Independent Obituaries: August 28, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the August 28, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries visit Schwab Mortuary. Ella “Janice” Cranney Walton, 87, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019. She died at home of natural…
Football season opens in the Beehive State against defending 3A champs
• Summit Academy Bears (1-1) will host Star Valley for the first time. The non-conference portion of every football schedule is a study in coaching philosophy. For some, the chance to build confidence against a lesser opponent is something…
Lady Braves face Gillette, Bear Lake and Lyman to open Cokeville Tourney
A good season-opening litmus test for volleyball teams in the region for more than two decades now, the Cokeville Invitational draws a great mix of small schools with perennial…
Make It A Double: Braves win pair of road golf tourneys
• Golf team will be in Lander this week at the home of the defending 3A champs. Blink and you’ll miss half of it. That’s never been more true of the Wyoming prep golf season which actually began two weeks…
Ogden course expected to be a rust breaker for upcoming Cardinal Classic
• Star Valley Cross-Country team will run at El Monte Golf Course. Some sports are an almost violent reminder of work that is not done over the course of an offseason. That first game or match can be an unkind…
Braves begin title defense against trio of out-of-state powers
In talking with head coach McKay Young, one is reminded just how far the Braves came over the period of three months last season to hoist the program’s third 3A title in the last four seasons. The team was playing…
Independent Obituaries: August 21, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the August 21, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Brandon Astle was born May 14, 1980 in Afton Wyoming at the old hospital to Jay…
Wyoming staff releases first Fall depth chart for 2019 Cowboys
Laramie, Wyo. (Aug. 19, 2019) — University of Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl announced his team’s first depth chart of the fall on Monday. The depth chart reflected performances in the Cowboys’ first major scrimmage of the fall that was…
Wyoming Highway Patrol and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office respond to Grover accident
***Updated 11:15 a.m. August 20, 2019*** – According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper on the scene, “a 16-year old male was traveling southbound on U.S. 89 in Grover when the vehicle in front of him slowed to turn. He…