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Wyoming Girls Celebrate Long-Awaited B-ball Victory In Montana

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It wasn’t the weekend Wyoming had in mind against Montana in their annual all-star basketball series, but the highlight was the Wyoming girls snapping a 16-game losing skid in the series. Montana swept the two games in Gillette on Friday night. Wyoming got the split on Saturday in Billings. The Wyoming girls used a late surge to beat Montana 81-75.

RECAP OF THE 2025 WYOMING-MONTANA ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES

The Cowboy State ladies forced several turnovers in the last three minutes on Saturday, and Pinedale’s Elyn Bowers knocked down nine of 10 free throws to pull out the six-point victory. Bowers finished with a game-high 21 points for Wyoming. Lauren Olsen from Douglas followed with 14, and Karson Tempel of Cheyenne Central added 10 points. Wyoming trailed by four after the first quarter, 25-21, and at halftime, 43-39. They trimmed it to 58-56 at the end of the third quarter. Wyoming outscored Montana 24-17 in the final frame. It was the Wyoming girls’ first win since a victory in Sheridan back in 2016 (71-64).

Friday night in Gillette, the Treasure State girls topped the Cowboy State 91-80. Montana led 47-46 at halftime and 66-62 at the end of the third quarter. They pulled away in the fourth quarter. Jaden Meyer from Douglas led Wyoming with 18 points, and former teammate Lauren Olsen added 17 points. Bowers contributed 15 points.

Montana leads the girls’ series, 42-14.

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Montana won both games over the Wyoming boys

In the first game on Friday night in Gillette, Montana had seven players score in double figures in a 102-90 victory. The Treasure State built a 17-point lead by halftime and held off Wyoming. Laramie’s Jaden Smith led the Cowboy State with 15 points. Former teammate Neil Summers and Campbell County’s Lane Hladky added 14 points apiece. Evanston’s Jordan Mendez chipped in 13 points.

Saturday night at Lockwood (MT) High School, in the Billings area, Montana raced out to a 34-9 lead and never looked back in a 98-73 victory. Wyoming outscored them by six in the second half, but the hole was too deep to mount a comeback. Smith led the Cowboy State with 16 points. Hladky and Natrona County’s Tanner Hagar added 12 points apiece.

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Montana holds a 69-29 edge in the overall boys’ series.

WyoPreps will have photos from the Friday games in Gillette on Monday. Below are last year’s photos, temporarily.

Wyoming-Montana Girls All-Star Basketball Series

Wyoming-Montana Girls All-Star Basketball Series

Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino

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Wyoming-Montana Boys Basketball All-Star Game

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Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino





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Wyoming 3A and 4A Boys Basketball Regionals Tip Off Postseason Play

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The 2026 postseason has arrived for Wyoming High School boys’ basketball teams in Class 3A and 4A. They participate in regional tournaments from Thursday through Saturday. The regionals will be in Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell. Three sites will use the format: two wins qualify a team for the state tournament next week in Casper, or two losses eliminate a team. The 4A East Region has three loser-out first-round games on Thursday, followed by two days of games for seeding. The 4A East Regular Season champ draws a first-round bye and has qualified for the state tournament.

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Except in the 4A East Regional, Friday starts with elimination games. The regional semifinals are on Friday night. The final seeds for next week’s state tournament will be determined on Saturday. The schedules below for this weekend are based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Pinedale 58 (6) Mountain View 40

Final Score: (2) Cody 58 (7) Powell 46

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Final Score: (1) Lovell 75 (8) Lyman 43

Final Score: (4) Lander 65 (5) Worland 40

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Mountain View vs. Powell, noon – loser out

Game 6: Lyman vs. Worland, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Pinedale vs. Cody, 6 p.m. – semifinal

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Game 8: Lovell vs. Lander, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11 a.m. – loser out (at LMS)

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. – Championship Game

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Douglas 85 (6) Rawlins 50

Final Score: (2) Wheatland 57 (7) Burns 40

Final Score: (5) Torrington 35 (4) Newcastle  28

Final Score: (1) Buffalo 69 (8) Glenrock 44

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Rawlins vs. Burns, noon – loser out

Game 6: Newcastle vs. Glenrock, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 6 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon – loser out

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Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

 

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 64 (SW-2) Riverton 49

Final Score: (NW-1) Natrona County 77 (SW-4) Jackson 23

Final Score: (NW-2) Green River 50 (SW-3) Evanston 40

Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 62 (NW-4) Rock Springs 60 – Erickson makes a turnaround jumper at the buzzer off an offensive rebound for the Braves.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Riverton vs. Jackson, noon – loser out

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Game 6: Evanston vs. Rock Springs, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 6:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Green River vs. Star Valley, 8 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. – loser out

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Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Game 1: (1) Sheridan = Bye

Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 75 (7) Cheyenne South 35 – Bison are eliminated

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Final Score: (3) Thunder Basin 75 (6) Laramie 59 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state

Final Score: (4) Campbell County 59 (5) Cheyenne East 39 – loser out; Thunderbirds are eliminated; Camels qualify for state.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 6: Cheyenne Central vs. Thunder Basin, 4:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 5: Sheridan vs. Campbell County, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:30 a.m. – 3rd Place Game

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Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2:30 p.m. – Championship Game

 

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Explore small streams of Wyo. with WGFD XStream Angler challenge

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WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is rolling out its 2026 XStream Angler challenge, open to anyone looking to fish the smaller streams of Wyoming. The XStream Angler challenge is an opportunity for anglers in the state to explore over 150 streams with instream flow water rights. According to WGFD, instream flow […]



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Governor Gordon attends signing of Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver in Washington D.C.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon’s office recently announced that the governor and Director of Family Services (DFS) Korin Schmidt traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as other Trump Administration officials, to sign the Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver. A release […]



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