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After their opening weekend of tennis action, Green River High School head coach Phil Harder is enthusiastic about the 2014 season. "Things are looking good for Green River tennis," he said. Following several close match ups against Powell and Cody, Harder said right now they are trying to figure out lineups prior to opening up conference play next week. This season the squad has 46 members and he said they are a good group of kids who are very coachable. "They are fun to watch and they listen...
The Green River High School tennis team opened the season with two down-to-the-wire battles against visiting Powell and Cody. In their first action of the season Friday against Powell, both the Green River boys and girls both put up valiant efforts before each fell 3-2 to the visiting Panthers. Head coach Phil Harder said the matches were both very close and the results were close to being different and Green River getting the victories. On the girls side, number one singles player Anna Ujvary picked up a 6-2, 7-6 win over Cydney Barrus. Playin...
It's less than two days till the Green River High School football team takes to the field to kickoff the 2014 season. After opening last season at home, the Wolves will take to the road for their opener this year with a game Friday night at 7 p.m. against Riverton. After the first two weeks of practice, it's so far so good for the 2014 team. According to head coach Don Maggi, the first week plus of practice has been going well, although the team has had to face the challenge of starting...
It will probably go down as one of the best football games I’ve ever watched in person. It was my first memory of the ultra intense rivalry between Green River and Rock Springs and it did not disappoint. It was 1991 and it was a chilly night at Tiger Stadium in Rock Springs. Under the leadership of Mike Lopiccolo, the Tigers had a perennially strong program and had a long winning streak over their cross-county foes. I can remember the Tigers taking an early lead on a Judd Williams i...
It can be said that champions are made during the offseason, and if the summer was any indication it could be a solid year for the Green River High School volleyball team. According to head coach Rikki Shantz, the there were a lot of girls who showed up to camps during the offseason and many of them also played in club leagues. “We have a bunch of girls who have been doing clubs since seventh grade and they are finally getting to an age where they are going to make a difference of the varsity level,” she said. “Some of the girls don’t have an...
The Green River Lady Wolves showed some positive signs to start the 2014 season at a tournament in Cokeville. And while Green River was only able to pick up one victory in their first six games, head coach Rikki Shantz was pleased with her team who picked up their lone win over Rich County, Utah. Shantz said the team outplayed several of their opponents, including a four-set loss to Evanston. Looking back at the weekend of action, she said that her teams undoing was missing out on a ton of serves and that is something she will be addressing...
The Green River High School swim team got out of the gates in superb fashion to start the 2014 season. On their second day of competition, four Lady Wolves finished in the top 20 at the Rawlins Pentathlon. Freshman Avery Otto-Horn was impressive in her second high school meet and ended up third overall. Junior Dakota Neumann finished in sixth, freshman Jesse Lauze finished in ninth, Taylor Orr ended up in 19th and Emily Allen finished the event in 20th place. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the team had a good weekend, swam very well, and that...
It was a strong start to the season for the Green River Lady Wolves cross country team. Competing for the only time at home this season, The Lady Wolves were able to finish first out of eight teams at the annual Green River Invitational. Green River was sparked by the performance of junior Josie Givens who put on an amazing effort and just missed out on first place by a second. Givens finished with a time of 20:02, just behind Hannah Behunin of Mountain View, who ran a 20:01. "She had a great...
There will be a solid mix of returners and newcomers for the 2014 Green River High School Cross County team. The Lady Wolves will return four members who competed at the 2013 state meet in Sheridan. Leading the way for the squad will be senior Nicole Davis and junior Josie Givens. Davis earned all-conference honors last season by finishing in ninth at the regional meet in Green River. Givens just missed out by finishing in 11th place. “They will provide leadership. It’s nice to have leaders who set a good example and they should be strong runne...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor A debate about how often the Sweetwater Trap Club’s facilities west of Rock Springs are opened resulted in the Sweetwater County Recreation Board severing its contract with the club to normalize the facility’s operations. Speaking about the issue during the Sweetwater County Commissioner’s meeting, Keaton West, president of the county recreation board, said the trap club’s president resigned a month ago, with other members being unable to open the facility during posted operating hours. “It’s not county employees t...
While it was the opening weekend for many of the high school sports across the state, the Green River High School golf team was able to compete for the second time this season at last week’s Rock Springs Invitational. Green River was once again led by Brock Ortega who led the Wolves with a team high finish of 12th place with a two-day total of 155. Kyle Goglio ended with a 178, JD Richardson had a 206, Pat Harvey fired a 224 and William Valdez ended the tournament with a combined score of 231. On the girl’s side Sidney Mandros ended the two...
Just prior to the start of the varsity races, the future stars of Green River cross country were able to shine last Friday at Stratton-Myers park. Both the Green River boys and girls middle school teams competed at the Green River Invitational. Instead of a 5k distance, the younger runners did an 1,800-meter run. Tanner Adam had the best overall finish for Green River, finishing in second with a time of 6:47. Josh Mattson finished in fourth win a time of 7:09. Hunter Stojadinovic was also in the top 15 for Green River with a time of 7:10. The...
