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In two nights of rodeo action featuring more than 100 contestants, the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo brought hundreds of fans to the Green River's rodeo grounds. According to information from the city's parks and recreation department, 850 people attended Friday night's competition, with 1,050 attending Saturday. The rodeo paid out $21,500 in prize money to competitors. 2022 Overland Stage Stampede results Bareback Seven total entries 1. Tuker Carrocato, 76, $1,206 2. Shandon Welsh, 70, $804 3....
The 41st Annual Western Wyoming Karate Championships were hosted by Pineda’s Kenpo Karate at the Green River Recreation Center May 21. These championships were a “bounce-back” tournament in which competitors totaled 237 and came from Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and Colorado. Competition included forms, weapons, self-defense, sparring, flag sparring, padded sword sparring, and board breaking. Several grand champions were awarded in both black belt and under belt categories, each receiving a samurai sword and a grand champion tournament hoodi...
Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Green River fisheries biologists recently completed annual spring netting at Flaming Gorge Reservoir and are still concerned about the numbers of small lake trout in the reservoir. For that reason, they are encouraging anglers to sign up for the Hell on Reels fishing derby June 11-12. The contest is a multi-species contest with several categories for lake trout less than 25 inches that will be fun and challenging for contestants to win. “The overall catch rates of lake trout increased this spring by 25% com...
The annual Knights Invite wood bat invitation didn't end the way anyone would have wanted this weekend. Rainstorms persisted throughout the weekend, causing the Sunday slate of games to get canceled due to field conditions. However, that didn't stop the Green River Knights from notching a couple of wins Saturday. The Knights first took on Evanston in a game that saw the Knights take an early 5-0 lead. Evanston was unable to make the deficit up as the Knights enjoyed receiving eight walks and...
Memorial Day Weekend kicked off the first races of the season at Sweetwater Speedway, with the rainy weather not holding back any of the action. Races focused on five divisions consisting of International Motorsports Competition Association (IMCA) Modified, IMCA Sportmod, IMCA Stock Car, Cruiser, and Dwarf Cars. The two nights of racing featured a car count of more than 114 vehicles, many of which were driven by racers making their first appearance at the track. While a large car count is special enough, spectators were also treated to the...
The Green River High School Girls Softball Team will play their first state competition game ever today in Gillette. The team, which didn't win any games in their inaugural season last year, secured their spot in the state competition after winning last Friday's game against Worland. "We took care of business with Worland," head coach Blair Aimone said. The conference game ended with Green River winning 13-1. The second game was a shut-out with Green River winning 28-0. "The girls' bats came...
The Green River High School Girls Soccer Team is done for the season after losing to Kelly Walsh during the regional tournament in Jackson last weekend. Although a loss is never easy, especially when it takes away your chances of going to state, head coach Matthew Robles thought the Lady Wolves held their own in their last match. “Honestly the game went really well,” Robles said. “I couldn’t have asked for the girls to play any harder.” Kelly Walsh scored their first goal about 20 minutes i...
The Green River High School track teams competed at Casper Natrona High School in the West 4A Regionals last week, giving the top eight finishers qualifying a chance to go back to Casper this week for the Wyoming State Track Championships at Kelly Walsh High School. The Lady Wolves’ regional team consisted of two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and eight freshmen. The two seniors led the way by both winning their specialty events. Kaelea Gibson was the region 4A champion in the high jump, clearing 5-04 inches, while teammate Lillian M...
A Green River High School track and field athlete signed his letter of intent Tuesday to compete for Weber State University, an NCAA Division I university, following his mission. Cole Murray competes in shot put and discus events for GRHS and will continue competing in those events when he becomes a Wildcat in 2024. Weber State is also his father's alma mater. "I'm proud of him," his father Curg Murray said. Cole said he plans to study mechanical engineering while at the university. For Cole,...
The Green River High School Girls Soccer Team will hit the field for their first regional game today, going up against Kelly Walsh in a win-or-go-home match. The Lady Wolves are headed into regionals as underdogs, particularly after losing to Kelly Walsh 5-0 last Friday and losing to Natrona County 2-0 last Saturday. “We came out kind of flat,” coach Matthew Robles said of last week’s game against Kelly Walsh. “But the girls did fight,” he added. “We were only down one to nothing in the first h...
After recent victories, the Green River High School softball team was confident going into their games against Rock Springs last Thursday, but it just wasn’t a good day for them. “We did terrible,” coach Blair Aimone admitted. The Lady Wolves ended up losing their conference game against the Lady Tigers 7-0, and losing the second game 9-0. “If you can’t score you can’t win, and if you don’t catch and you don’t throw you can’t win,” Aimone said. “I don’t know if they got into our heads a little...
One last trip to Casper didn’t end the way the Green River Wolves would have preferred last weekend as the team returned home with two losses before they participate in the west regional soccer tournament this week. The boys took on Kelly Walsh Friday in a game that ended with a 4-1 win for the Trojans. The following day, the Wolves battled against the Natrona County Mustangs, taking a second loss in a 4-2 effort. The 4A West Regional Boys Soccer Tournament takes place in Jackson with action starting Thursday. The Wolves are seeded fourth in t...
Green River’s track team headed north last Thursday to compete with a new group of teams including the host Cody, Powell, Worland, St. Stephens, and Sheridan. In the sprints for the Lady Wolves, seven sprinters were entered, all of whom will be returning next year for the young Green River team. In the 100-meter dash, Rylee Rosas led the Lady Wolves finishing 14th, followed by Eva Murray in 22nd, Ericka Robinson at 28th and Laynie Fundell in 32nd. The 200 meters was also led by Rosas and Murray in 11th and 16th respectively, followed by Mikayla...
The Green River High School Girls Softball Team will be heading to their match against Rock Springs today with confidence after two huge wins and a no hitter last week. The team beat both Natrona County and Kelly Walsh in their conference games, and the Natrona County game last Friday included a no hitter pitched by freshman Haidyn Terry. A "no hitter" refers to a game where there are no hits against the pitcher. While runners may still be able to get to bases off a walk or an air by an...
The Green River High School varsity boys soccer team split their games last week, taking a 3-0 loss in Rock Springs, turning around and winning their rematch against the Evanston Red Devils 1-0 Friday. The win Friday was accomplished by a late-game goal scored by Brett Stanton. Head coach Jorge Salsedo said the boys are reacting more on the field and have turned around from where they were earlier in the season. Right now, Salcedo and the coaching staff are working to help the Wolves have a...
Former Green River High School football player Hunter Spartz is gearing up for a shot at the big time after being invited to the New England Patriots mini camp as an undrafted free agent. Hunter is a 2017 graduate of Green River High School who had earned All Conference and All-State as an offensive lineman during his junior and senior years. During his senior year, he was selected All-Conference as a defensive end. Following graduation, he enrolled with Montana Tech and began studying...
Green River High School swimmer Hailey Uhrig will be swimming in Oklahoma next year after signing a letter of intent to compete for Oklahoma Christian University. Uhrig has earned multiple state championships in several events during her time as a high school swimmer and holds several school and state records. Hailey said the facilities at the university and the campus itself helped solidify her decision. She had previously visited the University of Wyoming and Colorado State University before h...
The Green River High School Girls Soccer Team is set to head into regional competitions next week in the fifth seed after one loss and one win in their games last week. The competition started with a disappointing 11-0 loss in Rock Springs last Thursday. “We have a mental block with Rock Springs,” head coach Matthew Robles said. “The score reflected how the game went for us. It started bad and just progressively went downhill from there.” The Rock Springs Lady Tigers are currently ranked...
Senior girls basketball player Megan Counts signed her letter of intent to play for Chadron State College in Nebraska this fall. "I loved the team when I went there ... I just really like the environment," she said about what attracted her to the team. Counts played as a power forward for the Lady Wolves, saying she would like to play as a guard, but isn't sure if she will switch when she plays for Chadron State. Regardless, Counts said she loves the game, having played basketball since she was...
The Wyoming weather played havoc with the spring track season as the week prior to the second Green River Invite most meets throughout the state were canceled. The Puncher Invite in Big Piney and this week’s home invite were started a little early Friday morning in an attempt to beat the wind and rain, but the meet did not make it as several events were canceled. The Wolves were also scheduled to compete in Morgan, Utah Saturday, but canceled their attendance at that meet as the weather predicted was filled with more wind and rain. However, m...
After their originally scheduled match was postponed due to inclement weather, the Green River High School Softball Team took on their rivals from Rock Springs last Wednesday, winning their conference match 13-8. “The girls’ bats were on fire,” coach Blair Aimone said. The Lady Wolves ended up with 12 runs in the first three innings and six extra-base hits, including a home run, throughout the game. “The girls just rose to the performance,” Aimone said. “It’s always going to be a dogfight with...
An 8-0 loss to Jackson served as a wake-up call for the Wolves soccer program. The boys travelled to Jackson Saturday following an away game in Star Valley last Thursday that resulted in a 1-1 overtime tie and saw one of the Braves being removed from the game due to a red card violation. With Jackson, head soccer coach Jorge Salseco didn't mince words when it came to what led to the loss. "We just didn't show up," he said. This loss comes after the Wolves were able to hold Jackson to only four...
