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Riverton cheer squad second at state

Mar 13, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Riverton Wolverines boys basketball team was not the only RHS squad to come back to Riverton from Casper with hardware last week.
The Riverton High School ... [more]

Say it here and now: This was the best RHS hoops team ever

Mar 12, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  There is a rule somewhere that cheering is strictly forbidden in the writers area on press row. Those who know me understand that I can overlook that rule from ... [more]

Before Saturday, the RHS semifinal victory was an all-timer

Mar 12, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Wolverines took down top-ranked Gillette on the strength of an 18-2 fourth quarter, handing the Camels their first loss to a Wyoming team this season. ... [more]

Wolverines denied 4-A title

Mar 10, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Riverton boys defeated by Evanston for state BB crown

CASPER -- The Riverton Wolverines, owners of the most wins in school history, wished they could ... [more]

Wolverines fall to Evanston in state championship game

Mar 10, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  By Craig Blumenshine
Staff Writer

CASPER -- The Riverton Wolverines, owners of the most wins in school history, wished they could have carved just one ... [more]

Wolverines stun Gillette to advance to 4-A title game

Mar 9, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  By Craig Blumenshine
Staff Writer

CASPER - The Riverton Wolverines stunned the top-ranked Gillette Camels 69-63 Friday night in the semifinals of the Class ... [more]

Wolverines stun Gillette to advance to 4-A title game

Mar 9, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  CASPER - The Riverton Wolverines stunned the top-ranked Gillette Camels 69-63 Friday night in the semifinals of the Class 4-A state basketball tournament at ... [more]

Riverton boys reach 4-A state semifinals

Mar 8, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:   The Wolverines thumped Cheyenne South 65-46 Thursday night at Casper College.

CASPER -- The Riverton Wolverines started strong, finished strong, ... [more]

Wolverines open state hoops Thursday

Mar 6, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Riverton's opponent is Cheyenne South, making its first appearance in the state tournament.

The Riverton Wolverines will have to overcome a lot of ... [more]

Wolverine cheer and dance teams to state finals

Mar 5, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  For both the Riverton High School cheerleading squad and the RHS dance team, the competitive season starts and ends Wednesday at the Wyoming state high school ... [more]

Riverton second at 4-A regional

Mar 3, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Wolverines lost Saturday's regional title game to Casper Kelly Walsh and will open state-tournament play Thursday night vs. Cheyenne South. ... [more]

Swimmers to Laramie for big meet

Mar 1, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Riverton hosted 112 swimmers from across the state Saturday and Sunday at the Wyoming state B championship meet.
The two-day event was held at the Riverton ... [more]

Wolverine girls beaten by Evanston, eliminated at regional

Mar 1, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  GREEN RIVER -- The Riv-erton Lady Wolverines fell behind early and could not catch up to the Evanston Lady Red Devils in the first round of the Class 4-A West ... [more]

RHS boys seeded No. 1 for West 4-A tournament

Feb 28, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Now it gets interesting.
The Riverton Wolverines boys basketball team, after one of the most successful regular seasons in school history, will take the No. 1 ... [more]

Wolverine girls meet Evanston again to open West 4-A regional

Feb 27, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Four teams will battle for two remaining state tournament berths when the Class 4-A West regional girls basketball tournament begins Thursday in Green ... [more]

Horyza's fifth-place swim top Wolverines at state meet; team places ninth

Feb 26, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Senior Eli Horyza was Riverton High School's highest individual placer at the Wyoming state high school swimming and diving championships Saturday in ... [more]

Wolverine girls edged by Evanston

Feb 24, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Riverton Lady Wolverines outscored the Evanston Lady Red Devils in the final three quarters of Saturday's final regular-season basketball game in Evanston ... [more]

Wolverines grapple to third at Class 4-A state tournament in Casper

Feb 24, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  CASPER -- T.J. Galey carried the Riverton High School banner all the way to the championship finals at the Class 4-A state wrestling tournament  but finished ... [more]

RHS boys West 4-A champs even with loss to Evanston

Feb 24, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Riverton takes the No. 1 seed and an automatic state-tournament bid to this week's 4-A West regional. UPDATE: The Riverton boys open their regional ... [more]

RHS eyes top-three finish at state wrestling

Feb 21, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Thirteen Wolverines are seeded for the tournament in Casper.

Riverton High School is in position to do some damage Friday and Saturday at the Class ... [more]

State swim starts Thursday in Gillette for Wolverines

Feb 20, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  A small contingent of Riverton Wolverine swimmers headed to Gillette on Wednesday with high hopes for the Wyoming State Swimming and Diving championships at ... [more]

RHS girls beat Green River for second league win

Feb 20, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Riverton Lady Wolverines basketball team has had several fourth-quarter leads this season that have evaporated like ice on a warm spring day.
Not this ... [more]

Wolverines get 21st win in 67-30 rout of Green River Wolves

Feb 20, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Playing in the final home game of the year, the Riverton High School boys basketball team easily won its 21st game of the season crushing the Green River ... [more]

Scoring error changes 4-A mat results; Riverton didn't win

Feb 19, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  After the point audit, Casper Natrona was declared the tournament champion.

In a reversal of the results announced Saturday, Casper Natrona has been ... [more]

Riverton girls drop another cliff-hanger to Casper KW

Feb 18, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  When the Riverton Lady Wolverines have played the Kelly Walsh Lady Trojans this season, one team, it seems, has had all of the luck. Every last sliver of ... [more]

Riverton boys clinch state tourney bid and bye, beating KW 52-48

Feb 18, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Riverton Wolverines climbed back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to down the Kelly Walsh Trojans 52-48 Saturday night in Casper.
The win was ... [more]

Wolverines compete in 4-A West championship

Feb 18, 2013 - From staff reports:  Editor's note: Due to a combination of clerical and computer software errors, the Riverton Wolverines, declared Class 4-A West champions Saturday ... [more]

Wolverine girls thrashed by conference-leading Natrona

Feb 15, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The Riverton Wolverine girls basketball team looked confident in the beginning of Thursday's Class 4-A West matchup against league-leading Casper Natrona. ... [more]

Wolverines thump Natrona

Feb 15, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Casper Natrona head boys basketball coach Shawn Gillum tried to get his Mustangs to set a physical tone from the opening tip during Thursday's Class 4-A West ... [more]

Wolverines hosting West 4A regional wrestling tourney

Feb 14, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Riverton High School has aspirations of winning its first Class 4-A West wrestling title since 2003. RHS hosts the conference tournament Friday and Saturday at ... [more]

Indoor track team heading for Simplot Games in Idaho

Feb 13, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Riverton High School indoor track coach Tawn Gopp is taking a team of 11 to the annual Simplot Games Thursday through Saturday in Pocatello, Idaho.
The meet ... [more]

Riverton-Natrona games moved to CWC gym

Feb 13, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  The venue has changed because Wolverine Gym is being prepared for the conference wrestling tournament.

Both Class 4-A West conference leaders, the ... [more]

Pay attention to winter stretch run for RHS sports

Feb 12, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  "And down the stretch they come," echos in our minds when we see the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes and watch those amazing horses give their all ... [more]

Wolverines climb to 18-2 in 59-33 drubbing of RS

Feb 10, 2013 - By Steve Peck, Publisher:  The Wolverines led 36-9 at halftime of the Class 4-A West conference game.

There were lots of indications Saturday afternoon that it was going to be ... [more]

Wolverine girls win OT nail-biter 40-39

Feb 10, 2013 - By Steve Peck, Publisher:  Saturday's triumph over Rock Springs was Riverton's first conference victory since 2008.

At last, a breakthrough.
Playing gutsy defense with the ... [more]

League-leading Wolverines host Rock Springs

Feb 8, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Riverton tops the West 4-A conference with a 4-1 record.

Although the team was displaced for its Thursday afternoon practice because of the fire in ... [more]

RHS wrestlers dominant in win over Lander

Feb 8, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  The Wolverines won nine of 14 matches Thursday in their last regular-season match.

All of Riverton High School's senior wrestlers won individual ... [more]

Riverton girls look for first league win on Saturday

Feb 8, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer:  Riverton High School girls basketball coach Ron Porter thinks there may have been another reason there was smoke in the halls of RHS Thursday morning.
"We had ... [more]

Winter track team warms up

Feb 7, 2013 - Staff:  The high school winter track team will compete Saturday at ... [more]

Two more Riverton swimmers set for state

Feb 6, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Tyler Matsen and Travis Fisher qualified for the Class 4-A state meet in different swim events Friday for Riverton High School at a big meet in Gillette. ... [more]