Sports

Buffs drop two at state, finish 7-15

Published by admin on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 1:45pm

Greybull’s first appearance in the State 2A Basketball Championships since 2016 didn’t go as planned, as the Buffs were overwhelmed by 2A East champ Sundance 55-36 in Friday’s opening round and bounced from the tournament with a 47-40 loss to Big Horn on Saturday.

“We didn’t play our best basketball, that’s for sure,” said Coach Logan Burningham. “With an inexperienced team going to state for the first time, there was some state shock.  I think we experienced that a few times during the weekend.”

Buffs sweep conference foes

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 11:23am

The Greybull Buffs picked up a pair of important Class 2A Northwest Conference wins last week, handling Riverside 56-33 on Thursday and using a buzzer beater to stun Shoshoni 54-52 on Friday before seeing their three-game win streak end in a 77-58 defeat to Tongue River on Saturday.

Greybull heads into the final week of the regular season with a 5-10 record, but with the arrows pointing up.  The Buffs didn’t top 50 points in any of their first nine games, but have now done so in five of their past six, going 4-2 over that stretch.

Lady Buffs slip by Meeteetse 57-51

Published by admin on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:39am

The Lady Buffs had a different look to them when they took the court against Meeteetse for a non-conference game last week, a game they won 57-51. The Longhorns are a talented 1A team that gave the Buffs all they could handle. 

“What a crazy week,” said Coach Kyndra Goton, as she explained that with three of her regular starters out on quarantine, she had to “reach down” and pull some of her younger, less experienced players up a level.  Torrey Sanford and Kinley Hunt got starting nods and Kennedy Craft and Rylee Peasley saw additional minutes.  The four combined for 13 points.

Tough sledding for Buffs against Rocky

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 3:11pm

By Nathan Oster

Just when the Buffs thought their offense was trending in the right direction, along came top-ranked Rocky Mountain.

The Grizzlies won the first meeting of the season between the long-time rivals Friday night in Cowley, smothering Greybull 73-21 to remain perfect in Class 2A Northwest Conference play and drop the Buffs to 2-9 overall, 1-2 in the conference.

The stats didn’t paint a pretty picture.  

Individual wins highlight Moorcroft trip

Published by admin on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 3:05pm

In a normal year, Greybull-Riverside would have seen just about every 2A wrestling team in the state by now.  But with COVID-19 wiping usual in-season tournaments off the schedule, that hasn’t been the case in 2020-21.

Teams have had to hunt for matchups, and with each weekend, Coach Tom Harrington and his team are getting opposed to new squads.  Last weekend gave G-R its first look of the season at the reigning state champion Moorcroft Wolves.  On Friday, they’ll see Saratoga.  But time is running out.  The state tournament is now less than a month away.

Buffs held down in losses to Burlington, Wind River

Published by admin on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 2:26pm

The Greybull Buffs were unable to get on track in their first two games of the new year, as they continued to be plagued by a sputtering offense in a 65-43 loss in Burlington Thursday night and a 68-44 setback in their home opener against Wind River Saturday afternoon.

Greybull took a 1-5 record into its game Tuesday night in Thermopolis, and with the start of Class 2A Northwest Conference play on the horizon, time is starting to run out in the search for answers to what ails the Buffs.

Winter sports seasons resuming

Published by admin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 3:57pm

The two-week vacation gave Coach Kyndra Goton and the Lady Buffs time to regroup, get healthy and hone a few skills in preparation for the 2021 season opener; the Buffs will be in Burlington today to play the Lady Huskies at 4/5:30.

Four returning starters give Buffs hope

Published by admin on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 1:46pm

The Greybull Buffs came within a basket of qualifying for last year’s State 2A Basketball Championships. As disappointing as that 50-48 regional loss to Tongue River was, coaches and players found comfort in the fact that the core of the team would get another shot.

Ben Kraft was the only senior who saw quality minutes in Riverton and his combination of scoring (11.3 ppg), defense and leadership will be tough to replace. But on the sunny side, the Buffs return everyone else who contributed to that regional squad, including seniors Jesus Hernandez and Isaac Thueson. 

Hernandez makes all-state, four make all-conference

Published by admin on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 3:08pm

The Greybull Buffs saw one of their players, senior Jesus Hernandez, make the all-state team and four earn a spot on the all-conference first team following the completion of the first nine-man football season in state history.

Hernandez was among the state’s premier defenders.  An end, he was a big-play machine, finishing with 17 tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks.  The 23 behind-the-line-of-scrimmage stops topped all 1A defenders.   Statewide, he ranked sixth in defensive points, averaging 20.8 per game.

Lady Buffs season ends with losses to Big Horn, TR

Published by admin on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 9:57am

The Greybull Lady Buffs gave everything they had and a little bit more when they played the Big Horn Lady Rams in the opening round of the 2A state volleyball tournament in Casper Nov. 5.

Playing what could have been their best match of the year, the Buffs went out swinging, not giving an inch. Their fight and determination gave them wins in the first two sets, 25-17, 25-18. 

Things were looking very good.