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CASPER — If everything goes according to plan, Wyoming will play its home football games inside a full War Memorial Stadium this fall. UW is planning to return to full capacity for the 2021 season, UW athletic director Tom Burman told the Star-Tribune. Burman also said fans, including students, won’t be required to be vaccinated in order to attend games. “It puts a smile on my face. It’s not just about money. It’s about the experience,” Burman said. “I watched the PGA Championship the other day and I watched people following Phil (Mickelson) a...
The Wolves had several track athletes on both the boys and girls teams travel to Riverton for the second time this season to compete in the 4A West Regional track meet Friday and Saturday. A number of the young Wolves athletes improved their times and distances, setting personal records and showing promise for the coming years, but only the first eight finishers qualified for State, along with some that had achieved the marks in previous meets to pre-qualify. The Lady Wolves have qualifiers in...
On the final week of the season for the Wolves, the junior varsity meet featured an opportunity for the underclassman to compete prior to Regionals. One exception for the Boys was senior distance runner Greg Sherwin, who ran away from the competition and took first place in the 3,200-meter run in 10.42.17. In the 100-meter dash for the girls, Olivia Sheets, a sophomore, took seventh in 14.56, took 12th in the 200-meter dash at 31.69 and took sixth in the triple jump at 28-5.00. Also for the girls, Morgan Owens took 18th with a throw of...
The Green River High School Wolves track team traveled to Pinedale to participate in what was represented as a junior varsity meet with competitors from Cokeville, Kemmerer, Pinedale, Big Piney, Farson, H.E.M., and Jackson. The Wolves took a smaller contingent of competitors, mostly sophomores and freshman with a few juniors and seniors, knowing that they had a big varsity meet in Riverton the next day. There were a lot of personal records made throughout the day as the Wolves had one of their f...
While they have yet to win a game this season, the Green River High School softball team continues to work towards improving themselves daily. “Being a member of Wolves softball isn’t easy and it isn’t for everyone. We have high expectations and these young women are rising to the challenge,” head coach Blair Aimone said. Part of that improvement is being seen in the team’s pitcher and catcher, Terryn Avery and Lani Jo Blaylock. “There is no bond like the bond of a pitcher and catcher once they start to work together,” she said. “Catchers hav...
On another chilly windy spring day, Green River hosted a a large group of high schools Friday, many they have been competing with throughout season. The larger schools included neighboring Rock Springs, Evanston, Jackson, Riverton and Lander. The smaller schools were Mountain View, Kemmerer, Lyman, Pinedale, Big Piney, Little Snake River and Manila, Utah. There were more than 110 competitors in some of the individual events and the wind and the cold caused many of the times and distances to be...
Following a week plagued by injury and player absences, the Wolves soccer team is looking to show what they can do at full strength this week against the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday. Both the boys and girls took on Evanston Wednesday, but the results of that game were unavailable as of press time. The boys lost a close game to Star Valley last week, dropping the game 2-1. The sole goal scored by the Wolves was from Braxton Cordova. Head coach Kahler Dawson said the team, despite injuries, was...
The 2021 Wyoming Legislature passed several bills that will make changes to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department laws and regulations. Many of these bills have an impact on the public, too. The following is a summary of the notable Game and Fish-related bills that passed, how they will impact the public and the next steps for implementation. Game and Fish will continue to provide updates as these changes move through the regulation proposal process. Hunting and fishing access - reliable funding (HB0122) Sportspeople can anticipate more places...
Following a winless weekend for both high school soccer teams, the Wolves and Lady Wolves are looking to make a rebound in the coming week. The teams will take on Star Valley Thursday and Jackson Hole Saturday in two away games. For head girls coach Chris Nielsen said his main goal for the girls is to score a goal and build upon the momentum that would bring them. This weekend pits the against the teams both battled at the start of the season. Nielsen said he’s excited to see how the girls c...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to reduce antelope license quotas for the 2021 hunting season. In many hunt areas, the proposals cut the quota due to impacts from persistent drought conditions and the record-breaking 2021 spring blizzard. The license reductions should be short-term, according to wildlife managers who believe the conservative proposals for each herd will stabilize pronghorn populations and allow them to bounce back. Fluctuations of the number of pronghorn licenses Game and Fish offers is not uncommon, said...
The Green River High School softball team are seeking their first win of the season as they travel to Natrona County to take on both Natrona and Kelly Walsh this weekend. They take Natrona on Friday at 3 p.m., while their game with Kelly Walsh starts at noon. Head coach Blair Aimone is working with her staff and the girls to make sure they improve every week. "They are working hard. And they are starting to pick up with what we are trying yo do. I am a fundamental softball coach. We use two...
The weatherman predicted high winds for the Ted Schroeder Invitational Track Meet In Rock Springs and to no ones surprise, the cold winds were howling by mid morning. The Green River track team took the short journey east to compete with much of the same teams they have gone against in all their meets to date. The new team this week was Riverton who competed with the host Rock Springs, Evanston and Green River along with Mountain View, Cokeville, Pinedale, Big Piney, Kemmerer, Farson,...
Three players on the Green River High School Boys Basketball team received recognition Tuesday night for achieving either All Conference or All State. Jachon Fuss and Kolby Ivie were named First Team, All Conference and Second Team, All State following the basketball season's conclusion, while Dylan Taylor was named First Team, All Conference and First Team, All State. Ivie said Fuss was the 32-minute kid for the team during the last two season, while describing Ivie as one of the most...
The focus for Wyoming Football turned to Spring Practice this week as the Cowboys hit the practice field for the first time on Tuesday. But the foundation for Spring Ball and for the 2021 season was laid during the months of January, February and March as the Cowboys went to work in the weight room and on the turf to improve their strength and speed in preparation for the 2021 season. “We certainly did have a good winter conditioning period this year,” said head coach Craig Bohl. “We had about two more weeks allocated to strength and conditioni...
On the last day of March, during a still, chilly spring day, the Green River track team took the short trip west to Mountain View to join with the larger schools from Rock Springs, Evanston and Lander, as well as small schools Farson-Eden, Manila, Lyman, Big Piney, Cokeville and private school Franklin Central to compete with the hosting Mountain View team. In team scoring, the girls had 41 points to finish ninth while the boys scored 74.5 points to take sixth place. Top finisher for the boys on the day was a distance runner, sophomore Nathan...
Following a rough 11-1 loss to Jackson March 25, the Lady Wolves dug deep and came out with a shutout win against Powell Saturday, winning 3-0. For head coach Chris Nielsen, the win shows that their goal of targeting specific issues to address and working on them throughout the practice week is paying off. During the game, Nielsen said the girls showed improvements to their control of the ball, building three or more possession strings through their games last week compared to earlier games...
The Wolves soccer team notched two more losses over the weekend, losing 2-0 to Jackson and 5-1 against Powell. For head coach Kahler Dawson, the Powell loss in particular is something he hopes will serve as a wake-up call for his players. While he said he liked the fact the Wolves never gave up during the game, despite facing a steep score deficit, Dawson knows his players are better than they’ve been playing. “We’re not a boom ball team,” Dawson said, saying the term “boom ball” means players and teams who simply kick the soccer ball hard o...
On a chilly spring day, Green River hosted 14 schools anxious to get started with their track season after the first meet of the season, the Lyman Invitational, was canceled the previous week. With 13 other schools, there were almost 100 competitors in some of the events. For the Lady Wolves those finishing in the top eight places and scoring points for their team included Jayleigh Wright, finishing second in the 3,200-meter run in 14:01.48, Lillian Munoz placing third in the field of 18 in the 100-meter hurdles in 18.18 and taking second in...
On a warm Friday afternoon, a few dozen people were gathered at the Veterans Park ballfield to watch the girls get their game on. The newest addition to the sports offered by Green River High School is girls fastpitch softball. The team starts its season this Friday against Kelly Walsh in a home game at Veteran's Park. During a uniformed scrimmage Friday, the team competed against itself as coaches gave pointers and tips to the girls in preparation for that first game. They weren't the only...
The No. 14 Wyoming Cowgirls fell to third-seeded UCLA in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday by a score of 69-48 in the Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas. The Bruins snapped the Cowgirls six-game winning streak despite Wyoming holding the Bruins to only 31 percent from the field in the second half. “I wish UCLA the best of luck and I’m very proud of our team and what we have accomplished over the last month,” UW head coach Gerald Mattinson said. “I’m excited for our program moving forward.” Wyoming appeared in...
The weekend didn't go the way the Wolves would have liked, but second chances are around the corner for the boys soccer team. The boys faced tough squads from Star Valley and Evanston, taking losses from both teams at home. The Wolves lost 4-0 to Star Valley Friday and 3-1 against Evanston Saturday. The sole Green River goal was scored by Andrew Santhuff off of a penalty kick. Head coach Kahler Dawson said the team had some offensive and defensive rust and anxiety playing their first game in two...
The Lady Wolves took two losses in the first games of their soccer season, but head coach Chris Nielsen continues to work with the girls to improve the team. The girls lost against Star Valley Friday in a game ending 2-0 and took a loss 5-0 from Evanston the next day. Nielsen said by the end of the varsity game, his girls were very tired because the team doesn’t have a lot of subs, meaning the group played four full 80-minute soccer games in two days, with Nielsen saying the later games got rough for them. During a single game, the girls will r...
