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 1953-1954 Season

1. Different Formats at State and Sub-state Tourneys
—The biggest difference from previous years was the combination of the two largest classifications into one 16-team bracket. Twelve Class A and four Class AA squads made up the competition and the four larger schools were spread out over the bracket, each with three potential Class A opponents. If any team lost their first- or second-round game, they were immediately eliminated from further play. In the Class B and C brackets, which only featured eight teams, a first-round loss meant elimination. B and C sub-state tourneys were pared down somewhat, with no consolation play being contested, unless the particular sub-state area was providing more than two state tourney seeds.

2. Class AA/Big Five—Another new addition was a sub-state tourney held for the AA ranks in Cheyenne, which essentially was staged to eliminate one team. Parity reigned among four of the Big Five, as Sheridan, Rock Springs, Casper and Cheyenne all defeated the other at some point during the season. Cheyenne and Rock Springs tied for regular season honors with 5.5 wins and 2.5 losses apiece. Right behind in third were Natrona and Sheridan with 4.5 wins and 3.5 losses each. Sheridan won the sub-state tourney and Laramie was eliminated, although it was the usual host city for the state tourney. Rock Springs and Cheyenne blitzed through their Class A opponents to square off in one semifinal. Casper and Sheridan were bounced from state by Lusk and Thermopolis, respectively. Rock Springs won by a point over Cheyenne and faced Thermopolis in the AA/A finals. The Bobcats pulled off the upset over the Tigers in the finals.

3. Class A—With no apparent dominant force in Class AA, Worland was deemed the dimpled darling among pollsters for most of the year. That changed in late February when the Warriors dropped two of their last three Big Horn Basin games and finished in a tie for first with Lander. Lander took the NW sub-state over Powell in the finals and Worland barely squeezed into the tourney with a No. 4 seed. Wheatland had the best season of the eastern Wyoming teams but was upset by Lusk at sub-state. Star Valley breezed through the regular season in the SW and also took honors at the Green River sub-state. At state, Lusk and Thermopolis met in the semifinals, having dispatched Class AA foes Casper Natrona and Sheridan. Thermopolis was a surprise having finished fourth in the conference and third at sub-state. The Bobcats were on a post-season roll and defeated Lusk on Friday and then stunned Rock Springs in the finals on Saturday. It was the second state title in three years—along with a third-place trophy—for coach George Collins and his Bobcats. At the end of 1954, the Thermopolis championship was voted the state’s top sports story for the year.

4. Class AA/A All-state tourney team—(as selected by newsmen, broadcasters and officials)
Cheyenne—Jack Mitchell; Bernie Dunn
Lander—Burt St. John; Hubert Friday
Lusk—Bud Reed
Rock Springs—Don Carlson
Sheridan—Gale Christy
Thermopolis—Don Campbell
Wheatland—Dick Marker
Worland—Terry Eckhardt

5. Class B—Shoshoni was one tough customer all season long, stumbling somewhat in December tourneys against larger schools, but righting the ship in January and emerging undefeated in conference play, sub-state competition, and during the state tourney. Jack Heron’s Wranglers finished the season with a 20-game win streak and back-to-back state championships. Jackson from the SW was considered a foe to be reckoned with, as they had defeated Shoshoni in OT back during the initial weekend of the season and emerged from their sub-state tourney with the No. 1 seed. Huntley was the best the SE had to offer while Midwest represented the best of the NE. However, the team the Wranglers defeated in the finals came from their own conference, Big Horn Basin rival Cowley.

6. Class B All-state tourney team—(as selected by newsmen, broadcasters and officials)
Cowley—Mac Dalton; Jack Dalton
Jackson—Glenn Rock; Francis Gillette
Lyman—Duane Loveland
Midwest—John Brooks
Pinedale—John Donnelly
Shoshoni—Rupe Brockman; Hugh Brockman; John Fredricks

7. Class C—The SE schools solidified their hold on the Class C state championship as Albin took statewide honors, replacing Veteran as state champs. The SE would continue to hold Class C bragging rights well into the 1960s. Of course, most of the Class C teams were located in the state’s SE corner so that partly explains their success. Three other SE schools participated: Veteran, Sunrise and Hillsdale. Hillsdale lost in the sub-state to Carpenter but received an at-large invitation (that Carpenter didn’t get) probably because Hillsdale tied with Albin for conference honors. Encampment was the best from the SW, Dayton from the NE, and Dubois from the NW. Albin bested Sunrise for the championship while Veteran took third from Dayton, a 1-2-3 finish for the SE schools.

8. Class C All-state tourney team—(as selected by newsmen, broadcasters and officials)
Albin—James Moroe; Donald Gregory
Dayton—Jim Ventling; Jack Russell
Dubois—Doyle Coates
Hillsdale—Bernard Corso
Sunrise—Donald Kroeger; Bob Hohnholt
Veteran—Don Pursley; Roland Albrandt

9. Jiacoletti’s Year—Maybe every year is similar to the year Executive Secretary of the Wyoming State High School Activities [a position now called commissioner] James Jiacoletti had during this particular season. One would guess that he had a few sleepless nights. Here are some problems that fell into his lap before, during and probably after the 1953-54 school year:
A. Class AA schools upset with the tournament format—This occurred during the previous season and several AA schools—Rock Springs and Casper Natrona in particular—threatened to boycott the 1953 state tourney. Jiacoletti and the activities responded with a new tourney format. (See No. 1 above)
B. Half games decision—This came about because Class AA teams played weekend double headers against each other in some cases. Jiacoletti’s Solomon-like decision was to count double header games as a half win or half loss. Of course, the resultant records (see No. 2 above) looked like something from a bowling league or team trap shoot, but it did give some clarity to the Class AA standings.
C. Cheyenne’s win in Rock Springs—Cheyenne played and won a double overtime game from Rock Springs that Jiacoletti ruled a few days later as a Tiger win. Officials Jim Weir (former Green River coach) and Cappie Capellan (the Pinedale coach) caused the problem during the second overtime. Rules at the time had the second OT as sudden death, first to score wins, game over. They administered a full three-minute second OT that Cheyenne won, however Rock Springs had knocked down the first field goal. Coach Mack Peyton made no complaint at the time, but filed an appeal on Monday with the WHSAA. Coach Okie Blanchard was not impressed, saying if Peyton needed the win so bad, he could have it.
D. Coach Joe Dolan and University Prep—Secretary Jiacoletti dinged University Prep for a game they played in Cheyenne versus St. Mary’s. Apparently, Coach Dolan was not pleased with the refereeing in the 68-42 throttling by the Gaels. His players sat down on the court during the contest, shook hands walking through the crowd when they fouled out, and Dolan refused to substitute players into the game to replace those that fouled out, even though he had plenty of subs to replace them. It was quite the fracas, and again Jiacoletti had the problem dumped into his lap. UPrep was placed on probation and warned about any further evidences of poor sportsmanship would have them banned from interscholastic play. The Buckaroos managed to get through the rest of the season and was one and done at the sub-state tourney in Lingle. Coach Dolan resigned at season’s end.

10. Final Pre-State Tourney Poll:
1. Sheridan
2. Lander
3. Cheyenne
4. Rock Springs
5. Star Valley
6. Lusk
7. Powell
8. Wheatland
9. Casper Natrona
10. Thermopolis

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Northeast

Both Sheridan and Casper had their moments in Class AA, as each of the top four teams defeated the other one at least once during the regular season. The Mustangs were quite streaky under Swede Erickson, winning eight in a row at one point, then losing five straight during the season’s final month. Seeded fourth at the sub-state, Sheridan found its mojo in Cheyenne, winning three in a row to take first. At Laramie the next weekend, Casper was bounced out during the first round and Sheridan exited in the second round. There were no consolation rounds because the AA/A bracket had 16 teams.

No one touched Buffalo during the regular season as they dominated the Powder River A/B Conference with a perfect 10-0 mark. The three NE Class A teams found the going tough at the NE/SE sub-state in Gillette as all three schools lost their opening game. Gillette surprised Buffalo in the consolation round and the hosts were ousted during a Saturday morning eliminator. Newcastle was bounced by Torrington in the consolation round as well. The four representatives at the Class AA/A tourney were all SE schools, a disappointment for the NE.

An expanding school population moved Hulett to Class B play although the majority of their regular season was against Class C foes. This made a four-team bracket for the Gillette sub-state. Midwest won over Hulett while Upton did likewise with Sundance. First-round losers were done at that point. In the finals, Midwest easily dispatched Upton to win the sole state tourney berth. The Oilers lost to Cowley at the state tourney in Laramie, eliminating Midwest from further play.

Eight teams formed the bracket for Class C play in the Gillette sub-state, with the losers of round one and the semis being sent home. Dayton was the favorite, having lost only once to a Class C school during the regular season. (I haven’t printed the standings as only certain Class C games counted toward the conference record.) Arvada posted a stellar season as well and both were considered the co-favorites to merit the two seeds for the Laramie state tourney. It worked out that way, with Arvada breezing by Ranchester in the semis and ditto for Dayton over Big Horn. Dayton won the final by double digits over Arvada. At state Class C, Arvada faced tough Albin—the Wildcats were on their way to the state championship—and were bounced from further play. Dayton made the semis, where it lost by one in a heart-breaker to Sunrise. The Elks then lost to Veteran in the third-place game.

Class AA/Big Five
Standings              W             L
Cheyenne              5.5           2.5
Rock Springs        5.5           2.5
Casper Natrona  4.5           3.5
Sheridan                4.5           3.5
Laramie                                    0               8

Casper Natrona Mustangs
(1750-MW) ***Oscar ‘Swede’ Erickson
12/5       66 Belle Fourche, SD 47 W             CsprYbk
12/10    52 Lander 54                         L                CsprYbk*
12/11    69 Greybull 32                     W             CsprYbk*
12/12    48 Shoshoni 47 ot             W             CsprYbk*
12/12    53 Byron 52                           W             CsprYbk*  J Patterson 28
12/17    40 at Worland 32               W             CsprYbk
12/18    67 at Thermopolis 58      W             CsprYbk
12/23    60 at Riverton 57               W             CsprYbk
12/30    49 Riverton 38                     W             CsprYbk
1/7          47 Rock Springs 44 ot      W             CsprYbk
1/9          39 Rock Springs 55            L                CsprYbk
1/14       50 at Laramie 41                 W             CsprYbk
1/15       39 at Cheyenne 56             L                CsprYbk
1/16       61 at Cheyenne 54             W             CsprYbk
1/21       69 Laramie 62                      W             CsprYbk  J Patterson 22
1/28       41 Gillette 33                       W             CsprYbk
1/29       43 at Sheridan 40               W             CsprYbk
1/30       50 at Sheridan 66               L                CsprYbk
2/5          55 at Rock Springs 67      L                CsprYbk
2/6          43 at Rock Springs 48      L                CsprYbk
2/11       54 Cheyenne 69                    L                CsprYbk
2/12       54 Cheyenne 56                    L                CsprYbk
2/18       73 at Gillette 42                   W             WST
2/19       59 Sheridan 52                    W             CsprYbk
2/20       60 Sheridan 50                    W             CsprYbk
2/22       52 Rawlins 41                       W             RwlnsYbk
2/27       79 at Scottsbluff, NE 63  W             CTH
Sub-state AA in Cheyenne
3/5          41 Rock Springs 54            L                WE
3/6          62 Laramie 44                      W             CTH
3/6          55 Cheyenne 71                 L                WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       45 Lusk 51                              L                wyo-bkb.com
*Basin Tourney
Record:  20-11   Pct: .645

Sheridan Broncs (778) ***Carl Rollins
12/4       42 Billings, MT 51              L                ShrdnYbk
12/5       58 Billings, MT 52              W             ShrdnYbk
12/11    41 Wheatland 47               L                ShrdnYbk
12/12    55 Spearfish, SD 51           W             ShrdnYbk
12/18    at Greybull–cancelled
12/19    62 at Worland 64               L                ShrdnYbk
1/8          50 Rock Springs 48            W             ShrdnYbk
1/9          61 Buffalo 46                        W             ShrdnYbk
1/14       46 at Rawlins 51                 L                RDT
1/15       45 at Rock Springs 62      L                ShrdnYbk
1/22       60 Laramie 41                      W             ShrdnYbk
1/23       62 at Gillette 52                  W             ShrdnYbk  L Zowada 20
1/29       40 Casper Natrona 43      L                ShrdnYbk
1/30       66 Casper Natrona 50      W             ShrdnYbk  L Zowada 21
2/4          57 Wheatland 58               L                ShrdnYbk  L Zowada 22
2/5          51 at Laramie 46                 W             ShrdnYbk
2/6          49 at Cheyenne 43             W             ShrdnYbk
2/12       69 Gillette 48                       W             ShrdnYbk
2/13       53 Cheyenne 62                   L                ShrdnYbk
2/19       52 at Casper Natrona 59 L               ShrdnYbk
2/20       50 at Casper Natrona 60 L               ShrdnYbk
2/25       68 Buffalo 50                        W             SP
2/27       75 at Miles City, MT 64   W             SP
Sub-state AA in Cheyenne
3/4          59 Laramie 50                      W             WE  L Zowada 24
3/5          60 at Cheyenne 51             W             WE
3/6          42 Rock Springs 41            W (1st)    WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       48 St. Mary’s 39                    W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       42 Thermopolis 54            L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-11   Pct: .593

Class A
Powder River A/B Standings
Buffalo                    10            0
Newcastle               6             4
Midwest                   4             6
Upton                        4             6
Gillette                     4             6
Sundance                2             8

Buffalo Bison (244) ***Harvey Crowe
12/21    39 Greybull 42                     L                GS  M Patch 21
1/8          60 at Midwest 51               W             BfflYbk
1/9          46 Sheridan 61                    L                ShrdnYbk
1/14       44 at Sundance 34             W             BfflYbk
1/15       45 at Gillette 32                 W             BfflYbk
1/21       41 at Upton 34                    W             BfflYbk
1/22       42 at Newcastle 36            W             BfflYbk  Jr Murdock 20
1/29       47 Sundance 35                  W             BfflYbk
2/4          44 at Douglas 43                 W             DE
2/5          23 at Wheatland 38          L                WhtlndYbk
2/6          35 at Wheatland 47          L                WhtlndYbk
2/9          53 Midwest 49                     W             SP
2/13       52 Gillette 39                       W             BfflYbk
2/18       55 Newcastle 44                 W             BfflYbk
2/19       54 Upton 44                          W             BfflYbk
2/25       50 at Sheridan 68               L                SP
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          54 St. Mary’s 59                    L                WE
3/5          36 at Gillette 51                   L                WE
Record:  11-7      Pct: .611
 
Gillette Camels (253) ***George Dorrington
12/5       38 Deadwood, SD 71       L                GNR
12/10    43 Wheatland 70               L                SP
12/12    46 Wheatland 47  ot        L                SP
12/17    34 Lusk 50                              L                Hart Archives
1/8          50 at Newcastle 52            L                WST
1/14       39 at Upton 47                    L                SP
1/15       32 Buffalo 45                        L                WST
1/16       36 Douglas 46                      L                GNR
1/22       49 at Sundance 36             W             SP  R Vines 21
1/23       52 Sheridan 62                    L                ShrdnYbk
1/28       33 at Casper Natrona 41 L               WST
1/29       51 at Midwest 70               L                WST  R Vines 21
2/5          70 Upton 73                          L                WST  R Vines 21
2/11       64 Midwest 62                     W             WST  R Vines 32
2/12       48 at Sheridan 69               L                ShrdnYbk
2/13       39 at Buffalo 52                   L                BfflYbk
2/18       42 Casper Natrona 73      L                WST
2/19       68 Sundance 50                  W             GNR  R Vines 23
2/25       50 Newcastle 37                 W             WST
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          49 Lusk 63                              L                WE
3/5          51 Buffalo 36                        W             WE
3/6          40 Douglas 41                      L                WE
Record:  5-17      Pct: .227

Newcastle Dogies (342) ***Bill Baker
11/24    34 at Custer, SD 59            L                NwcstlYbk
11/30    50 Custer, SD 52                 L                NwcstlYbk
12/3       42 at St. Mary’s 54             L                WST
12/4       38 at Wheatland 49          L                NwcstlYbk
12/8       32 at Hill City, SD 44        L                NLJ
12/19    41 Lusk 65                              L                Hart Archives
1/8          52 Gillette 50                       W             NwcstlYbk
1/14       52 Midwest 40                     W             NwcstlYbk
1/19       52 Edgemont, SD 43         W             NwcstlYbk
1/22       36 Buffalo 42                        L                NwcstlYbk
1/25       51 Hill City, SD 41              W             NLJ
1/26       54 at Edgemont, SD 28   W             NLJ
1/29       48 Upton 54                          L                SP
2/5          53 at Sundance 45             W             SP
2/6          39 at Lusk 51                         L                Hart Archives (at L Creek)
2/12       47 at Upton 46                    W             SP
2/18       44 at Buffalo 55                   L                SP
2/19       54 at Midwest 53               W             SP  D Mendenhall 23
2/25       37 at Gillette 50                  L                SP
2/27       47 Sundance 46                  W             NLJ  Tx Thompson 20
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          51 Douglas 68                      L                WE
3/5          47 Torrington 48                L                WE
Record:  9-13      Pct: .409

Class B
Hulett Red Devils
(73) ***Bill McRann
11/25    36 at Rozet 33                      W             SP
12/5       28 at Kaycee 29                   L                SP
12/11    at Rozet?
12/12    26 ?Gillette B 25                 W             GNR
12/18    21 at Arvada 48                   L                SP
1/8          51 Rozet 24                            W             SP
1/12       42 Belle Fourche, SD B 37 W         SP
1/15       65 Moorcroft 33                 W             SP
1/22       63 Big Horn 34                     W             SP  O Merz 23
1/29       58 at Moorcroft 44           W             SP
2/5          40 Ranchester 36               W             ST
2/12       43 at Clearmont 26           W             SP
2/13       25 at Dayton 49                    L                SP
2/19       51 Kaycee 31                         W             SP
2/27       47 Arvada 62                         L                SP  Page 21
Sub-state B in Gillette
3/5          34 Midwest 55                     L                WST
Record:  10-5      Pct: .667

Midwest Oilers ***Bill Sullins
12/16    32 at St. Mary’s 35             L                WST
12/17    42 at University Prep 25     W             LRB
12/19    48 at Glenrock 43              W             GI  J Brooks 21
1/8          51 Buffalo 60                        L                BfflYbk  J Brooks 23
1/9          51 Shoshoni 50                   W             CTH  J Brooks 31
1/14       40 at Newcastle 52            L                NwcstlYbk  J Brooks 23
1/15       55 at Sundance 59             L                SP  J Brooks 27
1/16       37 at Upton 33                    W             CTH  J Brooks 26
1/22       52 Upton 45                          W             SP  J Brooks 31
1/23       40 St. Mary’s 49                  L                WST  J Brooks 24
1/28       53 Sundance 37                 W             SP J Brooks 24
1/29       70 Gillette 51                       W             CTH  J Brooks 39
2/2          45 Douglas 64                      L                CTH
2/9          49 at Buffalo 52                   L                CTH  J Brooks 23
2/11       62 at Gillette 64                    L                WST  J Brooks 27
2/16       52 Glenrock 42                    W             GI  J Brooks 29
2/19       53 Newcastle 54                 L                CTH  J Brooks 26
2/23       56 at Douglas 64                 L                DE  J Brooks 21
2/26       42 Casper B 51                     L                CTH  J Brooks 26
Sub-state B in Gillette
3/5          55 Hulett 34                          W             WST
3/6          54 Upton 39                          W             CTH
State B Tourney in Laramie
3/11       48 Cowley 53                        L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  10-12   Pct: .455
Rat Droppings***Johnny Brooks—all 5’6” and 100 pounds of him—was quite the scorer for the Oilers. Several sportswriters referred to him as a midget—acceptable verbiage in those non-PC days—and teams had trouble stopping him despite his diminutive size. His 39 points against Gillette—a Powder River Conference record at the time—featured a 23-of-26 performance at the free throw line.

Sundance Bulldogs (78) ***B. F. ‘Tead’ Weaver
12/4       58 at Belle Fourche, SD 74 L          ST  K Fall 33
12/11    68 at Moorcroft 48           W             SP  K Fall 34
12/12    31 Igloo, SD 68                    L                ST
12/18    25 Lusk 54                              L                Hart Archives
1/8          47 at Upton 40                    W             SP
1/9          27 at Igloo, SD 78               L                ST
1/14       33 Buffalo 44                        L                SP
1/15       59 Midwest 55                     W             SP
1/22       36 Gillette 49                       L                SP
1/23       47 at Lusk 52          ot          L                Hart Archives  K Fall 23
1/28       37 at Midwest 53               L                SP
1/29       35 at Buffalo 47                   L                BfflYbk
2/5          45 Newcastle 53                 L                CTH
2/9          55 Moorcroft 27                 W             ST
2/11       49 Upton 61                          L                ST
2/19       50 at Gillette 68                    L                GNR
2/20       59 at Edgemont, SD 44   W             ST  K Fall 20
2/23       51 Edgemont, SD 34         W             ST  K Fall 20
2/27       46 at Newcastle 47            L                NLJ
Sub-state B in Gillette
3/5          48 Upton 51                          L                WST
Record:  6-14      Pct: .300

Upton Bobcats (110) *** LaVerne Boal
12/11    47 at Igloo, SD 83               L                WCG
12/12    37 at Edgemont, SD 39   L                WCG
12/18    27 Igloo, SD 66                    L                WCG
12/22    34 Lingle 36                           L                WE* (at Lance Creek)
12/23    55 Pine Bluffs 36                 W             WE* (at Lance Creek)
1/8          40 Sundance 47                    L                SP
1/14       47 Gillette 39                       W             SP  S Thompson 21
1/16       33 Midwest 37                     L                SP
1/21       34 Buffalo 41                        L                SP
1/22       45 at Midwest 52               L                SP
1/29       54 at Newcastle 48            W             SP  S Thompson 21
1/30       32 at Manville 45               L                LH
2/5          73 at Gillette 70                   W             SP  B Pringle 25
2/6          72 Edgemont, SD 52         W             SP
2/11       61 at Sundance 49             W             ST  D Pridgeon 20
2/12       46 Newcastle 47                 L                SP  B Pringle 23
2/19       44 at Buffalo 54                   L                SP  B Pringle 20
2/27       61 Manville 46                     W             WCG  B Pringle 24
Sub-state B in Gillette
3/5          51 Sundance 48                   W             WST  S Thompson 21
3/6          39 Midwest 54                     L                CTH
Record:  8-12      Pct: .400

Class C
Arvada Pirates
(21) ***Francis Klein
12/7       37 Buffalo B 30                    W             SP
12/10    34 at Manderson 29         W             SP
12/11    32 at Ten Sleep 31              W             SP
12/12    31 at Burlington 45          L                SP
12/15    41 Ranchester 38               W             SP
12/18    41 Hulett 28                          W             SP
1/8          51 at Big Horn 49               W             SP
1/9          60 Kaycee 37                         W             SP
1/15       34 Dayton 50                        L                SP
1/22       50 Clearmont 35                W             SP
1/29       37 at Ranchester 41          L                RnchstrYbk
2/2          38 at Clearmont 36           W             SP
2/5          42 Moorcroft 32                 W             SP
2/6          60 at Rozet 46                      W             SP  Malli 22
2/12       53 Moorcroft 36                 W             SP  Malli 22
2/13       49 Rozet 26                            W             SP
2/27       62 at Hulett 47                    W             SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          49 Kaycee 34                         W             SP
3/5          55 Ranchester 37               W             SP
3/6          45 Dayton 57                        L  (2nd)    SP
State C tourney in Laramie
3/11       35 Albin 55                            L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-5      Pct: .762

Big Horn Rams (53) ***Glenn Blackburn
12/11    31 at Sheridan B 23           W             SP
12/18    45 at Sheridan B 48 ot     L                SP
12/19    50 Kaycee 21                         W             SP
1/8          49 Arvada 51                         L                SP
1/15       54 Clearmont 50                W             SP
1/22       34 at Hulett 63                    L                SP
1/23       51 at Moorcroft 34           W             SP
1/29       56 Rozet 21                            W             SP
2/5          39 at Dayton 55                   L                SP
2/12       34 Dayton 54                        L                SP
2/13       47 Ranchester 42               W             RnchstrYbk
2/19       44 at Ranchester 42          W             RnchstrYbk
2/26       52 at Clearmont 50 ot     W             SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          54 Rozet 31                            W             SP
3/5          39 Dayton 52                        L                SP
Record:  9-6         Pct: .600

Clearmont Panthers (30) ***William Opitz
12/4       24 at Sheridan B 30           L                SP
12/5       35 at Gillette B 44              L                GNR
12/11    40 at Ranchester 55          L                SP
12/21    35 at Buffalo B 34               W             SP
1/5          25 Buffalo B 35                    L                SP
1/8          43 Ranchester 58               L                RnchstrYbk
1/9          41 at Dayton 67                   L                SP
1/15       50 at Big Horn 54               L                SP
1/22       35 at Arvada 50                   L                SP
1/26       32 Gillette B 44                   L                GNR
1/29       45 Dayton 68                        L                SP
2/2          36 Arvada 38                         L                SP
2/5          37 at Rozet 48                      L                SP
2/6          41 Sheridan B 34                W             SP  J Watt 25
2/12       26 Hulett 43                          L                SP
2/13       59 Kaycee 32                         W             SP  J Watt 24
2/19       58 Moorcroft 41                 W             SP
2/20       48 Rozet 50                            L                SP
2/26       50 Big Horn 52  ot              L                SP
2/27       35 at Kaycee 31                   W             SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          32 Ranchester 44               L                SP
Record:  5-16      Pct: .238

Dayton Elks (29) ***Richard Gruber
11/27    43 Hysham, MT 41             W             SP*
11/28    47 at Lodgegrass, MT 56 L               SP*
12/5       54 at Sheridan B 36           W             SP
12/19    57 Lodgegrass, MT 47      W             SP
1/9          67 Clearmont 41                W             SP
1/15       50 at Arvada 34                   W             SP
1/19       57 at Sheridan B 37           W             SP
1/22       58 Ranchester 34               W             RnchstrYbk
1/29       68 at Clearmont 45           W             SP
1/30       63 Moorcroft 38                 W             SP
2/5          55 Big Horn 39                     W             SP
2/6          63 Kaycee 29                         W             SP
2/12       54 at Big Horn 34               W             SP
2/13       49 Hulett 25                          W             SP
2/19       39 at Rozet 43                      L                SP
2/26       58 at Ranchester 49          W             SP
*Lodgegrass Tourney
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          60 Moorcroft 36                 W             SP
3/5          52 Big Horn 39                     W             SP
3/6          57 Arvada 45                         W (1st)    SP
State C tourney in Laramie
3/11       46 Encampment 36          W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       43 Sunrise 44                        L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       34 Veteran 36                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-4      Pct: .818

Kaycee Buckaroos (24) ***Robert Dunn
12/5       29 Hulett 28                          W             SP
12/12    40 Midwest B 43                 L                SP
12/18    36 at Ranchester 43          L                RnchstrYbk
12/19    21 at Big Horn 50               L                SP
1/9          37 at Arvada 60                   L                SP
1/16       35 Ranchester 50               L                RnchstrYbk
1/23       47 at Rozet 64                      L                BB  J Dickey 22
1/30       40 Rozet 36                            W             SP
2/6          29 at Dayton 63                  L                SP
2/12       54 Buffalo B 58                    L                SP  Barkdoll 20
2/13       32 at Clearmont 59           L                SP
2/19       31 at Hulett 51                    L                SP
2/20       51 at Moorcroft 46           W             BB
2/27       31 Clearmont 35                L                SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          34 Arvada 49                         L                SP
Record:  3-12      Pct: .200

Moorcroft Wolves (49) ***Supt. Walter F. Jensen
11/20    27 Rozet 32                            L                GNR
12/11    48 Sundance 68                 L                SP
1/15       33 at Hulett 65                    L                SP
1/22       40 at Rozet 43                      L                SP
1/23       34 Big Horn 51                     L                SP
1/29       44 Hulett 58                          L                SP
1/30       38 at Dayton 63                 L                SP
2/5          32 at Arvada 42                   L                SP
2/6          42 Ranchester 52               L                RnchstrYbk
2/9          27 at Sundance 55             L                ST
2/12       36 Arvada 53                         L                SP
2/19       41 at Clearmont 58           L                SP
2/20       46 Kaycee 51                         L                BB
2/26       32 Rozet 37                            L                SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          36 Dayton 60                        L                SP
Record:  0-15      Pct: .000

Ranchester Rustlers (43) ***Bob Benson
12/11    55 Clearmont 40                W             RnchstrYbk
12/15    38 at Arvada 41                   L                RnchstrYbk
12/18    43 Kaycee 36                         W             RnchstrYbk
1/5          43 at Sheridan B 34           W             RnchstrYbk
1/8          58 at Clearmont 43           W             RnchstrYbk
1/15       48 Rozet 38                            W             RnchstrYbk
1/16       50 at Kaycee 35                   W             RnchstrYbk
1/22       34 at Dayton 58                    L                RnchstrYbk
1/29       41 Arvada 37                         W             RnchstrYbk
2/5          36 at Hulett 40                    L                ST
2/6          52 at Moorcroft 42           W             RnchstrYbk
2/9          37 Sheridan B 61                L                RnchstrYbk
2/13       42 at Big Horn 47               L                RnchstrYbk
2/19       42 Big Horn 44                     L                RnchstrYbk
2/26       49 Dayton 58                        L                SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          44 Clearmont 32                W             SP
3/5          37 Arvada 55                         L                SP
Record:  9-8         Pct: .529

Rozet Mustangs (18) ***Supt. George Sprague
11/20    32 at Moorcroft 27           W             GNR
11/25    33 Hulett 36                          L                SP
12/4       56 Newcastle B 35             W             NLJ
12/10    39 ?Gillette B 51                 L                GNR
12/12    39 at Newcastle B 51        L                NLJ
1/8          24 at Hulett 51                    L                SP
1/15       38 at Ranchester 48          L                RnchstrYbk
1/22       43 Moorcroft 40                 W             SP
1/23       64 Kaycee 47                         W             BB   J? Brennan 25
1/29       21 at Big Horn 56               L                SP
1/30       36 at Kaycee 40                   L                SP
2/5          48 Clearmont 37                W             SP
2/6          46 Arvada 60                         L                SP  J? Brennan 21
2/13       26 at Arvada  49                  L                SP 
2/19       43 Dayton 39                        W             SP
2/20       50 at Clearmont 48           W             SP
2/26       37 at Moorcroft 32           W             SP
Sub-state C in Gillette
3/4          31 Big Horn 54                     L                SP
Record:  8-10      Pct: .444

+++

Southeast
As one can see from the standings in Class AA, parity reigned all season long. Each of the top four teams had at least one win versus the other. Laramie was the weak sister and eliminated in the AA sub-district in Cheyenne. The other four teams went to Laramie seeded within a 16-team bracket with a dozen Class A schools. Cheyenne made it to the semifinal round where it lost to Rock Springs for the third time. The Indians took the third-place game the next day over Lusk.

Frankly, parity was apparent in the Class A portion of the southeast, as well. Wheatland took the regular season conference honors but lost to Lusk at the Gillette sub-state championship. Douglas and St. Mary’s also were part of the huge 16-team bracket as the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds, respectively. All the SE Class A teams squared off with the foursome of AA schools, and only Lusk could manage a W. St. Mary’s lost to Sheridan, Wheatland to Cheyenne and Douglas to Rock Springs. Because of the large bracket, first-round losers were sent packing, one and done. Lusk made it to the semis where the Tigers lost to eventual state champion Thermopolis, followed by a loss to Okie’s crew in the third-place game the next day.

The Class B SE regular season champion was Huntley, which went through the season unscathed, while Glenrock and Lingle tied for second. Lingle hosted the sub-state tourney and enjoyed the home cooking, making its way into the finals before losing to Huntley. Both finalists qualified for the state tourney, although neither team advanced. Both lost their first-round games, Huntley to Pinedale and Lingle to Jackson. Since there were no consolation games, their seasons ended on day one of the tourney.

Four of the SE Class C teams made the big dance in Laramie. Three spots were earned, two at the eight-team Yoder sub-state gathering—Sunrise first, Veteran second—and the hosts from the five-team Albin sub-state tourney. Even though they finished third at the Albin tourney after being upset by Carpenter, Hillsdale was awarded an at-large bid to the state tourney based on their regular season record. In Laramie, Hillsdale was eliminated on day one. The other three teams made the semifinals where Albin won over Veteran and Sunrise won over Dayton. Veteran took third place on the final day of the tourney, while Albin ran the state tourney table with an easy win over Sunrise, a stellar 1-2-3 showing for the SE teams.

Class AA
Standings              W             L
Cheyenne              5.5           2.5
Rock Springs        5.5           2.5
Casper Natrona  4.5           3.5
Sheridan                4.5           3.5
Laramie                  0               8
Teams that played each other four times were credited a half game for each win, hence the resemblance to a bowling league ranking. Cheyenne was top seed for the sub-state tourney, Sheridan the No. 4 seed.

Cheyenne Indians (1704) ***C. H. ‘Okie’ Blanchard
12/4       63 at Greeley, CO 47         W             WST
12/11    53 Ft. Collins, CO 36         W             WST
12/19    76 at Sterling, CO 41        W             WST
12/22    72 Greeley, CO 44              W             WST
12/29    66 at Ft. Collins, CO 39   W             WST
1/2          53 Boulder, CO 46             W             WST
1/7          73 at Laramie 37                 W             WST
1/15       56 Casper Natrona 39      W             WST  J Mitchell 25
1/16       54 Casper Natrona 61      L                WST
1/22       41 at Rock Springs 58      L                WST 
1/23       68 at Rock Springs 66      L  2ot      WST* (Ruled by the WHSAA to be a 62-60 loss)  J Mitchell 38
1/29       47 Laramie 37                      W             WST
2/6          43 Sheridan 49                    L                ShrdnYbk
2/11       69 at Casper Natrona 54 W            WST
2/12       56 at Casper Natrona 54 W            WST
2/13       62 at Sheridan 53               W             ShrdnYbk  J Mitchell 32
2/18       61 Scottsbluff, NE 49       W             WST
2/20       54 at North Platte, NE 46 W          WST
2/26       50 Rock Springs 39            W             WST
2/27       50 Rock Springs 46            W             WST
Sub-state AA in Cheyenne
3/5          51 Sheridan 60                    L                WE  J Mitchell 20
3/6          71 Casper Natrona 55      W             WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       48 Wheatland 40               W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       76 Worland 52                    W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       47 Rock Springs 48            L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       79 Lusk 59                              W (3rd)   wyo-bkb.com
Record:  20-6      Pct: .769

Laramie Plainsmen (652) ***Vern Jensen
12/4       37 at Torrington 44          L                LrmYbk
12/11    38 at Loveland, CO 58     L                LrmYbk
12/12    43 at Sterling, CO 42        W             LrmYbk
12/17    59 Riverton 40                     W             LrmYbk
12/19    47 Longmont, CO 56        L                LrmYbk
12/31    33 at Englewood, CO 55 L                LrmYbk
1/2          48 at Ft. Collins, CO 46   W             LrmYbk
1/7          37 Cheyenne 73                      L                LrmYbk
1/11       42 Wheatland 51               L                LrmYbk
1/14       41 Casper Natrona 50      L                LrmYbk
1/16       54 Green River 38              W             LrmYbk
1/21       62 at Casper Natrona 69 L               LrmYbk  J Deveraux 24; E Alm 20
1/22       41 at Sheridan 60               L                LrmYbk
1/25       55 University Prep 41      W             LrmYbk
1/29       37 at Cheyenne 47             L                LrmYbk
2/2          33 at Rawlins 60                 L                LrmYbk
2/5          46 Sheridan 51                    L                LrmYbk
2/11       33 at Rock Springs 56      L                RSDR
2/12       40 at Green River 42         L                LDB
2/16       44 Rawlins 53                       L                RwlnsYbk
2/19       38 at Wheatland 55          L                LDB
2/25       25 Rock Springs 38            L                LDB
2/26       34 Torrington 60                L                TN
Sub-state AA in Cheyenne
3/4          50 Sheridan 59                    L                WE
3/6          44 Casper Natrona 62      L                CTH        
Record:  5-20      Pct: .200

Class A
Standings              W             L
Wheatland           8               0
Lusk                          4               3
Douglas                 3               5
St. Mary’s              2               5
Torrington            2               6

Douglas Bearcats (247) ***Pete Petranovich
12/11    47 Lingle 19                           W             LGR
12/18    52 Glenrock 44                    W             DE
12/22    61 Greybull 48                     W             DB
1/5          41 Wheatland 43               L                WhtlndYbk          
1/8          52 at Torrington 47          W             TN
1/12       51 St. Mary’s 50                    W             WST
1/16       46 at Gillette 36                  W             GNR
1/22       46 Lusk 49                              L                Hart Archives  Bartos 23
1/29       43 Torrington 42                W             TN
2/2          64 at Midwest 42               W             DB
2/4          43 Buffalo 44                        L                DE
2/9          51 at Glenrock 48              W             DB
2/12       43 at Lusk 45   2ot              L                Hart Archives
2/16       38 at Lingle 36                     W             DB
2/20       50 at St. Mary’s 58             L                WST
2/23       64 Midwest 56                    W             DE 
2/26       44 at Wheatland 46          L                DB
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          68 Newcastle 51                 W             WE
3/5          46 Wheatland 48               L                WE
3/6          41 at Gillette 40                  W             GNR       
3/6          46 St. Mary’s 41                 W (3rd)   WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       40 Rock Springs 61            L                wyo-bkb.com
 Record:  13-8     Pct: .619

Lusk Tigers ***Floyd Hart
12/1       69 at Harrison, NE 37       W             Hart Archives
12/4       56 Lingle 26                           W             Hart Archives
12/11    63 Glenrock 50                    W             Hart Archives
12/12    56 at Pine Ridge, SD 38   W             Hart Archives
12/17    50 at Gillette 34                   W             Hart Archives
12/18    54 at Sundance 25             W             Hart Archives
12/19    65 at Newcastle 41            W             Hart Archives
1/1          41 Belle Fourche, SD 59 L                Hart Archives*
1/2          62 Lead, SD 49                     W             Hart Archives*
1/2          44 Torrington 27                W             Hart Archives*
1/8          37 Wheatland 39               L                Hart Archives
1/9          44 St. Mary’s 42  ot           W             Hart Archives
1/12       49 at Provo, SD 55             L                Hart Archives
1/15       60 Torrington 54                W             Hart Archives
1/16       53 at Chadron Prp, NE 61 L            Hart Archives
1/22       49 at Douglas 46                 W             Hart Archives
1/23       52 Sundance 47  ot          W             Hart Archives
1/29       40 at Wheatland 54          L                Hart Archives
1/30       46 at University Prep 31   W             Hart Archives
2/5          51 at Torrington 59          L                Hart Archives
2/6          51 Newcastle 39                 W             Hart Archives (at Lance Creek)
2/9          56 at Crawford, NE 52     W             Hart Archives
2/12       45 Douglas 43   2ot           W             Hart Archives
2/19       64 Edgemont, SD 30         W             Hart Archives
2/20       55 at Sturgis, SD 42           W             Hart Archives
2/23       69 Sunrise 35                        W             Hart Archives
Sub-state A at Gillette
3/4          63 at Gillette 49                  W             Hart Archives
3/5          58 St. Mary’s 50                 W             Hart Archives
3/6          59 Wheatland 52               W (1st)    Hart Archives
State AA/A tourney at Laramie
3/10       51 Casper Natrona 45      W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       46 Powell 45                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       49 Thermopolis 55            L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       59 Cheyenne 79                 L                wyo-bkb.com
*Wyo-Dakota Tourney in Lusk
Record:  25-8      Pct: .758

St. Mary’s Gaels ***Austin Jordan
12/3       54 Newcastle 42                 W             WST  B Wallace 23
12/5       43 Saratoga 35                     W             WST
12/11    44 at Torrington 51          L                WST
12/15    51 at University Prep 46   W            WST  B Wallace 20
12/16    35 Midwest 32                     W             WST
12/21    47 Basin 45                            W             WST
12/28    40 at Rawlins 39                 W             WST
12/29    45 at Saratoga 39               W             WST
12/30    53 at Hanna 33                    W             WST  B Curfman 24
1/5          65 St. Pat’s, Sydny, NE 33 W          WST  B Wallace 21
1/9          42 at Lusk 44         ot           L                Hart Archives
1/12       50 at Douglas 51                 L                WST
1/15       22 at Wheatland 38          L                WhtlndYbk
1/16       84 St. Anthy’s, Strlng, CO 47 W   WST
1/23       49 at Midwest 40               W             WST  B Wallace 21
1/26       68 University Prep 42      W             WST
2/6          53 at St. Anthy’s, CO 35  W             WST
2/12       57 Hanna 53                          W             WST
2/16       35 Wheatland 41               L                WST
2/19       67 Torrington 52                W             WST  B Wallace 27
2/20       58 Douglas 50                      W             WST  B Bogensberger 23
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          59 Buffalo 54                        W             WE
3/5          50 Lusk 58                              L                WE
3/6          Torrington                              W             WE
3/6          41 Douglas 46                      L (4th)      WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       39 Sheridan 48                    L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-8      Pct: .692

Torrington Trailblazers (440) ***Jim Wiseman
12/4       44 Laramie 37                      W             TN
12/11    51 St. Mary’s 44                    W             WST
12/15    50 at Mitchell, NE 53       L                TN
12/18    34 at Worland 48               L                TN
12/19    34 at Thermopolis 45      L                TN
1/1          44 Igloo, SD 59                    L                TN*
1/2          61 Huntley 58    2ot          W             TN*
1/2          27 at Lusk 44                         L                Hart Archives*
1/8          47 Douglas 52                      L                TN
1/12       61 Lyman, NE 67                 L                TN  J Lind 24
1/15       54 at Lusk 60                         L                Hart Archives
1/22       32 Wheatland 50               L                WhtlndYbk          
1/29       42 at Douglas 43                 L                TN
2/5          59 Lusk 51                              W             Hart Archives
2/9          Huntley?
2/12       29 at Wheatland 55          L                WhtlndYbk
2/16       61 at Alliance, NE 90        L                TT
2/19       52 at St. Mary’s 67             L                WST
2/23       61 Mitchell, NE 70             L                TN
2/26       60 at Laramie 34                 W             TN  D Flinn 21
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          52 Wheatland 62               L                WE
3/5          48 Newcastle 47                 W             WE
3/6          St. Mary’s                                L
Record:  6-16      Pct: .273

Wheatland Bulldogs (288) ***Sidney Werner
12/1       57 at Lingle 37                     W             WhtlndYbk
12/4       49 Newcastle 38                 W             WhtlndYbk
12/10    70 at Gillette 43                  W             WhtlndYbk  D Marker 21
12/11    47 at Sheridan 41               W             WhtlndYbk  D Marker 20
12/12    47 at Gillette 46  ot           W             WhtlndYbk
12/16    46 Riverton 37                     W             WhtlndYbk
12/19    46 Basin 28                            W             WhtlndYbk
1/1          57 Lead, SD 45                     W             PCR*
1/2          47 Belle Fourche, SD 49 L                PCR*
1/2          50 Sturgis, SD 40                W             PCR*
1/5          43 at Douglas 41                 W             WhtlndYbk          
1/8          39 at Lusk 37                         W             Hart Archives
1/11       51 at Laramie 42                 W             WhtlndYbk
1/15       38 St. Mary’s 22                  W             WhtlndYbk
1/22       50 at Torrington 32          W             WhtlndYbk          
1/29       54 Lusk 40                              W             Hart Archives
2/4          58 Sheridan 57                    W             WhtlndYbk
2/5          38 Buffalo 23                        W             WhtlndYbk
2/6          47 Buffalo 35                        W             WhtlndYbk
2/12       55 Torrington 29                W             WhtlndYbk
2/16       41 at St. Mary’s 35             W             WST
2/19       55 Laramie 38                      W             LDB
2/26       46 Douglas 44                      W             PCR
Sub-state A in Gillette
3/4          62 Torrington 52                W             WE
3/5          48 Douglas 46                      W             WE
3/6          52 Lusk 59                              L (2nd)     WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       40 Cheyenne 48                  L                wyo-bkb.com
*Wyoming-Dakota Tourney in Lusk
Record:  24-3      Pct: .889

Class B
Standings
Huntley                   1st
Glenrock                2nd

Glenrock Herders (110) ***Art Hill
12/11    50 at Lusk 63                         L                Hart Archives
12/12    49 Lingle 43                           W             LGR
12/18    44 at Douglas 52                 L                DE
12/19    43 Midwest 48                     L                GI
12/23    34 Greybull 48                     L                GI
1/8          48 at Guernsey 28              W             TN
1/15       50 Manville 28                     W             GI
1/22       44 at Pine Bluffs 54           L                PBP
1/23       51 at Huntley 54                 L                TN
1/29       35 at Lingle 48                     L                TN
1/30       61 at Ft. Laramie 25          W             FtLrmYbk
2/3          42 at Casper B 40                W             GI
2/5          51 Huntley 60                      L                TN
2/6          62 Ft. Laramie 38               W             FtLrmYbk
2/9          48 Douglas 51                      L                DB
2/12       Guernsey
2/13       38 at Shoshoni 54              L                ShshnYbk
2/16       42 at Midwest 52               L                GI
2/19       54 at Manville 48               W             LH
2/27       69 Pine Bluffs 53                 W             GI
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          45 University Prep 27      W             WST
3/5          37 at Lingle 40                     L                WST
3/6          56 Manville 34                     W             WST
Record:  10-12   Pct: .455

Guernsey Longhorns (86) ***Murray Francescato
12/4       24 Ft. Laramie 32               L                FtLrmYbk
12/8       Manville
12/11    31 at Sunrise 40                    L                GG
12/15    50 Glendo 19                        W             PCR
12/19    27 at Ft. Laramie 25          W             FtLrmYbk
1/5          30 at Veteran 43                 L                TN
1/8          28 Glenrock 48                    L                TN
1/12       26 Pine Bluffs 30                 L                PBP
1/15       33 at Lingle 41                     L                TN
1/19       40 at Chugwater 53          L                TT
1/22       33 Huntley 68                      L                TN
1/29       38 at Pine Bluffs 40           L                PBP
2/2          at Manville   ot                     W             PCR
2/5          32 Veteran 51                       L                TN
2/12       at Glenrock
2/16       40 Sunrise 46                        L                PCR
2/19       36 Lingle 57                           L                TN
2/23       56 at Glendo 40                W             TT
2/26       30 at Huntley 71                 L                TN
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          25 at Lingle 42                     L                WST
Record:  4-14      Pct: .222

Huntley Cardinals (80) ***Jacque Schmiedt
12/4       46 LaGrange 38                   W             TN
12/11    39 Manville 27                     W             TN
12/15    50 at Veteran 42                 W             TN
1/1          42 Sturgis, SD 54                L                WST
1/2          58 Torrington 61  2ot      L                TN*
1/8          55 Lingle 35                           W             TN
1/15       42 at Pine Bluffs 32           W             PBP
1/22       68 at Guernsey 33              W             TN
1/23       54 Glenrock 51                    W             TN
1/26       54 Torrington B 25            W             TT  (at Yoder)
1/29       44 at Manville 39               W             TN
2/5          60 at Glenrock 51              W             TN
2/9          at Torrington?
2/12       44 at Lingle 33                     W             TN
2/19       52 Pine Bluffs 46                 W             PBP
2/23       47 Veteran 43                       W             TN
2/26       71 Guernsey 30                   W             TN
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          Bye
3/5          56 Manville 47                     W             WST
3/6          49 at Lingle 45                     W (1st)    WST
State B in Laramie
3/11       26 Pinedale 44                     L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-3      Pct: .842

Lingle Doggers (85) ***Robert L. Robertson
12/1       37 Wheatland 57               L                WhtlndYbk
12/4       26 at Lusk 56                         L                Hart Archives
12/11    19 at Douglas 47                 L                LGR
12/12    43 at Glenrock 49              L                LGR  D Bremer 22
12/22    36 Upton 34                          W             WE* (at Lance Creek)
12/23    29 Manville 31                     L                WE* (at Lance Creek)
1/8          35 at Huntley 55                 L                TN
1/9          60 Ft. Laramie 37               W             FtLrmYbk  D Bremer 29
1/15       41 Guernsey 33                   W             TN
1/16       56 University Prep 29      W             TN
1/23       37 at Manville 34               W             TN
1/29       48 Glenrock 35                    W             TN
2/5          48 at Pine Bluffs 54           L                LGR
2/6          29 at University Prep 56    L                LGR
2/12       33 Huntley 44                      L                TN
2/13       49 Pine Bluffs 47                 W             PBP  D Bremer 23
2/16       36 Douglas 38                      L                DB
2/19       57 at Guernsey 36              W             TN
2/22       37 at Ft. Laramie 38          L                FtLrmYbk
2/26       53 Manville 40                     W             TN
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          42 Guernsey 25                   W             WST
3/5          40 Glenrock 37                    W             WST
3/6          45 Huntley 49                      L (2nd)     WST
State B in Laramie
3/11       36 Jackson 55                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  11-13   Pct: .458

Manville Panthers ***Joe Chasteen
11/20    46 at Glendo 42                    W             PCR
11/24    36 Glendo 19                        W             PCR
12/8       Guernsey
12/11    27 at Huntley 39                 L                TN
12/15    at Hawk Springs
12/19    at Wheatland B
12/22    25 Pine Bluffs 23                 W             WE* (at Lance Creek)
12/23    31 Lingle 29                           W             WE* (at Lance Creek)
1/8          50 at Pine Bluffs 40           W             PBP
1/15       28 Glenrock 50                    L                GI                              
1/23       34 Lingle 37                           L                TN
1/26       55 at Harrison, NE 50       W             LH
1/29       39 Huntley 44                      L                TN
1/30       45 Upton 32                          W             LH
2/2          at Guernsey  ot                     L                PCR
2/12       46 Pine Bluffs 37                 W             PBP
2/19       48 at Glenrock 54              L                LH
2/26       40 at Lingle 53                     L                TN
2/27       46 at Upton 61                    L                WCG
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          50 Pine Bluffs 49                 W             WST
3/5          47 Huntley 56                      L                WST
3/6          34 Glenrock 56                    L                WST
Rat Droppings***Say adios to Manville as their high school was consolidated with Lusk to form Niobrara County High School (the ‘other’ NCHS), one of the first consolidation efforts since Star Valley was formed decades before.
Record:  9-10      Pct: .474

Pine Bluffs Hornets (84) ***Ed Rich
12/1       29 at Grover, CO 40          L                PBP
12/5       63 Cheyenne B 44              W             WST
12/8       54 Kimball, NE 41              W             PBP
12/22    23 Manville 25                     L                WE* (at Lance Creek)
12/23    37 Upton 55                          L                WE* (at Lance Creek)
1/8          40 Manville 50                     L                PBP
1/12       30 at Guernsey 26              W             PBP
1/15       32 Huntley 42                      L                PBP
1/19       37 at Albin 39                       L                PBP
1/22       54 Glenrock 44                    W             PBP
1/29       40 Guernsey 38                   W             PBP
2/5          54 Lingle 48                           W             PBP
2/9          52 Hillsdale 69                     L                PBP
2/12       37 at Manville 46               L                PBP
2/13       47 at Lingle 49                     L                PBP
2/16       49 Albin 61                            L                PBP
2/19       46 at Huntley 52                 L                PBP
2/23       70 at Kimball, NE 43         W             PBP
2/27       53 at Glenrock 69              L                GI
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          49 Manville 50                     L                WST
Record:  7-13      Pct: .350

University Prep Buckaroos ***Joe Dolan
11/13    35 at Rock River 28           W             LRB
11/20    43 at Medicine Bow 41   W             LRB
11/27    55 Burns 40                           W             LRB
12/4       31 Saratoga 39                     L                LRB
12/11    36 at Hanna 35                    W             LRB
12/15    45 St. Mary’s 51                   L                LRB
12/17    25 Midwest 42                     L                LRB
12/18    41 Pinedale 39                     W             LRB
1/7          31 at Pinedale 51               L                WST
1/8          39 at Pinedale 55               L                WST
1/9          23 at Green River 37         L                GRS
1/16       29 at Lingle 56                     L                TN
1/22       Medicine Bow
1/25       41 Laramie 55                      L                LrmYbk
1/26       42 at St. Mary’s 68             L                WST
1/30       31 Lusk 46                              L                Hart Archives
2/6          56 Lingle 29                           W             LGR
2/11       33 Hanna 29                          W             WST
2/19       44 Rock River 42                 W             LDB
2/27       39 at Saratoga 45               L                LDB
Sub-state B in Lingle
3/4          27 Glenrock 45                    L                WE
Record:  8-12      Pct: .400

Class C
East Laramie Conference Standings
Albin                        7               1
Hillsdale                 7               1
Egbert                      3               5
Carpenter              3               5
Burns                       0               8

Albin Wildcats (46) ***Dennis Ragan
11/          45 Hawk Springs 31          W             AlbnYbk
12/4       50 at Carpenter 32            W             AlbnYbk
12/11    48 at Burns 23                      W             AlbnYbk
12/15    50 Dix, NE 37                        W             AlbnYbk
12/17    40 at Egbert 25                    W             PBP
12/23    46 Ft. Laramie 23               W             FtLrmYbk
1/5          58 at Ft. Laramie 21          W             FtLrmYbk
1/8          60 at Hawk Springs 34     W             TT
1/15       28 at Hillsdale 39               L                AlbnYbk
1/19       39 Pine Bluffs 37                 W             PBP
1/21       45 Carpenter 35                  W             PBP*
1/22       54 Rock River 41                 W             AlbnYbk *
1/23       32 Hillsdale 31                     W             PBP*
1/29       49 Carpenter 34                  W             PBP
2/5          42 Burns 30                           W             AlbnYbk
2/10?     at Dix, NE
2/12       50 Egbert 38                          W             PBP
2/16       61 at Pine Bluffs 49           W             PBP
2/19       at Lyman, NE
2/26       50 Hillsdale 42                     W             HllsdlYbk
Sub-state C in Albin
3/5          48 Egbert 35                          W             WE
3/6          49 Carpenter 37                  W (1st)    WE
State C in Laramie
3/11       55 Arvada 35                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       55 Veteran 42                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/13       45 Sunrise 34                        W (1st)    wyo-bkb.com
*Albin mid-season tourney
Record:  22-1      Pct: .957

Burns Broncs (28) ***C. W. Shreves
11/24    at Chugwater   ot                W             PBP
11/27    40 at University Prep 55   L                LRB
12/11    23 Albin 48                            L                AlbnYbk
12/          32 Carpenter 48                  L                CrpntrYbk
1/8          30 Hillsdale 68                     L                HllsdlYbk
1/15       40 at Egbert 69                    L                PBP
1/21       40 Hillsdale 48                     L                HllsdlYbk
1/22       42 Carpenter 40                  W             PBP*      
1/23       38 Egbert 40                          L                PBP*
2/5          30 at Albin 42                       L                AlbnYbk
2/12       32 at Carpenter 42            L                PBP
2/16       52 Chugwater 37                W             PBP
2/19       51 at Hillsdale 101            L                HllsdlYbk
2/26       45 Egbert 61                          L                PBP
Sub-state C in Albin
3/4          32 Carpenter 41                  L                WE
*Albin mid-season tourney
Record:   3-12      Pct: .200


Burns Ladies
12/11    18 Hillsdale 22                     L                PBP
Record:  0-1         Pct: .000

Carpenter Coyotes (39) ***Robert Carey
11/13    46 at Chugwater 47          L                CrpntrYbk
11/17    36 at LaGrange 16              W             PBP
11/20    35 Bushnell, NE 29            W             PBP
11/24    41 Rock River 40                 W             PBP
12/4       32 Albin 50                            L                AlbnYbk
12/11    49 at Hillsdale 55               L                PBP
12/          48 at Burns 32                      W             CrpntrYbk
1/8          32 Egbert 38                          L                PBP
1/14?     24 ?Pine Bluffs B 22          W             PBP
1/15       47 at Rock River 43           W             PBP
1/21       35 at Albin 45                       L                PBP*
1/22       40 Burns 42                           L                PBP*      
1/29       34 at Albin 49                       L                PBP
2/5          36 Hillsdale 37                     L                PBP
2/9          Briggsdale, CO                      W?
2/12       42 Burns 32                           W             PBP
2/19       35 at Egbert 34                    W             PBP
2/23       50 Chugwater 37                W?           CrpntrYbk
2/26       62 at Briggsdale, CO 35   W             PBP
3/1          48 LaGrange 34                   W             PBP
Sub-state C in Albin
3/4          41 Burns 32                           W             PBP
3/5          36 Hillsdale 35                     W             PBP
3/6          37 at Albin 49                       L                WE
*Albin mid-season tourney
Record:  14-9      Pct: .609

Chugwater Buffaloes (46) ***Jerry Morgan
11/13    Carpenter
11/17    46 ?Hillsdale 57                  L                PBP
11/20    Rock River                             W             LRB
11/24    Burns   ot                                 L                PBP
12/4       35 at Veteran 51                 L                TN
12/8       35 at LaGrange 33              W             WST
12/15    29 at Ft. Laramie 34          L                FtLrmYbk
12/18    at Rock River                         W             LRB
1/8          39 ?Sunrise 50                     L                GG
1/12       Glendo
1/19       53 Guernsey 40                   W             TT
1/21       37 at LaGrange 42              L                TT*
1/22       55 Glendo 29                        W             TT*
1/23       34 Ft. Laramie 22               W             TT*
1/23       41 at LaGrange 32              W             TT*
1/29       Veteran                                     L                TT
2/2          Hawk Springs                        L                TT
2/9          45 Ft. Laramie 40               W             FtLrmYbk
2/12       ?Sunrise                                   L                GG
2/16       37 at Burns 52                      L                PBP
2/19       LaGrange                                 L                PBP
2/23       at Carpenter                          L?
at Hawk Springs
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          49 Ft. Laramie 35               W             WE
3/5          35 Veteran 43                       L                WE
3/6          46 Hawk Springs 48          L                WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  9-14      Pct: .391

Egbert Bulldogs (24) ***Dick Calvert
12/1       Bushnell, NE                          W             PBP
12/4       28 Hillsdale 35                     L                PBP
12/17    25 Albin 40                            L                PBP
1/8          38 at Carpenter 32            W             PBP
1/15       69 Burns 40                           W             PBP        
1/21       36 Rock River 29                 W             PBP*
1/22       44 Hillsdale 52                     L                PBP*
1/23       40 Burns 38                           W             PBP*
1/29       37 at Hillsdale 55               L                PBP
2/5          53 Cheyenne Fr 39             W             PBP
2/12       38 at Albin 50                       L                PBP
2/19       34 Carpenter 35                  L                PBP
2/23       40 at Cheyenne Fr 43       L                WST
2/26       61 at Burns 45                      W             PBP
Sub-state C in Albin
3/5          35 at Albin 48                       L                WE
3/6          45 Hillsdale 69                     L                WE
*Albin mid-season tourney
Record:  7-9         Pct: .438

Ft. Laramie Pioneers (38) ***George Kezele
12/1       42 Yoder 22                           W             FtLrmYbk
12/4       32 at Guernsey 24              W             FtLrmYbk
12/8       29 at Sunrise 33                 L                FtLrmYbk
12/11    54 Glendo 32                        W             FtLrmYbk
12/15    34 Chugwater 29                W             FtLrmYbk
12/19    25 Guernsey 27                   L                FtLrmYbk
12/23    23 at Albin 46                       L                FtLrmYbk
1/5          21 Albin 58                            L                FtLrmYbk
1/8          37 LaGrange 55                   L                FtLrmYbk
1/9          37 at Lingle 60                     L                FtLrmYbk
1/12       17 at Veteran 59                 L                FtLrmYbk
1/15       34 Hawk Springs 33          W             FtLrmYbk
1/21       49 Hawk Springs 27          W             TT*
1/22       31 Sunrise 40                        L                TT*
1/23       22 Chugwater 34                L                TT*
1/26       41 at Yoder 39                      W             FtLrmYbk
1/30       25 Glenrock 61                    L                FtLrmYbk
2/2          42 Sunrise 28                        W             FtLrmYbk
2/5          68 at Glendo 32                   W             FtLrmYbk
2/6          38 at Glenrock 62              L                FtLrmYbk
2/9          40 at Chugwater 45          L                FtLrmYbk
2/12       34 at LaGrange 51              L                TT
2/19       25 Veteran 50                       L                FtLrmYbk
2/22       38 Lingle 37                           W             FtLrmYbk
2/26       at Hawk Springs                   W             TT
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          35 Chugwater 49                L                WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  11-15   Pct: .423

Glendo Eagles (32) ***Hubert Benn
11/20    42 Manville 46                     L                PCR
11/24    19 at Manville 36               L                PCR
12/1       18 Veteran 52                       L                PCR
12/4       31 at Hawk Springs 46     L                DB
12/8       47 Yoder 52                           L                TN
12/11    32 at Ft. Laramie 54          L                FtLrmYbk
12/15    19 Guernsey 50                   L                PCR
12/18    28 Sunrise 64                        L                PCR
1/5          31 Lusk B 39                          L                DB
1/12       at Chugwater
1/15       48 LaGrange 46                   W             TT
1/21       33 Veteran 55                       L                TT*
1/22       24 Chugwater 55                L                TT*
1/26       at Veteran                               L
1/29       Hawk Springs                        L                TN
2/2          at Yoder
2/5          32 Ft. Laramie 68               L                FtLrmYbk
2/9          at Sunrise                                L
2/17       22 at LaGrange 68              L                WE
2/23       40 at Guernsey 56              L                TT
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          27 Veteran 59                       L                WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  1-18      Pct: .053

Hawk Springs Hawks (42) ***Francis Michie?
11/          31 at Albin 45                       L                AlbnYbk
12/4       46 Glendo 31                        W             DB
12/11    LaGrange                                 L                TN
12/15    Manville
1/8          34 Albin 60                            L                AlbnYbk
1/12       Yoder                                         W             TT
1/15       33 at Ft. Laramie 34          L                FtLrmYbk
1/21       27 Ft. Laramie 49               L                TT*
1/22       30 Yoder 48                           L                TT*
1/26       41 Sunrise 40                        W             TN
1/29       at Glendo                                W             TN
2/2          at Chugwater                        W             TT
2/5          41 at LaGrange 56              L                PBP
2/9          36 at Veteran 55                 L                TT
2/23       44 at Yoder 59                      L                TN
2/26       Ft. Laramie                            L                TT
at Sunrise
Chugwater
Veteran
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          59 LaGrange 53 ot             W             WE
3/5          42 Sunrise 68                        L                WE
3/6          48 Chugwater 46                W             WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  7-11      Pct: .389

Hillsdale Pioneers (27) ***Marion Graham
11/17    57 ?Chugwater 46             W             PBP
11/24    67 LaGrange 36                   W             PBP
12/4       35 at Egbert 28                    W             PBP
12/8       57 Cheyenne Soph 43      W             WST
12/11    55 Carpenter 49                  W             PBP
12/15    63 at Cheyenne Fr 27       W             WE
12/          52 ?Bushnell, NE 34          W             HllsdlYbk
1/5          Cheyenne Fr                           W             PBP
1/8          68 at Burns 30                      W             HllsdlYbk
1/12       49 at Cheyenne So 54      L                WE  B Corso 27
1/15       39 Albin 28                            W             HllsdlYbk
1/21       48 Burns 40                           W             HllsdlYbk*
1/22       52 Egbert 44                          W             PBP*      
1/23       31 at Albin 32                       L                PBP*
1/29       55 Egbert 37                          W             PBP
2/5          37 at Carpenter 36            W             PBP
2/9          69 at Pine Bluffs 52           W             PBP
2/19       101 Burns 51                        W             HllsdlYbk
2/26       42 at Albin 50                       L                HllsdlYbk
Sub-state C in Albin
3/5          35 Carpenter 36                  L                WE
3/6          69 Egbert 45                          W             WE
State C in Laramie  (at-large entry)
3/11       44 Sunrise 52                        L                wyo-bkb.com
*Albin mid-season tourney
Record:   17-5      Pct: .773
Rat Droppings***Bernie Corso averaged 21.2 ppg for the Pioneers, according to their yearbook.

Hillsdale Ladies
12/11    22 at Burns 18                      W             PBP
Record:  1-0         Pct: 1.000

LaGrange Longhorns (40) ***Harold Alley
11/17    16 Carpenter 36                  L                PBP
11/24    36 at Hillsdale 67               L                PBP
12/4       38 at Huntley 46                 L                PBP
12/8       33 Chugwater 35                L                WST
12/11    at Hawk Springs                   W             TN
12/17    Yoder                                         W             PBP
1/8          55 at Ft. Laramie 37          W             FtLrmYbk
1/12       40 Sunrise 56                        L                TT
1/15       46 at Glendo 48                   L                TT
1/21       42 Chugwater 37                W             TT*
1/22       34 Veteran 61                       L                TT*
1/23       39 Yoder 36                           W             TT*
1/23       32 Chugwater 41                L                TT*
2/2          at Veteran                               L                TT
2/5          56 Hawk Springs 41          W             PBP  Arnold 21
2/9          63 at Yoder 38                      W             TT  Arnold 22
2/12       51 Ft. Laramie 34               W             TT
2/17       68 Glendo 22                        W             WE
2/19       at Chugwater                        W             PBP
2/26?     66 at Lyman, NE 75           L                PBP
3/1          34 at Carpenter 48            L                PBP
at Sunrise
Veteran
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          53 Hawk Springs 59 ot    L                WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  10-12   Pct: .455

Sunrise Miners (64) ***Anthony J. Balzan
12/8       33 Ft. Laramie 29               W             FtLrmYbk
12/11    40 Guernsey 31                   W             GG
12/18    64 at Glendo 28                  W             PCR
1/8          50 ?Chugwater 39             W             GG
1/12       56 at LaGrange 40              W             TT
1/15       38 Veteran 36                       W             GG  8-0
1/21       66 Yoder 43                           W             TT*
1/22       40 Ft. Laramie 31               W             TT*
1/23       39 Veteran 50                       L                TN*
1/26       40 at Hawk Springs 41     L                TN
1/29       50 ?Yoder 38                         W             TN
2/2          28 at Ft. Laramie 42          L                FtLrmYbk
2/9          Glendo                                      W
2/12       ?Chugwater                           W             GG
2/16       46 at Guernsey 40              W             PCR
2/23       35 at Lusk 69                         L                Hart Archives
2/26       38 at Veteran 54                 L                TN  2nd in conf
Hawk Springs
LaGrange
?Yoder
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          50 at Yoder 30                      W             WE
3/5          68 Hawk Springs 42          W             WE
3/6          41 Veteran 34                       W (1st)    WE
State C in Laramie
3/11       52 Hillsdale 44                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       44 Dayton 43                        W             wyo-bkb.com
3/13       34 Albin 45                            L (2nd)     wyo-bkb.com
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  17-6      Pct: .739

Veteran Eagles (35) ***Roger Youtz
12/1       52 at Glendo 18                   W             TT
12/4       51 Chugwater 35                W             TN
12/15    42 Huntley 50                      L                TN
1/5          43 Guernsey 30                   W             TN
1/8          57 at Yoder 28                      W             TT
1/12       59 Ft. Laramie 17               W             FtLrmYbk
1/15       36 at Sunrise 38                    L                GG
1/21       55 Glendo 33                        W             TT*
1/22       61 at LaGrange 34              W             TT*
1/23       50 Sunrise 39                        W             TN*
1/26       Glendo                                      W
1/29       at Chugwater                        W             TT
2/2          LaGrange                                 W             TT
2/5          51 at Guernsey 32              W             TN
2/9          55 Hawk Springs 36          W             TT
2/12       63 Yoder 35                           W             TT
2/19       50 at Ft. Laramie 25          W             FtLrmYbk
2/23       43 at Huntley 47                 L                TN
2/26       54 Sunrise 38                        W             TN  1st in conf
at Hawk Springs
at LaGrange
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          59 Glendo 27                        W             WE
3/5          43 Chugwater 35                W             WE
3/6          34 Sunrise 41                        L (2nd)     WE
State C in Laramie
3/11       63 Dubois 55                        W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       42 Albin 55                            L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       36 Dayton 34                        W (3rd)   wyo-bkb.com
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  20-5      Pct: .800

Yoder Bobcats (39) ***J. C. Kreie
12/1       22 at Ft. Laramie 42          L                FtLrmYbk
12/8       52 at Glendo 47                   W             TN
12/17    at LaGrange                            L                PBP
1/8          28 Veteran 57                       L                TT
1/12       at Hawk Springs                   L                TT
1/14       39 Torrington B 32            W             TN
1/21       43 Sunrise 66                        L                TT*
1/22       48 Hawk Springs 30          W             TT*
1/23       36 at LaGrange 39              L                TT*
1/26       39 Ft. Laramie 41               L                FtLrmYbk
1/29       38 ?Sunrise 50                     L                TN
2/2          Glendo
2/9          40 LaGrange 63                   L                TT
2/12       35 at Veteran 63                 L                TT
2/23       59 Hawk Springs 44          W             TN Villegas 24
?Sunrise
Sub-state C in Yoder
3/4          30 Sunrise 50                        L                WE
*LaGrange mid-season tourney
Record:  4-11      Pct: .267

+++

Northwest
The Big Horn Basin was loaded for bear, by far the best basketball conference in the state during the season. Casper Natrona found that out the hard way visiting the Basin pre-season tourney. The AA Mustangs dropped the opener to Lander then scrambled to win third place with one-point wins over Class B Shoshoni and Byron on the final day. Worland stayed among the top of the polls all season long, winning 13 straight conference games before dropping two of its final three games. Lander lost two January games but ran the table to tie the Warriors for first place. Thermopolis and Powell surprised at tourney time, finishing third and fourth, respectively. At AA/A state in Laramie, Thermopolis kept surprising and took the whole shooting match, besting AA Rock Springs in a tight final game. It was the Bobcats and Coach George Collins’ second state title in three years. The other Basin teams all won their opening game at state but lost their second one. Because of the size of the 16-team bracket, second round losers were eliminated from further competition.

Coach Jack Heron’s Shoshoni Wranglers repeated as Class B state champions. Their regular season was successful, although their December showing in two tourneys was spotty. Perennial foes Byron, Cowley and Deaver all played the Wranglers close during the regular season but Shoshoni kept their conference record spotless with a perfect record. Cowley mounted its third close game in the finals of the B sub-state tourney but the Wranglers won the NW top seed heading to Laramie. At state, Shoshoni polished off SW teams Lyman and a favored Jackson team to make the finals. Their opponent was Cowley again and the Wranglers won by nine for the trophy, a 1-2 finish for the Basin powerhouses.

Dubois was the best team in Basin Class C competition and made it through the conference schedule with only one loss, that a road loss to Ten Sleep by a single point in OT. The two teams met in the finals of the sub-state tourney and the Rams won easily. The win was doubly important because only the No. 1 seed was assured a spot in the eight-team state tourney bracket. In Laramie, Dubois had the bad luck to draw the defending state champs, Veteran. The Eagles won by eight and closed the book on the season for the Rams as first-round losers were sent home.

Class A
Standings
Worland                14              2
Lander                     14              2
Lovell                       12              4
Thermopolis        10              6
Powell                       8               8
Cody                           4             12
Riverton                   4             12
Basin                          4             12
Greybull                   2             14

Basin Bobcats (109) ***Henry Cox
12/10    50 Rawlins 47                       W             RwlnsYbk*
12/11    46 Shoshoni 39                   W             CST*
12/12    39 Lander 73                         L                CST*
12/18    37 at Shoshoni 34              W             ShshnYbk
12/19    28 at Wheatland 46          L                WhtlndYbk
12/21    45 at St. Mary’s 47             L                WST
12/22    63 at Gilcrest, CO 50        W             NWDN
12/29    46 at Lovell 51  ot              L                CST
12/30    40 Cody 48                             L                CST
1/8          38 Thermopolis 48            L                WST
1/14       50 Powell 54                         L                PwllYbk
1/15       54 at Worland 80               L                WST
1/21       58 at Riverton 56               W             WST
1/22       52 at Lander 62                   L                BRR
1/28       43 Lovell 74                           L                WST
1/29       68 at Greybull 63               W             WST  T Mercer 23
2/4          42 at Thermopolis 55      L                NWDN
2/11       31 at Powell 50                   L                PwllYbk
2/12       58 Worland 64                    L                WST
2/18       34 Lander 55                         L                WST
2/19       67 Riverton 64                     W             NWDN  T Mercer 24
2/25       62 at Cody 63                       L                WST
2/26       63 Greybull 36                     W             NWDN
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          48 Lovell 61                           L                WST
3/5          62 Riverton 55                     W             WST
3/6          57 Worland 59                    L                NWDN
*Basin Tourney 
Record:  9-17      Pct: .346

Cody Broncs (389) ***Paul Petrich
12/3       37 Cowley 29                        W             CdyYbk
12/5       42 Billings Cntrl, MT 57  L                NWDN
12/10    40 Shoshoni 53                   L                NWDN*
12/11    36 Rawlins 50                       L                CE*
12/18    48 at Billings Cntrl, MT 68 L           CE
12/23    38 at Cowley 35                 W             CdyYbk
12/29    47 at Greybull 54               L                CTH
12/30    48 at Basin 40                       W             CdyYbk
1/7          45 at Riverton 46               L                CdyYbk
1/8          46 at Lander 65                   L                CdyYbk
1/14       48 Worland 58                    L                NWDN
1/15       60 Thermopolis 63            L                NWDN
1/22       38 at Lovell 53                     L                NWDN
1/28       61 Greybull 51                     W             NWDN
1/29       51 Powell 57                         L                PwllYbk
2/4          42 Lander 50                         L                NWDN  D Krueger 23
2/5          60 Riverton 50                     W             NWDN  D Krueger 23
2/11       37 at Worland 52               L                NWDN
2/12       50 at Thermopolis 65      L                TIR
2/18       60 Lovell 72                           L                NWDN  R Werner 23
2/25       63 Basin 62                            W             WST  G Ohlsen 25
2/26       49 at Powell 51                   L                PwllYbk
Play-in game for Sub-state A in Basin
3/3          59 Greybull 49                     W             NWDN
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          38 Worland 46                    L                WST
3/5          66 Thermopolis 79            L                WST
*Basin Tourney 
Record:  7-18      Pct: .280

Greybull Buffalos (243) ***Joe ‘Bud’ McKethen
12/3       46 at Burlington 36          W             NWDN
12/4       39 at Red Lodge, MT 43  L                NWDN
12/5       39 at Bridger, MT 34         W             NWDN
12/5       53 at Belfry, MT 80            L                NWDN
12/10    29 Byron 55                           L                NWDN*
12/11    32 Casper Natrona 69      L                CsprYbk*
12/17    Bridger, MT
12/18    Sheridan—cancelled
12/21    42 at Buffalo 39                   W             GS
12/22    48 at Douglas 61                 L                DB
12/23    48 at Glenrock 34              W             GI
12/29    54 Cody 47                             W             CTH
12/30    39 at Powell 51                   L                PwllYbk  L Vorhies 20
1/7          27 at Worland 56               L                WST
1/8          53 Lovell 66                           L                WST
1/14       38 Riverton 50                     L                NWDN
1/15       44 Lander 61                         L                WST
1/22       38 at Thermopolis  54     L                GS
1/28       51 at Cody 61                       L                NWDN  L Vorhies 23
1/29       63 Basin 68                            L                WST
2/4          45 at Lovell 58                     L                NWDN
2/5          53 Worland 74                    L                NWDN  L Vorhies 32
2/8          54 Burlington 53                W             GS  L Vorhies 23
2/11       34 at Lander 69                   L                WST  L Vorhies 20
2/12       50 at Riverton 57               L                WST  L Vorhies 20
2/19       60 Thermopolis 58            W             NWDN
2/25       48 Powell 61                         L                GS
2/26       36 at Basin 63                       L                NWDN
Play-in game for Sub-state A in Basin
3/3          49 Cody 59                             L                NWDN  L Vorhies 22        
*Basin Tourney 
Record:  7-20      Pct: .259

Lander Tigers (345) ***Jack King
(12/3      46 Dubois 37                        W             WSJ  practice game)
12/10    54 Casper Natrona 52      W             CsprYbk*
12/11    60 Byron 45                           W             CTH*
12/12    73 at Basin 39                       W             CST*
12/22    39 at Green River 40         L                CST
12/30    56 at Thermopolis 50      W             CST
1/2          53 Green River 28              W             WSJ
1/7          61 Powell 47                         W             WST  B St. John 21
1/8          65 Cody 46                             W             CST
1/14       41 at Lovell 59                     L                NWDN
1/15       61 at Greybull 44               W             WST
1/21       40 Worland 41                    L                WST
1/22       62 Basin 52                            W             BRR
1/29       65 at Riverton 34               W             NWDN
2/4          50 Cody 42                             W             NWDN
2/5          52 at Powell 46                   W             PwllYbk
2/11       69 Greybull 34                     W             WST
2/12       51 Lovell 44                           W             WST
2/18       55 at Basin 34                       W             WST
2/19       60 at Worland 46               W             NWDN
2/25       52 Thermopolis 46            W             WST
2/26       64 Riverton 51                     W             WST
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4?        51 Riverton 42                     W             WST
3/5          73 Lovell 59                           W             WST
3/6          61 Powell 49                         W (1st)    WST  B St. John 20
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       66 Green River 44              W             wyo-bkb.com  H Friday 21
3/11       51 Rock Springs 54            L                wyo-bkb.com
*Basin Tourney 
Record:  22-4      Pct: .846

Lovell Bulldogs (241) ***Dean Larson
12/3       54 at Laurel, MT 41           W             LC
12/11    56 at Billings, MT 63         L                LC
12/17    at Cowley
12/23    42 at Byron 31                     W             CTH
12/29    51 Basin 46  ot                     W             CST
12/30    43 Worland 56                    L                CTH
1/7          37 at Thermopolis 47      L                NWDN
1/8          66 at Greybull 53               W             WST
1/14       59 Lander 41                         W             NWDN  R Morrison 21
1/15       56 Riverton 45                     W             NWDN
1/21       53 at Powell 48                   W             PwllYbk
1/22       53 Cody 38                             W             NWDN
1/28       74 at Basin 43                       W             WST
2/4          58 Greybull 45                     W             NWDN
2/5          73 Thermopolis 60            W             LC
2/11       69 at Riverton 39               W             WST
2/12       44 at Lander 51                   L                WST
2/18       72 at Cody 60                       W             WST       
2/19       48 Powell 44                         W             PwllYbk
2/25       54 at Worland 57  ot        L                WST
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          61 at Basin 48                       W             WST
3/5          59 Lander 73                         L                WST
3/6          65 Thermopolis 71            L                NWDN
Record:  15-7      Pct: .682

Powell Panthers (421) ***Keith Bloom
12/4       35 at Cowley 33                    W             PwllYbk
12/5       42 at Byron 38                     W             PwllYbk
12/10    54 at Deaver 32                   W             PwllYbk  R Nelson 25
12/16    60 Cowley 33                        W             PwllYbk
12/18    52 at Billings, MT 60         L                PwllYbk
12/23    40 at Red Lodge, MT 41  L                PwllYbk
12/29    45 at Worland 48  ot        L                PwllYbk
12/30    51 Greybull 39                     W             PwllYbk
1/7          47 at Lander 61                   L                WST
1/8          59 at Riverton 47               W             PwllYbk
1/14       54 at Basin 50                       W             PwllYbk  G Noddings 20
1/16       55 Thermopolis 57            L                PwllYbk
1/21       48 Lovell 53                           L                PwllYbk
1/28       41 Worland 45                    L                PwllYbk
1/29       57 at Cody 51                       W             PwllYbk
2/4          58 Riverton 46                     W             PwllYbk  G Noddings 20
2/5          46 Lander 52                         L                PwllYbk
2/11       50 Basin 31                            W             PwllYbk
2/19       44 at Lovell 48                     L                PwllYbk
2/20       48 at Thermopolis 60      L                PwllYbk
2/25       61 at Greybull 48               W             GS
2/26       51 Cody 49                             W             PwllYbk
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          54 Thermopolis 48            W             WST
3/5          58 Worland 52                    W             WST
3/6          49 Lander 61                         L (2nd)     WST
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       55 Rawlins 41                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       45 Lusk 46                              L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  15-12   Pct: .556

Riverton Wolverines (394) ***Robert Porter
12/11    59 Reliance 35                     W             RR
12/16    37 at Wheatland 46          L                WhtlndYbk
12/17    40 at Laramie 59                 L                RR
12/23    57 Casper Natrona 60      L                CTH  J Stouffer 24
12/29    46 Thermopolis 37            W             NWDN
12/30    38 at Casper Natrona 49 L               CsprYbk
1/7          46 Cody 45                             W             NWDN
1/8          47 Powell 59                         L                PwllYbk  J Stouffer 23
1/14       50 at Greybull 38               W             NWDN
1/15       45 at Lovell 56                     L                NWDN
1/21       56 Basin 58                            L                WST
1/22       36 Worland 52                    L                NWDN
1/28       55 at Thermopolis 71      L                WST
1/29       34 Lander 65                         L                NWDN
2/4          46 at Powell 58                   L                PwllYbk
2/5          50 at Cody 60                       L                NWDN
2/11       39 Lovell 69                           L                WST
2/12       57 Greybull 50                     W             WST
2/18       46 at Worland 65               L                NWDN
2/19       64 at Basin 67                       L                NWDN  Stouffer 23
2/26       51 at Lander 64                   L                WST
Sub-state A at Basin
3/4          42 Lander 51                         L                WST
3/5          55 at Basin 62                       L                WST
Record:  5-18      Pct: .217

Thermopolis Bobcats (334) ***George Collins
12/18    58 Casper Natrona 67      L                CTH  D Campbell 22
12/19    45 Torrington 34                W             TN
12/29    37 at Riverton 46               L                NWDN
12/30    50 Lander 56                         L                CTH  D Campbell 23
1/7          47 Lovell 37                           W             NWDN
1/8          48 at Basin 38                       W             WST
1/15       63 at Cody 60                       W             NWDN  L Bumford 22
1/16       57 at Powell 55                   W             PwllYbk  D Campbell 22
1/22       54 Greybull 38                     W             GS
1/28       71 Riverton 55                     W             WST  D Campbell 29; L Bumford 22           
1/29       51 at Worland 58               L                WST  D Campbell 23
2/4          55 Basin 42                            W             NWDN  L Bumford 20
2/5          60 at Lovell 73                     L                LC
2/12       65 Cody 50                             W             TIR
2/19       58 at Greybull 60               L                NWDN  D Campbell 21
2/20       60 Powell 48                         W             PwllYbk 
2/25       46 at Lander 52                   L                WST  D Campbell 21
2/26       58 Worland 45                    W             WST
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          48 Powell 54                         L                WST  D Campbell 26
3/5          79 Cody 66                             W             TIR  D Campbell 28; L Bumford 20
3/6          71 Lovell 65                           W             NWDN  D Campbell 30
3/6          56 Worland 53                    W (3rd)   TIR
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       53 Superior 51                     W             wyo-bkb.com  D Campbell 24
3/11       54 Sheridan 42                    W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       56 Lusk 49                              W             wyo-bkb.com  D Campbell 22
3/13       46 Rock Springs 45            W (1st)    wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-8      Pct: .692

Worland Warriors (435) ***Jack Aggers
12/17    32 Casper Natrona 40      L                CsprYbk
12/18    48 Torrington 34                W             TN  T Eckhardt 24
12/19    64 Sheridan 62                    W             ShrdnYbk  T Eckhardt 41
12/21    57 at Superior 46               W             CTH  T Eckhardt 24
12/22    45 at Rock Springs 42      W             NWDN
12/29    48 Powell 45       ot             W             PwllYbk  T Eckhardt 22
12/30    56 at Lovell 43                     W             CTH
1/7          56 Greybull 27                     W             WST
1/14       58 at Cody 48                       W             NWDN
1/15       80 Basin 54                            W             WST  T Eckhardt 29
1/21       41 at Lander 40                   W             WST
1/22       52 at Riverton 36               W             NWDN
1/28       45 at Powell 41                   W             PwllYbk
1/29       58 Thermopolis 51            W             WST
2/5          74 at Greybull 53               W             NWDN  T Eckhardt 37
2/11       52 Cody 37                             W             WST
2/12       64 at Basin 58                       W             WST
2/18       65 Riverton 46                     W             WST  T Eckhardt 27
2/19       46 Lander 60                         L                NWDN  T Eckhardt 21
2/25       57 Lovell 54  ot                    W             WST
2/26       45 at Thermopolis 58      L                WST  T Eckhardt 20
Sub-state A in Basin
3/4          46 Cody 38                             W             WST
3/5          52 Powell 58                         L                WST
3/6          59 at Basin 57                       W             NWDN
3/6          53 Thermopolis 56            L (4th)      WST
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       49 Star Valley 48                 W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       52 Cheyenne 76                      L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  21-6      Pct: .778

Class B
Standings
Shoshoni               8               0
Byron                       6               2
Cowley                    4               4
Deaver                     2               6
Pavillion                0               8

Byron Eagles (60) ***Wilford Mower
12/5       38 Powell 42                         L                PwllYbk
12/10    55 Greybull 29                     W             NWDN*
12/11    45 Lander 60                         L                NWDN*
12/12    50 Rawlins 47                       W             RwlnsYbk*
12/12    52 Casper Natrona 53      L                CsprYbk*
12/17    69 at Meeteetse 18            W             NWDN
12/19    at Burlington
12/23    31 Lovell 42                           L                NWDN
12/30    Burlington                              W             BRR  K Wolz 29
1/2          40 Big Timber, MT 37       W             NWDN
1/8          42 at Big Timber, MT 40 W             LC
1/14       44 at Shoshoni 48              L                NWDN
1/15       53 at Pavillion 24               W             NWDN
1/21       56 Dubois 32                        W             RR
1/22       63 Deaver 47                         W             LC
1/30       47 at Cowley 36                  W             NWDN
2/4          44 Shoshoni 45                   L                NWDN
2/5          53 Pavillion 36                    W             NWDN
2/12       58 at Deaver 55                   W             NWDN
2/18       85 Meeteetse 26                 W             LC
2/19       56 Cowley 50                        W             NWDN
Sub-state B in Greybull
2/26       49 Cowley 54      ot             L                WST
*Basin Tourney 
Record:  14-7      Pct: .667

Cowley Jaguars (72) ***Therrill Averett
12/3       29 at Cody 37                       L                CdyYbk
12/4       33 Powell 35                         L                PwllYbk
12/11    53 Burlington 32                W             BRR
12/16    33 at Powell 60                   L                PwllYbk
12/17    Lovell
12/18    at Belfry, MT
12/23    35 Cody 38                             L                CdyYbk
12/30    52 Ten Sleep 28                   W             NWDN
1/2          Belfry, MT
1/7          52 Manderson 32               W             NWDN
1/8          Wyoming Inds Inst
1/14       41 at Ten Sleep 43              L                NWDN
1/21       37 Shoshoni 39                   L                ShshnYbk
1/22       50 Pavillion 38                    W             NWDN
1/28       52 at Deaver 47                   W             NWDN
1/30       36 Byron 47                           L                NWDN
2/4          67 at Burlington 48          W             BRR
2/11       55 at Pavillion 38               W             RR
2/12       45 at Shoshoni 48              L                NWDN
2/18       54 Deaver 40                         W             NWDN
2/19       50 at Byron 56                     L                NWDN
Sub-state B in Greybull
2/26       54 Byron 49                           W             WST
2/27       49 Shoshoni 51                   L  (2nd)    WST
State B tourney in Laramie
3/11       53 Midwest 48                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       59 Pinedale 46                     W             wyo-bkb.com
3/13       42 Shoshoni 51                   L  (2nd)    wyo-bkb.com
Record:  11-11   Pct: .500

Deaver Trojans (65) ***Al Ketcham
12/10    32 Powell 54                         L                PwllYbk
12/12    45 Ten Sleep 28                   W             NWDN
12/18    59 Burlington 48                W             NWDN
1/2          36 at Ten Sleep 48              L                NWDN
1/5          48 Powell B 40                     W             NWDN
1/7          50 at Meeteetse 20            W             NWDN  
1/14       47 at Pavillion 29               W             NWDN
1/15       58 at Shoshoni 60              L                NWDN
1/22       47 at Byron 63                     L                LC
1/28       47 Cowley 52                        L                NWDN
1/29       57 at Manderson 45         W             NWDN
2/4          48 Pavillion 47                    W             NWDN
2/5          48 Shoshoni 51                   L                NWDN
2/6          72 Fromberg, MT 28         W             NWDN
2/12       55 Byron 58                           L                NWDN
2/13       60 Belfry, MT 33                  W             NWDN
2/18       40 at Cowley 54                    L                NWDN
2/23       64 at Burlington 51          W             BRR
Sub-state B in Greybull
2/25       53 Pavillion 46                    W             WST
2/26       55 Shoshoni 70                   L                WST
Record:  11-9      Pct: .550

Pavillion Panthers (61) ***Dale Dragich
11/23    38 WY Indst Inst 14           W             RR
12/2       46 Morton 34                       W             RR+
12/3       24 Jackson 47                       L                RR+
12/5       35 Ten Sleep 27                   W             RR+
12/8       25 at Jackson 35                 L                RSDR
12/9       at Big Piney
12/10    29 at Pinedale 43               L                RSDR
12/11    24 at Pinedale 38               L                RSDR
12/17    Riverton B
12/18    at Riverton B
1/5          WY Indst Inst
1/14       29 Deaver 47                         L                NWDN 
1/15       24 Byron 53                           L                NWDN
1/2_        39 Riverton B 20                 W             RR
1/22       38 at Cowley 50                     L                NWDN
1/23       at Ten Sleep
1/26       62 at Morton 36                 W             RR
1/29       36 at Shoshoni 50              L                ShshnYbk
1/30       43 Manderson 35               W             RR
2/4          47 at Deaver 48                   L                RR
2/5          36 at Byron 53                     L                RR
2/11       38 Cowley 55                        L                RR
2/12       48 St. Stephens 36             W             RR
2/16       50 Morton 21                       W             RR
2/19       29 Shoshoni 53                   W             NWDN
Sub-state B in Greybull
2/25       46 Deaver 53                         L                WST
+Pavillion Tourney
Record:  9-12      Pct: .429

Shoshoni Wranglers (72) ***Jack Heron
12/2       46 St. Stephens 28             W             RR+
12/3       35 Ten Sleep 25                   W             RR+         
12/5       34 Jackson 37     ot             L                RR+  H Brockman 20
12/10    53 Cody 40                             W             ShshnYbk*
12/11    39 at Basin 46                       L                NWDN*
12/12    47 Casper Natrona 48 ot  L             BRR*
12/17    36 Ten Sleep 26                   W             RR
12/18    34 Basin 37                            L                ShshnYbk
12/19    43 Manderson 28               W             ShshnYbk
1/8          48 at Casper Ntrn B 36    W             RR
1/9          50 at Midwest 51               L                ShshnYbk
1/12       62 at Morton 25                 W             ShshnYbk
1/14       48 Byron 44                           W             ShshnYbk  R Brockman 23
1/15       60 Deaver 58                         W             ShshnYbk  H Brockman 22
1/21       39 at Cowley 37                 W             ShshnYbk
1/22       50 at Meeteetse 17            W             ShshnYbk
1/29       50 Pavillion 36                    W             RR  R Brockman 24
1/30       57 at Ten Sleep 40              W             ShshnYbk
2/2          54 at Morton 21                 W             RR
2/4          45 at Byron 44                     W             RR  H Brockman 20
2/5          51 at Deaver 48                   W             RR
2/11       75 Meeteetse 35                 W             RR
2/12       48 Cowley 45                        W             RR
2/13       54 Glenrock 38                    W             RR
2/18       47 Casper B 36                     W             CTH
2/19       53 at Pavillion 29               W             NWDN
Sub-state B in Greybull
2/26       70 Deaver 55                         W             WST  R Brockman 22
2/27       51 Cowley 49                        W             WST
State B in Laramie
3/11       61 Lyman 45                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       42 Jackson 34                       W             wyo-bkb.com
3/13       51 Cowley 42                        W (1st)    wyo-bkb.com
+Pavillion Tourney
*Basin Tourney
Record:  26-5      Pct: .839

Class C
Burlington Huskies
(66) ***Roger Goenner
12/3       36 Greybull 46                     L                NWDN
12/          at Manderson
12/11    32 at Cowley 53                  L                BRR
12/12    45 Arvada 31                         W             SP
12/18    48 at Deaver 59                   L                BRR
12/19    Byron
12/23    33 Ten Sleep 26                   W             BRR
12/30    at Byron                                   L
1/8          45 at Morton 30                 W             BRR
1/9          31 at Dubois 60                   L                BRR
1/22       45 Manderson 35               W             BRR
1/29       at Ten Sleep                            L                BRR
1/30       65 Wy Inds Inst 51             W             BRR  M Johnson 20
2/4          48 Cowley 67                        L                BRR
2/5          Meeteetse                               W             BRR
2/8          53 at Greybull 54               L                GS
2/12       50 Dubois 63                        L                NWDN
2/13       45 Morton 40                       W             BRR
2/22       47 at Meeteetse 25            W             BRR
2/23       51 Deaver 64                         L                BRR
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/26       46 Ten Sleep 54                   L                WST
Record:  8-11      Pct: .421

Dubois Rams (52) ***Solon Coats
11/13    42 St. Stephens 44             L                RR
11/20    58 WY Indst Inst 28           W             RR
12/1       48 at Jackson 34                 W             RR
(12/3      37 at Lander 46                   L                WSJ  practice game)
12/11    52 Meeteetse 23                 W             RR
12/12    68 Manderson 41               W             NWDN  D Coats 29
12/15    59 at St. Stephens 42       W             RR  D Stevens 20
12/17    54 Ethete 41                          W             RR  D Coats 23
1/2          39 at Lander B 47               L                RR
1/5          37 at Riverton B 38           L                RR
1/8          54 Ten Sleep 38                   W             RR
1/9          60 Burlington 31                W             BRR
1/12       70 Lander B 51                     W             RR  D Coats 30
1/21       32 at Byron 56                     L                RR
1/22       at Powell B                             L                RR
1/23       at Meeteetse                          W             RR
2/4          64 Morton 31                       W             RR  D Coats 21
2/11       43 at Ten Sleep  44  ot      L                NWDN
2/12       63 at Burlington 50          W             NWDN  D Coats 23
2/13       60 at Manderson 46         W             RR  D Coats 26
2/19       62 at Morton 37                 W             RR  D Coats 23
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/26       67 Manderson 33               W             WST  D Coats 20
2/27       61 Ten Sleep 47                   W (1st)    WST  D Coats 34
State C in Laramie
3/11       55 Veteran 63                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  16-7      Pct: .696

Manderson Demons (53) ***Dean L. Giester
12/          Burlington
12/5       35 at Meeteetse 29            W             CE
12/10    29 Arvada 34                         L                SP
12/12    41 at Dubois 68                   L                NWDN
12/15    at Basin B
12/18    at Morton
12/19    28 at Shoshoni 43              L                ShshnYbk
1/6          38 Basin B 47                        L                BRR
1/7          32 at Cowley 52                 L                NWDN
1/13?     Worland B
1/15       50 Meeteetse 38                 W             NWDN  J Vigil 23
1/19       44 Thermopolis B 60        L                NWDN
1/22       at Burlington
1/29       45 Deaver 57                         L                NWDN
1/30       35 at Pavillion 43               L                RR
2/5          42 Ten Sleep 40   ot           W             NWDN
2/9          at Thermopolis B
2/12       Morton
2/13       46 Dubois 60                        L                RR
2/17       36 at Worland B 45           L                NWDN
2/19       at Ten Sleep
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/25       53 Morton 50                       W             WST
2/26       33 Dubois 67                        L                WST
Record:  4-11      Pct: .267

Meeteetse Longhorns (56) ***Homer Ewing
12/5       29 Manderson 35               L                CE
12/11    23 at Dubois 52                   L                RR
12/12    at Morton
12/17    18 Byron 69                           L                NWDN
12/18    at Ten Sleep
1/7          20 Deaver 50                         L                NWDN
1/12       Cody B
1/15       38 at Manderson 50         L                NWDN
1/22       17 Shoshoni 50                   L                NWDN
1/23       Dubois                                      L                RR
1/29       Morton
2/4          at Cody B
2/5          at Burlington                        L                BRR
2/11       35 at Shoshoni 75              L                NWDN
2/12       Ten Sleep
2/18       26 at Byron 85                     L                LC
2/22       25 Burlington 47                L                BRR
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/25       34 Ten Sleep 53                   L                WST
Record:  0-12      Pct: .000

Morton Broncs (49) ***R. E. Schafer
12/2       34 at Pavillion 46               L                RR+
12/11    22 at Riverton B 37           L                RR
12/12    Meeteetse
12/15    Wy Indst Inst
12/18    Manderson
1/5          Wy Indst Inst
1/8          30 Burlington 45                L                BRR
1/9          Ten Sleep
1/12       25 Shoshoni 62                   L                ShshnYbk
1/             St. Stephens
1/22       at Ten Sleep
1/26       36 Pavillion 62                    L                RR
1/29       at Meeteetse
2/2          21 at Shoshoni 54              L                RR
2/4          31 at Dubois 64                   L                RR
2/12       at Manderson
2/13       40 at Burlington 45          L                BRR
2/16       21 at Pavillion 50               L                RR
2/19       37 Dubois 62                        L                RR
2/23       at St. Stephens
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/25       50 Manderson 53               L                WST
+Pavillion Tourney
Record:  0-11      Pct: .000

Ten Sleep Pioneers (41) ***Jack Schalles
12/3       25 Shoshoni 35                   L                ShshnYbk+
12/5       27 at Pavillion 35               L                RR+
12/11    31 Arvada 32                         L                SP
12/12    28 at Deaver 45                   L                NWDN
12/17    26 at Shoshoni 36              L                RR
12/18    Meeteetse
12/23    26 at Burlington 33          L                BRR
12/30    28 at Cowley 52                  L                NWDN
1/2          48 Deaver 36                         W             NWDN
1/8          38 at Dubois 54                   L                RR
1/9          at Morton
1/14       43 Cowley 41                        W             NWDN
1/22       Morton
1/23       Pavillion
1/29       Burlington                              W             BRR
1/30       40 Shoshoni 57                   L                ShshnYbk
2/5          40 at Manderson 42 ot   L                NWDN
2/11       44 Dubois 43  ot                 W             NWDN
2/12       at Meeteetse
2/19       Manderson
Sub-state C in Greybull
2/25       53 Meeteetse 34                 W             WST
2/26       54 Burlington 46                W             WST
2/27       47 Dubois 61                        L                WST
+Pavillion Tourney
Record:  6-11      Pct: .353

Others
Ethete/St. Michael’s All-Stars
12/17    41 at Dubois 54                   L                RR
1/8          36 at Lander Frosh 37      L                WSJ
Record:  0-2         Pct: .000

St. Stephens***Fr. Jerome Zummach
11/13    44 at Dubois 42                   W             RR
12/2       28 Shohoni 46                     L                RR*
12/15    42 Dubois 59                        L                RR
1/             at Morton
1/28       at Lander B
2/             45 Holy Rosary, SD 61     L                RR
2/12       36 at Pavillion 48               L                RR
2/23       Morton
2/24       Lander B
*Pavillion Tourney
Record:  1-4         Pct: .200

Wyoming Industrial Institute
11/20    28 at Dubois 58                   L                RR
11/23    14 at Pavillion 38               L                RR
12/15    at Morton
1/5          at Pavillion
1/5          at Morton
1/8          at Cowley
1/25       53 at Basin B 35                   W             BRR
1/30       51 at Burlington 65          W             BRR  J Randall 20
Record:  2-2         Pct: .500

+++

Southwest
Rock Springs had the best streak of the Big Five, running off 15 straight wins—one via appeal to the WHSAA—from early January to the last weekend in February. The Class AA sub-state tourney eliminated only one team (Laramie) and the Tigers finished with the second seed. It was tough going in the 16-team state tourney bracket after an easy first-round win over Douglas. Rock Springs defeated a tough Lander squad by three and then nemesis Cheyenne by one point in the semis. For all the marbles, the Tigers lost by a point to Class A Thermopolis, certainly the surprise of the AA/A tourney.

Class A Star Valley took the regular season honors with only one conference loss as well as the A sub-state tourney finals in Green River over Superior. Rawlins bounced back in the consolation bracket to place third while the host Wolves sparkled with a No. 4 seed and a place in the 16-team state AA/A tourney bracket. All four teams—Star Valley, Superior, Rawlins and Green River—lost in the first round, which completed their seasons, one and done.

Jackson took regular season honors in the SW B conference, although Pinedale and Saratoga featured tough crews all season long. At the B sub-state tourney in Green River, Jackson again shined, winning the championship over Pinedale in the finals. Lyman surprised somewhat with a win over Saratoga for third place, eliminating the Panthers from the state tourney bracket. At state Class B in Laramie, Jackson had the best finish, copping third place with a close win over Pinedale. Lyman was eliminated on day one by the eventual champions, Shoshoni.

Encampment raced through the regular season, dropping only one game in ten conference contests. At the SW C sub-state in Green River, the Tigers had an easy time of it with lopsided wins over Medicine Bow and Baggs. Since the SW only provided one team for the eight-team state tourney bracket, Encampment carried the area’s hopes and dreams. Those ideals were dashed in the opening game, a 10-point loss to Dayton, and Encampment’s season was over.

Class AA
Standings              W             L
Cheyenne              5.5           2.5
Rock Springs        5.5           2.5
Casper Natrona  4.5           3.5
Sheridan                4.5           3.5
Laramie                     0               8
Teams that played each other 4 times were credited a half game for each win, hence the resemblance to a bowling league ranking. Cheyenne was top seed for the sub-state tourney, Sheridan the No. 4 seed.

Rock Springs Tigers (618) ***Mack Peyton
12/11    50 Jackson 31                       W             RSDR*
12/12    29 at Star Valley 40           L                RSDR*
12/17    49 Kemmerer 26                 W             RSDR**
12/18    48 Superior 44                     W             RSDR**
12/19    45 Star Valley 30                 W             RSDR**
12/22    42 Worland 45                    L                NWDN
1/7          44 at Casper Natrona 47 L  ot        CsprYbk
1/8          48 at Sheridan 50               L                ShrdnYbk
1/9          55 at Casper Natrona 39 W            CsprYbk
1/12       48 at Superior 44               W             RSDR
1/15       62 Sheridan 45                    W             ShrdnYbk
1/16       52 at Rawlins 49                 W             RwlnsYbk
1/22       58 Cheyenne 41                 W             WST  J Mitchell 38
1/23       66 Cheyenne 68                  W  2ot   WST  (Later ruled by the WHSAA to be a 62-60 win)
1/26       41 at Green River 27         W             RSDR
1/29       54 Rawlins 42                       W             RwlnsYbk
2/5          67 Casper Natrona 55      W             CsprYbk
2/6          48 Casper Natrona 43      W             CsprYbk
2/11       56 Laramie 33                      W             RSDR
2/16       48 Superior 39                     W             RSDR
2/19       54 Reliance 24                     W             RSDR
2/20       56 Green River 41              W             GRS
2/25       38 at Laramie 25                 W             LDB
2/26       39 at Cheyenne 50             L                WST
2/27       46 at Cheyenne 50             L                WST
Sub-state AA in Cheyenne
3/5          54 Casper Natrona 41      W             WE
3/6          41 Sheridan 42                    L (2nd)     WE
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       61 Douglas 40                      W             wyo-bkb.com
3/11       54 Lander 51                         W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       48 Cheyenne 47                   W             wyo-bkb.com
3/13       45 Thermopolis 46            L (2nd)     wyo-bkb.com
*Star Valley Tourney
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  23-7      Pct: .767

Class A
Standings
Star Valley             11              1
Superior                   9               3
Rawlins                     9               3
Evanston                  7               5
Kemmerer               4               8
Green River            2             10
Reliance                   0             12

Evanston Red Devils (260) ***Norval ‘Bud’ Johnson
12/2       41 at Randolph, UT 31    W             RSDR
12/4       38 Mt. View 41                    L                RSDR
12/5       30 Morgan, UT 49              L                RSDR
12/7       60 Coalville, UT 49            W             RSDR  D Cappell 23
12/9       33 Lyman 36                         L                RSDR
12/12    __ Montpelier, ID 39        W             RSDR
12/17    40 Superior 41                     L                RSDR**
12/18    30 Kemmerer 27                 W             RSDR**
12/19    28 Rawlins 39                       L                RwlnsYbk**
1/4          37 at Coalville, UT 40       L                UCH
1/8          41 Star Valley 49                 L                RSDR
1/9          41 Jackson 42                       L                JHG
1/16       at Superior                             L
1/19       59 Green River 43              W             RSDR
1/22       48 Reliance 32                     W             RSDR
1/23       45 Kemmerer 42                 W             KG
1/26       39 at Mt. View 53               L                RSDR
1/30       59 at Lyman 34                    W             UCH
2/3          40 at Kemmerer 37           W             RSDR
2/5          38 Rawlins 55                       L                RwlnsYbk
2/12       49 Superior 46                     W             RSDR
2/13       Randolph, UT
2/16       31 at Reliance 29                W             RSDR
2/19       39 at Rawlins 53                 L                RwlnsYbk
2/26       39 at Star Valley 50           L                RSDR
2/27       45 at Green River 40         W             WST
Sub-state A in Green River
3/4          49 Kemmerer 47                 W             RSDR
3/5          39 Star Valley 59                 L                RSDR
3/6          41 Green River 47              L                RSDR
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  13-15   Pct: .464

Green River Wolves (243) ***Robert Diegelman
12/11    35 at Mt. View 44               L                RSDR
12/17    31 Star Valley 41                 L                RSDR**
12/18    55 Reliance 42                     W             RSDR**
12/19    40 Superior 43                     L                RSDR**
12/22    40 Lander 29                         W             CST
1/2          28 at Lander 53                   L                CST
1/6          37 Kemmerer 39                 L                RSDR
1/8          48 at Reliance 47                W             RSDR
1/9          37 University Prep 23      W             GRS
1/14       39 Superior 45                     L                GRS  G Kiser 23
1/15       45 at Rawlins 63                 L                RwlnsYbk
1/16       38 at Laramie 54                 L                LrmYbk
1/19       43 at Evanston 59              L                RSDR  H Thomasen 25
1/26       27 Rock Springs 41            L                RSDR
1/29       44 at Star Valley 57           L                GRS
1/30       45 at Kemmerer 54           L                GRS
2/6          33 Rawlins 39                       L                RwlnsYbk
2/9          46 at Superior 62               L                RSDR
2/12       42 Laramie 40                      W             LDB
2/19       39 at Star Valley 50           L                RSDR
2/20       41 at Rock Springs 56      L                GRS
2/23       52 Reliance 32                     W             RSDR
2/27       40 Evanston 45                    L                WST
Sub-state A in Green River
3/3          45 Rawlins 63                       L                RSDR
3/4          40 Reliance 36                     W             RSDR
3/6          47 Evanston 41                    W             RSDR
3/6          37 Rawlins 51                       L (4th)      RSDR
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       44 Lander 66                         L                wyo-bkb.com
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  8-20      Pct: .286

Kemmerer Rangers (120) ***Byron Toone
12/10    45 Jackson 35                       W             RSDR
12/11    50 Laketown, UT 37          W             RSDR
12/17    26 at Rock Springs 49      L                RSDR**
12/18    27 Evanston 30                    L                RSDR**
12/22    28 at Pinedale 29               L                RSDR
1/6          39 at Green River 37         W             RSDR
1/7          43 at Rawlins 51                 L                RwlnsYbk
1/9          34 at Superior 50               L                KG
1/15       60 Reliance 33                     W             WST
1/19       40 at Mt. View 35               W             RSDR
1/22       38 Superior 50                     L                RSDR
1/23       42 at Evanston 45              L                KG
1/27       48 at Cokeville 40              W             RSDR
1/30       54 Green River 44              W             RSDR
2/3          37 Evanston 40                    L                RSDR
2/5          43 Star Valley 45                 L                WST
2/6          27 at Reliance 26                W             KG
2/12       49 Rawlins 52                       L                RDT
2/17       45 Cokeville 38                    W             KG
2/20       55 Montpelier, ID 58       L                RSDR  L Lewis 23
2/24       65 Mt. View 57                    W             KG
2/25       34 at Star Valley 55           L                RSDR
Sub-state A in Green River
3/4          47 Evanston 49                    L                RSDR  L Lewis 21
3/6          35 Rawlins 55                       L                RwlnsYbk
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  10-14   Pct: .417

Rawlins Outlaws (489) ***Joseph V. Schwartz
12/10    47 at Basin 50                       L                RwlnsYbk*
12/11    50 Cody 36                             W             CE*  J Hornbeck 32
12/12    47 Byron 50                           L                RwlnsYbk*  J Hornbeck 20
12/17    44 Reliance 29                     W             RwlnsYbk**
12/18    29 Star Valley 38                 L                RwlnsYbk**
12/19    30 Evanston 28                    W             RwlnsYbk**
12/19    23 Superior 42                     L                RwlnsYbk**
12/28    39 St. Mary’s 40                   L                RwlnsYbk
1/7          51 Kemmerer 43                 W             RwlnsYbk
1/8          46 Saratoga 35                     W             RwlnsYbk
1/14       51 Sheridan 46                    W             RDT
1/15       63 Green River 45              W             RwlnsYbk
1/16       49 Rock Springs 52            L                RwlnsYbk
1/19       50 Reliance 28                     W             RwlnsYbk
1/22       41 Star Valley 49                 L                RwlnsYbk
1/26       53 at Saratoga 45               W             RwlnsYbk
1/29       42 at Rock Springs 54      L                RwlnsYbk
1/30       34 at Superior 46               L                RwlnsYbk
2/2          60 Laramie 33                      W             RwlnsYbk
2/5          55 at Evanston 38              W             RwlnsYbk  J Hornbeck 23
2/6          39 at Green River 33         W             RwlnsYbk
2/9          53 at Reliance 35                W             RwlnsYbk
2/12       52 at Kemmerer 49           W             RDT
2/13       39 at Star Valley 48           L                RwlnsYbk  J Hornbeck 21
2/16       53 at Laramie 44                 W             RwlnsYbk  J Hornbeck 37
2/19       53 Evanston 39                    W             RwlnsYbk  J Hornbeck 25
2/20       48 Superior 46                     W             RwlnsYbk
2/22       41 at Casper Natrona 52  L              RwlnsYbk
Sub-state A tourney in Green River
3/3          63 at Green River 45         W             RwlnsYbk
3/4          47 Superior 50                     L                RwlnsYbk  J Hornbeck 24
3/6          55 Kemmerer 35                 W             RwlnsYbk
3/6          51 at Green River 37         W (3rd)   RwlnsYbk
State AA/A tourney in Laramie
3/10       41 Powell 55                         L                wyo-bkb.com
*Basin Tourney
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  20-13   Pct: .606

Reliance Pirates (138) ***Jack Smith
12/3       18 at Lyman 60                    L                RSDR
12/9       43 Mt. View 31                    W             RSDR
12/11    35 at Riverton 59               L                RR
12/17    29 Rawlins 44                       L                RwlnsYbk**
12/18    42 Green River 55              L                RSDR**
12/21    41 at Mt. View 33               W             RSDR
1/6          40 Lyman 39                         W             RSDR
1/8          47 Green River 48              L                RSDR
1/14       38 at Star Valley 49           L                SVI
1/15       33 at Kemmerer 60           L                WST
1/19       28 at Rawlins 50                 L                RwlnsYbk
1/22       32 at Evanston 48              L                RSDR
1/28       29 Superior 62                     L                RSDR
2/4          37 Star Valley 54                 L                RSDR
2/6          26 Kemmerer 27                 L                KG
2/9          35 Rawlins 53                       L                RwlnsYbk
2/16       29 Evanston 31                    L                RSDR
2/19       24 at Rock Springs 54      L                RSDR
2/23       32 at Green River 52         L                RSDR
2/25       25 at Superior 52               L                RSDR
Sub-state A in Green River
3/3          32 Superior 36                     L                RSDR
3/4          36 at Green River 40         L                RSDR
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  3-19      Pct: .136

Star Valley Braves (431) ***Bob Burns
12/4       36 Montpelier, ID 35       W             RSDR
12/5       26 at Montpelier, ID 34  L                SVI
12/11    50 Rigby, ID 40                    W             RSDR*
12/12    40 Rock Springs 29            W             RSDR*
12/17    41 Green River 31              W             RSDR**
12/18    38 Rawlins 29                       W             RwlnsYbk**
12/19    30 at Rock Springs 45      L                RSDR**
1/8          49 at Evanston 41              W             RSDR
1/9          66 at Laketown, UT 49    W             SVI
1/14       49 Reliance 38                     W             SVI
1/15       61 Laketown, UT 32          W             RSDR
1/16       at Jackson—cancelled, roads closed by snow slide
1/21       47 Superior 42                     W             RSDR
1/22       49 at Rawlins 41                 W             RwlnsYbk  L Sanderson 22
1/28       46 at Jackson 44   3ot      W             RSDR
1/29       57 Green River 44              W             L Sanderson 20, R Rainey 20
2/4          54 at Reliance 37                W             RSDR  R Rainey 21
2/5          45 at Kemmerer 43           W             SVI
2/13       48 Rawlins 39                       W             RwlnsYbk
2/18       46 at Superior 59               L                RSDR
2/19       50 at Green River 39         W             RSDR
2/25       55 Kemmerer 34                 W             RSDR
2/26       50 Evanston 39                    W             RSDR
Sub-state A in Green River
3/4          Bye
3/5          59 Evanston 39                    W             RSDR
3/6          36 Superior 32                     W (1st)    RSDR
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       48 Worland 49                    L                wyo-bkb.com
*Star Valley Tourney
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  21-4      Pct: .840

Superior Dragons (171) ***Tony Katana
12/11    67 Lyman 26                         W             RSDR
12/17    41 Evanston 40                    W             RSDR**
12/18    44 at Rock Springs 48      L                RSDR**
12/19    43 Green River 40              W             RSDR**
12/19    42 Rawlins 23                       W             RwlnsYbk**
12/21    46 Worland 57                    L                CTH 
12/23    52 at Lyman 38                    W             NWDN
1/9          50 Kemmerer 34                 W             KG
1/12       44 Rock Springs 48            L                RSDR
1/14       45 at Green River 38         W             RSDR
1/16       Evanston                                  W
1/21       42 at Star Valley 47           L                RSDR  R Johnson 20
1/22       50 at Kemmerer 38           W             RSDR
1/28       62 at Reliance 29                W             RSDR
1/30       46 Rawlins 34                       W             RwlnsYbk
2/9          62 Green River 46              W             RSDR
2/12       46 at Evanston 49              L                RSDR
2/16       39 at Rock Springs 48      L                RSDR
2/18       59 Star Valley 46                 W             RSDR  J Bartlo 20
2/20       46 at Rawlins 48                 L                RwlnsYbk
2/25       52 Reliance 25                     W             RSDR
Sub-state A in Green River
3/3          36 Reliance 32                     W             RSDR
3/5          50 Rawlins 47                       W             RSDR
3/6          32 Star Valley 36                 L (2nd)     RSDR
State AA/A in Laramie
3/10       51 Thermopolis 53            L                wyo-bkb.com
**Rock Springs Tourney
Record:  16-9      Pct: .640

Class B
Standings
             
Jackson                   1st
Pinedale                 2nd
Saratoga                 3rd
Cokeville
Lyman
Mt. View
Hanna
Big Piney                last

Big Piney Punchers (49) ***Robert Edwards
12/9       Pavillion
12/11    Rock River
12/14    at Jackson                               L                JHC
12/18    21 at Saratoga 78               L                SS
12/19    at Hanna
1/8          Mt. View
1/9          36 Farson 29                         W             BPE
1/15       Baggs
1/16       Lyman—cancelled, Lyman stuck in Jackson, snow slide
1/19       20 Pinedale 71                     L                PR
1/23       23 at Cokeville 70              L                RSDR
1/29       18 at Lyman 63                    L                UCH
1/30       22 at Mt. View 43               L                RSDR
2/5          15 Saratoga 59                     L                SS 
2/6          Hanna
2/9          26 at Pinedale 48               L                RSDR
2/12       46 Farson 26                         W             BPE
2/19       at Baggs
2/20       at Rock River
2/23       10 Jackson 68                       L                JHG
2/27       14 Cokeville 57                    L                KG
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          24 Jackson 51                       L                RSDR
3/4          23 Lyman 55                         L                RSDR
Record:  2-12      Pct: .143

Cokeville Panthers (66) ***Bill Ryan
12/3       32 Soda Sprngs, ID 26      W             RSDR
12/4       44 Randolph, UT 37          W             KG
12/12    32 Laketown, UT 37          L                RSDR
12/19    at Jackson                               L                JHC
12/30    at Randolph, UT               L                KG
1/8          48 Jackson 40                       W             RSDR
1/9          35 Hanna 32                          W             KG
1/15       55 at Saratoga 70               L                RSDR
1/16       44 at Hanna 49                    L                KG
1/22       52 at Lyman 43                    W             KG
1/23       70 Big Piney 23                    W             RSDR
1/27       40 Kemmerer 48                 L                RSDR
1/30       41 Pinedale 33                     W             PR
2/4          47 at Mt. View 41               W             RSDR
2/12       46 Mt. View 31                    W             RSDR
2/13       47 Lyman 46                         W             KG
2/17       38 at Kemmerer 45           L                KG
2/19       43 Saratoga 51                     L                RSDR
2/26       41 at Pinedale 42               L                RSDR
2/27       57 at Big Piney 14              W             KG
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          53 Lyman 45                         W             RSDR
3/4          56 Jackson 58     2ot          L                RSDR
3/5          53 Saratoga 59                     L                RSDR
Record:  12-11   Pct: .522

Hanna Miners (106) ***Chuck Ferrari
11/20    37 Encampment 33 ot    W             RSDR
12/5       53 at Encampment 46     W             SS 
12/11    35 University Prep 36      L                LRB
12/18    at Medicine Bow
12/19    Big Piney
12/30    33 St. Mary’s 53                     L                WST
1/7          36 at Mt. View 44               L                RSDR
1/8          39 at Lyman 50                    L                RSDR
1/9          32 at Cokeville 35              L                KG
1/14       53 at Saratoga 54               L                SS
1/16       49 Cokeville 44                    W             KG
1/19       at Baggs
1/22       37 Mt. View 47                    L                UCH
1/23       Jackson                                     L
1/29       50 Saratoga 59                     L                SS 
1/30       McFadden                               (at Rock River)
2/4          38 at Pinedale 43               L                RSDR
2/5          31 at Jackson 35  ot          L                RSDR
2/6          at Big Piney
2/11       29 at University Prep 33    L                WST
2/12       53 at St. Mary’s  57            L                WST
2/13       36 Pinedale 42                     L                RSDR
2/16       Baggs
2/26       Lyman
2/26       McFadden
2/27       Medicine Bow
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          39 Pinedale 42                     L                RSDR
3/4          36 Saratoga 49                     L                RSDR
Record:  3-16      Pct: .158

Jackson Broncs (144) ***Archie Jurich
12/1       34 Dubois 48                        L                RR
12/3       47 at Pavillion 24               W             RR+
12/5       37 Shoshoni 34   ot           W             RR+
12/8       35 Pavillion 25                    W             RSDR
12/10    35 at Kemmerer 45           L                RSDR
12/11    31 Rock Springs 50            L                RSDR*
12/12    39 Rigby, ID 47                    L                SVI*
12/14    Big Piney                                  W             JHC
12/19    Cokeville                                  W             JHC
1/8          40 at Cokeville 48              L                RSDR
1/9          42 at Evanston 41              W             JHG
1/15       50 Lyman 29                         W             RSDR
1/16       Star Valley—cancelled, roads closed due to snow slide
1/21       48 at Saratoga 40               W             RSDR  F Gillette 21
1/22       at Hanna                                  W            
1/27       49 Pinedale 34                     W             RSDR
1/28       44 at Star Valley 46 3ot  L                RSDR
2/4          43 Saratoga 39                     W             RSDR
2/5          35 Hanna 31        ot             W             RSDR
2/11       41 at Mt. View 39               W             RSDR
2/12       at Lyman
2/18       56 Driggs, ID 40                   W             RSDR
2/23       65 at Big Piney 10              W             JHG
2/25       58 at Pinedale 51               W             RSDR
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          51 Big Piney 24                    W             RSDR
3/4          58 Cokeville 56  2ot          W             RSDR  F Gillette 25
3/6          48 Pinedale 37                     W (1st)    RSDR
State B in Laramie
3/11       55 Lingle 36                           W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       34 Shoshoni 42                   L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       34 Pinedale 31                     W (3rd)   wyo-bkb.com
+Pavillion Tourney
*Star Valley Tourney
Record:  21-7      Pct: .750

Lyman Eagles (87) ***Joseph W. Cranmer
12/3       60 Reliance 18                     W             RSDR
12/9       36 at Evanston 33              W             RSDR
12/11    26 at Superior 67               L                RSDR
12/17    at Randolph, UT
12/19    Randolph, UT
12/23    38 Superior 52                     L                NWDN
1/6          39 at Reliance 40                L                RSDR
1/8          50 Hanna 39                          W             RSDR
1/14       40 at Pinedale 43               L                RSDR
1/15       29 at Jackson 50                 L                RSDR
1/16       at Big Piney—cancelled, stuck in Jackson, snow slide
1/22       43 Cokeville 52                    L                KG
1/29       63 Big Piney 18                    W             UCH
1/30       34 Evanston 59                    L                UCH
2/5          39 Mt. View 43                    L                UCH
2/12       Jackson
2/13       46 at Cokeville 47              L                KG
2/15       48 Pinedale 39                     W             PR  Porter 21
2/19       60 at Mt. View 62 ot         L                RSDR
2/20       65 Saratoga 47                     W             SS
2/25       48 at Saratoga 51               L                SS
2/26       at Hanna
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          45 Cokeville 53                    L                RSDR
3/4          55 Big Piney 23                    W             RSDR  F Charles 22
3/5          49 Mt. View 40                    W             RSDR
3/6          72 Saratoga 48                     W (3rd)   RSDR
State B in Laramie
3/11       45 Shoshoni 61                   L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  9-13      Pct: .409

Mt. View Buffalos (57) ***J. Paul Facer
12/4       41 at Evanston 38              W             RSDR
12/9       31 at Reliance 43                L                RSDR
12/11    44 Green River 35              W             RSDR
12/21    33 Reliance 41                     L                RSDR
1/7          44 Hanna 36                          W             RSDR
1/8          at Big Piney
1/9          39 at Pinedale 49               L                PR
1/19       35 Kemmerer 40                 L                RSDR
1/22       47 at Hanna 37                    W             UCH
1/23       50 at Saratoga 51               L                SS
1/26       53 Evanston 39                    W             RSDR
1/30       43 Big Piney 22                    W             RSDR
2/4          41 Cokeville 47                    L                RSDR
2/5          43 at Lyman 39                    W             UCH
2/11       39 Jackson 41                       L                RSDR
2/12       31 at Cokeville 46              L                RSDR
2/16       54 Pinedale 69                     L                RSDR  M Taylor 20
2/18       48 Saratoga 53                     L                RSDR
2/19       62 Lyman 60   ot                 W             RSDR  M Taylor 29
2/24       57 at Kemmerer 65           L                KG
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          52 Saratoga 36                     W             RSDR
3/4          39 Pinedale 56                     L                RSDR
3/5          40 Lyman 49                         L                RSDR
Record:  9-13      Pct: .409

Pinedale Wranglers (94) ***Warren ‘Cappie’ Capellen
12/10    43 Pavillion 29                    W             RSDR
12/11    38 Pavillion 24                    W             RSDR
12/18    39 at University Prep 41   L                LRB
12/22    29 Kemmerer 28                 W             RSDR
1/7          51 University Prep 31      W             WST
1/8          55 University Prep 39      W             WST
1/9          49 Mt. View 39                    W             PR
1/14       43 Lyman 40                         W             RSDR
1/19       71 at Big Piney 20              W             PR  J Donnelly 21
1/27       34 at Jackson 49                 L                RSDR
1/30       33 at Cokeville 41              L                PR
2/4          43 Hanna 38                          W             RSDR
2/6          56 Saratoga 43                     W             SS
2/9          48 Big Piney 26                    W             PR
2/12       60 at Saratoga 49               W             SS  J Donnelly 35
2/13       42 at Hanna 36                    W             PR
2/15       39 at Lyman 48                    L                PR
2/16       69 at Mt. View 54               W             RSDR  J Donnelly 32
2/25       51 Jackson 58                       L                RSDR  J Donnelly 22
2/26       42 Cokeville 41                    W             PR
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          42 Hanna 39                          W             RSDR
3/4          56 Pinedale 39                     W             RSDR  J Donnelly 28
3/6          37 Jackson 48                       L (2nd)     RSDR
State B in Laramie
3/11       44 Huntley 26                      W             wyo-bkb.com
3/12       46 Cowley 59                        L                wyo-bkb.com
3/13       31 Jackson 34                       L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  18-8      Pct: .692

Saratoga Panthers (102) ***Reese Gaskell
12/4       39 at University Prep 31   W             LRB
12/5       35 at St. Mary’s 43             L                WST
12/12    53 Encampment 49          W             SS  G Buff 21
12/18    78 Big Piney 21                    W             SS
12/28    Gillette-cancelled
12/29    39 St. Mary’s 45                    L                WST
1/8          35 at Rawlins 46                 L                RwlnsYbk
1/9          61 at Baggs 35                      W             SS
1/14       54 Hanna 53                          W             SS
1/15       70 Cokeville 55                    W             RSDR  G Buff 21
1/21       40 Jackson 48                       L                RSDR
1/23       51 Mt. View 50                    W             SS
1/26       45 Rawlins 53                       L                RwlnsYbk
1/29       59 at Hanna 50                    W             SS  G Buff 26
2/4          39 at Jackson 43                 L                RSDR  G Buff 27
2/5          59 at Big Piney 15              W             SS  T Fitzgerald 21
2/6          43 at Pinedale 56               L                SS
2/8          71 Baggs 56                            W             SS
2/12       49 Pinedale 60                     L                SS
2/13       47 at Encampment 43     W             SS
2/18       53 at Mt. View 48               W             RSDR
2/19       52 at Cokeville 41              W             SS
2/20       47 at Lyman 65                    L                SS
2/25       51 Lyman 48                         W             SS  G Buff 21
2/27       45 University Prep 39      W             LDB
Sub-state B in Green River
3/3          36 Mt. View 52                    L                RSDR
3/4          49 Hanna 36                          W             RSDR
3/5          59 Cokeville 53                    W             RSDR  G Buff 31
3/6          48 Lyman 72                         L                RSDR
Record:  17-11   Pct: .607

Class C
Standings
Encampment      9                 1
Rock River
Baggs
Medicine Bow
McFadden
Farson

Baggs Rattlers (33) ***Darwin Pitchford
1/8          40 Encampment 44          L                SS
1/9          35 Saratoga 61                     L                SS
1/15       at Big Piney
1/19       Hanna
1/             at Rawlins B                           W             RDT
2/8          56 at Saratoga 71               L                SS
2/11       43 Rawlins B 46                   L                RDT
2/16       at Hanna
2/19       Big Piney
2/25       28 at Encampment 66     L                SS
Rock River (2)
Medicine Bow (2)
McFaddden (2)
Farson (2)?
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          71 Farson 24                         W             RSDR
3/5          44 Rock River 43                 W             RSDR
3/6          30 Encampment 43          L                RSDR
Record:  3-6         Pct: .333

Encampment Tigers (35) ***Jack Beard
11/20    33 at Hanna 37  ot             L                RSDR
12/4       49 Rock River 45                 W             SS
12/5       46 Hanna 53                          L                SS  S Wilcox 20
12/11    38 at Walden, CO 41 2ot L              SS
12/12    49 at Saratoga 53               L                SS
12/18    McFadden                               W             SS  (at Rock River)
1/5          34 Walden, CO 38   ot      L                SS
1/8          44 at Baggs 40                      W             SS
1/14       43 at Rawlins B 27             W             SS
1/15       36 at Medicine Bow 38   L                SS
1/22       McFadden                               W             SS
1/27       45 Rawlins B 47                   L                SS
2/5          60 Medicine Bow 33        W             SS
2/12       at Rock River                         W             LDB
2/13       43 Saratoga 47                     L                SS
2/19       53 Farson 22                         W             SS  (at Rock Springs)
2/25       66 Baggs 28                            W             SS  S Wilcox 26
2/27       64 Farson 38                         W             SS
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          Bye
3/5          61 Medicine Bow 36        W             RSDR  S Wilcox 20
3/6          43 Baggs 30                            W (1st)    RSDR
State C in Laramie
3/11       36 Dayton 46                        L                wyo-bkb.com
Record:  12-9      Pct: .571

Farson Pronghorns (30) ***Arnold Bowman
12/12    Rock River                                                 (at Big Piney)
1/9          29 at Big Piney 36              L                BPE
1/22       Baggs
1/30       at Rock River
2/12       26 at Big Piney 46              L                BPE
2/19       22 Encampment 53          L                SS (at Rock Springs)
2/27       38 at Encampment 64     L                SS
Lyman B?
Medicine Bow (2)
at Baggs
McFadden (2)
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          24 Baggs 71                            L                RSDR
Record:  0-5         Pct: .000

McFadden Oilers (14) ***Robert Lang?
11/6       28 University Prep B 18  W             LRB  (at Rock River)
12/18    Encampment                        L                LRB  (at Rock River)
1/15       26 Carpenter B 20              W             PBP  (at Rock River)
1/22       at Encampment                   L                SS
1/30       Hanna                                        (at Rock River)
2/26       at Hanna
Baggs (2)
Medicine Bow (2)
Rock River (2)
Farson (2)
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          27 Medicine Bow 51        L                RSDR
Record:  2-3         Pct: .400

Medicine Bow Wranglers (22) ***Don White
10/23    47 Rock River 43                 W             LRB
11/6       30 at Rock River 52           L                LRB
11/20    41 University Prep 43      L                LRB
12/18    Hanna
1/15       38 Encampment 36          W             SS
1/22       at University Prep
2/5          33 at Encampment 60     L                SS
2/27       at Hanna
Farson (2)
McFadden (2)
Baggs (2)
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          51 McFadden 27                 W             RSDR
3/5          36 Encampment 61          L                RSDR
Record:  3-4         Pct: .429

Rock River Longhorns (28) ***William Martin
10/23    43 at Medicine Bow 47   L                LRB
11/6       52 Medicine Bow 30        W             LRB
11/13    28 University Prep 35      L                LRB
11/20    at Chugwater                        L                LRB
11/24    40 at Carpenter 41            L                PBP
12/4       45 at Encampment 49     L                SS
12/12    Farson                     (at Big Piney)
12/18    Chugwater                              L                LRB
12/19    at Walden, CO                      L                LRB
1/15       43 Carpenter 47                  L                PBP        
1/21       29 Egbert 36                          L                PBP*
1/22       41 at Albin 54                       L                AlbnYbk *
1/30       Farson
2/12       Encampment                        L                LDB
2/19       42 at University Prep 44     L                LDB
Baggs (2)
McFadden (2)
Sub-state C in Green River
3/4          Bye
3/5          43 Baggs 44                            L                RSDR
*Albin Tourney w/East Laramie County teams
Record:  1-13      Pct: .071

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1953-1954 Records

NE Boys Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class AA/Big Five
Casper Natrona  20-11                       .645                          Oscar ‘Swede’ Erickson
Sheridan                16-11                       .593                          Carl Rollins
Class A
Buffalo                    11-7                          .611                          Harvey Crowe
Gillette                     5-17                        .227                          George Dorrington
Newcastle               9-13                        .409                          Bill Baker
Class B
Hulett                      10-5                          .667                          Bill McRann
Midwest                 10-12                       .455                          Bill Sullins
Sundance                6-14                        .200                          B. F. ‘Tead’ Weaver
Upton                        8-12                        .400                          LaVerne Boal
Class C
Arvada                     16-5                          .762                          Francis Klein
Big Horn                   9-6                           .600                          Glenn Blackburn
Clearmont              5-16                        .238                          William Opitz
Dayton                    18-4                          .818                          Richard Gruber
Kaycee                       3-12                        .200                          Robert Dunn
Moorcroft               0-15                        .000                          Supt. Walter F. Jensen
Ranchester             9-8                           .529                          Bob Benson
Rozet                          8-10                        .444                          Supt. George Sprague

SE Boys                    Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class AA/Big Five
Cheyenne              20-6                          .769                          C. H. ‘Okie’ Blanchard
Laramie                   5-20                        .200                          Vern Jensen                             
Class A
Douglas                   13-8                          .619                          Pete Petranovich
Lusk                          25-8                          .758                          Floyd Hart
St. Mary’s              18-8                          .692                          Austin Jordan
Torrington              6-16                        .273                          Jim Wiseman
Wheatland           24-3                          .889                          Sidney Werner
Class B
Glenrock                10-12                       .455                          Art Hill
Guernsey                 4-14                        .222                          Murray Francescato
Huntley                     16-3                          .842                          Jacque Schmiedt
Lingle                       11-13                       .458                          Robert L. Robertson
Manville                   9-10                        .474                          Joe Chasteen
Pine Bluffs               7-13                        .350                          Ed Rich
University Prep    8-12                        .400                          Joe Dolan
Class C
Albin                        22-1                          .957                          Dennis Ragan
Burns                         3-12                        .200                          Supt. C. W. Shreves
Carpenter              14-9                          .609                          Robert Carey
Chugwater              9-14                        .391                          Jerry Morgan
Egbert                        7-9                           .438                          Dick Calvert
Ft. Laramie           11-15                       .423                          George Kezele
Glendo                      1-18                        .053                          Hubert Benn
Hawk Springs        7-11                        .389                          Francis Michie?
Hillsdale                 17-5                          .773                          Marion Graham
LaGrange               10-12                       .455                          Harold Alley
Sunrise                    17-6                          .739                          Anthony J. Balzan
Veteran                   20-5                          .800                          Roger Youtz
Yoder                         4-11                        .267                          J. C. Kreie

SE Girls                    Record                    Percentage          Coach
Burns              0-1                             .000
Hillsdale          1-0                             1.000

NW Boys                Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class A
Basin                          9-17                        .346                          Henry Cox
Cody                           7-18                        .280                          Paul Petrich
Greybull                   7-20                        .259                          Joe ‘Bud’ McKethen
Lander                     22-4                          .846                          Jack King
Lovell                       15-7                          .682                          Dean Larson
Powell                     15-12                       .556                          Keith Bloom
Riverton                   5-18                        .217                          Robert Porter
Thermopolis        18-8                          .692                          George Collins
Worland                21-6                          .778                          Jack Aggers
Class B
Byron                       14-7                          .667                          Wilford Mower
Cowley                    11-11                       .500                          Therill Averett
Deaver                     11-9                          .550                          Al Ketcham
Pavillion                  9-12                        .429                          Dale Dragich
Shoshoni               26-5                          .839                          Jack Heron
Class C
Burlington              8-11                        .421                          Roger Goenner
Dubois                    16-7                          .696                          Solon Coats
Manderson             4-11                        .267                          Dean Giester
Meeteetse               0-12                        .000                          Homer Ewing
Morton                     0-11                        .000                          R. E. Schafer
Ten Sleep                 6-11                        .353                          Jack Schalles
Other
Ethete/St. Mike    0-2                           .000
St. Stephens           1-4                           .200                          Fr. Jerome Zummach
Wyo Indst Inst      2-2                           .500

SW Boys                 Record                    Percentage          Coach
Class AA/Big Five
Rock Springs        23-7                          .767                          Mack Peyton
Class A
Evanston                13-15                       .464                          Norval ‘Bud’ Johnson
Green River            8-20                        .286                          Robert Diegelman
Kemmerer             10-14                       .417                          Byron Toone
Rawlins                   20-13                       .606                          Joseph V. Schwartz
Reliance                   3-19                        .136                          Jack Smith
Star Valley             21-4                          .840                          Bob Burns
Superior                 16-9                          .640                          Tony Katana
Class B
Big Piney                  2-12                        .143                          Robert Edwards
Cokeville                12-11                       .522                          Bill Ryan
Hanna                        3-16                        .158                          Chuck Ferrari
Jackson                   21-7                          .750                          Archie Jurich
Lyman                       9-13                        .409                          Joseph W. Cranmer
Mt. View                  9-13                        .409                          J. Paul Facer
Pinedale                 18-8                          .692                          Warren ‘Cappie’ Capellen
Saratoga                 17-11                       .607                          Reese Gaskell
Class C
Baggs                          3-6                           .333                          Darwin Pitchford
Encampment      12-9                          .571                          Jack Beard
Farson                       0-5                           .000                          Arnold Bowman
McFadden               2-3                           .400                          Robert Lang?
Medicine Bow      3-4                           .429                          Don White
Rock River               1-13                        .071                          William Martin