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Last Wednesday, the Green River High School Wrestling teams hit the road and traveled to Evanston to compete in a dual meet with the Evanston Red Devils. Evanston prevailed in a close meet for the boys Varsity, winning with a team score of 41-32. The girls meet was not scored. On Friday, the Wolves hosted their cross-town rivals the Rock Springs Tigers on Senior Night for the Wolves. The Green River boys won the Varsity meet 43-28, while the Green River girls also won 29-12. The Wolves Junior...
Green River’s Boys and Girls Indoor Track teams competed this past week at Idaho State University’s Holt Areana in Pocatello, Idaho for the Dragalia Invite, going up against 38 teams from five states. Head Coach Dan Hansen felt the team did really well, noting that several of the kids qualified to go to the very prestigious Simplot Games on the same track as the Dragalia Invite, which will be held next week, with six girls and eight boys having made the qualifying marks. The coach went on to comment on the fine performances of his team, noting...
This past Thursday the Green River Wolves Wrestling teams hosted the always-tough Star Valley Braves. The Braves lived up to their reputation as one of the strong programs in the state, winning the Boys Varsity 40-28, the Girls Varsity 36-9 and the Boys Junior Varsity 60-20 for a clean sweep in the dual match competition. Green River’s Head Wrestling Coach Josh Wisnewski felt that his team “had a lot of fight in the dual against Star Valley.” He was happy that the team “went out and gave it their all.” Coach Wisnewski also commented that Star V...
In one of the largest in-state wrestling tournaments of the year, the Wolves Wrestling team traveled to Riverton this past weekend to participate in the Ron Thon Invitational. Taking place at Riverton High School on Friday and Saturday, the tournament had the Wolves competing against 41 other teams for the boys and 38 teams for the girls. The boys Varsity finished fifth in team scoring, while the J.V. boys were 14th in their 40-team field. The girls team finished 19th in team scoring overall....
This past Friday and Saturday, the Green River Boys and Girls Wrestling teams competed in a large in-state wrestling tournament, the Lander Valley Invite at Lander High School. The girls finished 11th out of 23 teams, while the Varsity boys were second in their 27-team field. Also the Junior Varsity competed in a J.V. Tourney in Lander. Head Wrestling Coach Josh Wisnewski felt that the team wrestled well at Lander. He commented that they are focusing on getting better every week and that he is h...
The Green River Girls and Boys Indoor Track Team traveled to Ogden, Utah this past Friday and Saturday to participate with dozens of high school and high school club teams in a huge regional meet. The Weber State High School Indoor Track Invitational had well over 100 participants in many of the events. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen felt that his team competed well, “with solid marks and several P.R.’s (personal records) for the meet.” The Track team will be off the next two weeks, according to Hansen, before heading to Pocatello, Idaho for a...
This past Friday and Saturday, Green River High School's Wrestling teams returned home to host another regional tournament on their schedule. The Thoman Invitational included Campbell County, Evanston, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale, Worland and Green River for the Wyoming teams competing, as well as Grantville and Uinta teams from Utah and a team from Rifle, Colorado. Uinta's always-strong wrestling program finished first in the boys competition. Green River, despite some...
The short Indoor Track season got off to a fine start for the Green River Wolves Boys and Girls Track team. Although weather canceled their first meet last year, it did not do the same this year, and Green River was able to make the trip to Pocatello, Idaho this past weekend. There they compete against a large contingent of high school and club teams from Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. The Wolves Head Track Coach Dan Hansen was pleased to get the season started and felt that overall “it was a good start to the season.” Hansen felt that they fou...
This past Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, the Green River High School Wrestling teams competed in the Uinta Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah in a highly competitive Regional meet with teams from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Head Wrestling Coach Josh Wisniewski was pleased with his team's performance. "The boys Varsity team competed well in a tough varsity tournament," the coach said. "Finishing fourth overall with 18 wrestlers is a good stepping stone for our team." Wisniewski...
The Green River High School Boys Varsity Wrestling team traveled by bus nearly 700 miles in approximately ten hours to participate in one of the top National High School Wrestling Tournaments in the nation this past week. The Wolves worked hard to make their mark in the Reno Tournament of Champions. Twenty-five wrestlers were able to gain invaluable experience competing with a huge field of wrestlers from nearly 90 high schools from multiple states. The Green River Girls and Junior Varsity wrestlers also competed in two meets this past week....
The Green River High School Boys Wrestling Team started the year at a large and prestigious regional wrestling tournament this past Friday and Saturday in Heber, Utah for the Wasatch Invitational. There were three teams from Wyoming with Kemmerer, Lyman and Green River competing, and eleven teams from Utah. The Wolves competed in duals against all eight of the Utah high schools in the tournament. Green River won six of the eight duals, losing two, with one of the loses by just one point, in a...
The Green River High School Girls Wrestling team started their season this year on the road, competing at the Star Valley Lady Braves Brawl in Afton Thursday, December 12. Teams competing included Star Valley, Mountain View and Green River from Wyoming; Skyview from Utah; and South Fremont, Sky View, Sugar Salem and Thunder Ridge from Idaho. The Lady Wolves finished fourth in the field of eight. Green River had seven wrestlers competing, including four freshman, two sophomores and one senior. Se...
The Green River High School Boys and Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Wrestling teams started practice for the 2025 season this past week on Monday, November 25. Green River, Evanston and Riverton have all been moved up to 4A and will compete in the 4A West Division along with Natrona, Kelly Walsh, Jackson, Star Valley and Rock Springs. The Wolves' first meet of the season will be the always-tough Wasatch Duals in Heber City, Utah on December 13 and 14. Head Wrestling Coach Josh Wisniewski...
The Green River High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track team will kick off their winter sports season in the new year, with their first day of practice scheduled for Monday, January 6. Their first meet will come two weeks later at the Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho on Saturday, January 18. The last day for signing up for Indoor Track is December 6, which will give the team a total of the athletes who will be competing this season. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen is aware of at least 13 seniors, four juniors, 13 sophomores and 13 freshmen so...
The 1-7 Green River Wolves hit the road this past Friday for their final game of the 2024 football season. They took on the number-one ranked and undefeated Star Valley Braves at Star Valley’s home field on their Senior Night. Star Valley’s strong football presence was reflected in their undefeated record and a huge roster of 174 players to the Wolves’ 109. The Braves also have 43 seniors compared to Green River’ s 11, and a number of big players, all of which has enabled them to dominate again this season. Even with the dominating numbers...
The 1-7 Green River Wolves Football team took on the second-ranked 3A team in the state last weekend - the 6-1 Cody Broncs, whose only loss came the previous week to the number-one Star Valley Braves. Cody appeared fired up to get back in the dominating role they have shown all season. Green River became the third team this season that Cody shut out. The Broncs already beat Douglas 49-0 and Evanston 50-0. The number one team in rushing and number two in passing in the State showed off the...
The Green River High School Wolves Football team took on the Powell Panthers this past Friday with a good Homecoming crowd and perfect fall weather. The Wolves came out strong to start the game. After a fine kickoff return to the 35-yard line by Dax Taylor, Quarterback Max Hintz completed two passes to Taylor, added a six-yard run of his own, and hit Evan Maser with two passes including a 24-yard touchdown reception. With the P.A.T. kick by Braxton Doak good, the Wolves were looking good early...
The 2-3 Jackson Broncs Football team was in town to take on the Green River Wolves on Senior Night this past week. Jackson got the ball to start the game, and it took them just seven plays with a mix of runs and passing to take a quick 7-0 lead. Jackson then surprised the Wolves with an early on-side kick, which the Broncs recovered. They started another drive, which included six penalties along the way, before trying a 34-yard field goal. The kick was wide, and Jackson turned the ball back to...
The Green River Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis teams competed in the Wyoming State Tennis Championships this past weekend in Gillette with teams from Campbell County, Rock Springs, Cody, Laramie, Cheyenne South, Natrona, Thunder Basin, Sheridan, Kelly Walsh, Powell, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Jackson, and Rawlins/Torrington. Play existed in #1 Singles, #2 Singles, #1 Doubles, #2 Doubles and #3 Doubles for both girls and boys. Preliminary rounds were Thursday-Friday, with finals on Saturday. After the State meet, Head Tennis Coach Phil...
The Green River Wolves Football team traveled west this past Friday to take on the Evanston Red Devils. They played in front of a big crowd in the conference opener for both teams, which was also homecoming night for Evanston. Evanston returned most of their starters on both the offensive and defensive lines, according to Green River's Head Coach Blaine Christensen, as well as having the top rusher in the 3A conference. Green River kicked to Evanston to start the game, and the Red Devils got a...
The Green River Wolves Football team, which was 1-3 for the season, traveled north this past week to take on the 4-1 Riverton Wolverines. The game was a reunion involving the two head coaches for each team as the Wolves' Head Coach Blaine Christensen coached under Riverton's Head Coach Mark Lenhardt while they were both coaches at Rock Springs High School for several years. The game was played before a large, loud, enthusiastic crowd at Riverton High's stadium. The Wolves were without two of...
This past week the Green River High School Girls and Boys Tennis teams hosted the 2024 South Regional Tennis Championships at three court locations on Friday and Saturday in Green River. The Wolves competed in the South Regional with Cheyenne East, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne South, Laramie, Rawlins, Torrington, and Rock Springs. The girls team had an excellent showing, finishing third overall as a team. Green River's #1 Singles player Rylin Arnel was 1-2 on the day with some close matches. The...
The Green River Wolves Football team made big plays on both offense and defense to win their first game of the season in front of a good home crowd at the Hall Of Fame Game last Friday, defeating Rawlins 28-15. The Wolves had a balanced offense, with 144 yards rushing on 32 carries for a 4.5 yard per carry average - a huge improvement from last week's 1.0 yard per carry average in the running game. Their passing offense was also much improved, with Quarterback Max Hintz connecting on 19 of 23...
The Green River High School Girls and Boys Tennis teams traveled east this past week for a series of games. The Wolves started with games against Torrington played in Laramie at 1 p.m. on Thursday before moving on to play Cheyenne South in Cheyenne Friday at 2:30 p.m. The team stayed overnight and played Cheyenne East at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. They finished the long road trip by going against Cheyenne Central at 1 p.m. before heading home later that afternoon. The Lady Wolves beat Torrington 5-0 while the boys team prevailed 4-1, with their...
The Green River Wolves Football team played much better in their second game of the season. They had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter, but came up short 21-14 to the Lander Tigers. The Tigers held the Wolves, who had their moments, to 112 yards total offense. A lot of fine defensive play stopped the Wolves at or behind the line of scrimmage throughout the game. The Wolves made fewer mistakes for penalties and caused Lander to turn the ball over a number of times, which kept Green...
