The Laramie County women’s soccer team is the only Wyoming junior college ranked in this week’s NJCAA polls. The Golden Eagles moved from No. 9 to No. 6 in the rankings after beating previous No. 1 Iowa Western on Friday. Iowa Western dropped to No. 9 in this week’s poll.

Northwest is receiving votes in the volleyball poll, but it’s unclear as to how close they are to breaking into the top 20 because the poll doesn’t list points for teams outside the top 20. Western Nebraska is No. 1 in the poll.

Gillette ran in its second cross country meet on Saturday, and for the first time competed against a junior college. Gillette placed seventh (221 points) in the men’s non-Division I class at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder, Colo. Coach Chris Kozlowski e-mailed me and said he thought the team might be ranked after having a strong showing against Garden City (Kan.), which placed sixth with 153 points. Garden City is No. 8 in this week’s men’s cross country poll, while the Pronghorns didn’t make the poll.

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In case you missed it in print, the No. 9 Laramie County Community College women's soccer team defeated No. 1 Iowa Western Community College 1-0 last Friday.

Here is our cap on the game:

Women's Junior College Soccer

LARAMIE COUNTY 1, IOWA WESTERN 0: At Cheyenne, Friday, Megan Erickson (Cheyenne East) scored off a pass from Kelsey Altenbern (Cheyenne East) in the 35th minute to give the No. 9 Golden Eagles an upset victory against the No. 1 Reivers. 

No. 9 Laramie County 1, No. 1 Iowa Western 0

Friday at Cheyenne

IWCC 0 0--0

LCCC 1 0--1

Scoring: LCCC, Megan Erickson (Kelsey Altenbern).

Shots: Laramie County 8, Iowa Western 6. Shots on goal: Laramie County 7, Iowa Western 5. Corner kicks: Laramie County 4, Iowa Western 3. Saves: Laramie County 5 (Emily Michna).

The Golden Eagles are 12-2-2 and trying to make their fourth consecutive NJCAA National Tournament. Only eight teams qualify for the event each year.

Laramie County features nine players from Wyoming: Brittany Palczewski (Buffalo), Michaela Boyd (CBOE), Chelsea Eades (Kelly Walsh), Crystal Stewart (Cheyenne East), Rachel LaTorre (Lander), Sarah Newell (Lander), Sarah Gillett (Kelly Walsh), Megan Erickson (Cheyenne East), and Kelsey Altenbern (Cheyenne East).