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Player Rosters Announced for the 2024 Wyoming Shrine Bowl

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March 11, 2024

Player Rosters Announced for the 2024 Wyoming Shrine Bowl

The player rosters for the two teams in the 51st annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game were released on Sunday night. Wyoming Shrine Bowl Executive Director Frank Selby revealed the North and South teams in a release to the media. The game is on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Cheney Alumni Field in Casper, WY, at Natrona County High School.

WYOMING SHRINE BOWL TEAM ROSTERS 2024

Here are the rosters. Each is listed in alphabetical order by school name. If there is a misspelling, please email david@wyopreps.com.

North Team

Head coach Rob Hammond and his staff chose these players:

Keifer Dunham – Big Horn

Drew Heermann – Big Horn

Gavin Stafford – Big Horn

Will Hammond – Buffalo

Eli Patterson – Buffalo

Lance Rabel – Buffalo

Aidan Dorr – Campbell County

Wyatt Herther – Campbell County

Levi Palmer – Campbell County

Zach Barton – Cody

Logan Class – Cody

Connor Moss – Cody

Wyatt Trembly – Dubois

Christian Reilly – Hulett

Kadon Boyce – Kelly Walsh

Caleb Ortberg – Kelly Walsh

Adnan Khan – Lovell

Jared Mangus – Lovell

Timothy Edmondson – Natrona County

Beau Russell – Natrona County

Josef Sanchez – Natrona County

Noah Sides – Natrona County

Trey Stenerson – Powell

Darrick DeVries – Riverton

Nick McIntosh – Riverton

Ty Sheets – Riverton

Dominick Berrettini – Sheridan

DJ Elchlinger – Sheridan

Alex Haswell – Sheridan

Dane Steel – Sheridan

Peyton Brown – Thunder Basin

PJ Hatzenbuhler – Thunder Basin

Kavontae Montgomery – Thunder Basin

Landon Scalise – Thunder Basin

Caleb Kilbride – Tongue River

Cooper Frederick – Wind River

Student Manager = Nadeen Dunham, Buffalo

Student Trainer = Carsyn Thompson, Big Horn

South Team

Head coach Russell Stienmetz and his coaching staff selected the following players:

Rueben Stoutenberg – Big Piney

Zackery Murphy – Big Piney

Mason Counter – Cheyenne Central

Tyler Gaer – Cheyenne Central

Miles Porwoll – Cheyenne Central

Kolbe Dierks – Cheyenne East

Cam Hayes – Cheyenne East

Drew Jackson – Cheyenne East

Nathan Mirich – Cheyenne East

Colby Olson – Cheyenne East

Jack Dayton – Cokeville

Micah Petersen – Cokeville

Malachy Lehnen – Douglas

Trey Rinn – Douglas

Tegen Seeds – Douglas

Quade Jordan – Encampment

Kai Barker – Evanston

Cohen Morrow – Evanston

Brady Roberts – Evanston

Alex Mackinnon – Green River

Seth Maxson – Little Snake River

Fletcher Black – Mountain View

Carson Eardley – Mountain View

Coby Jones – Mountain View

Kael Anderson – Rock Springs

Michael Faigl – Rock Springs

Goodness Okere – Rock Springs

Tiegen Thompson – Southeast

Jayden Crook – Star Valley

Simon Gaskell – Star Valley

Jesse Leavitt – Star Valley

Clay Merritt – Star Valley

Ty Bennick – Torrington

Brayden Frazier – Torrington

Bryce Hager – Torrington

Trey Parriott – Torrington

Student Manager = Destyni German, Green River

Student Trainer = Sophie LaMunyon, Star Valley

The Wyoming Shrine Bowl All-Star football game is for graduated seniors only. Coaches around the state nominated players. The coaching staff for each team was responsible for the player selection.

Last year’s game was won by the South Team, 27-24. It was the 50th edition of the game. The North team leads the all-time series at 26-20-3. There was no game played in 2020 due to covid.

Wyoming Shrine Bowl 2024 Head Coaches Announcement

Wyoming Shrine Bowl 2024 Coaching Staff Announcement

50th Annual Shrine Bowl

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Wyoming Man Who Saved Family From Burning House Awarded Nation's Highest Heroism Award

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April 28, 2024

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Wyoming Man Who Saved Family From Burning House Awarded Nation's Highest Heroism Award

Most people would like to think they’d act as Ryan Pasborg did Feb. 1, 2022, when he rushed into a burning Green River home to save a mother and her child stuck inside, but it’s impossible to know until faced with that situation.

Pasborg’s life has changed a lot since that fateful day, receiving a Carnegie Medal — the nation’s highest civilian honor for heroism — and a new job and career as a result of his heroic actions that day.

On Saturday night, Pasborg was awarded his Carnegie Medal by Gov. Mark Gordon at the Governor’s Mansion in Cheyenne.

As Gordon presented Pasborg the award, the Rock Springs resident’s eyes welled up.

“I never thought it would happen,” Pasborg explained to Cowboy State Daily after the presentation. “I never believed it would go as far as this.”

Gordon said the “One Wyoming” slogan used by the University of Wyoming reminds him of Pasborg, whose sacrifice and heroism epitomizes the state’s hardy culture and dedication to the Code of the West.

“Here, we can count on heroes like Ryan,” Gordon said. “We get a toughness and a grit from our shared experiences, from our weather and from a oneness in looking out for each other.”

Gordon also presented Pasborg with a Wyoming State Challenge Coin, which is given to all Wyoming National Guardsmen and those who have done remarkable acts in the Cowboy State.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, from left, Karmin Pace, Ryan Pasborg and Pace-O-Matic founder and Chairman Michael Pace at the Governor’s Mansion in Cheyenne on April 27, 2024, to present Pasborg with the Carnegie Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor for heroism. (Matt Idler for Cowboy State Daily)
Gov. Mark Gordon, right, meets Stephanie Wadsworth and her son, Weston, and the rest of their family at the Governor’s Mansion in Cheyenne on April 27, 2024. Stephanie and Weston were pulled out of a burning trailer the morning of Feb. 1, 2022, by local resident Ryan Pasborg. The family and Pasborg were in Cheyenne to receive his Carnegie Medal. (Matt Idler for Cowboy State Daily)
Ryan Pasborg, right, receives the Carnegie Medal from Gov. Mark Gordon on April 27, 2024, at the Governor’s Mansion in Cheyenne. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor for heroism. He saved a mother and her young son from a burning trailer on his way to work the morning of Feb. 1, 2022. (Matt Idler for Cowboy State Daily)

New Opportunities

Pasborg was unemployed in December when it was announced he was awarded the Carnegie Medal. He had recently been laid off from his job as an oil field worker while on medical leave for a benign tumor.

Pace-O-Matic, a software company that creates Cowboy Skill games, knew Pasborg from honoring him at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2022.

When representatives from the company learned he was unemployed, they instantly knew that’s the type of person they want on their team and offered him a job.

“He fits right into what Pace-O-Matic does,” said Paul Goldean, president and CEO. “It’s about caring for your community, it’s about taking that extra step, doing those things that most people are never faced with doing.”

These words mean a little more considering that Goldean served five years as a special ops Army Ranger.

“For him to do what he did is of the utmost caliber of person from my experience,” he said.

The deep sense of selflessness and character Pasborg showed is also a necessary trait in the gaming industry, said Pace-O-Matic founder and Chairman Michael Pace.

“We’re in an industry full of crooks, and we’re not,” he said. “That’s why we’re fighting all the time to distinguish ourselves, and we thought who better to help do that?”

Karma Comes Around

Pasborg had been offered a new job on the oil field shortly before Pace-O-Matic made their offer, but his pastor gave him a message that he should never work in the oil fields again.

Pasborg said if it weren’t for that guidance, he might have turned down the Pace-O-Matic opportunity.

Pasborg had no past experience relevant to his new job, but that doesn’t matter to Goldean, who said his high sense of character makes him easy to teach, adding that he’s doing a great job.

The company flew Pasborg out to the company’s headquarters in Georgia for training, where Goldean said it felt like Pasborg was hiring Pace-O-Matic, not the other way around.

In his role, Pasborg represents the company and its machines throughout Wyoming. It’s a job, Goldean said, that requires working with little guidance, but heaps of local knowledge.

“We needed someone in Wyoming, and we found someone special in Wyoming,” Goldean said.

Pasborg said it’s a job that’s changed his life. He now plans to retire with the company.

“It’s a dream,” he said. “They’re amazing people.”

Ryan Pasborg ran into this burning house to save a Green River woman and her son. (Courtesy Photo)
Ryan Pasborg ran into this burning house to save a Green River woman and her son. (Courtesy Photo)
Ryan Pasborg with his boys. (Courtesy Photo)
Ryan Pasborg was honored by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office after saving a woman and her child from a burning trailer. He’s now also been recognized with the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism. (Courtesy Photo)

Role Model

Pasborg said he expects his three children to act just as he did in 2022 if presented with a similar situation, when he crawled on his hands and knees to rescue Stephanie Wadsworth and her 4-year-old son Weston from the burning home, both of whom were unconscious.

Wadsworth and Weston also were at Saturday’s award presentation to see their personal hero be recognized.

“It’s amazing, we wouldn’t be here without him,” she said.

Whether it’s being polite to strangers or holding doors, what matters to Pasborg is taking the extra step to help out others.

“I raise my kids the same exact way,” he said. “I teach my kids how I was raised. That’s a family thing that will be passed down forever.”

When he showed his son Braxton the Carnegie Medal, Braxton remarked, “That’s awesome,” to which Pasborg gave him a big hug.

Pure Instinct

Pasborg said it was pure instinct and adrenaline that kicked in when he made his rescue on Feb. 1, 2022. He has no memory of any thoughts he had during the rescue.

Pasborg was already late for work that day, but when he saw the flames shoot up from the home and no fire trucks in the area, Pasborg said he knew had to stop and help the three little children – still in their pajamas – who he saw fleeing from the home.

When they told him their mom and little brother were still inside, Pasborg bolted through the kitchen door and into the burning structure.

He couldn’t see anything because of the thick smoke, so Pasborg said he had to crawl until he felt the child’s legs. He grabbed the boy and took him outside. Worried about the subzero temperatures, Pasborg put all of the children in his truck to stay warm.

He then went back into the burning home and found the mother on the floor badly burned and unconscious.

After rescuing her from the house, Pasborg performed CPR on Wadsworth and then drove her and her children to emergency responders.

When Pasborg’s son Braxton heard the news about what his father had done, he said he couldn’t believe it.

“I thought he was lying,” he said.

Weston said he couldn’t believe it either. And now, the young man says he’s certain he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.

Pasborg said he plans to keep in touch with the Wadsworths for the rest of his life, and their families plan to go camping together this summer.

Pasborg is one of the first Wyomingites to be recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund. In March, it was announced that Evanston native Kendell Cummings will be awarded a Carnegie Medal for his role in saving a wrestling teammate who was being attacked by a grizzly bear in 2022.

Contact Leo Wolfson at leo@cowboystatedaily.com

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PhotoFest! Wyoming Track Classic

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April 27, 2024

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The Wyoming Track Classic was held on Thursday at the Harry Geldien Stadium in Casper with cool, cloudy but calm conditions. A pair of WTC records were broken as Taliah Morris of Cheyenne East set a new mark in the long jump at 19-7.25 and Thunder Basin’s Bradley Ekstrom set the new standard in the 400 in 48.12. The bad news from the meet was Natrona’s Kaiden Lee suffered a broken ankle and ligament damage in the high jump. He won the event at 6-6 and was going for 6-8 when he got hurt. The senior had the state’s best marks this season in both the high jump and the long jump.

Here is the list of the top 2 finishers in each event:

Girls:

100 Meters:

1. Brooklyn Asmus-Torrington 12.40

2. Desirae Iacovetto-Wheatland 12.61

200 Meters:

1. Taliah Morris-Cheyenne East 24.60

2. Brooklyn Aumus-Torrington 25.02

400 Meters:

1. Lainey Berrybill-Laramie 56.10

2. Cherise Douzenis-Worland 57.32

800 Meters:

1. Ada Nelson-Cody 2.15.76

2. Ashley Gross-Natrona 2.18.53

1600 Meters:

1. Ada Nelson-Cody 5.06.50

2. Nicole Clark-Natrona 5.21.90

3200 Meters:

1. Maggie Madsen-Cheyenne East 11.10.64

1. Ally Wheeler- Natrona 11.22.44

100 Hurdles:

1. Addison Alley-Riverton 15.07

2. Carly Norman-Buffalo 15.10

300 Hurdles:

1. Paisley Hollingshead-Lander 45.57

2. Lillie Kirkham-Cody 46.32

High Jump:

1. Sarah McNiven-Burlington 5-3

2. Ashley Rogge-Thunder Basin 5-1

Long Jump:

1. Taliah Morris-Cheyenne East 19-7.25

2. Lily Nichols-Wheatland 17-5.25

Triple Jump:

1. Karson Tempel-Cheyenne Central 30-00.24

2. Nadia Burnett-Cheyenne East 35-9.25

Pole Vault:

1. Ava Andrews-Rock Springs 11-0

2. Isabelle Paddock-Cody 10-6

Shot-Put:

1. Teagan Becker-Kelly Walsh 42-10

2. Adelyn Anderson-Lander 42-3

Discus:

1. Brynn Sybrant-Natrona 128-4

2. Teagen Becker-Kelly Walsh 126-0

Boys

100 Meters:

1. Gavin Stafford-Big Horn 10.80

2. Tegan Krause-Cheyenne Central 11.04

200 Meters:

1. Carson Lundberg-Natrona 22.09

1. Bridger Norton-Thunder Basin 22.09

400 Meters:

1. Bradley Ekstrom-Thunder Basin 48.12

2. Flynn Arnold-Laramie-48.46

800 Meters:

1. Jonah Rigg-Cheyenne Central 1.55.15

2. Kalel Brubaker-Natrona 1.55.75

1600 Meters:

1. Race Morrell-Cheyenne Central 4.22.33

2. Trevor Schmidt-Cheyenne Central 4.22.76

3200 Meters:

1. Lucas Steveson-Cheyenne East 9.49.80

2. Davian Spoonhunter-Riverton 9.54.12

110 Hurdles:

1. Caleb Ortberg-Kelly Walsh 14.91

2. Shawn Basart-Cheyenne Central 15.31

300 Hurdles:

1. Caleb Ortberg-Kelly Walsh 39.36

2. Shawn Basart-Cheyenne Central 39.74

High Jump:

1. Kaiden Lee-Natrona 6-6

2. Josh Coleman-Natrona 6-4

Long Jump:

1. Gavin Stafford-Big Horn 23-0

2. Landon Walker-Kelly Walsh 22-5.25

Triple Jump:

1. Landon Walker-Kelly Walsh 46-9.75

2. Matthew Newman-Lovell 43-10.75

Pole Vault:

1. Maddix Blazovich-Rock Springs 15-6

2. Kavin Hoff-Natrona 15-6

3. Nicholas Lewis-Cheyenne Central 15-6

Shot-Put:

1. Quade Jordan-Encampment 56-8

2. Tyler Bennick-Torrington 55-7.75

Discus:

1. Tegan Seeds-Douglas 159-3

2. Logan Class-Cody 153-6

We have a large collection of photos from the Wyoming Track Classic Courtesy of Shannon Dutcher and WyoPreps. You can view those in our gallery below. Enjoy!