It was a tragic day that many in Sheridan, Wyoming, won’t soon forget—and that certainly includes Caro Hamilton.

“It was very frightening and there were a lot of people that were affected,” Hamilton says.

On Feb. 13, 2024,Sheridan police officer Nevada Krinkee was shot and killed in the line of duty while serving a trespassing notice, a shocking crime that left Sheridan heartbroken.

The man who killed Krinkee, William Lowery, found his way to Hamilton’s home, where a 30-hour standoff ensued.

For Hamilton, the ordeal began with a phone call from her daughter.

“She said that there were police surrounding my house and that they told her to tell me not to come home and I went to ask her what was going on and the phone went dead,” she recalls.

She had no idea that a police officer had been shot nearby and no idea that the suspect was in her basement, but she knew one thing.

“We were freaking out. We knew that my mom was in the house.”

Her 80- year-old mother was upstairs in the house. Hamilton says it took two frantic calls to police before they finally called for her mother to come out—something that still frustrates her.

“And so finally we did get my mother out, but yes, we were very terrified because obviously this guy wasn’t in his right mind at the time after what had happened and we didn’t know what could happen to her,” Hamilton says.

By then, she was learning more about why police had surrounded the home and were keeping her, and everyone else, two blocks away.

She says didn’t know Lowery personally but says that he was an acquaintance of a man who was boarding in her basement and that the boarder was supposed to help Lowery move that day.

While her mother was out safely, she had other worries about other occupants inside.

“I was concerned about my dogs and really wanted to get them out of there,” she says.

Police used water, tear gas, and finally brought the standoff to an end when they used an excavator to tear down part of the house. Lowery was shot and killed by police after he fired at them while attempting to flee.

And while her home was left in ruins, there was one bright spot.

“The little dog was found under rubble where the living room used to be. And then my big dog, she was in the basement. They found her, she kind of wading in the water and it was kind of freezing around her. But they got him out and that was the best thing. So I was really super grateful for that,” she says.

Her cat, who was also in the house, has not been found.

Caro says she is thankful for the new house that been built in place of her old one thanks to insurance and a settlement with the city. She hopes to move in next month.

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And while the tragic ordeal is something she and many others in Sheridan will probably never forget, she also says she will forever remember the support many in the community.

“It was overwhelming. It was amazing the amount of community support that was shown to me,” she says.

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The 2024-25 Wyoming High School girls’ basketball season continues with its second week. While tournaments comprise most of the slate this week, there are some single games. The tournaments are in Ethete, Green River, Lander, Lingle, Pavillion, Rock Springs, Shoshoni, Sundance, and Yoder. A few schools will be playing out of state, as well. If you see a game missing, please email david@wyopreps.com.

WYOPREPS GIRLS BASKETBALL WEEK 2 SCHEDULE 2025

Here is the Week 2 schedule of varsity games WyoPreps has. All schedules are subject to change.

NON-VARSITY OPPONENT

Wheatland Sophs at 1A H.E.M. – postponed

CLASS 1A

Final Score: Lusk 58 Guernsey-Sunrise 19

INTERCLASS

Final Score: 2A Rocky Mountain 54 1A #4 Burlington 41

OUT-OF-STATE OPPONENT

Final Score: 3A Torrington 62 Alliance, NE 22

Final Score: Bridgeport, NE 57 2A #4 Pine Bluffs 41

Final Score: 1A Encampment 40 North Park (Walden, CO) 18

NON-VARSITY OPPONENT

Final Score: 1A H.E.M. 45 Wheatland Sophs 29

CLASS 4A

Final Score: #2 Sheridan 49 Kelly Walsh 26

Final Score: Natrona County 49 Thunder Basin 45

INTERCLASS

Final Score: 3A #5 Buffalo 70 2A Big Horn 27

OUT-OF-STATE OPPONENT

Final Score: Rich County (UT) 58 1A #4 Cokeville 39

NON-VARSITY OPPONENT

Final Score: 1A Arvada-Clearmont 49 Thunder Basin Fresh 9

Tournaments

Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs

1A St. Stephens at 4A Green River – canceled – no game!

Final Score: 2A Kemmerer 41 3A Glenrock 32

Final Score: Bear Lake, ID 60 4A Evanston 34

Final Score: 3A #5 Mountain View 53 4A Riverton 21

Final Score: 4A Green River 56 3A Rawlins 22

Final Score: #5 Laramie 44 Star Valley 40

Final Score: 3A #3 Pinedale 70 4A Rock Springs 27

Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion

Final Score: #1 Wyoming Indian 63 Moorcroft 18

Final Score: #2 Tongue River 64 Wind River 34

Stateline Shootout in Sundance

Final Score: 2A #5 Sundance 55 3A Newcastle 48

Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni

Final Score: 1A Saratoga 38 2A Shoshoni 20

Final Score: 3A Lyman 48 1A #3 Burlington 38

High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO

Final Score: 2A #3 Pine Bluffs 56 Prospect Ridge Academy (CO) 10

Final Score: Timnath, CO 55 4A Cheyenne South 22

Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE

Final Score: 4A #1 Cheyenne East 45 Scottsbluff, NE 17

Final Score: Gering, NE 54 3A Torrington 44

Final Score: 4A #3 Cheyenne Central 52 Sidney, NE 45

CLASS 4A

#2 Sheridan at Natrona County, 5 p.m.

Thunder Basin at Kelly Walsh, 5:30 p.m.

Tournaments

Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs

2A Kemmerer at 4A Green River, 9:40 a.m.

2A Thermopolis vs. 4A #5 Laramie, 9:40 a.m. (at RSHS)

3A #5 Mountain View vs. Bear Lake, ID, 1 p.m. (at GRHS)

4A Riverton vs. 3A Glenrock, 1 p.m. (at RSHS)

3A Rawlins vs. 4A Star Valley, 2:40 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)

3A #3 Pinedale at 4A Green River, 4:20 p.m.

2A Thermopolis vs. 3A Evanston, 4:20 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)

#5 Laramie at Rock Springs, 4:20 p.m.

Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion

#2 Tongue River at #1 Wyoming Indian, 9 a.m.

Moorcroft at Wind River, 9 a.m.

#2 Tongue River vs. Big Piney, noon (at Ethete)

Greybull vs. Moorcroft, noon (at Pavillion)

Big Horn vs. Big Piney, 3 p.m. (at Ethete)

Wright vs. Greybull, 3 p.m. (at Pavillion)

Big Horn at #1 Wyoming Indian, 6 p.m.

Wright at Wind River, 7:30 p.m.

Goshen County Basketball Classic in Lingle & Yoder

H.E.M. at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 11:30 a.m. (LFL HS)

Lusk vs. Kaycee, 11:30 a.m. (LFL MS Gym)

Encampment at #1 Southeast, 11:45 a.m. (SE Elementary)

Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Rock River, 11:45 a.m. (SE HS)

Rock River at #1 Southeast, 3:30 p.m. (SE Elementary)

Encampment vs. Guernsey-Sunrise, 3:30 p.m. (SE HS)

Kaycee at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 4 p.m. (LFL HS)

Lusk vs. H.E.M., 4 p.m. (LFL MS Gym)

Lander Girls Classic – varsity games in the Fieldhouse

#4 Powell vs. Wheatland, 11 a.m.

#2 Cody vs. Burns, 12:30 p.m.

Lovell vs. #1 Douglas, 2 p.m.

#2 Cody vs. Wheatland, 3:30 p.m.

#4 Powell vs. Burns, 5 p.m.

#1 Douglas at Lander, 6:30 p.m.

Stateline Shootout in Sundance

3A Newcastle vs. Lead/Deadwood, SD, 1 p.m.

Belle Fourche, SD at 2A #5 Sundance, 4 p.m.

Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni

Saratoga vs. Riverside, 9 a.m. (Main gym)

#3 Burlington vs. Farson-Eden, 9 a.m. (Aux gym)

2A #3 Rocky Mountain vs. 3A Lyman noon (Main)

Meeteetse vs. Saratoga, noon (Aux)

#4 Cokeville vs. #3 Burlington, 3 p.m. (Main)

3A Lyman vs. 1A #2 Upton, 3 p.m. (Aux)

1A Meeteetse at 2A Shoshoni, 6 p.m. (Main)

Little Snake River vs. Dubois, 6 p.m. (Aux)

High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO

4A Cheyenne South vs. Prospect Ridge Academy (CO), 5 p.m.

2A #3 Pine Bluffs at Timnath, CO, 8 p.m.

Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE

4A #3 Cheyenne Central vs. Kearney, NE, 3:15 p.m.

3A Torrington at Sidney, NE, 3:30 p.m.

4A #1 Cheyenne East vs. St. Thomas More (SD), 6:45 p.m.

OUT-OF-STATE-OPPONENTS

Teton (ID) at 4A Jackson, 1 p.m.

Tournaments

Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs

3A Glenrock vs. 4A Evanston, 9 a.m. (at GRHS)

#5 Laramie vs. Riverton, 10:40 a.m. (at GRHS)

Kemmerer vs. Thermopolis, 10:40 a.m. (at Lincoln MS)

3A #5 Mountain View at 4A Green River, 2 p.m.

4A Evanston vs. 3A Rawlins, 2 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)

Bear Lake, ID at Rock Springs, 2 p.m.

3A #3 Pinedale vs. 4A Star Valley, 3:40 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)

Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion

Moorcroft vs. Big Piney, 8 a.m. (at Ethete)

#2 Tongue River vs. Greybull, 8 a.m. (at Pavillion)

Wright vs. Big Piney, 11 a.m. (at Ethete)

Big Horn at Wind River, 11 a.m.

Wright at #1 Wyoming Indian, 2 p.m.

Goshen County Basketball Classic in Lingle & Yoder

Encampment at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 9:15 a.m. (LFL HS)

Lusk vs. Rock River, 9:15 a.m. (LFL MS Gym)

H.E.M. at #1 Southeast, 10 a.m. (SE Elementary)

Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Kaycee, 10 a.m. (SE HS)

Rock River at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 1 p.m. (LFL HS)

Lusk vs. Encampment, 1 p.m. (LFL MS Gym)

Kaycee at #1 Southeast, 2:30 p.m. (SE Elem.)

Guernsey-Sunrise vs. H.E.M., 2:30 p.m. (SE HS)

Lander Girls Classic – all varsity games in the Fieldhouse

Lovell vs. Wheatland, 8:30 a.m.

Burns at Lander, 10 a.m.

#2 Cody vs. #1 Douglas, 11:30 a.m.

Lovell vs. Burns, 1 p.m.

#4 Powell vs. #1 Douglas, 2:30 p.m.

Wheatland at Lander, 4 p.m.

Stateline Shootout in Sundance

3A Newcastle vs. Belle Fourche, SD, 11 a.m.

Lead/Deadwood, SD at 2A #5 Sundance, 2 p.m.

Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni

#2 Upton vs. #4 Cokeville, 8:30 a.m. (Main)

Meeteetse vs. Little Snake River, 8:30 a.m. (Aux)

Riverside vs. Farson-Eden, 11:30 a.m. (Main)

1A Dubois vs. 2A #3 Rocky Mountain, 11:30 a.m. (Aux)

Little Snake River vs. #2 Upton, 2:30 p.m. (Main)

2A #3 Rocky Mountain vs. 1A #4 Cokeville, 2:30 p.m. (Aux)

1A Riverside at 2A Shoshoni, 5:30 p.m. (Main)

Farson-Eden vs. Dubois, 5:30 p.m. (Aux)

High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO

2A #3 Pine Bluffs vs. 4A Cheyenne South, 9 a.m. (at Timnath HS)

Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE

4A #1 Cheyenne East at Sidney, NE, 1 p.m.

4A #3 Cheyenne Central vs. St. Thomas More (SD), 1:30 p.m. (at Gering HS)