It's an absolutely crazy busy week here, so here's the abbreviated version of the SGT:

GOLF: State. 4A in Evanston, 3A in Douglas, 2A in Thermopolis. It's kind of a big deal.

VOLLEYBALL: Casper Invite. Like basically anyone who's anyone is in Casper. It's kind of a big deal.

TENNIS: Regionals. North in Riverton, South in Laramie. That whole seeding for state thing? It's kind of a big deal.

Those are three events I'm watching with a keen eye this weekend. Anything else stick out to you on the schedule? Comments welcome.

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You know how we do. This week's 5:

1. Gillette golf: The Camels won the girls' team title and finished second in the boys' division at the Casper Invitational last week -- not a bad little roll to start the week before state.

2. Lyman volleyball: We see ya there, Eagles. Lyman finished third at its host tournament, but watch out -- the Eagles have been consistently pesky all season and could be a scary team come late October.

3. Cokeville volleyball: Speaking of volleyball tournaments, check out the Panthers. They won the Thermopolis Invitational, beating some much bigger schools (Cody in the championship and Powell in pool play) in the process. Then again, it's not all that surprising. Cokeville seems to do this every year.

4. Gillette girls swimming: OK, one more quick trip up to Campbell County, because I've got to give a quick shout-out to the Camels' swimmers. Really, think about this: It's not all that often you see a team more than double up the second-place team in a nine-team meet, but that's exactly what the Camels did at the Riverton Invitational. In fact, the rest of the field couldn't even double up the Camels -- the eight other teams scored 766 points combined; Gillette scored 443 all on their own. I don't care who you are, that's impressive right there.

5. Lovell football: I knew it was only a matter of time. The Bulldogs finally broke out big in a 30-point victory over Wright; Grant Geiser threw five TD passes to five different receivers. Yay, diversity!

That's it for now. Who else had a noteworthy weekend? Comment below.

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This week's trio is a little conspiracy, a little cross-section and a little conference action -- and I think the 'c' button is now broken... :

GOLF: 3A conference meets, Lander and Lovell. The 3A teams have their conference meets in the fall; the 4As have them in the spring... which makes this weekend even more key for the 3A teams, not only for state placing but for all-conference honors, too.

CROSS COUNTRY: Michelle Ludwig Invitational, Saturday, Sheridan. The meet is a good cross-section of small and big schools from both sides of the Bighorns. With 11 in-state schools scheduled to go, it's the biggest in-state meet of the weekend, too.

VOLLEYBALL: Look out! The L Conspiracy is back! Tournaments this weekend are scheduled for Laramie, Lingle, Lusk AND Lyman. All four look fun. And all four kind of blend together into one sort of big L-type tournament on a weekend like this.

If you're in Casper on Thursday, don't forget about the first regular-season Kelly Walsh-Natrona County volleyball match, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at NCHS.

Where are you going this weekend? Post a comment and fill us in on where your hot spots are this week.  

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Before we get too deep into the possible new conference alignments facing the scrutiny of the Wyoming High School Activities Association this fall, we need to set the ground rules of what's up for vote. The WHSAA's first quarterly meeting, scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Casper, will have great sway in how the conferences and classifications are organized for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years.

It's easiest to examine the proposals if we look at football as separate from everything else. And here's how everything else breaks down:

One proposal before the WHSAA is the so-called "natural breaks" proposal, one that would allow the WHSAA to put as many as 14 teams into Class 4A. Using enrollment numbers provided to them earlier this fall, the WHSAA executive staff has already set those "natural breaks" so schools will know where they would go if this proposal passes.

Here are how the conferences would break down IF this proposal passes (for basketball, track and volleyball, and to a certain extent for wrestling):

4A West: Cody, Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Riverton, Rock Springs, Star Valley.
4A East: Gillette, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Laramie, Sheridan.
3A West: Lander, Lovell, Powell, Worland, Kemmerer, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale.
3A East: Buffalo, Glenrock, Newcastle, Thermopolis, Douglas, Rawlins, Torrington, Wheatland.
2A Northwest: Greybull, Riverside, Rocky Mountain, Shoshoni.
2A Northeast: Big Horn, Moorcroft, Sundance, Tongue River, Wright.
2A Southwest: Big Piney, Saratoga, Wind River, Wyoming Indian.
2A Southeast: Burns, Lingle, Lusk, Pine Bluffs, Southeast.
1A Northwest: Burlington, Dubois, Fort Washakie, Meeteetse, St. Stephens, Ten Sleep.
1A Northeast: Arvada-Clearmont, Hulett, Kaycee, Normative Services, Upton.
1A Southwest: Arapaho Charter, Cokeville, Encampment, Farson, Hanna, Snake River.
1A Southeast: Chugwater, Glendo, Guernsey, Midwest, Rock River.

If the proposal DOES NOT pass, and the WHSAA goes back to using its current classification system (12-16-20-rest), here's how the conferences would break down:

4A West: Natrona County, Evanston, Green River, Riverton, Rock Springs, Star Valley.
4A East: Gillette, Kelly Walsh, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Laramie, Sheridan.
3A West: Cody, Lander, Powell, Worland, Jackson, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale.
3A East: Buffalo, Glenrock, Newcastle, Thermopolis, Douglas, Rawlins, Torrington, Wheatland.
2A Northwest: Greybull, Lovell, Riverside, Rocky Mountain, Shoshoni.
2A Northeast: Big Horn, Moorcroft, Sundance, Tongue River, Wright.
2A Southwest: Big Piney, Kemmerer, Saratoga, Wind River, Wyoming Indian.
2A Southeast: Burns, Lingle, Lusk, Pine Bluffs, Southeast.
1A Northwest: Burlington, Dubois, Fort Washakie, Meeteetse, St. Stephens, Ten Sleep.
1A Northeast: Arvada-Clearmont, Hulett, Kaycee, Normative Services, Upton.
1A Southwest: Arapaho Charter, Cokeville, Encampment, Farson, Hanna, Snake River.
1A Southeast: Chugwater, Glendo, Guernsey, Midwest, Rock River.

It's important to note several things at this point. First, conference alignments are still flexible, and there could still be changes in the make-up of the conferences even if the "natural breaks" proposal passes or fails. This is most likely to happen at the 1A level, specifically with Midwest rejoining the Northeast or Arapaho Charter rejoining the 1A Northwest or swapping spots with Fort Washakie in the Southwest.

But it could also happen in Class 4A, especially if the "natural breaks" proposal does not pass. The current Class 4A ADs got together in Casper last week and hammered out the alignment shown above in the example where the "natural breaks" proposal doesn't pass. You'll note that the Casper schools are split -- Natrona in the West, Kelly Walsh in the East -- and that Riverton has moved into the West. As I understand it, the ADs suggested this alignment by a vote of 11-1.

Schools' classifications will be determined by the vote on the "natural breaks" proposal, and classification can't change once it's set except for by special vote by the WHSAA board. But, as I said before, though, conference alignment is still fluid and will continue to be fluid right up until the final vote in November.

And we haven't even touched soccer. In each case, no matter what, soccer will stay at 12 teams in Class 4A, with Natrona, Evanston, Green River, Riverton, Rock Springs and Star Valley in the West and Gillette, Kelly Walsh, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Laramie and Sheridan in the East.

Now, take a breath....

Whew.

On to football... and another proposal. This one is for the reorganization of the football classifications, the big crux of which is reducing Class 5A to 10 teams and adding a division of six-man football.

Here is how the football conferences would shake out IF the proposal passes:

Class 4A: Gillette, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Evanston, Green River, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan.
3A West: Cody, Jackson, Lander, Powell, Star Valley, Worland.
3A East: Buffalo, Douglas, Rawlins, Riverton, Torrington, Wheatland.
2A West: Big Piney, Greybull, Kemmerer, Lovell, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale, Wyoming Indian.
2A East: Burns, Big Horn, Glenrock, Moorcroft, Newcastle, Thermopolis, Tongue River, Wright.
1A 11-man West: Burlington, Cokeville, Dubois, Riverside, Rocky Mountain, Saratoga, Shoshoni, Wind River.
1A 11-man East: Hulett, Lingle, Lusk, Normative Services, Pine Bluffs, Southeast, Sundance, Upton.
1A six-man: Fort Washakie, Guernsey, Hanna, Kaycee, Snake River, Meeteetse, Midwest, Rock River, Ten Sleep.

You'll note that there are no conferences for 4A or 1A-six-man. In both cases, there will only be one conference, with a round-robin schedule set up for both divisions. Class 4A teams will play each other each once, including a full-on regular season game scheduled for Zero Week, for a nine-game regular season. Each game will be a "conference" game -- there will be no non-conference games -- and the top eight teams from that "conference" will be seeded 1-8 in the playoff bracket.

For six-man, each team will play every other once -- nine teams, making for an eight-game regular season -- and the top four teams will advance to the playoffs.

As for 2A and 1A-11, you'll note that the conferences themselves are much bigger now. Therefore, the conference season will take up the bulk of the schedule -- seven of the eight games for each team will be conference games.

If the proposal DOES NOT pass, here is how the classes/conferences would be made up:

5A East: Gillette, Kelly Walsh, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Laramie, Sheridan.
5A West: Natrona County, Evanston, Green River, Rock Springs, Star Valley.
4A West: Cody, Jackson, Lander, Powell, Riverton, Worland.
4A East: Buffalo, Douglas, Rawlins, Torrington, Wheatland.
3A West: Big Piney, Kemmerer, Lovell, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale.
3A East: Burns, Glenrock, Moorcroft, Newcastle, Thermopolis, Wright.
2A West: Greybull, Riverside, Rocky Mountain, Shoshoni, Wind River, Wyoming Indian.
2A East: Big Horn, Lingle, Lusk, Pine Bluffs, Sundance, Tongue River.
1A West: Burlington, Cokeville, Dubois, Hanna, Saratoga.
1A East: Guernsey, Hulett, Midwest, Normative Services, Southeast, Upton.

Once again, it's important to note in both cases, conference alignment can be fluid but, usually, classification is not. The only hiccup I see here is with Saratoga football, which usually co-ops with Encampment, which might cause them to move up a classification in the second case.

And it's interesting to see here that if the six-man/10 in 4A proposal doesn't pass, Casper's two teams could again be split up, aided by Star Valley's jump into 5A and Riverton's fall to 4A.

It's a lot to process. I'm still trying to do just that.... And now, you have some time to do so, too.

The first of the four district meetings was today; those will continue through next week. Then, on Sept. 30, the WHSAA board will gather in Casper, make some votes and help clear up a lot of the "what-ifs" facing them this month.

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The Trio this week is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll -- and all awesome.

VOLLEYBALL: Rawlins Invitational, Friday and Saturday. It's just like the 3A state tournament, only with 15 of the 3A teams instead of eight. Of course, it was 2A Mountain View that won the tournament last year. Oh, sweet irony! Anyway, this year's edition of the tournament should be a great gauge for the rest of the season.

GOLF: Wright Invitational, Friday and Saturday. Yeah, yeah, yeah, there might be some better golf played at some other tournaments in the state this weekend. But this tournament -- with Big Horn, Lusk, Moorcroft, Tongue River and Wright, at last check, all ready to attend -- is almost like a mini-preview of the 2A state meet. And that makes it incredibly intriguing.

CROSS COUNTRY: Cody Invitational, Friday. Call it the Bighorn Basin championships... all the BHB schools (plus Lander and Fort Washakie) are scheduled to attend.

That's it for now. Check back later today for an update on the WHSAA's reclassification proposals, which got underway today with the first of four district meetings.

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Here's the fall's first installment of the "Five on the Rise," a list of five teams that looked good last week and should be watched this week. In no particular order, they are:  

1. Jackson tennis: In duals with Cody and Powell on Saturday, the teams from Teton County went a combined 20-0. Four sweeps. In fact, the Broncs lost only one set... 40-1. That's impressive.

2. Sheridan golf: For Cameron Lindell. Lindell tied for the championship at the Buffalo Invitational on Saturday, but how he did it -- with a hole-in-one on the fourth hole -- made his day all the more impressive.

3. Kemmerer volleyball: In case you're keeping track, the Rangers haven't lost yet this season. They won the championship at the Douglas Invitational two weeks ago, then swept both Lyman and Pinedale last week.

4. Kelly Walsh volleyball: Two weeks into the season, the Trojans are still undefeated. KW beat Gillette in the championship of the Camel Volleyball Tournament last week on the Camels' home court, finishing 6-0 in the tournament and moving to 12-0 overall.

5. Lingle volleyball: Want excitement? Go to a Doggers volleyball match. Lingle won a pair of five-game conference matches last week, beating Guernsey 3-2 on Tuesday and Pine Bluffs 3-2 on Friday.

So there they are. If you think you've got some knowledge worth dropping on the world, comment below with some thoughts.

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Without going into too much detail, this has been one of the longest, weirdest days of my life. That said, you've been waiting all week for the Sports Goulash Trio, and here it is, hot off the sidewalk:

VOLLEYBALL: Camel Invitational, Friday and Saturday, Gillette. This is one of the premiere tournaments in the state, and it's all due to the field. Right now, I've got nine of the 12 Class 4A teams scheduled to attend the tournament, plus last year's 3A runner-up, Rawlins, plus last year's 2A champ, Big Horn. The field is always stacked in Gillette, and that makes it fun to see who's already on top of their game and who has a ways to go.

CROSS COUNTRY: Rawlins Invitational, Friday. There will be 15 Wyoming teams heading down Carbon County way, and the eclectic mix of small schools and big schools should make for some interesting races.

GOLF: McDonald's Invitational, Kingsport, Tenn., Saturday through Monday. The Cheyenne Central boys were the only team to earn a spot at the prestigious invitation-only tournament in Tennessee. Congratulations, Indians -- the invitation alone says a lot about the caliber of program that has been built in the Capital City.

'Tis it for now. More tomorrow. I'm going to go home and rest until my eyes stop spinning.

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Golf is by far the shortest sports season of all.

From start to finish, golf season barely lasts a month and a half. There is no time to waste -- improvement has to come fast.

But, right now, a few schools are putting golf improvement on an awfully high pedestal.

In all, 13 schools that participated in the opening weekend of golf on Thursday and Friday will be back on the course for tournaments this upcoming Monday and Tuesday.

Of those 13, four schools -- Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Torrington and Thermopolis -- began school this past week. The rest begin this week.

That means golfers from KW and NC are missing four of their first seven days of school; golfers from Torrington are missing four of their first five days of school; and golfers from Thermopolis are missing all four of the first four days of school.

Thermopolis' team will also golf next Thursday and Friday, meaning those students will mis six of their first seven days of school.

Next week, golfers from Buffalo will miss two of their first three days of school; golfers from Gillette will miss two of their first four days; golfers from Douglas will miss both of the first two days; and golfers from Riverton and Sheridan will miss four of their first five.

How about that for welcome back?

Nice to see ya, now get on the bus.

But enough with the numbers. For Wyoming's golfers, this arrangement flat-out stinks. This is way too much time out of school, especially in the first few days of learning that are critical to success for the rest of the year.

Teachers know it, too. Think how far behind a kid is who misses four of the first five days of school, and then think whether or not that's worth it for 36 holes of golf. There's no question where the kids should be -- in school.

But I don't blame the kids or the teachers, and I only slightly blame the coaches and activities directors who set the schedules because there is not much else they can do.

Instead, a good portion of the blame rests with Wyoming's golf course managers.

More and more often, course managers have been reluctant to allow their course to be taken over by high-school golfers on the Saturdays that are usually a boon for their coffers.

And rather than turn away the people with the money, the golf courses have opted to move high school tournaments to weekdays.

And that's where ADs and coaches get stuck. They are at the mercy of the course operator for course time, and the operators have been more and more reluctant to give up that course time on the weekend -- especially early in the school year, when golf season is winding down.

(That's not so much the case in September, when courses have been more willing to set up a Friday-Saturday tournament. Mad props to the course managers in Buffalo, Powell, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lusk and Wright for allowing schools to schedule Friday-Saturday or Saturday-only meets in the regular season. Postseason meets are also almost exclusively Friday-Saturday, as they should be.)

Managers need a gut check. If their pocketbooks can't afford to set up a Friday-Saturday tournament, maybe they need to reconsider whether they want to host a tournament at all.

Still, coaches and ADs really need to make a gut check, too. Are back-to-back tournaments stacked around a weekend -- basically, four missed school days in a row -- really worth it? Is 36 extra holes of golf worth missing two more days of school, especially in an essential time of the year?

For KW, NC, Torrington and Thermopolis, the season's golf schedules say the answer is yes. But it sure would be nice if the state's golf course managers didn't force the coaches and ADs to make this decision in the first place.

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... Where are you going? Do you have some room for me?

Tomorrow is Thursday. A big Thursday. The start of fall sports big.

Golf tournaments in Riverton, Sheridan and Wheatland mark the start of competition. As usual, golf hogs the early sports spotlight, simply because it's the only sport allowed to have competitions the first week and a half.

Next week is when stuff gets truly busy -- cross country and tennis start next Thursday, then volleyball, swimming and football join the fun next Friday.

We'll be running our fall sports previews for all sports starting next Friday (Aug. 29), with class-by-class football previews starting the following day.

Coaches have begun to send me their fall sports preview information. Reading through those in and of itself is enough to spark my excitement. It's a fun time of year...

Is there any event in particular you've been keeping your eye on this summer? I have a few that have already piqued my interest: Gillette Invitational and Rawlins Invitational volleyball, anything tennis in Rawlins (but that's a whole other blog post), Riverside at Big Horn in Week 2 of football season, Casper Invite cross country to kick off the season.... How about you? Any "can't miss" events this fall?

Now for something completely different:

HEY COACHES! Be sure to send me your fall sports preview information if you haven't done so already. Call me at (307) 266-0615 or (800) 791-5002 or e-mail me at patrick.schmiedt@trib.com if you have questions.

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Of the WHSAA's 12 boys and 12 girls sanctioned sports, each one has had its dynasties.

Sooner or later, all dynasties eventually fade. Some last longer than others, and they're all worthy of recognition.

But in which sport is it hardest to build and maintain a multi-year dynasty?

Is it a mainstream team sport like football, basketball or soccer, where seasons are often defined by how teams play in a three-game loser-out tournament?

Or is it tougher in a sport like golf, where one bad day for a team meber -- or one outstanding day -- might mean the difference between first and fifth?

Or is it in a sport like wrestling or tennis, where individual efforts are paramount and team success -- and therefore the construction of a dynasty -- simply a byproduct?

For argument's sake, here are the the longest and second-longest state championship streaks in WHSAA-sponsored sports (excluding indoor track, which is brand new, and alpine skiing, where our archives only go back to 1993):

Boys
Football: Cokeville, 6 (1986-91), and Worland, 5 (1952-56)
Cross country: Gillette, 7 (1988-94) and 6 (1998-2003), and Wright, 5 (1998-02) and Encampment, 5 (1973-77)
Tennis: Cheyenne Central, 8 (1986-93), and Natrona County, 3 (1977-79) and Jackson, 3 (2000-02)
Golf: Cheyenne Central, 4 (2004-07) and Douglas, 4 (1981-84)
Basketball: Gillette, 6 (1992-97), and Cheyenne Central, 4 (1942-45) and La Grange, 4 (1958-61)
Wrestling: Star Valley, 7 (1992-98), and Cody, 6 (1947-52) and Gillette, 6 (2003-08)
Swimming: Lander, 12 (1997-08), and Green River, 4 (1974-77), Laramie, 4 (1976-79 and 1985-88) and Gillette, 4 (1993-96)
Nordic skiing (since 1982): Jackson, 5 (1989-93 and 2004-08), and Natrona County, 4 (1996-99)
Track (since 1974): Torrington, 6 (1974-79) and Gillette, 6 (2001-06)
Soccer: Cheyenne East, 4 (1986-89), and Kelly Walsh, 2 (2002-03) and Cheyenne Central, 2 (1990-91)

Girls
Volleyball: Cokeville, 9 (1985-93) and 7 (1995-01), and Pine Bluffs, 5 (1978-82)
Cross country: Gillette, 12 (1995-06), and Douglas, 5 (2001-05)
Swimming: Gillette, 6 (1994-99), Laramie, 6 (1972-77) and Douglas, 6 (1978-83)
Tennis: Cheyenne Central, 7 (1981-87), and Sheridan, 4 (1990-93)
Golf: Lusk, 6 (2001-06), and Gillette, 4 (2000-03) and Natrona County, 4 (1991-94)
Basketball: Gillette, 5 (1994-98), and Gillette, 4 (2001-04) and Star Valley, 4 (1986-89)
Nordic skiing (since 1982): Lander, 6 (1993-98), and Natrona County, 4 (1989-92)
Gymnastics: Gillette, 7 (1999-05), and Laramie, 6 (1979-84)
Track: Ten Sleep, 6 (1981-86), and Worland, 5 (1993-97)
Soccer: Cheyenne East, 3 (1986-89) and Natrona County, 3 (1989-91)

What do you think? Looks like soccer might have the early edge...

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Brief reminder of the rules: No researching to find the answer. Guessing is allowed and encouraged. Post your guess as a comment on this post and I'll comment whether or not you're right as quick as I can.

This week's question:

The rosters for the Wyoming Coaches Association's all-star weekend were released today (see below). My question: Who won last year's WCA all-star volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball games? (You have to get all three right, and if any part of your answer is wrong, it's all wrong).

Oh by the way, here are the rosters. Two spots still need to be filled, one on the South's girls basketball team and one on the South's volleyball team.

Volleyball
NORTH
BIG HORN: Winsome Williams, Lauren Roberts. HULETT: Sonja Neiman. KELLY WALSH: Kristin Glisczinski, Kristen Getter. NATRONA COUNTY: Brianna Wood, Kaylee Beddes. POWELL: Abby Pollart, Katie Patterson. SHERIDAN: Erika Stender, Katie Malin. SUNDANCE: Sidney Materi. Coaches: Sally Nichols, Natrona County; Mike Daley, Big Horn.
SOUTH
CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Sharaeh Bullock, Kayli Jordan. COKEVILLE: Camille Petersen. DOUGLAS: Elisa Etchemendy. KEMMERER: Lynzee Crosland. LARAMIE: April Johnson, Carlynn Meranda. PINE BLUFFS: Kori Gilbert. WHEATLAND: Jannel Patterson, Bailey Yost, Whitney Jenkins. Coach: Brandy Taylor, Star Valley.

Girls basketball
NORTH
ARVADA-CLEARMONT: Becky Holland. GILLETTE: Becky Miller. JACKSON: Alex Koncak. LANDER: Dani White. LOVELL: Kristen Scheffler, Wendy Walker. NEWCASTLE: Emily Gregory. RIVERTON: Jeri Jacobson. SHERIDAN: Laura Quist. TONGUE RIVER: Kelly Horn. Coaches: Mark Mortimer, Worland; Dave Egger, Ten Sleep; Jacob Kraft, Worland.
SOUTH
CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Cassie Carlson. GREEN RIVER: Kada Williams. LARAMIE: Kendahl Avery. MOUNTAIN VIEW: Keshia Iorg. PINEDALE: Chelsey Hanson. SOUTHEAST: Katelin Ross, Megan House. STAR VALLEY: Danette Warren. TORRINGTON: Mandy Mullock. Coaches: Darol Nutt, Green River; Marvin Applequist, Farson.

Boys basketball
NORTH
BUFFALO: Jerad Anderson. BURLINGTON: Paul Christiansen. CODY: Trevor Morton. JACKSON: Ryan Stafford. KAYCEE: Seth Pheasant. LANDER: Tony Redman. MIDWEST: Noah Adams. SUNDANCE: Cody Emrick. TONGUE RIVER: Rob Johnson. WIND RIVER: Leithaniel Peahrora. Coaches: Dick Quayle, Wind River; Tony Selph, Lander.
SOUTH
CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Jason Moyte. DOUGLAS: Jordan Lisco. EVANSTON: Austin Kofoed. GUERNSEY: David Moats. LARAMIE: Galand Thaxton. LUSK: Taylor Johnson, Kaare Sigvartsen. PINEDALE: Conor Raney. ROCK SPRINGS: Brandon Allen. SARATOGA: Jake Johnston. Coaches: Rex Hohnholt, Saratoga; Ron Erickson, Douglas.

Golf
Boys
CHEYENNE CENTRAL: Josh Creel, Derek Francois. CHEYENNE EAST: Riley Kallhoff. CODY: Clinton Boutelle. GILLETTE: Kyle Hanson. LANDER: Seth Rohrbacher, Eric Ragan. TORRINGTON: Ryan Yung.
Girls
CODY: Brandi Holmes. LANDER: Melia Rohrbacher. WRIGHT: Katlyn Thomas.
Coaches: Kirk Aegerter, Laramie; Paul Hartigan, Cheyenne East.

Officials
Volleyball: Bev Leichtnam, Pauline Fackrell. Girls basketball: Mark Errampouse, Rock Springs; Jeff Lee, Worland; Eric Heiser, Riverton. Boys basketball: Joe White, Lovell; Jake Hagar, Casper; Lane Buchanan, Laramie. Trainer: Nancy Robertson, Casper.

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