<strong>Ben Gates</strong>
During the 2012-2013 basketball season, he averaged 9.5 points per game and scored 219 points through the season.
Those statistics earned Ben Gates a nod as an All Conference player his senior year.
Basketball head coach Josh Sandlian said Gates is a leader. He participates in every sport.

The Encampment athletes will have until Thursday to continue their conditioning. The next track meet is at Wind River.
The Natrona County Invite was cancelled Friday after Casper received six inches of snow, Encampment High School head track coach Kegan Willford said.
Willford is used to Wyoming’s unpredictable weather, he said, but it does put a lot of pressure on the athletes.

The Saratoga Panthers boys track team came home with second place at state last year. “I hope the feeling they got last year with their second place finish will spur each and every one of them to have even greater expectations this year,” Panthers’ head coach Rex Hohnholt said.

When Scott Bokelman was charged with nominating players for a state-wide athlete award, the choices were clear.
Bokelman, head coa ch of the Saratoga Panthers, nominated Waddie Love and Ben Gates for the Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award.

Saratoga Middle School wrestling coach Brandon Ray reported tournament results for the Shoshoni tournament.
Earning first place was Thomas Ingleby followed by Jeremy Detterer and Alex Ziegler taking second in their weight classes. Wyatt Carricato, Morgan Rempel and Colton Jones earned third place. Javin Vailette earned fourth place.

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.”