Sports

Strong returning cast for Lady Rebels

Published by admin on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 2:10pm

Coach Jason Mitchell is taking the long view of his Riverside girls basketball team as it prepares for this weekend’s tournament in Upton, viewing the games as an opportunity to lay the foundation for future success.
“December wins and losses won’t matter much once we get to February,” he said, pointing out four of his team’s first six opponents are likely to ranked among the top five in their respective classifications.  

Huskies put six on all-state grid team

Published by admin on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 9:53am

To go with their 1A 6-man state championship, eight Burlington Huskies received all-conference awards with six of those athletes also receiving all-state hono

Riverside puts two on all-state, six on all-conference

Published by admin on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 9:50am

The Riverside Rebels finished the year with a 5-2 conference record.

Middle school seasons end this weekend

Published by admin on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 9:49am

With conference tournaments on tap this weekend, it’s officially end-of-season test time for Greybull and Riverside middle schoolers who have devoted the past

Two G-R wrestlers win titles in Shoshoni

Published by admin on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 4:23pm

Riley Wiggins and Levi Cochrane led the charge for Greybull-Riverside at Friday’s Shoshoni Invitational.
Wiggins went 4-0 to claim the 105-pound title and Cochrane reeled off three straight to earn the gold at 126 at the 10-team competition.
Isaiah Palato added a second-place finish for G-R.
The team will be off for the Thanksgiving break.  When it returns, the focus will be to prep for the season-ending conference tournament.

Lady Rebels named all-state, all-conference

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 3:17pm

Four Riverside volleyball players were recognized this season by selection to the 1A all-state and all-conference teams.
Junior Vinaya VanderPloeg and sophomore Brooklynn Paxton earned 2023 all-state honors for their performances. A total of 16 players voted on by the head coaches receive the accolade in each classification.

G-R athletes notch wins at Brawl in the Basin

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 3:15pm

Greybull-Riverside got off to a fast start at Saturday’s Brawl in the Basin, winning 10 straight matches before levelling off over the course of nine grueling hours of middle school wrestling in Worland.
From a big-picture standpoint, the team continues to improve. “We have since the first weekend,” said Coach Mark Sanford. “A lot of things have gotten better. Their intensity definitely has, and they are really battling, which is what you want to see.”

Lady Huskies earn postseason honors

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 3:14pm

Postseason volleyball awards have been announced.
Junior Breanne Walker was honored with an all-state selection for the Lady Huskies. She was also selected for the second year in a row for all-conference honors and was joined by senior Selena Call and freshman Sarah McNiven.

Huskies are state champions

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 3:13pm

It was a matchup for the books in Laramie on Saturday as the Burlington Huskies took on Little Snake River in a rematch of last year’s championship game.
Little Snake River previously had beaten the Huskies 55-8. The Huskies were not having a repeat this year, outperforming the Rattlers 42-39 to earn the state championship.

State football titles to be decided later this week

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:34am

The high school football season in Wyoming will end this weekend with five title games on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
Only one team from Big Horn County still has championship aspirations.  
The Burlington Huskies will face Little Snake River in the 1A six-man championship game.  It’ll be a rematch of last year’s title game, which was won by the Rattlers, 55-8.
Kickoff is at 10 a.m. Saturday at War Memorial Field.