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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...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team won one against Jackson and lost one to Evanston last week. The Green River High School Lady Wolves volleyball team fought hard Thursday while on the road, but they still lost to Evanston in five sets, 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 27-29, 15-11. "The last three games we played good volleyball," head coach Rikki Shantz said. "We played good defense." However, the team still needs to work on its passing, serving and consistency, she said. "We seem to rely on the big hits...
Green River High School’s golf team saw improvement during its season, with many of its golfers playing in the 90-95 range, according to assistant coach Mike Baker. “Last year, it was hard to break 110,” he said. The boy’s team finished 10th place at state this year, while the girls were unable to have enough players to field a team. The team also won their won home invitational, lead by Kaleb Saccamano’s 85-79 performance during the competition. Saccamano, as well as Drew Gibson, Trevor Mo...
The Wolves had a good run during the tennis season. The girls team took fifth while the boys placed ninth and the teams came home with a few players making the All-State list. The teams competed in Gillette at the state tennis tournament over the weekend, with many of the teams making it far in the brackets. Brett McKeehan, Jordan Anderson, Kaitlyn Sharp and Sydney Beutel made the All-State list. McKeehan and Anderson, competing in the Doubles No. 3, finished second in their division after...
The Lady Wolves swimming team continued to showcase their skills this past week at Big Piney and Evanston. The Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming team took first in Evanston Saturday and they excelled at Big Piney Thursday evening. The team picked up another state qualifier this weekend when Adrienne Merrick qualified in the 100-yard freestyle. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said this takes the team to 10 swimmers who are qualified for state and most of them are qualified in more than one...
We are hoping the Sweetwater County Commission will reconsider Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport General Manager Devon Brubaker’s request for $711,111 to fund the design phase of the commercial terminal project. We know making a decision like this is difficult and we appreciate the commissioners being willing to ask tough questions. However, sometimes it’s not what is being asked, but how it is being asked. During the Rock Springs City Council meeting last Tuesday evening, Brubaker was greeted differently than what he was at the Com...
Bank of the West is not unique in the clean-energy course that it has decided upon. Lots of other organizations and companies have made similar declarations. Most of the Ivy League has been divesting from fossil fuels for years, the Catholic Church and many Protestant denominations have made their pro-environment pronouncements, as have hundreds of companies, including Walmart, Amazon, Ford, and Hewlett-Packard. The bank’s move is 100 percent in accord with all the countries of the world, except the United States, because of someone’s move to...
Any 150th anniversary is worthy of a celebration and Green River’s will take place Saturday near the Union Pacific Depot. Starting at 10 a.m., the city, along with the chamber of commerce, Green River URA/Main Street and the Sweetwater County Historical Museum will host a tent town celebration for the town’s sesquicentennial. According to Brie Blasi, Sweetwater County Historical Museum director, Union Pacific documents state the town was founded Oct. 1, 1868. However, according to the Aug. 11,...
A Green River man who admitted to making a video of an underage girl while they were having intercourse will have a felony exploitation charge dismissed if he can complete probation. Trey Montoya, 18, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of children. Under Wyoming State Statute 7-13-301, a person can change their plea and be placed on probation. If the person successfully completes the probation,...
Algae blooms have been discovered at the Lost Dog area of the Flaming Gorge, prompting the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Wyoming Department of Health to issue an advisory for people recreating in the area. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a harmful algae bloom occurs when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxins harmful to fish, animals and people. Algae blooms occur in every state. NOAA cites climate change and nutrient...
After being apart for just over a year, Barbara Giesenhagen joined her husband, Charles (Chuck), in Heaven Sept. 16, 2018. Charles passed away after battling health issues for the previous 20 years May 13, 2017. Chuck and Barbara were married for over 60 years and they were inseparable. Chuck was born in Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 1, 1934, to Arthur and Gladys Giesenhagen. Barbara was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 18, 1936, to Fred and Katie Williams. Chuck and Barbara were married on June 4...
David Murl Clark, 67, of Rock Springs passed away at his home Sept. 19, 2018 after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 27, 1950, in East Liverpool, Ohio, the son of Joseph Murl Clark and Catherine Margaret Cronin Atkinson. He attended Morgantown High School and graduated with the class of 1968. He later attended WWCC. David was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 - 1975 during the Vietnam War. David married Sharon Clark Jan. 8, 1969, in Morgantown, W. Va. He was a member of...
Cara "Suzanne" Storrer passed away Sept. 15, 2018, in Marriott, Slaterville, Utah. She was born in Pinebluff, Ark., July 21, 1963, to Chuck and Nina Welch Ross. Suzanne married Ted Storrer and had three sons. Suzanne was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker and friend to many. She was known to be extremely creative, and loved all things crafting, decorating, gardening, and was an amazing cook. Suzanne will be surely missed. Suzanne is preceded in death by her father, Chuck Ross. She...
Harold George Hueller, 71, passed away after a lengthy illness and surrounded by his family at Sageview Care Center Sept. 24, 2018, in Rock Springs. He was born in Sheboygan, Wisc., Oct. 11, 1946, to Meta Marie and Conrad Karl Hueller. Harold went to school in Sheboygan, Wisc., and graduated with the class of 1964. He entered service in 1965 with the U.S. Air Force receiving basic training in medical technology. Harold was trained at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, as well as...
Shirley Gasperetti, 88, of Reliance passed away Sept. 17, 2018, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Reliance and former resident of Saudi Arabia, Gasperetti died following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1930, in West Frankfurt, Ill., the daughter of John Meeks and Annie Laura Stewart Meeks. Shirley was employed at Yellowstone Wholesale as a receptionist and secretary for 15 years and retired in 1994. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and...
