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Snakes block Tigers road to state

The Encampment Tigers lost their chance to compete in the state championship Saturday. They lost 29-42 against Little Snake River Valley Rattlers at the 1A West Regional Boy Basketball Tournament in Lander.
Thursday night, the Tigers faced Dubois Rams and lost the game 43-55.
“This was a key game for us,” head coach Dan Kraft said. “I didn’t have the kids ready for low post.”

Spiering, Irene take second

Saratoga Panther, Thatcher Spiering, and Hanna-Elk Mountain- Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner, Justin Irene, both wrestled their way into the finals this past weekend. Both wrestlers earned second place in their weight classes at the state wrestling tournament. Saratoga took 11th out of 21 teams in class 2A.

Gomez retiring as outrider

Among a group of young outriders was a man who has been working the Chariot Races longer than the other four riders have been living.
Larry Gomez has been working the Chariot Races for 33 years. He started when he was 33, and has missed only one race and that is when his brother-in-law died.
Being an outrider is not an easy job. They sit in the wind, dust beating their faces, waiting for the next race.

Deuces Wild takes first place, again

Improving his time on the track by 49 seconds, Wade Swingle, with his team, Deuces Wild, took home the Dave Pennock “Good Times” Trophy and the Interstate Traveling Trophy for the second year in a row from the Donald E. Erickson Memorial Chariot Races.
Swingle’s team clocked 22.88 seconds on Saturday and 22.08 seconds on Sunday with a combined time of 44.96

Encampment heads to regionals

Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) (20-2), (7-0) will remain number one in the Boys 1A southwest conference, and Encampment (14-5), (6-2) will go into the regional bracket as number two. LSRV came out on top of a low scoring defensive battle, 28-37.

Lady Tigers show fortitude to the end

The Encampment girls team never gave up. There is an old adage, “Don’t die with bullets left in your gun.” The Lady Tigers had few numbers and were plagued with injuries throughout the season. With only one substitute the Lady Tigers had no choice but to fight until the end.

Lady Panthers go pink in regular season ender

The Lady Panthers finished regular season play against their Valley rivals, the Encampment Lady Tigers, Saturday night in the Panther Den. The Ladies played the “Pink Panther game” for breast cancer awareness.

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