Wyoming
Wyoming High School Volleyball Scoreboard: Sept. 10-14, 2024
Week 3 of the 2024 Wyoming prep volleyball season has matches on five days this week. Three more tournaments are in the state this week. Rawlins hosts their annual invite, the Sandy Jebens Invitational. It’s a 3A preview with all but one team from that classification and one 4A school in the field. Big Horn hosts their annual invitational with 13 2A teams in attendance. Encampment and Saratoga host a 1A Jamboree with 19 Class 1A schools playing over two days. Evanston and Star Valley head to Idaho for a tournament. Some conference and non-conference matches also dot the schedule, particularly in 4A.
WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 3 2024
The schedule for Week 3 is below. All schedules are subject to change. For any updates, please reach out to david@wyopreps.com.
Class 1A
Final Score: #1 Little Snake River 3 Encampment 0 (conference match) = 25-20, 25-18, 25-11
Final Score: Burlington 3 St. Stephens 0 (conference match) = 25-4, 25-14, 25-6
Final Score: #4 Southeast 3 Guernsey-Sunrise 0 (conference match) = 25-6, 25-14, 25-7
Interclass
Final Score: 1A Farson-Eden 3 2A Big Piney 2 = 25-17, 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-8
Final Score: 4A Jackson 3 3A Lander 0 = 25-21, 25-17, 25-9
Final Score: 3A Pinedale 3 1A #2 Cokeville 0 = 25-22, 29-27, 25-22
Out-of-State Opponent
Final Score: Crawford, NE 2 1A Lusk 0 = 25-15, 25-19
Final Score: 1A Lusk 2 Hemingford, NE 0 = 25-18, 25-19
Rankings will change on Wednesdays with the new WyoPreps Coaches and Media Poll release.
Class 4A
Final Score: #1 Laramie 3 Cheyenne South 0 (conference match) = 25-17, 25-15, 25-15 – Dodd had 16 kills, 13 digs, and 3 aces. Sailors added 10 kills and 2.5 blocks.
Class 2A
#5 Pine Bluffs at #1 Big Horn, 7 p.m. (conference match)
Class 1A
St. Stephens at Meeteetse, 5 p.m. (conference match)
Interclass
3A #1 Cody at 4A #3 Kelly Walsh, 6 p.m.
3A Lander at 4A Riverton, 6 p.m.
Class 4A
Natrona County at #4 Green River, 5 p.m. (conference match)
#2 Thunder Basin at Cheyenne South, 6 p.m. (conference match)
#3 Kelly Walsh at Rock Springs, 6 p.m. (conference match)
#5 Cheyenne East at Sheridan, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Cheyenne Central at Campbell County, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Tournaments
1A Volleyball Jamboree in Encampment & Saratoga (2 courts at each site)
#3 Upton at Encampment, 11 a.m.
H.E.M. vs. Ft. Washakie, 11 a.m.
#1 Little Snake River vs. #4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 11 a.m.
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Midwest, 11 a.m.
Kaycee vs. Lusk, noon
#5 Southeast vs. Burlington, noon
#4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie at Saratoga, noon
Arvada-Clearmont vs. Hulett, noon
#1 Little Snake River vs. Rock River, 1 p.m.
Ft. Washakie vs. Lusk, 1 p.m.
Farson-Eden vs. Arvada-Clearmont, 1 p.m.
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Saratoga JV, 1 p.m.
H.E.M. vs. Kaycee, 2 p.m.
Rock River vs. Burlington, 2 p.m.
Riverside at Saratoga, 2 p.m.
Dubois vs. #4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 2 p.m.
Lusk at Encampment, 3 p.m.
#5 Southeast vs. #3 Upton, 3 p.m.
Dubois vs. Midwest, 3 p.m.
Hulett vs. Riverside, 3 p.m.
Rock River vs. Kaycee, 4 p.m.
Burlington vs. Ft. Washakie, 4 p.m.
Farson-Eden vs. Guernsey-Sunrise, 4 p.m.
H.E.M. vs. Midwest, 4 p.m.
#5 Southeast at Encampment, 5 p.m.
#1 Little Snake River vs. #3 Upton, 5 p.m.
Hulett at Saratoga, 5 p.m.
Arvada-Clearmont vs. Dubois, 5 p.m.
Farson-Eden vs. Riverside, 6 p.m.
Big Horn 2A Invitational (at Big Horn High School, Middle School, & Elementary School) – rolling start times after the day’s first matches.
Rocky Mountain at #1 Big Horn, 9 a.m.
#3 Tongue River vs. Shoshoni, 9 a.m.
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Kemmerer, 9 a.m.
Moorcroft vs. Thermopolis, 9 a.m.
#2 Sundance vs. Greybull
#4 Wright vs. Wind River
#3 Tongue River vs. Rocky Mountain
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Shoshoni
Moorcroft vs. Wind River
#4 Wright vs. Greybull
Big Piney at #1 Big Horn
#3 Tongue River vs. Kemmerer
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Rocky Mountain
Moorcroft vs. Shoshoni
Shoshoni at #1 Big Horn
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Greybull
#4 Wright vs. Thermopolis
#2 Sundance vs. Wind River
#3 Tongue River vs. Thermopolis
Moorcroft vs. Greybull
#2 Sundance vs. Rocky Mountain
#4 Wright vs. Big Piney
Wind River at #1 Big Horn
#2 Sundance vs. Big Piney
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Thermopolis
Moorcroft vs. Kemmerer
Rawlins “Sandy Jebens” Invitational (Pool Play at Rawlins High School & Rawlins Rec Center)
Mountain View at Rawlins, noon
Burns vs. #5 Pinedale, noon
#2 Douglas vs. Lander, noon
Glenrock vs. #4 Wheatland, noon
4A Jackson vs. 3A Newcastle
Buffalo vs. #3 Powell
Torrington vs. Lovell
Worland vs. Lyman
4A Jackson at 3A Rawlins
Burns vs. Buffalo
#2 Douglas vs. Torrington
Glenrock vs. Worland
Mountain View vs. Newcastle
#5 Pinedale vs. #3 Powell
Lander vs. Lovell
#4 Wheatland vs. Lyman
Newcastle at Rawlins
Burns vs. #3 Powell
#2 Douglas vs. Lovell
Glenrock vs. Lyman
3A Mountain View vs. 4A Jackson
#5 Pinedale vs. Buffalo
Lander vs. Torrington
#4 Wheatland vs. Worland
ThunderBee Volleyball Tournament in Idaho Falls, ID
4A Star Valley vs. Bonneville (ID), 3 p.m.
4A Evanston vs. Firth (ID), 3 p.m.
4A Star Valley vs. Timberline (ID), 5 p.m.
4A Evanston vs. Twin Falls (ID), 5 p.m.
4A Evanston at Thunder Ridge (ID), 6 p.m.
4A Star Valley vs. Owyhee (ID), 7 p.m.
4A Star Valley vs. Century (ID), 8 p.m.
Class 4A
#2 Thunder Basin at #1 Laramie, noon (conference match)
#3 Kelly Walsh at #4 Green River, noon (conference match)
#5 Cheyenne East at Campbell County, noon (conference match)
Cheyenne Central at Sheridan, noon (conference match)
Natrona County at Rock Springs, noon (conference match)
Tournaments
1A Volleyball Jamboree in Encampment & Saratoga (2 courts at each site)
Midwest vs. Rock River, 9 a.m.
Arvada-Clearmont vs. #4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 9 a.m.
#3 Upton vs. Farson-Eden, 9 a.m.
Ft. Washakie vs. Guernsey-Sunrise, 9 a.m.
Hulett at Encampment, 10 a.m.
#1 Little Snake River vs. Dubois, 10 a.m.
#5 Southeast vs. Kaycee, 10 a.m.
Burlington vs. Lusk, 10 a.m.
Riverside vs. Rock River, 11 a.m.
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Dubois, 11 a.m.
Burlington vs. H.E.M., 11 a.m.
Kaycee vs. Farson-Eden, 11 a.m.
Arvada-Clearmont at Encampment, noon
Hulett vs. #4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, noon
Ft. Washakie at Saratoga, noon
#5 Southeast vs. H.E.M., noon
#4 Lingle-Ft. Laramie vs. Riverside, 1 p.m.
#1 Little Snake River vs. Arvada-Clearmont, 1 p.m.
Midwest vs. Farson-Eden, 1 p.m.
Lusk vs. #3 Upton, 1 p.m.
Dubois at Encampment, 2 p.m.
Hulett vs. Guernsey-Sunrise, 2 p.m.
#3 Upton vs. Burlington, 2 p.m.
#5 Southeast at Saratoga, 2 p.m.
Riverside vs. #1 Little Snake River, 3 p.m.
Kaycee at Saratoga, 3 p.m.
Ft. Washakie vs. Midwest, 3 p.m.
Lusk vs. H.E.M., 4 p.m.
Rock River vs. Saratoga JV, 4 p.m.
Big Horn 2A Invitational (at Big Horn High School, Middle School, & Elementary School) – rolling start times after the day’s first matches.
Thermopolis at #1 Big Horn
#3 Tongue River vs. Big Piney
Moorcroft vs. Rocky Mountain
#2 Sundance vs. Kemmerer
#2 Sundance vs. Thermopolis
#4 Wright vs. Shoshoni
#3 Tongue River vs. Wind River
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Big Piney
Kemmerer at #1 Big Horn
#4 Wright vs. Rocky Mountain
#3 Tongue River vs. Greybull
#5 Pine Bluffs vs. Wind River
Greybull at #1 Big Horn
Moorcroft vs. Big Piney
#2 Sundance vs. Shoshoni
#4 Wright vs. Kemmerer
Rawlins “Sandy Jebens” Invitational (Bracket Play at Rawlins HS)
Gold Bracket (Main Gym)
Top 2 seeds from each pool
Silver Bracket (Aux Gym)
Bottom 2 seeds from each pool
ThunderBee Volleyball Tournament in Idaho Falls, ID
4A Evanston vs. Centennial (ID), 8 a.m.
4A Star Valley vs. Bear Lake (ID), 9 a.m.
4A Evanston vs. Kuna (ID), 10 a.m.
4A Star Valley vs. Sugar-Salem (ID), 11 a.m.
4A Evanston vs. Fruitland (ID), noon
Top 4 in each pool advance to the championship, single-elimination bracket
Bottom 3 into consolation, single-elimination bracket
Thunder Basin Volleyball
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Cody Volleyball
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Wyoming
University of Wyoming sues former energy research partner for $2.5M – WyoFile
The University of Wyoming filed a lawsuit this week seeking $2.5 million from an energy company it partnered with to research enhanced oil recovery.
The university in 2024 signed a contract with Houston-based ACU Energy to advance research at the university’s Center of Innovation for Flow Through Porous Media, according to the university’s complaint filed Monday in Wyoming’s U.S. District Court. ACU Energy agreed to pay the university $15 million over the six-year research period. The company, according to the complaint, was to pay the university $2.5 million annually with two payments each year.
While the university kept up its end of the bargain — by assembling a research team, training research members and incurring costs to modify laboratory space — ACU Energy “failed to pay the University even a cent owed under the Agreement, leaving $2,500,000 outstanding in unpaid invoices,” the complaint alleges.
ACU Energy did not respond to a WyoFile request for comment before publication.
The company notified the university in February that it was terminating the contract, and the university notified ACU Energy in May of its breach of contract, according to court filings. The university asked the court for a jury trial.
Enhanced oil recovery refers to methods used to squeeze more crude from reservoirs that have already been tapped for primary production, extending the life of an oilfield.
The university commonly accepts money from private businesses in return for lending resources and expertise to advance research. The Center of Innovation for Flow Through Porous Media is part of the university’s Research Centers of Excellence in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
The Center of Innovation for Flow Through Porous Media, led by Mohammad Piri, a professor of petroleum engineering, bills itself as “the most advanced oil and gas research facility in the world.” The center conducts research at the university’s High Bay Research facility, which “is funded by $37.2 million in state dollars and $16.3 million in private contributions, with an additional $9.2 million in private gifts for research equipment,” according to the center’s website.
The center has received donations from oil industry heavyweights like ExxonMobil, Halliburton and Baker Hughes.
Piri was tapped to serve as “principal investigator” for the UW-ACU Energy partnership, according to the university’s complaint. As of press time, ACU Energy had not filed a response to the lawsuit.
Wyoming
Search for fugitive wanted for child-sex crimes leaves Wyoming town on alert
With a population under 600, Byron, Wyo., is generally a quiet town. In recent weeks, streets have been even quieter as both local and federal law enforcement search for 39-year-old fugitive Anthony Pease, who is wanted for six counts of sexual assault involving a minor.
Authorities have been searching the area for weeks, and a reward for information leading to an arrest now sits at $2,000.
See how the search impacts the town:
Search for fugitive wanted for child sex crimes leaves Wyoming town on alert
Saturday morning, law enforcement shared there was a confirmed sighting of Pease near town and reminded residents to remain vigilant by locking their doors and reporting suspicious activity. According to Wyoming’s Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, before the weekend sighting, Pease hasn’t been seen since Nov. 1.
The Big Horn County Schools Superintendent, Matt Davidson, told MTN News a school resource officer on staff stays up to date with the latest on search efforts, and some parents say they’ve been keeping their kids indoors when they’re not at school.
As the search continues, the mayor as well as some residents, say they are taking law enforcement’s advice while keeping a watchful eye.
“I never used to lock my house during the day. I didn’t even lock my vehicles at night. In fact, a lot of the time I’d leave the keys in them. I’ve talked to other people and there is quite a few people that are nervous. I would hope that a lot of us are nervous because this is a bad thing,” said Byron Mayor Allan Clark.
In fact, investigators could be seen around Byron knocking on doors and scanning land outside of town.
“There’s just so much area and a low population, so much area for him to hide and seek shelter,” Clark said.
With so many wide-open spaces and abandoned buildings in the area, Clark understands why the search has gone on so long.
According to the US Marshals Service, Pease is 5 feet 11 inches tall and may also be going by the name Abraham. They also ask that anyone nearby who has a collection of silver dollars to ensure they are still there, and if not, to report to authorities.
Marshals say Pease is considered dangerous, and the public is told to not approach him and instead call 9-1-1. As the search has stretched over six weeks, many residents hope a capture will bring life back to normal.
“I hope that they capture him soon, and I hope that us as community members and around the area keep our eyes open and report anything suspicious,” said Clark.
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