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On a night with a packed Warriors Stadium, fireworks and homecoming pageantry, the Worland Warriors picked up another crucial 2A West victory last week. The Warriors (3-1, 3-0 2A West) kept pace with undefeated No. 1 Mountain View (5-0, 3-0 2A West) atop the 2A West standings with a convincing 27-0 win over the Lyman Eagles (1-4, 0-3 2A West) on Sept. 27 at Warrior Stadium. With Lyman crowding the box, the No. 3 Warriors went to the air to move the ball on offense. "We knew we'd have to go that...
Conference volleyball play is here, and with that comes the battle for regional seeding, for the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats they can establish early pole position with wins this weekend. Playing 3A Lovell on Sept. 17 and hosting their annual volleyball invitational, the Western Wyoming Volleyball Challenge, on Sept. 20-22, the Lady 'Cats built some momentum heading into conference play. The Lady 'Cats lost to 3A Lovell 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-17) in Thermopolis. Then, in the Western...
Starting the 2A West football season 1-0, the Worland Warriors are on the road again and look to pick up another conference win this week in Pinedale. Last week, the Warriors (1-1) defeated the Hot Springs County Bobcats (1-1) 21-6 in Thermopolis on Sept. 13 in their 2A West opener. The Warriors had an up-and-down game, but in the third quarter, they set the tone and took a 21-0 lead. "Offensive-wise, it was kind of big and little," said WHS football coach Marty Wrage. "We'd get big chunks, and...
The Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team kept things rolling last week in meets in Cody Sept. 5-6. Swimming at the Cody Triangular and Terry Bartlett Invitational, the Lady Warriors had another exciting week in the pool. Shae Whitlock added the 500-yard freestyle (6:29.79) and 200-yard freestyle (2:17.42) to her list of state qualifying events and won the 100-yard freestyle during the invitational with a time of 59.71. "Shae picked up the 200 free and 500 free and is still tearing it...
After a strong showing in Week 0, the Worland Warriors football team begins their 2024 season with a Week 1 home game vs. Powell on Friday at 7 p.m. The Warriors hosted the Upton-Sundance Patriots on Aug. 30 for a Week 0 scrimmage. Once the Warriors found a rhythm, they never looked back, dictating the game with the starters and on down the roster. "It was good to see, for us it worked out well as far as getting reps for the 1s in the first half. Then in the second half, getting the 2s and 3s...
The 2024 volleyball season starts for the Worland Lady Warriors in Lander this weekend. With 33 players out for the team this year, the Lady Warriors have had competitive practices under first-year coach Joanna Peterson. "We have a lot of girls this year and that's a good thing," said Peterson. "We've done a lot of conditioning and seeing where girls are. We'll be a younger team, and most are freshmen. If we can build them up for four years, that will be good." The Lady Warriors are led by senio...
Starting their season in Powell on Aug. 14, the Worland High School golf team put up their first scores as they got the 2024 campaign underway. "I thought our kids played really well," said WHS golf coach Ben Hofmann. "Powell can be a tough course, especially on that back nine. If you're not on the fairway, it's really narrow with a lot of trees. Our kids got off the tee box well. We struggled with chipping and putting, and that will be an area of improvement for us. Overall, I'm very pleased...
This week, the 2024 golf season gets underway in Powell for the Worland High School golfers. The Warriors top returners are seniors Jermaine Broussard and Lucas Hamer and sophomore Bolen Barthelmess. All three competed at the 3A State meet last year. The No. 4 and 5 spots are up for grabs for Worland, with several golfers in the mix, including Jace Erickson, who also made the state tournament team last season. "Jermaine will be our No. 1, at least initially," said WHS golf coach Ben Hofmann....
With a strong turnout, the Washakie County Fair kicked off with a cornhole tournament on July 20 at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. Thirty-eight teams competed. Winning the first ever Washakie County Fair cornhole tournament were Jim McBride and Nick Donnell. The other placing teams were, in second place, Cole McKinnon and Chad Baumann; third place, Fabian Deniz and Michael McKinnon; fourth place, Richie Velasquez and Mike Neufer; fifth place, Jamie Baumann and Eternity Garay; sixth place,...
The 2024 season was a big step forward for the American Legion Post 44 Worland Chiefs program. From doubling their wins to player development, there was plenty of growth this season. Restarting the Legion program last season, the Chiefs won three games in 2023. This season, the team won seven games and had a four-game winning streak. Besides a handful of games, the Chiefs were more competitive and in a position to win games this season. "Last year, it was a positive that we got through the...
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is an integral part of retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Justin Jacobs's life, and now he's looking to share his knowledge of the art form in Worland and Thermopolis. Starting classes in mid-June at the One Oak Activity Center, Jacobs's enthusiasm and love for Brazilian jiu-jitsu is infectious and apparent the moment you meet him. "What I love about jiu-jitsu is that it doesn't know color, language, religion or nationality. It is what it is, and that's why it's universal....
Playing doubleheaders against Powell and Buffalo, the American Legion Post 44 Worland Chiefs Class C played some of their best baseball of the season last week. On June 19, Worland played a road game doubleheader against Powell. Powell won Game 1 13-7, but the Chiefs were winning 7-6 going into the bottom of the fourth inning. After a pitching change to start the bottom of the inning, the Chiefs made too many mistakes, which Powell capitalized on. "In Game 1, Kyston Rollema started and pitched...
Working closer and closer to a state championship each season, Worland's Sydnee Roady got that sought-after state championship from the Wyoming High School State Rodeo Finals. Competing at the State Finals in Rock Springs on June 3-9, Roady won the reined cow horse event, scoring 435 points in the two rounds, along with finishing second in the short-go. "It's taken me four years to do, but it's pleasing to have it done my senior year," said Roady. Battling against a highly competitive field,...
The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to Aug. 11. It marks the city's third time hosting the Summer Olympics after previously hosting them in 1900 and 1924. So, of course, a huge chunk of the Olympic events will be held in Paris. Neighboring cities like Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne will also host certain events. Way.com reports the opening ceremony of the event will take place in Jardins du Trocadéro on the Seine, and the closing... Full story
Outside the thrill of competition, the best and most emotional moments of the Olympics are the medal ceremonies, where champions and their supporters revel in their victories and take home a reminder of their monumental achievements. Paris is no exception. Designed by luxury jeweler Chaumet and made by France's official mint, Monnaie de Paris, each of the winners' medals is infused with 18 grams of iron directly from the Eiffel Tower—a reward for athletic achievement and a memorable token of P... Full story
Back for another season, the American Legion Post 44 Worland Chiefs got their baseball season underway last week, starting 1-3 in their first set of games. Playing a C-class schedule (15U), Worland opened the season in Buffalo on June 1. The Chiefs dropped the doubleheader, losing 14-5 and 10-5. Braylon Kidgell, Dallon Lara and Canon Tidemann each had two combined hits in the doubleheader in Buffalo. Kidgell also threw a strong four innings for the Chiefs from the mound. On Monday, Worland...
It might not have been the big leap they wanted, but the Worland Lady Warriors softball program took another step forward in the 2024 season. The Lady Warriors won the most games in the program's four-year history, going 3-19 (1-9 in the West conference). Ralley Moreno and Samantha Pierce earned West all-conference honors. Pierce was named to the first-team, while Moreno was second-team all-conference. Pierce led the Lady Warriors in batting average (.465), on-base percentage (.509), runs (14),...
Lady Warriors finish runners-up at 3A State meet Worland distance runner Trajn Swalstad successfully defended his 3200-meter championship and added the 1600-meter title, too, during last week's 3A State meet in Casper on May 16-18. Swalstad won the 3200-meter run by a good margin, crossing the finish line at 9:47.43. "I won it last year, so I went in thinking, 'Why would I let anyone beat me this year.' I have to go out there to keep my name what it is," said Swalstad about his mindset going...
For the first time since 2014, the Worland Lady Warriors track and field team brought home the regional championship. Competing at the 3A West regional championship in Mountain View on May 3-4, the Lady Warriors won the 3A West team title scoring 175 points. Second place was Powell with 140 points and third place was Lander with 125 points. "I was happy for the kids. Did they ever show up and perform," said WHS track and field coach Tracey Wiley. "I was super proud of them, boys and girls, they...
In one of their final home games for the season, the Worland Lady Warriors softball team notched their first conference win last week at Newell Sargent Park in Worland. Playing the Green River Lady Wolves on May 3, the Lady Warriors beat the Lady Wolves 12-7. The bats of Molly Glanz and Oakley Voyles helped power Worland to the conference victory. Voyles had three hits and two RBIs, and Glanz had two hits and four RBIs. WHS softball coach Tim Barrus missed last week's final home games due to att...
The final week of the track and field regular season is here, and the Worland High School teams are in Thermopolis on Friday in the final tune-up before the postseason. With the Roy Peck Invitational postponed to April 29, Worland had a single meet last week, the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper on April 26. The Classic is a best-of-the-best meet. Regardless of class, the top eight sprinters in the 100-meter through the 800-meter dashes, the top 12 runners in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs and...
After falling to Torrington on April 12, the Worland Warriors soccer team made a few changes before last week's games. The Warriors took to the changes well and played some of their best soccer of the season in their two home victories. With both games at Warrior Stadium, Worland beat Buffalo 2-1 (4-1 penalties) on April 19 and Rawlins 1-0 on April 20. The Warriors picked up two big 3A East conference wins to keep pace with 1-seed Torrington. Against Buffalo, Tyshon Swalstad converted on a free...