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The weather let up a little this past week in order for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball play this week. Their first game on February 2 against the Saratoga Lady Panthers team was close but the Lady Miners came up a little short, losing 27 to 21. The next game against the Encampment Lady Tigers playing in Encampment had moments that HEM girls basketball coach Jackie Jones was pleased to see, but the game ended up with the Lady Miners...
This past weekend the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School basketball team come to the Valley and played Encampment and Saratoga. The results were mixed. When the Rattlers faced Encampment, the game went in favor of LSRV 56 to 41. "Encampment stayed close with us sometimes and then we would have some runs," LSRV head coach Jack Cobb said. "We had some good moments, but then there were moments that were not so good." Cobb said beating Encampment was a total team win...
The Encampment Lady Tigers went into Friday's game against Little Snake River's Lady Rattlers with one thing on their mind–to win, and they did. The Lady Tigers fought hard and ended with 45 points, the Lady Rattlers with 37. Coach Clint Bromley said, "This was a good win for our team and the first one we have had in the Baggs gym for several years. I thought our girls played hard and finished well, outscoring the Rattlers 18 to 12 in the fourth quarter. I think we have f...
There were a lot of cancellations this past week in the world of high school wrestling in Wyoming. Robert Riddle, the head coach for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wrestling team was happy to get his team to the duals in Southeast. “For the most part, we won 50 percent of our matches,” Riddle said. “There were a lot of holes in weight classes, so there were forfeits and teams merging.” The teams that attended the dual besides HEM were Burns/P...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers swept in to Encampment on Saturday with winning on their mind. The Panthers grabbed the game in the first quarter and never let up. Encampment's Lady Tigers won the tip in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the ball, ending that quarter with Saratoga leading 23-21. In the third quarter Saratoga stayed ahead 9-3, the fourth quarter ended at 21-8, giving the Panthers the win at 53-32. Coach Heather Bartlett was very happy with the game. She...
Saturday's game started off with Encampment winning the tip off, but the Tigers just couldn't keep up enough momentum to win the game. At the end of the first quarter it looked like the Tigers might be on a roll with 21 points to Saratoga's 23. Unfortunately, the girls had only picked up 3 points versus the Panthers additional 9 by the end of the second quarter. Allison Bromley made 5 points in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, and Kayla Smith made a free throw...
The weather canceled a lot of games this past week for teams in Carbon County, but there was one game which was played on January 28 that had the Saratoga High School Panther basketball team stay undefeated. It was an important game to the Panthers according to head basketball coach Jason Williams, because it was a conference game. "That is our focus right now," Williams said. "To win every conference game we can, to get the best possible seed for the postseason." Williams...
7 Anthony Campbell placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Campbell won by major decision over Alexander Tippetts (Rocky Mountain) (Maj 8-0) Champ. Round 2 - Campbell won in the ultimate tie breaker over Kash Carpenter (Lander Valley) (UTB 3-3) Quarterfinal - Campbell won by decision over Andrew Shrader (Douglas) (Dec 5-0) Semifinal - Konner Frost (Riverton) won by decision over Campbell (Dec 5-0) Cons. Semi - Cooper Meyer (Wheatland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Campbell (SV-1 8-3) 5th Place Match -...
5 Josiah Stockwell scored 2.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Dominic Sanchez (Big Piney) won by fall over Josiah Stockwell (Fall 2:42)Cons. Round 1 - Josiah Stockwell won by decision over Nate Johnson (Worland) (Dec 7-1) Cons. Round 2 - Josiah Stockwell won by decision over Porter Kemp (Pinedale) (Dec 10-4) Cons. Round 3 - Spencer Wright (Green River) won by decision over Josiah Stockwell (Dec 1-0) 120 Tuker Carricato placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 -...
On January 19 the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) girls High School basketball team faced Rock River and although the game had some excellent moments for the Lady Miners, the Lady Longhorns prevailed. The score in favor of Rock River was 50 to 21."After the game was over, I asked the girls, 'who were starters last year?'" HEM head girls basketball coach said. "Two girls raised their hands. I am not going to use the inexperienced card, but that is who we are. Rock River...
The Encampment Lady Tigers kept fans on the edge of their seats this last weekend with amazing plays, close calls and fancy footwork. Friday the girls faced the Farson Eden Pronghorns with a home court advantage and it paid off. Scores were close, but the Tigers never backed down. Coach Clint Bromley shared his thoughts," I didn't think this was our best effort and we can play this team much better. Cora Schroeder played an average game. She scored 13 points with 7 rebounds...
The Lady Panthers dove into the first game of the weekend on Friday, January 20 with a fierce win-it attitude. Coach Heather Bartlett said, "We had a great weekend. The girls were able to bounce back from the slight slump that we had been in. We had an amazing game against Cokeville, I am very proud of the way the girls played, it was a great win for us." Bartlett said, "Our scoring was very even this game with four girls scoring in double digits. Whitney Bennett had a very...
The Little Snake River Valley basketball team went to Colorado to face a strong Colorado 2A team in Rangely. This Colorado team called the Panthers were a solid test for the Rattlers on January 19, but LSRV came out ahead 48 to 42. Rattler head coach Jack Cobb was happy to come out with a win against a team as good as Rangely.. “The Panthers came out right in the beginning and hit some threes,” Cobb said. “I went ‘oh boy’, here we go. Then we hit some threes to answer wh...
Friday's league match up between Encampment Tigers and Farson Eden's Pronghorns proved to be tough game. The boys were defeated 52-38. Saturday didn't play out well with another Tiger loss against Cokeville's Panthers. The Tigers were walloped with a score of 60-28. The Tigers confront North Park Wildcats in Walden in a non-league test of skills January 24 in an attempt to advance it's 4-7 record. On Friday, January 27 the Tigers face off with Southeast Cyclones in a home...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School basketball team played two games this week, winning the first against Rock River on Friday and losing the second to Guernsey-Sunrise. The Miners opened up a lead early in the first game against the Longhorns and through most of the game kept it. "I thought the boys, overall as a team did well executing the plan we had going in," Cliff Jones, head coach of the Miners said." We knew that for us to be successful, we...
The Saratoga High School Panthers faced off against the Cokeville Panther in a matchup of two of the stronger teams in the state. The game proved it. "Cokeville is a really good basketball team," Jason Williams, head basketball coach of Saratoga said."They have some really good guards, they shoot the basketball well, they are quick and it was really a battle. I don't think either team ever led by five or six points throughout the game." Williams knew being undefeated the...
A junior at Saratoga Middle High School, Tuker Carricato has become quite the celebrity. He placed first at the National High School Finals Rodeo Bareback Back in July, 2022. He won the National Championship with 229 on 3. Carricato also wrestles for Saratoga and shows excellent skills on the mat. He took 3rd at the 2A State Tournament at 113 pounds a year ago and finished the season at 32-8. Carricato's dedication to his competitions whether they be a rodeo or a wrestling...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball team has won only one game this season, but Head Coach Jackie Jones isn't discouraged because she knows the girls are improving. The win against Midwest is proof. But before the win, the Lady Miners had to take a few losses. Southeast was one of those teams. "Our girls were fortunate to have a Southeast team that allowed our younger players to get quality time on the court," Jones said. "Southeast...
The Little Snake River Valley High (LSRV) High School girls basketball team continued their winning ways. After dropping their first two games in the beginning of the season, the Lady Rattlers have now won four games in a row. This past week, the LSRV team faced Saratoga Lady Panthers on January 13 and came out on top 40-33. Then the Lady Rattlers won a squeaker against the Encampment Lady Tigers 33 to 31 on January 14. Head coach Mark Gillies had hoped two weeks ago, the...
The Tigers scored 44 points and stopped the visiting Rock River Lady Longhorns in their tracks on Friday. With a 44-25 win the girls were playing strong. Coach Clint Bromley said, "I thought we came out and played with intensity and were able to get the ball inside to our big girls and get to the line which was the difference in the game. The team rebounded the ball really well and won that battle. Both Cora Schroeder and Kyenna Jackson had a double double and that is huge...
Saratoga's Lady Panthers fans had lots to cheer about last Tuesday when the Panthers faced the Miners in Hanna. Coach Heather Bartlett said that Hanna was a good game for them. "We were able to play our full bench, and all the girls got some good playing time and experience." Bartlett said they were also able to practice a few new things they had added in the week before. "Hanna is a young team and they played hard," said Bartlett. Olivia Everett had 15 points with 1 assist...
"Playing Saratoga, I found they never put any press on us," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Head Coach Cliff Jones said. "Other top teams like Burlington and Southeast pressed the entire game." Jones feels Saratoga is the best team the Miners have played this year. "I feel they could have beaten us much worse if they had wanted to," Jones said. "We scored most of our points when they put their JV team in the 4th quarter." Jones called the Panther players di...
Friday the Encampment Tigers showed the Rock River Longhorns who was boss. With a final score of 62-39, there was not question who was on top of their game. Kaben Pickett grabbed 12 points with 8 rebounds. Dash Baysinger scored 11 points for the Tigers and picked up 6 rebounds. Brayden Barkhurst had not trouble with the 8 points he scored, and assisted 7 times. Unfortunately, Saturday didn't play out as well. The game against Little Snake River Valley Rattlers knocked the...
The Saratoga Panther High School basketball team continued their winning ways this week and have a perfect record on the season. Their game against Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) went well for the Panthers. They won the game on January 10 by a score of 61 to 31. It was noticed by the HEM head coach Cliff Jones how Saratoga did not try to run up the score. Williams said he asks his players to be well behaved on the court because he knows there are young children who...