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The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners are living proof winning isn't everything to have a successful season. The Miners have literally been down to six men to play six-man. The team has even had to forfeit at times because three players were out at the same time making it impossible to field a team. This adversity has not dampened the teams' spirit and it shows when they get on the field. Brady Oltmans, editor of the Sublette Examiner and the Pinedale Roundup,...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers hosted the Meeteetse Longhorns and pulled off another win although, according to Rattler Head Coach Jack Cobb, it was a defensive battle. “I knew this game was going to be tough,” Cobb said. “I never doubted we were going to have our hands full.” The 1st quarter saw both teams put up 8 points on the board. The Longhorns put up the first score and then the Rattlers answered. The next quarter had Meeteese get 15 points and the Rat...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner were able to bring eight players to the game last week against the Encampment Tigers in their homecoming game. This is two more players than against Midwest. The game ball was delivered by Classic Air. A volleyball was given to Charla Widdison and Dylan Romero received the football. Seniors Joseph Borah and Romero were recognized with their families before the game started. The Tigers didn't take long to score after an...
The regular season for six-man football is winding down as the playoffs approach and the Encampment Tigers appear to be heading forward with plenty of momentum. That momentum continued on Saturday as they were hosted by the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners. The Tigers would deal a homecoming heartbreaker to HEM with a final score of 58-12 which saw the Miners go scoreless the entire first half. "It was good to get a game in this week," said Head Coach Kegan...
The Saratoga High School Panthers went to Southeast High School in Yoder where the Panthers lost the game. The 1st quarter the Cyclones scored twice. “We started slow and gave up the first two touchdowns,” Head Coach Logan Wright said. “We threw a pick six in the first half.” The 2nd quarter didn’t go the Panthers way, much, but they did score 8 points. The Cyclones scored 21 making the half-time score 36-8. “We ended the first half on one of our patented long lasting dri...
A handful of games remain in the regular season and the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers have been able to stay at the No. 2 spot for most of it. Last week, LSRV was hosted by the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners for a 3-1 non-conference win and by the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns for a 3-0 conference win. While those are good wins to get under the belt as the season nears the regional tournament, Head Coach Jenny Evans still sees room for impro...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners played twice this week at home. The first game against Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers went four sets, but the Lady Miners did not come out with a win. The 1st set was close the entire time. The Lady Miners kept their poise until the end, winning 26-24. The next set, the Lady Miners did not get their rhythm until the Lady Rattlers had a fairly insurmountable lead. LSRV won 25-12. The 3rd set...
*Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article reported the 2A State Cross Country Championship was on October 15. The event is, in fact, on October 23.* As the cross country season draws to a close and the 2A State Cross Country Championship gets ever closer, Saratoga Cross Country appears poised to do well this season. On October 1, Saratoga’s long distance runners competed in the Wheatland Invite with both the men’s varsity and women’s varsity placing 3rd. While the B...
The Saratoga Panthers played well against the Lingle-Ft. Laramie (Lingle) Doggers on Friday evening but, at the end, could not quite pull off the win according to Head Coach Logan Wright. "If we had three or four minutes left in the game instead of two when we got the ball back," Wright said, "I think we would have scored and won." Wright believes the Panthers were equal to the team the Doggers fielded for the October 1 game. "Their team had three big plays that they scored...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners were at home and away for a split weekend for two conference matches. The Lady Miners hosted the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings on October 1 and were hosted by the Rock River Lady Longhorns on October 2. Lady Miners vs. Lady Vikings "This was our third meeting with Guernsey this season so we knew somewhat to expect, however volleyball is such a mental sport that you never feel fully prepared," Head Coach Tiera Scott said....
The Encampment Tigers are now sitting at the No. 2 spot in the 1A West Six-Man Conference following their October 1 game against the Meeteetse Longhorns. Despite a bye week following their hard-fought win over the Farson-Eden Pronghorns, the defending 1A Six-Man State Champions, Encampment was able to keep momentum going into their game against the Longhorns. Meeteetse, for their part, had tied for the No. 1 spot with Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) following a win over the...
The Saratoga Middle High school Lady Panthers hit the road over the weekend. The Bobcat invitational tournament in Thermopolis was held October 1 and 2. The Lady Panthers played a total of five conference matches over two days. Coming away with two wins and two ties, the Lady Panthers only lost one match of the weekend. Head Coach Shayley Love said,”It was a good weekend overall for our team. We are trying a few things in our line up and it proved to have some huge benefits f...
The Encampment Lady Tigers traveled to the Bobcat Invitational in Thermopolis over the weekend and netted six games over October 1 and 2. Encampment tied against three opponents and only took one loss over the weekend. The Encampment Lady Tigers first faced the Wind River Cougars on Friday. Encampment won the 1st set 21-19. With Wind River quickly returning to win the 2nd set 21-19, the match ended in a tie for both teams. Facing the Big Piney Punchers, the Encampment Lady...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers received a bit of a break from conference play this weekend as they competed in the Bobcat Invitational in Thermopolis. Though other 1A conference teams were in attendance, the Lady Rattlers were able to test their skills against higher conference teams with, mostly, positive results. LSRV faced the Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies, the Burlington Lady Huskies, the Big Piney Lady Punchers, the Riverside Lady Rebels and the...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner football team would have been within their rights to consider not playing last week when the roster could only field six players to face a team which had nearly double the players. “We only had six and with them not being able to rest at all, there is just little chance of us winning against a team that can rest players,” Head Coach Zack Scott said. “I am so proud of these boys because they fought hard, tried their best and n...
The Encampment Lady Tigers came away with a split weekend after one non-conference game and one conference game. On Friday, they were hosted by the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners and the Cokeville Lady Panthers on Staurday. Lady Tigers vs. Lady Miners The Lady Tigers attacked HEM on their home court for a 3-1 match. The netters played four sets total with Encampment taking a bite out of the Lady Miners in the first set at 25-21. HEM refused to be held down...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners started their weekend on Friday facing the Encampment Lady Tigers. The first game of the season had the Lady Miners meet the Lady Tigers on their home turf where Encampment came out on top after playing five sets. It was hoped the Lady Miners would get revenge on their home field. It did not happen with the team losing 3-1. The 1st set was close at 17-17 before the Lady Tigers made a run to go ahead and stayed there,...
Though the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners fells 50-13 to the Guernsey-Sunrise Vikings, the resulting game on Saturday was a great one to watch. While the Miners lost against the much larger Viking team, HEM put on a show of commitment and heart although the eight players on the team never got much breathing time. "I am proud of every single one of these players," Head Coach Zach Scott said. "Every single one of those kids went out there and played their heart...
The men's and women's varsity Saratoga Cross Country teams had a good showing for the hometown crowd on Friday as they hosted their annual Shana Ward Memorial Invite at Saratoga Hot Springs Resort. On the men's varsity side, the Bartlett twins continued to showcase their winning ways by placing in top spots for some individual victories. On the women's varsity side, however, Saratoga's long-distance runners were able to secure a team victory as they placed in the top spot....
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers had just one game last week as they hosted the Saratoga Lady Panthers on September 24. While the Lady Panthers would take one set from LSRV, the Lady Rattlers came away with another conference win. Head Coach Jenny Evans was proud of her team of netters, with positive comments for both the front and back row players. “I felt like it went pretty well. I just told them they need to go out and they need to be really aggressive an...
When the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers met the Dubois Rams on the gridiron last year, the Rattlers ended up losing a very tight game. That memory had Head Coach Jack Cobb very nervous because, he said, the Rattlers were basically facing the exact same team. It was a very different outcome with LSRV winning 46-0. “We came out knowing we had to play a complete game against Dubois,” Cobb said. “You have to beat Dubois because they never beat themselves.” Cobb said in...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers were dealt an 0-2 weekend as they were hosted by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers and the Cokeville Lady Panthers. The Lady Panthers traveled to LSRV’s home net on Friday. The Lady Rattlers showed their fangs first thing winning the 1st set at 25-23. Continuing to defend their net, LSRV took a bite out of the Lady Panthers winning the 2nd set at 25-18. The Lady Panthers dug their heels into the 3rd set with 79 match digs. Leading i...
The Encampment Tigers were able to secure another win this weekend as they held their first home game of the season on September 18. One week after being dealt a loss by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers, the Tigers roared back to secure the No. 3 spot in the 1A Six-Man West Conference. On Saturday, Encampment hosted the Farson-Eden Pronghorns, the defending Six-Man State Champions. Last season, Farson-Eden dealt a loss to the Tigers in the semi-final round of the...
Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler football took on the Burlington Huskies on their home field in a conference game, but the Rattlers came away victorious. The Rattlers won 68-16. “The past four or five years, the games with Burlington came down to a point or two,” Head Coach Jack Cobb said. “I told the boys this season to anticipate the same type of game.” Cobb said the team was late getting to Burlington due to construction on roads and that the team only had about 1...
Competing in the Rawlins Cross Country Invitational, Saratoga's long-distance runners didn't have to travel far last week. Running at the Sinclair Golf Course, the Panthers saw both individual and team successes for their homecoming week. Men's Varsity at Rawlins Competing against 51 other runners, Saratoga was able to secure some decent individual placings against larger schools such as Laramie, Rawlins and Cheyenne South. Grant Bartlett, who is the Panther's two-time...