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  • Lady Pioneers back in action after two-year hiatus

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Dec 7, 2023

    The Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers tip-off their basketball season today for the first time in two seasons. Unable to field a team due to low turnout, the Lady Pioneers have the numbers to roster a team and compete in the 2024 basketball season. The Lady Pioneers have five players out this season, with a sixth on the way in January. Even with the small numbers, the players and first-year head coach Kayla Sterling are thrilled to be back on the court. “We haven’t had a team for a couple of years and we’re excited to be back,” said TSHS girls basketb...

  • Carrell among the top returners for Worland wrestling

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Dec 7, 2023

    By In the first-ever girls high school wrestling season, Lady Warrior Rivers Carrell quickly added her name to the history books as she became one of the program's first all-state wrestlers. This season, the senior is one of the top returning wrestlers in the state and has eyes on a championship. "I'm super excited to start another season and get things rolling," said WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia. "We have 11 girls, and Rivers Carrell is back. She's a returning all-state, state finalist. I...

  • Snowy weather can't stop 16th annual Gobble Wobble

    Nov 30, 2023

  • Lady Warriors swimming excited to build off successful 2023 season

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Nov 16, 2023

    From start to finish, the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving season was a positive step forward for the program. The team had a lot of individual success. Shae Whitlock had a standout season, winning the 3A East 200-yard individual medley, finishing top 12 at state in the 200 IM and 100-yard backstroke and swam the third fastest backstroke in program history (1:04.96). Seniors Elena Gunderson and Maci Newell closed out their Lady Warrior swimming careers with top 12 finishes at state - Gu...

  • Lady Warriors give it their all at state

    ALEX KUHN|Nov 9, 2023

    Competing at the 3A State girls swimming and diving meet in Gillette on Nov. 3-4, the Worland Lady Warriors left it all in the pool and diving board in the season's final meet. Worland had four athletes make the top 12 in their events. Junior Shea Whitlock was seventh in the 200-yard medley (2:26.58) and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.28). Senior Maci Newell was seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (57.75) and ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (26.37). Senior Elena Gunderson swam a 2:08.59 in...

  • Lady Warriors qualify for 3A State tournament

    Nov 2, 2023

    By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor The Worland Lady Warriors are returning to the 3A State volleyball tournament after going 2-2 at the 3A West regional tournament in Lander on Oct. 27-28. Earning the 4-seed out of the West regional, the Lady Warriors opened the regional tournament with a win over Pinedale, 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 25-21). "We worked all week about being aggressive with our hitting," said WHS volleyball coach Becky Wassum. "Sometimes, when you get tight, your first instinct is to...

  • Tapia wins first state championship for Lady Warriors since 1994

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Oct 26, 2023

    The 3A State cross-country meet on Oct. 21 in Cheyenne was a historic day for the Worland cross-country program. The Lady Warriors had their first state champion in 29 years, and the Warriors finished second for the first time since 1994. Lady Warrior Zena Tapia ran a dominating race on her way to her first 3A State championship, crossing the finish line at 19:33.30. With her victory in Cheyenne, Tapia became the first Lady Warrior to win a state championship since Kristen Mathison did so in...

  • Warriors take 3A East, Lady Warriors finish second

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Oct 19, 2023

    A change in course did not deter the Worland cross-country runners as they kicked off the postseason with an impressive showing at the 3A East conference meet in Buffalo on Oct. 13. The Warriors cruised to the 3A East championship, scoring 29 points, making it back-to-back 3A East titles for the program. Buffalo was second with 40 points and Rawlins third with 126 points. Not only did the Warriors have the top two runners at the meet, but all five scoring runners finished in the top 10, earning...

  • Senior Black team wins Scouts Bowl 20-14

    Oct 12, 2023

  • Lady Warriors cap off big week with 3-0 win over No. 1 Buffalo

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    Closing out the homecoming week with a bang, the Worland Lady Warriors knocked off 3A's No. 1-ranked team in impressive fashion. Beating Lander 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-21) in Lander on Sept. 28 and Rawlins 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17) on Sept. 29 at Worland High School, the Lady Warriors (10-8) ended the week hosting the WyoPreps No. 1-ranked 3A team on Sept. 30. Buffalo was 18-2-3 on the season, had beaten many of 3A's top-ranked teams and hadn't lost to a 3A team this season. That was until...

  • Lady Warriors set for final home meet this season

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Sep 28, 2023

    Today, the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team is in the pool at the Worland Aquatic Center as they host the Warrior Triangular at 5 p.m. It's also senior night for the Lady Warriors, as they will honor their two seniors, Elena Gunderson and Maci Newell, during the meet. The Lady Warriors had two meets last week, one in Buffalo on Sept. 22 and the other, the annual Warrior meet on Sept. 22. This point in the season is among the toughest for the Worland swimmers. Practices are harder...

  • Worland Golf says goodbye to three memorable seniors

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    The Worland High School golf season wrapped up last week at the 3A State tournament at the Green Hills Golf Course in Worland on Sept. 15-16. It was also the final tournament for Worland's three seniors. Lovell's Erika Cook and Parker Paxton won the individual state championships. The two golfers also made history as both won four straight titles, becoming only the third boy and girl to do so in Wyoming high school golf. Riverton won the boys team title, shooting a 606 over the two days, while...

  • Kinghorn has best week yet on diving board

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Sep 14, 2023

    It was another big week for the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team. Three athletes qualified for state, one of which was diver Haley Kinghorn. A sophomore, Kinghorn put together an excellent week of dives. On Sept. 8, at the first home meet of the season, Kinghorn qualified for state in 1m diving. Kinghorn scored 161.05, finishing fourth. The next day in Powell at the Gene Dozah Invitational, Kinghorn scored a season-best 180.30 and finished sixth. “Haley Kinghorn qualified in diving with a 160, which was awesome. In Powell, she s...

  • Warriors host No. 2 Cody in home-opener

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Sep 7, 2023

    The season-opener did not go as planned for the Worland Warriors football team in Powell on Sept. 1. The Warriors fell 51-0 to the WyoPreps No.4-ranked Powell Panthers 51-0. "We've got to continue to find ways to get better," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "We will get better. I think Powell made us better. Cody will make us better this week. We just have to stick together. Got to stick together and use it as motivation and use it as an opportunity to learn." Masen Decker led the Warri...

  • Week 0 Scrimmage

    Aug 31, 2023

    See story on the Worland-Thermopolis scrimmage in this week's Northern Wyoming News...

  • Worland golfers looking for consistency after first meets

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    With tournaments in Powell and Cody, the Worland High School golfers had an up-and-down start to their seasons. “It was a mixed bag of results for us,” said WHS golf coach Ben Hofmann. “We had some kids play really well for us. Then we had a few who struggled more than they were hoping to.” Sam Keller led the Lady Warriors in Powell, Aug. 10-11 and Cody, Aug. 14-15, shooting an 89, 90-179 to finish fifth in Powell, and a 92, 102-194 in Cody, finishing sixth. For the Warriors, Tyshon Swalsta...

  • Worland Majors and Minors Little League programs compete at district tournament

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Aug 17, 2023

    Competing in the Little League District tournament for the first time in over 30 years, the Worland Major and Minor Little League teams took a big step forward for their programs. The District 1 tournament for the Majors (12U) and Minors (10U) was held in Riverton on July 12-13. Playing in pool play on Day 1 and bracket play on Day 2, both Worland teams went 0-3. The Worland Majors lost to Lander 11-3 and Cody 14-1 in pool play, and 15-3 to Bridger Valley in bracket play. The Worland Minors...

  • Better turnout than expected for Ten Sleep's first-ever golf team

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Aug 10, 2023

    The Ten Sleep High School golf team had a surprise turnout. Nine golfers are out this season to represent the Pioneers in the program's first season. "I was a little bit surprised about that happening. Having full teams for both boys and girls, I wasn't expecting that, but I'm excited," said TSHS golf coach Robert Griffin. For the 2023 season at the 2A golf level (There is no 1A classification for golf), the Pioneers have five golfers with Christopher Blutt, Mathew Blutt, Ian Dykstra, Kruze...

  • Rodeo results

    Aug 3, 2023

    The results from the 2023 Washakie County Fair rodeo on July 28 are as follows. Tie down 1, EJ Panetta 2, Tate Woodard 3, Cael Espenscheid 4, Tanner Griemsman Open breakaway 1, Joe Panetta 2, Audrey Krammer 3, Callie Nelson 4, Dusdee Shepperson Mixed team roping 1, Tanner/Travis Griemsman 2, Emily Pallesen/Burke Pallesen 3, Tanner/Cael Espenscheid 4, Cora Brunori/Clark Hufty Team roping 1, Casey Good/Jt Collingwood 2, Cam Johnson/Chad Espenscheid 3, Jerry Walls/Tanner Griemsmsn 4, Tim Accord/...

  • Roady and Farrell compete at NHSFR

    Jul 27, 2023

    Worland High School senior and Chief Washakie FFA member Sydnee Roady competed in her third National High School Finals Rodeo last week in Gillette. Roady competed in the reined cow horse competition. On her first ride on Monday, July 17, Roady placed fourth with a score of 282. On her second performance on Friday, July 21, she finished eighth with a 276. There are two parts to the reined cow horse, the rein work and the cow work. The rein work, according to FFA Advisor Grace Godfrey, is the...

  • The Worland Chiefs close out a successful first season

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Jul 20, 2023

    The Worland Chiefs Post 44 C American Legion wrapped up their season last week, ending it with a 4-24 record. The revived program had its growing pains this season, but overall, it was a successful first season back in the American Legion ranks. The Chiefs lost to the Riverton Raiders in the final game of the season 11-9. While it was the 24th loss of the season for the Chiefs, it was the best they played all season. Offensively, the Chiefs had a strong first inning batting around and getting a...

  • Ten Sleep Fourth of July Rodeo results

    Jul 13, 2023

    The stands were full at the Ten Sleep Rodeo Grounds on July 3 and 4 for the 78th Annual Fourth of July Rodeo hosted by the Ten Sleep Rodeo Association. Results were posted as follows: BULL RIDING Wyatt Norstegaard, 74 Kyle Cheney, 73 Jacob Hershberger, 67 OPEN TEAM ROPING Corbin Nicholls and Clint Bower, 6.87 Cameron Irwin and Bryan Lemon, 7.28 Cameron Irwin and Coley Nichols, 7.5 Cole Francis and Travis Griemsman, 9.37 Brody Serres and Casey Good, 9.5 Kaylee Oliver and Stan Williams, 10.35 TIE...

  • Worland Chiefs fall to Lander and Cody

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Jul 6, 2023

    On the road last week, the Worland Chiefs Post 44 C American Legion team lost to Lander on June 29 and Cody on July 1. The Chiefs lost 18-3 in Game 1 of their doubleheader against Lander, Game 2 vs. Lander was rained out. Against Cody, the Chiefs bounced back and played in two competitive games but ultimately lost both games, losing 12-8 in Game 1 and 9-3 in Game 2. “We got 15-runned against Lander. We struggled throwing strikes. It’s dug us some holes this season, and it’s been showing up the last few games,” said Worland Chiefs coach Corey D...

  • Wildfires knocked out by Riverton in home tournament

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Jun 29, 2023

    Hosting their annual home softball tournament on June 24-25, the Worland Wildfires 18U split in pool play and dropped their game against Riverton in bracket play. After beating Riverton 10-0 on Saturday, the Wildfires could not get their bats going during the single elimination bracket play and fell to Riverton 12-4. The Wildfires defense kept them within striking distance for much of the game, but in the final inning of play, a grand slam sealed the victory for Riverton. "I liked our defense,"...

  • Worland's Bishop qualifies for Boston Marathon

    ALEX KUHN, Sports Editor|Jun 22, 2023

    Wanting to run before going on his LDS mission to Argentina, recent Worland High School graduate Jack Bishop tried his hand at a marathon and ended up running a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon. Running at the Governor's Cup in Helena, Montana, on June 10, Bishop ran the 26.2 miles in 2:57.47, qualifying him for the Boston Marathon. The qualifying time for the Boston Marathon in the men's 18-35 age group is 3:00.00. Not expecting to run as much while on mission in Argentina, Bishop saw...

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