Encampment Tiger Basketball was swept by the Saratoga Panthers in the battle of the Platte last Thursday.

Despite the rivalry loses, the Tigers are looking to continue improving week-by-week as the second half of the basketball season unfolds.

Lady Tigers

The Valley is purple and gold after the Saratoga Panthers swept the Battle of the Platte, defeating the Encampment Tigers in the Panther Den last Thursday evening.

Both match-ups were close to begin but with bench depth, stout defense and a hometown crowd– the Panthers and Lady Panthers were able to seize 54-31 and 62-21 victories, respectively.

Lady Panthers

The Rawlins Outlaws were on the road last week as they faced the Buffalo Bison, one of the top teams in the 3A East Conference. Ultimately, Rawlins was dealt a nearly 20-point loss by the Bison.

“They shoot the ball extremely well and have a lot of size,” said Head Coach David Greninger. “We didn’t execute our game plan very well and they took advantage of that.”

“Super young but extremely great attitudes and very coachable,” Encampment Head Middle School Basketball Coach Daniel Greenwood said of his Tigers this season.

With the middle school boys’ basketball season underway, Encampment has the largest roster Greenwood has coached in his four seasons leading the Tigers. Of the 17 players, there’s one eighth grader, one seventh grader and 15 fifth and sixth graders.

The Saratoga Panthers Wrestling Team competed at the Joe Aimone Invite in Kemmerer last month and crossed the state line for the West Grand Tournament in Kremmiling, Colo. on Jan. 3.

Joe Aimone Invite

“We had a great tournament with a lot of matches,” Head Coach Rusty Arnold said. “All the kids wrestled well. We were fighting some sickness.”

Elder Tigers laced up their shoes, knocked the rust off and took the court to relive the glory days during the second annual Encampment Alumni Game in the Tig