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The Green River Wolves took on Riverton and played their first game in front of a large home crowd at Wolves Stadium, ending the GRHS Hall of Fame game with a dominating 56-21 victory. This time, the Wolves faced a stronger opponent in the Wolverines, but the team were no match for the Wolves as Green River dominated on offense and defense from the opening kick. The team had two goals going into the game, according to head coach Don Maggi. One was to win the game and get better each week. Maggi...
The Wolves traveled north to open the season against the Lander Tigers, taking the Tigers down 42-6. The Wolves started on defense to begin the game, utilizing a combination of experienced veteran upperclassman and supported early by sophomores Isaacc Ungaro, Payton Tucker, and Taylor Jensen, among others. They led the Green River defense and held Lander to three downs on consecutive series, quickly establishing their defensive dominance. Green River took over after stopping Lander and marched the ball down the field with runs by James King,...
It was a beautiful night for football as the Green River Wolves played host to both the Mountain View junior varsity and varsity squads in a controlled scrimmage. The junior varsity started strong with excellent line work on both sides of the ball led by 6' 4" 310 lb. Jose Sanchez. Defensive back Anthony Johnson got an early interception and freshman running back James King broke several big runs to lead the junior varsity. "We were very pleased with the performance of both our JV and varsity...
While neither the Wolves nor the Rock Springs Tigers were able to crown any state champions this State meet, there were some good performances from the locals. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves, as she has done all season, was junior Andri Dewey, who took second place in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Dewey ran the 100 in 12.63 and the 200 in 25.84, both times close to her season bests. Also taking second place was sophomore Erika Wilson in the high jump, who jumped 5'2." The only other...
The Wolves Boys and Girls Track team had prequalified nine competitors prior to this weekend's regional meet in Rock Springs and came out of the meet with an additional 12 competitors, including three regional champions, that will be heading to the 2017 State Track Championships. Senior Hunter Spartz won the shot put event, Braden Reichl won in the 800 meters and Erika Wilson won in the high jump. Those that finish in the top eight at regionals automatically qualify for state. For the Lady...
On May 2, the more experienced competitors and top qualifiers for State headed North to Casper for the Casper Classic. Generally referred to as The Best of The Best, top qualifiers regardless of their division compete against each other, since at state they will only be competing within their conference. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves, junior Andri Dewey finished second in the 200 meters with a season best time of 26.52. Erika Wilson was the only other Lady Wolf to place as she finished second in the high jump and seventh in the long jump....
Once again the Wolves Track team headed south, this time to Orem, Utah to take on two other Wyoming teams and a huge field of 41 schools from Utah The biggest field of the day was in the 1,600-meter run, which had 130 runners. According to head coach Dan Hansen, the weather was not ideal but it was good to get in some late season competition with most meets cancelled or rescheduled in Wyoming. In the girls 100-meter hurdles, the Lady Wolves took 12th, 14th and 26th in the field of 46 with freshman Mariyah Brady edging out her two sophomore team...
Nine teams from Southwest Wyoming came to host Green River for competition on the Wolves' home turf. Teams participating came from Rock Springs, Evanston, Lander, Pinedale, Lyman, Big Piney, Hanna-Elk Mountain, Farson/Eden and Encampment. The teams competed last Friday in strong winds and cold weather not the ideal weather for great times and distances. Green River's exceptional performances on the day came from top four finishers Lauren Hoyt, who placed fourth in the 100 meters, Mariyah Brady,...
This past Thursday the Green River Track team traveled west to take on a familiar group of opponents as they competed against all the Southwest Wyoming teams at Evanston. There were two double winners for both the girls and the boys as sprinter, junior Andri Dewey won the 100-meter dash with a state qualifying time of 12.44 and also took first in the 200 meters in 26.68. For the boys, senior Hunter Spartz won the two throwing events, winning the shot put with a throw of 48’0,” equaling his best throw of the season and winning the discus with a...
Track kicked off this past week for the Wolves as the team split up to attend two meets over the weekend. The younger kids headed west Thursday to compete in the Lyman High School Track Meet against teams from Mountain View, Farson and host Lyman. Starting off in the girls 100 meter hurdles, sophomore Ashlie Childress led the way for the ladies. She was one of the few veterans to compete in this meet for the Lady Wolves, finishing sixth, while Kiersten Revelli and Adrienne Revelli, both freshman, came in eighth and ninth. Junior Lauren Hoyt...
The Ted Schroeder Track Meet of Hope hosted a large contingent of the Southwest Wyoming Track competitors at Rock Springs last weekend. The meet included teams from Green River, Rock Springs, Farson, Lyman, Mountain View, Kemmerer, Evanston, Saratoga and H.E.M. (Hanna/Elk Mountain/Medicine Bow) this past weekend. The weather was typical for this meet, overcast and blowing winds, which kept the competitors and fans alike bundled up and times and distances were not optimal. Andri Dewey, a junior, led the way for the Lady Wolves in the sprints as...
With 35 teams from Wyoming, Utah and Idaho and over 1,000 athletes competing, the Wolves kicked of their 2017 outdoor track season this past weekend. According to head track coach Dan Hansen, the weather was perfect 70 plus degrees and the kids got of to a good start. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves were Natasha Young in the throws with two top-five places placing fifth in the discus, 91’10” and second in the shot put 34’5.5” and Andri Dewey, finishing ninth in the 200-meter dash at 27.46, eighth in the 100 meters with 13.24 and seventh...
This past weekend the Wolves traveled north to compete in the State Indoor Track Championships in Gillette. The boys were led by senior sprinter and long jumper Kalen Kester and senior distance runner Braden Reichl. Both broke personal records in their specialties. Kester came into the meet with a state-qualifying time of 6.74 seconds in the 55-meter sprint and immediately improved that time in the preliminaries, finishing second at 6.70. Improving his time with a personal best of 6.66, Kester finished third in the finals. Kester also had an...
The Green River Boy’s and Girl’s Indoor Track Team traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, to compete along with 15 other Wyoming schools and more than 2,000 athletes from 20 States, Canada, Mexico and Australia in the 39th Annual Simplot games one of the Nations premier Indoor Track meets. According to coach Dan Hansen the small squad he took of about 15 boys and girls competed well with most competitors close to or exceeding their best marks of the season. Starting for the girls in the 55-meter dash, was junior Lauren Hoyt who finished 55th out of 100...
The Green River Girls and Boys Indoor Track Team headed east to Laramie for the first time this season to compete in an all Wyoming competition featuring ten teams. Teams represented were the three Cheyenne schools, Natrona County, Laramie, Rock Springs, Riverton, along with smaller schools Tongue River, Glenrock and Big Horn County attending the event. Laramie won both the girls and boys division, defeating Cheyenne Central and showing that they will be a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming state championship in Gillette in early March....
The Green River Wolves traveled south to Utah for the third weekend in a row to participate in the UHSTCA High School Track Meet in Kearns, Utah. More than 50 teams from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming including Rock Springs, Evanston, Big Piney, Riverton, Star Valley, Cody and Green River competed in the meet with more than 370 runners topping all events in the boys 1600-meter run. In just the third meet of the indoor season for both Green River boys and girls, competitors continue to experiment with different events with a number of improvements in...
The Green River High School Boy’s and Girl’s Indoor Track season got underway this past Saturday as the team headed south to compete with 40 teams from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming at the Utah State High School Indoor Track Invitational. There were more than 100 competitors in a few of the events, as this is one of the larger high school indoor meets in the region. In the girls 60-meter dash, the top finishers for the Lady Wolves were Jimena Campos with a time of 9.75, Heather Gibson at 9.64 and the top finisher in 25th place out of 79 sprinters was...
Winter is really sinking in and the temperatures are getting colder. You have the post Thanksgiving blues and are wondering what you can do with your family this weekend? Sure, you could drive down to Laramie to watch Wyoming play in its first Mountain West Conference football game against San Diego State, perhaps you can do a double header and watch Cowboy basketball host the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at 11 a.m., but good luck getting a hotel. Why not do a “triple header” and listen to the basketball game, watch the Mountain Wes...
Led by Senior Blake Waite, five seniors, three juniors and one sophomore received post season honors. Those who made the 3A all-conference list included seniors Waite, Hunter Spartz, Drew Wilson. Taylor Thornton, and Gabe Bunderman, along with juniors Cole White, Chance Hofer and Candon Croft, as well as sophomore Chase Stoeger. Waite and Spartz were also 2015 all-conference selections. Making all-state for 2016 were Waite and Spartz, who were also all-state in 2015 and Drew Wilson, along with Stoeger. Waite was last year’s Defensive Player of...
This time of year reminds us to take a step back and reflect on the things we are thankful for. I assume the thing that’s most important to the majority of us is our family and that certainly is the case for me. I have been blessed with a beautiful wife for nearly 30 years and she has given us two incredible sons that give me the motivation and inspiration for all I do in life. My happiest moments in life are those that I have shared with my family and for that I am truly thankful! Another major aspect of my life that I am grateful for is my c...
Not surprisingly, with two of the top defenses in 3A football on the field the first half was a defensive battle. The Wolves were led on defense by Seniors Gabe Bunderman, Blake Waite, James Bunderman and Hunter Spartz, with the entire defense playing well in the first half. The Wolves started the game on offense and was stopped by Powell with three plays and out on nearly every offensive series of the first half but their defense still provided them with several chances to score. On Powell’s very first offensive series, they tried to fool G...
The Wolves entered Friday's contest with the Worland Warriors knowing they had to finish the season with a win to assure themselves a piece of the conference championship and they did so convincingly, outscoring the Warriors 42-0 by halftime and effectively putting the game away. In their first series, senior returner Kalen Kester gave the Wolves good field position to start their drive with a 23-yard kickoff runback. The Wolves wasted no time as they ran nine plays, with several short runs and...
Down 12-0 after Cody scored their second touchdown of the game during the first play of the second quarter, the Wolves came back strong to outscore the Broncs 25-6 the rest of the way to move into a three way tie for first place in the 3A West. For much of the game, the Wolves were their own worst enemy incurring 13 penalties, but their defense which started slow and gained momentum in the second quarter. They played well the rest of the game, causing four turnovers, three fumbles which all were recovered by the Wolves and one pass interception...
Following head coach Don Maggi and his staff's goals for improving each week, the Wolves put it all together Friday night on both sides of the ball as their offense rolled to another impressive performance. The Wolves scored 55 points while the hard-hitting, swarming defense held the Jackson Broncs to only 69 yards in total offense for the game. A packed house on homecoming night was not disappointed as Green River got the ball to start the game and marched right down the field aided by a...
On a miserable, windy and rain-soaked night, the Green River Wolves recorded their first shutout in 77 straight games to move their record to 4-0 and remain undefeated on the year against the always tough Powell Panthers. With a torrential downpour occurring during a good portion of the game, Green River had a tough time handling the ball as there were numerous high snaps and a number of fumbles. The Wolves were able to recover themselves on all but two of the occasions. The slippery ball and...
