Billie Gordon of Newcastle has been added to the North Shrine Bowl roster, executive director John Cundall announced today. Gordon takes the place of Wright’s Taylor Tresch.
The 40th annual all-star football game is scheduled for June 8 in Casper.
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Laramie High School will hire Thermopolis coach Chuck Syverson as its next head coach, KOWB Radio in Laramie reported.
Syverson led Thermopolis to Class 2A championships in 2009 and 2010. He was 30-14 in four seasons leading the Bobcats; Thermopolis went 2-7 in 2012.
Prior to coming to Thermopolis, Syverson was the head coach at Spearfish (S.D.) High School.
The hiring is dependent on the approval of the Albany County school board; the board meets Wednesday, KOWB reported.
Syverson replaces Ted Holmstrom, who stepped down after one year as head coach of the Plainsmen.
Laramie went 1-8 in 2012. The Plainsmen have not won a playoff game since 2000.
For a full list of coaching changes in the state this year, click here.
–patrick
Cheyenne East’s Trey Herrera will be part of the South team for the 40th Shrine Bowl this summer, executive director John Cundall announced today. Herrera replaces Greg Ashley of Cheyenne Central.
The annual all-star football game is scheduled for June 8 in Casper.
–patrick
Riverton football coach Jeremy McCormick resigned Wednesday amid a community controversy about his handling of assistant coaching duties.
The Ranger of Riverton and the Casper Star-Tribune both reported on the resignation.
Reports from both papers said McCormick had come under fire for letting go three assistant coaches. After that decision, four other assistant coaches resigned.
McCormick went 23-27 in five seasons as Riverton’s head coach. The Wolverines won the 3A East Conference title last year but lost to Cody in the first round of the playoffs.
A replacement has not yet been named.
McCormick is the fifth Wyoming high school head football coach to resign this offseason. For a full list of coaching changes in the state this year, click here.
–patrick
Wyatt Day of Evanston is the newest member of the Shrine Bowl’s South squad roster, executive director John Cundall announced today. Day will replace Pinedale’s Clay Cheatham.
The annual all-star football game is scheduled for June 8 in Casper.
–patrick
Riverside head football coach Adam Tri has resigned after three years leading the Rebels.
The Basin Republican Rustler reported the resignation first.
Tri compiled a 14-15 record with the Rebels. He led Riverside to the Class 1A 11-man semifinals in 2011, but the Rebels started 0-7 last year before winning their final two games.
A replacement has not yet been named.
For a full list of coaching changes in the state this year, click here.
–patrick
The Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation has named its award finalists for 2012.
Twelve Wyoming high school football players and two from the University of Wyoming will be honored during the group’s banquet on March 16 in Laramie. An additional 15 special award winners will also be honored.
This year’s finalists include Meeteetse’s Clayton Webster; Kaycee’s James Caro; Saratoga’s Waddie Love; Southeast’s Zach Eisenbarth; Lusk’s Colter Larson; Lovell’s Cody Savage and Dino Collins; Torrington’s Nick Prusia; Douglas’ Ty Etchemendy; Powell’s Vince Sleep; Cheyenne East’s Austen Motily; and Natrona’s Brecken Biggs.
From this group, one winner will be chosen to represent Wyoming at the national level.
UW seniors Nick Carlson and Luke Ruff will also be honored.
Special award winners include:
Keith and Joyce Bloom Courage Award: Jacob McGarvin, Worland.
Perseverance Award: Ryder Bishop, Burns.
Greatest UW Football Fans: John “Jack” and Marilyn Newman, Laramie, and E. Dean “Doc” and Karen Schroeder, Cheyenne.
Greatest High School Football Fans: Darwin Dunn, Savery, and Eileen “Boots” Snyder, Worland.
Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football: Alan Dugan, Glenrock, and Dan Kelly, Casper.
Ox Zellner Football Official Career Achievement Award: John Schutterle, Laramie.
Football Coach Career Achievement Award: Gil Bradfield, Laramie; Walter Gray, Dayton (Tongue River); and Barry Miller, Torrington (Southeast/Goshen Hole).
Former Wheatland and UW quarterback Casey Bramlet will be the keynote speaker.
–patrick
Rosters have been set for the 40th annual Shrine Bowl all-star football game, which will be June 8 in Casper:
SOUTH
BURNS: Colton Wright.
CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Greg Ashley, Seth Edeen, David Riedl.
CHEYENNE EAST: Joe Ash, Austen Motily, Hayes Stone.
CHEYENNE SOUTH: James Marshall.
COKEVILLE: Brigham Teichert.
DOUGLAS: C.J. Allen, Ty Etchemendy.
EVANSTON: Matt Johnson.
GLENROCK: D.C. Hall.
GREEN RIVER: Blaine Christensen, Zach Huber, Dan Probst.
KEMMERER: Ryan Archibald.
LARAMIE: Peter Trahan.
LUSK: Colter Larson.
LYMAN: Bransen Bradshaw, Nick Reis, Cisco Taylor.
PINEDALE: Clay Cheatham.
RAWLINS: Wyatt Hopkins.
ROCK SPRINGS: Zach Legerski, Tanner McQuillan, Braxton Rosette, James Sedey.
SNAKE RIVER: Conner Lee.
SOUTHEAST: Zach Eisenbarth, John Lessard.
STAR VALLEY: Ryan Brough, Marshall Watkins, Derrick Wolfley.
TORRINGTON: Nick Prusia.
WHEATLAND: Brendan Ruwart.
Alternates: Luke Barron, Big Piney; T.J. Stark, Trey Herrera and Tod Wenger, Cheyenne East; Adam Sigala, Douglas; Wyatt Day, Evanston; Justin Honken, Laramie; Kevin Christianson, Lusk; Lane Nusbaum, Pine Bluffs; Waddie Love, Saratoga; Kohl Battleson, Star Valley; Blake Wisroth, Torrington.
NORTH
BIG HORN: Will O’Dell, Matthew Wigglesworth, Lucas Wollenman.
BUFFALO: Aaron Fenner, Tyler Rogers.
BURLINGTON: Ben Mancuso.
DUBOIS: Cody Flynn, Jesse Hawk.
GILLETTE: Justin Berkey, Taylor Bigelow, Dani Fischer, Dylan Haddix.
JACKSON: Andrew Linsenmann.
KELLY WALSH: Isaac Bayer, John Fabrizius.
LOVELL: Dino Collins, Cody Savage.
NATRONA: Colter Bentley, Brecken Biggs, Adam Britton, Josh Flanigan, Dan Reese.
NEWCASTLE: J.T. Harper.
POWELL: Tyler Patterson, Dewey Schwahn, Vince Sleep.
RIVERTON: T.J. Galey, Lane Savage, Xavier Webb.
SHERIDAN: Collin Eisenman, Mitch Godwin, Nate Kane.
THERMOPOLIS: Christian Syverson.
UPTON-SUNDANCE: Cory Butts.
WORLAND: Jacob McGarvin, Colby Wortman.
Alternates: Preston Davenport, Big Horn; Dylan Marton, Buffalo; Stephen Alm, Gillette; James Caro, Kaycee; Marco Sanchez, Kelly Walsh; Dylan Hultgren, Lovell; Greg Lensert, Natrona; Ty Borgialli and Billie Gordon, Newcastle; Kevin Bakkehaug, Sheridan; Arren Jones and Taylor Tresch, Wright.
–patrick
Laramie head football coach Ted Holmstrom has resigned his position leading the Plainsmen.
Holmstrom spent one year with Laramie and went 1-8 in 2012. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Lyman for three years, going a combined 18-12. The Eagles finished as Class 2A runners-up under Holmstrom in 2011.
He previously coached at the high school and college levels in Michigan.
Holmstrom confirmed his resignation with wyoming-football.com via telephone on Wednesday but did not comment further. He did say he would remain at the school as a social studies teacher through the rest of the school year.
He is the second Wyoming head coach to leave his position, joining Cody’s Cris Williams, who resigned in November after 13 seasons with the Broncs.
For an ongoing list of Wyoming football coaching changes, click here.
–patrick
The two head coaches for the 2013 Shrine Bowl have assembled their coaching staffs for the annual all-star football game.
South head coach Mark Bullington of Southeast has named Cheyenne Central’s Brick Cegelski (4A), Torrington’s Mark Lenhardt (3A), Lyman’s Dale Anderson (2A), Snake River’s Michael Bates (1A six-man) and Southeast colleague Shawn Burkart to his staff.
North head coach Michael McGuire of Big Horn selected Natrona assistant Josh Anderson (4A), Worland’s Curt Mayer (3A), Upton-Sundance’s Andy Garland (1A 11-man), Dubois’ David Trembly (1A six-man) and Big Horn assistant Kirk McLaughlin to join him on the sideline.
The coaching staffs will now begin the process of selecting players for the game, which will be played June 8 in Casper.
–patrick