Sports

Cook in rarified air with fourth state title

Published by admin on Fri, 09/22/2023 - 11:41am

Erika Cook of Greybull finished her high school career in style, rolling in a 6-foot putt for birdie on Hole No. 9 at Green Hills Golf Course in Worland Saturday afternoon to secure her fourth consecutive state 3A title and become just the third girl in state history to four-peat.

Cook, who competes with the Lovell High School team, won by five strokes over her closest pursuer, Isabell Salas of Green River.   The two had been separated by just a single stroke when the day began, with Salas sitting at 77 and Cook 78.

Buffs open conference play with a win

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 3:45pm

If you needed any more proof that the landscape of the 1A West has changed, the opening weekend of conference slate saw the league's top two teams from last year, Shoshoni and Rocky Mountain, go down to defeat in matchups with hungry, up-and-coming rivals.

Greybull staked its claim as one of the contenders in this new world, beating the Wranglers 16-8 on Friday night in the first game played on the new turf field.  The Buffs play No. 2-ranked Big Piney, fresh off a 58-0 thrashing of the Grizzlies, later this week. First place in the conference will be on the line.

Lady Buffs dominate at weekend invite

Published by admin on Thu, 09/07/2023 - 3:53pm

If Coach Sara Schlattmann has a big smile on her face this week, give credit to her Lady Buffs who served 93% as a team at the Wind River/WIHS Invitational tournament last weekend.

Cook, LHS golfers set for fall debut

Published by admin on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 10:41am

Coach Dane Robertson has a deep and experienced boys squad and a smaller but talented girls squad as the Lovell High School golf team prepares for the 2023 fall season with team members from Lovell, Rocky Mountain and Greybull.

Both squads placed third at the Class 3A State Tournament last September in Buffalo, and although the Bulldogs lost four golfers to graduation, there is experience returning in the form of five golfers who competed at State, including Greybull senior Erika Cook, who captured her third consecutive state individual title last year as a junior.

Former Greybull coach inducted into Hall of Fame

Published by admin on Fri, 08/04/2023 - 11:44am

From Manderson-Hyattville High School to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Hall of Fame, with stops in Basin, Greybull and Wright along the way, it's been a crazy but wonderful 37-year ride for Pat Neely.

SBHLL teams conclude season at Lovell tourney

Published by admin on Wed, 07/05/2023 - 1:24pm

South Big Horn County Little League teams wrapped up the season last weekend at a tournament in Lovell. The majors and minors teams went a combined 0-7, but managers of both clubs found plenty of silver linings.

"We learned so much at this tournament," said Bridget Patterson, who coached the Big Horn Federal majors team along with Jacob Paris.  "It wasn't really reflected on the scoreboard, but it was a nice ending, seeing the way everyone came together."

Schlattmann in driver's seat heading into State Finals

Published by admin on Thu, 06/08/2023 - 11:47am

Jake Schlattmann has been the dominant saddle bronc rider all season, winning 11 of the 14 competitions he's entered, and will be gunning for a state title later this week at the Wyoming High School State Finals in Rock Springs.

Very few prep athletes can boast of contending for state championships in two different sports, but Schlattmann is among them.  A recent graduate of Greybull High School, he finished second in his weight class at the state wrestling tournament on two different occasions, losing to truly elite grapplers each time.

Little League teams enjoy successful week

Published by admin on Thu, 06/01/2023 - 2:52pm

Two South Big Horn Little League teams entered this week with winning records, with the majors squad leading the way with a perfect 4-0 mark.

Sponsored by The SHACK, the senior-level team of 13- to 15-year-olds stands at 2-1 after notching a road win over Thermopolis on Thursday, June 18.

Daryl Shiplet, who is co-managing along with William Lavine, said the team started fast, building a 9-3 lead, but "kicked the ball around a bit in the final inning" before ultimately prevailing 9-6.

Track team caps season at state meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/25/2023 - 3:49pm

Aiden Reece placed in two events to pace the Greybull Buffs at last weekend's State 2A Track and Field Championships in Casper.

The senior accounted for all 4 1/2 points of the boys team's points, tying for fifth in the high jump and taking eighth in the 100 meters in his final performance in the blue and gold.  

The lone point on the girls side was scored by members of the 3,200-meter relay team, who posted their best time of the season which was good for eighth place.

Big Horn won the boys division with Burns and Tongue River rounding out the top three.

Opening day brings wins for majors, seniors

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 2:19pm

Saturday's lineup consisted of T-ball, coach-pitch, minors, majors and, for the first time ever, seniors. 

So if you had the time and were willing to brave the wind and chilly temperatures, you could have seen all levels of Little League baseball being played on the fields of the Art Schutte Sports Complex in Greybull.

It was Opening Day for the South Big Horn Little League and every team was in action.

After a morning of T-ball and coach-pitch, the competitiveness ratcheted up as the day progressed.