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The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers faced off against the Meeteetse Longhorns and came off with a close win of 47-46. Head Coach Jack Cobb was obviously happy with the outcome. “It was one of the best games I’ve been a part of in our 13 year history, although it might have taken some years off my life,” Cobb said. “I am so proud of our boys.” Cobb said, after the game was over, he hadn’t thought the Rattler team played all that well. “When I looked back at the film,...
Just three years into their six-man program, the Encampment Tigers have obtained their Golden Ticket to the University of Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium on November 12.For some of the players, who stood before the Carbon County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees their freshman year, it is an almost poetic end for their senior year. For 30 years, Encampment played for nearby Saratoga and have spent the past two seasons in a varsity schedule earning their stripes. Denied en...
With the regular season over, eight teams in 1A Six-Man Football sought to punch their ticket to the semi-final playoff rounds on October 29. All four of those spots are now held by the four teams from the 1A West Conference. The Encampment Tigers, just three years into their program, hosted their first playoff game in school history as they welcomed the Guernsey-Sunrise Vikings. While the Tigers entered the playoffs as the No. 2 Seed in the 1A West and a conference record of...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers have officially punched their ticket to the 1A State Volleyball Championship. Entering as the No. 2 West Seed, the Lady Rattlers went 2-1 over the weekend as they competed in the 1A West Regional Tournament in Lander. LSRV fought through the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers and the Saratoga Lady Panthers before facing the Cokeville Lady Panthers in the Championship Round of the regional tournament. Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Pioneers The...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers clawed into the 1A West Regional Volleyball Tournament over the weekend. Traveling north to Lander, the Lady Panthers faced four separate teams and were able to advance to the state championships. The Lady Panthers first challenged the Burlington Lady Huskies and Little Snake River Lady Rattlers on Friday. On Saturday the Lady Panthers clashed with Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns as well as the Meteetseetse Lady Longhorns. “We had a really great r...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers are closer to the state championship after they took the Kaycee Buckaroos out of contention on October 29, racking up a score of 62-8. The 8 points scored against the Rattlers happened in the 1st half on a long run. Head coach Jack Cobb wasn’t upset since LSRV had a couple scores already, but he didn’t want to see any more points scored. The defense dug in, and the Buckaroos saw no more points. “Kaycee is a physical team and their...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners faced a determined Kaycee team on Saturday in Hanna. The Miners were down to seven players, but the scrappy team was ready to play their hearts out. They did just that against a larger Buckaroo team. The HEM team kept Kaycee scoreless until there was just a little over four minutes left in the 1st quarter. "The boys really stepped up defensively today," Head Coach Zack Scott said. "All of our coaching this season on defensive...
The Saratoga Panthers hosted the Niobrara County Tigers Friday but, unfortunately, the Tigers were a little too strong for Saratoga. The Tigers are 6-2 overall while the Panthers are 3-5 overall. The Panthers didn't go down without a fight. "It was a great 1st half," Head Coach Logan Wright said. "Not even talking about the scoreboard, the way we were hitting and taking on blocks. They are a big tough team. They had 10 seniors, mature strong kids. Sometimes they had two...
The Encampment Lady Tigers had two games last week, hosting the Saratoga Lady Panthers Thursday and traveling to face the Little Snake River Valley Lady Rattlers Friday. Though the Lady Tigers didn’t come away with a win, they fought their way through eight sets and dug into both their opponents. Starting Thursday evening the Encampment Lady Tigers hosted the Saratoga Lady Panthers for a big cat fight. Both teams had a large cheering section with chants and fans rattling t...
by Joshua Wood The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers closed their regular season with two conference wins as they prepare for the 1A West Regional Tournament this weekend. On Friday, the Lady Rattlers hosted the Encampment Lady Tigers and, on Saturday, LSRV was hosted by the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns. In both matches, LSRV came away with a win in three sets. "I am very proud of how the girls came to play and finished our regular season with two wins," said Head...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) are going to regionals. Their last game of the season was to be against Ten Sleep, who they last played on October 8. The Lady Pioneers lost to the Lady Miners. Ten Sleep forfeited the game scheduled for October 23. HEM was 14-10 overall and 2-2 in the Southeast Conference ranking them number three. The Lady Miners will face the number two seed in the Northeast Conference. The Upton Lady Bobcats are 16-7-3 overall and 6-2 in...
The Encampment Tigers had already secured their No. 2 spot in the 1A West Six-Man Conference when they were hosted by the Burlington Huskies on October 22. The Tigers had also already earned the ability to host a first-round playoff game leading to the State Championship. Yet, with both of these achievements accomplished as the regular season came to an end, they still ensured themselves a win against Burlington. While there wasn't any chance of losing their conference...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers played the Farson-Eden Pronghorns, in a tough game last Saturday in damp chilly weather at Farson where LSRV came out on top of the Pronghorns 29-12. Head Coach Jack Cobb said it took a little time for the Rattlers to prevail. "It was rainy, wet, windy and chilly; all those factors that can make a game difficult to get your rhythm," Cobb said. "Farson is a good team. They are solid and have senior leadership, and they have some siz...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers played two games last week, traveling to Encampment Thursday and hosting Niobrara County on Friday. Playing a total of eight sets against both Tiger teams the Lady Panthers fought a series of big cat fights. First facing off against the Encampment Lady Tigers, the Lady Panthers were welcomed into the first set with a bite. Encampment winning the first set 25-19. Saratoga dug deep to win the 2nd set 25-15 and the 3rd set 25-21. Leading the team in...
Saratoga Cross Country returned home on Saturday from the 2A State Championship with team and individual state champions on board. With the season officially at an end for the long distance runners, it is yet another season which has ended on a high note. For the first time since 2009, the Girls Cross Country team returned to the Valley as 2A State Champions. Also, for the first time, Saratoga has a runner who has become a three-time individual State Champion. Girls' Varsity...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners had a roller coaster ride last week. "We had a very busy schedule last week with four games to wrap up one of the final weeks of our season before regionals," said Head Coach Tiera Scott. The first game started on October 12 against the Saratoga Lady Panthers. "I thought that the girls came out ready to play on Tuesday," Scott said. "We knew that Saratoga was a good tough team and we had to be ready for hard hitting...
The Encampment Lady Tigers hosted two volleyball games last week as the Rock River Lady Longhorns visited on Thursday and the Cokeville Lady Panthers came to Tiger Nation on Saturday. In both matches, the Lady Tigers were dealt losses on their home court but not without putting up a fight. Lady Tigers vs. Lady Longhorns Though Rock River was able to leave Encampment with a win, the Lady Tigers didn't make it easy. The Lady Longhorns took the 1st set of the match 25-17 against...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers were busy last week with three games, one on the road and two at home. Saratoga was hosted by the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners before they hosted the North Park Lady Wildcats and the Cokeville Lady Panthers. It was also a tough week for Saratoga as they lost all three matches. Lady Panthers vs. Lady Miners When Saratoga hosted the Lady Miners last month, it was to the benefit of the Lady Panthers as they dispatched HEM across...
“It was a fun day in Casper playing the Natrona sophomores and we got a lot of positives out of this game,” Jack Cobb, head of Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler football, said about the win against the junior varsity Natrona County Mustangs. It was a good day for the Rattlers because they came out on top, 56-6. While it wasn’t a conference game, this continues the Rattlers undefeated streak with a season record of 6-0 along with their conference record of 4-0. Cobb...
When the final buzzer sounded on the Encampment Tigers' home game against the Dubois Rams, the hosting team had won 61-26. This win at the final home game of the season was more than just another victory under the belt of a program in its second varsity year. With a win over the Rams, Encampment was able to hold onto their No. 2 spot in the 1A West Conference for six-man football. It also meant, for the first time in school history, the Tigers would host a playoff game. "This...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners wer only able to field seven players for their October 15 game against the Hulett Red Devils.. “Hulett is very good team and they have some excellent senior athletes this year,” Head Coach Zack Scott said. Hulett is 6-0 overall and number 1 in the 1A East Conference for six-man at 4-0. “We fought well and played hard, but there was just seven of us at the end,” Scott said. “We just kept fighting because our boys don’t giv...
A Panther team won in the battle between Saratoga High School and Wright High School on October 15. Unfortunately for Saratoga, it was the Wright Panthers. If the Saratoga Panthers had won by 9 points, they would be in the chase for the playoffs. Due to turnovers, Saratoga will not be competing. “We have some physical kids that will get in there and make the plays and mix it up but, the score being 32-14, those turnovers cost us,” Head Coach Logan Wright said. “Next year we wi...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers played two games over the weekend instead of the scheduled three. Southeast High School canceled due to multiple games on their schedule. The Lady Panthers started their weekend off Thursday night facing the Encampment Lady Tigers and finished the weekend against the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns on Saturday. Playing seven sets over the course of the weekend, the Lady Panthers went 1-1. Saratoga vs. Encampment The Saratoga Lady Panthers' home game agai...
The Encampment Lady Tiger netters faced off against three teams last week returning home with one win. With all three games away the Lady Tigers hit the road. Playing a total of 12 sets, the Lady Tigers have been busy. Encampment vs. Walden First up, the Encampment Lady Tigers faced the North Park Wildcats Tuesday night. Playing a total of four sets, the cat fight ended with the Lady Wildcats taking home the win. The first set ended with only a two point difference. North...
The regular season for Saratoga Cross Country came to an end this weekend as they competed in the Leroy Sprague Invite in Cheyenne on October 8. While there, both the men’s and women’s varsity runners continued to see decent placings as they prepare for the 2A State Championship in Ethete. Women’s Varsity Marilee Williams led the women’s team in Cheyenne, finishing with a time of 21 minutes, 13 seconds and placing 17th. Maddie Teichman followed with a time of 22 minutes...