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BPHS sports end-of-year review

The talented athletes at Big Piney High School set the bar high during the 2022-2023 academic year. Highlight performances are included below to celebrate achievements by the Lady Punchers and Punchers in the final edition of the Sublette Examiner.

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Chad Espenscheid named BPHS head boys’ basketball coach

The Wyoming Coaches Association honored Espenscheid with the 2022-2023 Winter Sports High School Boys’ Basketball Assistant Coach of the Year Award in April. In a separate motion, trustees unanimously approved the re-appointment of Jess Nugent as BPHS head outdoor track coach.

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Milward Simpson Award finalist

The Milward Simpson Award is the premier accolade for high school athletes in Wyoming. Each spring, the Simpson Selection Committee picks 10 finalists – five boys and five girls – out of dozens of outstanding athletes nominated for the honor. Jenks earned 4A All-State recognition in cross-country and 3A All-State honors in indoor track as a member of the Pinedale High School team.

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Espenscheid wins state roping

Espenscheid and Johnson entered the State Finals as the No. 1-ranked roping team in Wyoming, winning the event at multiple rodeos over the course of a long season, including a first-place finish at the Big Piney Rodeo on April 29.

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Nugent named WCA Spring Coach of the Year

Nugent joined the Sublette County School District No. 9 (SCSD9) team in 2009 and currently teaches K-5 physical education at LaBarge and Big Piney elementary schools. Nugent coached outdoor track at BPHS for 14 years and stepped into the role as head coach for the program five years ago.

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Champion sprinters

The 1600-meter sprint medley team – from left, Jolynn Jones, Addison Losik, Tilly Evans and Kodee Greene – moments after winning the state championship and All-State honors in the event.

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Girls capture gold, boys fifth at State

The Lady Punchers snagged gold as a team, beating 14 other schools to secure the 2A Wyoming State Championship with 127 points. The Puncher boys garnered fifth place out of a field of 16 teams with 71 points.

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Punchers post new personal records at BYU

More than 140 teams from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and as far away as Alaska entered the meet. Programs ranged in size from urban schools in the Las Vegas and Salt Lake City areas to rural locations like Big Piney. Many preliminary events consisted of well over 200 contestants.

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Big Piney tracksters sweep Regionals

The Puncher girls’ team captured gold, posting 212 points. Kemmerer came in a distant second with 169 points. Tallying 166 points, the Big Piney boys’ team also earned first place, soundly beating Rocky Mountain High School with 137 points.

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Punchers cap off busy week at Thermopolis

More than 20 teams competed in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions at the meet, representing schools in the 1A, 2A and 3A classifications.

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Tracksters hit their marks at Puncher Invite

The weather cooperated to a certain degree and unlike past years, the meet remained snow-, sleet- and wintery mix-free, even featuring the sun on occasion. Runners, jumpers and throwers did contend with a ferocious, sustained wind blasting from the southwest.

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Big Piney scores comeback win over Cokeville

Cokeville led by a single touchdown early in the final quarter against conference rival Big Piney on Friday, Oct. 15.

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Swimmers win home meet, compete in Jackson

The Sublette County combined girls’ swim team won the Big Piney Meet on Thursday, Oct. 14, beating Kemmerer and Evanston with 112 points.

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Sublette swim team makes I-80 weekend duet

Hitting the pool for a busy weekend, the Sublette County combined girls’ swim team competed in Rock Springs on Thursday, Oct. 7, followed by the Rawlins Invitational on Oct. 9.

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Big Piney volleyball stays perfect in conference

A decisive victory over Wind River High School on Saturday, Oct. 9, maintained the Lady Punchers’ position as the top seed in the 2A Southwest Quadrant with an undefeated conference record.

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Punchers score momentous win over Mountain View

Mountain View punted the ball deep into Big Piney territory early in the second half as the conference rivals squared off at Puncher Stadium on Oct. 8.

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Energized second half not enough for Punchers to overtake Lovell

The Punchers chewed up yards with multiple pass plays and quick feet during the Oct. 1 match against Lovell, yet were unable to overcome their conference rival on the scoreboard.

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Sublette swimmers host Pinedale Invitational

The Pinedale Aquatic Center echoed with the sound of competition on Saturday, Oct. 2. The Sublette County girls’ swim team hosted the day-long Pinedale Invitational featuring eight teams from across the region.

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Punchers win their bracket at Bobcat Invitational

Big Piney finished the weekend with two wins, two draws and two losses.

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Punchers find success in the air after Lyman's big first half

Touchdown passes by the Punchers in the fourth quarter saved the game against Lyman from turning into a rout.

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Sublette swimmers claim close second at home triangular

Sublette County’s young girls’ swim team proved its mettle at the Sublette County Triangular hosted by the Pinedale Aquatic Center on Thursday, Sept. 23.

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Punchers improve perfect conference record

Scoring a second win against St. Stephens on Sept. 23, the Puncher volleyball team rose to the top of the 2A Southwest Quadrant, boasting an undefeated record.

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Big Piney notches another conference win after 5-set thriller

Fighting through five sets to pull out a win against Wind River High School on Friday, Sept. 18, the Lady Punchers proved they are a team to be reckoned with this season.

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Sublette swimmers go up against top competition

Homecoming weekend opened with the Sublette County combined girls’ swim team challenging Lyman to a duel at the Big Piney High School pool on Thursday, Sept. 16.

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Punchers overwhelm rival Pinedale in Homecoming win

Showing no mercy, the Punchers trounced the rival Wranglers and secured the county trophy for a fifth year on Friday, Sept. 17. Eager Homecoming crowds packed the Puncher stadium and lined the field with red and white proudly on display.

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Hibbert, Wrangler golfers punch State ticket

Group of golfers headed to Lander for State Meet.

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Punchers score second conference win

Bump, set, spike, victory! The Puncher volleyball team scored its second conference win against Wyoming Indian High School on Saturday, Sept. 11, before an ecstatic home crowd.

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Piney picks up first win by stomping Evanston JV

The Punchers held the line through most of the second half and scored another touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the victory, 26-6.

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Punchers start conference season with win

Starting the weekend off with a bang, the Big Piney volleyball team trounced St. Stephens in the first conference game on Friday, Sept. 3. The Punchers dominated the first set with an 18-point margin and never looked back, scoring a 3-0 victory.

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Swimmers compete at Green River

The Sublette County girls’ swim team entered its second week of competition at the Green River Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 4.

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Fourth quarter gets away from Big Piney in opener

Pulling off several impressive surprise plays, Big Piney trailed by only 14-6 when the halftime buzzer sounded during the season-opener on Friday, Aug. 27.

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Puncher volleyball runs gauntlet to start season

The Puncher volleyball team squared off against top teams in the 3A and 4A divisions at the first tournament of the season hosted by Riverton. The two-day event, Aug. 27-28, featured teams from all four classifications.

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Team ropers Ride of Reid

Team ropers converged on the Pinedale Rodeo Grounds over the weekend for the annual Lance Koppenhafer Championship, which also served as the Ride For Reid fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 28.

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Karson Bradley finishes top 10 at CNFR

Big Piney High School alumna Karson Bradley, riding for the University of Wyoming rodeo team, took sixth place in barrel racing at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper.

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Big Piney duo headed to rodeo National Championship

Jaspur Brower and Jade Espenscheid of Big Piney punched their tickets to the 2021 National High School Finals Rodeo after qualifying at the Wyoming High School Rodeo State Finals in Douglas on June 10-11.

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2021 EnduroCross races shred in Cora

Paul Sylvester of Hudson, Wyo., won the pro race. Max McGinnis of Big Piney placed second and Darin Taylor of Bedford, Wyo., came in third place.

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Piney trio ends spring on All-State track list

Spring sports returned this year and the Puncher track and field team took full advantage of the opportunity to compete.

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Punchers bring home hardware from State Track

Both the girls’ and boys’ team placed fourth with 56 and 59.5 points respectively.

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Soccer closes season out against Bridger Valley

The spring soccer season came to an end for the Wranglers and Lady Wranglers with a doubleheader against Lyman and Mountain View on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15.

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Girls win track Regionals, boys take silver

Puncher track and field athletes took the opportunity to show what they are made of and dominated the competition at the 2A West Regional Track Meet.

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Punchers host mid-week track meet

Big Piney runners, jumpers and throwers defied strong, sustained wind gusts and threatening gray clouds to compete at the Puncher Invitational on May 4.

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Big Piney track spends weekend in Pinedale and Riverton

Punchers highlight weekend with fourth-place finish in Pinedale.

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Martinez, Gonzalez see tough weekend for PHS soccer

The Big Piney duo play for Pinedale soccer.

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Big Piney's Davis plays during 0-1-1 soccer weekend

Davis plays in doubleheader weekend.

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Big Piney track and field stays busy with doubleheader

The Puncher track and field team grappled with wind, storm clouds and even a few snowflakes during an action-packed weekend.

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Big Piney's Maggie Davis plays in Pinedale soccer's split

The girls’ won Saturday’s match against Powell, 2-0.

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Big Piney junior Martinez features for Pinedale soccer

The Wranglers fell to Cody in a close match, 2-1, and lost to Powell on Saturday, 4-0.

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Puncher track team travels to consecutive meets

The Big Piney track team dove right into the second week of competition with back-to-back meets on April 9 and 10.

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Davis hits pitch with Pinedale in recent games

Lone Puncher Maggie Davis features for Lady Wranglers.

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Puncher duo helps Pinedale split recent slate

Gonzalez and Martinez feature for Pinedale soccer.

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Smaller Big Piney squad competes at Mountain View

Spring Break did not stop the Punchers from putting in another week of practice and competition.

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Punchers finish 4th in season-opening meet

Let the spring season begin.

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Successful Drift brings community pride

Nervous energy built and finally erupted with the starting call. The Drift 100 was on.

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Munoz and Hibbert earn student leader scholarships

Proud to Host the Best is a nonprofit organization in Casper.

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Eight Punchers make All-Conference list

The Wyoming Coaches Association released its annual All-Conference and All-State honors list last week following the conclusion of successful seasons for the Puncher boys’ and girls’ basketball teams.

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Espenscheid receives All-State honors

The Punchers girls’ basketball team entered the fourth quarter against Moorcroft trailing by 12 points.

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Three silver-medalist Punchers make All-State

The Punchers entered the court for their semifinal match against Sundance at the 2A State Basketball Championships.

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Howard named to All-State list in wrestling

Puncher wrestler Thomas Howard is already making waves in 2A wrestling as a sophomore.

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Puncher girls demonstrate grit at State

An excited crowd pressed against head girls’ basketball coach Brian Espenscheid and his team following a 63-59 double overtime upset against Moorcroft at the 2A State Girls’ Basketball Championship.

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Punchers finish historic 2nd at State

Big Piney squared off against Sundance in a historic semifinal match at the 2A State Basketball Championships in Casper on March 5.

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Big Piney Vipers heat up Sublette Ice Arena

The Big Piney Vipers hockey team had its annual bout against Pinedale on Saturday, Feb. 27.

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Puncher girls make it to State Tournament

The Puncher girls’ basketball team has every reason to be proud.

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Wrestlers compete at State

Big Piney took 14th place and had three wrestlers place in the top six.

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Puncher boys take second at Regionals

The Puncher boys’ basketball team is the second seed going into the 2021 2A State Basketball Championship.

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Girls' hoops head into regionals as two seed

Punchers fall to Wyoming Indian going into postseason.

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Big Piney boys finish regular season undefeated in conference

The Punchers run the table in the 2A Southwest Quadrant.

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Punchers sending 11 qualifiers to State

Big Piney finished fourth out of six schools as it hosted 2A Southwest Regional over the weekend.

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Sublette swim finishes ninth at State

Twelve qualified to swim in the championships.

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Puncher wrestlers close out regular season

Grapplers prepare to host new regional quads.

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Puncher girls trounce Wind River

Big Piney scores quadrant victory over Cougars.

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Swimmers make most of Last Chance Meet

Sublette taking 12 to State Meet.

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Puncher boys stay undefeated in conference

Big Piney overcomes Wind River in double overtime.

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Big Piney's Raza picked for Shrine Bowl

Raza played quarterback and defensive end.

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Punchers go 2-1 during busy week

Boys take on 4A, 3A and 2A competition.

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Punchers battle through busy week

Girls take court against quadrant rival, Bridger Valley duo.

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Puncher girls trounce Wind River

Espenscheid, Hansen finish in double figures.

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Sublette swim takes 2nd at Lyman Invite

Hacklin, Day add more State qualifying times.

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Puncher boys take down Wind River

Punchers' big second quarter powers latest win.

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Another winning weekend for Sublette County swim

Combined team scores two wins over weekend.

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Punchers make strong showing

Girls score their first home season in memory over weekend.

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Big Piney boys score weekend sweep

Win over rival Pinedale highlights perfect week for Punchers.

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Swim team wins at home, in Cody

Handful also punch tickets to State with qualifying times.

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Rollercoaster weekend for Puncher girls' basketball

Girls pull off victory against Kemmerer.

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