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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 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 Encampment Lady Tigers faced off with the Hanna Lady Miners on Friday, August 26. The Lady Tigers came out with a win in three games. Coach Robin Brown said she was very pleased with their positive attitude and how the girls jived as a team. Brown said this is a young team, with five freshman/sophomores and three seniors. "They overcame their first game jitters, and worked hard. We are still working out some kinks and learning to play a softer pace offense, but overall...
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,...
The Little Snake River Rattlers finished out the track season with the state track meet in Casper. Wyoming weather made for a difficult meet for all the athletes with a chill in the air during the three day meet. The Rattlers competed with passion in all 18 scored events. Hadley Myers took 1st place in the 300 meter hurdles and 2nd place in the boys 110 meter hurdles. The boys 4x100 meter relay team also took a 2nd place spot. The girls 1600 sprint medley came in 4th place. Th...
The Encampment Tiger Track team had a harsh meet in Casper for the State finals. With colder weather making the three day event more fidget than usual. Quade Jordan was able to secure 1st place in both throwing events. Making Jordan a two time State Champion for the Encampment Tigers. This was the final event for the Encampment Tiger track team with more progress to be made next spring. “The weather made it tough for two of the three days of state, but in the end we still h...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School field and track left State in a great mood after digging out a 1st place win in the girls 4 X 800 relay race. Justine Widdison, T’lyssa Solaas, Rainey Wilson and Avery Scott ran their way to all state honors. Head field coach Jackie Jones was elated. “Fortunately we had the team pre-qualified before regionals, because we didn’t have T’lyssa at regionals,” Jones said. “It was a blessing and we decided to run the 4 X...
Saratoga Panther High School track and field head coach Rex Honholt admits he is not surprised the girls team took 1st at State. "I'd be lying to see I didn't see the potential," Honholt said. "I saw the versatility and work ethics of so many of these kids and I knew where their heart was. So many were willing to dig deep and I can't deny I saw it coming." The Lady Panthers garnered 128 points. Southeast who came in 2nd accumulated 104 points. Hohnholt said although he felt...
The Little Snake River Rattler track team had their regional meet over the weekend at Shoshoni high school. The Lady Rattlers scored a total of 44 total team points and the boys had 100.5 total team points. Regina Herrera took second place in girls discus. Kannadis Peroulis took 1st place in the boys triple jump. Hadley Myers took second place in both the 110 meter hurdles and the 300 meter hurdles. The state track meet will be held Thursday May 19-21 in Casper. Girls...
The Encampment Tiger track team took their skills to regionals over the weekend. Returning with multiple regional champions and even a new regional record set by Quade Jordan in shot put. Multiple athletes qualified to participate in the state track meet starting Thursday May 19 in Casper and continuing through Saturday May 21. Head Coach Kegan Wilford said, “I thought we had a pretty successful regional meet. We had 12 athletes qualify for the state meet and are looking f...