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Things could not have started better last Friday night for the Green River High School boy’s basketball team. In their first game of the season, the Wolves jumped out to an early 18-9 lead in the first half, before Star Valley went on a 17 point run on their way to a 57-42 victory. Green River head coach Dan LaRose said he told his team all week that if they came out and played they way they been practicing, they’d be in good shape, and they did at the start. LaRose said the Wolves were hurt by the new emphasis on hand checking on defense and...
The Green River High School girl’s basketball team will look to get their first win of the season Thursday afternoon at the 20th annual Flaming Gorge Classic. The Lady Wolves will open the three-day tournament at 4:20 p.m. against Kemmerer High School. Green River will play Manilla (Utah) Friday at 6 p.m. and Mountain View Saturday at 4:50 p.m. Senior Kasey Turnbull said she’s excited for the Flaming Gorge Classic and it will be nice to play three straight home games. “It’s fun playing on your home court and having that many people their,...
While the score may not have gone the way they wanted, there was definitely no quit in the Green River Lady Wolves basketball team. Trailing 45 to 13 at the end of third quarter last Friday night against Star Valley, the Wolves put together their best quarter of the game and scored 13 points in the fourth of the 63-26 loss. Following the game, first-year head coach Aric Hanusa was pleased with the hustle of his team throughout the entire game and said this is something they have done since the...
It was quite an end to the basketball season for the Lincoln Middle School eighth grade basketball team. Much like they had in football, the eighth grade “A” team finished the season undefeated and did so in thrilling fashion with a win over rival Rock Springs Junior High. After defeating the Jaguars the first two times this season, Green River’s bid at a sweep looked like it was in jeopardy during the season’s finale at a tournament in Evanston. Head coach Bernie Witte said the team was tra...
The Green River Middle School swim team capped off a remarkable season last weekend at the South Conference Meet. The team finished the season unbeaten after capturing first place at the meet that took place at the new Green River High School Aquatic Center. The team had a total of 358 points, finishing well ahead of Lyman who finished second with 244 points. Coach Michele O’Melia said the girls made a commitment to the team and it paid off. “The girls had heart and left everything in the poo...
The Green River High School wrestling team didn’t take an easy route to start the 2014-15 season. The Wolves lost a 42-27 home duel to Uintah (Utah) High School. Green River won five of the 14 matches against the team whose season has been going for almost a month. Cyro Montoya, Cole Verner, Gage Byers, Austin Waters and Jordan Tucker all picked up for the Wolves. For the most part we wrestled pretty hard for the first match of the year, this team gave us an opportunity to see what we need to focus on,” head coach Marshall Rhodes said. “Ve...
