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  • Indoor track competes in Gillette

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 26, 2020

    Green River’s indoor track team traveled north last week to compete with 16 other Wyoming teams at the Basin Nation Indoor Track Meet at the Campbell County Recreation Center in Gillette. Among the teams competing were both Gillette high schools, all three Cheyenne high schools along with both Casper High Schools,Laramie and Sheridan along with Rawlins, Riverton, Big Horn, Lovell, Tongue River, Worland, and Douglas resulting in close to 200 competitors in some events. The top performance for the Wolves on the day was a school record-setting p...

  • Despite travel issues, track team improves

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 12, 2020

    The Green River indoor track team headed to Casper for a meet at Natrona County High School, but was turned back at Rawlins due to weather issues. We asked head Track Coach Dan Hansen about his thoughts on the season to date. Head coach Dan Hansen, a long time track coach in Wyoming, voiced his frustration afterwards. “This has been the worst indoor season ever, as to not being able to get to meets,” he said. “We have had two meets canceled in the short season and competed therefore, in only two meets to date.” Hansen hopes the team will be...

  • Wolves compete at Weber State meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 5, 2020

    Green River High School’s indoor track team took a small contingent of athletes south this past weekend to compete with several Wyoming teams, including Rock Springs, Evanston, Star Valley, and Mountain View. They also competed against many teams from Idaho and Utah in another tune up for the Wyoming State Indoor High School Track Championships later this month and to give the competitors opportunities to compete at a high-level meet in preparation for the upcoming outdoor track season. Top performances for both the girls and the boys, those f...

  • Indoor track season begins with 2 meets

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Jan 29, 2020

    Green River's indoor track team split up this weekend with a small contingent of runners heading South to compete with Evanston, Mountain View, Rock Springs and Star Valley and dozens of Utah and Idaho teams at the 2020 UHSTCA Indoor Invitational at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. A somewhat larger contingent traveled to Laramie the same days to compete at their smaller invitational. The outstanding performer on the day for the Lady Wolves was junior Muriel Jones, who finished 39th out of 266 runners in the girls 1,600-meter run, with a time...

  • Wolves football season ends with loss to Cody

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 31, 2019

    In a close contest that was in doubt up until the last minute of the game the powerful 6-1 Cody Broncs came into Green River and in a defense-dominated game defeated the 2-5 Wolves who played hard and had a chance up to the end, to take the No. 2 seed into the State playoffs. The Wolves came up short though, and their season ended with a 17-10 loss. The Broncs only offensive touchdown of the game did not come until 9:30 in the forth quarter as the Wolves defense gave up 200 yards on the ground,...

  • Wolves football takes loss in Jackson

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 10, 2019

    The Wolves football had a tough loss against Jackson last Friday falling, 47-0. The 1-3 Green River Wolves traveled to Jackson this past Friday to take on the 2-2 Jackson Broncs and the states leading rusher 5’ 8” 160 lb. senior Jaden Cox who is averaging more 200 yards rushing per game. Head coach Marty Wrage said it was a tough game in Jackson. Cox who was rested for part of the second half carried the ball 23 times for 179 yards for two touchdowns and two fumbles, while their sophomore quarterback showed they can also pass the ball as he...

  • Wolves shut out by Star Valley

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 3, 2019

    The Wolves football team fell Friday, 22-0 to a tough and undefeated Star Valley team. Star Valley started the game with a good 22-yard kickoff return, which put the ball on the 32-yard line to start their drive. The Braves mounted a 10-play drive with all running plays, which covered 68 yards and took almost half of the first quarter before one of their large players got in the endzone, 7-0. On the ensuing kickoff, the Wolves got an excellent return of their own when Tayler Jensen got of a...

  • Wolves win Homecoming game

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 26, 2019

    Green River Wolves football team defeated the Torrington Trailblazers, 14-7, for its first win of season. On a windy, rainy and chilly game at Wolves Stadium before a large homecoming crowd junior Jachob Fuss started his first game as quarterback for the Wolves. He led the Wolves on offense to their first win of the season. Fuss was backed by strong running from fellow junior Gabe Burdette and a host of big play performances on offense led by senior Tayler Jensen who scored both of the Wolves...

  • GRHS football season starts with close loss

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 12, 2019

    The Green River Wolves football team started off the season with a close loss to Lander. Last Friday, Green River traveled to Lander to play its season opener and lost 10-7. After two running plays, the Wolves fumbled the ball on third down and gave the Lander Tigers excellent field position to start their first offensive series. Lander ran the ball on first down and was stopped for a 4-yard loss by seniors Payton Tucker and Tayler Jensen. On second down, Lander again ran the ball and this time senior Thomas Harvey and Junior J.D. Renfro were...

  • Wolves kick off season Friday

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 5, 2019

    The Green River High School Wolves started their season Friday night with a non conference Jamboree scrimmage with Mountain View and Farson-Eden high schools. The main varsity action, which involved running a set series of plays by both teams on offense and defense, saw Green River take on the visiting Buffaloes from Mountain View who came in ranked second in 2A and a very impressive ranking of sixth in the state overall. The Buffaloes took command from the start, marching down the field...

  • Personal bests set at state track

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 22, 2019

    Six members of the Green River Wolves Track team achieved their personal bests at State. Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, track teams traveled to Kelly Walsh High School in Casper to compete in the 2019 State Outdoor Track Championships. Green River qualified a team of five boys and five girls. In the girls 3,200-meter run, senior Kaisa Arnell improved on her previous best time by almost three seconds in finishing 15th in the field of 21 State qualifiers. Marcos Valerio, also a senior, took 11th for the boys in the 3,220-meter run in...

  • 10 advance to State track meet in Casper

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 15, 2019

    This weekend the Green River girls and boys track team traveled west to Evanston to compete in the 4A West Regional Track Championships. The team competed against Kelly Walsh, Evanston, Rock Springs, Star Valley, Jackson, Riverton and Cody. The top eight finishers in each event qualify for State, except in the relays, where the top four teams qualify. The young Wolves head coach Dan Hansen felt that his team “competed pretty well, but there were a few kids that were a little short of qualifying. Hansen said with the new conference alignment, t...

  • Track team battles cold weather conditions at home

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 8, 2019

    With wind chills in the low 20s to 30s to start the Green River twilight Track meet, five southwest Wyoming school’s competitors were dressed in hooded sweatshirts and wrapped in blankets for the chilly, mostly overcast, late afternoon meet. Last Thursday and despite the cold, competitors gathered for one last opportunity for competition prior to the 4A West Regionals next week in Evanston. According to head coach Dan Hansen, it was a nice opportunity “to be able to recognize our seniors and their hard work over the years.” Hansen felt that...

  • Track team fares well at Utah meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 1, 2019

    On Saturday the Wolves traveled South to Morgan, Utah, to compete with five other Wyoming teams and 23 Utah teams. In the boys 4X800 meter relay, the Wolves took second place with a strong team that finished more than a minute and 10 seconds faster than earlier in the week. In the 3,200-meter, all three runners improved their times significantly led by Greg Sherwin in 26th, Jared Westenskow 5oth and Evin Hansen 52nd in the field of 64 runners. In the 100-meter low hurdles for the girls, Mariyah...

  • Team competes at midweek Evanston meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 1, 2019

    The Green River Wolves Track Team started a busy week of track Wednesday when they competed in the Evanston Invitational with eight other Southwest Wyoming teams. In the relays, the Lady Wolves took third out of five teams in the 4X800 relay, while the Boys took sixth out of eight teams in the 4X800 relay. The girls also took third of three teams in the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay, with the boys taking third out of four teams in their 1,600-meter relay race. Mariyah Brady, a junior, led the way in the 100-meter hurdles finishing in the top...

  • Small track group improves in Afton

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 25, 2019

    Last Wednesday, during spring break, Green River took a very small group of competitors to the Star Valley High School track meet in Afton. Green River's group consisted of eight girls and two boys and they competed with 11 other Southwest Wyoming high schools and one Idaho high school for the Dave Draney Invitational Track Meet. Despite the small numbers, those who traveled during spring break got in some good competition and several recorded their best or close to their best results of the...

  • Track team competes at Riverton invite

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 17, 2019

    Due to spring break, the Green River Wolves Track Team took a small group of 18 athletes to Riverton this past Saturday for an in state meet which included the host Riverton and several central and northern Wyoming schools. There were three Green River sprinters in the 100 dash, led by Chatney Tirrell who came in 16th at 14.22, followed by Lillian Munoz in 24th at 14.72 and Mckenzie Clark in 57th at 16.20 in the field of 79 sprinters. Munoz crossed the line in 28.85 for seventh place and Tirrell ran 29.06 for eighth in the 200-meter dash, both...

  • Team improves at Rock Springs meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 10, 2019

    The Green River Wolves track team competed in Rock Springs at the Ted Schroeder Meet of Hope, competing against 12 other teams. There were a number of fine performances on the day as many of the Wolves set their personal best times or distances. In the girls 100 meters, all of the Lady Wolves finished in personal record time. They were led by junior Mariyah Brady taking fourth in 13.17, followed by senior Erika Wilson in ninth place in 13.72, sophomore Jacque Vaquera at 11th in 13.84, freshman Sara Wilson at 23rd, freshman Karli Rasmussen at 30...

  • Wolves compete in West Jordan, Utah

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 3, 2019

    Spring weather caused cancellation of the Big Piney Invitational track meet last Friday but the Wolves, along with Rock Springs, Lyman and Cokeville, traveled to West Jordan, Utah, Saturday to compete with 15 Utah teams. Those competitors for the Wolves finishing in the top eight in their events and scoring team points for Green River included senior Erika Wilson taking first place in the long jump with a leap of 5-3. Senior Kim Peterson placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 96-9 and sophomore Liberty Ferrell placed eighth in the...

  • Wolves impress at Natrona meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 27, 2019

    Heading into the second outdoor track meet of the season, the Green River Wolves fielded a much larger and more experienced track team than their first meet. Green River competed at the Natrona Invitational in Casper with 18 other Wyoming teams this past weekend. Girls results In the 100 meter dash, finishing in the top third of the field of 102 sprinters for the Lady Wolves were Mariyah Brady in 13th at 13.98, Erika Wilson in 18th at 14.21, Lillian Munoz in 19th at 14.25, Chatney Tirrell in...

  • Wolves compete at early bird invite

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 20, 2019

    The Green River Wolves Girls and Boys Outdoor Track season started last weekend with an early season meet at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. The Wolves were the only Wyoming school in the meet. The young Wolves squad was dominated by freshman and sophomores in many of their events. In the 100-meter dash, sophomore Chatney Tirrell led the way for the Lady Wolves finishing 58th in 14.92, followed by freshman Addee Beardsley in 68th in 15.33 in a field of 79 sprinters from 23 Utah high schools. In the 200-meter dash, Green River was led...

  • Indoor track concludes season with State meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 6, 2019

    The girls and boys indoor track team made the long trip to Gillette to compete at their State meet, competing with more than 20 other Wyoming teams in their final indoor track meet of the season. There were few surprises as those that have led the team all year continued to do so with most of the competitors close to or exceeding their seasons best marks. For the girls in the 55-meter dash, Ellie Kettering defeated nearly a third of the field as she took 24th out of 67 sprinters at 7.98. Also in the 200-meter dash, E. Kettering led the way for...

  • Indoor track team competes at Simplot

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 20, 2019

    The Green River’s indoor track team competed at the Simplot Games Indoor Track Meet in Pocatello, Idaho over the weekend. There were 21 Wyoming teams in attendance, as well as teams from 20 different states, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with a total of 2,000 athletes competing in one of the most prestigious Indoor Track Meets in the United States. The Green River girls team consisted of six competitors, three freshman, two juniors and one senior, while the boys had eight competitors: one freshman, four sophomores, and three seniors. For t...

  • Green River represented at Natrona County track meet

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 13, 2019

    The Green River High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track Team sent a small group of athletes to Casper Friday and Saturday due to injuries and students taking college entrance exams. Despite the small team, there were some personal records set and good improvements by many of the Green River competitors. In the boys sprints, sophomore Tyler Killett led the way in the 55-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter run for the boys. In the 55 meters, Killett finished 31st in a field of 112 sprinters in 7.10, followed by freshman Breydan...

  • Indoor track team competes at Weber State invitational

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 6, 2019

    The Green River High School Girls and Boys Indoor Track team traveled to Ogden, Utah, last week to Weber State University for its 26th Annual Weber State University Developmental Indoor Track and Field Meet. Friday, the meet started with field events. Participating in the shot put, the Lady Wolves were led by senior Kim Peterson, whom head coach Dan Hansen said has been moving up the ladder this season. Peterson was the top finisher and only Lady Wolf to make the finals, finishing eighth with a throw of 28.03.25. She was followed closely by...

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