Sports

Thinclads fighting the weather as season nears

Published by admin on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 3:37pm

If the first couple weeks of practice are any indication of what's to come, the words "weather permitting" might be the most often used as area track and field athletes, coaches and fans navigate the traditional slate of meets leading up to regional and state competition in May.

Buffs come up shot in bid for consolation crown

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 3:02pm

The only thing missing was a trophy.   The Greybull Buffs wrapped up the season last weekend in Casper, going 1-2 and finishing sixth at the State 2A Basketball Championships in Casper.  They finished 13-13. Their lone win, a 54-49 victory over Shoshoni, was their first in Casper since 2016, when they placed third in Jim Prather's final season.

Schlattmann paces G-R at State

Published by admin on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 2:05pm

Jake Schlattmann, Ty Strohschein, Loomis Alexander and Curtis Strohschein placed and several others won at least one match to power Greybull-Riverside to an 11th-place finish at last weekend's State 2A Wrestling Championships at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper.

Buffs clinch Northwest's No. 3 seed

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2023 - 2:00pm

The Greybull Buffs held off Shoshoni 64-59 Friday to sew up the Northwest Conference's third seed for this weekend's Class 2A West Regional. They'll face Big Piney in an opening-round matchup today (Thursday, Feb. 23) in Riverton.

Greybull finished the regular season at 10-9 overall, 2-4 in conference play.

Both league wins came at Shoshoni's expense, although the second came harder than the first.

Buffs fall to 1-4 in conference play

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 3:53pm

If they ultimately fall short of qualifying for the state tournament, the Greybull Buffs may end up kicking themselves for the close games that slipped from their grasp during the regular season.

The Buffs dropped to 9-8 overall, 1-4 in conference play after a one-point loss to Rocky Mountain Friday night at Buff Gym and a two-point loss to Wind River Saturday afternoon in Pavilion.

Three of Greybull's four conference losses (and four of their eight total losses) have been by two points or less. 

Alexander, Rosales top placers at home tourney

Published by admin on Fri, 02/10/2023 - 10:29am

Freshman Loomis Alexander was the only Greybull-Riverside wrestler to reach finals while Caiden Sorenson, Jake Schlattmann, Erik Rosales and Curtis Strohschein joined him as placers at Saturday's Greybull Memorial Invitational at Buff Gym.

The tournament followed closely on the heels of a G-R dual win over Wright on Friday night.

Buffs notch first conference win

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 11:56am

Nonconference matchups with Big Horn and Tongue River were casualties of the weather, but the Greybull Buffs got the one they had to have, beating Shoshoni 50-43 Friday night at Buff Gym for their first Northwest Conference victory of the season.

The Buffs had lost to Rocky Mountain and Wind River the previous week, so it was as close to a must-win as you'll see in late January.

Late FTs seal comeback win over Wind River

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:56pm

The Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies proved to be too much for the Lady Buffs to handle when the two teams met in Cowley in the first conference game of the season. The Grizzlies took a quick first quarter lead and went on to claim the 50-16 victory.

The Lady Buffs were in the friendly confines of their home gym Saturday and they took advantage of that to score a victory over the Lady Cougars from Wind River, 48-47.  It was an exciting climax to a game that looked impossible to win in the early going. But, as Coach Jeff Hunt has often said, there is “no quit” in his team.

Strohschein, Alexander win Don Runner Invite titles

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 12:04pm

Junior Ty Strohschein and freshman Loomis Alexander won their weight classes and Greybull-Riverside placed fifth in a 13-team field at last weekend’s Don Runner Invitational in Pavillion.

Coach Rob Nuttall said he loved the way his team stepped up at the event, which was billed by some as a preview of the Class 2A West Regional.  With the exception of Cokeville and Kemmerer, all the teams that will be battling it out later this month for state tournament berths were in attendance.

Weekend sweeps sends Buffs into Classic with momentum

Published by admin on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 3:25pm

Wyoming Indian is known for momentum-changing scoring runs, but on Friday night at Buff Gym, the Chiefs found themselves on the receiving end of one that would have the made some of their all-time great teams proud.

Three minutes into the opening quarter, the No. 4 ranked team in 2A led 2-0.  Greybull hadn’t hit a shot and had two turnovers.  The run started simply enough — with banked-in 3-pointer by Coby Henderson with 4:56 to play.