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  • Powell Panthers pound Green River

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 28, 2023

    The Wolves took the long bus ride to Powell this past week to take on the number three team in 3A, the perennial powerhouse Powell Panthers. Powell had outscored their opponents 189-31 to achieve their 4-0 record prior to their game with Green River. The Panthers had a number of players ranked high in a number of categories, both offensively and defensively. Playing on their home field, they were able to dominate the Wolves, gaining their fifth win of the season to remain undefeated with a 44-3...

  • Wolves fall to Worland in close game

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 21, 2023

    On a beautiful late summer evening this past week, the Green River Wolves, with a record of 1-2, took on the visiting Worland Warriors with a similar 1-2 record. The special night was also the "Hall of Fame Game." There was a huge crowd on hand for the celebration and to watch the Wolves and the Warriors. The game started with Green River receiving the kickoff, but three plays later the Wolves had failed to pick up a fist down and they had to punt. Worland then got the ball, but after the Green...

  • Tennis players take on tough competition at 3A Regionals in Cheyenne

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 21, 2023

    This past week the Wolves Boys and Girls Tennis teams traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the 3A South Regionals on Friday and Saturday, September 15-16. The more experienced, older girls team finished fourth out of the seven teams competing, while the young boys team was sixth out of eight teams. All of the boys and girls team members will be competing next week at State in Gillette with their seeding based on where they finished at Regionals. The brackets for State are set and Head Coach Phillip Harder looks for his team to continue their...

  • Wolves hope to learn from mistakes after losing to Rawlins

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 14, 2023

    Fresh off a first-game victory over Lander, the Green River Wolves hit the road for their second game of the season, taking on the Rawlins Outlaws this past Friday night. The game matched two teams with similar size and numbers, though Rawlins had a few less players on their varsity roster. Rawlins kicked to the Wolves to start the game, and the good kick put the Wolves deep in their own territory to start the game at the 10-yard line. However, things only got worse as on the first play from scrimmage Rawlins’ do-everything-back Zach Covolo i...

  • Tennis faces multiple opponents during busy week

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 14, 2023

    The Green River Girls and Boys Tennis teams had an extremely busy week this past week. They played Rock Springs at home Tuesday, traveled to Laramie Thursday to play Torrington, then came back to Green River to play Cheyenne South Friday, Cheyenne East Saturday morning and Cheyenne Central Saturday afternoon. In their first meet of the week, the girls defeated Rock Springs in the teams scores 4-1, while the younger boys team was defeated by Rock Springs 4-1, with their lone win coming from...

  • Wolves beat Lander for first conference win

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 7, 2023

    This past week the Green River Wolves hit the road to take on 3A rival the Lander Tigers in their conference opener for the 2023 season. The teams have a lot of similarities, including having new head coaches, both of whom have experience coaching 3A football. Lander's coach comes from coaching in Evanston, while Green River's Coach Blaine Christensen comes from Rock Springs. The teams also have similar numbers of players out for football, a good balance in the number of experienced and new...

  • Tennis team takes on Rawlins and Laramie, sees mixed results

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Sep 7, 2023

    This past week the Wolves Tennis team was on the road with mixed results. On Thursday, August 31 they traveled to Rawlins. The girls beat the Lady Outlaws 3-2. The Lady Wolves’ #1 and #2 Singles players and #1 Doubles team all won their matches, while the #2 and #3 Doubles teams lost. The boys also succeeded in their team competition, winning 4-1, with the only loss coming in a close #1 Singles three-set match. The teams then traveled to Laramie on Saturday to take on a strong Plainsman contingent in both the boys and girls matches. Green River...

  • Wolves fight in season opener against the Buffalos

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Aug 31, 2023

    With a new head coach, an almost completely new staff, a lot of new faces on the new turf field, and a new player at the key quarterback spot, the Wolves kicked off their 2023 football season. The Green River High School football team was up against the always-tough Mountain View Buffalos, who are ranked third in 2A. An unusual starting time and day marked the first game of the season as the two teams faced off on a beautiful Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Wolves Stadium. A good crowd of...

  • Wolves football starts a new era

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Aug 24, 2023

    A new era in Green River Football started with arrival of new Head Coach Blaine Christensen and an almost completely new group of mostly younger assistant coaches. Many of the assistant coaches played football for and graduated from Green River High School and then went on to play, and in one case coach, college football. Matt Freeze is the only holdover coach from the last staff, and he brings a lot of knowledge and passion to the game according to Christensen. The three coaches who played for...

  • Tennis players are "sponging up" new skills

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Aug 24, 2023

    The Green River High School Boys and Girls Tennis teams' season got underway Monday, August 8 with the start of practice under veteran Head Coach Phil Harder. The varsity teams will have fourteen regular season matches against their Wyoming rivals, with six of the matches being home games and eight away games. All fourteen of the regular season matches will be completed by September 9, with Regionals scheduled to take place September 15 and 16 at Cheyenne South High School. State will take...

  • Green River Wolves compete well at State Track and Field in Casper

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 25, 2023

    The Wolves Girls and Boys Track and Field teams competed in the Wyoming High School Track Championships this past weekend at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper. They were up against 13 other 4A schools, almost all of which have significantly larger enrollments. The largest contingent of athletes for Green River, both for the girls and boys, are sophomores, followed by juniors, freshman and seniors, which bodes well for the Track Program in the next few years if the athletes stick with track and work hard in the off season. Head Track Coach Dan...

  • Green River High School Track and Field athletes prepare for Regionals

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 11, 2023

    The Wolves Girls and Boys Track and Field team headed north this past Thursday to compete with five other teams from the Northern part of Wyoming, including hosting school Cody as well as Sheridan, Worland, Powell and Burlington. The competition was a relatively small regional meet that served as a tune up to prepare for heading back to Cody this week for the 4A West Regionals Track Meet. Last week’s meet, known as the Cody Trackstravaganza, allowed the Wolves to get some familiarity with the track and other facilities for this week’s meet pri...

  • Track and Field athletes are among the best in the state

    Pete Rust, Contributor|May 4, 2023

    This past week, the Green River High School Girls and Boys Track and Field teams traveled to Evanston High School on Wednesday to compete with Southwest Wyoming local schools. Participating schools included host school Evanston as well as Rock Springs, Mountain View, Star Valley, Lyman, Kemmerer and Farson-Eden. The temperature and the wind were somewhat better than the other meets so far this season. Later in the week, for the first time in five years, the Wyoming Classic Track Meet returned....

  • Track and Field battles weather during Green River Invitational

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 27, 2023

    This past Friday, Green River High School hosted the Green River Invitational Track and Field meet with 11 other southwest Wyoming schools including Big Piney, Lander, Wyoming Indian, Kemmerer, Mountain View, Pinedale, Rock Springs, Jackson Hole, Evanston, Farson-Eden and Lyman. The temperature was in the high 30s, but with sustained winds of 20-30 miles per hour with gusts even higher, it was a miserably cold day. Some of the competitors seemed oblivious to the cold as they ran around in tank...

  • Track and Field competes in Rock Springs with other teams from Wyoming

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 20, 2023

    This past Saturday, the Green River High School Boys and Girls Track and Field teams competed with 11 other teams from Wyoming at the Ted Schroeder “Meet of Hope” hosted by Rock Springs High School. The girls team finished fifth and the boys team finished fourth overall. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen noted that they didn’t have all their athletes in attendance for various reasons. However, he was pleased with the athletes’ performance under the conditions. The outstanding performance for the Green River boys on the day, and indeed the outstanding...

  • Track and Field compete in large D & D Invitational in Worland

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 13, 2023

    While the Wolves Girls and Boys Track and Field teams were scheduled for a track meet in Cheyenne this past week, road closures put a damper on those plans. However, Green River and several other teams were able to secure entry into the D & D Track Invitational in Worland. The meet ended up hosting 31 teams with over 1,000 athletes, and over 200 runners in one of the events. Competition started at 10 a.m. and was concluded by 6 p.m. Green River took its own large contingent of athletes to the meet, which included a number of new first-time...

  • Boys and girls Track and Field team takes fourth in Utah

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Apr 6, 2023

    The Green River High School Boys and Girls Track and Field teams caught a break in the weather this past Saturday, April 1, to travel a short distance south to Vernal, Utah for the 2023 Uintah Invitational Track meet. The meet was hosted by Uintah High School on their home track. There were five teams from Southwest Wyoming, along with seven teams from Northern Utah. The teams were prepared for the wind, snow and cold, but were surprised by the abundance of sunshine and good conditions for the meet. The boys team finished third overall and the...

  • Girls and Boys Track and Field team kicked off their season

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 23, 2023

    The Green River Girls and Boys Track and Field team kicked off their outdoor season with a trip south to compete with 24 other teams from around the region in the Early Bird Invitational. The meet was hosted in Orem, Utah at the Mountain View High School track Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18. The meet, which involved 34 different events with over 120 competitors in some of those events, started with pleasant weather, but Friday afternoon’s competition was cut short because of a timing systems issue. Since the weather had gotten much c...

  • Spring Sports Preview: Experienced athletes return for new season

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 16, 2023

    The Outdoor Track and Field season got underway last week with the beginning of practice on March 6. Green River's boys and girls Head Track Coach Dan Hansen said he is excited for the season to get started as they have the largest turnout they have had in several years, with approximately 70 athletes singed up so far. While some of the athletes bring experience from previous years, there are also a number of new faces. What is known, however, is the level of performance of the approximately 25...

  • Indoor Track team competes at State Competition

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 9, 2023

    The Campbell County Recreation Center Fieldhouse in Gillette was the site of this year's 2023 State Indoor Track Championships this past Friday and Saturday, March 3-4. Thirty-one teams were competing in the two classifications, 3A and 4A, with 21 of those teams competing in the 3A division with the Wolves. The top eight in each event received individual medals. According to Head Track Coach Dan Hansen, "Green River competed with a total of 16 boys and girls with nine of them placing. All but on...

  • Wolves Wrestlers are 3A State Champions

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 2, 2023

    The Green River High School Boy's Wrestling team followed up their outstanding performance from two weeks ago in winning the 3A Regional Championships with another outstanding performance, this time winning the 3A State Wrestling Championship this past weekend in Casper. Each team can qualify two wrestlers in each weight class at regionals to go to State. The Wolves qualified 22 wrestlers in the 12 weight classes, giving them a large contingent of potential placers to score points. They came...

  • Girls compete at first State Championships

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 2, 2023

    The Green River Girls Wrestling team competed in the first-ever Wyoming Girls State Championships this past Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24, in Casper at the Wyoming Ford Center. There were 30 teams competing, and the Lady Wolves finished in the top half of the state with a 13th-place finish. The team of two seniors, two juniors and two sophomores has stayed the course during the season. At State the team had some great matches, with half of the girls finishing in the top six and all of them gaining valuable experience. The top...

  • Indoor Track team heads to State

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Mar 2, 2023

    The Green River High School Girls and Boys Indoor Track team, weather permitting, will be taking the long trip north on Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, to participate in the Wyoming State Indoor Track Championships. The State tournament will be at the Gillette Sports Complex in Gillette and hosted by Campbell County High School. The Wolves lost out this past week to compete in a Last Chance State qualifying meet at the Laramie Invitation due to inclement weather and bad roads. The boys will have at least seven competitors at State and the...

  • Boys and girls Indoor Track medals at Simplot Games

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 23, 2023

    Last week the Green River High School Indoor Track team took nine athletes to compete in the nationally-renowned Simplot Games at Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen was pleased with the results as they had four athletes receive medals, and the other athletes that attended either set P.R.s (personal records) or had a great experience. As a bonus, American thrower Ryan Crouser, currently the best shot putter in the world, was at the...

  • Wolves Wrestlers are 3A West Regional Champs

    Pete Rust, Contributor|Feb 23, 2023

    The Green River Wolves Boys Wrestling team showed why they were one of the favorites going into regionals, with a strong performance winning them the 3A Regional Wrestling Tournament. The team's score was 233.5 points ahead of second-place-finisher Evanston, the team that hosted regionals. Cody, another favorite, finished in third place with 194.0 points. The other teams participating were Powell in fourth, Pinedale in fifth, Lyman in sixth, Mountain View in seventh and Riverton in eighth in the...

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