Welcome to Week 2 of the Wyoming High School outdoor track and field season. More teams will compete for the first time this year. The in-state track meets will be in Newcastle, Wheatland, Burlington, Pine Bluffs, Sheridan, and Rock Springs. A handful of schools will compete in either Colorado, Nebraska, or Utah.
2025 WYOPREPS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE WEEK 2
Here is the Week 2 schedule. It is subject to change.
LAURA CHORD MEMORIAL at Newcastle HS – Arvada-Clearmont, Hulett, Moorcroft, Newcastle, Sundance, Upton; out-of-state schools = Custer, SD; Edgemont, SD; Hill City, SD; Lead-Deadwood, SD.
Girls Team Scores = Custer 193, Hill City 107, Upton 72.50, Newcastle 64.50, Moorcroft 49, Lead-Deadwood 42, Hulett 38.50, Edgemont 16, Arvada-Clearmont 13.50, Sundance 7.
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Laura Chord Memorial Varsity Girls Results 2025
Boys Team Scores = Custer 179.50, Newcastle 125, Hill City 104, Lead-Deadwood 63.50, Upton 49, Sundance 47, Hulett 33, Moorcroft 29.
Laura Chord Memorial Varsity Boys Results 2025
WHEATLAND INVITATIONAL at Wheatland HS (moved up from Friday) – Douglas, Glenrock, H.E.M., Kaycee, Laramie, Wheatland.
Girls Team Scores = Laramie 212, Douglas 176.50, Glenrock 58.50, Wheatland 56.50, Kaycee 36.50, H.E.M. 22.
Boys Team Scores = Laramie 294, Douglas 98, Glenrock 86, Wheatland 58, Kaycee 29, H.E.M. 16.
Laramie girls won 8 events, while the Laramie boys captured 10 events.
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Wheatland Invitational Updated Results 2025
BURLINGTON HS INVITATIONAL at Burlington HS – Burlington, Greybull, Lovell, Powell, Riverside, Rocky Mountain, Ten Sleep, Thermopolis, Tongue River, Western Heritage Lutheran Academy, Wind River, Worland, Wyoming Indian.
Waiting on the results…
PINE BLUFFS EARLY BIRD at Pine Bluffs HS – Burns, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Lusk, Pine Bluffs, Rock River, Southeast, Wright; out-of-state schools = Alliance, NE; Chadron, NE.
Girls Team Scores = Chadron 135, East 104.2, Central 97.7, Wright 80.2, Burns 75, Southeast 51.5, Alliance 40, Pine Bluffs 18.7, Lusk 12.7.
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Boys Team Scores = East 250.5, Burns 95, Alliance 73, Chadron 49.5, Wright 49, Lusk 43, Pine Bluffs 42, Central 29.5, Southeast 19.5, Rock River 2.
Pine Bluffs Early Bird 2025 Results
SHERIDAN QUAD at Sheridan HS – Buffalo, Campbell County, Sheridan, Thunder Basin.
Girls Team Scores = Sheridan 186.50, Thunder Basin 184.50, Buffalo 93, Campbell County 62.50, Big Horn 40.50.
Ashley Rogge of Thunder Basin swept the 2 hurdle races and won the high jump.
Boys Team Scores = Sheridan 216, Thunder Basin 175.50, Campbell County 83, Buffalo 53.50, Big Horn 40.
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Sheridan’s Chance Morris won the 100 & 200. Garrett Otto swept the 2 hurdle races. Campbell County’s Raynor Ranum won both throwing events.
Sheridan Quad Full Results 2025
Out-of-State events:
BINFIELD INVITE at Scottsbluff, NE – Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Torrington.
Torrington’s Brooklyn Ausmus swept the 100 & 200. Lingle’s Brody Roberts won the boys’ 200 & 400.
2025 Final Results of Binfield Invite
JOHN GANSER INVITE at Sidney, NE – Cheyenne South.
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Sarah Hedlum won the D1 1600. Trey Downham won the D1 200 & 300 hurdles.
Ganser Invite 2025 Final Results
STRATA INVITATIONAL at Union HS in Roosevelt, UT – Big Piney.
Big Piney girls placed 3rd at 85.50 team points. The BP boys took 6th with 24 points. Micah Strong from BP won the girls’ 100 & 400 meters and 3rd in the 800 meters.
Strata Invitational Results Link 2025
TIGER QUAD MEET at Rock Springs HS – Green River, Lander, Lyman, Rock Springs.
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Out-of-State events:
ALPHA INVITATIONAL at Timpanogos HS in Orem, UT – Cokeville, Evanston, Mountain View.
BLUE & GOLD INVITATIONAL at Univ. of Northern Colo. in Greeley, CO – Douglas.
NIWOT INVITATIONAL at Niwot, CO – Cheyenne Central.
UVU HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT – Evanston, Star Valley.
Anyone traveling north into Wyoming along Colorado State Highway 125 will pass one of the many large “Colorful Colorado” signs that announce when motorists enter and leave the state.
As they speed by, they might not even notice the lonely, simple green highway sign immediately to their right that tells them they’ve reached Wyoming.
The message is an unspectacular “Entering Wyoming” — short and to the point, but not necessarily sweet or welcoming.
A weary traveler driving toward Baggs might not give another of the unambiguous green road signs a second look. Nevertheless, it’s there and doing its job.
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“We think that people appreciate knowing when they’ve crossed into another state,” said Jordan Young, deputy public affairs officer with the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
Entering, Not Welcoming
Drivers on Interstates 80 and 90 and other major highways are welcomed to Wyoming with large, lavish signs. They’re perfect for pull-offs and photo ops for first-time visitors.
WYDOT just replaced the signs along seven primary corridors entering Wyoming from Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Utah. This happens every eight years to give the state’s major points of entry a fresh look.
Unlike the minimalist “Enter Wyoming” signs, these measure either 4 feet by 8 feet, or 8 feet by 16 feet for interstate signs.
“People love these signs,” Doug McGee, WYDOT’s Public Affairs Officer, told Cowboy State Daily in October 2024when the new ones were announced. “I would stake at least $1 that it’s the second most popular sign for photos in Wyoming, behind the Yellowstone National Park entry signs.”
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There are many less-traveled roads that cross state lines into Wyoming, and they have their own signs letting drivers know they’ve entered the Cowboy State. Unlike those along the major corridors, these are basic information and not photogenic.
There’s a reason for that, Young said.
The volume of traffic heading toward Cheyenne along I-25 is significantly higher than the volume on Wyoming Highway 230 or other smaller roads, so there’s less reason to invest in a warm welcome.
“It’s also a safety thing,” Young said. “We’re always looking to give people or drivers as much information as possible as they’re driving without distracting them.
“An ‘Entering Wyoming’ sign can help people give law enforcement or first responders a better idea of where they are in relation to different signs, mile markers, and things like that.”
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That much is undeniable.
When you pass the “Entering Wyoming” sign, you’ve entered Wyoming.
There’s another reason to keep these signs simple. WYDOT makes its own road signs in-house, and “Entering Wyoming” is smaller and more economical than “Welcome to Wyoming” should anything happen to the sign.
“When a sign has been broken, damaged, or stolen, the green signs are an easy way to fill the space while working on an interim sign, if there is one,” Young said. “Also, the ‘Entering Wyoming’ signs don’t get stolen quite as much, not that I’m giving anyone any ideas.”
The Welcome to Wyoming sign at the border with Colorado on Interstate 25. (Greg Johnson, Cowboy State Daily)
Out, In, Out, In
There aren’t any specific federal or state mandates requiring signs to be posted along every road entering Wyoming. Nevertheless, there are several “Entering Wyoming” signs out there.
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“We try to put them wherever anyone might enter Wyoming for the first time,” Young said.
WYDOT even seems to have embraced the “fun” side of placing these signs.
Jordan doesn’t know every spot where there’s an “Entering Wyoming” sign, but she can recall one place where WYDOT put in the extra effort on signage.
“We have a few signs on a section of U.S. 212 in the northeast corner of Wyoming,” she said. The Beartooth Highway “cuts through the corner of the state. You can’t even get to it without leaving Wyoming and coming back into Wyoming through Montana.”
The Beartooth Highway starts and ends in Montana, but most of it stretches across Wyoming. That’s one spot where it’s educational, and somewhat entertaining, to know when you’ve crossed the state line as drivers meander in and out of Wyoming and Montana.
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Not Entering A Bidding War
People like the “Welcome to Wyoming” signs, and some are willing to pay big money to get one.
When the last batch of “Welcome to Wyoming” signs were taken down, they were sold at a public auction. When the auction ended in April, 21 signs sold for over $107,000.
Jackson real estate agent Sam Haack was one of the bidders eager to own one of those signs.
He bought one of “the big seven” that stood in Niobrara County alongside U.S. Highway 18 near the South Dakota state line for $9,754.12.”
“I originally went for the one on the western side of the Wyoming-Idaho line between Wilson and Victor,” he said. “That was the closest sign to me, and it was 90% covered with stickers.
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“But someone outbid me and paid over $10,000 for that one.”
Several months later, Haack doesn’t regret his purchase in the slightest, although his financial advisor hasn’t shared the same sentiment.
“He told me not to buy anything, including gold, that doesn’t produce money,” he said. “If it just sits there, don’t buy it. This is one of those things that just sits there, but I’ll say it has intangible returns to it.”
As someone willing to pay a premium for a “Welcome to Wyoming” sign, Haack said he would be content to sit on his hands if an “Entering Wyoming” sign were up for sale.
In his view, there’s no personality to it.
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“I just drove into Oregon yesterday, and they had a similar sign,” he said. “It was green with white lettering. That sucks. It had very little character to it.”
When the defunct “Welcome to Wyoming” signs went up for auction, Jackson real estate agent Sam Haack welcomed the opportunity to buy one, snagging this one for more than $9,700. (Getty Images)
Not Worth A Sticker
Over their eight-year lifespan, the “Welcome to Wyoming” signs accumulate a lot of stickers from passing travelers, adding to their character and desirability at auction.
The “Entering Wyoming” sign along Wyoming 230 has a few stickers on it, but there’s not much space and (presumably) not much attraction for people to stop to slap on a sticker or snap a selfie.
For Haack, the old “Welcome to Wyoming” sign is more than just a cool conversation piece for his office wall.
“I think for people who grow an affinity for these designs and fonts, the signs become synonymous with the brand of Wyoming as a state,” he said. “That’s why I’m not a fan of the new signs, and I know many people who aren’t, because if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
If there’s any charm to the “Entering Wyoming” signs, Haack doesn’t see it.
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“I definitely wouldn’t pay $10,000 for that sign, I’ll tell you that much,” he said.
Keep It Simple
When a “Welcome to Wyoming” sign is replaced, for whatever reason, people take notice. Not so when an “Entering Wyoming” sign is replaced.
In the 21st Century, Google Maps or Siri are more likely to inform drivers when they cross state lines before a sign does. Still, WYDOT sees the importance and value of “Entering Wyoming.”
“Our sign crews will prioritize safety signs before informational signs,” Young said. “Those simple green, informational signs are definitely not super common on the borders, and they’re inexpensive to place and replace.”
And yet, there’s something to the “Entering Wyoming” signs — no embellishments, slogans, or obnoxious posturing for out-of-state travelers.
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They’re the blue-collar workers of road signs and get the job done in a way that Wyomingites can respect.
“People need to know where they are, and they like to know when they’ve entered Wyoming,” Young said. “We just want to make sure people do that safely.”
Andrew Rossi can be reached at arossi@cowboystatedaily.com.
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
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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.
