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Despite having just six players, the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners appear determined to try and hold their own against teams with deeper benches. The small team of Miners faced two teams from the 1A Southwest Conference as they hosted the Saratoga Panthers on January 25 and were hosted by the Farson-Eden Pronghorns on January 29. Miners vs. Panthers The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School basketball team hosted the Saratoga Panther...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers faced off against the Saratoga Panthers on January 28 and came up with a loss. Head Coach Jack Cobb has said all season the 1A Southwest Conference was going to be brutal and that every win and loss was going to be crucial. The score was 64-46. The loss puts the Rattlers at 2-1 in conference play. “It was a tight 1st quarter being 9-8 and then they just got on a run in the 2nd quarter and got going making shots while we were m...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler’s head coach, Jack Cobb, had wanted to test his team out against bigger 2A Colorado teams this week. Although LSRV took two hits, the games did not matter in the conference race of the 1A Southwest where the Rattlers are 2-0. “We went to Meeker and played a big team—not super big—and we didn’t play as well as I think we could,” Cobb said. “We got behind in the beginning and then when we looked like we were making a run, they sta...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miner were able to keep their regional playoff race alive by beating the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings on Saturday in a conference game. This win makes the team 1-1 in the 1A Southeast conference. The Lady Miners won the 1st quarter 10-7. In the 2nd quarter they opened their narrow lead by scoring 13 points and keeping the Lady Vikings to 5 points. At halftime, the score was 23-12. Guernsey's post player got into foul trouble an...
The Little Snake River Lady Rattlers were traveling over the weekend with two Colorado Games. Facing Meeker and Sorco the Lady Rattlers were able to take home one win. Facing the Meeker Lady Cowboys the Lady Rattlers won 67-56. Battling the Sorco Lady Rams, the Lady Rattler lost 32-53. The next home game for the Lady Rattles will be January 29 against the Encampment Lady Tigers. The next away game will be February 5 against Cokeville. Overall the LSRV Lady Rattlers are 8-2...
“We had a really good weekend at Lingle,” Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Wrestling Coach Robert Riddle said. “The tournament didn’t have as many wrestlers as we have seen in the past, but we wrestled really well. The kids were really aggressive in their matches.” Four wrestlers went to the Dogger Invite on January 22. The team had been scheduled for a HEM Quad, on January 18, but teams pulled out and it was canceled. Riddle was happy to get to go to Lingle and even...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners came to their home gym on Saturday to face the Guernsey-Sunrise Vikings a man short. Kyler Proffitt was not able to play and the Miner team was down to five boys. The Vikings looked to have about a dozen players as they sat down and the team was not lacking in tall boys. The game started with the Vikings hitting a 3-pointer. The home crowd was delighted when Miner sophomore Hayden Antencio knocked back one making the score...
The Encampment Tigers were dealt two homecoming heartbreakers this past week as they hosted two conference rivals. In both games, the Tigers appeared to have victory in their grasp until the final second. On Friday, the Tigers hosted the Farson-Eden Pronghorns for an intense and low-scoring game. Then, on Saturday, Encampment hosted the Cokeville Panthers for another nail biter. Tigers vs. Pronghorns Just one week prior to entering Tiger Nation, the Pronghorns had suffered...
The Encampment Lady Tigers had a roller coaster weekend full of high scores and a tough loss. Facing Farson-Eden and Cokeville, the Lady Tigers clawed into their homecoming weekend. First winning against Farson-Eden Friday night, 48-35, the Lady Tigers secured a conference win. Next, on Saturday, the Lady Tigers were dealt a tough loss by Cokeville with a final score of 27-47. "This team is getting better every day, and we are looking for them to peak by tournament time," said...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers had a full weekend of conference games. Battling Cokeville and Farson-Eden, the Lady Panthers showed their teeth against both teams. First, Saratoga fought a close loss to Cokeville, 45-53, on Friday. Turning around Saturday, they won against Farson-Eden 49-40. "We had a big conference weekend at home playing Cokeville and Farson. We felt like it was a very successful weekend," said Head Coach Heather Bartlett. Lady Panthers vs. Lady Panthers The...
The walls of the Panther Den reverberated with the raucous roars of Saratoga Panther fans as the team hosted two conference rivals for two barn burners this past weekend. On Friday, Saratoga hosted the Cokeville Panthers resulting in a narrow loss for the hosting Panthers. The following day, the Panthers sunk their claws into the Farson-Eden Pronghorns, whose fleet feet had allowed them to narrowly avoid a loss in Encampment the night before. Despite the split weekend, Head...
The Saratoga grapplers still had a chance to see the mat last week despite the cancellation of the HEM Triangular. The Panthers traveled to Lingle over the weekend to participate in the Dogger Duals Tournament. With five Wyoming teams and four out-of-state teams, the Panthers came ready to pounce on the competition. The Panthers clawed their way through the rounds to place 3rd place overall as a team. Beginning at 106, Josiah Stockwell in the quarterfinal match received a...
The Encampment Lady Tigers faced two teams over the weekend. The Lady Tigers traveled to Rock River first thing Friday to face the Lady Longhorns. Encampment won the non-conference game against Rock River 30-20. Saturday the Lady Tigers hosted the Little Snake River Lady Rattlers. Encampment took a tough conference loss, the Lady Rattlers winning 54-39. The next set of games for the Encampment Lady Tigers will be January 21 and 22 in Encampment Wy. The Lady Tigers will face...
The Encampment Tigers were dealt another conference loss this weekend as they split their matches between a non-conference away game on Friday and a conference home game on Saturday. While the Tigers were able to deal a loss to the Rock River Longhorns, the following day the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers came into Tiger Nation and sank in their fangs. In the difficult 1A Southwest Conference, however, the Tigers can take some pride in they made a few scratches on...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers played two tough teams this weekend and won much to the delight of Head Coach Jack Cobb. He knows the 1A Southwest Conference is loaded with excellent teams and, since only four can go to regionals, one good team will be left behind. He is hoping it won't be the Ratters and, after the weekend, he has a reason to be hopeful. The Rattlers are on a five game winning streak and two of those wins this weekend were in their conference....
The Saratoga Panthers stretched their legs this past weekend as they took on two non-conference opponents at home and on the road. Both games provided the Panthers an opportunity to get some time on the court and some points on the board ahead of this weekend's games against two conference foes. On Thursday, Saratoga hosted the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners at the Panther Den in an overwhelming win. Then, on Saturday, while the Panthers stalked to Rock River...
On January 13 the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Miners team faced one of the toughest basketball teams in the state when they went against the Saratoga Panther basketball team. “The Southwest Conference is the toughest in the state and we have just run the gauntlet facing Encampment, Saratoga and Farson in a matter of a week,” Head Coach Cliff Jones said. “We knew going in, our goals weren’t going to be tied to win or loss.” Jones said he saw some good...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers are back from their winter break and biting into the competition. Traveling north to Encampment, the Lady Rattlers were hosted by the Encampment Lady Tigers. This was the first game for the Lady Rattlers after winter break. The conference match was hard fought between the two teams. The Lady Tigers clawed into the first two quarters fiercely but the Lady Rattlers were ready, matching every point. Playing hard both defensively...
“They changed the Don Runner Invite from a bracketed tournament to a dual tournament and, only having four or five kids, an invite like that doesn’t benefit us very much,” Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) wrestling coach Robert Riddle said. “So we were able to switch to the Thomas-Jackman Tournament in Green River which was a round robin bracketed tournament which lets the kids have more matches.” Before going to Green River on January 15 and 16, the team also went...
The Saratoga Panther wrestlers traveled to Pavillion to participate in the Don Runner Memorial held at Wind River High School. Unfortunately for the Panther wrestling team, only three wrestlers could attend the event due to illness. Wrestling at 113 Brian Smith, came in 1-3. At 182, Silas Vannett wrestled 2-3. Finally, wrestling at 192, Quade Jordan was 3-2 for matches. With only three wrestlers, the Panthers were unable to secure a single dual. Head Coach Jared Mason said,...
"The girls play hard and with heart," Jackie Jones, Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners head coach, said. "But quite frankly, after playing well and hard, they just ran out of gas." Jones is talking about the two losses the HEM Lady Miners suffered against the Saratoga Lady Panthers (52-27) and the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns (33-22). "We are never looking for sympathy, but our kids are playing to the buzzer and they don't complain and just keep working,"...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers clawed into the competition in this week. First winning their non-conference game against the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners 52-27 on the Lady Panthers home court, the Lady Panthers traveled to Rock River where they took home a non-conference win against the Lady Longhorns, 51-38. "We had two really good games this weekend. I was pleased with how the girls played, especially in the Rock River game,"said Head Coach Heather...
Saratoga Lady Panther Basketball won their first weekend back from holiday break. Saratoga Middle/High School Lady Panthers playing two games over the weekend. One of those games being a conference match. First playing a home game against the Encampment Lady Tigers The Lady Panthers then traveled North to Dubois to play against the Lady Rams. The first games after break seemed to go well for the Lady Panthers. The Lady Panthers won against Encampment 42-29 and Dobios 42-23....
The Encampment Lady Tigers split the weekend winning one of two games. As it was the first time playing games after winter break the Lady Tigers slashed their way onto the court. First traveling just a short way north the Lady Tigers were off to face the Saratoga Lady Panthers. Encampment was next host to the Hanna-Elk Mountain Lady Miners over the weekend. Facing Saratoga, Encampment came in 13 points behind losing the game 29-42. The Lady Tigers really showed off their...
The Saratoga Panthers came out of their holiday break with a split weekend as they hosted one game and traveled for another. On Friday, the Panthers hosted their Valley and conference rivals, the Encampment Tigers, for a conference win. Then, on Saturday, Saratoga was hosted by the Dubois Rams for their first post-New Year loss. With limited varsity experience, Coach Jason Williams appears pleased with any progress his team can make this season. Panthers vs. Tigers The Panther...