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It was a cool, crisp autumn morning on September 24. Perfect weather for the 6th Annual Pumpkin Run hosted by the Carbon County Library Foundation. While there was no frost on the pumpkins, a make shift pumpkin patch had been assembled at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course. The golf course was also used for the 2K/5K Run and near the pumpkin patch the "Tough Pumpkin" obstacle course was set up. In the 2K run, Jace Hoffman came in 1st Place followed by Josh Moore in 2nd Place and...
The previous week the Encampment Tigers High School football team had a tough loss to Dubois, who were smarting from the loss to Little Snake River Valley the week before that. The Tigers wanted the football world to know they were still contenders for a state title and were out to prove so, in their next game. A young Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School football team is who the Tigers faced. The Miners have played well in their past games, although the...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler High School football team went to Green River this past weekend to play Green River Wolves’ JV team. The Rattlers did well winning 52-19. Head coach for LSRV, Jack Cobb was pleased how his team snagged another win for the season. “Another good win for the Rattlers and the JV got almost three full quarters of playing time which was nice again,” Cobb said. “The starters came out and played excellent on offense and defense, and it...
Head coach for the Saratoga Panther football has said all season long his team this year was one of the best teams he has coached. The first team they faced in Wind River is one of best teams having gone 4-0 thus far. Wright knew his team did well but in the end, the Panthers lost. Moorcroft the Panthers beat handily. The last game against Niobrara County was a bit of a disappointment to Wright, because he thought the Panthers were capable of beating the Tigers, but the game...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School volleyball team went to the Lusk tournament this past weekend and got an opportunity to play some strong teams. Unfortunately, the Lady Miners had to leave the tournament without any wins. The first set against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers was close. The Lady Miners kept it close, losing 25-17. The next set went about the same. The Lady Tigers won 25-14. Lingle-Ft. Laramie Lady Doggers got ahead of the Lady Miners and...
The Lady Tigers fought hard and ended the first set against the Pronghorns, 25-16. The second set was a close challenge, with the Tigers coming out on top with 25-22. The Pronghorns took the second game with 25-19, but the Tigers took it to the top, ending with 25-21. Cora Schroeder's 37 kills combined with Kyenna Jackson's 21 and Kristie Jordan's 20, left no doubt that the Lady Tigers had winning on their minds. All of the girls have really learned to smash that ball across...
There was no shortage of ambition on the part of the Encampment Tigers High School football team, but they couldn't beat the Dubois Rams offense who were just as determined to win the game, after a loss against Little Snake River Valley the week before. The Rams knew in order to stay in the hunt for a good seeding when the season winds down, a win against Encampment was a must. The 1st quarter Dubois put 14 points on the board compared to Encampment's ix points. The 2nd...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School football team went to Baggs to play Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler football team and got a taste of why LSRV were state champions last year and are looking to continue their winning ways. They did at the expense of the Miners. The Rattlers beat the Miners 53-0. “LSRV is as good as advertised,” Head coach Zac Scott said. “They have amazing players, coaches and programs.” Scott said the game gave his pla...
The Saratoga Panther High School football team faced the Niobrara Tigers and played extremely tough throughout the game until the 4th quarter where some tough breaks had the Tigers jump ahead 14 more points to be at 20 with eight minutes left in the game. Saratoga still did not give up. The Panthers could not pull off a rally, but one player was heard shouting to his teammates, "Come on, there is still eight minutes left; the game is not over." But try as they did, the score...
The Saratoga Panther Cross Country team met other competitors from across the state at the Rawlins Invite on Friday that were powerhouses. The weather was good and the Panthers, both boys and girls, did very well in the 5000 meter race given the strong contenders which attended. The Bartlett twins Grant and Grady place in the top 10, 5th and 6th respectively and are off to a good season. Also finishing in the top 10 were Panthers' Brayden Barkhust in 7th place and Douglas...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners High School volleyball team faced the number one team in their conference this past Saturday. “I think for what we were expecting we did really well,” Head Coach Hannah Williams said. “They are number one in the conference right now and they played Rock River before us. They beat the Lady Longhorns in three. That kind of shows you the level they are playing at.” Rock River beat Saratoga earlier this season and looked to b...
The Encampment Lady Tigers raced through the 1st set against the Saratoga Lady Panthers on September 15, winning with 25 points to 21. The Lady Tigers had to be feeling confident as they were 3-0 coming into the game and they were playing in front of a home crowd. Unfortunately, in the next three sets, although they fought hard, they fell short of winning. The 2nd set was 25 to 17, the 3rd set 25-16 and 4th set 25-20. "The girls fought hard in the game against Saratoga. The...
The Lady Panthers had a tough time with the Encampment Lady Tigers in the first set of Thursday night's game but they came out fighting with the next three sets. "We put together a solid match against Encampment. I felt we did a better job on defense and found a good flow as a team. I was really proud of the girls and how hard they played" said Coach Love. Whitney Bennett cleared the net with 13 kills followed closely by Makenna King with nine. Their teammates never let them...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler High School football team took on a team this week which is solid and won. The Dubois Rams are in the 6-man South conference and had been undefeated until they met the fangs of the Rattlers. The score ended with LSRV getting 44 points and Dubois 28. “It was 45 degrees and cold,” Head Coach Jack Cobb said. “But it was a very good win for us.” Kannadis Peroulis had a very strong showing rushing for 273 yards and three touchdo...
The Encampment Tiger football team killed the Ten Sleep Pioneers last week 53-0 and the Tigers kept the Farson-Eden Pronghorns scoreless 28 to 0. Encampment head football coach Kegan Willford has every reason to be pleased with how the team is performing. His quarterback Gunner Henrie hit his receiver Quade Jordan in the first quarter for a touchdown. Encampment scored the two points and it was 8 to 0. The second quarter, Jordan rushed in 11 yards for another touchdown and...
Facing a team made up of 9th graders may not seem all that daunting unless those kids go to Cheyenne, the number one ranked school in 4 A football at the moment. None of the Cheyenne East Thunderbird players looked to be freshmen since most were over six feet tall. They were a team to be reckoned with as the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Miner football team found out on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for football and there was a large crowd in...
Head coach of the Saratoga Panther High School football team, Logan Wright, felt very good with his team as they bounced from their loss to Wind River last week. The Panthers beat the Moorcroft Wolves 36-20. The score indicates a closer game than it was. The Panthers had control of the game from the beginning. “I feel really good about the game because we were able to get everybody in,” Wright said. “That is always good for the team.” Moorcroft started well, scoring first,...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Lady Miners volleyball team had a busy homecoming week, hosting three teams, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Lady Miners had some great moments in some of their volleys, and won their first set of the season, but they walked away from homecoming with no wins. Their first game was against the Saratoga Lady Panthers, arguably a serious contender for a state championship this season. The first set, the Lady Panthers...
Encampment's Lady Tigers challenged Farson on Saturday and came up winners. The young team went after the win and got it. Winning the second, third and fifth sets, Scoring 26-24, 25-20 and 15-11. There was a player injured during warmups, but the team adjusted and made it work. Every player had kills during the game, Cora Schroeder knocked it out of the park with 19 kills, followed Kenna Jackson with 11 kills. Sami Anderson had 7 kills, Eckerley Pickett had 4 kills, Hailey...
The Lady Panthers came out hot with the first set, winning 25-9. The second set was very close at 23-25, as was the third set at 18-25. Set four saw the Lady's come back with 27-25, but unfortunately the fifth set ended at 10-15, with Rock River winning the match. Makenna King had 14 kills paired with Whitney Bennett at 12 kills kept the Longhorn Lady's running. Shelby Knotwell and Olivia Everett gave them a run for their money with 8 kills each, and Hanna Lathrop's 5 kills. C...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Miner football team met the Kaycee Buckaroos at noon, Friday on HEM's home turf. Last year, the Miners had just enough players for 6-man. This year due to an influx of freshmen, the team has more players and surprising depth given how young so many players are. In the 1st quarter, the teams played even and there was no score. Both defenses dug in. Then, very early in the 2nd quarter, the Buckaroos scored due to a turnover....
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler High School football team started their season looking like the state champions they were last year in 6-man football as they took on the Meeteetse Longhorns. Jack Cobb, Head Coach of the Rattlers, had to like what he saw. The Rattlers rushed for five touchdowns, Hadley Myers, getting three, as the leading scorer and Kannadis Peurolis getting two. Peroulis was the leading rusher with 101 yards. Quarterback Zane Matheson passed to...
"In my opinion, there were two different games played," Saratoga Head Football Coach Logan Wright said. "Until the middle of the 3rd quarter, we were playing competitively and then the wheels sort of came off." Wright said, until that time, the score was 14-20 in favor of Wind River. The first half of the game was going fine for the Panthers. Both teams were playing even. In the beginning of the 2nd half, the Cougars got more points on the board but the Panthers were not...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls volleyball team played their first game under new head coach Hannah Williams on Friday at 6 p.m. at HEM against a strong Carbon County School District No 2 team. It was the Encampment Tigers. The Lady Tigers were in a similar position last year with a new coach, but the team has adjusted under her supervision and it showed at Friday's game. The team from Encampment won all sets of the game, although the last one,...