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  • Green River pounds Worland 48-24

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 26, 2016

    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...

  • Wolves overcome challenge in Cody

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 19, 2016

    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...

  • Green River dominates Jackson 55-7

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Oct 5, 2016

    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...

  • Streak continues after 14-0 win

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 28, 2016

    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...

  • Wolves football remains undefeated, now 3-0

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 21, 2016

    The Wolves’ depth showed through once more as they came up against a tough Torrington team with less than 20 players on their football team. But with one of Wyoming’s most dominating linemen, finishing the game 28-14, and earning another win. Torrington showcased two-time All State and the 2015 3A South East Conference Defensive Player of the Year Friday night. Drew Wilson was able to keep his team in the game with outstanding play on both sides of the ball. Green River got the ball to start the game and were forced to punt early on. In Torring...

  • Green River dominates Outlaws 52-12

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 14, 2016

    A packed house of mostly, the hometown, Green River Wolves supporters came out to be entertained by some good high school football and the Wolves did not disappoint with a dominating performance on both sides of the ball. The Rawlins Outlaws started strong on their first series of downs with a good combination of accurate passing and strong running to score a touchdown and went to 6-0 after, the Wolves blocked the extra-point attempt. Green River got the ball back after a nice 35 yard kickoff return by senior Kalen Kester, but Rawlins stopped...

  • Wolves visit Riverton, leave with first win of the season

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 7, 2016

    In pre-game comments head coach Don Maggi appeared to be spot on in his analysis of both his team and his opponents strengths and weaknesses. Maggi said this might be his best offensive line since he has been at Green River, with all seniors including Hunter Spartz and Gabe Bunderman at tackles, center William Harvey, and Malik Kalivas and Blake Waite at guards. It's a unit which averages about 215 pounds per man. The unit opened holes for the running backs, led by starters, Drew Wilson, Candon...

  • Knights get eliminated from state tournament

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Aug 3, 2016

    The Green River Knights baseball season came to an abrupt end last week as the Knights lost their first two games of the double elimination state tournament. In two close games, a one run loss in the opener Wednesday to the No. 3 seed from the North, the Riverton Raiders 2-1, then exchanging leads for 10 innings with the Cody Cubs, before finally being eliminated by the two-time defending state champs 14-13. In their first game Wednesday Green River was the victim of some outstanding pitching by Dalton Baldes of Riverton, who went the nine-inni...

  • Knights take on Cheyenne, Wheatland

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Jul 20, 2016

    The Green River Knights started the past week with a double header July 13 against the Cheyenne Hawks. In the opener, the Knights were explosive as they scored 15 runs to defeat the Hawks 15-7. In the second game, they lost a close match 8-7, then concluded their series with the Hawks in another close loss 5-3 to end up 2-2 with Cheyenne.. Friday, the Knights returned home for the first time in almost a month and hosted the Wheatland Lobos in a doubleheader. The Knights leadoff hitter Tyler...

  • Green River Knights compete in Douglas

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Jul 13, 2016

    The Knights American Legion baseball team traveled to Douglas, Thursday for five games in three days, culminating in a third place finish in the Bolin Memorial Tournament. In their first game Thursday the knights defeated the locals as they downed Douglas 7-3. Alex Hietzman, Brendan Hopkins, Andrew Munoz and Trevor Zumwalt led the way for the Knights on offense as they combined for nine hits and accounted for four runs. Hietzman and Hopkins had three hits each, Zumwalt had two and Munoz had a hit and two walks, with Hopkins and Munoz both...

  • Knights take 3rd in GR tournament

    Pete Rust, contributor|Jun 22, 2016

    The Green River Knights finish with third place at the end of an invitational tournament the team hosted during the weekend. The Knights started strong Saturday afternoon with an impressive 10-3 win over the Douglas Cats. Tyler Vendetti led off with a double to left, followed by Trevor Zumwalt who placed a bunt down the third base line. Brendan Hopkins then drove in Vendetti and Zumwalt to go up 2-0. Blake Gelinas followed with a solid single to left to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The Cats got on...

  • Knights' success continues in Rock Springs

    Pete Rust, contributor|Jun 15, 2016

    After winning the Roy Peck Memorial Tournament in Riverton the previous weekend, the Green River Knights were ready for action at the Sand Puppy American Legion Tournament last weekend in Rock Springs. Despite being short three regulars, two to illness and one playing in the Wyoming Shrine Bowl Game, Green River started tournament play with a strong performance, beating the host team Archie Hay Post No. 24 11-4. Saturday evening the Knights played the team coach Stub Hatfield called the Knights’ nemesis, losing to Jackson 8-4. It was the K...

  • Track team gains experience at state

    Pete Rust, contributor|May 25, 2016

    The Green River girls team, with only three seniors out of the eight state qualifiers, had a good performance finishing seventh out of the field of 10 teams. Green River's best sprinter, sophomore Andri Dewey, recovering from a muscle pull, finished 11th in the preliminaries 100-meter dash, exactly one-half second out of second place. Andri followed up with a 13th place finish in the 200-meter dash against a senior dominated field while also placing 13th in the 400 meters, showing some great pro...

  • 16 qualify for state track meet in Casper

    Pete Rust, contributor|May 18, 2016

    While Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in Western superstition, that was not the case for the Green River High School Track and Field team. The Wolves hosted the 2016 4A Regional meet, with a great start Friday and continued on with some excellent performances on Saturday at Wolves Stadium. The Wolves came out of the meet with 16 state qualifiers, eight each for the boys and girls teams. Most impressive for head coach Dan Hansen and his staff was the amount of improvement in times and...

  • Spring tennis gives experience

    Pete Rust, contributor|May 11, 2016

    The Green River Wolves tennis team played against a Riverton squad consisting of nine girls Thursday for the last match of their spring season. According to head tennis coach Phil Harder, each team and player competed in at least three matches for the round robin format. In the girls singles division, four players competed, two each from Green River and Riverton. Anna Ujuary from Green River finished first while Katie Banks, also from Green River, took second. Harder was pleased with the teams...

  • Track team improves during GR meet

    Pete Rust, contributor|Apr 27, 2016

    Amidst howling winds, but otherwise decent spring weather, 14 teams descended on Green River Friday to participated in one of the largest track meets in the state, as well as a preview to the upcoming regionals competition. The meet was also a homecoming for the Green River team and provided the opportunity for the athletes to perform in front of their families, which is both important and fun, according to head track coach Dan Hansen. With all but Kelly Walsh High School present from the 4A Reg...

  • Notes from Town Square: 'What I love about GR'

    Pete Rust, Mayor of Green River|Feb 17, 2016

    When asked if I would be interested in writing an article about what I love about Green River I jumped at the opportunity as there are so many wonderful things to celebrate about our community. First and foremost, “hello,” it’s the people. This past weekend, for example, we concluded one of our city’s most successful and enjoyable family events, The Crystal Classic Winter Festival. At the awards dinner, the participants from Ohio, Montana, Wisconsin, Utah and Missouri amongst others, all spoke about how congenial, helpful, and friendly our sta...

  • Notes from Town Square: Looking ahead to 2016

    Pete Rust, Mayor of Green River|Dec 30, 2015

    Over the past year, oil and gas prices have fallen and coal production has struggled due to Federal regulations principally concerned with deteriorating air quality. Since a majority of state revenue is linked to these resources a tighter state budget will result with a trickledown effect to local governments. Counties, cities, and towns will most likely be facing similar tasks and working around balancing their future budgets with reduced sources of revenues. A great debate is expected when the legislature convenes in February relative to the...

  • Notes from Town Square: Cheyenne trip pays off

    Pete Rust, Mayor of Green River|Apr 15, 2015

    The city has been provided the opportunity by the Green River Star to have different staff write an article in the weekly edition and for this week the schedule calls for a member of the Council or mayor to contribute so I thought I would let our citizens know about a trip myself, our new City Administrator Reed Clevenger, and our Solid Waste Supervisor, Linda Roosa made to Cheyenne last week. We traveled to Cheyenne to appear before the State Land and Investment Board made up of the governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the...