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Sports Calendar

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:16pm

Friday, November 10
Women’s college basketball – Nebraska at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m. (Mtn. West Network)
College football – Wyoming at UNLV, 8:45 p.m. (FS1)
Saturday, November 11
MS wrestling – Lovell, Rocky at Worland Invitational, 10 a.m.
MS girls basketball –Shoshoni at Rocky Mtn., 10 a.m.
Men’s college basketball – Cal-Poly at Wyoming, 7 p.m. (Mtn. West Network)
Monday, November 13
MS girls basketball – Lovell 7th grade at Powell, 4:15 p.m.

Lovell Middle School girls cagers show improvement during busy week

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:08pm

The Mustang girls basketball teams worked hard for some wins this past week. Overall, both teams have improved over the last three games, playing against Thermopolis, Rocky Mountain and Worland.
The eighth-grade teams fared well against the Thermopolis Bobcats Thursday, each team finishing on top in Thermopolis. The A team won 30-24, and the B team won, too, 24-17.

Waterfowl hunters should be aware of license and stamp requirements

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:05pm

CHEYENNE - If you are preparing to waterfowl hunt this season, be sure to have all your licenses and stamps before heading out. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds the public that Wyoming has several license and stamp requirements that hunters must abide by when afield.
“Each license and stamp Game and Fish requires helps waterfowl conservation and improves habitat for the birds,” said Noelle Smith, Game and Fish migratory game bird and wetland biologist.
Here are the Wyoming requirements:

RMMS Grizz celebrate 13 placers at Spartan Invite

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:03pm

Although they had no individual champions, the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies had a successful meet at the Spartan Invitational Saturday, producing 13 medalists during the tournament.
“We wrestled a little bit better this week than we did in Lovell,” head coach Tim Jones said. “Everyone won at least one match and we placed 13 of 15 in the top five in their weights. We lost some matches that we could have won, so there is plenty to work on in the room this week.

Hunters reminded to submit harvest surveys

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:01pm

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to know how your Wyoming hunt went this year. Many hunters have received a harvest survey via e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service. The survey gathers harvest information and feedback on the 2023 hunting season. It takes only a few minutes to complete and contributes valuable data for monitoring the state’s wildlife populations, setting future quotas, season dates and other regulations.

Lovell Mustangs shake the brackets in Riverton

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:01pm

Rolling into Riverton Saturday, the Lovell Mustangs competed at the Spartan Invitational. With 13 teams from across the state attending, head coach Joey Bassett emphasized how big a tournament it was, mentioning there were 135 more kids compared to last year.
“I was very happy with the way we wrestled this weekend,” Bassett said. “There were only a few kids that didn’t put it all out there, but other than that, everyone wrestled hard.” The Mustangs  managed to rack up their points with 20 placers  and claimed fifth place as a team.

State football titles to be decided later this week

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:59am

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 Stadium.

Mickelson named 3A West all-conference

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:58am

A Lovell High School junior has been voted a member of the Class 3A West All-Conference team.
Libby Mickelson was named to the team during the past week, the only member of the Lady Bulldog netters to receive a postseason honor.
Lovell head coach Stormy Jameson said there are eight teams in the 3A West, with only 16 girls selected from the eight schools, making the all-conference team highly competitive.

Powell/Lovell team third at State Swimming

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:55am

In the four years Lovell High School seniors Paige Thomas and Croix Tryon have competed for Powell High School, the team has finished third every year at the state swimming and diving meet. With Green River (296 pts) and Lander (260 pts) duking it out over first and second again this year at State, Powell has remained a steady force in third place (185 pts).
Lovell swimmers Thomas and Tryon finished the last high school meet of their careers with good performances at the state 3A meet in Gillette last weekend.

Lovell High School cross country team celebrates 2023 season

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:51am

The Lovell High School cross country program celebrated a successful 2023 season Wednesday evening, Nov. 1, as coaches Caleb Sanders and Bret George handed out awards – some serious and some humorous – and honored performances and seniors.