members and sports banners for the gym SHS...
Maria Johnson has always had an interest in fashion. When Dixie Berger told her she was thinking of selling The Cowboy Couture to pursue other interests, Johnson jumped right on it. Johnson was familiar with the process, because she had worked for Berger for nearly a year. In January, Johnson became the new owner of The Cowboy Couture and she is having fun with the business. "I'll never stop learning," Johnson said. "There is so much to learn." She has received lots of help. "People around here...
Hunter Mason claimed his 100th career win this weekend, which included seven victories at the Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) match and the Dual Invite in Cokeville. Mason was also recognized by his team as Panther Wrestler of the Week. "All in all it was a great couple of days of wrestling for the Saratoga team, with many impressive individual performances," Panthers head coach Jared Mason said. With the exception of "sportsmanship" losses, Jaxon King, H. Mason, Thomas Ingraham, Chaze... Full story
In a game where the Panthers had a fair first half rebounded to give the third-ranked Southeast Cyclones (1-3, 2A Southeast, 5-8 overall) a fight in the second half. Panther fans cheered the varsity boys team (1-3, 2A Southeast, 3-11 overall) on to their first conference win Saturday afternoon. The Panthers beat Southeast 47-40. The first half ended with the Panthers down by 3 at 15-18. The home team gave a performance that had fans cheering and rising to their feet. Saratoga kept pace with the...
After coming home with a conference win against Lusk (0-4, 2A Southeast, 5-10 overall) the Lady Panthers lost to the 2A Southeast conference No. 1 ranked Southeast Lady Cyclones 23-44. The Cyclones have a 3-0 record in the conference and 13-0 overall. The win against Lusk gives the Lady Panthers their first conference win this season. Their record now stands at 1-3, 2A Southeast and 7-8 overall. Meredith Lincoln was the standout in the game against Lusk with a double double of 27 points and 14 r...
The weather was perfect for the Sierra Winter Carnival Friday and Saturday – a balmy 34 degrees most of Saturday. The only problem – no snow. Traditionally, if there is no snow in Encampment, the town gets snow from the Sierra Madres – but that didn't happen this year and the popular sled races on 8th and Rankin were cancelled. The cancellation did not deter one family who came from Longmont, Colo. they found snow and took their children sledding before heading to the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Saratoga Chief of Police, Tom Knickerbocker, said his department has received phones calls off and on about the IRS calling residents in Saratoga. It has been happening since Christmas, Knickerbocker said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Complaint Center has received reports of a telephone scam, according to a document from the FBI provided by Knickerbocker. According to the document, the caller advises the recipient of the call that the IRS has charges against them and...
Joe Elder, executive director at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC), is working with a committee to plan a duathlon for Sept. 6. Elder started talking with Saratoga business owner Mitch Bangert about what they could do to attract people to Saratoga. Bangert has an office in the business incubator at the PVCC. Bangert and Elder both are physically active. In November, the two decided on a competition that would include a bike ride from Chains End in the Snowy Range and end at the east...
Makiya Johnson, of Encampment, won the junior division at the state Make it with Wool contest Nov. 30. Johnson will be traveling to Reno, Nev., this week to compete in the national Make it with Wool contest. Makiya has been sewing for five or six years and first to learned to sew from her grandmother, Roxanna Johnson. “It was awesome to win at state,” Makiya said. Makia’s sister Ashlynn Johnson was the first runner up in the junior division. Sheryl Hunter, of Saratoga, entered a knitted wool...
Carbon County Commissioner Lindy Glode has been invited to be a panelist for the annual Leap into Leadership 2015 Thursday and Friday. Wyoming Leap into Leadership was started in 2008 to invite women across the state to become familiar with legislation. The Wyoming Women's Leadership Caucus is made up of all women, but both men and women are invited to participate in the Leap into Leadership seminar. "The group was started to network and a way to share lessons learned," Melissa Turley,...
Did you see the Saratoga Sun's ad last week. We won 20 ribbons! That also earned us the traveling Sweepstakes Trophy. The Sweepstakes Trophy is awarded to the newspaper that earns the most Pacemaker awards, in our case the small weekly division. This is my 10th year attending the Wyoming Press Association Winter Convention. News and ad people from all over the state to converge on one location to learn how to do their job better. It is hours of continuing education crammed into one weekend. It... Full story
Aubrey Berger knew her goat, Petunia, was getting ready to kid. All signs were there and Petunia was 10 days past her estimated due date. Aubrey had researched the internet and knew Petunia would kid within 24 hours. It was Dec. 29 and her family had left for Riverton to watch her brother play in the Wyoming Indian Tournament. It was "five or six degrees below zero," Aubrey said. Aubrey, who is a seventh grade student at Saratoga Middle/High School, said she was getting nervous because she had...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (0-2, 2A Southeast, 6-7 overall) squeaked out a 49 to 45 win against Carbon County School District No. 2 rival, Encampment Lady Tigers (1-2, 1A Southwest, 9-6 overall) Friday night, only to fall 28 to 59 against Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) (2-1, 1A Southwest, 10-6 overall) Rattlers at Baggs. Against the Lady Tigers, the Lady Panthers took a strong lead in the first quarter 12 to 6. In the second quarter, the Panthers had a 14 point lead at one point, maintained a...