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How the Top 5 Fared in Week 4 of Wyoming HS Basketball 2025

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January 13, 2025

How the Top 5 Fared in Week 4 of Wyoming HS Basketball 2025

The fourth week of Wyoming High School basketball featured nearly a full slate of action. Most teams returned to play for the first time in the new year. Four tournaments comprised most of the gameplay, but several other games occurred, including some conference action. Two No. 1 ranked girls’ teams suffered a loss, Douglas and Southeast. Douglas was on the road, and Southeast lost to higher-level teams from 4A and 3A. In boys’ play, one top-ranked team, Thermopolis, suffered a loss. Overall, nine ranked boys’ teams lost at least one game.

This is a look at how the top five girls’ and boys’ teams fared in Week 4. It gives fans, players, and coaches a look at each week’s results for the ranked teams in the WyoPreps Coaches and Media Basketball Polls.

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Girls Basketball Top 5 Recap

1 – East (3-0) = Won 59-15 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 48-31 vs. Natrona County; Won 75-16 vs. Rock Springs.

2 – Sheridan (3-0) = Won 43-33 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland; Won 53-23 vs. Riverton; Won 50-23 vs. Rock Springs.

3 – Central (3-0) = Won 66-29 vs. Natrona County; Won 50-32 vs. Green River; Won 65-37 vs. Kelly Walsh.

4 – Campbell County (3-0) = Won 58-37 vs. Natrona County; Won 54-30 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 63-61 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland.

5 – Laramie (2-1) = Won 43-35 vs. Rock Springs; Lost 53-44 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland; Won 44-29 vs. Riverton.

1 – Douglas (2-1) = Lost 57-50 at #3 Pinedale; Won 71-35 vs. #5 Mountain View; Won 53-23 vs. Lander.

2 – Cody (1-0) = Won 63-34 at Lander.

3 – Pinedale (3-0) = Won 57-50 vs. #1 Douglas; Won 60-48 vs. Buffalo; Won 82-31 vs. Rawlins.

4 – Wheatland (2-2) = Lost 43-33 vs. 4A #2 Sheridan; Won 53-44 vs. 4A #5 Laramie; Lost 63-61 vs. 4A #4 Campbell County; Won 43-20 vs. 1A #1 Southeast.

5 – Mountain View (2-1) = Won 52-43 vs. Buffalo; Lost 71-35 vs. #1 Douglas; Won 52-21 vs. Worland.

1 – Tongue River (4-0) = Won 50-31 vs. 3A Burns; Won 57-44 at Thermopolis; Won 41-33 vs. #3 Pine Bluffs; Won 46-13 at Shoshoni.

2 – Wyoming Indian (2-0) = Won 53-42 vs. Wind River; Won 64-41 vs. Greybull.

T3 – Rocky Mountain (0-2) = Lost 44-32 vs. 3A Powell; Lost 33-19 at 3A Lovell.

T3 – Pine Bluffs (2-2) = Won 45-27 vs. Wright; Won 53-31 vs. #5 Sundance; Lost 41-33 vs. #1 Tongue River; Lost 46-43 vs. Big Horn.

5 – Sundance (4-1) = Won 57-18 at 1A Hulett; Won 57-33 at Shoshoni; Lost 53-31 vs. #3 Pine Bluffs; Won 38-30 vs. 3A Burns; Won 49-42 in OT at Thermopolis.

1 – Southeast (0-3) = Lost 41-24 vs. 4A Green River; Lost 44-33 vs. Cheyenne Central JV; Lost 43-20 vs. 3A #4 Wheatland.

2 – Cokeville (3-0) = Won 50-42 vs. 2A Big Piney; Won 33-22 vs. Star Valley Sophs; Won 50-47 at 2A Kemmerer.

3 – Upton (1-0) = Won 65-7 at Casper Christian.

4 – Lingle-Ft. Laramie (2-0) = Won 48-16 at Hemingford, NE; Won 44-27 vs. H.E.M.

5 – Burlington (2-0) = Won by forfeit at Meeteetse; Won 62-33 vs. Dubois.

WyoPreps Week 4 Girls Basketball Scoreboard 2025

Boys Basketball Top 5 Recap

1 – Laramie (3-0) = Won 75-62 vs. Rock Springs; Won 56-39 vs. 3A Wheatland; Won 73-48 vs. Riverton.

2 – Sheridan (3-0) = Won 67-18 vs. 3A Wheatland; Won 48-40 vs. Riverton; Won 69-59 vs. Sheridan.

3 – East (2-1) = Lost 53-47 vs. Kelly Walsh; Won 57-41 vs. Natrona County; Won 77-70 vs. Rock Springs.

4 – Evanston = Did not play.

5 – Central (1-2) = Lost 50-27 vs. Natrona County; Won 57-37 vs. Green River; Lost 50-36 vs. Kelly Walsh.

1 – Lovell (1-0) = Won 57-23 vs. 2A Rocky Mountain.

2 – Cody (1-0) = Won 69-56 at #4 Lander.

3 – Powell (1-0) = Won 50-30 at 2A Rocky Mountain.

T4 – Douglas (3-0) = Won 82-58 vs. Lyman; Won 69-50 vs. Mountain View; Won 75-42 vs. Pinedale.

T4 – Lander (1-3) = Lost 69-56 vs. #2 Cody; Lost 51-48 vs. Worland; Lost 61-59 in OT vs. Buffalo; Won 61-33 vs. Rawlins.

1 – Thermopolis (3-1) = Won 67-54 vs. Big Horn; Won 67-64 at #2 Wright; Lost 57-40 at Sundance; Won 73-45 vs. Tongue River.

2 – Wright (2-1) = Won 91-70 vs. Shoshoni; Lost 67-64 vs. #1 Thermopolis; Won 83-74 vs. #5 Pine Bluffs; one game canceled.

3 – Big Piney (1-2) = Lost 41-38 vs. 1A #3 Cokeville; Won 52-49 vs. 1A Farson-Eden; Lost 69-54 vs. Rich County, UT.

4 – Wyoming Indian (2-0) = Won 102-16 vs. Wind River; Won 56-37 vs. Greybull.

5 – Pine Bluffs (2-1) = Won 59-33 vs. Tongue River; Won 68-57 at Sundance; Lost 83-74 at #2 Wright; one game canceled.

1 – Lingle-Ft. Laramie (2-0) = Won 60-26 at Hemingford, NE; Won 68-20 vs. H.E.M.

2 – Upton (1-0) = Won 70-14 at Casper Christian.

T3 – Cokeville (2-1) = Won 41-38 vs. 2A #3 Big Piney; Won 54-44 vs. Star Valley Sophs; Lost 51-40 at 2A Kemmerer.

T3 – Lusk (2-0) = Won 69-44 vs. Hemingford, NE; Won 70-16 vs. H.E.M.; one game postponed.

5 – Saratoga (0-1) = Lost 43-37 at Encampment.

WyoPreps Week 4 Boys Basketball Scoreboard 2025

Week 5 begins on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. New rankings come out on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

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Riverton/Strannigan Basketball Tournament

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Wyoming Coaches Pick the Best of 1A & 2A Boys Basketball in 2026

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March 11, 2026

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Wyoming Coaches Pick the Best of 1A & 2A Boys Basketball in 2026

The top boys’ basketball players in Wyoming for Classes 1A and 2A were chosen for the 2026 high school season. The Wyoming Coaches Association has unveiled the all-state awards for this year, as voted on by the head coaches in the two classifications, respectively. The Wyoming Coaches Association only recognizes one team for all-state, and only these players receive an award certificate from the WCA. WyoPreps only lists all-state players as defined by the WCA.

WCA 1A-2A BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE SELECTIONS IN 2026

Each class selected 14 players for all-state, reflecting a broad recognition of talent across Wyoming. Notably, congratulations go to Hulett’s Kyle Smith, Brady Cook from Lingle-Fort Laramie, and Carsten Freeburg from Pine Bluffs, who earned all-state honors for the third straight year. In addition, eight more players achieved all-state status for the second time in their prep careers.

Class 1A

Paul McNiven – Burlington

Bitner Philpott – Burlington

Ammon Hatch – Cokeville (All-State in 2025)

Hudson Himmerich – Cokeville

Kyle Smith – Hulett (All-State 2024 & 2025)

Anthony Arnusch – Lingle-Ft. Laramie

Brady Cook – Lingle-Ft. Laramie (All-State 2024 & 2025)

Tymber Cozzens – Little Snake River (All-State in 2025)

Corbin Matthews – Lusk

Max Potas – Meeteetse (All-State in 2024)

Jace Westring – Saratoga

Hazen Williams – Saratoga

TJ Moats – Southeast (All-State in 2024)

Nic Schiller – Upton

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Class 2A

Caleb Adsit – Big Horn

Chase Garber – Big Horn

Carsten Freeburg – Pine Bluffs (All-State 2024 & 2025)

Mason Moss – Rocky Mountain

Oakley Hicks – Shoshoni

Kade Mills – Sundance

Cody Bomengen – Thermopolis (All-State in 2025)

Zak Hastie – Thermopolis

Ellis Webber – Thermopolis (All-State in 2025)

Joseph Kimbrell – Wright

Mitchell Strohschein – Wright (All-State in 2025)

Adriano Brown – Wyoming Indian

Heeyei’Niitou Monroe-Black – Wyoming Indian (All-State in 2025)

Cordell Spoonhunter – Wyoming Indian

The 2026 state champions were the Saratoga Panthers in Class 1A. They beat Lingle-Fort Laramie, 50-45, in the championship game. The 2A winners were the Thermopolis Bobcats, who repeated as champions, after a 45-38 victory over Wyoming Indian in the title game.

Lusk versus Rock River high school basketball 2026

Game action between the Tigers and Longhorns

Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Lisa Shaw

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New laws establish a statewide literacy program

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March 10, 2026

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New laws establish a statewide literacy program

A pair of bills signed into law last week aim to build out a more comprehensive system of literacy education across Wyoming’s public schools.

One mandates evidence-based practices and requires regular screenings for dyslexia, while the other enables the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) to hire a dedicated literacy professional to oversee statewide compliance.

Gov. Mark Gordon’s signing of both bills on Friday was the latest accomplishment of an ongoing push for improved literacy standards. That push has been spearheaded by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder.

“Wyoming is not going to let a single child fall through the cracks,” Degenfelder said during a public bill signing last week. “We are not going to fall behind when it comes to ensuring that our children can read at grade level.”

The primary bill, Senate File 59, establishes a statewide K-12 program for teaching students to read that is built on “evidence based language and literacy instruction, assessment, intervention and professional development that supports educators, engages families and promotes literacy proficiency for all Wyoming students.”

The bill defines evidence-based strategies as those that conform to the science of reading, a term that will be defined and updated by Degenfelder’s office. Nationwide, it generally means putting academic research into practice in classrooms. SF 59 specifically prohibits the exclusive use of “three-cueing” — a strategy once widely employed to teach reading but which education experts now say is outdated and less effective than other strategies.

It also requires annual dyslexia screeners for students below the third grade, and testing for reading difficulties for all students.

The screeners are used to identify the severity of reading difficulties in order to direct “tiered” support that offers the most intensive interventions to the students most in need, while still providing “evidence based” language instruction to all students.

Each school district must formulate an individualized reading plan “for each student identified as having reading difficulties or at risk for poor reading outcomes.”

Districts must now report to the state annually regarding their literacy-related work. Any district where 60% or more of the students are struggling will be required to implement “summer literacy camps or extended supports, including after school support and tutoring.”

The bill also requires literacy related professional development for teachers and specialists “appropriate to their role and level of responsibility” related to literacy education.

SF 59 was backed by dyslexia advocates and literacy specialists.

Senate File 14, the other literacy bill signed into law Friday, appropriates $120,000 annually for the next two years for a full-time position at WDE “to assist school districts in implementing a reading assessment and intervention program and language and literacy programs.”

Both bills go into effect July 1.

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Wyoming Announces 2026 Football Schedule – SweetwaterNOW

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March 10, 2026

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Wyoming Announces 2026 Football Schedule

Samuel “Tote” Harris. Photo from gowyo.com

LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming and the Mountain West Conference announced the Cowboys’ 2026 football schedule Monday, a slate that opens with the Border War and concludes with back-to-back home games in Laramie.

Wyoming opens the season Sept. 5 on the road against Colorado State in the 118th edition of the Border War. The Cowboys then host Northern Colorado on Sept. 12 in the home opener before traveling to Central Michigan on Sept. 19.

The Cowboys begin Mountain West play Sept. 26 at home against Hawaii in a matchup for the Paniolo Trophy. Wyoming then faces back-to-back road games at North Dakota State on Oct. 3 and San Jose State on Oct. 10.

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Wyoming returns to War Memorial Stadium on Oct. 17 to host conference newcomer Northern Illinois before facing Air Force at home on Oct. 24. The Cowboys will have an open week on Oct. 31.

The Cowboys open November with road games at UNLV on Nov. 7 and at UTEP on Nov. 14, marking Wyoming’s first meeting with the Miners as members of the Mountain West. Wyoming closes conference play by hosting New Mexico on Nov. 21 and wraps up the regular season with a nonconference game against UConn on Nov. 28 in Laramie.

Each Mountain West team will play four home and four road conference games during the 13-week season, which will conclude with the Mountain West Football Championship Game featuring the two teams with the highest conference winning percentages. The championship game date will be announced later.

With the conference schedule set, Mountain West television partners CBS Sports, FOX Sports, and The CW will begin selecting broadcast games, which could include moving some contests to non-Saturday dates. Network assignments and kickoff times will be announced at a later date.

Season ticket renewals for the 2026 Wyoming football season are now available. Fans can renew their tickets online by visiting gowyo.com/tickets and logging into their account.

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