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Gracie Oswald leads the way for East softball
CHEYENNE — Gracie Oswald has been so consistent at the plate during her Cheyenne East career that gaudy statistics have become commonplace. The two-time all-state selection entered this season with a .538 career batting average, 45 extra-base hits and 105 RBI across three seasons in a Thunderbirds uniform.
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McKenzie Millar has caught on for Cheyenne East
CHEYENNE — It took McKenzie Millar a handful of games to find her footing in varsity softball. The sophomore played early for Cheyenne East last spring, but it wasn’t until her eighth game that her bat finally started to come around. Eventually, Millar got her batting average as high as .394 and finished her rookie campaign batting .345, with four extra-base hits and 11 RBI, to help the Thunderbirds finish as state runners-up.
Indians survive scare from Natrona County; advance to semifinals
ROCK SPRINGS — No. 1 seed Cheyenne Central found itself in a tighter game than anticipated in the opening round of the Class 4A state soccer tournament Thursday against Natrona County. After going up 2-0, the Indians allowed a goal early in the second half, and found themselves nursing...
Using video during meets helps coaches bring the best out of track athletes
CHEYENNE — Kameron Nath breaking Cheyenne East’s nearly 50-year-old high jump record was a team effort. It would have also gotten him disqualified had it not been for a rule change in 2014 allowing athletes and coaches to review video during their events.
Central's Somerset, defense fueling Indians in return to state tournament
CHEYENNE — Cheyenne Central boys soccer coach Dirk Dijkstal was a prolific goalkeeper during his time in an Indians uniform, and is the current school record holder for career shutouts with 36. But the second-year coach feels he has a keeper on his team with the potential to break...
'She knows what hard work is': East's Schilling has been an anchor on defense
CHEYENNE — Not making the varsity squad her freshman season could have been a major gut punch for Cheyenne East senior Adelynne Schilling. But instead of it causing her to get down on herself, she used it as motivation to make the varsity roster her sophomore year. It was...
LEGION BASEBALL: Rangers drop a pair of road games to Sixers
The Laramie Post 14 baseball team traveled to Cheyenne for a doubleheader against the Cheyenne Sixers on Monday, dropping both games of the twin bill. Laramie (3-4 overall, 0-2 Class AA) fell in the opener 7-0 and lost the nightcap 5-0. The Rangers struck out 28 times through both games while recording just one hit in each.
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