Sports

Husky Boys go 1-3 on the week

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 12:23pm

It was a lot of time on the court for the Huskies this week with a game on Tuesday against Rocky Mountain and the Wrangler Invite over the weekend.

Encouraging start for G-R wrestlers

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:20pm

There was a lot to like about Greybull-Riverside’s performance at the season-opening Powell Invitational.
Varsity wins by a freshman girl, Elle Holloway, and a sophomore boy, Loomis Alexander, along with several strong finishes on the JV side by a promising group of up-and-comers provided encouragement to everyone associated with the weekend.
“I think it’s the best we’ve wrestled, collectively, at this tournament since I’ve been here,” said Coach Rob Nuttall.
For an opening weekend, he said it was “as good as we could have hoped for.”

Middle school girls basketball wraps up in Burlington

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:11pm

The middle school girls basketball season has wrapped up and it was a season unlike any other for Coach Mike Aagard.

Rebels win one of three at Bobcat Invite

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:08pm

The Riverside Rebels got an up close and personal look at the top-ranked team in 1A at last weekend’s Bobcat Invitational. It did not go well as the Rebels struggled against Upton’s pressure defense and didn’t shoot well in the 67-18 setback.
“We were all disappointed,” said Coach Scott Winters. “Upton was a good team, but we should have been able to compete better than we did.”

Lady Rebels cap opening weekend with rout of A-C

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:07pm

The Riverside Lady Rebels won one and lost two at the Bobcat Invitational, falling to pair of ranked teams in Upton and Sundance before putting one on the positive side of the ledger with a rout of Arvada-Clearmont.
Coach Jason Mitchell views the weekend performance as a stepping stone toward better things.  The Rebels have only three players who saw extensive playing time last season: Brooklyn Paxton, Johnna Clifford and Vinaya Vanderploeg.
So for everyone, it was a learning experience.

Lady Huskies 4-0 at Carbon County Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:07pm

The Lady Huskies had a successful weekend at the Carbon County Classic ending the weekend with four wins. “It definitely gave us some things to work on,” said Coach Cheryl Haslam. “But there were some really positive things as well. All of the girls were able to get some good playing time and everyone played really well off the bench.”

Huskies 3-1 at tourney

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:06pm

The Huskies fared well in the Carbon County Classic, playing four varsity games and one JV game.
First up was Saratoga. Last season, the Huskies upset Saratoga in the second round of state play and gave them their only loss of the season. Saratoga is tough again this year and handed the Huskies their only loss of the weekend by a 75-70 score.

Elks crown local Hoop Shoot champions

Published by admin on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:05pm

Seventeen boys and girls ages 8 to 13 competed in Saturday’s local round of this year’s Elks Hoop Shoot.
The winners of the six age groups advance to the district shoot, which will be held Jan. 20 at NWC in Powell.
The qualifiers include Makenzie Kottmann, Kaylynne Kottmann, Benjamin Casey, Bret Winters and Baron Eichelberger.
Here are the top-three placers in each division.
8- AND 9-YEAR-OLD GIRLS — 1, Makenzie Kottman, 3-25

Two win weight titles at conference tourney

Published by admin on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 2:20pm

While there will be some who try their luck at state, the middle school wrestling season ended last weekend in Thermopolis for members of the Greybull-Riverside wrestling team.
Thirteen of its grapplers competed, and of those 13, five placed with all the breakthroughs coming in the girls and B divisions.  None of G-R’s five A division wrestlers (Marshall Brown, Kenneth McClure, Riley Wiggins, Tell Edeler and Levi Cochrane) placed.

Checking your CWD test results is easy

Published by admin on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 2:18pm

CHEYENNE - Hunters who had tissue samples collected from their deer, elk or moose this hunting season for chronic wasting disease testing can easily check the results on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s website.
Results from the Game and Fish Wildlife Health Lab are typically available within three weeks.
Hunters can check their CWD results by visiting the Game and Fish veterinary services webpage and logging into their user account.