Press Release

Jannie Miller

Rawlins Middle School ELA

Head Girls Soccer Coach Rawlins High School

The Rawlins High School girls soccer team dominated in their 5-0 victory over Pinedale on Tuesday. Malene Nielsen led the offensive charge, scoring an impressive hat trick to earn the team’s offensive #GRIT player of the game honors. Nielsen was assisted on one of her goals by Nataly Pineda.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

On Saturday, March 22nd, the Rawlins outdoor track team traveled to Fort Collins to compete in our first meet of the season. 

“We competed against 30 other teams from the Colorado and Wyoming area making it one of the biggest meets we will attend this year,” Rawlins track coach Hayden Hohnholt said. “Due to spring break,only about half the team traveled to the meet.” 

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Boys

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University of Wyoming

Consistency is the word Coach Seth Glause is stressing when his University of Wyoming rodeo teams open the spring season Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, at Gillette College.

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University of Wyoming

Both University of Wyoming Nordic ski teams had rousing starts to begin the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Collegiate Championships in Bend, Ore., Tuesday, with the Cowboys claiming the national lead on the opening day, while the Cowgirls were second.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Carbon County had all their teams have a placer. Rawlins had a first place finish in Brayden Torstenbo who was wrestling at 144. The Outlaw Hudson Baker took 2nd place in 120 weight class and a Saratoga Panther Ace Arnold came in 2nd in the 106 weight class.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

All the Carbon County teams that went to Regionals had a tough time and unfortunately none are going any further although some teams just missed the cut.

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By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet 

“Our weekend at regionals was a good one,” Sterling Arnold, the head coach for Saratoga wrestling, said. “Placing five out eight in the top four will give them a seed at state.”

He was happy to have a 1st place finish.

 “Ace Arnold starts it with a 1st place finish at 106,” the coach said. “This puts him in a really good place to get in the state finals.”

By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet

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The Encampment High School girls basketball team was forced to forfeit their scheduled game against Little Snake River Valley on Friday night due to a rash of illnesses sweeping through the team’s roster.

Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM)

By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet 

Boys

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The Encampment High School basketball team played on February 13 facing the Saratoga Panthers. The Tigers were the winning cats as Saratoga lost 52 to 44. This win puts Encampment in 3rd place in the conference as regionals are right around the corner.

By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Girls wrestling is now a part of tournaments. In the Carbon County tournament, Rawlins came in first out of the 11 teams participating and Hanna came in 5th.

“Alaina (McNees) won all her matches,” Head coach Ranelle Hindman said. “This tournament was a good test for her to see how she might do in regionals.”

By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Rawlins High School swim team secured a second-place finish at the Last Chance meet, competing against Laramie and Cheyenne East in a final tune-up before postseason competition.

By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet

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By Mike Armstrong Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Rawlins High School swim team secured a third-place finish at the 3A South Conference meet, scoring 162 points.

Two Outlaws earned silver medals in individual events. Corey Barnes placed second in the 50-meter freestyle, while Logan Wells took second in the 100-meter freestyle.