2016 Wyoming High School Sports Year In Review
It's time to say good-bye to another calendar year of High School Sports in Wyoming.
2016 had its share of moments, which would set the stage for 2017.
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Winter:
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Winter Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Boys Basketball:
Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Hoyt Nicholas - Worland
4-Time All-State Boys Basketball Honors: Trey Schroefel - Buffalo
Girls Basketball:
Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Robbi Ryan - Sheridan (repeat)
4-Time All-State Girls Basketball Honors: Robbi Ryan - Sheridan
Natrona County High School grad Kaylee Johnson helped Stanford get to the Elite 8, of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
Wrestling:
4-Time All-State Wrestling Honors: Kye Catlin of Powell, Chance Karst of Powell, Nic Urbach of Powell and Connor Wilkinson of Shoshoni.
Boys Swimming:
4A: Gillette won the State Championship.
3A: Lander 20-peated as State Champs.
Nordic Skiing:
Alpine Skiing:
Indoor Track and Field:
Spring:
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Spring Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Boys Soccer:
Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Cameron Campbell of Laramie
4-Time All-State Boys Soccer Honors: Robert George - Kelly Walsh
Girls Soccer:
Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Robbi Ryan - Sheridan
Boys Outdoor Track and Field:
4A: Kelly Walsh would win their first title since 1985.
3A: Star Valley would win their first title since 1983.
2A: Pine Bluffs would win their first title since 2011.
1A: Lingle-Ft. Laramie would win their first title since 2007.
Gatorade Boys Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Brody Smith - Cody
Girls Outdoor Track and Field:
4A: Natrona would win their first title since 2009.
3A: Jackson would win their first title ever.
2A: Big Horn would repeat as champs.
1A: Cokeville would win their 2nd title in 3 years.
Gatorade Girls Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Lauren Taubert - Natrona
4-Time All-State Honors: Anissa Warner of Powell, Bailey Bard of Big Horn, Zariah Tolman of Burlington and Brytnee Streeter of Kaycee.
Summer:
Legion Baseball:
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Rodeo:
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Other summer events:
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Mr. Wyoming Basketball 2016: Hoyt Nicholas - Worland
Ms. Wyoming Basketball 2016: Robbi Ryan - Sheridan
Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star Games: The South won the Volleyball game, while the North won both basketball games.
Fall:
Fall Season Coaches of the Year: Click here
Football:
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Gatorade Football Player of the Year: Coy Steel - Sheridan
Volleyball:
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4-Time All-State Volleyball Honors: Kalina Smith - Gillette
Golf:
4A: Behind 4-time state champ Easton Paxton, Riverton boys would 4-peat as state champs. Kelly Walsh girls would win their first title ever.
3A: Wheatland boys would win their first title since 1991, while Lander girls won their first title since 2009.
2A: Wright boys would win their second title in 4 years, while the Tongue River girls won their first ever.
4-Time All State Golf Honors: Easton Paxton - Riverton and Dallas Millin - Wright
Tennis:
Team State Champs: Gillette boys (repeat) and Laramie girls (first ever).
4-Time All-State Tennis Honors: Rachel Phillips - Cheyenne Central
Cross-Country:
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4A: Laramie boys would 5-peat as state champs, and Jackson won the girls state title (won the previous 2 in 3A).
3A: Star Valley boys and girls won the state title. For the boys, it was a 5-peat.
2A: Saratoga/Encampment boys won their first title since 2006, and Pine Bluffs/Burns girls would 7-peat.
4-Time All-State Cross Country Honors: Sydney Wendt - Gillette, Anna Gibson - Jackson, Jules Ward - Thermopolis and Charlene Brown - Wyoming Indian
Girls Swimming:
4A: Gillette would 4-peat as State Champs and has won 11 of the last 12, and 19 of the last 25.
3A: Lander won their first title since 2011.
4-Time All-State Girls Swimming Honors: Rylie Pilon - Gillette