Knights players named for All-Conference honors

The 2022 West All-Conference American Legion Baseball announced the players that were chosen for this year's baseball season.

The Knights first team honorees were Ashton Eldredge, Marcos Molina and Jax Peterson. This is Peterson's third year of being chosen. The Knights second team honorees were Ben Lail, Quentin Liebelt and Jace Paoli.

The state tournament started Monday, July 25, at the Milward L. Simpson Stadium in Cody. A total of eight teams are competing in a modified, double-elimination bracket. The Cody Cubs were the Class A State Champions last year.

In the first game the Powell Pioneers took on the Cheyenne Hawks, with the Pioneers taking the win 4-1. Game two featured the Sheridan Jets and Lovell Mustangs, and the Jets pulled ahead and won the game 10-4. The Green River Knights played game three against the Casper Drillers. The teams were tied in the 6th inning, but with one more score from the Drillers the Knights ended up losing the game 4-5. The Cody Cubs took the lead against the Torrington Tigers in game four and won 7-4.

On Tuesday, July 26, the Green River Knights were eliminated after losing to the Cheyenne Hawks 15-1 in game five. Game six saw the Lovell Mustangs take on the Torrington Tigers. With the Mustangs dominating the game and winning 13-1, the Tigers were eliminated. In game seven the Casper Drillers made a comeback after trailing the Powell Pioneers and won the game 9-7. The Sheridan Jets faced the Cody Cubs for game eight. The Cubs scored four runs in the 1st inning, then stayed ahead and won 9-1.

Games continued on Wednesday, July 27, with the Lovell Mustangs playing the Powell Pioneers, the Cheyenne Hawks playing the Sheridan Jets, and the Casper Drillers playing the Cody Cubs.