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Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Matilda ‘Tillie’ Bock Sewell Spent Years…

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July 20, 2024

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Matilda ‘Tillie’ Bock Sewell Spent Years…

It’s well-known in Wyoming ranch country that gender is irrelevant. Anyone who can do the job is a cowboy.

In the case of Matilda “Tillie” Mae Bock and her sister Clara, when their dad Julius “Jule” Bock needed cowboy help, they were the eldest children in the family and were the ones to saddle their horses and go to work.

Tillie was born Nov. 30, 1902, on the Double Spear Ranch in Weston County. This was land her father had homesteaded when he was 21 years old, the minimum age for a man to claim a homestead.

He built a cabin and proved up on his land while starting his family with wife Bertha.

Julius would eventually buy more homesteads and the YT Ranch, giving him property across a wide territory. Ultimately, he acquired 1,200 head of cattle and had 2,000 head of sheep.

Initially Julius, with Tillie and Clara to help, managed the operation. Later, other children assisted, and he also hired help, so he eventually had a crew of 20 men.

Tillie started school when she was only 4 years old. At that time, classes were held only during June, July and August, because of the winter weather being so severe. To get to the school, she and her six siblings either rode their horses or walked.

She Grew Up In The Saddle

Riding was second-nature for Tillie and she spent most of her childhood and adult life in the saddle.

This October she will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame, joining her father in the elite group of cowboys in the WCHF. He was inducted last year.

All seven Bock children were born on the ranch.

Tillie and Clara being the oldest learned at a young age to carry their share of ranch work. They spent long days in the saddle, helping gather cattle and sheep during the roundups, and helping ship them on the railroad.

Weston County History reports both became “exceptionally good horsewomen at a fairly young age.” In fact, Tillie and her sister were featured at the Belle Fourche Roundup one year as “The girls from Newcastle who roped and tied steers.”

Family friend Joe Fordyce once said that, “If a guy had a horse that could not be broke or if the horse had bad habits, he recommended to anyone to take the horse to the Bock Sisters.”

Matilda “Tillie” Bock Sewell earned a reputation as being cowboy tough and a true Wyoming cowboy around Weston County. (Courtesy Candy Moulton)
Matilda “Tillie” Bock Sewell earned a reputation as being cowboy tough and a true Wyoming cowboy around Weston County. She was often with her sister Clara. (Courtesy Candy Moulton)

Cowboy Tough

Tillie married George Sewell in 1925. She continued to be actively engaged in the ranching business for many years in addition to raising her family of seven children.

Tillie had a succession of favorite horses and put many miles on each of them.

After her marriage, Tillie lived at the YT Ranch. Later, she and George worked on other ranches. When George died in 1949, she was left to raise their three children that were still at home.

Tillie and her children went through trying times, but they were cowboy tough. She recalled “many cold winter mornings, waking up and having to thaw the tea kettle that froze on the stove overnight.”

Tillie had learned cowboy work from her father and she instilled in her children, and grandchildren, the cowboy way. Her three sons also worked in ranching and farming.

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Wyoming 3A and 4A Boys Basketball Regionals Tip Off Postseason Play

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March 6, 2026

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Wyoming 3A and 4A Boys Basketball Regionals Tip Off Postseason Play

The 2026 postseason has arrived for Wyoming High School boys’ basketball teams in Class 3A and 4A. They participate in regional tournaments from Thursday through Saturday. The regionals will be in Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell. Three sites will use the format: two wins qualify a team for the state tournament next week in Casper, or two losses eliminate a team. The 4A East Region has three loser-out first-round games on Thursday, followed by two days of games for seeding. The 4A East Regular Season champ draws a first-round bye and has qualified for the state tournament.

WYOPREPS 3A-4A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

Except in the 4A East Regional, Friday starts with elimination games. The regional semifinals are on Friday night. The final seeds for next week’s state tournament will be determined on Saturday. The schedules below for this weekend are based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Pinedale 58 (6) Mountain View 40

Final Score: (2) Cody 58 (7) Powell 46

Final Score: (1) Lovell 75 (8) Lyman 43

Final Score: (4) Lander 65 (5) Worland 40

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Mountain View vs. Powell, noon – loser out

Game 6: Lyman vs. Worland, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Pinedale vs. Cody, 6 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Lovell vs. Lander, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11 a.m. – loser out (at LMS)

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Douglas 85 (6) Rawlins 50

Final Score: (2) Wheatland 57 (7) Burns 40

Final Score: (5) Torrington 35 (4) Newcastle 28

Final Score: (1) Buffalo 69 (8) Glenrock 44

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Rawlins vs. Burns, noon – loser out

Game 6: Newcastle vs. Glenrock, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 6 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon – loser out

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 64 (SW-2) Riverton 49

Final Score: (NW-1) Natrona County 77 (SW-4) Jackson 23

Final Score: (NW-2) Green River 50 (SW-3) Evanston 40

Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 62 (NW-4) Rock Springs 60 – Erickson makes a turnaround jumper at the buzzer off an offensive rebound for the Braves.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Riverton vs. Jackson, noon – loser out

Game 6: Evanston vs. Rock Springs, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 6:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Green River vs. Star Valley, 8 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Game 1: (1) Sheridan = Bye

Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 75 (7) Cheyenne South 35 – Bison are eliminated

Final Score: (3) Thunder Basin 75 (6) Laramie 59 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state

Final Score: (4) Campbell County 59 (5) Cheyenne East 39 – loser out; Thunderbirds are eliminated; Camels qualify for state.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 6: Cheyenne Central vs. Thunder Basin, 4:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 5: Sheridan vs. Campbell County, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:30 a.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2:30 p.m. – Championship Game

James Johnson Winter Showcase Basketball Tournament 2026

Photos from game action at the James Johnson Winter Showcase tournament in Cheyenne.

Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Shannon Dutcher

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Explore small streams of Wyo. with WGFD XStream Angler challenge

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23 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Explore small streams of Wyo. with WGFD XStream Angler challenge

WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is rolling out its 2026 XStream Angler challenge, open to anyone looking to fish the smaller streams of Wyoming. The XStream Angler challenge is an opportunity for anglers in the state to explore over 150 streams with instream flow water rights. According to WGFD, instream flow […]

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Governor Gordon attends signing of Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver in Washington D.C.

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March 5, 2026

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Governor Gordon attends signing of Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver in Washington D.C.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon’s office recently announced that the governor and Director of Family Services (DFS) Korin Schmidt traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as other Trump Administration officials, to sign the Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver. A release […]

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