Wyoming
Wyoming earns 86-47 victory over Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Akuel Kot had 17 points in Wyoming’s 86-47 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night.
Kot shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Cowboys (15-16, 8-10 Mountain West Conference). Mason Walters added 14 points while going 6 of 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) while they also had nine rebounds and five assists. Brendan Wenzel had 13 points and shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.
Jalen Weaver finished with 12 points for the Bulldogs (11-20, 4-14). Isaiah Pope added nine points and six rebounds for Fresno State. Leo Colimerio also had seven points. The Bulldogs extended their losing streak to seven in a row.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
A Buffalo High School senior will soon trade in her black and gold, to play for the brown and gold.
Karly Davis has signed a written offer of athletic aid, to play basketball for the University of Wyoming Cowgirls.
So far this season, she is averaging 19.5 points per game, which is 4th in Class 3A and 8th in all classes of Wyoming High School Girls Basketball.
Her average is up 1 point per game from last year.
Davis explains what she thinks it was that Cowgirl Head Coach Heather Ezell and the UW Coaching Staff saw in her that made them try to recruit her.
“I’m definitely a competitor. I think I show that a lot in my game, and I think I can shoot the ball pretty well, so I think that’s kind of what they sparked interest in me with.”
Davis adds she plans to major in elementary education.
SPRINGDALE, Utah (KUTV) — A Utah snowmobiler died in a Wyoming avalanche near LaBarge Creek.
Nicholas Bringhurst, 31, of Springville, Utah, was caught and buried in an avalanche at about 2:15 p.m. Jan. 11, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Air Idaho responded to the area along with Star Valley Search and Rescue.
Officials said Bringhurst’s friend located and uncovered him. Despite CPR efforts, Bringhurst died as a result of injuries sustained in the avalanche.
The sheriff’s office expressed its “deepest sympathies” to the Bringhurst family in a social media post.
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A 34-year-old Tunkhannock woman died from injuries suffered in a two-car crash Sunday morning in Wyoming County, state police at Tunkhannock said.
Victoria Njeri was traveling in the northbound lane on Route 11 in Nicholson Twp. around 7:46 a.m. when the driver of another vehicle, traveling south, lost control of his truck due to icy conditions and struck Njeri’s car, troopers said.
Njeri died at the scene, police said. The other driver, Thomas Chickey, 67, of Old Forge, suffered suspected minor injuries, troopers said.
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