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@wyosports reporter covering Laramie County schools & UW women's hoops. Formerly of the Las Vegas Review-Journal video team and UNLV Hockey. Pizza connoisseur.

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2 years
Been meaning to do this, but I’ve been so busy moving that I completely forgot to make this announcement. Today I started a new job with @WyoSports covering the local high schools and LCCC in Cheyenne, WY. A big thanks to everyone in my career that has helped me get to this point
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Keelen Anderson drills it for. 61(!) yards out!!! That’s a Wyoming state record
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Full quote from Heather Ezell on the job Ryan Larsen did in her absence.
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What a ride this season was. Words cannot express how blessed I was to be able to work with and cover this team. Hats off to everyone with the media team, coaching staff, and players for making this the best experience I could've asked for. Next season will be even better
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UNLV Rebel Hockey
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and that's all folks 😭
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Golden Knights need a big performance from Mark Stone over these next four games. He hasn't been himself since returning from injury, and they will need elite Mark Stone (or close to it) for this stretch run.
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Another excellent pick up for @UNLVRebelHockey Caleb Strong provides even more scoring to the Rebels arsenal. He had 76 points (30G 46A) in 38 games played with the T-Birds (per elite prospects).
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Congratulations to the Las Vegas T-Birds Captain Caleb Strong on continuing his academic and hockey career playing ACHA Division 1 at University of Nevada Las Vegas! 🟠⚫️🏒🦅 #gotbirds #vegashockey #usphl #soartogether #unlv #unlvhockey #rebles
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Former Cheyenne East star is already making an impact with LCCC
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LCCC Sports
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Congratulations to our first #AthleteoftheWeek of the year from the @LCCCwVolleyball ! Cheyenne East alum Elysiana Fonseca made her presence felt on offense and defense in the opening tournament of the season earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team! #BeGolden
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The moment burns captured it’s first 2a state title since 1992. Final set score 25-21
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FINAL: Central is your Class 4A state champion with a 62-59 win over Laramie. Chase Talich makes two clutch free throws to ice the game for Central.
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Guess you can say Elysiana Fonseca is adapting to the college game pretty well
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LCCC Sports
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Let's hear it for @LCCCwVolleyball 's Elysiana Fonseca for being named the first 2023 Region IX North Offensive Player of the Week! #BeGolden #ShineLikeGold
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UW takes it 69-62 in Boise to snap a five-game losing streak in Boise. Cowgirls outscore the Broncos 19-9 in the final frame and hold Boise State without a field goal for the final seven and a half minutes of the contest.
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McCord finished that game with 48 points. LCCC wins 88-86. But what shouldn't get lost in this game is the defensive play he made with 6 seconds left in the game to force a turnover and give the ball back to his team. Unreal performance tonight out of the Cheyenne East product.
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46 points now, and McCord has given LCCC its first lead of the half
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Little life update for me. I'm very excited to announce that next Friday, I will be starting a job with the @reviewjournal as a studio tech. I will helping with their 7 @7 newscast, as well as some other duties.
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My favorite part about this was that Bradie said after the game that she had no idea that she had gone over 1,000 points until she was told in the locker room. It shows that she's the type of player that doesn't fixate on individual stats and cares more about her team's success.
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There it is. Bradie Schlabs knocks down a 3 with 6:10 left in the third quarter to eclipse the 1,000 point mark for her career.
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@SinBinVegas 3 coaches in 6 years, and a complete mess with the salary cap is what it boils down to now.
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FINAL: Central wins it off a turnover by Natrona in the dying seconds. Unreal comeback by the Indians, who remain perfect on the season. Joe Sawyer finishes with 31. UNBELIVABLE game
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Today, Cheyenne Central senior Madisyn Baillie signed her national letter of intent to go to @SUUTFXC for track and field. She said the choice ultimately came down to how welcomed she felt by the team and coaching staff.
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What a night. From getting champagne rained on me to getting to hear William Karlsson’s all-time greatest speech, and everything in between. Proud to be a fan of this team. #VegasBorn #CupInSix
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East wins its 48th consecutive game 61-36. Next Friday against Riverton, they go for the record.
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I did not have East and Central’s student sections singing Country Roads on my rivalry game bingo card, but I’m all for it.
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(Now that Twitter isn’t broken I can post this) My story on @LCCCsports women’s soccer keeper Kiara Kershaw and her contributions to the @LCCCesports team this spring
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Jordan Griess shot holds as the game winner. East wins 3-2
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Game 2 tonight between @UNLVRebelHockey and the gcu lopes is about an hour away. @dominicjlavoie and I take a quick look back at last nights game and some keys to tonight. Be sure to tune in to the broadcast on the unlv YouTube channel if you can’t make the game.
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. @CentralMBB senior Chase Talich entered the last game of the regular season averaging 12.2 points per game. Since that point, he's averaged 21 points over a seven game stretch. He picked a pretty good time to elevate his play.
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12-4 was the realistic record the #vegasborn needed to have over the last 16 to have a good shot at sneaking into the playoffs. This was a game they needed to win, and have just looked terrible. Inconsistent defense and lack of scoring is going to cost them a playoff birth.
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About an hour and a half away from puck drop at T-Mobile Arena. @GoldenKnights look to stay in the playoff hunt tonight against the @ArizonaCoyotes Also, first VGK game covering for @reviewjournal #VegasBorn | #Yotes
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Honestly, I’m just happy to be mentioned in this! Congrats to everyone nominated
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@MellemaEmily has been one of @wyo_wbb most steady players this season in an elevated role. But she has also become a star on Social Media for the Cowgirls. My story on her efforts on and off the court to help UW ahead of today’s Border War.
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With my last story being sent off, that concludes the coverage of the 2023 Class 4A soccer state tournament. I'm exhausted, and I have worked 10+ hours each of the last three days. But thats what I love about this job. I appreciate everyone that followed along and read my stuff!
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Laramie takes it 67-54. They will play in the semis tomorrow night
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Cowgirls take it 68-54. The Cowgirls needed a strong fourth, and got it. Fertig finishes with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.
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FINAL: Laramie upends Central 53-47
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Pine Bluffs accepts the fourth place trophy. While it wasn’t the ending they wanted, the Hornets saw Travis Werner’s goal of bringing home hardware come to fruition. No one gave them much of a chance this year, but the Hornets stand as one of the final four teams.
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Burns alumna Carter David gets a big ovation from the crowd checking into the game for the first time
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East avenges last season's defeat with a 68-59 win over Laramie in the state title.
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FINAL: East's comeback comes up just short, and Central survives a second half surge for a victory to claim the Southeast's No. 1 seed heading into regionals next week. Final score 78-72. Fantastic game to close out the regular season.
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Shoshone complete a 25 yard pass on the final play of the game, but it’s not enough as time runs out. Pine bluffs is your class 1A 9 man state champion
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With its win tonight, UW has claimed the No. 2 overall seed in the Mountain West Tournament.
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FINAL: Sheridan takes it 44-37. Sheridan extends its win streak to 25
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2 years
I will never understand why High School basketball does not have shot clocks, especially at a state tournament.
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2 years
You absolutely love to see @UNLVRebelHockey ranked as high as they are. Coach Greener has done (and is doing) a phenomenal job with this team
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ACHA Men's D1
2 years
FORMER TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STARTS ATOP AMERICAN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION MEN’S DIVISION I PRESEASON RANKING
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Big thanks to @RebelReportUNLV and @UNLVRebelHockey for putting me in this position. Also big thanks to @JonCastagnino @RyanGTVProd and everyone else that helped me along the way as well!
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Video took way longer to upload than I thought 😅 puck drop between @UNLVRebelHockey and @ASU_D1_ACHA is about 5 minutes away.
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Two new additions to the desk #VegasBorn
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Central picked up the 41 to 10 win, and advances to the state semifinal against Sheridan next week. The Indians get a rematch with the Broncs from week one
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Thanks to Southwest and their immmaculate meltdown, I am in Vegas for two more days. I am also here for the conference opener between UW and UNLV. We’re just about an hour from tip-off, and I will have updated throughout the game.
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. @CheyEast senior Bradie Schlabs put together another standout season for the Thunderbirds. Her efforts earned her a second Laramie County girls basketball POTY nod from WyoSports (link contains a video, first team and second team all-county selections).
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Here we go. Central and Thunder Basin are getting set to battle for the state title
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LCCC wins their fifth straight game, this time 3-1 over Casper college. Save the one goal allowed, the defense had an incredibly strong showing
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Central takes it 4-3 and advances to the state title game
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Its been Tomi Olson's night, and with five seconds left in the game, she comes up huge with a clutch layup to give the Cowgirls the 61-60 win.
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Karson Tempel and Izzy Kelly have picked up right where they left off last night. The two sophomores have combined for nine of Central's first 11 points.
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2 years
Little late to the party but this is awesome
@UNLVRebelHockey
UNLV Rebel Hockey
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Giving Day is STILL HAPPENING! Make sure you click on the link in our bio or down below to donate NOW!
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FINAL: UW takes it 54-48. It got really hairy over the final 80 seconds, but a pair of clutch free throws by Allyson Fertig with 23 seconds left put the game out of reach. Cowgirls improve to 2-0 in conference play and will play Air Force again on Saturday.
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Final score tallies from the 4A title game East: Schlabs 18 (11 in the 4th), Jackson 17, Mirich 14, Hayes 12, Jolley 7. Laramie: Brown 26, Summers 13 (11 boards), Alexander 8, Busch 6, Smith 4, Chavez 2. Just a phenomenal game all around. Great way to close out the season.
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Very bad injury on the field. Colin Newton is down on the field with what looks like a REALLY bad ankle injury. Ambulance is coming onto the field. Hopefully he is okay, but this game is now secondary to his health.
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@GoldenKnights Court side of state basketball in Wyoming
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Burns wins 3-1 and will play big horn for the state title tomorrow
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During the Cowgirls weekly presser this morning, Heather Ezell is the one taking questions. She said she is back with the team will be back on the bench for Thursday's game against Reno.
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Final: T-Birds: 47 Camels: 28 Camels grab three TDs in the4th quarter to make the score look nicer. The starters for east played one series in the second half, however. All in all an absolutely dominant win by East High as the extend their win streak over Campbell County to 7.
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Cam Hayes' first-half stats (unofficial): 19-for-21, 300 yards and 6 total touchdowns.
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2 years
First article for @WyoSports is now up!
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Jeremiah Johnke
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Sophomore setter Brooke Parker followed coach Zach Shaver to @laramiecountyvb . She's now providing a veteran presence for the Golden Eagles. #wyosports
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@SinBinVegas Which is a worse look for McPhee: This or the Forsberg trade in Washington?
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Cheyenne East boys clinch a spot in the state title game with a dominant 69-39 win over Campbell County. They will play the winner of Laramie and Cody tomorrow at 8 p.m. for the 4A state title
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East girls take it 1-0 and relied heavily on their defense in the second half of this contest
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FINAL: East wins 74-73. Nathan Mirich the Hero for East in this one with a last second three to win it in regulation.
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Cowgirls picked 3rd in the Mountain West preseason rankings this season. Also, Allyson Fertig was selected to the preseason all MW team
@wyo_wbb
Wyoming Cowgirl Basketball
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Cowgirls looking to make some noise in the @MountainWest
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Tonight @UNLVRebelHockey faces off against @UOHockey in the final weekend of the season. @dominicjlavoie and I take a quick look at the Rebel team and what it will take for them to come away with a win tonight.
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Guess I’m collecting these at this point 🤷🏻
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East takes it 61-7. At the end of the day, the high-flying offense of the T-Birds was just too much for South.
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Schlabs and Jackson were virtually non-factors in the first three quarters. Both have stepped up in a huge way this quarter. East leads 55-47 with 2:40 left.
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Quick stop at Alibi in Laramie before heading home.
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Riverton ✅ ✅ ✖️✅✅ | ✖️ East ✅ ✖️✅✅✅ | ✅ Avery Brinkman wins it for East in the Bottom of the 6th. T-Birds advance to the semis
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Big dub and great to be back in this building
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Great gesture by Cody. Molly Hays comes into the game for the opening tip and immediately checks out with a big group hug.
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It's the T-Birds first boys basketball title since 2006
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Chase Talich is 5-for-5 to open the game from 3-point range. He has 17 of the team's 19 points, and Central leads 19-8
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Its confirmed. Central vs. Thunder Basin for the title
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Waiting for confirmation, but it looks like Thunder Basin upended Kelly Walsh in the semis. That would mean a rematch between Central and the Bolts for the state title tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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There it is. Bradie Schlabs knocks down a 3 with 6:10 left in the third quarter to eclipse the 1,000 point mark for her career.
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3 years
The stage is set. UNLV will play Pitt in their first game of the tourney tomorrow.
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American Collegiate Hockey Top 20
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First game of the @achamensd1 #NationalTournament is complete and #13 @D1PittHockey defeats #20 @NavyHockey 5-1. They get to play another day…their “prize”? Playing #4 @UNLVRebelHockey tomorrow at 10:15am.
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It’s time for the Daddy of ‘em All
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FINAL: Ceantral takes the game 3-1 and advances to a showdown with Kelly Walsh at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Rock Springs High.
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2 years
Bitter rivals Cheyenne East (12-1) and Cheyenne Central (10-3) do battle tonight at Storey Gym. Girls are up first and it should be a good one tonight, as both teams have gotten off to good starts this season.
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I’ve been binge watching old JCS Criminal Psychology videos on YouTube again and it makes me so sad that YouTube effectively killed this channel.
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Central takes it 7-0. Dirk Dijkstal said he didn’t want his team taking anyone lightly, and that sure did not happen for the Indians today. They move onto the semis, where they will face Sheridan
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Final score 73-67 UNLV. UW gave them everything they could handle, but that early stretch in the fourth quarter sunk them. Quinn Weideman finishes with 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting.
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Central boys come back from a 33-19 deficit to knock off East
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1 year
Update to this story: Logan Custis has been named as Wyoming’s Gatorade Player of the Year for boys soccer.
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Cheyenne Central junior Logan Custis never expected to lead Wyoming in goals. That's what he did on his way to WyoSports' Cheyenne boys soccer player of the year honors. #wyosports
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@SinBinVegas Getting major Colorado series vibes, just flipped, with that loss
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FINAL: UW survives for the 66-63 win. It wasn't easy, but they found a way to win.
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Day one from the class 4A state soccer tournament in Rock Springs. @_AustinEdmonds will have coverage of East girls (9 am) and Laramie girls (2 pm). I’ll have coverage of East boys (11 am) and Central boys (4 pm).
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Final: Central wins 74-69
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Central coach Jim Shaffer was honored prior to the boys game for picking up his 500th win in his coaching career.
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11 months
There’s some great stories in here from @alex_m_taylor22 @_AustinEdmonds and myself. Be sure to check this out!
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Alex Taylor
11 months
Cowgirls basketball starts tonight and the Cowboys start tomorrow. Check out the annual preview magazine for @WyoSports to catch back up with both teams before the season.
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2 years
Not technically my first Knights Avs game, but first one in Denver
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The end to this Florida State LSU game has to be God punishing Brian Kelly for leaving Notre Dame. What a game, though.
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Here we go. Central and Laramie are on the court for warm ups. Indians look to get back to the mountain top for the first time since 2021. The teams split the series up to this point 2-2, but Laramie has won two straight.
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Central and Kelly Walsh are about 13 minutes to kickoff as both teams look to advance to tomorrow's state title match. It's pretty crazy to think that this is a semifinal game (same with Jackson vs. Sheridan). It just goes to show how strong the top of 4A boys soccer is this year
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FINAL: Bolts win 56-10, pitching a second half shoutout
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