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Wyoming Cowboys lose 20th consecutive road game at UNLV

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February 3, 2024

Wyoming Cowboys lose 20th consecutive road game at UNLV

LARAMIE – Death, taxes and the Pokes going bust in Las Vegas.

Wyoming finished 4-for-25 on 3-pointers and with 14 turnovers that led to 21 points on the other end during a 62-48 defeat to UNLV on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Cowboys (12-10, 5-4 Mountain West) lost for the 20th consecutive time to the Rebels (12-9, 5-4) in regular-season road games dating back to 2003.

UW did beat UNLV in the 2022 MW Tournament in Las Vegas.

“I’m disappointed in the final score,” UW head coach Jeff Linder said. “We came into the game with a lot of confidence knowing that we were playing a really talented UNLV team. I mean, having played against some of the teams in our league thus far, from a size standpoint, length and athleticism, they’re as big as anybody in our league.”

Linder’s team played solid half-court defense but went on a scoring drought of 10 minutes, 32 seconds spanning the end of the first half and the start of the second half.

UNLV came out of the halftime locker room and went on an 11-0 run to take a commanding 42-23 lead before Sam Griffin finally scored to stop the bleeding with 12:39 remaining.

UW trailed by as many as 23 points (48-25) before a late push. Mason Walters completed a three-point play to cap a 10-0 run by the Cowboys.

Griffin converted a layup to get UW within 56-44 with 2:55 remaining but freshman Dedan Thomas closed the lid on the coffin with back-to-back 3s for the Rebels.

Cam Manyawu scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds off the bench to lead UW. Brendan Wenzel, who was playing with three displaced ribs, added 12 points on 4-for-13 shooting.

Griffin and Kot combined for 15 points on 6-for-23 shooting.

“For us, we’re one of the top 10 3-point shooting teams in the country and when you go 4-for-25,” Linder said. “A lot of those were pretty open looks. Akuel goes 0-for-8, Sam goes 1-for-6, and if those two guys go 1-for-14 it’s going to be hard for us to win.”

The Cowboys trailed 31-23 at the intermission after shooting 3-for-16 (18.8%) on 3s.

UNLV led 22-13 before Griffin countered with a 3 and Wenzel scored on a sweet spin move in the paint to get the Pokes within four points.

Thomas capped a 9-3 run with a floater to make the score 31-21.

Wenzel, who scored a career-high 25 points during Tuesday’s win at Air Force, led UW with eight points at the break.

UW held Kalib Boone scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting and limited Rob Whaley to eight points, but Thomas and Keylan Boone scored 14 points each for the Rebels.

UNLV finished 8-for-20 on 3s with four turnovers and 14 assists.

“We did a really good job with our game plan of trying to make things really hard for Kalib Boone, who had been playing at a really high level coming, in along with Robert Whaley,” Linder said. “For Boone not to score, for Waylee to have eight points, we did our job there.”

The Cowboys, who are 8-1 at home, will play No. 19 New Mexico on Tuesday night at the Arena-Auditorium.

Follow UW beat writer Ryan Thorburn on Twitter @By_RyanThorburn

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Wyoming officials open detour near highway section closed after ‘catastrophic’ collapse | CNN

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June 30, 2024

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Wyoming officials open detour near highway section closed after ‘catastrophic’ collapse | CNN

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About three weeks after a landslide prompted officials to close a major highway near Grand Teton National Park, a detour has opened to public traffic, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

In early June, a crack developed in Wyoming Highway 22 at the Teton Pass and officials closed the road for patch work. It reopened to traffic but just two days later the road collapsed.

A paved, two-lane detour opened Friday with traffic limited to vehicles under 60,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.

“(Department) professional geologists have evaluated the stability of the detour roadway. Geotechnical analysis confirms that the temporary detour meets or exceeds minimum requirements as outlined in guidance from the Federal Highway Administration,” the transportation department said in a news release.

The Teton Pass corridor “serves as a critical commuter route and facilitates the transport of goods and services that are lifelines to the growing regional economies in Wyoming and Idaho,” according to the US Department of Transportation.

According to a graphic on the Facebook page of the Teton County office of the transportation department, the detour was built just inside the section of Highway 22 that collapsed.

The new road is about 600 feet long and has a sharper curvature than the highway section that collapsed. New drainage was added.

Stunning drone footage shows extent of Teton Pass landslide

Engineers and others are redesigning the original section of highway and the transportation department’s goal is to have a rebuilt road before winter.

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Wondrous Wyoming (6/30/24)

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June 30, 2024

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — “This photo was taken on the outskirts of Gillette, Wyoming during a beautiful sunset,” writes photographer Haylee N.

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Wyoming 4-year-old makes progress in her recovery after battling brain injury

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June 30, 2024

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Wyoming 4-year-old makes progress in her recovery after battling brain injury

SHERIDAN — A four-year-old Sheridan, Wyoming girl is now able to move and speak after falling out of a two-story window earlier this month, landing her in a nine-day coma.

Serafina Blue Day, also known as Fifi, was life-flighted to a Denver hospital after she fell out of a two-story window and landed head-first on below on the concrete on June 10. She was playing at a friend’s house jumping on a bed near the window when she fell through the screen. This resulted in multiple injuries, including a traumatic brain injury.

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Serafina Blue Day suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling through a two-story window in Sheridan, Wyoming.

“I think, one of the most tragic things that you can experience as a parent,” said her mother, Anastasia Harbour.

Fifi made progress on June 20 when she came out of her coma and was able to squeeze her mom’s hand and move slightly. But last week, she made even more progress as she can talk and move most of her limbs.

“The fact that she can talk and hear and see and move is a miracle in itself,” said Harbour.

Her mother has been by Blue Day’s side the throughout the whole process and said she is recovering acceleratedly.

“According to the doctors, when they’ve seen kids with her injury, some of them don’t wake up, and the ones that do take weeks and some of them don’t speak, some of them can’t move. Whereas she was kind of like a miracle. Cognitively, she understands everything,” said Harbour.

She has now been out of the ICU for a week, but recovery could take anywhere from six months to a year. It is uncertain whether or not some of her injuries will be life-long. Harbour is just grateful her daughter is progressing well.

“That was really an emotional, amazing experience because I didn’t know if she ever would. I was prepared for that to be goodbye,” said Harbour. “I got to see her open her eyes and in this hospital, I’ve seen so many parents that don’t get that.”

While the road to recovery is long with an injured femur and neck and will have to relearn some motor functions, there have been glimpses of hope that she may one day be able to dance again.

“I feel like it’s totally possible that her whole personality will come back. Before the accident, she was a performer. She loved to dance and to sing and to play and be funny. And I’m not ready to accept that that’s gone yet,” said Harbour.

Serafina now — Serafina Blue Day waves with her mother, Anastasia Harbour. Blue Day has been out of the ICU for a week.

Harbour says she is grateful for all of the support from her community and accredits her faith as a motivator through a difficult time.

“I really do feel like that sense of community and encouragement and faith is what is making us all get through this. It’s what’s encouraging her because I genuinely do not feel like she’d be here if it wasn’t for everyone praying,” said Harbour.

The family is accepting donations through First Federal Bank, as they are prepping for spending months in the hospital while Fifi recovers.

You can donate by sending a check to the bank:

First Federal Bank & Trust
671 Illinois St.
Sheridan, WY 82801

You can also donate by calling Krystle Baumgartner at 307-675-4059 or by mailing a check or going to either branch in Sheridan, or wiring money directly.

Please use the name:
Shawn Day & Annie Harbour
FBO Serafina (Fifi) Blue Day

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