It all comes down to this. It is Week 8 of high school football in Wyoming, which means the playoff brackets will be decided by Saturday afternoon. Playoff berths and seeds will be on the line this week, but some teams are already locked in. Games will be played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Five teams are on the field on Thursday. Friday features 27 games on the schedule. Three six-man games will be on Saturday. All but three of the matchups are conference games. Four will have ranked teams playing each other, which includes a No. 1 versus No. 2 game in Encampment on Saturday between the top-ranked Rattlers and second-ranked Tigers in six-man football. This is our Week 8 football scoreboard. WyoPreps will post the game scores below.

WYOPREPS WEEK 8 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2025

Sixteen games on the schedule will impact seeding and/or playoff berths.

Next to certain games, you will find a link where you can listen to or watch football games from local broadcasters in Wyoming. These links are provided as a courtesy. If we’re missing a local broadcast link, you can email david@wyopreps.com. Here is the Week 8 schedule for the gridiron.

Class 4A

Final Score: Thunder Basin 55 Cheyenne South 6 – Bolts clinch the No. 6 seed in the 4A playoffs.

Class 1A 9-man

Final Score: #2 Greybull 94 Wyoming Indian 12

Class 1A 6-man

Final Score: Riverside 28 Meeteetse 22 – OT – Rebels get the No. 3 seed, and the Longhorns will be the No. 4 seed.

Out-of-State Opponent

Final Score: 1A 6-man #4 Hulett 1 Edgemont, SD 0 – forfeit win

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Class 4A

Laramie at #1 Sheridan, 6 p.m. – Sheridan Media Watch Live

#3 Campbell County at #2 Cheyenne East, 6 p.m. – KFBC Watch Live or KAML Watch Live

#5 Natrona County at #4 Cheyenne Central, 6 p.m. – KRAE Watch Live

Kelly Walsh at Rock Springs, 6 p.m. – TRN Watch Live

Class 3A

#5 Jackson at #2 Cody, 5 p.m. – KODI Listen Live or KZJH Watch Live

#1 Star Valley at Green River, 6 p.m. – TRN Watch Live or SVI Media Watch Live

Rawlins at #3 Riverton, 6 p.m. – County 10 Watch Live or WyoToday Watch Live

#4 Lander at Buffalo, 6 p.m. – 307Buffalo.com Listen Live or County 10 Watch Live or WyoToday Watch Live

Douglas at Torrington, 6 p.m. – KGOS Watch Live or KKTY Listen Live

Evanston at Powell, 6 p.m. – KPOW Listen Live or Mylocalradio.com Watch Live

Class 2A

#5 Lovell at Cokeville, noon

#2 Mountain View at Lyman, 1 p.m. – Mylocalradio.com Watch Live

Worland at Kemmerer, 5 p.m. – SVI Listen Live

Upton-Sundance at #1 Big Horn, 6 p.m.

Pinedale at #3 Thermopolis, 6 p.m. – WyoToday Watch Live

Wheatland at #4 Newcastle, 6 p.m. – KASL Listen Live or KZEW Listen Live

Burns at Moorcroft, 6 p.m.

Tongue River at Glenrock, 6 p.m.

Class 1A 9-man

#1 Pine Bluffs at Southeast, 6 p.m. – KERM Listen Live

#3 Big Piney at Shoshoni, 6 p.m.

Wind River at #4 Rocky Mountain, 6 p.m.

#5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie at Saratoga, 6 p.m.

Wright at Lusk, 6 p.m.

Class 1A 6-man

Guernsey-Sunrise at H.E.M., 1 p.m. – does not count in the standings, per WHSAA.

Ten Sleep at Kaycee, 1 p.m.

Midwest at #3 Burlington, 2 p.m.

Class 1A 6-man

#1 Little Snake River at #2 Encampment, noon

Dubois at #5 Casper Christian, 1 p.m. (at NCHS)

Non-Varsity Opponent

1A 6-man Farson-Eden at Rock Springs JV, 4 p.m.

A Celebration of Life for Kenneth “Ken” Nyberg will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Big Horn County Fairgrounds in Basin, Wyoming.

Ken passed away on October 11, 2025, at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, after a long and courageous battle with a rare autoimmune lung disease related to Agent Orange exposure.

Ken was born in Springfield, Minnesota, and raised in Lamberton, Minnesota. His parents, Laurel and Pat Nyberg, owned and operated the Lamberton Hatchery, where Ken and his four siblings learned early the values of love, hard work, and family.

After graduating high school, Ken was drafted into the U.S. Army and proudly served in Vietnam. After his honorable discharge and upon returning home, he attended college in Mankato, Minnesota.

In 1977, Ken moved to Sheridan, Wyoming, where he met Kathy (Kas) and her three sons. The couple married on May 27, 1978, and later moved to Craig, Colorado, where they raised their family. Together, Ken and Kas began fostering children and eventually opened a group home for at-risk teens-a calling that became the work of their hearts. Their shared love for helping others and working side by side was truly extraordinary.

In 1989, they moved to Escalante, Utah, where they served as primary counselors at Turn-About Ranch, once again dedicating their lives to guiding and supporting teens. In 1994, Ken and Kas settled in Basin, Wyoming, where they managed the local boys’ group home until their retirement.

Beyond his work, Ken had a deep love for the outdoors-fishing, hunting, camping, and working on their place in Manderson, Wyoming. He had a special gift for including “the kids” in his hobbies and projects, making every experience both a lesson and an adventure.

Ken is survived by his wife Kas; three sons: Kraig Nyberg of Basin, Kevin (Brigette) Nyberg of Ocklawaha, Florida, and Ken Nyberg of Thornton, Colorado; his brother Dave (Ann) Nyberg of Cheyenne, Wyoming; sister Sandy of Dacono, Colorado; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Laurel and Pat Nyberg, brother Randy Nyberg, and sister Judy Lehne.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the ASPCA or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Ken’s memory. Arrangements have been entrusted to Atwood Family Funeral Directors.

JACKSON, Wyo. — PBS Books is taking a virtual road trip across the country, and an episode about Wyoming literature will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

The journey seeks to celebrate and highlight iconic authors, stories, bookstores and real-life locations that inspired unforgettable works. The series is diving into different corners of the U.S. to find out how each location has left its mark on the bookshelves of the nation’s readers.

The Wyoming episode of “American Stories: A Reading Road Trip” will air at 8 p.m. on the PBS Books YouTube channel, pbsbooks.org, the PBS Books Facebook page and the PBS app. All installments are available to watch on the PBS Books website after they premiere.

“Aligned with America’s 250th birthday, each episode invites viewers to explore the heart, history and creative spirit of the United States — all through the lens of books and storytelling,” reads the description of the series.

Amy Ryan, owner of local mainstay Valley Bookstore, discussed the importance of Wyoming literature and authors with Buckrail.

“I think a lot of people would be surprised to find out that Wyoming is actually a very literary state,” said Ryan. “We have authors like Jack Turner, who [lives] here. We had Margaret Murie, who’s written a couple classics, and we have writers who are still active.”

The episode will focus on the scenery that influenced Ernest Hemingway’s “Death in the Afternoon”; the dawn of the Western genre through Owen Wister’s novel “The Virginian”; and modern authors like well-known mystery writers Craig Johnson and C.J. Box. The show will also visit the Toppan Rare Books Library at the University of Wyoming.

Ryan highlighted some Wyoming creators who might not have world fame, but have influenced the literary landscape just the same. Authors like Alexandra Fuller, Tim Sandlin, Grant Golliher and Bridget Crocker have drawn inspiration from Wyoming’s backdrop and communities.

A Murie Ranch Front Porch conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 21, presented Crocker as she talked about her recent book “The River’s Daughter.” According to Teton Science Schools, her story is one of “resilience and empowerment, from a turbulent childhood in Wyoming to a globe-spanning career as a whitewater rafting guide” that began on the Snake River in Jackson Hole.

“We do have a really grand tradition of chroniclers of Western history,” Ryan said. “It’s a very lively community for such a sparsely populated state. We seem to attract real writers.”