The Star Valley wrestling teams were in Utah and the Lady Braves played their first home game of the basketball season over the weekend as the winter sports teams now delve into the meet of their season. Here’s a look at how the SVHS teams performed as they prep for the next week.
Girls Wrestling –
The Lady Braves Wrestlers were in the Beehive State for the second straight weekend as they competed in the Lady Hawk Rumble in Millville at Ridgeline High School. The program placed fourth out of 23 teams at the event, compiling 120 team points.
Individually, Carlee Angell (105), Cara Andrews (140) and Brooke Schwab (170) advanced to the finals with Angell and Schwab winning their brackets.
The team is scheduled to compete at the Tiger-Grizz Invite next weekend in Idaho Falls on January 16-17.
Star Valley Varsity Placers
105 Carlee Angell (1st)
110 Kelandry Johnson (6th)
130 Oakley Hepworth (6th)
140 Cara Andrews (2nd)
145 Paisley Harbach (3rd)
170 Brooke Schwab (1st)
Team Scores (Lady Hawk Rumble)
Ridgeline 169
Mountain Crest 162
Copper Hills 135
Star Valley 120
Green Canyon 113
(23 Teams)
Boys Wrestling –
The Star Valley Braves competed in the 27-team Richardson Memorial in Brigham City, Utah at Box Elder High School, placing fourth among the programs in attendance. The Braves finished with 137.5 team points while the host school won the team title with 197.5. South Summit was second with 184.5 and Layton was third 149.5.
Individually, Caleb Lawrence (120), Kimball Parry (138), Tel Parry (144) and Cael Hoopes (165) all advanced to the finals with Kimball Parry and Cael Hoopes winning their respectively brackets.
Up next for the Braves will be an away dual against Rigby on January 13 followed by the traditional Tiger-Grizz Invite in Idaho Falls on January 16-17.
Team Scores (Richardson Memorial)
Box Elder 197.5
South Summit 184.5
Layton 149.5
Star Valley 137.5
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(27 Teams)
Star Valley Varsity Placers
120 Caleb Lawrence (2nd)
138 Kimball Parry (1st)
144 Tel Parry (2nd)
165 Cael Hoopes (1st)
Girls Basketball –
The Lady Braves played their first home game of the season in their last non-conference outing of the schedule on Friday night as they played host to Mountain Crest High School out of Hyrum, Utah. The Star Valley girls wound up on the short end of a 45-36 final to the visiting squad to move their record to (4-4) overall before starting 4A West Conference play next weekend on the home court.
It was a hard fought contest where the two teams were within a single possession until the fourth quarter when Mountain Crest was able to build a double-digit lead. Despite the loss, the Lady Braves’ defense held their opponent to a season-low in point output, more than 13 under their season average. Cam Mackey returned to the lineup and led the team with ten points. Ambrey Nelson scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds as well. Livy Kleeman chipped in with six points.
Natrona County and Kelly Walsh come to Star Valley High School on January 16-17 respectively with the start of conference play. The Lady Braves and the Fillies tip off at 6 p.m. on Friday night with their game against the Trojans scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Boys Basketball –
The Braves did not have a game this weekend as they prepped for conference play next weekend. They will host the Natrona County Mustangs at 7:30 p.m on Friday with the Kelly Walsh game scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
