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The weather this past week did the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miner basketball team no favors as practice after practice had to be canceled during the week before they played two tough teams in the Rock River Lady Longhorns on Friday and then the Encampment Lady Tigers on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Lady Miners, they lost both contests. Head coach Jackie Jones knew coming off the holiday break was not going to be easy for her team, but she didn't expect...
Traveling North to Shoshoni the Saratoga Middle/ High School Panther wrestling team competed in the Zach Parish Memorial Wrangler Duals. Wrestling in Pool A the Panthers wrestled against Lovell, Shoshoni, Worland JV, and Rocky Mountain. Filling 9 of 14 Weight classes, the Panthers wrestled their way to the top and won the Pool A competition. Wrestling against Lovell in the first round the Panthers won 6 head to head matches and lost 3. In Round 2 the Panthers put on a...
by Mike Armstrong "In the past four or five years, I don't think I have ever had a group of players give it their all the way this team did this past week," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Head Coach Cliff Jones said. "I have had teams go to State and won more games, but I don't believe I have had a group of boys, 15 to 18 play so hard for me and each other. They are a credit to our school in a way that is even better if we went the whole season undefeated." The HEM...
The Encampment Tigers split their weekend with a loss and a win as they were hosted by the Saratoga Panthers on Friday and hosted the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners on Saturday. Coming out of the holiday break and heading into the regular season in the difficult 1A Southwest Conference, the weekend's games were a chance for Coach Duane Gilbert to see what his young team could do. "I think every game that we play, we seem to figure out more about basketball and...
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...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers battled three teams over the weekend, winning two of their three games. The Lady Panthers clawed through the Wrangler Invite. In their very first game of the season facing the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers, the Lady Panthers won 45-36. Whitney Bennett scored 15 points, followed by Olivia Everett scoring 13 points and Rhiwan Williams scoring 10 points. Bennett took 9 rebounds followed closely by Williams with 5 rebounds. The team stole the ball 7 times....
The Little Snake River Valley Lady Rattlers (LSRV) had an exciting weekend in basketball over December 16. Winning all three games in their line up, the Lady Rattlers sank their teeth into the competition. “It was a great weekend, anytime you can get three wins it’s a good weekend. Our girls played really hard and we shared the ball so well, on offense it is really fun to watch,” said Head Coach Mark Gillies. First facing the Riverside Lady Rebels, LSRV won 38-36. “We had a n...
After two tournaments in two weeks, the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers are 3-3 this season. “Maybe, we did play a tougher schedule than needed our first outing,” Head coach Jack Cobb said. “But I would rather play a team much stronger in the early part of the season to see what we need to work on than a team we can beat by 20 points and learn little.” This weekend proved the Rattlers learned something as they won all three of their games at the Wrangler Invite...
The Encampment Tigers were finally able to get some time on the hardwood both at home and on the road this past week. Though they were scheduled to host the Carbon County Classic the weekend before, winter weather put it to a stop. On December 16, the Tigers hosted the North Park (Colorado) Wildcats for a win before traveling to eastern Wyoming to face the Southeast Cyclones and the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Doggers. While the Tigers were able to secure a win over Lingle-Ft....
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners played their first game on December 13 to a home crowd against the Wheatland sophomores. The Miner basketball team is down to six boys and player Rayce Ward was starting the game with a nagging injury which had the coaches careful how much they used him. "With the first weekend tournament cancelled (Carbon County Classic) we started the season with Wheatland's Sophomore team," Head Coach Cliff Jones said. "It is nice to start...
The first game of the season for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners had the girls basketball team come out on top against the Wheatland sophomores. The Lady Miners have eight players and Head Coach Jackie Jones knows that other teams can rest players while she does not quite have the same luxury. To come out with a win the first game, especially since she has a young team with only one senior, was a good feeling. The Lady Miners beat the Wheatland...
At the Grand West Invitational the Saratoga Panthers had multiple wrestlers place at the top of their weight classes, with two 1st place finishes by Brian Smith at 113 and Quade Jordan at 220. The Panther Wrestlers scored a total of 118 team points. Out of 12 competing teams, Saratoga placed 3rd. In 106 Skylar Wood placed 4th and scored 13 team points. In the Quarterfinal round Wood won by fall over Earl Menke (Buena Vista). In the Consulation Semi-Final Wood won by fall over...
On Thursday the Hanna, Elk Mountian, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners wrestlers traveled to Saratoga for a Triad meet with Laramie JV and North Park . The HEM Miners had been scheduled to go to an invite in Lusk the week before, but the weather forced the Miners to cancel the trip. For their first outing, the wrestlers did well according to Head Coach Robert Riddle. "Anthony (Solaas) was 2-1," Riddle said. "McKaylee Widdison was 0-2, but she wrestled out of her weight class for both...
The Saratoga Panthers were off to a tough start for basketball season with a 1-2 weekend as they finally were able to get time on the hardwood. Though the Panthers had been slated to compete in the Carbon County Classic, winter weather prevented the local tourney from taking place. Old Man Winter gave Wyoming a reprieve on December 17, allowing Saratoga to compete in Shoshoni’s Wrangler Invite. While there, they took on the Shoshoni Wrangler, the Dubois Rams and the Upton B...
The Carbon Classic had only two teams in attendance due to the weather conditions. The Encampment Tigers faced off against Laramie JV, in both boys and girls Friday December 10. The Saturday portion of the games was cancelled completely to snow. The Encampment Lady Tigers slashed into Laramie Jv winning their first game of the season 46-16. The next game for the Encampment Lady Tigers will be December 18th against Southeast and Lingle Ft. Laramie....
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler basketball team was able to escape the weather which closed down many tournaments in the state, and make the Lyman Tournament on December 10. The Rattlers first faced the Mountain View Buffaloes. The 3A Buffaloes stomped the Rattlers 61-26 and Head Coach Jack Cobb knew he had to talk to his team for them not to lose spirit as the tournament continued. “We played a better second half but, in the locker room after the game, I could t...
Little Snake River Lady Rattlers braved the snow for a neutral Lyman tournament Friday and Saturday December 11. Facing a total of three teams over the tournament LSRV had a busy day of games. “I was really excited about our first games this weekend. Our first game was against Big Piney and just like most first games it took us a few minutes to settle down and get the first game jitters out. Once we did that we took control of the game and just played really well for the first...
The Lusk Invitational took place December 10 with six teams in attendance. Out of 11 Saratoga Panther wrestlers, seven placed. “It was a good start to the season, we had some great matches,” said Head Coach Jared Mason Starting in varsity 106; Skyler Wood placed 6th and scored 3 team points. Kanean Roberts placed 3rd and scored 7 team points in varsity 113. In round 1, Roberts won by fall over Rebekah Anderson (Moorcroft) and in round 5 Roberts won by forfeit over Abrym Hei...
With the high school football season over, the Encampment Tigers have ended it as the No. 2 team in 1A Six-Man Football. Not only was this the first time in school history Encampment had made it to the State Championships, it was the first time the Tigers were State Runner-ups. Just three years into their program, Encampment had a nearly undefeated season with their only regular season loss being to the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers. LSRV would also deal the...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers made their way to the 1A State Volleyball Championship in Casper over the weekend of November 4-5. Facing off against two teams, Saratoga was able to show their skills. They first battled the Southeast Lady Cyclones before facing off against the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers, the Saratoga Lady Panthers played a total of 6 sets. Lady Cyclones Getting swept up by the Southeast, Saratoga scored 14 points in the 1st set ending 25-14 to...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers went to Laramie undefeated and stayed that way. The team faced the Encampment Tigers, a team they had faced earlier this season, and won 65-24. The 1st quarter it was the Rattlers who scored first, with a pass from Zane Matheson to Jerick Martinez. The Tigers had a kickoff return from Caysen Barkhurst which put Encampment ahead 8-7 and it looked like the game was going to be a roller coaster ride. The Rattlers quickly dispelled tha...
The outcome may not have been what many fans of the Encampment Tigers were hoping for on November 12 as Encampment fell 65-24 to the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers in War Memorial Stadium. Despite the outcome—and a loss to the only team they had fallen to in the regular season—the Tigers had already made school history before the 1A Six-Man Championship had even begun. As they walked onto Jonah Field in their red and white uniforms, it was the first time in school h...