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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...
After being one of the first athletes to play softball for Green River High School, Madison Yoak will be continuing her softball career at Glenville State University. Yoak recently signed her letter of intent to become a Pioneer at the West Virginia school. "They have a really nice facility and just an amazing program," Yoak said of the college. "The girls were all super nice and the coaches are really good, the way they coach and just the way they are outside of practice." During her senior...
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...
Two girls from Green River competed at the Twin Rivers Girls National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa on March 31 through April 2. To compete at nationals, the girls had to qualify to compete in the National Tournament and both girls qualified at the Ron Thon Tournament in Riverton earlier in the wrestling season. Sixty-three girls from around Wyoming made up teams to represent our state. Brianna Uhrig received Bronze All-American with a 5-2 individual record. Uhrig wrestled with the Wyoming High...
The Green River High School Girls Soccer team played a game against the Pinedale Wranglers last Friday. When the game began, the girls were a little nervous and you could see it in their passes and plays. Once they settled down, the team came alive and really played a great game. The Lady Wolves have strong midfield-three players that helped control the game. The rest of the team really stepped up and moved the ball down the field, making it possible for Isabel Vasco to score six goals and...
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...
It was a team effort for the Green River Wolves during the victorious win against the Pinedale Wranglers last Friday. Braxton Cordova made five goals during the game, along with Stone Rubeck with two goals. Axel Mackinnon, Izyk Arellano and Damien Holmes each made one goal. Cordova, Arellano and Guy Grace had two assists each, along with Rubeck with one assist. The Wolves walked away with their first conference game win of the season with a final score of 10-0. Head Coach Josh Webb feels they...
Snow, go away! It's hard to play softball with the snow that has been dumping in Wyoming. It's been frustrating for the Green River Lady Wolves that their games keep getting canceled. Green River was able to play one game last week against the Rock Springs Lady Tigers while their games in Worland were canceled over the weekend because of the weather. Some of the teams in the West Conference have yet to play a game this season. Head Coach Blair Aimone said she was very impressed with how well...
The Green River Wyoming Pickleball Club was officially started on January 1 of this year, although they were an informal group for over a year before Michael Chaffin stepped up to organize the club. Their mission statement is to strive to create fun, friendship and fitness through their shared enjoyment of the sport of pickleball. The Green River Wyoming Pickleball Club has already grown to 54 members since starting their club. Becoming member costs $25 per calendar year. Tournaments are schedul...
Hailey Uhrig is a Green River High School graduate with the class of 2022. Uhrig swam on Green River's Swimming and Diving team all four years of high school, receiving All-State honors every year she swam. In her senior year, she earned two All-State honors, placing first with her relay team in the 200 Yard Medley Relay and placing second in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. She still holds the school record for Green River in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Uhrig is now attending Oklahoma Christian...
Rudy Gunter Memorial Tournament Results Freestyle Place Team Points 1 Green River Grapplers 683.0 2 Top of the Rock Wrestling Club 513.0 3 Bridger Valley Bruins Wrestling 478.0 4 Evanston Elite Wrestling Club 430.0 5 Star Valley Wrestling Club 248.0 6 Big Piney Pinners 226.0 7 Diamondville Wrestling Club 215.0 8 Pinedale Pummelers Wrestling 208.0 9 Rawlins Wrestling Club 207.0 10 Wyoming Underground 184.0 11 Riverton USA Wrestling 142.0 12 Saratoga Wrestling Club 101.0 13 Wasatch Wrestling Club...
The Green River High School Athletics Department recently announced the decision to hire Blaine Christensen as the new Green River High School Head Football Coach. Christensen was selected to replace previous Coach Kevin Cuthbertson, who stepped down at the end of the season last year. Christensen has been an assistant football coach for Rock Springs High School the past three seasons and was instrumental in helping the Tigers reach the Wyoming 4A State Championship game during his tenure under...
Green River's shooting guard Theron Archibald is a junior this year, and stands six feet three inches tall. A shooting guard needs to be good at dribbling fast, passing and shooting lots of jump shots, as well as taking shots with a quick release directly after receiving a pass without dribbling. The shooting guard needs to be able to sink open shots consistently and be able to take them when the game is on the line. Archibald was a key player for the Green River Wolves this year, averaging...
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...
Western Wyoming Community College wrestlers claimed their first NJCAA Wrestling Championship title on March 4 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Mustangs finished with a team score of 134. The Head Coach is Art Castillo and Assistant Coaches are Rick Yoak, William Hodges and Jacob Flores. NJCAA Nationals Results Bridger Ricks - 125 4th Place All-American Cody Phelps - 133 3rd Place All-American Joseph Mecham - 141 4th Place All-American Chris Lopez - 149 4th Place All-American Jayden Luttrell - 157...
The Lady Wolves competed in the 4A State Championships in Casper last week. The first game they played on Thursday was against the Sheridan Broncs. Green River had played Sheridan earlier in the season and had lost by 40 points. It was very important for the Lady Wolves to start the game aggressively if they wanted to beat them. Starting the first quarter, Green River was using 2-3 zone defense, which was slowing Sheridan down and keeping the scoreboard tight, so Green River scored 11 points to...
The Green River Wolves Girls Softball team has officially started practices, and the girls are exhilarated for the beginning of their season. This is the third season of girls fast-pitch softball for the state of Wyoming. Last year, Green River was one of the eight teams that got to compete in the State Championships in Gillette. It was the first year they competed at State, but they unfortunately didn't win any games and were eliminated. This year, the weather has impacted their practices and t...
The Green River Wolves Boys Soccer team has started practices, and the team is looking forward to their first competition on March 24 and 25 at the Pinnacle Cup in Pinedale. With the new season, the boys now have a new coach to lead them. Josh Webb has stepped up to be the head coach for Green River this year. Webb has brought a lot of experience to the team as he has been couching for over 10 years in different positions. He started coaching in Mountain View and then coached the Avengers and...
The Green River Lady Wolves Girls Soccer season has officially begun, and their first day of practice was on March 6. The Lady Wolves and coaching staff are excited to get the season going and being able to focus on their upcoming games. Last year, Green River started strong by winning their first game against Jackson. After four wins and one tie throughout the season, the Lady Wolves lost their game against Kelly Walsh at Regionals in Jackson and were eliminated from qualifying for State. Even...
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...
It was an exhilarating weekend for the Lady Wolves basketball team. The 4A West Regional Tournament games took place last Thursday in Star Valley. Green River was looking for two wins so they would be able to compete at the State tournament. The first game of the tournament was the Green River Lady Wolves against the Riverton Wolverines. Green River started the game slow offensively and allowed too many turnovers in the first half of the game. They figured out what they needed to do differently...
The 4A West Regional Basketball games started last Thursday in Star Valley. On Thursday, Green River played the Riverton Wolverines in the first game of the day. Green River really tried to take the lead away from Riverton but fell short and lost the game 61-45. The four top scorers were Theran Archibald with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists; Chris Wilson with eight points and four rebounds; Kason Ivie with six points, four rebounds and one assist; and lastly Hunter Lake with six points, two rebounds and one assist. Green River played...
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...
A former Green River All Star athlete will be heading to Minnesota to continue his football career. On March 3, led in prayer by his pastor Robert Douglas of Aspen Church, Carson Van Gieson signed his letter of intent to play Division 3 college football at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. Van Gieson is currently a senior at Evanston High School. "His passion and skill for football started in the fourth grade where in Green River he was selected twice to play on the All Star team in La...
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...
