Wyoming
Surprise attack by grizzly leads to closure of a Grand Teton National Park mountain
Moose, Wyo. — A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there Monday.
The grizzly was one of two that surprised the 35-year-old man from Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon on Signal Mountain. Rescuers flew the injured man by helicopter to an ambulance that drove him to a nearby hospital.
He was expected to recover, park officials said in a statement, declining to identify him.
The statement did not detail the man’s injuries or say how he encountered the bear. Park officials closed a trail and the road to an overlook atop the 7,700-foot mountain.
The attack happened as Grand Teton and nearby Yellowstone National Park begin their busy summer tourist season.
Several such attacks occur each year as the region’s grizzly population has grown. Park officials urge people to give bears plenty of space, carry bear spray and avoid leaving out food that might attract bears.
The attack comes just days after a man in Canada suffered “significant injuries” after being attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting with his father.
Last fall, a Canadian couple and their dog were killed by a grizzly bear while backpacking in Banff National Park. Just weeks before that, a hunter in Montana was severely mauled by a grizzly bear.
Last July, a grizzly bear fatally mauled a woman on a forest trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The bear was later euthanized after breaking into a house near West Yellowstone in August.
Also that month, a 21-year-old woman who was planting trees was seriously injured by a bear in British Columbia. Canadian officials could not locate the animal but believe it was a grizzly bear that attacked the woman.
In October 2022, a grizzly bear attacked and injured two college wrestlers in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming.
Grizzly bears in the 48 contiguous states are protected as a threatened species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Last month, the U.S. National Park Service announced it was launching a campaign to capture grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park for research purposes. The agency urged the public to steer clear of areas with traps, which would be clearly marked
Class 3A and 4A girls’ basketball teams in Wyoming are onto the postseason with regional tournament games, Thursday through Saturday. Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell are the host sites of the four regionals this weekend. For both 3A sites and the 4A West site, teams need two wins to qualify for next week’s state tournament. Two losses and a team is eliminated. The champion in the 4A East regular season draws a first-round bye and has already qualified for state basketball. The other six teams are in a one-game, win-or-go-home scenario on Thursday.
WYOPREPS 3A-4A GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
Except in the 4A East, Friday will feature elimination games. All four sites will have semifinals on Friday night. Seeding for the state tournament will be determined on Saturday. This schedule is based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (6) Worland 42 (3) Pinedale 36
Final Score: (2) Lander 40 (7) Lyman 26
Final Score: (1) Cody 53 (8) Mountain View 16
Final Score: (4) Powell 46 (5) Lovell 35
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Pinedale 42 Lyman 25 – Eagles are eliminated
Final Score: Lovell 55 Mountain View 23 – Buffalos are eliminated
Final Score: Lander 43 Worland 16 – semifinal – Tigers qualify for state
Final Score: Cody 49 Powell 28 – semifinal – Fillies qualify for state
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Pinedale vs. Powell, 9:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Lovell vs. Worland, 9:30 a.m. (LMS) – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 12: Lander vs. Cody, 12:30 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (3) Douglas 38 (6) Glenrock 26
Final Score: (2) Buffalo 67 (7) Newcastle 38
Final Score: (5) Burns 49 (4) Torrington 47
Final Score: (1) Wheatland 47 (8) Rawlins 42
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Glenrock 49 Newcastle 46 – Dogies are eliminated
Final Score: Torrington 48 Rawlins 41 – Outlaws are eliminated
Final Score: Douglas 47 Buffalo 41 – semifinal – Bearcats qualify for state.
Final Score: Wheatland 53 Burns 29 – semifinal – Bulldogs qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 9 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Glenrock vs. Burns, 10:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)
Game 12: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 47 (NW-4) Rock Springs 26
Final Score: (NW-2) Natrona County 47 (SW-3) Riverton 33
Final Score: (NW-1) Green River 56 (SW-4) Jackson 17
Final Score: (SW-2) Evanston 47 (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 36
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Riverton 49 Rock Springs 47 – Tigers are eliminated; Wolverines won it on 2 FTs with 4.4 secs left.
Final Score: Kelly Walsh 42 Jackson 37 – Broncs are eliminated
Final Score: Star Valley 36 Natrona County 31 – semifinal – Braves qualify for state.
Final Score: Green River 60 Evanston 32 – semifinal – Wolves qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Riverton vs. Evanston, 10 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 8:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)
Game 12: Star Valley vs. Green River, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Game 1: (1) Cheyenne East = Bye
Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 58 (7) Cheyenne South 5 – Bison are eliminated; Indians qualify for state.
Final Score: (4) Thunder Basin 46 (5) Laramie 39 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state – TB finished the game on an 8-0 run.
Final Score: (3) Sheridan 59 (6) Campbell County 33 – Camels are eliminated; Broncs qualify for state.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Cheyenne Central 54 Sheridan 30 – semifinal
Final Score: Cheyenne East 52 Thunder Basin 48 – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 7: Thunder Basin vs. Sheridan 10 a.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 8: Cheyenne East vs. Cheyenne Central, 1 p.m. – Championship Game
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