Class 4A capsule preview (Casper Star-Tribune). … Josh Borm gives Central a nice weapon (Wyoming Tribune Eagle). … Buffalo balances offense with QB (Buffalo Bulletin). … Torrington hosts jamboree (Torrington Telegram).
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Powell looks for different finish (Powell Tribune). … Evanston scrimmage goes into overtime (Uinta County Herald). … Douglas focuses on future, not past (Douglas Budget).
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Hulett will not field a varsity football team in 2010.
Micki Tucker, activities director at Hulett, said in an e-mail the Red Devils had trouble fielding a full team for the 2010 season. She also said a sub-varsity schedule for the Red Devils is still in the planning stages.
The Wyoming High School Activities Association will tally the games as forfeit losses for Hulett, Associate Commissioner Trevor Wilson said. Hulett is in the Class 1A 11-man East Conference.
The eight teams on Hulett’s schedule for this fall can fill the open week with another game, although the game will be a non-conference game and will not count toward playoff seeding. (When teams officially schedule new opponents, I will post that information here and will also update the 2010 schedule and results page.)
The Red Devils went 4-4 last season, but missed out on a playoff spot after losing their season finale to Pine Bluffs, 22-20.
Hulett had moderate success in the mid-1990s, finishing as state runners-up in Class 1A nine-man in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and in Class 1A Division II in 1996. The Red Devils advanced to the state semifinals as recently as 2008 in Class 1A.
The program last failed to field a team in 1982. The Red Devils also played a sub-varsity schedule in 1981.
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Gillette finishes scrimmage ahead of last year’s pace (Gillette News-Record).
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Laramie finishes up at Camp Guernsey (Laramie Boomerang). … Evanston plays in scrimmage (Uinta County Herald). … Star Valley leans on athleticism this fall (Star Valley Independent).
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Cody installs new artificial surface on football field (Cody Enterprise). … Saratoga players go Down Under (Saratoga Sun). … Powell starts practice with about 55 (Powell Tribune).
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Gillette’s defense dominates offense in first scrimmage (Gillette News-Record).
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Torrington wants to capitalize on potential (Scottsbluff Star-Herald). … Douglas again shapes up strong (Douglas Budget).
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Today is the first day of practice for the 4A schools (finally!) and the rest of the state’s programs start next Monday. With that in mind, the news around the state is starting to pick up, including the hiring of two new head coaches:
Riverside hires Adam Tri as its new head coach (Basin Republican Rustler). … Rocky Mountain tabs David Hayes as head coach (Lovell Chronicle). … Kemmerer looks short on seniors but strong on the line (Kemmerer Gazette). … Natrona County beats all other teams to the practice field (Casper Star-Tribune, vide0). … Evanston enters season with “no excuses” (Uinta County Herald). … Torrington scoreboard still needs some funding (Torrington Telegram).
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I finished researching the 1924 state basketball tournament, and posted it here, and now you can check out every score from every state basketball tournament, boys and girls. Well, almost every one — I’m still missing the score of the 1953 Class A consolation semifinal game between Rawlins and Reliance. Rawlins won it, but for the life of me I can’t find the score. Help!
Updates will be slower throughout the summer, as I will be concentrating my efforts on researching backward through time. I have researched through 1937, with the eventual (self-imposed) goals of reaching 1920 by the end of the summer and the 19th century by Christmas. And then I’ll be putting together that book thingy…. Keep checking this blog for more details on that project.
Newsbreak: Shrine Bowl recaps from the Cody Enterprise, Douglas Budget and Kemmerer Gazette.
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