CASPER BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Boys

Kelly Walsh 81, Laramie 62

KW 21 21 18 19 - 81

Lar 15 12 19 16 - 62

At Cheyenne, the Trojans broke out quick and led 42-27 at halftime to start the season with a victory, showing off their new run-and-gun style in the process.

"It was a pretty close game for the first three or four minutes," KW coach Scott Marietta said. "Then we got into a press… and really started running."

KW had four players in double figures, led by Cobi Eskew's 28.

The Trojans continue play in the McDonald's Invitational against Windsor, Colo., at 4:45 p.m. today.

Kelly Walsh (1-0): Eskew (28 points); Joe Munsell (19); Clint Becker (11); Luke Nolan (10). Laramie (0-1): Dan Estes (18 points); Mason Orcutt (14); Karsten Hiser (11).

Girls

Kelly Walsh 48, Laramie 35

KW 12 8 14 14 - 48

Lar 1 15 9 10 - 35

At Cheyenne, the Trojans started strong defensively and took control for good in the second half, knocking off the Lady Plainsmen in the season opener for both teams.

"It was a great effort by our girls, especially on defense," KW coach Pat Scissons said. "It was a good way to start the season."

The Trojans also knocked down 21 of 26 free throws.

KW plays Cheyenne Central at 11:45 a.m. today in the second day of the McDonald's Invitational.

Kelly Walsh (1-0): Kayla Fakelman (15 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals); Emily Rochelle (12 points, 6 steals); Lauren Hoppe (7 points); Alexi Layton (7 points). Laramie (0-1): Brianna Curry (8 points); Kiley Dodson (7 points).

Natrona County 69, Cheyenne East 54

NC 13 25 19 12 - 69

CE 11 11 11 19 - 54

The Fillies won their season opener, getting a bit of revenge on the Thunderbirds, the team that knocked them out of the state tournament last year. But NC didn't get off to the best start.

"It was jitters," NC coach Doug Diehl said. "We came out and were really tight. Everybody wanted to perform so well and they didn't."

But the second quarter was a different story, as NC scored 25 points in the frame by taking over on the glass.

"We were really able to dominate the rebounds and we really took it to them with the offensive rebounds in that second quarter," Diehl said.

NC plays Cheyenne Central at 8:15 tonight.

Natrona County (1-0): Taylor Diehl (17 points, 5 3-pointers); Ashley Akers (11 points); Baillie Gibson (10 points); Ashley Creager (9 points, 3 3-pointers); Makenzie Bartsch (9 points); Stephanie Lee (8 points). Cheyenne East (0-1): Breanna Johnson (16 points); Jasmine Belin (15).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Interclass

Kemmerer 64, Mountain View 31

Kem 15 15 15 19 - 64

MV 7 12 6 6 - 31

Kemmerer (1-0): Parkie Lint (19 points, 4 3-pointers); Keeton Tucker (12 points); Dallon Henkel (12 points). Mountain View (0-1): Chris Maldonado (8 points); Payton Brown (9 rebounds).

East-West Challenge

At Greybull

Greybull 68, Big Piney 64, 2OT

BP 6 19 9 21 4 5 - 64

Gre 7 14 11 23 4 9 - 68

Big Piney's Ken Howard hit the game-tying basket with 2 seconds remaining in regulation, but Jordan Jolly gave Greybull the lead for good in the second OT with a 3-pointer with 50 seconds to go. Greybull (1-0): Sean Sylvester (20 points, all in second half, 4 steals); Jolly (18 points); Braden Miller (10 points, 6 rebounds). Big Piney (0-1): Zac Nenna (21 points); Kory Graham (13).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Interclass

Mountain View 46, Kemmerer 44

Kem 8 12 7 17 - 44

MV 10 8 15 13 - 46

Mountain View (1-0): Jaci Egley (23 points); Tawny Bugas (8). Kemmerer (0-1): Randi McInerney (9 points); Neisha Lovell (8); Hailey Hawkes (8).

East-West Challenge

At Greybull

Greybull 36, Big Piney 17

BP 6 5 2 4 - 17

Gre 15 7 12 2 - 36

Greybull (1-0): Hope Anderson (8 points); Betsy Nuttall (8); Leah Hoblit (8). Big Piney (0-1): Janelle Nessan (6 points); Cydnee Truluck (6).

Western Conference Invitational

At Scottsbluff, Neb.

Scottsbluff, Neb., 46, Torrington 33

Tor 7 12 11 3 - 33

Sco 20 15 6 5 - 46

Torrington will play Kimball, Neb., 59-43 losers to Sidney, Neb., in the loser's bracket today. Scottsbluff (1-0): Denae Quijas (15 points). Torrington (0-1): Taylor Moore (14 points); Courtney Swanson (8).

WRESTLING

Worland 46, Greybull-Riverside 27

Thursday, at Basin

103: Jay Stine, Wor, pin Matt Grovenstein 2:25. 112: Jared Leithead, Wor, pin Stephen Kerr 1:50. 119: Levi Kelly, G-R, by forfeit. 125: Nate Gossens, G-R, pin Jordan Hernandez 0:25. 130: Jordan Osbon, Wor, pin Blaine Gossens 1:59. 135: Nathan Hetzel, G-R, dec Austen Sommerville 5-2. 140: Matt Osbon, Wor, maj dec Ben Anson 12-0. 145: Jeff Redland, Wor, by forfeit. 152: Eric Rothleutner, Wor, pin Nick Kern 3:49. 160: Chayce Goton, G-R, pin Josue Rodriguez 0:56. 171: Dane Dooley, Wor, pin Daniel Grovenstein 0:37. 189: Wade Newton, Wor, pin Gabriel Villegas 0:40. 215: Open. 285: Wes Ridgway, G-R, by forfeit.

South Summit, Utah, 57, Mountain View 15

Wednesday, at Mountain View

103: McKay DeGering, SS, pin J.T. Gray. 112: Jeff McCormick, SS, pin Karsten Hauf. 119: Coner Prescott, SS, pin Earl Hickman. 125: Coner Crandall, SS, pin Austin Bluemel. 130: Austin Masey, SS, maj dec Jeremy Harmon 13-4. 135: Brady Nichols, SS, tech fall Zach Gray 15-0. 140: Jonsen Crandall, SS, pin Geoffrey Hissong. 145: Kendall Prescott, SS, def Keith Scott, default. 152: Open. 160: Cooper Field, SS, pin Matt Hale. 171: Kyle Watson, MV, dec Ryan Card 8-5. 189: Niko Klaus, SS, by fft. 215: Bo Aimone, MV, pin Cody Angell. 285: Tyson Lopez, MV, pin Sam Embry.

Scores: Thursday, Green River 43, Cheyenne East 30.

BASKETBALL SCORES AND SCHEDULES

BOYS

Thursday

Interclass

Kemmerer 64, Mountain View 31

Arapaho Charter at Wind River JV (n)

Glendo at Hanna JV (n)

Tournaments

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Greybull 68, Big Piney 64, 2OT

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Kelly Walsh 81, Laramie 62

Windsor, Colo., 64, Rock Springs 43

Star Valley 66, Laramie 64

Natrona County 76, Cheyenne East 38

Evanston 50, Cheyenne Central 41

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Chadron, Neb., 76, Douglas 52

Scottsbluff, Neb., 77, Torrington 53

Friday

Class 4A

Green River at Sheridan

Class 1A

Arvada-Clearmont at Meeteetse

Midwest at Ten Sleep

Interstate

Morrill, Neb., at Southeast

Tournaments

Bobcat Invitational, Thermopolis

Lovell vs. Tongue River, 3 p.m.

Thermopolis vs. Mountain View, 6 p.m.

Carbon County Invitational, Hanna

Snake River vs. Shoshoni, 4 p.m.

Cokeville vs. Saratoga, 4 p.m.

Encampment vs. Wright, 6 p.m.

Hanna vs. Lingle, 6 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Buffalo

Rawlins vs. Jackson, 3:30 p.m.

Newcastle vs. Powell, 5 p.m.

Buffalo vs. Pinedale, 6:30 p.m.

Wheatland vs. Cody, 8 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Greybull vs. Dubois, 12:30 p.m., Greybull

Riverside vs. Worland JV, 12:30 p.m., Burlington

Rocky Mountain vs. Wind River, 4 p.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Big Piney, 4 p.m., Burlington

Greybull vs. Worland JV, 7:30 p.m., Greybull

Riverside vs. Big Piney, 7:30 p.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Wind River, 7:30 p.m., Burlington

Rocky Mountain vs. Dubois, 7:30 p.m., Burlington

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Cheyenne East vs. Evanston, 1:15 p.m., East

Kelly Walsh vs. Windsor, Colo., 4:45 p.m., Central

Cheyenne East vs. Star Valley, 8:15 p.m., East

Cheyenne Central vs. Natrona County, 8:15 p.m., Central

Laramie vs. Rock Springs, 8:15 p.m., Storey

Tiger Jamboree, Lusk

Burns vs. Glenrock, 3 p.m.

Pine Bluffs vs. Sundance, 4:30 p.m.

Lusk vs. Big Horn, 6 p.m.

Burns vs. Sundance, 9 p.m.

Upton Invitational

Moorcroft vs. Guernsey, noon

Kaycee vs. Normative Services, 1:30 p.m.

Upton vs. Chugwater, 3 p.m.

St. Stephens vs. Hulett, 4:30 p.m.

Moorcroft-Guernsey loser vs. Kaycee-Normative Services loser, 6 p.m.

St. Stephens-Hulett loser vs. Upton-Chugwater loser, 7:30 p.m.

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Torrington vs. Kimball, Neb., 4:45 p.m., Gering HS

Douglas vs. Alliance, Neb., 8:15 p.m., Gering HS

Saturday

Class 4A

Green River at Gillette

Class 3A

Lyman at Lander

Class 1A

Midwest at Meeteetse

Interstate

Billings Senior, Mont., at Sheridan

Tournaments

Bobcat Invitational, Thermopolis

Lovell vs. Mountain View, 9 a.m.

Thermopolis vs. Tongue River, noon

Mountain View vs. Tongue River, 3 p.m.

Thermopolis vs. Lovell, 6 p.m.

Carbon County Invitational, Hanna

Cokeville vs. Shoshoni, 9 a.m.

Hanna vs. Wright, 9 a.m.

Encampment vs. Lingle, 11 a.m.

Snake River vs. Saratoga, 11 a.m.

Cokeville vs. Wright, 1 p.m.

Hanna vs. Shoshoni, 1 p.m.

Snake River vs. Lingle, 3 p.m.

Encampment vs. Saratoga, 3 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Buffalo

Rawlins vs. Pinedale, 8 a.m.

Buffalo vs. Jackson, 9:30 a.m.

Wheatland vs. Powell, 11 a.m.

Newcastle vs. Cody, 12:30 p.m.

Wheatland vs. Jackson, 2:30 p.m.

Newcastle vs. Pinedale, 4 p.m.

Rawlins vs. Powell, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo vs. Cody, 7 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Riverside vs. Dubois, 12:30 p.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Worland JV, 12:30 p.m., Burlington

Greybull vs. Wind River, 4 p.m., Greybull

Rocky Mountain vs. Big Piney, 4 p.m., Burlington

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Cheyenne Central vs. Star Valley, 10:45 a.m., Central

Laramie vs. Evanston, 12:15 p.m., Storey

Natrona County vs. Windsor, Colo., 2 p.m., East

Cheyenne East vs. Rock Springs, 3:45 p.m., East

Cheyenne Central vs. Kelly Walsh, 5:30 p.m., Central

Tiger Jamboree, Lusk

Lusk vs. Sundance, 11:30 a.m.

Pine Bluffs vs. Big Horn, 11:30 a.m.

Glenrock vs. Pine Bluffs, 4 p.m.

Big Horn vs. Burns, 5:30 p.m.

Lusk vs. Glenrock, 8:30 p.m.

Upton Invitational

Seventh place, 11:30 a.m.

Moorcroft-Guernsey winner vs. Kaycee-Normative Services winner, 1 p.m.

St. Stephens-Hulett winner vs. Upton-Chugwater winner, 2:30 p.m.

Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.

Third place, 5:30 p.m.

Championship, 5:30 p.m.

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Douglas vs. TBD

Torrington vs. TBD

GIRLS

Thursday

Class 1A

Farson at Fort Washakie (n)

Interclass

Mountain View 46, Kemmerer 44

Arapaho Charter at Wind River JV (n)

Interstate

North Summit, Utah, 59, Lyman 36

Tournaments

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Greybull 36, Big Piney 17

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Kelly Walsh 48, Laramie 35

Dakota Ridge, Colo., 44, Evanston 32

Cheyenne Central 60, Star Valley 33

Natrona County 69, Cheyenne East 54

Laramie 47, Rock Springs 41

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Chadron, Neb., 43, Douglas 42

Scottsbluff, Neb., 46, Torrington 33

Friday

Class 4A

Green River at Sheridan

Class 1A

Arvada-Clearmont at Meeteetse

Midwest at Ten Sleep

Interstate

Morrill, Neb., at Southeast

Tournaments

Bobcat Invitational, Thermopolis

Lovell vs. Mountain View, 4:30 p.m.

Thermopolis vs. Tongue River, 7:30 p.m.

Carbon County Invitational, Encampment

Hanna vs. Wright, 3 p.m.

Snake River vs. Lingle, 4:40 p.m.

Cokeville vs. Shoshoni, 6:20 p.m.

Encampment vs. Saratoga, 8 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Cody

Pinedale vs. Buffalo, 3:30 p.m.

Powell vs. Newcastle, 5 p.m.

Jackson vs. Wheatland, 6:30 p.m.

Cody vs. Rawlins, 8 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Greybull vs. Dubois, 10:45 a.m., Greybull

Riverside vs. Fort Washakie, 10:45 a.m., Burlington

Rocky Mountain vs. Wind River, 2:15 p.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Big Piney, 2:15 p.m., Burlington

Greybull vs. Fort Washakie, 5:45 p.m., Greybull

Riverside vs. Big Piney, 5:45 p.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Wind River, 5:45 p.m., Burlington

Rocky Mountain vs. Dubois, 5:45 p.m., Burlington

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Cheyenne Central vs. Kelly Walsh, 11:45 a.m., Central

Rock Springs vs. Dakota Ridge, Colo., 4:45 p.m., East

Cheyenne East vs. Star Valley, 6:30 p.m., East

Cheyenne Central vs. Evanston, 6:30 p.m., Central

Laramie vs. Natrona County, 6:30 p.m., Storey

Tiger Jamboree, Lusk

Burns vs. Sundance, 10:30 a.m.

Lusk vs. Big Horn, noon

Pine Bluffs vs. Glenrock, 1:30 p.m.

Lusk vs. Sundance, 7:30 p.m.

Burns vs. Glenrock, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Bluffs vs. Big Horn, 9 p.m.

Upton Invitational

Kaycee vs. Normative Services, noon

Moorcroft vs. Guernsey, 1:30 p.m.

St. Stephens vs. Hulett, 3 p.m.

Upton vs. Chugwater, 4:30 p.m.

Kaycee-Normative Services loser vs. Moorcroft-Guernsey loser, 6 p.m.

St. Stephens-Hulett loser vs. Upton-Chugwater loser, 7:30 p.m.

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Torrington vs. Kimball, Neb., 3 p.m., Gering HS

Douglas vs. Gering, Neb., 6:30 p.m., Gering HS

Saturday

Class 4A

Green River at Gillette

Class 1A

Midwest at Meeteetse

Interstate

Sheridan at Billings Senior, Mont.

Tournaments

Bobcat Invitational, Thermopolis

Lovell vs. Tongue River, 10:30 a.m.

Thermopolis vs. Mountain View, 1:30 p.m.

Mountain View vs. Tongue River, 4:30 p.m.

Thermopolis vs. Lovell, 7:30 p.m.

Carbon County Invitational, Encampment

Lingle vs. Encampment, 9 a.m.

Shoshoni vs. Hanna, 9 a.m.

Saratoga vs. Cokeville, 10:40 a.m.

Wright vs. Snake River, 10:40 a.m.

Encampment vs. Shoshoni, 1 p.m.

Hanna vs. Lingle, 1 p.m.

Snake River vs. Saratoga, 2:40 p.m.

Cokeville vs. Wright, 2:40 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Cody

Newcastle vs. Pinedale, 8:30 a.m.

Buffalo vs. Jackson, 10 a.m.

Rawlins vs. Powell, 11:30 a.m.

Wheatland vs. Cody, 1 p.m.

Jackson vs. Newcastle, 3 p.m.

Pinedale vs. Rawlins, 4:30 p.m.

Powell vs. Wheatland, 6 p.m.

Cody vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

East-West Challenge, Burlington/Greybull

Riverside vs. Dubois, 10:45 a.m., Greybull

Burlington vs. Fort Washakie, 10:45 a.m., Burlington

Greybull vs. Wind River, 2:15 p.m., Greybull

Rocky Mountain vs. Big Piney, 2:15 p.m., Burlington

McDonald's Invitational, Cheyenne

Cheyenne East vs. Evanston, 10:45 a.m., East

Laramie vs. Star Valley, 10:45 a.m., Storey

Kelly Walsh vs. Dakota Ridge, Colo., 2 p.m., Central

Natrona County vs. Cheyenne Central, 3:45 p.m., Central

Cheyenne East vs. Rock Springs, 5:30 p.m., East

Tiger Jamboree, Lusk

Big Horn vs. Burns, 2:30 p.m.

Sundance vs. Pine Bluffs, 5:30 p.m.

Lusk vs. Glenrock, 7 p.m.

Upton Invitational

Seventh place, 10 a.m.

Kaycee-Normative Services winner vs. Moorcroft-Guernsey winner, 10 a.m.

St. Stephens-Hulett winner vs. Upton-Chugwater winner, 11:30 a.m.

Fifth place, 1 p.m.

Third place, 4 p.m.

Championship, 4 p.m.

Western Conference Invitational, Scottsbluff/Gering, Neb.

Douglas vs. TBD

Torrington vs. TBD

SCHEDULE

Today's Events

Wrestling: Tournaments: Billings (Mont.) Invitational - Buffalo, Gillette; Custer (S.D.) Invitational - Hulett, Newcastle, Sundance, Upton, Wright; Evanston Invitational - Big Piney, Cheyenne East, Cokeville, Evanston, Green River, Hanna, Jackson, Kemmerer, Mountain View, Pinedale, Rock Springs, Star Valley; Fillmore (Utah) Invitational - Riverton; Powell Invitational - Cody, Greybull-Riverside, Kelly Walsh, Lander, Lovell, Natrona County, Powell, Rawlins, Rocky Mountain, Sheridan, Shoshoni, Thermopolis, Wheatland, Wind River, Worland (tournaments continue Saturday).

Saturday's Events

Gymnastics: Gillette Invitational - Douglas, Gillette, Rock Springs.

Wrestling: Tournaments: Blazer Duals, Torrington - Cheyenne Central, Douglas, Glenrock, Laramie, Torrington; Crawford (Neb.) Invitational - Lingle, Lusk; Southeast Invitational, Yoder - Burns-Pine Bluffs, Moorcroft; Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Invitational - Saratoga.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PRESEASON RANKINGS

Wyopreps.com coaches and media poll. First-place votes in parenthesis.

Girls

Class 4A

1. Gillette (7) 183

2. Natrona County (3) 141

3. Sheridan 84

4. Cheyenne Central (3) 81

5. Cheyenne East (1) 72

Also received votes, in order: Rock Springs, Kelly Walsh, Evanston, Green River, Laramie, Riverton.

Class 3A

1. Jackson (14) 228

2. Powell (1) 120

3. Torrington 108

4. Douglas (1) 87

5. Glenrock 69

Also received votes, in order: Wheatland (1), Cody, Lander, Buffalo, Worland, Rawlins, Newcastle, Lyman.

Class 2A

1. Big Horn (13) 219

2. Mountain View (2) 165

3. Tongue River 114

4. Wyoming Indian 63

5. Burns 30

Also received votes, in order: Wright, Sundance, Thermopolis, Riverside, Lusk, Moorcroft.

Class 1A

1. Burlington (5) 132

2. Arvada-Clearmont (3) 111

3. Southeast (3) 87

4. Cokeville 72

5. St. Stephens (1) 48

Also received votes, in order: Hulett, Kaycee, Saratoga, Fort Washakie.

Star-Tribune preseason girls basketball rankings

4A girls: 1. Gillette; 2. Natrona; 3. Sheridan; 4. Rock Springs; 5. East.

3A girls: 1. Jackson; 2. Powell; 3. Torrington; 4. Douglas; 5. Glenrock.

2A girls: 1. Big Horn; 2. Mountain View; 3. Tongue River; 4. Riverside; 5. Wyoming Indian.

1A girls: 1. Southeast; 2. Burlington; 3. Cokeville; 4. St. Stephens; 5. Hulett.

WRESTLING

Class 3A Preseason Rankings

Team: 1. Powell; 2. Douglas; 3. Wheatland; 4. Lander; 5. Torrington.

103: 1. Renn Utter, Pow; 2. Alex Klopp, Lan; 3. Casey Patterson, Dou; 4. Gabe Whisonant, Cod.

112: 1. Jared Liethead, Wor; 2. Joel Dappen, Whe; 3. Dillon VonRien, Lan; 4. Eric Risha, Raw.

119: 1. Cade Schindler, Whe; 2. Thomas Carr, Tor; 3. Matt Widiker, Glk; 4. Dalton Harris, MV.

125: 1. Jordon Osbon, Wor; 2. Derrick Pennman, Raw; 3. Levi Fales, Tor; 4. Jake Budd, Lan.

130: 1. Baron Muller, Kem; 2. Houston Falkenberg, Dou; 3. Sergio Cortez, Tor; 4. Brode Bullington, Lan.

135: 1. Cory Eden, Pow; 2. Casey Walbert, Cod; 3. Ben Vetter, Tor; 4. Chris Pitt, Lan.

140: 1. Auston Carter, Pow; 2. Michael Hogan, Dou; 3. Seth Dappen, Whe; 4. Matt Osbon, Wor.

145: 1. Pat Lehnen, Dou; 2. Cole Kary, Pow; 3. Jamie Newman, Tor; 4. Ryan Lay, Whe.

152: 1. Trevor Donarski, Pow; 2. Steven Stevenson, Dou; 3. Dalton Harris, Pow; 4. Andrue Luman, Jac.

160: 1. Bret Klopp, Lan; 2. Cody Kalberer, Pow; 3. Jace Jenson, Buf; 4. Trent Boner, Dou.

171: 1. Pierre Etchemendy, Dou; 2. Kyle Watson, MV; 3. Dustin Finnerty, Whe; 4. Mitch Schlager, Tor.

189: 1. Devin Collins, Glk; 2. Matt Gregory, New; 3. Colter McNare, Dou; 4. Andrew Litzel, Buf.

215: 1. Casey Hoskinson, Glk; 2. Jake Hanna, Jac; 3. Zac Rose, Whe; 4. Tyler Sanderson, Dou.

285: 1. Cody Powers, Whe; 2. Ryley Dawson, Raw; 3. David Miller, Lan; 4. Brad George, Cod.

- Bob Bath, Douglas