Lady Huskies bury Kaycee after slow start

By Marlys Good
The Lady Huskies overcame a sluggish start, and got their act together in the second half to beat Kaycee 62-43 in a non-conference game played in Burlington Saturday. Burlington managed to fashion a three-point lead (11-8) at the first quarter stop, and were up by just four, 23-19 at halftime. Eight of Kaycee’s 19 points came from the foul line, which was not in Patrick’s game plan.

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Huskies about to enter tougher waters
By Nathan Oster
One by one, the challengers to the top-ranked 1A team in the state have fallen.
But this weekend, the Burlington Huskies might get their toughest test to date from a 1A opponent when they travel to Ten Sleep to face the Pioneers, who have yet to lose a game this season.
It’ll be a match-up of No. 1 versus No. 3 — and to make it even more intriguing, Burlington Coach Dan LaRose will be in search of his 100th career victory at Burlington to go along with 17 losses.
By any measuring stick, it’s a big game.

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Wrestlers capture fourth in Thermop, host memorial tournament Saturday

By Nathan Oster
As it enters the homestretch of its season, Greybull-Riverside does so with a renewed sense of optimism, encouraged by a string of solid, albeit in many cases losing, efforts against top-flight competition.
The road last week led first to Powell, home of the Panthers. As the top-ranked team in 3A, the Panthers had the edge going into Thursday’s dual — and proved it on the mat, defeating the Buffs 58-14.

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Lady Rebels’ 3-0 in conference play;
beat Thermopolis, Rocky Mountain
By Marlys Good
The Lady Rebels kept their conference record spotless with duel wins over Thermopolis, 43-31, and Rocky Mountain, 50-33, last weekend. The victories left Riverside in sole possession of first place in the conference standings going into the final four weeks of the regular season.
“We played hard on both ends of the court, had great looks, and moved the ball well; we just didn’t shoot as well as we would have liked,” said Coach Cory Sova of the win over the Lady Bobcats. “We played so hard and so well together — that was the difference.

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Rebel woes continue

By Karla Pomeroy
The Riverside Rebels offensive and defensive woes continued to plague them in two home conference games as they were outscored 158 to 75. They fell to Thermopolis on Friday 79-33 and to Rocky Mountain on Saturday 78-42.

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Ralph E. Reiner
May 6, 1926 - Jan. 22, 2009

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Leon Lyman Sanders
Aug. 13, 1931 - Jan. 22, 2009

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Robert “Bob” L. Purswell
Jan. 19, 1946 - Jan. 4, 2009

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Cell phones while driving: What’s the real issue?

By Karla Pomeroy
Cell phones and driving will be coming up for debate this week or next on the Senate floor after the Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee approving two bills that would prohibit cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle on Monday.

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Fire claims trailer home near Shell
‘I’ve never seen anything burn that fast,’ says homeowner
By Nathan Oster
Rosie Spinder was home with her son-in-law, Horatio Pacheco, Sunday night when she heard what she described as a “pop” coming from a kerosene heater they were using in a new addition to their home.
As it turned out, that sound was the beginning of the end for their home approximately one mile west of Shell.

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2009 Legislature
Legislature address cell phone use and driving

By Karla Pomeroy
The Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Senate Committee unanimously approved two bills addressing cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle.

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