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The Wolves hit the road for the second week in a row to take on the always tough Star Valley Braves in their conference opener Friday, but ended with a difficult 31-0 shutout in favor of the Braves. An early start time meant the teams had a huge crowd with perfect weather unaffected by the smoke of local forest fires. The Wolves were without three of their best players with All Conference linebacker and receiver Anthony Mitchell,as well as juniors Payton Tucker and Thomas Harvey. The young...
After two home games in the friendly confines of Wolves Stadium, the Wolves took the long trip down I-80 to take on the undefeated and always tough Torrington Trailblazers. It would be a rough contest for the Wolves, who left the field with a 31-9 loss. Torrington kicked to Green River and after a 16-yard return by Anthony Johnson from the 3-yard line the Wolves went on offense. Quarterback Dallan Serrano started of with an 8-yard run, followed by a run for no gain, but with third down and short Torrington’s always strong defense rose up and s...
The Wolves were hoping to start their season at 2-0 against their second non-conference foe this season, but Rawlins hung on for a close 16-14 victory. For the second week in a row, both teams have new coaches with Rawlins running a new and difficult to defend Wing-T offense, which is very deceptive with each play looking the same for the first few steps and though Green River was aware of this relatively rare high-school offense it proved to be a tough running game to defend at times. Wolves re...
The weather was perfect, the stands were packed and each team had a brand new coach and some inexperienced players for their first game of the season. Both teams played hard until the end, with Green River coming away with a hard fought 31-20 victory over the Lander Tigers. Green River showed some real depth with running back senior Kyle Ivie making a solid return from last year's season-ending knee injury. A host of young backs led by sophomores James King, Gabe Burdettte and junior Tayler...
Green River’s track team has a state champion after the final meet of the year. Green River traveled to Kelly Walsh High School in Casper with 18 qualifiers, eight girls and 10 boys, to compete in the 2018 Wyoming State Outdoor Track Championships and came away with some fine performances.. Junior high jumper Erika Wilson was the lone champion as she cleared the bar at 5’4.” Senior thrower Natasha Young came through with a second-place performance to gain All State honors with a throw of 120’07” in the discus. She placed ninth in the shot put,...
The Green River Track team traveled to Jackson to compete in the 4A West Regionals in less than ideal weather. Teams from Evanston, Rock Springs, Jackson, Natrona and Kelly Walsh also competed at the meet. The top eight finishers qualify for State, with some athletes having already prequalified by achieving certain benchmarks during the season. For the Lady Wolves, sophomore Mariyah Brady leads the way qualifying in three events, while seniors Lauren Hoyt and Natasha Young qualified in two and Kaisa Arnell, Chatney Tirrell, Erika Wilson and...
In Green River’s last meet before Regionals next week, the Wolves warmed up with some fine performances at home against Lyman High School. For the girls, senior Natasha Young set a personal record in the shot put, taking second behind the top thrower in 3A with a State qualifying throw of 37’2.” Senior Lauren Hoyt led the field of sprinters in the 100-meter dash as the Lady Wolves took the top four spots, with Hoyt setting a personal record of 13.45. Hoyt also won the long jump less than a half inch of her personal best with a leap of 15’5.50....
The Green River High School track team split up last week as eight competitors traveled north to the Casper Classic, while a number of the remaining members competed at the Mountain Man Invitational in Pinedale. The Classic is a meet in which athletes need to prequalify by having one of the 10 best marks in their event for all events except the sprints and hurdles,. With sprints and hurdles, it is only the top eight that qualify regardless of the school’s division. Green River’s girls had three qualify amongst the best in the state as Mar...
Last Saturday the Green River Boys and Girls Track Team traveled south to Utah to take on four other Wyoming schools and 17 Utah teams in what head track coach Dan Hansen said was perfect weather. The great weather led to a number of personal records, with one competitor for the boys pre-qualifying for State. Senior Nick Boldt got of a strong throw in the shot put, finishing forth in the field of 55 throwers with a season best 48’.01.” Others performing among the best, finishing in the top eight and scoring team points for the Wolves, were sen...
With the unpredictable spring weather causing havoc on the track season throughout the region, and meets canceled or rescheduled to different days, the Green River track team split some of their competitors this past week. A small contingent of the team traveled to the Okie Blanchard meet in Cheyenne Wednesday, which had nice, but windy weather, while others competed in the Roy Peck Invitational in Riverton, enjoying nice weather on Saturday, according to head track coach Dan Hansen. Leading the girls, scoring points and finishing in the top ei...
Due to a 30-degree, windy, wet forecast for the Kelly Walsh Invitational, track coach Dan Hansen rescheduled a meet for Friday to Vernal, Utah and 60-degree weather, with calm winds and only a soft rain. Among the Wyoming schools that competed in Vernal were Big Piney, Rock Springs, Pinedale, and Little Snake River along with several schools from Utah including Rich High, Carbon, Pinnacle, Tabonia, Maser Prep Academy and Altamont High Schools. Those scoring team points, by finishing in the top eight, for the Lady Wolves were Mariyah Brady, who...
Weather resulted in the Wolves outdoor track team canceling their first scheduled meet in Kearns, Utah. In order to avoid a second cancellation, the Pete Olsen Memorial Track Meet in Big Piney was rescheduled from March 23 to March 21 to avoid a forecasted snow storm. Seven area teams participated in the local meet, including the host Big Piney, Pinedale, Mountain View, Jackson, Farson-Eden, Lyman and Green River. Both boys and girls teams finished in third place in the seven-team event. The top eight finishers in each event score team points....
After starting the season with a small local meet in Big Piney the Green River High School track team traveled south to compete with 22 other teams in the Utah High School Track Coaches Association 2018 Outdoor Track Meet in West Jordan, Utah Saturday. “The weather was not the best and most conducive for good times and distances as it was cold, wet and windy, but this time of year you have to take what you can get to get in some competitive track meets,” head coach Dan Hansen said. Hansen was pleased with his team’s effort as there were a num...
Traveling to Gillette with 18 other teams from throughout the state, 22 members of the Green River High School indoor track teams took part in the final indoor track meet of the season, the State Indoor Track Championships. In the team standings, the girls finished in a tie for 14th place, while the boys finished in 13th. Many of the Wolves improved their times and distances in the final indoor meet of the year, both as individual competitors and as members of the relay teams. Among the top performances at the meet for the Wolves were those...
The Green River Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams traveled to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho to participate in one of the largest high school indoor track meets ever with 2,200 participants from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. There were a number of outstanding national performances, as one of the boys just missed clearing 7 feet in the high jump after clearing an excellent early-season height of 6’9.” Also, a pole vaulter from California who came to the U.S. from Norway cleared 17’08.5”. The top perform...
The Green River High School Girls and Boys Indoor Track Team got their first opportunity to compete in Wyoming when they traveled to the Gem City to participate in the Laramie Invitational. Head track coach Dan Hansen said the Laramie meet went well. Hansen said Kyle Cacho came within 3 inches of the school record in the boys triple jump. Hansen also said several athletes improved their marks in the meet. Hansen said this is noteworthy as the Laramie track is known to be difficult to achieve good times on. The coach said the team is still...
The Green River High School Girls and Boys Indoor Track team again headed south this past week to compete in Kerns, Utah, and Utah Valley State University for the two day Utah High School Track Coaches Association Indoor Invitational. The Wolves competed with 28 other girls teams and 33 other boys teams, with as many as 376 competitors in a single event. Wyoming schools competing besides Green River included Rock Springs, Evanston, Star Valley, Riverton and Cody, which gave the Wolves a good preview of some of the competition they will face...
The Green River High School Indoor Track team started its 2018 season Friday at the Weber State High School Invitational. This was one of the largest meets in the region with as many as 140 competitors in an individual event, featuring performers from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, including a large contingent from Star Valley, Evanston, Green River and Rock Springs. With many of the spring track season athletes competing in winter sports and the weather canceling the team bus only those competitors that could travel with their parents to the meet...
The No. 3 seeded Green River Wolves had to hit the road for the long trip east to take on the No. 2 seeded Torrington Trailblazers on their home field. While it was disappointing to work so hard and come so close, head football coach Don Maggi said "it was a tough game to lose, and that while it is never easy, especially when you put so much into a season." "We are extremely proud of the effort of our kids showed against Torrington and all season long," he said. The Wolves got the ball first...
By PETE RUST Contributor The Wolves football team advanced to the semi-finals of the State 3A Football Playoffs with a convincing 28-7 win over the always tough Douglas Bearcats. After last weeks regular season ending game loss to No. 1 Star Valley, the Wolves came out looking confident from the start, returning to their winning ways by dominating play on both sides of the ball. The Wolves' offense took control right away, running more than 9 minutes off the clock in an 11-play drive that ended...
The Star Valley Braves brought their powerful running game to town and it was as good as expected, overpowering the Wolves in their final regular season game 21-0. The Braves, the defending 3A State champs, came away with their 14th straight victory as they dominated with 62 plays to Green River's 30, utilizing only one pass play. The Braves wore down the smaller Wolves defenders though their time of possession on long drives. Their All-State running back Josh Dawson lead the runners,...
The Wolves hit the road for their second consecutive week for a long road trip to take on the Jackson Broncs. On paper, they were the superior team, but they did not let up from the opening whistle until near the end of the first half when they had the game well in hand with a dominating first half performance on offense, defense and special teams. The Wolves won the toss and elected to receive. Anthony Johnson got the ball near the 25-yard line, showing good speed and a nifty move around mid-field, resulting in a 75 yards for a touchdown....
On a beautiful night in Green River, the Wolves, second ranked in 3A, took on the Evanston Red Devils, who were fresh off a big road victory over Powell the previous week. The homecoming game for the Wolves was competitive down to the final minutes in the renewal of an old rivalry with Evanston dropping down to 3A this year. The Wolves started on defense and on the second offensive play by Evanston, took an intercepted from Cole White. The Wolves’ offense looked sharp on several big plays, including receptions from quarterback Chance Hofer t...
On a cold, wet night for the second week in a row, the Green River Wolves came up against the top defense in 3A in the always tough Cody Broncs and came away with a hard fought 21-13 win. The Wolves remain undefeated on the year at 4-0. It was a classic battle between the No. 1 ranked defense from Cody and Green River's No. 1 ranked offense. Cody's defense held Green River's offense, which had been averaging 457.7 yards per game, to just 244 yards in total offense and actually had more total off...
The No. 2 ranked team in 3A division football, the Green River Wolves hit the road and took on the Worland Warriors in their conference opener Friday. The Wolves, on a cold, wet night in Worland, came out on top with their third straight win of the season to remain undefeated at 3-0 overall. The Wolves have outscored their opponents to date by a score of 138-40. The Wolves started quick as they have in each of their previous games, going up 14-0 on their first two drives, while shutting out Worl...
