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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The population of Saratoga increased by over 20% last Friday afternoon. Just for a few hours and all in the form of cross country athletes from high schools around Wyoming. Twenty teams, with 418 runners, were entered in the Shana Ward Memorial Invitational held at the Saratoga Inn and Resort golf course. The day was ideal for running, with temps in the mid 60’s. There was something of a breeze - generally not a great thing for distance runners, but the trees of the corse helped keep that in c...
Saratoga High Volleyball had a full week. They faced off with area rival HEM Tuesday evening, 9/19 and then played their Homecoming match against Cokeville on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Panthers had a spilt result in the two contests, defeating HEM 3-0, while dropping three games versus Cokeville. In that contest the team played solid defense but a few offensive errors hurt the effort. Coach Lisa Teichman said, “This is a young team with four players that saw the varsity floor on and off l...
Encampment’s Tiger’s faced Hanna Miners on Friday and plowed through like a snow blower on the Snowy Range. Scoring 18 points in the first quarter was just a prelude to the 39 points that the Tigers picked up in the second quarter, shutting Hanna’s Miners completely out. Ryon Miller caught the 27 yard pass from Kannon Gilbert scoring the first touchdown. Baylin Sifford wasted no time, grabbing a 9 yard pass from Gunner Henrie for the second touchdown, with Quade Jordan’s 38 yard rush to the end...
The Encampment Lady Tigers Volleyball team lost to Rock River on Friday, and Cokeville on Saturday, but it wasn’t from lack of trying. With only one win under their belt so far, beating North Park in their first game, they have some hard work to do, but Head Coach Peterson said, “Playing two ranked teams gave us a good picture of where we need to improve to compete in the last few weeks of the season. As long as we keep working together and working hard in practice, good things are coming. We...
Saratoga High School celebrated Homecoming last weekend, and what a great time for the Panthers football team to put together their most complete game of the year. Saratoga proved a rude host to visiting Guernsey putting 54 on the scoreboard while only allowing 8. All three phases of the game were controlled by the Panthers in the dominating victory. Shut down defense by Saratoga was the theme of the night, starting from the opening possession by the Vikings. Over the course of the evening the...
The raucous roar of fans filled the Panther Den on September 16 as the Encampment Lady Tigers were hosted by their Valley and conference rivals, the Saratoga Lady Panthers, for their first match-up of the season. Over the course of five sets, the two teams battled it out in a back-and-forth in a match which saw extended volleys and razor thin leads. Ultimately, the Lady Tigers fell to Saratoga 2-3 marking another conference loss for Encampment. Last weekend, the Lady Tigers fell to the...
The Saratoga High School Panthers made the long road trip to Lusk for a 6:00p kickoff against Niobrara. The Tigers deploy a wide open passing attack and were able to outpace the visiting Panthers. Saratoga played hard led by Snowdon Williams on offense and Hazen Williams on the defensive side of the ball. Douglass Cambell was recognized by Coach Todd Weber for his solid efforts throughout the game. Passing teams do tax the defense by requiring sustained effort on the pass rush, and running the...
Saratoga volleyball faced off with Rock River last Friday afternoon at 4:00 in an away match. The Lady Panthers may have been caught looking ahead to the big match up with valley rival Encampment the next day and dropped the match 3 games to 1. Several players turned in solid performances, keeping the opening two games tight, winning the third, before losing the deciding forth game. Gillian Creed contributed across the board with 18 assists, 22 digs, 4 kills and a block. Allie Condict had 13...
The Saratoga Middle School Panthers played their last home game on Thursday September 14th against Wind River. The Panthers won 40-0 behind the solid running of Hunter Johnson and some shut down defense. Coach Walker Williams said, “I was really proud of how we played as a team on defense. Kids like Weston James, Kaden Westring, and Col Williams made some awesome defensive plays.”. The team is 3-0 heading into a four game stretch playing away....
On Thursday afternoon the Saratoga High School Lady Panthers volleyball team traveled to Little Snake River Valley for a match. The results favored the home team as LSRV won all three games, 25-17, 25-13 and 25-9. Some noteworthy stats from the Lady Panthers starts with Josie Little going 5 for 5 on serves, adding 3 kills with 9 digs. Team captain Makenna King recorded 3 kills. Piper Gray went 6 for 6 on her serves with 2 kills. Sophia Diaz had 3 blocks and Cassidy Herring 2 kills. Allie...
To say the Encampment Tigers dominated the gridiron in their first home game of the season would be an understatement. Hosting the Farson-Eden Pronghorns on September 9, Encampment tore into the Pronghorns with a 63-6 victory. Just a few seasons before, it was the Pronghorns who had cut short Encampent’s path to the State Championship during their first conference season with their new six-man program. As this season begins, it would seem the Tigers are serious about returning to War Memorial S...
In Friday’s league contest against Little Snake River’s Lady Rattlers the Lady Tigers struggled to make points. Scoring 25 points in each match put the Rattlers at the top with the Lady’s losing all three matches. The Tigers had their work cut out for them, facing the Rattlers who ended last season with a record of 9-1. Saturday saw the Lady Tigers face off with Farson-Eden’s Lady Pronghorns. The loss from the previous day didn’t keep the Tigers down, with a two point spread in the first mat...
The Wyoming Cowboys sealed one of the most thrilling wins in program history Saturday night in Laramie as they scored the winning two-point conversion in the second overtime to defeat Texas Tech, which entered the game ranked No. 24 in the nation in the Coaches Poll. ”That’s a cowboy-tough win,” UW head coach Craig Bohl said postgame. “Andrew Peasley, he’s as tough as boot leather. Hats off to Texas Tech. Coach McGuire is doing a great job. He’s a perfect fit. Both he and I knew it would be a...
Encampment Tigers vs. NCHS JV ending score 53-6. 1st Quarter ENC: Kaban Pickett 30 yd Rush (TD) 6-0 ENC: Quade Jordan 29 yd Rush (TD) 12-0 ENC: Quade Jordan 5 yd Rush (TD) 18-0 2nd Quarter ENC: Kaban Pickett 25 yd Rush (TD) 24-0 ENC: Kaban Pickett 14 yd Rush (TD) 30-0 ENC: Baylin Sifford 3 yd Pass from Gunner Henrie (CNV) 31-0 ENC: Quade Jordan 3 yd Pass from Kaban Pickett (CNV) 32-0 3rd Quarter NC: 56 yd Pass (CNV) 32-6 ENC: Ryon Miller 60 yd Pass from Gunner Henrie (CNV) 38-6 ENC: Kaban Pickett 3 yd Rush (CNV) 39-6 ENC: Kaban Pickett 55 yd...
With the first game of the season in the books, the Lady Tigers smiled all the way home. North Park made them work, but the Tigers brought home the win. Head Volleyball Coach Janice Peterson said that the girls had a great opener with North Park last week. Beating North Park 3 - 0 with scores of 25-22. 25-13, and 25-20. Peterson said, “Serving percentages were high with Sami Anderson and Savannah Fagan leading at 100% each. Kristie Jordan and Kyenna Jackson had a 50% kill percentage and E...
Head Track and Field Coach Rex Hohnholt is not stranger to diversity and distractions when it comes to getting track teams where they need to be. Last week proved how dedicated he and the parents, grandparents and friends are to the teams. Hohnholt said that he is “Really proud of the kids as the Lander course is a very tough one and times always seem to slow down some at this meet. The middle school girls continued to shine with their performances. They are a very talented and extremely hard wo...
Еhe Saratoga Lady Panthers had a busy weekend participating in the Wind River Wyoming Indian Dual volleyball tournament on Friday September 1 and Saturday September 2. They played seven matches - four Friday, in Pavillion and three on Saturday in Ethete. It was a successful tournament for Saratoga, recording 5 wins and only two losses. But the overall record was only one of the positives according to Coach Lisa Teichman, since several players put in great performances throughout the fourteen...
Saratoga Middle School traveled to Burns Friday afternoon and came home with a well earned 24-14 win, in an 11 player format match-up. Coach Williams said the entire team played well. He cited the 6th grade players, who were seeing their first competitive action, as playing above expectations. Brody Johnson saw offensive snaps at wide receiver, running back and on defense at safety. He accounted for three touchdowns. Hunter Johnston playing both ways as a running back and linebacker notched the...
Saratoga High School Volleyball is hard at work preparing for the season. The first home match will be September 9, at 9:00a against Farson-Eden. The team is led by senior captain McKenna King, a player who has received preseason attention from college scouts. The Lady Panthers are coached by Lisa Teichman & Shelby McGuire....
Casper Mountain Casper, Wyoming Friday August 25, 2023 8100’ Feet Elevation Women’s Varsity Results (66 runners) Marilee Williams—14 th Place—22:04. Marilee’s time in the race beats the previous best by a Saratoga woman on this course by over a minute. Men’s JV Results (108 runners) Elijah Williams—65 th Place—23:23 Dylan Greenberg—121 st Place—28:00 Men’s Varsity Results Bennett Keel—56 th Place—20:56 Tyler Greenberg—65 th Place—22:13 Zane Butler—76 th Place—25:14 Middle School Girls...
On a warm, sunny, Monday afternoon perfect for preseason conditioning, the Saratoga High School football squad moved through a fast paced, high spirited, practice preparing for the Fall 2023 campaign. The Panthers will open the season on the road at Wind River on August 31 at 6:00p. The home opener is September 9 at 2:00p versus Moorcroft. Head Coach Todd Weber is joined by Offensive Coordinator Jared Mason, Defensive Coordinator Chris Williams and Kirby Berger, volunteer ass...
The Saratoga Panthers boys track team competed at state for three days. Grant Bartlett led the way placing 2nd in both the 1600 Meter Run and 3200 Meter Run with the times of 4:51.96 and 10:34.37. The Panthers finished in 7th place with 40 team points. Coach Hohnholt said, “I thought we had some pretty good performances. We had boys get their personal bests in different individual events. Our relay teams had some personal best performances and we had several boys get on the award stand at s...
