Powell Tribune

Landon Sessions works to control the ball during the Powell High School boys’ soccer team practice on March 12 — before all practices and competitions were suspended due to the pandemic. Although Wyoming schools will remain closed until at least April 17, PHS officials are still holding out hope for a truncated spring sports season.

Still hope of a spring sports season, AD says

Efforts aimed at curtailing the new coronavirus have derailed the spring sports season for local athletes indefinitely, but hope remains that games may still be played. “As coaches, … more

4/2/20

Panther head football coach Aaron Papich talks with Powell High School senior Carson Olsen during the Class 3A championship game in Laramie. Papich recently notified school officials that he’s resigning, as he and his family pursue other opportunities.

PHS football coach resigns as he and his family seek other opportunities

After two seasons leading the Panther football team, head coach Aaron Papich has resigned. “It was a decision that was very difficult to make,” Papich said Thursday, “but … more

By CJ Baker | 3/31/20

Golfers tee off under new rules

Golfers in Powell teed off under a turquoise blue sky Saturday. But they also took to the course under the cloud of the new coronavirus, along with a slew of new social distancing rules. The … more

By Mark Davis | 3/31/20

PHS junior Mason Marchant shoots during a home game against Worland during the recent season.

Pair of Panthers earn All-Conference honors following COVID-19-shortened season

Had the Powell High School boys basketball team been able to compete at this year’s state tournament, head coach Chase Kistler thinks his squad was poised to make a strong showing. Coming … more

By CJ Baker | 3/31/20

Lexee Craig, a Dickinson State University Blue Hawk senior and former Powell Panther, finished 20th in the nation in the pole vault at the 2020 NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Craig is also the women’s indoor and outdoor vault record holder in the North Star Athletic Association, the conference to which DSU belongs.

Former Panther Lexee Craig soars in NAIA national championships

Lexee Craig, a standout athlete at Powell High School, was still flying high at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field national championships earlier this month at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/24/20

Powell High School senior Jay Cox runs during a March 12 track practice at Panther Stadium.

As season is disrupted, track team considers the future

As the Powell High School track team took to the field last week, coaches and students immediately went to work, but a cancellation of at least a part of the season due to concerns about the … more

By Mark Davis | 3/19/20

New coach named for Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

Jeff Linder was named as the next head coach of the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team on Tuesday. Linder, who led Northern Colorado to three-straight 20-win seasons, is the 22nd head … more

3/19/20

Panther cheerleaders (back row): Madi Black, Scarlette Mendoza, Kailey Jurado, Lorena Vazquez, Rylee White, Josseline Mendoza, Alexa Nardini; and (front row): Brody Karhu, Morgan Schmidt Kaydee Black, Geordan Weimer, Luci Abarca and Mia Baxter pose for a team photo at the State Spirit Competition in Casper on Wednesday.

Panther cheer team places sixth at state

The 2020 State Spirit Competition will be remembered as a unique one for Powell High School. It was the first time the Panther cheer team included boys. The tournament also took an unexpected turn … more

By Tessa Baker | 3/17/20

Members of the Powell High School boys' soccer team practice on Thursday afternoon. While PHS teams are continuing to practice, there will be no competitions until at least the week of March 29, the WHSAA announced Friday.

UPDATED: Spring sports season delayed due to coronavirus

The start of Wyoming’s spring sports season is being pushed back — and could be in jeopardy — due to concerns about the new coronavirus circulating around the country. more

By CJ Baker | 3/13/20

The Powell High School boys' basketball team won't get the chance to play for a state title in Casper this weekend, as the Class 3A and 4A tournaments have been canceled by Natrona County health officials in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

State basketball tourney, other school competitions scrapped due to coronavirus

As part of efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus that’s making its way across the country, public health officials in Casper canceled this weekend’s state high school … more

By CJ Baker | 3/12/20

Trapper Brady Lowry (left) wrestles in the national tournament last weekend, where the 149-pound freshman from Cedar City, Utah, took the medal for seventh and earned NJCAA All-America status.

Trappers medal two All-Americans

Northwest College wrestler Majid Muratov wrestled for the NJCAA national title Saturday, finishing second at 197 pounds in a heart-crushing loss to Tucker Tomlinson of Western Wyoming Community … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/12/20

National champions Seth Wright (left) and Tyler Rhodes flank Northwest wrestling coach Jim Zeigler during their induction into the NJCAA Wrestling Hall of Fame. At right is Aaron Cooper, head coach at Mercyhurst (Pennsylvania) and chair of the hall of fame committee.

Trapper champions Rhodes, Wright inducted to NJCAA Hall of Fame

There were many highlights on the Northwest College wrestling teams from 2002 to 2005. Two who shined especially bright were Tyler Rhodes and Seth Wright. Rhodes and Wright were inducted to the … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/12/20

Rawlins will be Panthers’ first challenge at state

The Powell High School boys basketball team will try to make history repeat itself — plus one — at this week’s Class 3A State tournament. Last year the Panthers came alive at … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/12/20

Panther cheer team competes at state spirit

The Powell High School cheerleaders were in action Wednesday at the State Spirit Competition, the culminating event of their long season. The competition wrapped up well after the Tribune’s … more

3/12/20

10 Cowboys work out for NFL teams

University of Wyoming held its annual NFL Pro Day on Tuesday and the interest in former Cowboys was high, as 23 NFL teams were represented to work out 10 draft-eligible Pokes. The 10 former … more

3/12/20

After 22 years matside, Urbach hangs up his coaching whistle

Twenty-two years in two states makes it a career for Powell High School wrestling coach Nate Urbach. The 2020 state tournament was the last for Urbach, who coached teams to nine state … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/10/20

State bound! Buzzer beater punches Panthers’ ticket to tourney

It was déjà vu all over again. Much like a year ago, the Powell High School boys’ basketball team found new life at the 3A West Regional tournament and qualified for … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/10/20

Panther girls can’t shake turnovers in regional tourney

The Powell girls have been haunted by turnovers and slow starts all season. The regional basketball tournament in Lyman served up more of the same. The Panthers lost 46-30 to Mountain View in … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/10/20

Cowboys end season with strong tournament

The University of Wyoming Cowboys’ magical run in the 2020 Mountain West Basketball Championship came to an end Friday with an 89-82 loss to second-seeded Utah State in Las Vegas. The UW men … more

3/10/20

Northwest bound for nationals

For seven Northwest College wrestlers the future is now: All the chips they have worked for this long season — every bump, bruise and black eye — is on the table. Coach Jim Zeigler and … more

By Steve Moseley | 3/5/20