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It appeared for a few minutes last Friday night that the Green River High School football team might leave Star Valley with their first victory of the season. After falling behind 14-0 early in the first quarter, a resilient Wolves team battled back and took at 21-17 lead when junior quarterback Tyler Vendetti found the end zone from two yards away. The joy however was short lived as the home-standing Braves answered with 21 straight points on their way to a 38-17 victory. After digging the 14-0...
With Halloween just around the corner, one of the more crowd-pleasing family events will take place Saturday in downtown Green River. The Green River Main Street Trunk or Treat is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on N. 1st. East. “This is definitely one of our more popular event and the biggest in the downtown area,” Green River Main Street Administrator Jennie Melvin said. This year’s event will include kids games, a photo area with a professional photographer, a costume contest for both kids and pets, truck or treating, pumpkin...
By JACK H. SMITH Staff Writer While a lot of my fellow Americans were making their way to Apple Stores last week to see if they could bend the display models for the iPhone 6 or to properly secure their houses to prevent any intrusion from Ebola zombies, I found myself making the nine-hour voyage to Las Vegas. The popular marketing slogan states that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but if that were the case I should probably stop typing now. After a chaotic literally earth shaking trip to...
With the state competition a little over a week away, Green River High School Marching Band Director Jerrid Washburn wants to see improvement each time the band performs. “Every time we get on the field whether it’s practice or a performance, we want it to be better than the last time. If were doing that, than the ratings we’d like to see will take care of themselves,” he said. The competition is slated for Oct. 18 in Casper and Washburn said the 75-member band is getting close to being ready. “There is still some polishing and work that need...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team will look to exact revenge tomorrow night against rival Rock Springs High School. In the first matchup of the season, Rock Springs (8-15 1-4 4A West) picked up its only conference win of the season with a thrilling five-set home win over the Lady Wolves. This time the game will be at Green River High School and head coach Rikki Shantz said her team is excited to get another crack at the Lady Tigers. She said in the first matchup, the team made a lot...
For a number of years, a devoted group of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board members, administrators, students, coaches and other community members worked hard and put in many hours of blood, sweat, and tears with the hopes of getting a new swimming pool at Green River High School. Last Thursday was a magical night for all those who put in all the countless hours as they were all able to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the new aquatic center. Just moments before the ceremony...
It’s a huge week for the Green River High School football team. After another four quarters of inspired play last Friday in a 38-17 loss to undefeated juggernaut Jackson High School, the Wolves will look to pick up their first win of the season against winless Star Valley. Following the game last week, Maggi said he expected to see a group of motivated kids who believe they are closer to getting that first victory. “We just got to get the kids over the hump,” he said. Before he talked to his team at the end of game, Maggi said they were alrea...
It was some stiff competition last week for the Green River High School cross country team. The Wolves made the quick trip to compete at the Park City Invitational against some of the better teams from across Utah. It was a huge meet numbers-wise with a total of 221 runners in the boys varsity race and 194 in the girls varsity race. Head Coach Steve Boyd said it was a good day and a good meet for the team and following the race, the kids were happy with where they finished. He said while the course was a little short of a 5K, it still had a...
A few weeks ago in Salt Lake City, I was eating at a pizza place with my sister and unwinding after a long week. When the waiter came over to ask if we wanted anything else, she said just a box. Because we were traveling, I wasn’t quite sure where she was going to keep it, but I went along with it in case she just have some crazy hunger fit later. She can tend to get a bit cranky at times, so I just went with it. She had no intention of ever finishing the pizza. On the walk from the hotel we h...
The Green River High School football team made it clear from the start of last Friday nights home game against Powell -- they were going to give it their best for the full 48 minutes. And while the Wolves fell short to the three-time defending state champion Powell Panthers 31-10, Green River head coach Don Maggi was pleased with how hard his team played throughout the game. "I don't think we've had a game where all four quarters we competed as hard as we could and fought adversity to do things...
It's the end of the road for the Green River High School tennis team. The Wolves will wrap up their season starting tomorrow at the three-day Wyoming State Tournament in Gillette. Going into last week's regional tournament in Laramie, coach Phil Harder said he expected the team to give tough matches to those we compete against and play smart tennis., and expected the kids to show mental fortitude when the momentum changes during the match. The results of the tournament showed the team did a...
While a ribbon cutting is planned tomorrow at 5 p.m. for the new state-of-the-art aquatic center, it will still be a while before the Green River High School girl’s swim team gets to enjoy their new digs. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said yesterday that she had hoped the team would get to use the new pool for a scheduled meet Friday against Cheyenne Central and East High Schools. Instead, she said it looks like the only time the 2014 team will get to compete in the Monroe pool is at a last chance meet Oct. 23 that had originally been scheduled f...
Green River High School golf coach Nathan Loe believes the team standings at last week’s 4A State Tournament in Laramie may not be a true representation of just how his team did. “Our kids played well. It was the best two rounds they put together all year. I’m proud of these kids,” Loe said. Despite finishing last in the team standings, Loe said they worked their butts off the last couple of weeks in practice and they learned a lot. Leading the way for Green River was senior Brock Ortega who finished with only 16 golfers ahead of him and a t...
The Green River High School cross country team had some strong performances at the Glen Legler Cross Country Invitational in Casper. Josie Givens continued her torrid 2014 pace with a second place finish and a time of 20:01.35. Campbell County sophomore Sydney Wendt won the race with a time of 19:49.53. Head coach Steve Boyd said Givens continues to run strong and she was right there with Wendt, who finished second at state last season. Boyd said Cheyenne McMichael who finished 16th with a time of 22:44 did a great job and set a personal best....
If you walk into the office of the Green River Star, you will see a stack of newspapers from around the western United States on the counter. Each week, I’ll take a look at a few of them to get story, photo, and design ideas, and also just to see what’s the pulse of some of the communities around the size of Green River. While I was looking at the Weiser (Idaho) Signal American last week, I came across a story about two senior volleyball players who smashed the Guinness World Record for the mos...
By JACK H. SMITH Staff Writer Looking back at her childhood, Cori Potter has fond memories of her sister Jolene Potter. Some of her favorite memories of her older sibling by two years were camping trips when they were little. The family would ride four wheelers, fish and go backpacking. She also remembers her as a loving mother to her sons Rylan and Nate, and while she was often times working two jobs, she would still always find time to get the boys to and from their activities. Jolene also...
One month into the season, Green River High School swimming coach Colleen Seiloff is pleased with the progress of her 2014 squad. The steady growth of the team was apparent last Saturday at a multi dual event at Monroe Pool in Green River. The Lady Wolves picked up two wins including a 142 to 26 win over Casper Natrona and a 99 to 84 win over Kelly Walsh High School. The dual meet also included Rock Springs and Evanston High Schools. Seiloff said the team swam very well and there were a lot of...
It was another strong week for the Green River High School girl’s cross country team. Competing with three other teams at the Evanston Invite, the Lady Wolves had four runners finish in the top 15 including another strong run from Josie Givens. The junior finished first in the race with a time of 20:57.40. She edged out Hannah Behunin of Mountain View who had defeated her earlier this season in a down to the wire race. Behunin finished with a time of 21:55.01. Head coach Steve Boyd said Givens is running great and beat a good runner by a...
The Green River High School volleyball team showed at times they could play with anybody in the state. In their first two home matches of the season, the Lady Wolves showed many positives despite two losses to the number one and three ranked teams in the state. The highlight of the season was Saturday when the Lady Wolves faced the daunting task of facing the top-ranked Trojans who came into the match with a 14-1 record and were a perfect 3-0 in the 4A West Conference. After falling 25-21 in a close first set, Green River stormed back in the...
The Green River High School golf team will wrap up their season Friday and Saturday at the 4A State Championships in Laramie. Head coach Nathan Loe said that he is proud of his kids over the course of the 2014 season and they have consistently dropped their scores from from Thursday to the Friday round of competition. Loe said that the team will play a practice round in Laramie Thursday and he expects them to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. “They are really excited to play,” Loe said. “It should be a lot of fun.” Represe...
The Green River High School volleyball team finally gets to play at home. After opening with their first 12 matches on the road, the Lady Wolves (5-7, 0-1 4A West) will look to pick up their first conference win of the season Friday night against Casper Natrona (11-3, 2-0 4A West). The varsity game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Head coach Rikki Shantz said it's exciting to finally be at home. She said the Lady Wolves always seem to bring more energy for the conference match ups and bring even more...
Things could not have started better last Friday for the Green River High School football team. Unfortunately, after a dominant first half on offense, the Wolves were unable to carry the momentum to the second half of a 35-28 home loss to Rawlins. On the second play from scrimmage, Green River quarterback Tyler Vendetti showed why he is one of the best athletes in the Cowboy state when he took a quarterback-keeper to the sideline and outran the Outlaw defense for a 71-yard touchdown. It was the...
A routine after hours check of Expedition Island early Sept. 1 led to the apprehension of a suspected Utah bank robber. During his check of the park, Officer Kent Hemphill came into contact with Sandy, Utah resident Robert David Bingle, who was eventually arrested for alleged felony wrongful taking or disposing of property and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. According to affidavit, Hemphill noticed a maroon colored Toyota Tacoma in the Island parking lot and observed a white male subject sitting in the rear passenger seat....
I really would love to have one day where we could act like it’s 1995. I really don’t think it would be to much to ask, for that at least one day a week or possibly month, we could put our phones down, stay of the computers and actually have conversations with each other. Every time I go somewhere like a restaurant, most of the people sitting together just sit there and play on their phones. A lot of times I think they are just texting each other, which really makes me want to scream. Let...
It was a huge weekend for the Green River High School volleyball team as the Lady Wolves were able to do something not even the 2009 4A state championship team could accomplish. Competing with 23 other schools from a total of three states at the Gillette Invitational, Green River was able to advance with seven other teams to the Gold Bracket and came away with a sixth-place finish and an overall record of 4-2. Head coach Rikki Shantz said she that was the first time the team has made it to to the gold bracket and she and the girls were very...
