Lawson named Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Wyoming
Cooper Lawson of Star Valley has been named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Wyoming. It’s been an exciting week for Big Country as he signed to play for the Wyoming Cowboys on Wednesday as well. Lawson is…
Star Valley Sports Journal: The passing of an area sports icon
This past weekend I received word of the passing of former SVHS coach and educator, Jerry Hart. Mr. Hart was a staple of the local sports scene for many decades for virtually all sports at all levels until…
Lawson inks with Wyoming Football
• SVHS senior helped program to three straight state titles At 6’ 5” and listed at 260 pounds, Cooper Lawson has gone by the moniker “Big Country” for most of his life. But the decision to be part of the…
Winter Sports Season begins tryouts
• First contests scheduled for December 12. The Fall sports season is now in the record books with the winter season now underway with tryouts wrapping up this week having begun on Monday. Here’s a quick recap of where…
Star Valley Sports Journal: Thankful Edition
More often than not, I like to put together a sports column for this week with many things I’m thankful for. Some are serious, others are sarcastic as that’s my primary language. Here are a few things I’m thankful…
Wrestling numbers continue to push building limits at SVHS
• Second-level addition coming in the spring. Wrestling season started this week for the 2024-25 campaign and there is always a buzz about a program that is perennially contending for Wyoming state championships. Even more than that, this is…
Burton places 2nd in stacked Nike Regionals
• Qualifies for Nationals on December 7 According to Jase Burton, he’s had a post-it note on his mirror he sees every day about what he wanted to do this past Saturday as he raced at the NikeCross Regionals…
McClure named MaxPreps Wyoming Football Player of the Year
Smith McClure has been named the 2024 MaxPreps Wyoming High School Football Player of the Year according to the website. McClure helped lead the Star Valley Braves to a 12-0 mark this season while the program won their third straight…
MCER studies reported to LCSD #2 Board
• Transportation facilities recommended to receive funds. The Lincoln County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met on November 13 and one of the presentations included the results of two Most Cost Effective Remedy (MCER) studies. Rob Tanner with…
Sweet Three-peat: Braves cap historic run with 20-7 win over Cody
In a season where the program talked openly about their goal to complete a third straight championship season, the Star Valley Braves met their own expectations as they capped a 12-0 season and wrote their own chapter in a storied…