By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Saratoga High School wrestling team has already gone to matches in the new year. But before January 3, the team wrestled in mid-December.

Head wrestling coach Rusty Arnold said, “So we wrestled in Kemmerer December 19 and 20. We had a great tournament with a lot of matches.”

He pointed out that Ace Arnold and Poppy Anderson both won the tournament. 

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Boys

Encampment

The Tigers lost to Southeast on December 19 by a score of 46 to 55 at the Goshen County Tournament and won later against Guernsey-Sunrise 60 to 28. On December 20, the Encampment team had to forfeit their next two games against Lingle-Ft. Laramie and Niobrara County. The Tigers are 3 and 5 overall.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The wrestling season has started and teams from different schools are starting to attend tournaments. The Saratoga Panther coach Rusty Arnold is very excited with the season beginning 

“We started our season off in Lusk for the Tiger Invitational. We wrestled a pretty solid tournament,” Arnold said. “We brought eight boys and five girls.”

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Boys

Encampment

The Tigers lost to Burlington on December 12 by a score of 40 to 24. Later in the day, they won against Ft. Washakie 45 to 24. On December 13, the Encampment team lost against St. Stephens Indians 54 to 39. Later in the day, they won against Dubois 59 to 36.

By Mike Armstrong   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Jack Cobb, head coach for the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School football team, knew he had a strong athletic group of players when he saw many at football camp over the summer.

He was correct and the Rattler football team proved it on November 15, in Laramie by beating Burlington 67 to 17 in the State Championship for 6-man football.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Jack Cobb, head coach for Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School football, had said at the beginning of the season, the Burlington team that had lost so badly to Encampment in the beginning of the season, would probably not be the same team that would be finishing the season.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School teams had a good season this year, but for one of them, it is over. Although they didn’t win the State Championship, the Lady Rattlers still proved to be a great team.

They lost their last game of the season to Cokeville on October 25, but were still a number one seed going into the championship.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Encampment High School football team had a close game against Riverside as it continued its quest for a spot in the championship game. The Tigers edged the Rebels 20-18 on October 31, giving the team a sweet Halloween treat. Encampment will face Burlington on November 7 in Burlington, a team they defeated earlier this season.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Little Snake River Valley High School volleyball team is headed to the 1A State Tournament as the number one seed, the only squad from Carbon County to make the trip this year.

The Lady Rattlers will open tournament play against fourth-seeded Lingle-Ft. Laramie at 6 p.m. on Nov. 6 in Casper.

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Encampment

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Encampment and Saratoga High School volleyball teams faced off on Friday and Encampment did not fare so well. The Lady Tigers played hard but as they seemed to get a spurt, the Lady Panthers stopped them. Saratoga’s record was 12-6.  Encampment was 1-11.

Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) lost to Niobrara County in a Pigtail game. The Lady Miners record was 4-10.

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Encampment

The Tigers played HEM on October 18 and continued to win in a strong manner with a score of 65 to 0. The team seems to be unstoppable. Their next game is October 18, which will be away against LSRV, another undefeated team. The Encampment team is still undefeated.

Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM)

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Encampment High School Volleyball team played Farson-Eden on October 17. The next day, the Lady Tigers went up against Cokeville at home and lost. They face Valley rivals Saratoga on October 24 in Saratoga. The Lady Tigers are 1-10.

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Encampment

The Tigers played Dubois and continued to win in a strong manner with a score of 64 to 14. The team seems to like to win by 50 points. Their next game is October 18 which will be away against HEM. The Encampment team is undefeated.

Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM)

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Encampment High School Volleyball team played at the Kaycee Tournament on October 10. There were some close sets, and the Lady Tigers won their first game against Avarda-Clearmont. They also beat Midwest but did not come out on top against Kaycee and Dubois. They face Farson-Eden on October 17.