
2018 Wyoming High School Sports Year In Review
The 2018 calendar year has ended, and here's a review of what took place in Wyoming High School Sports.
2018 had its share of moments, which would set the stage for 2019.
If we overlooked something, email: scores@wyopreps.com
Winter:
(Click on the various links to see stories)
Winter Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Boys Basketball:
Results from State Tournaments: 4A and 3A...2A and 1A
4A: Campbell County beat Sheridan for the 4th time in the season.
3A: Buffalo prevailed in 2 OT's vs. Cody.
2A: Pine Bluffs beats Wind River for the 2nd time in 3 years.
1A: Kaycee wins first title since 1999, thanks to a buzzer beater vs. Burlington. (Video of buzzer beater)
Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Trey Hladky - Campbell County
Girls Basketball:
Results from State Tournaments: 4A and 3A...2A and 1A
4A: Campbell County won their 2nd title in 3 years.
2A: Sundance won their first title.
1A: Little Snake River won their first title since 2012
Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year: McKinley Bradshaw - Lyman
4-Time All-State Honors: Madison Vinich - Kelly Walsh
Wrestling:
4A: Cheyenne East won their first title since 1965
4-Time All-State: Trevor Jeffries - Thunder Basin
2 Wyoming wrestlers ended up winning All-American status in Folkstyle wrestling.
For the 2nd time in 3 years, Cheyenne Central grad Bryce Meredith (wrestling for the University of Wyoming) was runner-up at the NCAA Wrestling National Championship Tournament
Boys Swimming:
4A: Laramie would win their first title since 2011.
3A: Lander would 22-peat as champs.
4-Time All-State: Ty Conklin - Thunder Basin
Nordic Ski:
Laramie boys would win their first title in school history while the Jackson girls would 7-peat.
4-Time All-State: Liam McInroy of Laramie and Albert Steiner of Laramie.
Alpine Ski:
4-Time All-State: Abby Walker - Jackson
Indoor Track and Field:
State Spirit: Click here
Spring:
(Click on the various links to see stories)
Spring Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Boys Soccer:
Results from State Tournaments
Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Patrick Marchal of Green River
Girls Soccer:
Results from State Tournaments
4A: Cheyenne Central won their first title since 2012, by beating Thunder Basin.
3A: Cody bested Worland again to repeat as champs.
Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Lexi Pulley of Laramie (repeat)
4-Time All-State: Lexi Pulley of Laramie AND Casey Wasum - Worland
Boys Outdoor Track and Field:
Click here to see results from the state meet.
Team State Champs:
4A: Laramie (first title since 1996)
3A: Star Valley (3-peat)
2A: Lovell (repeat)
1A: Farson-Eden by 1/2 point (first title since 1998)
4-Time All-State: Jonathan Allred - Rocky Mountain
Gatorade Boys Outdoor Track and Field Athelte of the Year: Brodie Roden - Riverton
Girls Outdoor Track and Field:
Click here to see results from the state meet.
Team State Champs:
4A: Cheyenne Central (first title since 2008)
3A: Cody (9th title in 11 years)
2A: Big Piney (first title)
1A: Cokeville (3-peat, 4 of the last 5)
4-Time All-State: Kelly Moody - Sheridan, Erika Larsen - Cody, Janice Hall - Star Valley, Grace Tanner - Big Piney, Janetta Teichert - Cokeville
Gatorade Girls Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Aubrey Frentheway - Cheyenne Central
Summer:
(Click on the various links to see stories)
Legion Baseball:
Results from State Tournaments
Rodeo:
Video highlights of the 2018 High School National Finals Rodeo Short-Go
Other Summer Events:
Milward-Simpson Award Winners 2018: Haize Fornstrom of Pine Bluffs and Maddie Vinich of Kelly Walsh
2018 Wyoming Shrine Bowl: The North defeated the South 13-7.
Wyoming-Nebraska 6-Man Football Shootout 2018: The Wyoming All-Stars defeated Nebraska 16-14, to snap a 3-
The Wyoming Basketball All-Stars lost all 4 games vs. Montana:
Boys Video Highlights at Sheridan
Girls Video Highlights at Sheridan
Boys Video Highlights at Billings
Girls Video Highlights at Billings
Mr. Wyoming Basketball 2018: Trey Hladky of Campbell County
Miss Wyoming Basketball 2018: Kristy Dick of Natrona
2018 Wyoming Coaches Association Hall Of Fame Inductees:
Chico Her Many Horses - Cross County and Track and Field
Bob Harms - Track and Field, Cross Country and Football
Jim Shaffer - Basketball, Football and Track and Field
Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star Games:
Fall:
(Click on the various links to see stories)
Fall Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Football:
4A: Natrona stops Sheridan's 4-peat bid and wins first title since 2014
3A: Star Valley beats Torrington to win 3rd title in 4 years.
2A: Buffalo tops Mountain View to win first title since 2005
1A: Big Horn goes undefeated and wins 2nd title in 3 years by running over Cokeville
6-Man: Farson-Eden wins first title ever and denies Burlington their first.
Football Gatorade Player of the Year: Parker Christensen - Sheridan
Volleyball:
4A: Kelly Walsh wins vs. Laramie to repeat as champs
2A: Wright beats Pine Bluffs to win 4th title in 5 years.
1A: Cokeville sweeps H.E.M. to repeat as champs
4-Time All-State: Haedyn Rhoades - Douglas
Golf:
Team State Champs:
4A: Kelly Walsh boys (repeat) and girls (3-peat)
3A: Lander boys (repeat) and Torrington girls (first title)
2A: Thermopolis boys and Wright girls (repeat)
4-Time All-State: Jordan Malm - Torrington, Jocelyn Olson - Kelly Walsh, Caleigh Essert - Torrington, Alison Meredith - Moorcroft
Tennis:
State Tennis Tournament results.
Team State Champs: Cheyenne Central boys (first since 2009) and Jackson boys (first since 2002) tie...Cheyenne Central girls (repeat and 4 of the last 5)
4-Time All-State: Tessa Blough - Cody
Cross Country:
State Cross Country Meet results
Team State Champs:
4A: Evanston boys won first title. Natrona girls won first title since 1984.
3A: Jackson boys won first title since 2011, while Jackson girls won 4th title in 5 years.
2A: Saratoga/Encampment won 2nd title in 3 years. Thermopolis girls won first title.
4-Time All-State: Asefa Wetzel - Star Valley, MacKenzie Marler - Cheyenne East, Jordan Jones - Moorcroft.
Girls Swimming:
State Girls Swimming Meet results.
Team State Champs:
4A: Laramie (repeat)
3A: Lander (3-peat)
4-Time All-State: Jenny Holwell - Campbell County
Miscellaneous Stories from 2018: The new 2-year reclassification cycle started for volleyball, basketball and outdoor track and field.
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