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Panther wrestling claims crown
The Powell High School wrestling team won the 3A West regional title on Saturday by a comfortable 40-point margin. The Panthers advanced 11 wrestlers to the championship round and returned home with five regional champs.
Sixteen Panther grapplers placed in the top four over the weekend.
Panther boys beat Lander, climb atop 3A West standings
The No. 4 Powell Panthers moved back into a leadership role in the 3A West conference following a weekend sweep of Pinedale and No. 1 Lander over the weekend. The wins improve Powell to 16-3 overall this season.
“The biggest thing was we knew we had to get them here at home to get back into a tie for first place,” PHS head coach Mike Heny said of the team’s Saturday game against Lander.
Hansen’s buzzer-beater lifts Trappers over Casper
Chris Hansen’s driving bucket with one second left lifted the Northwest College Trappers to a big 74-73 road win at Casper College. It also provided the Trappers with the first half of a big two-victory week on the hardwood that keeps the team in the running for a top finish in the Region IX North.
Northwest also posted an 82-73 win over Miles in Saturday basketball action at Cabre Gymnasium.
Harrington second at national Punt, Pass and Kick event
Written by Randal HorobikAlso invited to Australia in track and field
Powell High School sophomore Shawnea Harrington probably never envisioned standing on the field of a packed NFL stadium when she grabbed a flier from her elementary school all those years ago. Nevertheless, that’s exactly where she stood last month after placing second nationally in the Punt, Pass and Kick competition.
After winning the local competition and scoring well enough while winning the district contest in Riverton, Harrington was invited to Denver to face off against a horde of other district winners from throughout the region.
PHS coach expects deeper meet this weekend
Days after being downgraded to No. 2 behind Douglas in the state polls, the Powell High School wrestling team prepares to travel to Lander this weekend for the 3A West regional meet. It is an event that head coach Nate Urbach describes as the “first round” of the state tournament.
“The goal there is really to set yourself up and increase your odds as much as possible for the state tournament,” said Urbach. “In many ways, it is the first round of the state tournament.”
Five earn all-conference status
The Powell Panthers were a narrow third at the 3A West conference swim championships last weekend. The team scored 230 points, finishing just eight points behind conference runner-up and meet host Kemmerer, crowned one conference champion and had five swimmers earn all-conference recognition.
NWC wrestling qualifies everyone for nationals
The fourth-ranked Northwest College wrestling team fulfilled the number one goal of head coach Jim Zeigler on Saturday by qualifying all 10 of its members to the NJCAA national championship tournament. The Trappers crowned two champions at the West Central Zone championships and placed second as a team.
Powell can’t connect at the buzzer
Home wasn’t so sweet for the Powell Panther boys’ basketball team on Friday night. The third-ranked Panthers saw Lyman steal a 53-52 win in just the fourth home game of the season for Powell.
Beat Lyman, Mountain View at home
There were no ruby red basketball shoes on the court, but it was still apparent there’s no place like home for the Lady Panther basketball team.
Ending a stretch in which they lost five of six games, mostly on the road, the Powell High School girls claimed a 47-44 overtime win over Lyman on Friday night, then pummeled Mountain View 46-12 on Saturday.
The Powell Panther wrestlers closed their home season Tuesday night with a big win over Cody in an abbreviated dual.
Six forfeits by the Cody wrestlers meant the Panthers only had to win one of the seven remaining matches to win the team score, and Charles Wittick took care of that in the first match, taking a 12-3 major decision over Cody’s Max Dickerman at 113. Wittick outscored his opponent 6-0 in the first two periods and expanded the lead to nine by allowing three escapes and scoring three takedowns in the third period to score four team points.