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Colorado State men’s basketball team quiets Wyoming with road win

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January 19, 2025

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Colorado State men’s basketball team quiets Wyoming with road win

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming had a lot to say ahead of Saturday’s Border War.

Cowboys men’s basketball coach Sundance Wicks called Colorado State the “Sheep” while saying it was a must-win game. He called Wyoming’s wild win over the Rams in Laramie last season “the greatest comeback in college basketball history.”

Wyoming made a video of a walk-on discussing his favorite memories of games against CSU despite him not appearing on the court in those games.

All fair play in rivalry games, but also fair to say CSU definitely took notice.

The Rams certainly used the talk as motivation and dominated in a 79-63 win over Wyoming at Arena-Auditorium. It snaps a three-game losing streak for CSU at the AA.

“Man, we owed them on (for) last year. We had to come out and get this one. A lot of people was talking before the game, so we just wanted to come out here and prove everyone wrong,” CSU star Nique Clifford said. “It was great motivation for us. There’s nothing better than beating Wyoming, especially on the road.”

CSU seemed to want its play on the floor to be the emphatic response to the talk.

“It’s a focused group,” CSU coach Niko Medved said of the Rams. “You can’t make too much of it because it’s a game, but we spent some time talking about how much they (Wyoming) were putting into the game, how important they said it was for them and reminded ourselves how important it was for us, too, to do that. I really trusted their mindset.”

Here are takeaways from the game.

Interior battle leads CSU

CSU (11-7, 5-2 Mountain West) started the game by hitting its first five shots. The common theme? All of them were in the paint.

The Rams clearly saw something they could exploit inside and made sure to attack the rim. This coming off a loss at San Diego State where 10 of CSU’s first 12 shots were 3-pointers.

CSU is a top-tier two-point shooting team and leaned into it from the start.

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson was efficient in creating space and a constant menace for Wyoming.

“We felt like we had an advantage on the inside. We wanted to not settle, go inside. That’s our mindset to attack the rim when we can and hit the 3’s as they come,” Clifford said. “I think (Crocker-Johnson) did a really good job setting a tone for us.”

Rashaan Mbemba actually missed a couple easy shots inside but had inside presence as well.

CSU built a 15-point first-half lead largely on success inside as 22 of CSU’s 36 first-half points were in the paint.

It was a statement of intent from CSU to physically dominate and the Rams did just that.

CSU finished with 38 points in the paint and shot 67% on 2-pointers.

The Rams also won the rebounding battle 37-28.

Mature handling of Wyoming’s run

Wyoming (9-9, 2-5 MW) struggles to score consistently. Obi Agbim can fill it up, but otherwise the Cowboys struggle to get it in the hoop.

Wyoming is the second-lowest scoring team in the league.

Still, a run was sure to come in a rivalry game.

Sure enough, it did. Wyoming went on a 7-0 surge to end the first half, cutting CSU’s 15-point lead to eight and the break.

Early in the second half, the Cowboys pushed again. Wyoming started the second half 4-4 shooting (all in the paint), then Agbim hit a 3-pointer to cut CSU’s lead to 45-42 and that forced a CSU timeout.

It could have been a problem, especially with ghosts of CSU’s late meltdown here a year ago still in the minds of many.

“I thought the mindset was great. Nique right there (in the timeout) was like, ‘Hey man, alright that’s it. No more runs. This is our run here.’ Again, I thought we came out there and did that,” Medved said.

CSU responded to that run with two 3-pointers of its own (from Kyle Jorgensen and Clifford).

It extended into a 12-2 run, including an Ethan Morton layup and foul. That reestablished a double-digit lead for the Rams and CSU was never threatened again.

Agbim scored 26 points, but the Rams mostly kept him off the 3-point line and Wyoming shot 40% as a team.

Bench and role players step up

There were a number of issues for CSU in a loss Tuesday at San Diego State as the Rams turned the ball over far too often and couldn’t score consistently.

But one of the problems was depth — which has been a CSU strength this season — disappeared. The Rams had just two bench points at San Diego State and those were inconsequential free throws with the game out of hand.

Saturday? The bench and role players shined. No single player had a huge scoring night off the bench, but all contributed.

Bowen Born hit a couple 3-pointers and scored eight points. Morton had seven points and Jorgensen had five. CSU’s bench outscored Wyoming’s 22-10.

“Ethan and Bowen were terrific here today. I thought Ethan was phenomenal. I thought he brought a ton of energy on both ends, made some huge plays for us like a fifth-year senior,” said Medved, who also praised Jorgensen’s mentality in stepping up to hit the 3-pointer in the key second-half run.

Throw in the 11 from Crocker-Johnson and nine for Mbemba, and it was more than enough for the role players beyond stars Clifford, Jalen Lake and Kyan Evans to lead CSU to a win.

Clifford was in foul trouble early but the Rams handled it well. Clifford still ended up with a sterling stat line of 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. He has double-doubles in all three games he’s played at CSU against Wyoming. He has eight double-doubles this season.

Lake scored 10 for CSU.

Road strength for Colorado State?

Are these road warriors in green?

Yes, CSU lost Tuesday at San Diego State (most teams do) but the Rams are now 3-1 in Mountain West play away from Moby Arena.

“I said from Day 1, they’re a really high character group. Love being around them. Love coaching them,” Medved said. “They’re really starting to buy into who they have to be. I said from Day 1 I thought this team could and would improve because of who they are and how they’re wired and I think we’re seeing that.”

That is notable, especially considering the 2024 NCAA Tournament Rams won just twice on the road last season in league play.

It is not easy to do. Just this week, New Mexico lost at San Jose State (where CSU won easily) and Utah State lost at UNLV.

Any road win is a good one and the Rams now have three in the pocket as they fight to be an upper-tier MW team.

The next game is a huge one for CSU as the Rams host Boise State at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the “white out” game. Boise State is one of the contenders for the MW crown.

Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle on X and Instagram @Kevin_Lytle.

This story has been updated with additional context and postgame quotes. It was also updated with a video.

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(PHOTOS) Casper Holistic Expo packs the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds

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March 28, 2026

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(PHOTOS) Casper Holistic Expo packs the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds

CASPER, Wyo. — There was magic, or something like it, in the air on Saturday as the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds presented the 2026 Casper Holistic Expo, Casper’s longest running holistic expo and a hallmark of the beginning of spring in Natrona County.

Countless vendors from Casper and beyond gathered with their goodies to present them to eager customers searching for something a little different.

The holistic expo featured crystal and metaphysical shops, tattoo and body piercing studios, henna and glitter tattoo studios, holistic shops, tarot readings, fortune tellers, magic and so much more. There was truly something for everyone, and Christina Kuhn, the lead organizer, said that nobody who came to the expo would leave disappointed.

“This actually started over 20 years ago,” Kuhn said. “I’ve been doing it for years. My mom did it for seven years before me. And Judy Ick, who actually does our photography, she did it before that. So it’s been a very long, very longstanding and growing event.”

Kuhn said that the Holistic Expo has grown exponentially over the years.

“When Judy passed it down to mom, there were 38 booths,” she said. “After mom passed it down to me, there were 78. Now I think we’re up to, like, 98.”

The booths are as eclectic as the people who run them. There’s magic, mysticism and moonlight; storytellers and palm readers; conversationalists and creators. There are CBD products, organic teas, energy testing, and even fudge.

“Some of this is kind of a special niche,” Kuhn shared, “but some of it is not. We’ve got a chiropractor. We’ve got people that are working with healing modalities. Some of it’s spiritual stuff. We’ve got crafts, too.”

There’s a wide variety of vendors and customers as the Holistic Expo, and Kuhn said she wouldn’t want it any other way. The most important thing they do, Kuhn said, is donate to local nonprofits.

“People can either pay the $5 door fee — anybody that’s 13 or over — or they can donate five nonperishable goods,” Kuhn said. “We started donating that to poverty resistance, and then we did City Park Church. This year we’re donating to the Wyoming Food for Thought Project.”

Kuhn said this was just a simple way to give back to the community, a community she and her business have been a part of for years. Kuhn owns a store in downtown Casper called A Place for Passion, and the Holistic Expo also allows her to bring some merch from her store and put in on display with a variety of other items. It’s a fun way to spend a weekend, she said, and she’s proud to be a part of it.

“Good lord, I’ve been doing this for a long time,” she said. “I helped my mom with it for ages and she wanted somebody that would carry on and keep expanding and doing well with it. Before I was helping run the show and managing it, I was a booth. I started sharing a booth with my mom because I only had a few things and I wasn’t sure how well they’d sell. But then it just expanded and took off, and now here I am.”

Kuhn said it means a lot that she’s able to continue the Holistic Expo for her mother.

“It’s nice to keep expanding something, especially something that contributes so much to the community,” she said. “There are so many people that come out and enjoy everything that they get here. And it’s a big opportunity for them to connect with others, to connect with people that have stuff they want to offer them.”

That, Kuhn said, is her favorite part of the Holistic Expo — meeting people.

“It’s just nice connecting with people and helping them out in any way that you can,” she said. “Everybody’s got their own knowledge, gifts, products that they’re putting out — services, whatever it is. So being able to share that with others is awesome. You’ve got to come check it out. It’s an awesome experience. There’s a little something for everyone.”

The Casper Holistic Expo is happening Saturday until 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Industrial Building at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds.

Photos from the Holistic Expo can be seen below:

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Wyoming teen discovers rare and ancient megalodon shark tooth off Florida coast

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March 28, 2026

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Wyoming teen discovers rare and ancient megalodon shark tooth off Florida coast

A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week.

Sixteen-year-old Aiden Andrews and his father Brian were on a guided dive with Fossil Junkies, a local fossil-hunting tour company.

Captain John Kreatsoulas told FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter Kimberly Kuizon that while finding small megalodon teeth isn’t uncommon, finding one that size is quite rare.

Video captured the moments when Aiden and his father celebrated underwater after making the remarkable discovery.

Popularized by Hollywood monster movies, the Carcharocles megalodon was the largest shark to have ever lived, according to the Smithsonian Institution.

A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida. Fossil Junkies

Diver wearing an orange mask holding a large fossilized shark tooth. — Aiden Andrews, 16, celebrated with his father after making the remarkable discovery. Fossil Junkies

Scientists believe the largest megalodon reached up to 60 feet in length and weighed up to 50 tons.

And as Andrews can attest — they possessed teeth the size of a human hand.

According to the Smithsonian, megalodon lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago across all of Earth’s oceans.

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Outdoor Fun Awaits At Local Parks With Izaak Walton League’s Hiking Series From April To September

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March 27, 2026

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Outdoor Fun Awaits At Local Parks With Izaak Walton League’s Hiking Series From April To September

Hiking can be an activity that you enjoy doing on your own, but sometimes you need a little extra inspiration, and a group hike is exactly what you need. If you’re looking for a group to explore the outdoors with, the Charles E. Piersall chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America hiking group may be what you’re looking for.

The mission of the IWLA:

To engage the community in the conservation, restoration, and promotion of environmental protection, we focus on the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife. This commitment is essential for a sustainable future, and activities like hiking help foster a connection with nature

The group is open to all ages, and even your pup can join in on the fun if they’re on a leash. There is a series of hikes planned beginning on April 1. Nope, this isn’t a prank; it is a real chance to meet other outdoor lovers and take in some of the area’s best hiking trails. The hikes are scheduled on the odd Wednesdays from April to September, weather permitting.

Join us to connect with others who appreciate the beauty of outdoor hiking and environmental advocacy hiking. Remember to bring drinking water, snacks, good walking shoes or boots, and a jacket. A walking stick or hiking poles can also be helpful.

Here are the hikes they have planned for this summer.

April 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 6 pm, Morad Park to Paradise Valley:
Wednesday, April 15, 6 pm, Edness K. Wilkins State Park:
Wednesday, April 29, 6 pm, Tate Pumphouse, Golf Course loop:

May 2026

June 2026

July 2026

Wednesday, July 1, 6 pm, Muddy Mountain, North Face:
Wednesday, July 15, 6 pm, Muddy Mountain, Beaver Ponds:
Wednesday, July 29, 6 pm, Casper Mountain, Biathlon:

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7 Trails To Hike In Central Wyoming

There’s no doubt about it, the entire state of Wyoming is covered in amazing hiking trails. If you’re visiting central Wyoming here are 7 trails that you should check out. I’ve organized them from easier to harder, ending with Laramie Peak.

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