Sports

Riverside gridders are King of the Jungle in homecoming game against Shoshoni

Published by admin on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 1:30pm

Riverside won its homecoming football game, beating Shoshoni 36-19.  “The offensive line, tight ends and other running backs played an unbelievable game providing running lanes for Ty Strohschein while giving Josh Wildman time in the passing game,” said Coach Jason Mitchell.

Lady Huskies beat Dubois for Homecoming

Published by admin on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:30pm

Homecoming week saw the Lady Huskies face off against Dubois in a conference matchup on Friday. The games were close, but Burlington defeated Dubois in three games 25-17, 25-22 and 25-22.

Riverside netters sweep conference opponents

Published by admin on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:22pm

The Riverside Lady Rebels returned home from a busy road weekend with a 4-0 standing in the Class 1A Northwest Conference after handing out defeats to Meeteetse, Dubois and Fort Washakie.
“The girls continue to work hard and are showing a lot of improvement,” said Coach Cindi Smith.
Starting off strong with a victory over Meeteetse on Friday, the Rebel netters didn’t post their most impressive stats, but they got the job done in three sets, 25-11, 25-18, 25-14.

Cross Country runners continue to see personal bests

Published by admin on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:20pm

Burlington’s cross country team ran twice this past week, seeing personal best times in both Lovell and Cody.
Coach Ryan Olson is pleased with his teams’ progress.
“When it comes to distance running, hard work is almost always rewarded with greatly improved times,” he said. “That is certainly showing this season. These kids have been doing everything asked of them in practice and then going the extra mile (or miles) by running outside of practice on non-school days and weekends.”

Huskies beat the Meeteetse Longhorns

Published by admin on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:42am

The stormy weather broke long enough for a good game in Burlington on Friday. The Huskies bested Meeteetse in their Homecoming game.
“Meeteetse is always an exciting game for us. They are well coached and have some good athletes. I thought our guys played pretty well. We are starting to see some more players coming along,” said Coach Trent Aagard. “Joe Bassett did a good job setting a physical tone, Jordan Michaels was able to put up a lot of yards and Weston Gotfredson was able to get behind their defense for some big plays. We had a lot of guys contribute.”

Riverside Rebels, Cody Broncs duke it out in the cold wind

Published by admin on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:29am

The Riverside Rebels demonstrated they are working in the right direction as they competed against Cody’s JV on Thursday.  Cody won 52-40, but it was back-and-forth scoring throughout. It was a cold night, but Riverside and Cody put on a good show for fans who attended.  

Otto Baseball rolls on

Published by admin on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 2:50pm

Otto Baseball rolls on

by Stephanie Tolman 

Husky thinclads place high at Best of the Best

Published by admin on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 1:30pm

Husky thinclads place high at Best of the Best

By Sam Smith

The Burlington Huskies middle school track and field squad concluded their season at the Best of the Best Meet May 10 in Lander.

Sarah McNiven placed third in the seventh-grade girls high jump, clearing 4-8, and 14th in the triple jump, leaping 26-11.

Rebel thinclads place high in Thermopolis

Published by admin on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 3:37pm

Rebel thinclads place high in Thermopolis

 

By Sam Smith

The Riverside Rebels track and field squad did some last-minute fine tuning at the Bobcat Invitational Friday in Thermopolis.

Sanford receives lifetime achievement award

Published by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 2:39pm

Sanford receives lifetime achievement award

By Shayne Mazur

Mark Sanford received the Chad Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of dedication and service to Wyoming wrestling April 15 at the 2022 Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association (WAWA) state tournament in Casper.