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CHEYENNE — State lawmakers took a step Friday toward banning transgender athletes at the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges from playing in intercollegiate athletics divisions that match their gender identity. The Senate Education Committee passed Senate File 44, “Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics,” by a 4-1 vote, with the sole Democrat on the panel, Sen. Chris Rothfuss of Laramie, voting against the measure. Sen. Wendy Schuler, R-Evanston, brought the bill, following a successful effort...
The Encampment Tigers boys basketball team earned two victories in the Tiger Den last weekend. The Tigers trounced the Ft. Washakie Eagles 68-37 on Friday afternoon and routed the Rock River Longhorns 63-35 on Saturday. With the two additional games in the win column, the Tigers moved to an overall record of 10-5, 3-2 in conference. After the wins, Encampment now sits in a tie for third on the Wyoming 1A Southwest rankings table, despite having a better overall record than...
The Encampment Tigers girls basketball team decidedly defeated the Ft. Washakie Eagles and Rock River Longhorns in the Tiger Den last weekend. The Tigers topped the Eagles 64-31 on Friday and held the Longhorns to four points during a 38-4 victory on Saturday. With the two victories, Encampment's record improves to 9-6 including 3-2 in conference play. In the 1A Southwest conference – the Tigers are tied for second with Farson-Eden (5-10, 3-2 Conference and trail only to t...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers had another split weekend as they took on two conference rivals while on the road. On January 24, Saratoga was hosted by the Cokeville Lady Panthers for what would be a double-digit loss but turned it around on January 25 for a win against the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns. As is often the case with Saratoga’s girls, the score doesn’t tell the entire story. “I felt like we had turned the corner against Cokeville,” said Head Coach Logan Wright. “We were winning at the end of the first quarter a...
The SMHS wrestling team travelled to the Lander Valley tournament last weekend. Coach Rusty Arnold quipped that the competition was ‘super tough, with mainly 3A and 4A schools attending.’ Competing at this level helps immensely and Rusty was pleased that ‘everyone is showing improvement.’ The team has continued its tough training and hopefully that work will pay off as they move into the heart of the wrestling season. Three wrestlers competed in the varsity tournament in Lander, and the remainder of the team were placed...
The Saratoga Panthers had a rough weekend on the road as they traveled to Cokeville and Farson for what were two more conference losses. On January 24, Saratoga was dealt a narrow 9-point loss by the Cokeville Panthers. Then, on January 25, the Panthers fell by 12 points to the Farson-Eden Pronghorns. “We were competitive in both games but ran into scoring droughts that we ultimately couldn’t overcome,” said Head Coach Jason Williams. Saratoga vs. Cokeville While Cokeville has been one of the tougher teams in the 1A South...
LARAMIE, Wyo.– No nerves were needed during the University of Wyoming wrestling team's dual against Cal Baptist on Saturday night inside the UniWyo Sports Complex. The Pokes started strong and didn't let up en route to a 37-3 victory. "A couple hours before the dual I got really nervous," head coach Mark Branch said. "I thought, 'Man, this could be a crazy dual.' And there were a lot of question marks. Honestly, I didn't expect those types of bonus points. When we wrestle t...
LARAMIE, Wyo. – Allyson Fertig had a monster game Saturday, scoring a career-high 34 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. However, it was not enough as the Wyoming Cowgirl offense couldn’t get going in a 61-56 loss to Colorado State inside the Arena-Auditorium. After Wyoming scored the first four points of the game, CSU countered back with the next two as the Border War was underway. The Cowgirls took a 12-7 lead before the Rams came right back with the next seven points to tak...
It was a week of defeat and victory for the Saratoga Panthers as they were narrowly dealt their second conference loss by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers and secured their first conference win playing against the Fort Washakie Eagles. “We knew going into the season we were going to be in a lot of close conference games this season, and hopefully we come out on the other end of some of these moving forward,” said Jason Williams, head coach for the Saratoga Pan...
It was a split weekend for the Saratoga Lady Panthers as they lost a conference game at home and won a conference game on the road. On January 16, the Lady Panthers were dealt a more than 30-point loss by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers. Then, on January 17, successfully clipped the wings of the Fort Washakie Lady Eagles to secure their first conference win of the season. Saratoga vs. Lady Rattlers The Lady Panthers came into their match-up against LSRV...
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team returns home for round one of the 2025 Border War as Colorado State comes to town for a 2 p.m., battle Saturday. Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard across the Cowgirl Radio Network with David Settle on the call. ABOUT THE COWGIRLS Wyoming (11-8, 5-2 MW) is coming off a 62-50 win on the road Wednesday at Air Force. The Cowgirls shot 64.3-percent (27-42) from the floor in the w...
Encampment Pickleball players Peggy Huntley, Rhonda Martin, Deb Riker, and Tracy Schneider present a donation to Jake Johnston, principal of Encampment school. Encampment Pickle Ballers have been able to play their games at the Encampment school gymnasium for the last two winters. They are in deep appreciation to Encampment School, as well as Carbon County District #2 for letting this be a possibility. The Encampment Pickle Ball group formed in June 2023. The group has gone...
Photo by Jason Campbell Back Row: Coach Sterling Arnold, Manager Taylor Malcolm, Carson Everett, Skyler Wood, Kanean Roberts, Galloway O'Leary, Atom Lindsey, Coach Rusty Arnold Front Row: Tate Zeller, Ace Arnold, Ben Miller, Hayden Suttee...
Organized pond hockey made its debut during the 2025 Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby. Six teams participated in a round-robin style tournament throughout the two derby days. “This is awesome,” a frozen-mustachioed Tommy Jansen, 38, Laramie, said about the tournament, “got good ice, it’s nice, hard. And the games are quick.” The ice is more manicured playing on a rink but Mother Nature does all the work out on the Lake, Jansen said. “These guys have been great with either flood...
Saratoga’s high school wrestling team competed in Shoshoni’s Clash at the Crossroads last weekend. There were 14 teams participating, and the Panthers overall wrestled ‘pretty well’ according to head coach Rusty Arnold. The Shoshoni tournament is a good warmup as the Panthers head into the meat of their season in the next few weeks. 106-pound champion Ace Arnold started the day by pinning Kelley from Hulett and LaDuke (Wright). Arnold then won his first-place match by tech fall in the second period over 2A’s top ranked wr...
Photo by Elliott Deins Koya Roberts, 5, defends the steal....
Photo by Elliott Deins Griffin Bartlett, 22, tries to find space in the LSRV paint....
Photo by Elliott Deins Hunter Johnston, 20, leaves the ground in attempting to make a shot....
Photo by Elliott Deins Maggie Elder, 24, and Aspen Sewell, 15, attempt to capture the ball in the air....
LARAMIE, Wyoming – It has been quite a while since the University of Wyoming wrestling team last competed at home. In fact, it's been 76 days. The Cowboys – who hold a 6-5 overall record and an 0-2 mark in Big 12 action – finally return to the UniWyo Sports Complex this weekend. They host Utah Valley on Friday at 6 p.m. before battling Cal Baptist on Saturday at 6 p.m. "Our guys are definitely looking forward to not traveling this weekend," head coach Mark Branch said. "It's...
USAFA, Colo. – The Wyoming Cowgirls shot 64.3-percent from the floor on their way to a 62-50 win on the road over Air Force. The 64.3-percent, is the fourth-best shooting percentage mark for a single game in program history and the best shooting since 2017 at San Diego State. Wyoming, who led by 23 with under four minutes to play in the game, shot 27-of-42 from the field. The game started with the two squads trading early baskets. The Cowgirls hit four of their first five s...
The Encampment girls basketball team defeated the Saratoga Panthers 41-29 in the Tiger Den this weekend, thanks to a second half comeback by the Tigers. At half, the Lady Tigers were down 24-18, but managed to tie the game in the third period and outscored their rivals 12 to one in the final period to secure victory. For Tiger head coach Mandy Westerman – it came down to her players, their maturity and the choices they’d make on the court. “I’ve been telling the girls in a lo...
The roar of Panther fans filled the Encampment K-12 School gym on January 11 as the Saratoga Panthers were hosted by the Encampment Tigers for the first conference match between the two Valley teams. Despite the very vocal support, Saratoga appeared to struggle through most of the game even as they worked on a comeback in the third quarter. Ultimately, the Panthers were just barely dealt their first conference loss of the season. ‘We came out a little flat and rusty after the...
Photo by Elliott Deins Sophie Diaz (center) fights off Encampment defenders — Regin Stewart and Savannah Fagan...
