Editor’s note: The following information was put together by “Stat Rat” Jim Craig, a longtime follower of Wyoming high school sports, as part of his ongoing research into Wyoming high school basketball. Mr. Craig has spent numerous hours researching Wyoming high school basketball, and I’m proud to share his research here. Thanks to the “Stat Rat” for putting in the time to expand the knowledge base of Wyoming high school basketball!

Noteworthy Events of the 1943-1944 Season

1.  Senior boys (and girls)—A common occurrence for all prep teams was the loss of upperclassmen to the armed forces.  Seniors had to keep their grades up to be deferred—if not, their draft board was immediately notified—but many opted out of part or all of their senior year to serve Uncle Sam. Okie Blanchard bemoaned the loss of starter Powell late in the season to the press, but received crocodile tears from a Casper sportswriter which commented with words to the effect, “Only one? The Mustangs have had it WAY worse than that!” Upperclassmen males were in short supply and the same was happening for females, as well. Many would-be senior girls either enlisted, moved to states where defense jobs were offering employment, took government clerical jobs or, most common, got married, causing a decline in distaff enrollment, as well. State officials from the governor on down encouraged the students to stay in school and graduate, but the message was met with many a deaf ear.

2.  Older coaches—Teaching shortages around the state left around 500 teaching positions unfilled for the ’43-’44 school year. The Rat has brushed on this phenomenon in prior years, as schools scrambled to fill vacant positions. [Rural one-room schools suffered the most and many were closed; a qualified replacement could not be found.] Older men, often the superintendents or principals, took over the coaching reins, as the majority of the high school faculty was staffed by females. The Rat isn’t sure but much of the scoring in games seems lower and the odd games with total scores in the teens and low twenties resurface a lot more during the war years. It’s the Rat’s guess that older coaches coached the game more like the game in the ’30s, with much more slower, deliberate play. It makes sense, since that’s the way they were used to coaching prior to moving into administration.

3.  Okie wins again—Cheyenne had a relatively easy time of it, losing in Wyoming only once in the regular season, to archrival Laramie. Cattycorner opposition came from Carl Dir’s Worland team, which had only one loss all season long. Each team won their respective district tourney—Cheyenne’s wins were somewhat more lopsided—along with Casper Natrona and Superior as No. 1 seeds from the NE and SW, respectively. Cheyenne made the finale by ousting Casper while Worland dispatched surprise semifinalist Laramie. The two best teams sporting the two best records in Wyoming played and Cheyenne had an easy time of it, winning by nine and hanging another championship banner for Okie Blanchard, the state’s best hoops coach.

4.  And in Class B—Cowley and Glenrock were both relative newcomers to the Class B ranks. The Jaguars made the move for the current season and the Sheepherders had done so the school year before. Each team had a close semifinal game with Cowley winning by three over Big Horn while Glenrock squeaked out a one-point win over Hanna. The final game was anticlimactic, as Cowley won in a romp over Glenrock.

5. Class A All-State Tourney Team  (as selected by the 16 coaches)
Bo Young                                 C               Green River
Elwood Smith                       F                Cody
Donald McDonald             G               Cheyenne
Eugene Hawks                       C               Casper Natrona
Ray Mileski                             F                Worland
Vernon Vivion                      F                Rawlins
Robert Sprowell                   F                Rock Springs
Chester Huffmire                C               Cheyenne
Gene Moser                            C               Superior
Robert Collins                      G               Laramie
Honorable Mention
Ray Saito                                                    Worland
Chuck Harkins                                        Worland
Keith Bloom                                            Powell
Bob Burns                                                 Laramie
Marvin Homan                                       Cheyenne
Pete Cook                                                  Cheyenne
William Pounder                                  Wheatland
William Reerink                                Wheatland
Bill Tobin                                                   Casper Natrona
George Eliopulos                                  Rawlins

6. Class B All-State Tourney Team
Wayne Tippetts                                     Cowley
Mark Lewis                                               Cowley
William Lythgoe                                  Glenrock
Paul Hamblin                                          Lyman                    
Lloyd Vanderberg                                 Big Horn
William Brown                                      Glenrock
Stanley Harrison                                   Hanna
Solon Coats                                              Shoshoni
Robert Reese                                           Hanna
Francis Haggerty                                   Shoshoni

7.  Lusk/Douglas: No Hard Feelings—The trouble began at the Armistice Day football game between Lusk and Douglas. It was a hard-fought game between traditional rivals, a 12-7 win for the visiting Tigers. Emotions ran heavy both during and after the game as the Douglas Enterprise mentioned a “rough and tumble contest” which would’ve been prematurely ended had “much more arguing and bickering between players, spectators, coaches, officials, and what-have-you” happened. The Lusk Herald mentioned “countless fights among the spectators on the sidelines, a Douglas player bit the finger of a Lusk player, and together with indecisive refereeing, the afternoon was bedlam.” A Douglas high school scribe/wag mentioned that Douglas Football Queen Dorothy Leman “was not the only one crowned” that day.

Both communities called for a moratorium on games between the two schools and when the Herald published the Tigers’ basketball schedule in early December, sure enough, no games were scheduled with the Bearcats. Sports columnist Lou Musser of the Casper Tribune-Herald urged both parties to reconsider, to resume friendly relations. A number of Lusk Lions Club members took matters into their own hands and met with the newly chartered Douglas Lions Club proffering an olive branch, and with approval from both school boards, basketball games were eventually scheduled in early and late February.

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Northeast

Seven Class A and seven Class B teams met in Gillette for the Northeast District Tourney. For the larger schools, Casper Natrona—back after absenting themselves from the previous year’s district event—was the prohibitive favorite. Earning a first-round bye, the Mustangs didn’t disappoint the experts with two easy wins to take the championship. The final game was a laugher over the host Camels. Third and fourth place went to Midwest and Buffalo, with the Oilers winning in another one-sided affair. At State A, Casper took third, losing to eventual champs Cheyenne in the semis. Midwest won one game of the three they played in Laramie while Gillette and Buffalo were both eliminated in two games.

Hulett’s surprise appearance at Gillette was welcome, even though the Class B school played only two games during the regular season. The Red Devils increased the bracket to seven teams—Arvada and Kaycee did not field teams and Dayton’s regular season ended in January—with Big Horn earning the first-round bye. Big Horn dispatched Rozet in the semis while Ranchester did likewise with Upton, setting up a final between the Rams and the Rustlers. Big Horn held a two wins to one advantage over Ranchester from the regular season and took a third victory from the Rustlers in the finals. At the State B tourney Big Horn won their first game before losing their next two. Ranchester was two and done.

Class A
Buffalo Bison***Silas Lyman
12/10    33 at Clearmont 23           W             SP
12/11    25 Sheridan 24                    W             SP
12/15    24 Big Horn 15                     W             SP
12/18    19 Newcastle 20                 L                BfflYbk
12/20    38 Clearmont 24                W             SP
1/5          23 at Sheridan 24               L                SP
1/7          22 Midwest 15                     W             BfflYbk
1/             28 at Big Horn 18               W             SP
1/20       33 at Gillette 30                  W             BfflYbk
1/21       14 at Sundance 25             L                BfflYbk
1/22       32 at Newcastle 20            W             BfflYbk
1/28       15 Sheridan 22                    L                SP
2/4          24 at Casper Natrona 47 L               BfflYbk
2/5          56 at Midwest 34               W             BfflYbk
2/10       25 Gillette 22                       W             SP
2/11       22 Sundance 26                L                SP
2/17       37 Upton 21                          W             SP
2/19       24 Casper Natrona 30      L                CTH
2/25       16 at Sheridan 20               L                SP
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          40 Newcastle 29                 W             SP
3/3          26 Casper Natrona 35      L                SP
3/4          44 Sundance 25                    W             GNR
3/4          22 Midwest 41                     L  (4th)     SP
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       24 at Laramie 53                 L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       20 Superior 32                     L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  13-12   Pct: .520

Casper Natrona Mustangs (1116)***Darrell Hathaway
12/18    34 Glenrock 16                    W             GI
12/22    39 at Glenrock 27              W             GI
12/29    32 Rawlins 20                       W             CTH
12/30    27 Rawlins 28                       L                CTH
1/7          32 Rock Springs 28            W             CTH
1/8          24 Rock Springs 23            W             CTH
1/14       32 Sheridan 22                    W             CTH
1/15       37 at Midwest 22               W             CTH
1/20       23 at Rawlins 30                 L                CTH
1/21       28 at Rock Springs 25      W             CTH
1/22       28 at Rock Springs 27      W             CTH
1/27       24 at Laramie 25                 L                LRB
1/28       26 at Cheyenne 43             L                WE
1/29       27 at Cheyenne 37             L                WE
2/4          47 Buffalo 25                        W             CTH
2/8          55 Midwest 31                     W             CTH
2/11       40 Laramie 15                      W             LRB
2/12       44 Gillette 37                       W             CTH
2/17       40 at Sheridan 28               W             CTH
2/18       47 at Gillette 36                  W             CTH
2/19       30 at Buffalo 24                   W             CTH
2/25       39 Cheyenne 40                  L                WE
2/26       33 Cheyenne 35                  L  ot         WE
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          Bye
3/3          35 Buffalo 26                        W             SP
3/4          44 at Gillette 20                  W (1st)    SP
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       26 Green River 22              W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       41 Wheatland 38               W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       27 Cheyenne 37                  L                wyo-bkb.com
3/18       37 at Laramie 25                 W (3rd)   wyo-bkb.com
Record:  21-8      Pct: .724

Gillette Camels (322)***Walter B. ‘Ben’ Dobbs
12/9       24 Moorcroft 21                 W             GNR
12/10    21 at Newcastle 19            W             GNR
12/15    41 at Clearmont 15           W             SP
12/17    40 at Moorcroft 15           W             GNR
12/20    31 Edgemont, SD 27         W             GNR
12/23    47 Upton 33                          W             GNR*
12/23    21 at Sundance 19             W             GNR*
12/27    29 at Edgemont, SD 32   L                GNR
12/28    24 at Burwell, NE 25         L                GNR
12/29    70 at Gordon, NE 26         W             GNR
1/4          32 Clearmont 19                W             GNR
1/11       42 at Upton 29                    W             GNR
1/15       23 Newcastle 33                 L                NcslYbk
1/20       30 Buffalo 33                        L                BfflYbk
1/21       41 at Sheridan 34               W             SP
1/25       42 Sheridan 48                    L                SP 
1/28       30 Midwest 35                     L                CTH
2/1          25 Rozet 19                            W             SP
2/4          21 at Sundance 35             L                SP
2/10       22 at Buffalo 25                   L                SP
2/11       36 at Midwest 35               W             CTH
2/12       37 at Casper Natrona 44 L               CTH
2/18       23 Casper Natrona 47      L                GNR
2/23       49 Sundance 28                  W             GNR
2/24       32 at Rozet 39                      L                GNR
*Tri-county Tourney at Sundance
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          38 Sheridan 29                    W             SP
3/3          36 Midwest 33                     W             SP
3/4          20 Casper Natrona 44      L (2nd)     SP
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       28 Rock Springs 38            L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       44 Torrington 57                L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-14   Pct: .533

Midwest Oilers***Herbert Hilgenfeld to 2/12; Henry Hartwell after
12/17    22 Newcastle 23                 L                NcslYbk
1/7          15 at Buffalo 22                   L                BfflYbk
1/8          24 at Sheridan 33               L                ShdnYbk
1/12       at Hanna                                  W             RRB
1/15       22 Casper Natrona 37      L                CTH
1/21       30 at Laramie 55                 L                LRB
1/21       35 at University Prep 26  W             CTH
1/22       45 at Douglas 19                 W             DB
1/27       43 Hanna 30                          W             CTH
1/28       35 at Gillette 30                W             CTH
2/4          31 Sheridan 37                    L                CTH
2/5          34 Buffalo 56                        L                CTH
2/8          31 at Casper Natrona 55 L               CTH
2/11       35 Gillette 36                       L                CTH
2/12       36 Laramie 30                      W             LRB
2/18       46 Upton 38                          W             CTH
2/25       42 Douglas 25                      W             DB
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          45 Sundance 34               W             SP
3/3          33 at Gillette 36                L                SP
3/4          40 Newcastle 33                 W             SP
3/4          41 Buffalo 22                        W (3rd)   SP
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       35 Cheyenne 48                L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       41 Powell 31                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       35 Green River 47              L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  12-12   Pct: .500

Newcastle Dogies (163)***Herb Rector
12/10    19 Gillette 21                       L                NcslYbk
12/14    18 at Custer, SD 16            W             NcslYbk
12/17    23 at Midwest 22               W             NcslYbk
12/18    20 at Buffalo 19                   W             NcslYbk
12/21    21 at Upton 20                    W             NcslYbk
12/23    14 Upton 28                          L                SP*
12/23    29 Moorcroft 20                 W             SP*
12/23    37 Upton 24                          W             NLJ*                
1/7          25 Moorcroft 24                 W             NcslYbk
1/11       41 Provo, SD 13                W             NcslYbk
1/15       33 at Gillette 23                   W             NcslYbk
1/18       31 at Sundance 39             L                NcslYbk
1/22       20 Buffalo 32                        L                NcslYbk
1/25       40 Edgemont, SD 31         W             NcslYbk
1/28       34 at Moorcroft 21           W             NcslYbk
2/1          31 at Edgemont, SD 38   L                NcslYbk
2/4          16 Rozet 18                            L                NcslYbk
2/8          33 Custer, SD 19                 W             NcslYbk
2/12       26 at Lusk 22                         W             NcslYbk
2/14       55 Upton 32                          W             NcslYbk
2/15       38 at Provo, SD 24             W             NcslYbk
2/17       28 at Rozet 29                      L                NcslYbk
2/25       29 Sundance 32                  L                NcslYbk
*Tri-county Tourney at Sundance
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          29 Buffalo 40                        L                SP
3/4          33 Midwest 40                     L                GNR
Record:  15-10   Pct: .600

Sheridan Broncs (765)***Bernard G. Wright
12/9       39 Busby, MT 22                 W             SP
12/11    24 at Buffalo 25                   L                SP
12/17    26 Hardin, MT 27               L                SP
1/5          24 Buffalo 23                        W             SP
1/8          33 Midwest 24                     W             SP
1/14       22 at Casper Natrona 32 L               CTH
1/21       34 Gillette 41                       L                SP
1/25       48 at Gillette 42                  W             SP  B Jones 23
1/28       22 at Buffalo 15                   W             SP
2/4          37 at Midwest 31               W             SP
2/10       37 Sundance 43                     L                SP
2/17       28 Casper Natrona 40      L                CTH
2/18       35 at Hardin, MT 34          W             SP
2/25       20 Buffalo 16                        W             SP
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          29 at Gillette 38               L                SP
3/3          32 Sundance 44               L                GNR
Record:  8-8         Pct: .500

Sundance Bulldogs (94)***Robert Schloredt
12/23    45 Moorcroft 19                 W             SP*
12/23    19 Gillette 21                       L                GNR*
1/12       28 Upton 15                          W             ST
1/18       39 Newcastle 31                 W             ST
1/21       25 Buffalo 14                        W             BfflYbk
1/25       38 at Rozet 21                      W             ST
1/28       19 at Upton 43                    L                ST+
2/1          28 Moorcroft 15                 W             SP
2/4          35 Gillette 21                       W             SP
2/10       43 at Sheridan 37               W             SP
2/11       26 at Buffalo 22                   W             SP
2/15       39 Rozet 14                            W             ST
2/17       43 at Moorcroft 24           W             ST
2/23       28 at Gillette 49                   L                GNR
2/25       34 at Newcastle 29            W             ST
*Tri-county Tourney at Sundance
+See Upton Rat Droppings.
District A Tourney in Gillette
3/2          34 Midwest 45                     L                SP
3/3          44 Sheridan 32                    W             GNR
3/4          25 Buffalo 44                        L                SP
Record:  13-5      Pct: .722

Class B
Arvada Pirates***Did not field a team for the 43-44 season

Big Horn Rams***Alfred P. Anderson
12/15    15 at Buffalo 24                   L                SP
12/17    25 at Sheridan B 27           L                SP
1/7          31 Ranchester 20               W             SP
1/             18 Buffalo 28                        L                SP
1/14       22 at Ranchester 25          L                SP*
1/14       36 Dayton 24                        W             SP*
1/28       31 Clearmont 29                W             SP
2/4          29 at Ranchester 18          W             SP
2/15       31 Sheridan B 16                W             SP
2/18       25 at Clearmont 11           W             SP
2/19       19 Monarch 27                   L                SP  (at Sheridan)
2/25       28 Moorcroft 14                 W             SP
*Tourney at Ranchester
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          Bye
3/3          31 Rozet 22                            W             SP
3/4          23 Ranchester 20               W (1st)    SP
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       32 Chugwater 27                W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       24 Cowley 27                        L                wyo-bkb.com
3/18       29 Hanna 37                          L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  10-7      Pct: .588

Clearmont Panthers***Ben Schroeder
12/10    23 Buffalo 33                        L                SP
12/15    15 Gillette 41                       L                SP
12/20    24 at Buffalo 38                   L                SP
1/4          19 at Gillette 32                   L                GNR
1/             26 Dayton 13                        W             SP
1/14       24 Dayton 16                        W             SP*
1/14       22 at Ranchester 23          L                SP*
1/             29 Ranchester 25               W             SP
1/28       29 at Big Horn 31               L                SP
2/7          28 Sheridan B 27                W             SP
2/11       19 at Ranchester 31          L                SP
2/18       11 Big Horn 25                     L                SP
2/25       17 at Sheridan B 28           L                SP
*Tourney at Ranchester
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          19 Rozet 20                            L                SP
3/3          23 Upton 45                          L                SP
Record:  4-11      Pct: .267

Dayton Elks***Hugh Artist
12/          23 ?Ranchester 56             L                SP
1/5          8 at Sheridan B 27              L                SP
1/             13 at Clearmont 26           W             SP
1/14       16 Clearmont 24                L                SP*
1/14       24 Big Horn 36                     L                SP*
*Tourney at Ranchester
Record:  1-4         Pct: .200

Hulett Red Devils (35)
2/1          10 at Upton 45                    L                WCG
2/23       16 at Moorcroft 42           L                SP
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          7 Upton 51                             L                SP
3/3          2 Moorcroft 34                    L                SP
Record:  0-4         Pct: .000

Kaycee Buckaroos***Did not field a team for the ’43-’44 season

Moorcroft Wolves (7-12th 55)***Harold Dumbrill
12/7       16 Upton 42                          L                ML
12/9       21 at Gillette 24                                    L                GNR
12/14    23 at Upton 27                    L                ML
12/17    15 Gillette 40                       L                GNR
12/23    19 at Sundance 45             L                SP*
12/23    20 Newcastle 29                 L                SP*                  
1/7          24 at Newcastle 25            L                ML
1/             16 at Rozet 17                      L                ML
1/27       24 at Upton 33                    L                SP
1/28       21 Newcastle 34                 L                NcslYbk
2/1          15 Sundance 28                   L                SP
2/3          27 Rozet 20                            W             ML
2/17       24 Sundance 44                 L                SP
2/23       42 Hulett 16                          W             ML
2/24       27 Upton 28                          L                ML
2/25       14 at Big Horn 28               L                SP
*Tri-county Tourney at Sundance
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          36 Ranchester 37               L                SP
3/3          34 Hulett 2                             W             GNR
3/4          25 Rozet 40                            L                GNR
Record:  3-16      Pct: .158

Monarch/St. Thomas
12/          24 at Ranchester 17          W             SP
 (12/14  23 at Sheridan 27               L                SP)
(another loss to Sheridan                L                SrdnYbk)
2/15       19 at Ranchester 21          L                SP
2/19       27 Big Horn 19                     W             SP  (at Sheridan)
Record:  2-1         Pct: .667

Rat Droppings***Not sure about this one.  A parochial school near Sheridan?  The Sheridan yearbook mentions beating them in two “practice” games, but did not list any scores or include the wins in their record.

Ranchester Outlaws***Dwight Burch
12/          17 Monarch 24                    L                SP
12/          56 ?Dayton 23                     W             SP
12/          28 Lodge Grass, MT 15    W             SP
1/7          20 at Big Horn 31               L                SP
1/14       25 Big Horn 22                     W             SP*
1/14       23 Clearmont 22                W             SP*
1/             25 at Clearmont 29           L                SP
1/             29 Sheridan B 28                W             SP
1/             31 at Lodge Grass, MT 20 W           SP
2/4          18 Big Horn 29                     L                SP
2/11       31 Clearmont 19                W             SP
2/15       21 Monarch 19                    W             SP
2/17       20 at Sheridan B 18           W             SP
*Tourney at Ranchester
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          37 Moorcroft 36                 W             SP
3/3          33 Upton 30                          W             SP
3/4          20 Big Horn 23                     L (2nd)     SP
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       31 Hanna 40                          L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       26 Shoshoni 43                   L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  11-7      Pct: .611

Rozet Mustangs***Supt. Nerb Crossman
1/             17 Moorcroft 16                 W             ML
1/21       24 Upton 22                          W             WCG
1/25       21 Sundance 38                    L                ST
2/1          19 at Gillette 25                  L                SP
2/3          20 at Moorcroft 27           L                ML
2/4          18 at Newcastle 16            W             SP
2/11       27 at Upton 29  ot             L                WCG
2/15       14 at Sundance  39            L                ST
2/17       29 Newcastle 28                 W             NcslYbk
2/24       39 Gillette 32                       W             GNR
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          20 Clearmont 19                W             SP
3/3          22 Big Horn 31                     L                SP
3/4          40 Moorcroft 25                 W             GNR
3/4          33 Upton 30                          W (3rd)   GNR
Record:  8-6         Pct: .571

Upton Bobcats (75)***Kimsey E. Keveren
12/3       40 Edgemont, SD 38         W             WCG
12/7       42 at Moorcroft 16           W             ML
12/14    27 Moorcroft 23                 W             ML
12/17    45 at Hill City, SD 29        W             WCG
12/21    20 Newcastle 21                 L                NcslYbk
12/23    28 Newcastle 14                 W             SP*
12/23    33 Gillette 47                       L                GNR*
12/23    24 Newcastle 37                 L                NLJ*                
1/11       29 Gillette 42                       L                GNR
1/12       15 at Sundance 28             L                ST
1/14       35 at Provo, SD 15             W             WCG
1/21       22 at Rozet 24                      L                WCG
1/22       26 at Edgemont, SD 33   L                WCG
1/27       33 Moorcroft 24                 W             SP
1/28       43 Sundance 19                   W             ST
2/1          45 Hulett 10                          W             WCG
2/4          43 Provo, SD 27                 W             WCG
2/11       29 Rozet 27          ot             W             WCG
2/14       32 at Newcastle 55            L                NcslYbk
2/17       21 at Buffalo 37                   L                SP
2/18       38 at Midwest 46               L                CTH
2/24       28 at Moorcroft 27           W             ML
*Tri-county Tourney at Sundance
District B Tourney in Gillette
3/2          51 Hulett 7                             W             SP
3/3          30 Ranchester 33               L                SP
3/4          45 Clearmont 23                W             SP
3/4          30 Rozet 33                            L                SP            
Record:  14-12   Pct: .538
Rat Droppings***Sundance traveled to Upton in two cars on January 28. The car containing most of the varsity got stuck in a snowdrift but the other one, with two varsity players, made it to the Bobcats’ gym. The ones there played a game using borrowed uniforms from Upton—theirs were in the coach’s car stuck in the drift—and, coached by the JV coach, lost in a rout to Upton. Upton shows this game as a varsity win. Sundance doesn’t list it in their season record.

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Southeast

Six teams vied for Class A bragging rights at the district tourney in Wheatland. Cheyenne and Laramie (as usual) were the favorites to make it to the finals and didn’t disappoint. The Indians won easily over Douglas and Torrington en route to the finals. The Plainsmen dispatched Lusk and squeaked by the host team Bulldogs to gain the finals as well. Laramie had the distinction of being the only Wyoming team to defeat Cheyenne for the season, winning at home and losing in Laramie County. The rubber match between the two teams for the district championship was no contest, as Okie Blanchard’s crew won easily. Cheyenne would take the state championship two weeks later. Torrington and Wheatland finished third and fourth respectively, and each team won one game at state. Host Laramie played all four days, winning two and losing two.

It was a crowded Class B bracket as 18 teams were entered into the fray. Favorites heading into the tourney were Albin and Sunrise, whose teams sported the best records. In the quarterfinals Chugwater won over U Prep, Sunrise over Burns, Glenrock over Manville, and Albin over Huntley. The semifinals saw Chugwater squeaking by Sunrise while Glenrock easily handled Albin; so much for the favorites. Glenrock won by a point over Chugwater in the finals. Glenrock maintained that momentum with a second-place finish at the state tourney in Laramie. Chugwater was two and done.

Class A
Cheyenne Indians***C. H. ‘Okie’ Blanchard
12/9       25 at Ft. Collins, CO 32   L                WST
12/23    32 at Loveland, CO 24     W             WE
12/28    42 at Greeley, CO 32         W             WST
1/1          51 Greeley, CO 28              W             WE
1/3          29 Ft. Collins, CO 28 ot   W             WE
1/8          24 Rawlins 21                       W             WE
1/14       38 Rock Springs 28            W             WE
1/15       34 Rock Springs 14            W             WE
1/21       41 Wheatland 20               W             WE
1/22       21 at Laramie 26                 L                WE
1/28       43 Casper Natrona 26      W             WE
1/29       37 Casper Natrona 27      W             WE
1/31       52 at Torrington 25          W             WE
2/5          65 Torrington 28                W             WE
2/9          50 at Rawlins 40                 W             WE
2/10       50 at Superior 42               W             WE
2/11       41 at Rock Springs 35      W             WE
2/12       37 at Rock Springs 29      W             WE
2/19       35 Laramie 27                      W             WE
2/24       43 at Wheatland 21          W             WE
2/25       40 at Casper Natrona 39  W           WE
2/26       35 at Casper Natrona 33  W  ot    WE
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          54 Douglas 16                      W             WE
3/3          58 Torrington 37                W             WE
3/4          39 Laramie 26                      W  (1st)   WE
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       48 Midwest 35                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       35 Rawlins 28                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       37 Casper Natrona 27      W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       37 Worland 28                    W  (1st)   wyo-bkb.com
Record:  27-2      Pct: .926

Laramie Plainsmen (863)***J. R. Tweed
12/3       25 at Ft. Collins, CO 50   L                LRB
12/11    24 Loveland, CO 25           L                LRB
12/17    48 Douglas 22                      W             LRB
1/7          28 Rawlins 35                       L                LRB
1/13       52 Rock Springs 43            W             LRB
1/14       30 Green River 24              W             LRB
1/21       55 Midwest 30                     W             LRB
1/22       26 Cheyenne 21                   W             WE
1/27       25 Casper Natrona 24      W             LRB
1/28       26 at Wheatland 20          W             LRB
2/3          33 at Rawlins 38                 L                LRB
2/4          45 at Rock Springs 36      W             LRB
2/5          23 at Green River 29         L                LRB
2/11       15 at Casper Natrona 40 L               LR
2/17       27 Wheatland 20               W             LRB
2/19       27 at Cheyenne 35             L                WE
2/25       52 Superior 37                     W             LRB
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          42 Lusk 23                              W             WT
3/3          21 at Wheatland 20          W             WT
3/4          26 Cheyenne 39                    L  (2nd)    WT
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       53 Buffalo 24                        W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       37 Cody 31                             W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       23 Worland 31                    L                wyo-bkb.com
3/18       25 Casper Natrona 37      L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  14-11   Pct: .560

Douglas Bearcats (204)***Adam Petronovich
12/7       29 at Manville 18               W             LH
12/14    24 Glenrock 31                    L                DB
12/17    22 at Laramie 48                 L                LRB
12/22    30 Sunrise 35                        L                DB
1/4          27 Wheatland 50               L                WT 
1/11       37 Manville 28                     W             DB
1/14       25 at Glenrock 30              L                DB
1/21       29 at Torrington 49          L                TT
1/22       19 Midwest 45                     L                DB
1/25       34 Hanna 47                          L                DB
1/28       28 Glenrock 29                    L                DB
2/8          30 at Lusk 29                         W             LH
2/11       33 Torrington 35                L                TT
2/16       34 at Glenrock 31              W             DB
2/18       22 at Wheatland 48          L                WT
2/22       28 at Sunrise 21                    W             DB
2/25       25 at Midwest 42               L                DB
2/28       21 Lusk 33                              L                LH  
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          16 Cheyenne 54                   L                WT
3/4          23 at Wheatland 26          L                WT
Record:  5-15      Pct: .250

Lusk Tigers (186)***Floyd Hart
12/18    25 Edgemont, SD 26 ot   L                LH
12/29    25 at Hot Springs, SD 17 W            LH
12/31    28 at Glenrock 31              L                LH
1/4          18 Sunrise 20                        L                LH
1/7          19 at Crawford, NE 15     W             LH
1/11       27 Harrison, NE 15            W             LH
1/12       41 Lingle 11                           W             LH
1/14       16 at Wheatland 27          L                WT
1/18       30 at Edgemont, SD 27   W             LH
1/21       29 at Provo, SD 11             W             LH
1/22       29 at Harrison, NE 9          W             LH
1/25       19 at Sunrise 38                       L                LH
1/28       25 Torrington 24                W             TT
2/1          24 Crawford, NE 26           L                LH
2/4          22 at Manville 20               W             LH
2/8          29 Douglas 30                      L                LH
2/11       26 Wheatland 35               L                WT
2/12       22 at Newcastle 25            L                LH
2/15       38 at Lingle 24                     W             LH
2/18       20 at Torrington 19          W             TT
2/23       32 Manville 21                     W             LH
2/25       26 Glenrock 18                    W             LH
2/28       33 at Douglas 21                 W             LH  
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          23 Laramie 42                      L                WT
3/4          17 Torrington 20                L                WT
Record:  14-11   Pct: .560

Torrington Trailblazers (@300)***Royal Huckins
12/15    44 Mitchell, NE 48             L                TT
12/22    Scottsbluff, NE                     L                TT
1/4          40 at Scottsbluff, NE 51  L                TT
1/7          14 at Wheatland 46          L                WT
1/15       26 Sunrise 29                        L                TT
1/21       49 Douglas 29                      W             TT
1/26       59 at Lingle 32                     W             TT
1/28       24 at Lusk 25                         L                TT
1/31       25 Cheyenne 52                 L                WE
2/4          38 Wheatland 31               W             WT
2/5          28 at Cheyenne 65             L                WE
2/11       35 at Douglas 33                 W             TT
2/15       37 at Mitchell, NE 44       L                GCN
2/18       19 Lusk 20                              L                TT
2/22       45 Lingle 14                           W             TT
2/25       44 at Sunrise 39                 W             TT
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          Bye
3/3          37 Cheyenne 58                 L                WT
3/4          20 Lusk 17                              W             WT
3/4          49 at Wheatland 43          W  (3rd)  WT
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       30 Worland 48                    L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       57 Gillette 44                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       31 Superior 51                     L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  9-13      Pct: .409

Wheatland Bulldogs (230)***Harvey Crowe
12/10    8 at Glenrock 25                 L                WT
12/14    35 at Lingle 28                     W             WT
1/4          50 at Douglas 27                 W             WT  Ray Pounder 22
1/7          46 Torrington 14                W             WT  R Pounder 22
1/11       19 at Chugwater 34          L                WT
1/14       27 Lusk 16                              W             WT
1/18       67 Lingle 20                           W             WT R Pounder 24
1/21       20 at Cheyenne 41             L                WE
1/25       35 Chugwater 14                W             WT
1/28       20 Laramie 26                      L                LRB
2/4          31 at Torrington 38          L                WT
2/8          24 at Sunrise 30                 L                WT
2/11       35 at Lusk 26                         W             WT
2/15       41 Sunrise 17                        W             WT
2/17       20 at Laramie 27                 L                LRB
2/18       48 Douglas 22                      W             WT
2/22       33 Glenrock 22                    W             WT
2/24       21 Cheyenne 43                  L                WE
2/25       19 at Rawlins 27                 L                WT
SE District A Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          Bye
3/3          20 Laramie 21                      L                WT
3/4          26 Douglas 23                      W             WT
3/4          43 Torrington 49                L  (4th)     WT
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       48 Basin 37                            W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       38 Casper Natrona 41      L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       19 Rawlins 22                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  12-13   Pct: .480

Class B
Albin Wildcats
***Joe Weller
12/3       39 Carpenter 27                  W             PBP
12/7       37 LaGrange 4                      W             PBP
12/10    38 at Pine Bluffs 26           W             PBP
12/14    41 St. Mary’s 30                   W             PBP
12/17    56 Burns 19                           W             PBP  Don Smith 24
12/23    53 Kimball, NE 24              W             PBP  Gerald Peterson 24
1/8          19 at Cheyenne B 28         L                PBP
1/11       36 at St. Mary’s 24             W             PBP
1/14       51 Egbert 18                          W             PBP
1/             at Harrisburg, NE
1/21       Hillsdale                                   W             PBP
1/25       46 Cheyenne B 35              W             WE
2/3          41 Bushnell, NE 22            W             PBP        
2/4          30 Pine Bluffs 14                 W             PBP
2/8          51 at Grover, CO 17          W             PBP
2/11       44 at Burns 22                      W             PBP
2/15       47 at Carpenter 33            W             PBP
2/18       43 St. Mary’s 45                L                PBP
2/23       55 at Hillsdale 25               W             PBP  Smith 20
2/2_        55 at Egbert 25                    W             PBP
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          42 LaGrange 21                   W             WT
3/3          54 Huntley 35                      W             WT
3/4          28 Glenrock 38                    L                WT
3/4          28 Sunrise 26                        W  (3rd)  WT          
Record:  20-3      Pct: .870

Burns Broncs
12/10    Hillsdale                                   W             PBP
12/17    19 at Albin 56                       L                PBP
12/29    26 at St. Mary’s 33             L                PBP        
1/ 7         26 Pine Bluffs 33                 L                PBP
1/11       16 at Carpenter 15            W             PBP
1/12       28 University Prep 20      W             PBP
1/28       Egbert                                        W             PBP
2/1          25 St. Mary’s 34                 L                WE
2/4          at Hillsdale                             L                PBP
2/11       22 Albin 44                            L                PBP
2/18       20 at Pine Bluffs 18           W             PBP
2/25       24 Carpenter 25                  L                PBP
at Egbert
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          26 Hawk Springs 21          W             WT
3/3          34 Guernsey 25                   W             WT
3/3          16 Sunrise 31                        L                WT
Record:  7-8         Pct: .467

Carpenter Coyotes***Pete Penwell
11/24    13 St. Mary’s  43                 L                WE
12/3       27 at Albin 39                       L                PBP
12/10    39 Egbert 26                          W             PBP
12/17    21 at Hillsdale 17               W             PBP
1/7          25 at St. Mary’s 46             L                PBP
1/11       15 Burns 16                           L                PBP
1/12       Grover, CO                              L                PBP
1/13       20 University Prep 27      L                PBP        
1/21       19 at Pine Bluffs 22           L                PBP
2/             Pine Bluffs—cancelled, whooping cough
2/4          at Egbert
2/11?     Hillsdale                                   L                PBP
2/15       33 Albin 47                            L                PBP
2/25       25 at Burns24                       W             PBP
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          25 Manville 26                     L                WT
3/3          28 Yoder 32                           L                WT
Record:  3-11      Pct: .214

Egbert Bulldogs
11/19    13 St. Mary’s 38                   L                WST
12/10    26 at Carpenter 39            L                PBP
12/17?  20 Pine Bluffs 40                 L                PBP
12/21    15 at St. Mary’s  49            L                WST
1/7          Hillsdale                                   L                PBP
1/14       18 at Albin 51                       L                PBP        
1/28       at Burns                                    L                PBP
2/4          Carpenter
2/10?     21 at Pine Bluffs 35           L                PBP
2/18       at Hillsdale                             L                PBP
2/2_        25 Albin 55                            L                PBP
Burns
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          15 Sunrise 50                        L                WT
3/3          35 Hawk Springs 42          L                WT
Record:  0-12      Pct: .000

Hillsdale Pioneers***Dr. L. W. Hanson?
12/3       27 Pine Bluffs 17                 W             PBP
12/10    at Burns                                    L                PBP
12/17    17 Carpenter 21                  L                PBP
1/7          at Egbert                                  W             PBP
1/14       35 University Prep 19      W             PBP
1/21       at Albin                                     W             PBP        
2/4          Burns                                         W             PBP
2/11       32 at Pine Bluffs 36           L                PBP
2/11?     at Carpenter                          W             PBP
2/18       Egbert                                        W             PBP
2/23       25 Albin 55                            L                PBP
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          21 University Prep 27      L                WT
3/3          37 Glendo 21                        W             WT
3/3          32 Hawk Springs 31          W             WT
3/4          28 Yoder 33                           L                WT
Record:  9-6         Pct: .600

Pine Bluffs Hornets***Frank Supon
12/3       17 at Hillsdale 27               L                PBP
12/10    26 Albin 38                            L                PBP
12/17?  40 at Egbert 20                    W             PBP
1/ 7         33 at Burns 26                      W             PBP
1/11       26 at Kimball, NE 32         L                PBP
1/19       14 at St. Mary’s 40             L                PBP
1/21       22 Carpenter 19                  W             PBP
1/29       19 at Cheyenne B 45         L                PBP
2/             at Carpenter—cancelled, whooping cough
2/4          14 at Albin 30                       L                PBP
2/             39 Bushnell, NE 13            W             PBP
2/10?     35 Egbert 21                          W             PBP
2/11       36 Hillsdale 32                     W             PBP
2/15       33 Kimball, NE 32              W             PBP
2/18       18 Burns 20                           L                PBP
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          19 Glenrock 39                    L                WT
3/3          29 Lingle 23                           W             WT
3/3          27 LaGrange 23                   W             WT
3/4          37 Yoder 22                           W             WT
at St. Mary’s
Record:  10-8      Pct: .556

Chugwater Buffaloes***Supt. Archie H. Conn
12/3       20 LaGrange 19                   W             PBP
12/7       33 at St. Mary’s 34             L                WST
12/10    21 at Huntley 23                 L                WT
1/7          53 at Hawk Springs 31     W             CN
1/11       34 Wheatland 19               W             WT
1/14       49 Yoder 32                           W             TT
1/21       at LaGrange                            W             CN
1/25       14 at Wheatland 35          L                WT
1/26       24 at Glendo 17                   W             CN
1/28       29 Huntley 21                      W             CN
1/29?     ?Sunrise                                   L                CN
2/2          St. Mary’s                                W             CN
2/9          27 at Guernsey 21              W             CN
2/11       Hawk Springs                        W             GCN
2/16       26 Guernsey 31                   L                GG
2/18       at Yoder
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       Veteran                                     W             TT
2/25       Hawk Springs                        W             TT
2/26       29 at Huntley 35                 L                TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          28 Glendo 22                        W             WT
3/3          26 University Prep 22      W             WT
3/3          41 Sunrise 40                        W             WT
3/4          28 Glenrock 29                    L  (2nd)    WT
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       27 Big Horn 32                     L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       18 Lyman 37                         L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  15-9      Pct: .625

Hawk Springs Pirates***Supt. Laurence A. Tisdel  (from mid-January)
11/30    at Lyman, NE                         L                GCN
12/3       19 Veteran 13                       W             TT
12/7       Lyman, NE
12/10    8 at LaGrange 28                 L                PBP
12/17    13 at Yoder 27                      L                TT
1/7          31 Chugwater 53                L                CN
1/21       Veteran                                     W             TT
2/1          36 Huntley 35                      W             GCN
2/4          1_ Yoder 33                            L                TT
2/11       LaGrange                                 L                PBP
2/11       at Chugwater                        L                GCN
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       Chugwater                              L                TT
2/25       Veteran                                     L                TT
2/26       Yoder                                         L                TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          21 Burns 26                           L                WT
3/3          42 Egbert 35                          W             WT
3/3          31 Hillsdale 32                     L                WT
Record:  4-12      Pct: .250

Huntley Cardinals***Oscar Fowler
12/10    23 Chugwater 21                W             WT
12/17    LaGrange                                 W             PBP
1/7          at Veteran                               W             LGR
1/21       51 Yoder 28                           W             TT
1/28       21 at Chugwater 29          L                CN
2/1          35 at Hawk Springs 36     L                GCN
2/4          at LaGrange                            W             PBP
2/8          25 at Yoder 20                      W             TT
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       LaGrange                                 W             TT
2/25       Yoder                                         W             TT
2/26       Chugwater                              W (1st)    TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          48 Ft. Laramie 17               W             WT
3/3          35 Albin 54                            L                WT
Record:  10-3      Pct: .769

LaGrange Longhorns***Supt. Paul Fintus
12/3       19 at Chugwater 20          L                PBP
12/7       4 at Albin 37                          L                PBP
12/10    28 Hawk Springs 8             W             PBP
12/17    at Huntley                               L                PBP
1/7          15 at Yoder 26                      L                PBP
1/13       27 Veteran 7                          W             TT
1/15       27 at Torrington B 11      W             TT
1/21       Chugwater                              L                CN
2/2          Torrington B                          W             PBP
2/4          Huntley                                    L                PBP
2/11       at Hawk Springs                   W             PBP
2/8          ?St. Mary’s
2/11       30 Yoder 19                           W             PBP
2/18       33 at Veteran 10                 W             PBP
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       at Huntley                               L                TT
2/25       Yoder                                         W             TT
2/26       Veteran                                     W             TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          21 Albin 42                            L                WT
3/3          34 Ft. Laramie 23               W             WT
3/3          23 Pine Bluffs 27                 L                WT
Record:  10-9      Pct: .526

Veteran Eagles***Supt. Clifford L. Bahmer?
12/3       13 at Hawk Springs 19     L                TT
12/10    13 Yoder 17                           L                TT
12/27    17 Lingle 27                           L                LGR
1/7          Huntley                                      L                LGR
1/13       7 at LaGrange 27                 L                TT
1/21       Hawk Springs                        L                TT
2/1          Torrington B
2/4          at Lingle
2/14       16 at Yoder 44                      L                TT
2/18       10 LaGrange 33                   L                PBP
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       Chugwater                              L                TT
2/25       Hawk Springs                        W             TT
2/26       LaGrange                                 L                TT
Record:  1-10      Pct: .091

Yoder Bobcats (45)***Supt. Walter C. Butler
12/10    17 at Veteran 13                 W             TT
12/17    27 Hawk Springs 13          W             TT
1/7          26 LaGrange 15                   W             PBP
1/14       32 at Chugwater 49          L                TT
1/21       28 at Huntley 51                 L                TT
2/4          33 at Hawk Springs 1_     W             TT
2/8          20 Huntley 25                      L                TT
2/11       19 at LaGrange 30              L                PBP
2/14       44 Veteran 16                       W             TT
2/18       Chugwater
Goshen Hole Conference Tourney in Huntley
2/24       at Huntley                               L                TT
2/25       LaGrange                                 L                TT
2/26       Hawk Springs                        W             TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          23 Guernsey 28                   L                WT
3/3          32 Carpenter 28                  W             WT
3/3          33 Hillsdale 28                     W             WT
3/4          22 Pine Bluffs 37                 L                WT
Record:  8-8         Pct: .500

Ft. Laramie Pioneers
12/17    Torrington B
12/20    Lingle
1/11       19 Guernsey 21                   L                GG
1/21?     14 at Torrington B 21      L                TT
1/25       Manville
1/28       at Glendo
2/1          21 at Guernsey 16              W             GG
2/11       ?Sunrise
2/18       at Lingle                                   L                LGR
2/22       24 at Manville 34               L                LH
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          17 Huntley 48                      L                WT
3/3          23 LaGrange 34                   L                WT
Record:  1-6         Pct: .143

Glendo Eagles***Oliver Wormwood
12/10    26 at Douglas B 17             W             WT
1/7          15 Guernsey 16                   L                GG
1/21       19 at Manville 24               L                LH
1/26       17 Chugwater 24                L                CR
1/28       Ft. Laramie
2/11       24 Manville 31                     L                LH
2/22       at Guernsey
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          22 Chugwater 28                L                WT
3/3          21 Hillsdale 37                     L                WT
Record:  1-6         Pct: .143

Guernsey Longhorns (68)***Floyd Martin
11/26    18 at Glenrock 35              L                GG
12/3       8 Glenrock 31                       L                GI
12/          Sunrise                                      L                WE
1/7          16 at Glendo 15                   W             GG
1/11       21 at Ft. Laramie 19          W             GG
1/18       32 at Manville 24               W             LH
1/28       21 at Sunrise 47                     L                GG
2/1          16 Ft. Laramie 21               L                GG
2/9          21 Chugwater 27                L                CN
2/11       30 Lingle 20                           W             GG
2/16       31 at Chugwater 26          W             GG
2/18       Manville  ppd sickness
2/22       Glendo
2/25       at Lingle
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          28 Yoder 23                           W             WT
3/2          25 Burns 34                           L                WT
Record:  6-7         Pct: .462

Lingle Bulldoggers***Supt. Merrill Hatcher
12/8       19 Sunrise 44                        L                LGR
12/14    28 Wheatland 35               L                WT
12/20    at Ft. Laramie
12/27    27 at Veteran 17                 W             LGR
1/12       11 at Lusk 41                         L                LH
1/14       32 Manville 36                     L                LH
1/18       20 at Wheatland 67          L                WT
1/21       at Sunrise                                L                WE
1/26       32 Torrington 59                L                TT
2/1          24 at Manville 40               L                LH
2/4          Veteran
2/11       20 at Guernsey 30              L                GG
2/15       24 Lusk 38                              L                LH
2/18       Ft. Laramie                             W             LGR
2/22       14 at Torrington 45          L                TT
2/25       Guernsey
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          31 Manville 36                     L                WT
3/3          23 Pine Bluffs 29                 L                WT                            
Record:  2-13      Pct: .133

Manville Panthers***Supt. Clifford Weller
12/7       18 Douglas 29                      L                LH
12/17    Harrison, NE                          L                LH
1/11       28 at Douglas 37                 L                DB
1/14       36 at Lingle 32                     W             LH
1/18       24 Guernsey 32                   L                LH
1/21       24 Glendo 19                        W             LH
1/25       at Ft. Laramie
2/1          40 Lingle 24                           W             LH
2/4          20 Lusk 22                              L                LH
2/11       31 at Glendo 24                   W             LH
2/15       25 at Harrison, NE 21       W             LH
2/18       at Guernsey  ppd sickness
2/22       34 Ft. Laramie 24               W             LH
2/23       21 at Lusk 32                         L                LH   7-7 record reported by Herald
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          26 Carpenter 25                  W             WT
3/3          36 Lingle 31                           W             WT
3/3          12 Glenrock 39                    L                WT
Record:  8-7         Pct: .533

Sunrise Miners***Jack Secrest
12/8       44 at Lingle 19                     W             LGR
12/22    35 at Douglas 30                 W             DB
12/          at Guernsey                            W
1/4          20 at Lusk 18                         W             LH
1/7          at Glenrock                            W             WE
1/15       29 at Torrington 26          W             TT
1/21       Lingle                                         W             WE
1/25       38 Lusk 19                              W             LH
1/28       47 Guernsey 21                   W             GG
1/29?     ?Chugwater                           W             CN
2/8          30 Wheatland 24               W             WT  14-0 record reported by WEagle
2/11       ?Ft. Laramie
2/15       17 at Wheatland 41          L                WT
2/18       38 Glenrock 24                    W             GI
2/22       21 Douglas 28                      L                DB
2/25       39 Torrington 44                L                TT
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          50 Egbert 15                          W             WT
3/3          31 Burns 16                           W             WT
3/3          40 Chugwater 41                L                WT
3/4          26 Albin 28                            L                WT
Record:  14-5      Pct: .737
Rat Droppings***Sunrise played an A schedule as well as a Class B one and did well, as the Wyoming Eagle had them at 14-0 after their Wheatland win in February, Wyoming’s only undefeated team that far into the regular season.  Their season took a turn for the worse when their two best athletes, Francesco and Balazon, were taken by the armed forces in early February, actually a fairly common occurrence for all teams.   Once males turned 18 years old, they were eligible to be classified for service for Uncle Sam, depending on the local draft board’s purview/quota system.  [They could be deferred until graduation if their birthday was within a six months’ window of graduation.] The Rat’s not sure if that’s the reason the Miners played in Class B for tourney play or not—it might be a factor—but certainly their enrollment numbers qualified Sunrise for Class B play.  Cowley and Byron did the same in the NW, that is, play mostly an A schedule but compete in Class B for tourney play.

Rock River Longhorns

University Prep Buckaroos***Warren Capellan
12/10    10 Hanna 19                          L                LRB
12/18    24 Laramie B 21                  W             LRB
1/7          __ Laramie B 32                   L                LRB
1/12       20 at Burns 28                      L                PBP
1/13       at Carpenter                          W             PBP        
1/14       19 at Hillsdale 35               L                PBP
1/21       26 Midwest 35                     L                CTH
1/21?     Encampment
1/24       at Encampment
2/12       18 Glenrock 22                    L                GI
2/22       29 St. Mary’s 27                   W             WE
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          27 Hillsdale 21                     W             WT
3/3          22 Chugwater 26                L                WT
at St. Mary’s
Record:  4-7         Pct: .364

Glenrock Sheepherders (75)***Vaden Rock
11/26    35 Guernsey 18                   W             GG
12/3       31 at Guernsey 8                 W             GI
12/10    25 Wheatland 8                     W             WT
12/14    31 at Douglas 24                 W             DB
12/18    16 at Casper Natrona 34 L               GI
12/22    27 Casper Natrona 39      L                GI
12/31    31 Lusk 28                              W             LH
1/7          Sunrise                                      L                WE
1/14       30 Douglas 25                      W             DB
1/26       40 Hanna 27                          W             GI
1/28       29 at Douglas 28                 W             DB
2/10       24 at Hanna 25  ot             L                GI
2/11       25 at Hanna 23                    W             GI
2/12       22 at University Prep 18       W             GI
2/16       31 Douglas 34                      L                DB
2/18       24 at Sunrise 38                   L                GI
2/22       22 at Wheatland 33          L                WT
2/25       18 at Lusk 26                         L                LH
SE District B Tourney in Wheatland
3/2          39 Pine Bluffs 19                 W             WT
3/3          39 Manville 12                     W             WT
3/3          38 Albin 28                            W             WT
3/4          29 Chugwater 28                W             WT
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       36 Shoshoni 29                   W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       19 Hanna 18                          W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       22 Cowley 41                        L  (2nd)    wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-9      Pct: .640

St. Mary’s Gaels***Bill McKinney
11/19    38 at Egbert 13                    W             WST
11/24    43 at Carpenter 13            W             WE
12/7       34 Chugwater 33                W             WST
12/14    30 at Albin 41                       L                PBP
12/21    49 Egbert 15                          W             WST
12/29    33 Burns 26                           W             PBP
1/7          46 Carpenter 25                  W             PBP        
1/11       24 Albin 36                            L                PBP        
1/19       40 Pine Bluffs 14                 W             PBP
2/1          34 at Burns 25                      W             WE
2/2          at Chugwater                        L                CN
2/8          ?LaGrange
2/18       45 at Albin 43                       W             PBP
2/22       27 at University Prep 29        L                WE
2/25       66 Welby, CO 8                    W             WE*
2/26       24 Regis, Denver, CO 43 L                WE*
at Pine Bluffs
University  Prep
*Colorado Catholic High School Tourney in Denver, CO
Record:  10-5      Pct: .667

+++

Northwest

Nine Class A teams and eight Class B teams met in Cody for the Northwest District Tourney. For the larger schools, Worland entered the tourney with only one loss during the regular season and was the odds-on favorite. The Warriors didn’t disappoint with a first-round win over Lander and eked out a one-point victory in the semis over the host Broncs. Basin had found its mojo in a six-win, one-loss February and made the finals with easy wins over Lovell and Greybull. Worland posted its fourth win over Basin for the championship. Cody defeated Greybull for third place, which necessitated a final fourth-place game between the Buffalos with the consolation champs, Powell. The Panthers, who were relegated to consolation play by Greybull on day one, soundly defeated Greybull in their second tourney try. Powell’s run to the fourth place was quite the march as the Panthers won four games over two days to do so.

In Class B, the finals featured Shoshoni versus Cowley. Shoshoni had dispatched Ten Sleep and Burlington in close games in the quarter- and semifinals. Cowley had an easier time of it with big wins over Dubois and Manderson. Cowley kept the heat on, taking the Class B honors with an eight-point win over the Wranglers.

At state, Worland maintained its success and stretched its win streak to 20 games before finishing second to the Class A championship winning Cheyenne team. Basin and Powell were two and done in the Gem City while Cody lasted all four days, losing to Rawlins in overtime in the fourth-place game. Class B state championship honors went to Cowley; only its semifinal win was close (27-24 over Big Horn) with two other easy wins. Shoshoni lost its first game (to eventual runners-up Glenrock) but rallied for two easy wins and consolation honors.

Class A
Basin Bobcats
(80)***Elmer Plenger
12/9       25 Shoshoni 34                   L                BRR
12/10    37 at Burlington 39 ot    L                BRR  Geo. Paumer 21
12/17    29 Cody 27                             W             NWDN
12/22    25 at Worland 29               L                NWDN
12/22    21 Thermopolis 23            L                NWDN  (at Worland)
1/7          37 at Cody 39                       L                NWDN
1/8          30 at Powell 29                   W             NWDN
1/13?     40 Burlington 27                W             BRR
1/15       23 at Lovell 28                     L                LC
1/18       31 at Thermopolis 36      L                NWDN
1/19       at Shoshoni
1/21       31 Worland 35                    L                NWDN
1/28       46 at Greybull 38               W             NWDN
2/4          53 Manderson 33               W             BRR
2/5          43 Riverton 22                     W             BRR
2/11       27 at Worland 53               L                NWDN
2/12       28 Powell 27                         W             BRR
2/18       35 Greybull 32                     W             NWDN
2/22       28 at Manderson 27         W             BRR
2/25       30 Lovell 22                           W             BRR
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          32 Lovell 18                           W             CE
3/3          45 Greybull 38                     W             BRR
3/4          21 Worland 30                    L (2nd)     BRR
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       37 Wheatland 48               L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       26 Green River 37              L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:   12-12   Pct: . 500

Basin Ladies
1/31       17 at Burlington 45          L                CE
2/8          18 Burlington 18                T                CE
2/14       at Burlington                        L                CE
2/21       Burlington                              L                CE
Record:  0-3-1     Pct: .125

Cody Broncs (193)***Leonard Stone
12/3       32 at Red Lodge, MT 23  W             CE
12/11    43 at Deaver 24                   W             CE
12/14    23 Thermopolis 25            L                NWDN
12/17    27 at Basin 29                       L                NWDN
12/23    23 Cowley 14                        W             CE
12/29    31 at Heart Mountain 10 W           NWDN
1/7          39 Basin 37                            W             NWDN  Elwood Smith 20
1/8          34 at Burlington 24          W             CE
1/13       28 Worland 32                    L                NWDN
1/14       28 at Thermopolis 26      W             NWDN
1/21       21 at Powell 32                   L                NWDN
1/28       21 Lovell 23                           L                NWDN
2/4          28 Riverton 19                     W             NWDN
2/11       30 at Lovell 23                     W             CE
(2/12      26 Rapelje, MT 8                 W             NWDN) B Squad win
2/18       51 Deaver 13                         W             NWDN
2/19       35 Burlington 32                W             NWDN
2/23       20 at Cowley 26                  L                CE
2/25       14 Powell 33                         L                CE
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          28 Thermopolis 19            W             CE
3/3          24 Worland 25                    L                CE
3/4          28 Greybull 22                     W (3rd)   CE
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       35 Superior 30                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       31 at Laramie 37                 L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       34 Rock Springs 32            W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       36 Rawlins 37                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-10   Pct: .615

Greybull Buffaloes (182)***A. L. Kemnitz
12/17    27 at Burlington 24            W             CE
12/22    33 at Byron 18                     W             LC
1/5          40 at Powell 37                   W             NWDN
1/7          36 Burlington 26                W             NWDN
1/14       38 Manderson 22               W             GS
1/21       18 at Cowley 19                    L                NWDN
1/22       30 at Lovell 28                     W             NWDN
1/25       37 at Worland 39   ot       L                NWDN
1/28       38 Basin 46                            L                NWDN
1/29       26 Burlington 34                L                GS
2/3          46 Byron 18                           W             NWDN
2/4          20 Worland 31                    L                NWDN
2/11       35 Cowley 24                        W             GS
2/12       40 at Burlington 28          W             CTH        
2/15       25 Lovell 31                           L                NWDN
2/18       32 at Basin 35                       L                NWDN
2/24       34 at Manderson 23         W             GS
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          28 Powell 26                         W             CE
3/3          38 Basin 45                            L                CE
3/4          22 at Cody 28                       L                CE
3/4          21 Powell 30                         L                CE
Record:  11-10   Pct: .524

Heart Mountain Eagles***Hank Sakauye and Jim Uyeda
12/15    21 Thermopolis 29            L                PT
12/18    19 Lovell 21                           L                LC
12/23    28 at Lovell 29                     L                NWDN
12/29    10 Cody 31                             L                NWDN
1/5          39 Cowley 22                        W             HMS
1/12       24 at Cowley 23                   W             HMS
1/14       17 Worland 33                    L                NWDN
1/19       38 Burlington 23                W             CE
1/21       30 at Deaver 21                   W             DS
1/22       24 Powell 31                         L                NWDN
1/28       28 Deaver 14                         W             DS
1/29       32 Byron 24                           W             LC
2/1          31 Red Lodge, MT 29        W             HMS
2/8          26 at Worland 37               L                NWDN
2/11       42 Rapelje, MT 11              W             HMS
2/12       34 Cowley 37                        L                HMS
2/15       35 at Byron 32                     W             HMS
2/19       25 Cowley 28  ot                 L                CP
2/25       42 at Burlington 32          W             CE
Record:  10-9      Pct: .526
Rat Droppings***Playing at Heart Mountain was quite the challenge as attendance at games there was usually well over 1,000 people. Just prior to the district tourney, Heart Mountain found out it had not been invited to participate. The Sentinel sports editor didn’t mention exactly why, just said “for one reason or another” the Eagles weren’t invited. He speculated that they’d be a challenge for teams from Class A or Class B (although the high school’s enrollment was well over the 100 A/B student dividing line.)  [The previous year both Lander and Heart Mountain were denied entry into the district tourney, the reason cited as neither school had played a variety of Big Horn Basin schools. When you compare the schedules for the two schools for ’43-’44 season, the Eagles had scheduled a variety of Basin schools, in both classifications. Lander had scheduled games with just four schools. Guess which school was invited to district? Yep, Lander.  Apparently the forced relocation of the Japanese-Americans wasn’t enough, the Nisei—second-generation children born in the US—were still paying for the Pearl Harbor attack more than two years later.]    

Lander Tigers (264)***Robert Manley
12/14    Shoshoni
12/17    24 Worland 34                    L                NWDN
1/5          17 at Riverton 21               L                NWDN
1/11       24 Riverton 20                     W             RRC
1/14       at Shoshoni                            L                WSJ
1/20       27 Thermopolis 28            L                TIR
2/9          29 at Riverton 44               L                RRC
2/18       29 Riverton 34                     L                RRC
2/24       27 at Thermopolis 34      L                NWDN
2/25       20 at Worland 48               L                NWDN
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          39 Riverton 30                     W             CE
3/2          26 Worland 39                    L                CE
3/3          18 Powell 33                         L                CE
Record:  2-10      Pct: .167

Lovell Bulldogs***Charles Roberts
12/17    27 Thermopolis 29   2ot L                NWDN
12/18    21 at Heart Mountain 19 W           LC
12/23    29 Heart Mountain 28    W             NWDN
12/30    18 Worland 27                    L                NWDN
1/6          21 at Worland 33               L                NWDN
1/7          23 at Thermopolis 27      L                NWDN
1/14       18 at Powell 32                   L                LC
1/15       28 Basin 23                            W             LC
1/21       21 at Byron 9                        W             NWDN
1/22       28 Greybull 30                     L                NWDN
1/28       23 at Cody 21                       W             NWDN
1/29       20 at Cowley 21                  L                LC
1/31       29 Byron 23                           W             NWDN
2/4          50 Burlington 27                W             LC
2/11       23 Cody 30                             L                CE
2/15       31 at Greybull 25               W             NWDN
2/18       11 Powell 22                         L                NWDN
2/25       22 at Basin 30                       L                BRR
2/26       22 Cowley 21                        W             LC
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          18 Basin 32                            L                CE
3/3          24 Powell 32                         L                CE
Record:  9-12      Pct: .429

Powell Panthers***Louis A. Kohnke
12/16    26 Thermopolis 22            W             NWDN
12/22    21 Thermopolis 20            W             NWDN  (at Worland)
12/22    24 at Worland 22               W             NWDN
12/30    at Greybull cancelled, sickness
1/5          37 Greybull 40                     L                NWDN
1/8          29 Basin 30                            L                NWDN
1/14       32 Lovell 18                           W             LC
1/15       37 Worland 46                    L                NWDN
1/21       32 Cody 21                             W             NWDN
1/22       31 at Heart Mountain 24 W           NWDN  K Bloom 20
1/27       40 Burlington 26                W             NWDN
1/28       34 Cowley 26                        W             NWDN
2/4          18 at Cowley 16  ot           W             PT
2/5          40 at Byron 21                     W             LC
2/9          44 Byron 29                           W             NWDN
2/11       31 at Thermopolis 27      W             NWDN
2/12       27 at Basin 28                       L                BRR
2/18       22 at Lovell 11                     W             NWDN
2/25       33 at Cody 14                       W             CE
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          26 Greybull 28                     L                CE
3/3          32 Lovell 24                           W             CE
3/3          33 Lander 18                         W             CE
3/4          31 Thermopolis 29            W             CE
3/4          30 Greybull 21                     W (4th)   CE
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       25 Rawlins 33                       L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       31 Midwest 41                     L                wyo-bkb.com                      
Record:  18-7      Pct: .720

Riverton Wolverines (350)***Carl Murphy
12/17    56 St. Stephens 24             W             RRC
12/18    24 Worland 40                    L                NWDN
1/5          21 Lander 17                         W             NWDN
1/7          18 at Worland 39               L                NWDN
1/11       20 at Lander 24                   L                RRC
1/14       28 at St. Stephens 26       W             RR
1/18       58 Shoshoni 33                   W             NWDN  Bob ‘Lefty’ Walters 27
1/21       35 Thermopolis 30            W             NWDN
1/28       26 at Shoshoni 19              W             RRC
2/3          26 at Thermopolis 43      L                NWDN
2/4          19 at Cody 28                       L                NWDN
2/5          22 at Basin 43                       L                BRR
2/9          44 Lander 29                         W             RRC
2/11       75 St. Stephens 57             W             RR  Jack Ratliff 24
2/17       48 Burlington 47                W             CE
2/18       34 at Lander 29                   W             RRC
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          30 Lander 39                         L                CE
3/3          41 Thermopolis 51            L                CE
Record:  10-8      Pct: .556

Thermopolis Bobcats (201)***Roy  A. Morin
12/14    25 at Cody 23                       W             NWDN
12/15    29 at Heart Mountain 21 W           PT
12/16    22 at Powell 26                   L                NWDN
12/17    29 at Lovell 27  2ot           W             NWDN
12/22    20 Powell 21                         L                NWDN  (at Worland)
12/22    23 Basin 21                            W             NWDN  (at Worland)
1/4          at Shoshoni                            W             TIR
1/7          27 Lovell 23                           W             NWDN
1/14       26 Cody 28                             L                NWDN
1/18       36 Basin 31                            W             NWDN
1/20       34 at Lander 29                   W             TIR
1/21       30 at Riverton 35               L                NWDN
1/28       25 at Worland 29               L                NWDN
2/3          43 Riverton 26                     W             NWDN
2/8          34 Shoshoni 22                   W             NWDN
2/11       27 Powell 31                         L                NWDN
2/18       26 Worland 28                    L                NWDN
2/24       34 Lander 27                         W             NWDN
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          19 at Cody 28                       L                CE
3/3          51 Riverton 41                     W             CE  Hatfield 31
3/4          29 Powell 31                         L                CE
Record:  12-9      Pct: .571

Worland Warriors***Carl Dir
12/10    34 Shoshoni 19                   W             NWDN
12/16    26 at Shoshoni 19              W             NWDN
12/17    34 at Lander 24                   W             NWDN
12/18    40 at Riverton 24               W             NWDN
12/22    29 Basin 25                            W             NWDN
12/22    22 Powell 24                         L                NWDN
12/30    27 at Lovell 18                     W             NWDN
1/6          33 Lovell 21                           W             NWDN
1/7          39 Riverton 18                     W             NWDN
1/13       32 at Cody 28                       W             NWDN
1/14       33 at Heart Mountain 17 W           NWDN
1/15       46 at Powell 37                   W             NWDN  C Harkins 20
1/21       35 at Basin 31                       W             NWDN
1/25       39 Greybull 37   ot             W             NWDN
1/28       29 Thermopolis 25            W             NWDN
2/4          31 at Greybull 20               W             NWDN
2/8          37 Heart Mountain 26    W             NWDN
2/11       53 Basin 27                            W             NWDN
2/18       28 at Thermopolis 26      W             NWDN
2/25       48 Lander 20                         W             NWDN
District A Tourney in Cody
3/2          39 Lander 26                         W             CE
3/3          25 at Cody 24                       W             CE
3/4          30 Basin 21                            W (1st)    CE
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       48 Torrington 30                W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       49 Rock Springs 37            W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       31 at Laramie 23                 W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       28 Cheyenne 37                    L (2nd)     wyo-bkb.com
Record:  25-2      Pct: .926

Class B
Burlington Huskies
*** Supt. Nylen L. Allphin
12/10    39 Basin 37      2ot              W             CE
12/17    24 Greybull 27                     L                GS
12/31    Shoshoni                                 L                CE
1/7          26 at Greybull 36               L                NWDN
1/8          24 Cody 34                             L                CE
1/13?     27 at Basin 40                       L                BRR
1/14       44 Byron 24                           W             CE
1/19       23 at Heart Mountain 38 L             CE
1/21       at Manderson                       L                CE
1/27       26 at Powell 40                   L                NWDN  
1/28       27 at Byron 29                     L                CE
1/29       34 at Greybull 26               W             CE
2/2          28 at Deaver 27                   W             CE
2/4          27 at Lovell 50                     L                LC
2/11       Manderson                             W             CE            
2/12       28 Greybull 40                     L                CTH
2/16       26 at Cowley 45                  L                CE
2/17       47 at Riverton 48               L                CE
2/18       at Shoshoni                            W             CE
2/19       32 at Cody 35                       L                NWDN
2/25       32 Heart Mountain 42    L                CE
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          32 Byron 31                           W             CE
3/3          28 Shoshoni 32                   L                CE
3/4          32 Manderson 34               L                CE
Record:   7-17      Pct: .292

Burlington Ladies***Vera Neves
1/31       45 Basin 17          W   CE  C Spens 31
2/8          at Basin                   T                CE
2/14       Basin                        W             CE 
2/21       at Basin                   W             CE
Record:   3-0-1    Pct: .875

Byron Eagles***Supt. Ernest D. Larsen
12/22    18 Greybull 33                     L                LC
1/7          18 at Cowley 30                   L                LC
1/14       24 at Burlington 44          L                CE
1/21       9 Lovell 21                              L                NWDN
1/28       29 Burlington 27                W             CE
1/29       24 at Heart Mountain 32 L             LC
1/31       23 at Lovell 29                     L                NWDN
2/3          18 at Greybull  46              L                NWDN
2/5          21 Powell 40                         L                LC
2/9          29 at Powell 44                   L                NWDN  Havig 21
2/11       31 at Deaver 32                  L                LC
2/15       22 Heart Mountain 35    L                HMS
2/18       Cowley
2/25       31 Deaver 35  ot                  L                DS
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          21 Burlington 42                L                LC
3/3          41 Ten Sleep 16                   W             LC
3/4          38 Deaver 21                         W             CE
Record:  3-13      Pct: .188

Cowley Jaguars***Supt. Vernon Condie
12/17    26 Deaver 13                         W             DS
12/23    14 at Cody 23                       L                CE
1/7          30 Byron 18                           W             LC
1/5          22 at Heart Mountain 24 L             HMS
1/12       23 Heart Mountain 24    L                HMS
1/14       at Deaver
1/21       19 Greybull 18                     W             NWDN
1/28       26 at Powell 34                   L                NWDN
1/29       21 Lovell 20                           W             LC
2/4          16 Powell 18       ot            L                CP
2/11       24 at Greybull 35               L                GS
2/12       37 Heart Mountain 34    L                HMS
2/16       45 Burlington 26                W             CE
2/18       at Byron
2/19       28 at Heart Mountain 25 W ot     CP
2/23       26 Cody 20                             W             CE
2/26       21 at Lovell 22                     L                LC
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          59 Dubois 24                        W             CE
3/3          39 Manderson 30               W             CE
3/4          34 Shoshoni 26                   W (1st)    CE
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       38 Lyman 26                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       27 Big Horn 24                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       41 Glenrock 22                    W (1st)    wyo-bkb.com
Record:  13-8      Pct: .619
Rat Droppings***The Cowley Progress reported the 1/12 score as a win for Cowley.  The Heart Mountain Sentinel reported just the opposite.  The Rat tends to believe the Heart Mountain account which contains a box score and is reflected in their summation/season record at the end of the ’43-’44 regular season.  To be honest, the Cowley Progress had a ways to go to improve their hit and miss sports reporting.

Deaver Trojans***Supt. J. W. Milburn
12/11    24 Cody 43                             L                CE
12/17    13 at Cowley 26                   L                DS
12/29    17 Powell B 29                     W             DS
1/5          29 at Powell B 17               W             DS
1/14       Cowley
1/21       21 Heart Mountain 30    L                DS
1/26       31 Lovell B 23                       W             DS
1/28       14 at Heart Mountain 28 L             DS
2/2          27 Burlington 28                L                DS
2/4          26 at Lovell B 23                 W             LC
2/11       32 Byron 31                           W             LC
2/16       24 Powell B 21                     W             DS
2/18       13 at Cody 51                       L                NWDN
2/21       20 at Powell B 28               L                DS
2/25       35 at Byron 31 ot               W             DS
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          23 Manderson 40               L                CE
3/3          24 Dubois 10                        W             CE
3/4          21 Byron 38                           L                CE
Record:  8-9         Pct: .471

Dubois Broncs
1/28       22 at Ethete 18                    W             RR
2/4          37 Morton 15                       W             RR
2/5          37 Shoshoni 25                   W             RR
2/1_        at Riverton B
2/19       24 Ethete 33                          L                RR
2/2_        40 Morton 23                       W             RR  (at Ethete)
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          24 Cowley 59                        L                CE
3/3          10 Deaver 21                         L                CE
Record:  4-3         Pct: .571

Ethete/St. Michaels***Clifford E. Wilson
1/28       18 Dubois 22                        L                RR
2/19       33 at Dubois 24                   W             RR
Record:  1-1         Pct: .500

Ft. Washakie Braves

Manderson Demons***Joe Amundson
1/7          Ten Sleep                                 W             NWDN
1/14       22 at Greybull 38               L                GS
1/21       Burlington                              W             CE
2/4          33 at Basin 53                       L                BRR
2/11       at Burlington                        L                CE            
2/18       24 at Ten Sleep 14              W             NWDN
2/22       27 Basin 28                            L                BRR
2/24       23 Greybull 34                     L                GS
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          40 Deaver 23                         W             CE
3/3          30 Cowley 40                        L                CE
3/4          34 Burlington 32                W             CE
Record:  5-6         Pct: .455

Meeteetse Longhorns

Morton Broncs
2/4          15 at Dubois 37                   L                RR
2/2_        23 Dubois 40                        L                RR  (at Ethete)
Record:  0-2         Pct: .000

Pavillion Panthers (60)

St. Stephens Galloping Antelope
12/17    24 at Riverton 56               L                RRC
1/14       26 Riverton 28       L                RR
2/11       57 at Riverton 75             L                RR  C’Bearing 37
Record:  0-3         Pct: .000

Shoshoni Wranglers***Owen Bovier
12/3       22 at Ten Sleep 16              W             NWDN
12/9       34 at Basin 25                       W             BRR
12/10    19 at Worland 34               L                NWDN
12/14    at Lander
12/16    19 Worland 26                    L                NWDN
12/31    at Burlington                        W             CE
1/4          Thermopolis                          L                TIR
1/14       Lander                                       L                WSJ
1/18       33 at Riverton 58               L                NWDN
1/19       Basin
1/28       19 Riverton 26                     L                RRC
2/5          25 at Dubois 37                   L                RR
2/8          22 at Thermopolis 34      L                NWDN
2/18       Burlington                              L                CE
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          28 Ten Sleep 24                   W             CE
3/3          32 Burlington 28                W             CE
3/4          26 Cowley 34                        L (2nd)     CE
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       29 Glenrock 36                    L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       43 Ranchester 26               W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       39 Lyman 32                         W (cons) wyo-bkb.com
Record:  7-11      Pct: .389

Ten Sleep Pioneers***Supt. Stanley Reser
12/3       16 Shoshoni 22                   L                NWDN
1/7          at Manderson                       L                NWDN
1/20       11 Worland B 26                L                NWDN
2/1          21 at Worland B 35           L                NWDN
2/18       14 Manderson 24               L                NWDN
District B Tourney in Cody
3/2          24 Shoshoni 28                   L                CE
3/3          16 Byron 41                           L                CE
Record:  0-7         Pct: .000

Wyoming Industrial School

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Southwest

At the Southwest District tourney, eight teams formed the Class A bracket, knowing that this was the year that a weaker Rock Springs could be toppled from its stranglehold on the No. 1 seed from the SW, a common occurrence in the past dozen years. Just about all the teams had either won a game from the Tigers or had played them close. Rock Springs did win its opener on day one, along with Rawlins, host Green River and Superior. Rawlins sent Green River to the consolation side of the bracket and Superior did the same to Rock Springs. The Dragons took first with an easy win over the Outlaws while Sweetwater County neighbors Rock Springs and Green River battled through eliminator games to square off for third and fourth place. Green River eked out a one-point win for the No. 3 seed.

Nine teams constituted the Class B side of things, necessitating a play-in game for the No. 8 seed in the bracket between Baggs and first-year team Eden. The Rattlers won the spot in the tourney, while the Bulldogs—that’s their mascot name then—were sent packing. Hanna, Mt. View, Lyman and Jackson all won their opener, then Hanna dispatched Mt. View while Lyman did likewise to Jackson. Hanna had played the toughest regular-season schedule of the Class B teams and it showed in its 10-point win in the championship over Lyman.

At state A, Rawlins did the best of the four SW teams, winning three of four to finish fourth. Green River won three of four as well, taking the consolation championship over Superior, which had won two and lost two. Rock Springs managed one win, its opening game, but was eliminated with two losses over the next 48 hours. For Class B, Hanna did best by finishing in third, losing in the semis by one to the state runners-up Glenrock. Lyman lasted all three days, losing in the consolation championship to Shoshoni.

Class A
Evanston Red Devils
(177 10-12)***Chester Christiansen
12/3       13 Coalville, UT 43            L                UCH
12/10    15 at Reliance 32               L                RSDR
12/11    16 at Green River 44         L                UCH
12/17    33 at Coalville, UT 35       L                RSDR
12/18    21 Kamas, UT 20                 W             RSDR
12/28    29 Randolph, UT 24          W             RSDR
12/29    32 Rock Springs 22            W             RSDR     
1/5          39 Lyman 35                         W             RSDR
1/7          at Cokeville?
1/14       15 Star Valley 18                 L                RSDR
1/21       35 at Kemmerer 51           L                RSDR
1/26       35 at Lyman 39                    L                RSDR
1/29       44 Reliance 33                     W             RSDR
2/4          35 Mt. View 15                    W             RSDR
2/11       32 at Mt. View 40               L                WP
2/12       29 Superior 28                     W             UCH
2/18       44 at Superior 48               L                RSDR
2/19       34 at Rock Springs 51      L                RSDR
2/25       29 at Star Valley 43           L                WP
2/26       28 Kemmerer 32                 L                WP
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          29 Rawlins 43                       L                RSDR
3/3          32 Kemmerer 22                 W             RSDR
3/4          25 Rock Springs 55            L                GRS
Record:  8-14      Pct: .364

Green River Wolves (166)***Ralph Parker
12/7       21 at Mt. View 6                  W             UCH
12/11    44 Evanston 16                    W             UCH
12/18    11 Star Valley 13                 L                GRS
12/21    25 at Kemmerer 26           L                GRS
1/1          32 at Lyman 20                    W             UCH
1/6          25 at Superior 28               L                RSDR
1/8          46 Hanna 22                          W             RSDR
1/13       24 at Rawlins 37                 L                RSDR
1/14       24 at Laramie 30                 L                LRB
1/15       36 at Hanna 21                    W             GRS
1/18       37 Lyman 28                         W             RSDR
1/20       37 Reliance 11                     W             RSDR
1/28       21 at Rock Springs 24      L                RSDR
2/3          25 Superior 28                     L                RSDR
2/5          29 Laramie 23                      W             LRB
2/8          39 Mt. View 24                    W             GRS
2/12       38 at Reliance 27                W             GRS
2/18       32 Rawlins 30                       W             RSDR
2/19       39 Jackson 25                       W             RSDR
2/25       27 Rock Springs 24            W             RSDR
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          45 Kemmerer 22                 W             RSDR
3/3          26 Rawlins 27                       L                RSDR
3/4          41 Star Valley 34                 W             GRS
3/4          25 Rock Springs 24            W (3rd)   GRS
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       22 Casper Natrona 26      L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       37 Basin 26                            W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       47 Midwest 35                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       51 Superior 30                     W (cons) wyo-bkb.com  Bo Young 26
Record:  19-9      Pct: .679

Kemmerer Rangers***Dean Pomeroy
12/17    39 at Reliance 29                W             RSDR
12/18    18 at Rock Springs 44      L                KG
12/21    26 Green River 25              W             GRS
12/28    22 at Superior 31               L                RSDR
12/31    34 Rock Springs 44            L                RSDR
1/8          32 at Laketown, UT 43    L                RSDR
1/11       56 Laketown, UT 26          W             RSDR
1/15       30 Star Valley 45                 L                RSDR
1/21       51 Evanston 35                    W             RSDR
1/28       at Montpelier , ID
1/29       25 at Cokeville 21              W             RSDR
2/4          26 at Star Valley 18           W             SVI
2/8          37 Paris, ID 32                      W             RSDR
2/11       36 Superior 21                     W             RSDR
2/12       at Jackson
2/18       37 Jackson 30                       W             JHC
2/19?     53 Montpelier, ID 19       W             KG
2/25       39 Reliance 38                     W             RSDR
2/26       32 at Evanston 28              W             WP
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          22 at Green River 45         L                RSDR
3/3          22 Evanston 32                    L                RSDR
Record:  12-7      Pct: .632

Rawlins Outlaws***Joe Schwartz
12/9       39 Hanna 15                          W             RRB
12/18    27 at Hanna 20                    W             RRB
12/29    20 at Casper Natrona 32 L               CTH
12/30    28 at Casper Natrona 27 W            CTH
1/7          35 at Laramie 28                 W             RwlnYbk
1/8          21 at Cheyenne 24             L                WE
1/13       37 Green River 24              W             RSDR
1/15       33 Reliance 25                     W             RRB
1/20       30 Casper Natrona 23      W             CTH
1/22       38 Superior 22                     W             RwlnYbk
1/28       36 at Superior 41               L                RSDR
1/29       34 at Rock Springs 27      W             RSDR
2/3          38 Laramie 33                      W             LRB         
2/9          40 Cheyenne 50                    L                WE
2/15       29 Rock Springs 27            W             RSDR
2/18       30 at Green River 32         L                RSDR
2/19       35 at Reliance 27                W             RRB
2/25       27 Wheatland 19               W             WT
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          43 Evanston 29                    W             RSDR
3/3          27 at Green River 26         W             RSDR
3/4          20 Superior 30                     L (2nd)     GRS
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       33 Powell 25                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       28 Cheyenne 35                   L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       22 Wheatland 19               W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       37 Cody 36   ot                     W (4th)   wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-7      Pct: .720

Reliance Pirates***C. V. Irwin
12/10    32 Evanston 15                   W             RSDR
12/11    16 at Lyman 20                    L                RSDR
12/17    29 Kemmerer 39                 L                RSDR
1/4          34 at Mt. View 37               L                RSDR
1/7          48 Hanna 31                          W             RSDR
1/8          40 Superior 44  ot              L                RSDR
1/             Forfeit from Pinedale       W             PR                             
1/15       25 at Rawlins 33                 L                RRB
1/15       Mt. View?
1/20       11 at Green River 37         L                RSDR
1/21       46 at Jackson 35                 W             JHC
1/28       46 Jackson 34                       W             RSDR
1/29       33 at Evanston  44             L                RSDR
2/1          25 Rock Springs 36            L                RSDR
2/4          41 Lyman 37                         W             RSDR
2/5          32 at Superior 40               L                CTH
2/12       27 Green River 38              L                GRS
2/19       27 Rawlins 35                       L                RRB
2/23       23 at Rock Springs 36      L                RSDR
2/25       38 at Kemmerer 39           L                RSDR
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          14 Rock Springs 37            L                RSDR
3/3          32 Star Valley 39                 L                RSDR
Record:  6-15      Pct: .286

Rock Springs Tigers***Bill Engstrom
12/17    27 Star Valley 16                 W             RSDR
12/18    44 Kemmerer 18                 W             KG
12/29    22 at Evanston 32              L                RSDR
12/30    28 at Star Valley 24           W             RSDR
12/31    44 at Kemmerer 34           W             RSDR
1/7          28 at Casper Natrona 32 L               CTH
1/8          23 at Casper Natrona 24 L               CTH
1/13       43 at Laramie 52                 L                LRB
1/14       28 at Cheyenne 38             L                WE
1/15       14 at Cheyenne 34             L                WE
1/18       41 at Superior 39  ot        W             RSDR
1/21       25 Casper Natrona 28      L                CTH
1/22       27 Casper Natrona 28      L                CTH
1/28       24 Green River 21              W             RSDR
1/29       27 Rawlins 34                       L                RSDR
2/1          36 at Reliance 25                W             RSDR
2/4          36 Laramie 45                      L                LRB
2/11       35 Cheyenne 41                 L                WE
2/12       29 Cheyenne 37                 L                WE
2/15       27 at Rawlins 29                 L                RSDR
2/17       37 Superior 32                     W             RSDR  J Harris 21
2/19       51 Evanston 34                    W             RSDR
2/23       36 Reliance 23                     W             RSDR
2/25       24 at Green River 27         L                RSDR
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          37 Reliance 14                     W             RSDR
3/3          23 Superior 35                     L                RSDR
3/4          55 Evanston 25                    W             GRS
3/4          24 at Green River 25         L (4th)      GRS
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       38 Gillette 28                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/16       37 Worland 49                    L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       32 Cody 34                             L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  13-18   Pct: .419

Star Valley Cheesemakers***Lincoln Gardner
12/3       34 at Jackson 19                 W             JHC
12/17    16 at Rock Springs 27      L                RSDR
12/18    13 at Green River 11         W             GRS
12/22?  34 Paris, ID 23                      W             CTH
12/30    24 Rock Springs 28            L                RSDR
1/7          42 Jackson 26                       W             RSDR
1/14       18 at Evanston 15              W             RSDR
1/15       45 at Kemmerer 30           W             RSDR
1/28       at Mt. View
1/29       40 at Lyman 19                    W             WP
2/4          18 Kemmerer 26                 L                SVI
2/18       38 Lyman 18                         W             RSDR
2/25       43 Evanston 29                    W             WP
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          27 Superior 29                     L                RSDR
3/3          39 Reliance 32                     W             RSDR
3/4          34 at Green River 41         L                GRS  K Robinson 24
Record:  10-5      Pct: .667

Superior Dragons (140)***Norman Mikkelson
12/17    36 at Lyman 24                    W             RSDR
12/18    36 at Mt. View 19               W             UCH
12/28    31 Kemmerer 22                 W             RSDR
1/6          28 Green River 25              W             RSDR
1/8          44 at Reliance 40  ot         W             RSDR
1/11       52 Lyman 33                         W             RSDR
1/18       39 Rock Springs 41 ot      L                RSDR
1/21       32 at Hanna 28                    W             RSDR
1/22       20 at Rawlins 38                 L                RSDR
1/28       41 Rawlins 36                       W             RSDR
1/29       41 Jackson 30                       W             RSDR
2/3          28 at Green River 25         W             RSDR
2/5          40 Reliance 32                     W             CTH
2/10       42 Cheyenne 50                 L                WE
2/11       21 at Kemmerer 36           L                RSDR
2/12       28 at Evanston 29              L                UCH
2/14       55 Hanna 25                          W             RSDR
2/17       32 at Rock Springs 37      L                RSDR
2/18       48 Evanston 44                    W             RSDR
2/25       37 at Laramie 52                 L                LRB
District A Tourney in Green River
3/2          29 Star Valley 27                 W             RSDR
3/3          35 Rock Springs 23            W             RSDR
3/4          30 Rawlins 20                       W (1st)    GRS
State A Tourney in Laramie
3/15       20 Cody 35                             L                wyo-bkb.com
3/16       32 Buffalo 20                        W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       51 Torrington 31                W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       30 Green River 51              L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-9      Pct: .667

Class B
Baggs Rattlers
Play-in Game for District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          43 Eden 16                             W             RSDR  B Morgan 23
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          26 Mt. View 53                    L                RSDR
3/3          23 Cokeville 41                    L                RSDR
Record:  1-2         Pct: .333

Big Piney Punchers***Supt. Harry W. Magee
12/18    14 at Cokeville 22              L                BPE
1/7          15 at Mt. View 54               L                RSDR
1/8          19 at Lyman 41                    L                UCH
1/14       19 Eden 14                             W             BPE
1/29       Granger                                    L                BPE
2/5          11 at Pinedale 27               L                PR
2/17       9 Jackson 30                          L                JHC
2/19       7 Pinedale 24                        L                PR
2/25       19 at Jackson 33                 L                JHC
Record:  1-8         Pct: .111

Big Piney Ladies
2/5          20 at Pinedale 14               W             PR
2/19       Pinedale                                   L                PR
Record:  1-1         Pct: .500

Cokeville Panthers***Clarence Birch
12/18    22 Big Piney 14                    W             BPE
1/7          Evanston?
1/8          22 Jackson 25                       L                JHC
1/14       20 at Mt. View 23               L                UCH
1/15       21 at Lyman 27                    L                UCH
1/29       21 Kemmerer 25                 L                RSDR
2/5          19 Granger 18                      W             RSDR
2/11       40 at Kemmerer B 22       W             KG
2/18       33 Mt. View 27                    W             RSDR
2/19       26 Lyman 41                         L                RSDR
2/25       25 at Granger 33                 L                RSDR
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          26 Hanna 31                          L                RSDR
3/3          41 Baggs 23                            W             RSDR
3/4          44 Jackson 24                       W             GRS
3/4          24 Mt. View 27                    L                GRS
Record:  6-8         Pct: .429

Eden Valley Bulldogs
12/17    at Rock Springs B
12/31    29 at Pinedale B 21           W             PR
1/14       14 at Big Piney  19             L                BPE
Play-in Game for District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          16 Baggs 43                            L                RSDR
Record:  1-2         Pct: .333

Encampment Tigers*** Paul Roper (thru Jan) W. H. Carey (Feb on)
1/12       21 at Hanna B 39                L                EVR
1/21       at University Prep
1/24       University Prep
1/27       14 Hanna B 21                      L                EVR
2/8          28 Saratoga 17                     W             EVR
2/11       11 at Hanna B 36                L                EVR
2/25       29 at Rawlins B 36             L                EVR
3/7          37 Saratoga 13                     W             EVR
Record:  2-4         Pct: .333

Granger Bulldogs
12/11    10 Mt. View 35                    L                UCH
12/15    23 at Lyman 31                    L                RSDR
12/22    at Mt. View
1/15       at Kemmerer B
1/28?     25 at Pinedale 24               W             PR
1/29       at Big Piney                            W             BPE
2/5          18 at Cokeville 19              L                RSDR
2/8          36 Lyman 42                         L                RSDR
2/17       23 Hanna 30                          L                RSDR
2/25       33 Cokeville 25                    W             RSDR
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          29 Jackson 37                       L                RSDR
3/3          27 Pinedale 14                     W             RSDR
3/4          23 Mt. View 37                    L                GRS
Record:  4-7         Pct: .364

Hanna Miners***George Miller
12/9       15 at Rawlins 39                 L                RRB
12/10    19 at University Prep 10   W             LRB
12/18    20 Rawlins 27                       L                RRB
1/7          31 at Reliance 48                L                RSDR
1/8          22 at Green River 46         L                RSDR
1/12       Midwest                                   L                RRB
1/15       21 Green River 36              L                GRS
1/21       28 Superior 32                     L                RSDR
1/22       33 at Rawlins B 30             W             RSDR
1/25       47 at Douglas 34                 W             DB
1/26       27 at Glenrock 40              L                GI
1/27       30 at Midwest 43               L                CTH
2/10       25 Glenrock 24  ot             W             GI
2/11       23 Glenrock 25                    L                GI
2/14       25 at Superior 55               L                RSDR
2/15       28 at Mt. View 17               W             RSDR
2/15       at Lyman?
2/17       30 at Granger 23                 W             RSDR
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          31 Cokeville 26                    W             RSDR
3/3          32 Mt. View 17                    W             RSDR
3/4          32 Lyman 22                         W (1st)    GRS
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       40 Ranchester 31               W             wyo-bkb.com
3/17       18 Glenrock 19                    L                wyo-bkb.com
3/18       37 Big Horn 29                     W (3rd)   wyo-bkb.com
Record:  11-12   Pct: .478

Jackson Broncs (80)***David D. Darland
12/1       14 at Driggs, ID 16             L                JHC
12/2       13 Driggs, ID 16                   L                JHC
12/3       19 Star Valley 34                 L                JHC
12/10    20 at Driggs, ID 15             W             JHC
1/7          26 at Star Valley 42           L                RSDR
1/8          25 at Cokeville 22              W             JHC
1/12       14 Driggs, ID 16                   L                JHC
1/14       32 at Pinedale 23               W             JHC
1/15       19 at Pinedale 17               W             JHC
1/21       35 Reliance 46                     L                JHC
1/28       34 at Reliance 46                L                RSDR
1/29       30 at Superior 41               L                RSDR
2/12       Kemmerer
2/17       30 at Big Piney 9                 W             JHC
2/18       30 at Kemmerer 37           L                JHC
2/19       25 at Green River 39         L                RSDR
2/23       29 Pinedale 18                     W             JHC
2/24       23 Pinedale 29                     L                JHX
2/25       33 Big Piney 19                    W             JHC
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          37 Granger 29                      W             RSDR
3/3          31 Lyman 35                         L                RSDR
3/4          24 Cokeville 44                    L                GRS
Record:   8-13      Pct: .381

Jackson Broncettes
1/15       6 at Pinedale 8                     L                JHC
2/24       22 Pinedale 20                     W             JHC
Record:  1-1         Pct: .500

Lyman Eagles (75)***J. Leslie Rollins
12/11    20 Reliance 16                     W             RSDR
12/15    31 Granger 23                      W             RSDR
12/17    24 Superior 36                     L                RSDR
1/1          20 Green River 32              L                UCH  P Hamblin 20
1/5          35 at Evanston 39              L                RSDR
1/8          41 Big Piney 19                    W             UCH
1/11       33 at Superior 52               L                RSDR
1/15       27 Cokeville 21                    W             UCH
1/18       28 at Green River 37         L                RSDR
1/22       44 Mt. View 21                    W             RSDR
1/26       39 Evanston 35                    W             RSDR
1/29       19 Star Valley 40                 L                WP
2/4          37 at Reliance 41                L                RSDR
2/8          42 at Granger 36                 W             RSDR
2/12       37 Randolph, UT 35          W             UCH
2/15       Hanna
2/18       18 at Star Valley 38           L                RSDR
2/19       41 at Cokeville 26              W             RSDR
2/25       27 at Mt. View 29               L                RSDR
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          35 Pinedale 27                     W             RSDR
3/3          35 Jackson 31                       W             RSDR
3/4          22 Hanna 32                          L (2nd)     GRS
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/16       26 Cowley 38                        L                wyo-bkb.com
3/17       37 Chugwater 18                W             wyo-bkb.com
3/18       32 Shoshoni 39                   L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  12-12   Pct: .500

Medicine Bow Wranglers***Supt. Glenn McKay
(2/22      27 Hanna Jr. High 14        W             RRB)

Mt. View Buffaloes (70)***Harold Fackrell
12/7       6 Green River 21                 L                UCH
12/11    35 at Granger 10                 W             UCH
12/18    19 Superior 36                     L                UCH
12/22    Granger
1/4          37 Reliance 34                     W             RSDR
1/7          54 Big Piney 15                    W             RSDR
1/14       23 Cokeville 20                    W             UCH
1/15       at Reliance?
1/22       21 at Lyman 44                    L                RSDR
1/28       Star Valley
2/4          15 at Evanston 35              L                RSDR
2/8          24 at Green River 39         L                GRS
2/11       40 Evanston 32                    W             WP  Joe Micheli 21
2/15       17 Hanna 28                          L                RSDR
2/18       27 at Cokeville 33              L                RSDR
2/25       29 Lyman 27                         W             RSDR
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          53 Baggs 26                            W             RSDR  J Micheli 28
3/3          17 Hanna 32                          L                RSDR
3/4          37 Granger 23                      W             GRS
3/4          27 Cokeville 24                    W (3rd)   GRS
Record:  9-8         Pct: .529

Pinedale Wranglers***Al Korfanta
1/14       23 Jackson 32                       L                JHC
1/15       17 Jackson 19                       L                JHC
1/             Forfeit to Reliance             L                PR
1/28?     24 Granger 25                      L                PR
2/5          27 Big Piney 11                    W             PR
2/19       24 at Big Piney 7                 W             PR
2/23       18 at Jackson 29                 L                JHC
2/24       29 at Jackson 23                 W             JHX 
District B Tourney in Green River
3/2          27 Lyman 35                         L                RSDR  Clark 20
3/3          14 Granger 27                      L                RSDR
Record:   3-7         Pct: .300

Pinedale Wranglerettes***Mrs. Paul Pape
1/15       8 Jackson 6                             W             JHC
(1/21      9 Boulder 5                            W             PR)
2/5          14 Big Piney 20                    L                PR
2/19       at Big Piney                            W             PR
2/24       20 at Jackson 22                 L                JHC
Record:  2-2         Pct: .500

Saratoga Panthers (49)***Elton Trowbridge
2/8          17 at Encampment 28     L                EVR
3/7          8 at Encampment 37        L                EVR
Record:  0-2         Pct: .000

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1944 Records
NE Boys Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class A

Buffalo                    13-12                       .520                          Silas Lyman
Casper Natrona  21-8                          .724                          Darrell Hathaway
Gillette                   16-14                       .533                          Walter B. ‘Ben’ Dobbs
Midwest                 12-12                       .500                          Herbert Hilgenfeld to 2/12; Henry Hartwell after
Newcastle             15-10                       .600                          Herb Rector
Sheridan                  8-8                           .500                          Bernard G. Wright
Sundance              13-5                          .722                          Robert Schloredt
Class B
Big Horn                 10-7                          .588                          Alfred P. Anderson
Clearmont              4-11                        .267                          Ben Schroeder
Dayton                      1-4                           .200                          Hugh Artist
Hulett                        0-4                           .000
Moorcroft               3-16                        .158                          Harold Dumbrill
Monarch                  2-1                           .667
Ranchester           11-7                          .611                          Supt. Dwight Burch
Rozet                          8-6                           .571                          Supt. Nerb Crossman
Upton                      14-12                       .538                          Kimsey E. Keveren
No Teams:  Arvada, Kaycee

SE Boys                    Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class A

Cheyenne              27-2                          .926                          C. H. ‘Okie’Blanchard
Douglas                  5-15                        .250                          Adam Petronovich
Laramie                14-11                       .560                          J. R. Tweed
Lusk                          14-11                       .560                          Floyd Hart
Torrington              9-13                        .409                          Royal Huckins
Wheatland           12-13                       .480                          Harvey Crowe
Class B
Albin                        20-3                          .870                          Joe Weller
Burns                         7-8                           .467
Carpenter                3-11                        .214                          Pete Penwell
Chugwater            15-9                          .625                          Supt. Archie H. Conn
Egbert                        0-12                        .000
Ft. Laramie             1-6                           .143
Glendo                      1-6                           .143                          Oliver Wormwood
Glenrock                16-9                          .640                          Vaden Rock
Guernsey                 6-7                           .462                          Floyd Martin
Hawk Springs        4-12                        .250                          Supt. Laurence A Tisdel (mid-Jan on)
Hillsdale                   9-6                           .600                          Supt. Dr. L. W. Hanson?
Huntley                 10-3                          .769                          Oscar Fowler
LaGrange               10-9                          .526                          Supt. Paul Fintus
Lingle                         2-13                        .133                          Supt. Merrill Hatcher
Manville                   8-7                           .533                          Supt. Clifford Weller
Pine Bluffs             10-8                          .556                          Frank Supon
St. Mary’s              10-5                          .667                          Bill McKinney
Sunrise                    14-5                          .737                          Jack Secrest
University Prep    4-7                           .364                          Warren Capellan
Veteran                     1-10                        .091                          Supt. Clifford L. Bahmer?
Yoder                         8-8                           .500                          Supt. Walter C. Butler
No Teams:  Rock River

NW Boys                 Record                   Percentage          Coach
Class A
Basin                        12-12                       .500                          Elmer Plenger
Cody                         16-10                       .615                          Leonard Stone
Greybull                 11-10                       .524                          A. L. Kemnitz
Heart Mtn.            10-9                          .526                          Hank Sakauye & Jim Uyeda
Lander                       2-10                        .167                          Robert Manley
Lovell                         9-12                        .429                          Charles Roberts
Powell                     18-7                          .720                          Louis A. Kohnke
Riverton                 10-8                          .556                          Carl Murphy
Thermopolis        12-9                          .571                          Roy A. Morin
Worland                25-2                          .926                          Carl Dir
Class B
Burlington              7-17                        .292                          Supt. Nylen L. Allphin
Byron                         3-13                        .188                          Supt. Ernest D. Larsen
Cowley                    13-8                          .619                          Supt. Vernon Condie
Deaver                       8-9                           .471                          Supt. J. W. Milburn
Dubois                      4-3                           .571
Ethete/St. Mke     1-1                           .500                          Clifford E. Wilson
Manderson             5-6                           .455                          Joe Amundson
Morton                     0-2                           .000
St. Stephens           0-3                           .000
Shoshoni                 7-11                        .389                          Owen Bovier
Ten Sleep                 0-7                           .000                          Supt. Stanley Reser
No Teams:  Ft. Washakie, Meeteetse, Pavillion

NW Girls                Record                    Percentage          Coach
Basin                        0-3-1                        .125
Burlington            3-0-1                        .875                          Vera Neves

SW Boys                 Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class A
Evanston                  8-14                        .364                          Chester Christiansen
Green River          19-9                          .679                          Ralph Parker
Kemmerer             12-7                          .632                          Dean Pomeroy
Rawlins                   18-7                          .720                          Joe Schwartz
Reliance                   6-15                        .285                          C. V. Irwin
Rock Springs        13-18                       .419                          Bill Engstrom
Star Valley             10-5                          .667                          Lincoln Gardner
Superior                 18-9                          .667                          Norman Mikkelson
Class B
Baggs                          1-2                           .333
Big Piney                  1-8                           .111                          Supt. Harry W. Magee
Cokeville                  6-8                           .429                          Clarence Birch
Eden                           1-2                           .333
Encampment        2-4                           .333                          Paul Roper (thru Jan) William H. Carey (Feb on)
Granger                    4-7                           .364
Hanna                      11-12                       .478                          George Miller
Jackson                     8-13                        .381                          Supt. David D. Darland
Lyman                     12-12                       .500                          J. Leslie Rollins
Medicine Bow                                                                            Supt. Glenn McKay
Mt. View                  9-8                           .529                          Harold Fackrell
Pinedale                   3-7                           .300                          Al Korfanta
Saratoga                   0-2                           .000                          Elton Trowbridge

SW Girls                 Record                    Percentage          Coach
Big Piney                  1-1                           .500
Jackson                     1-1                           .500
Pinedale                   2-2                           .500