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Hawkins’ blocked FG return, Brown’s interception give Wyoming 22-19 win over Appalachian State

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1 year ago

September 24, 2023

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Jakorey Hawkins returned a blocked punt 62 yards for a touchdown with less than two minutes to play, Wrook Brown made an interception at the 6-yard line with 12 seconds left and Wyoming edged Appalachian State 22-19 on Saturday night.

After Hawkins’ block and return of a 47-yard field goal attempt — the first blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in Wyoming history — and John Michael Gyllenborg’s 2-point conversion on a shovel pass, the Mountaineers had 1:52 left.

They marched from their 31-yard line to the Wyoming 35 when the Cowboys were called for pass interference in the end zone. Before attempting a potential tying field goal with the line of scrimmage at the 20, Joey Aguilar underthrew a pass toward the end zone and Brown made a leaping pick.

Michael Hughes kicked four field goals, the fourth a 50-yarder as time expired, to give Appalachian State a 12-7 lead at the half.

Early in the fourth quarter, Tyrek Funderburk returned a gift interception 18 yards for a touchdown to make it 19-7. Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley threw a swing pass left to D.Q. James, but James was slipping as the ball arrived and he swatted it up in the air, giving Funderburk an easy coast into the end zone.

On the next snap, Harrison Waylee Harrison burst 75 yards for a Wyoming touchdown, cutting the deficit to 19-14 with 11:31 to go.

Appalachian State then used 18 plays to wipe 9 1/2 minutes off the clock, only to have Wyoming steal the win.

Harrison rushed for 156 yards for the Cowboys (3-1), who only had 208 yards of offense as Peasley was 5-of-15 passing for 31 yards.

Aguilar completed 22 of 40 passes for 200 yards and Nate Noel ran for 109 yards for Appalachian State (2-1).

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Wyoming Sells 640 Acres of Land to Feds for $100M

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8 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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Wyoming has sold 640 acres of land to the federal government for $100 million after what the WyoFile calls “decades of political maneuvering.” The Kelly Parcel has been owned by Wyoming since the state was established, but USA Today reports it became part of Grand Teton National Park in 1950. (Other outlets, however, including Cowboy State Daily, report that the parcel abuts the national park and that the sale adds the land to the park.) The sale follows years of discussions over what to do with the parcel, with the state’s Board of Land Commissioners having previously considered putting it up for public auction, which would have meant private developers could have bought it. The sale to the federal government will prohibit private development on the land. (More Grand Teton National Park stories.)

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Skier killed after group triggers avalanche in Wyoming National Park

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15 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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Skier killed after group triggers avalanche in Wyoming National Park

An avalanche killed one skier and injured another after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming.

The avalanche happened on Saturday in a backcountry area about 20 miles east of Grand Teton National Park.

As the group of four people went up a steep slope at an elevation of 10,400 feet, a large slab of snow about five feet thick broke away and slid, fully burying the victim and partially burying a second skier, according to Teton County Search and Rescue and the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center.

One person was killed in an avalanche in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park (National Parks Service (NPS))

Authorities received an alert about the accident just before noon. It took rescuers almost four hours to reach the scene by skis after a helicopter tried to reach the site but had to turn around because of stormy weather.

A series of snowstorms have swept through the area in recent weeks, including one on Saturday, said National Weather Service forecaster Jason Straub.

The skier’s death marks the fifth person to be killed by an avalanche in the U.S. this winter.

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Skier killed, another injured after avalanche triggered in Wyoming

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23 hours ago

January 5, 2025

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Skier killed, another injured after avalanche triggered in Wyoming

A skier was killed and another injured after the group they were in triggered a large avalanche while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming.

The large snowslide happened Saturday in a backcountry area about 20 miles east of Grand Teton National Park.

The Teton County Search and Rescue said it received a call to respond to a known avalanche burial on Togwotee Pass just before 12 p.m. on Saturday.

As the group of four people, according to authorities, went up a steep slope at an elevation of 10,400 feet, a large slab of snow about 5 feet thick broke away and slid, fully burying the victim. The second skier was partially buried and had an injury to his leg.

It took rescuers about four hours to reach the scene by skis after a helicopter tried to reach the site but had to turn around because of “challenging” weather conditions.

“(Teton County Search and Rescue) extends its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased skier,” it said in a Facebook post.

The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center is investigating the avalanche.

We are deeply saddened to report that a skier has died as a result of an avalanche on Togwotee Pass on Saturday, January…
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A series of snowstorms have swept through the area in recent weeks, including one on Saturday, said National Weather Service forecaster Jason Straub.

The skier’s death marks the fifth person to be killed by an avalanche in the U.S. this winter.

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