CHEYENNE – It didn’t take long for Liam Fox to make a statement on the mat in his high school wrestling career. The Cheyenne East freshman swept through the 132-pound bracket at the Charlie Lake Invitational with three falls before defeating Lingle-Fort Laramie’s Kaleb Brothwell by a 14-5 major decision in the finals. “It feels great,” Fox said. “I’ve put in the hours, I’ve worked hard, and with my coaches and my teammates wrestling with me, it helps so much. It’s amazing. Coming in as a fre...

CASPER – Cody was so committed to stopping Cheyenne East’s high-scoring guards that it often left the low block unguarded Saturday afternoon. At first the pressure frustrated the Lady Thunderbirds. Then they adjusted and exploited the opening during a 52-37 victory on the Wyoming Class 4A state girls basketball championship at the Wyoming Center in Casper. Senior forward Ashley Marshall came off the bench to score all 10 of her points during the first half. Most came from the block. “Cody was helping a little too much, and ...

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CHEYENNE – Five players from Class 4A state champion Cheyenne East were named to the South team roster for the 48th Wyoming Shrine Bowl all-star football game. Graedyn Buell (quarterback), Dakota Heckman (center), Jackson Hesford (receiver and safety), Jake Rayl (receiver and corner) and Julian Vigil (defensive line) were selected for the game, which is scheduled for June 12 at Cheney Alumni Field in Casper. Cheyenne Central’s Andrew Johnson (receiver and safety), Jimmy Koenig (center), Joey Kostelecky (offensive and defensive line) a...

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One-club rounds helped East’s Bush improve By Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports   CHEYENNE – McCoy Bush started really getting into golf prior to his freshman year. He didn’t go out for the team at Cheyenne East that year. He didn’t think he was good enough to even play at the junior varsity level. Bush also wanted to get used to high school before basketball season started. “I find golf to be pretty relaxing,” Bush said. “I know I’m probably not going to be an all-state player, and I&r...

Cheyenne East seniors and twins Ashley Marshall, right, and Hailey Marshall, 17, pose for a photo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, inside East High. Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle   Ashley and Hailey Marshall have the opportunity to do what they’ve been waiting for since the fifth grade. The twins are entering the season hoping to become a dominant duo for the Cheyenne East volleyball team. With Hailey being the Lady Thunderbirds’ premier outside hitter and Ashley setting Hailey up for kills, the two can let their twin telepathy ...

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CHEYENNE – Jaden Ramsey geared up for the start of the 2019-20 wrestling season. The Cheyenne East senior looked forward to his first year in a Thunderbirds singlet after deciding to give grappling a try for the first time. He posted four wins, including three decisions while competing at 152 and 160 pounds for the T-Birds this past winter. Wrestling in college wasn’t in Ramsey’s plans. He didn’t want to. He wanted to serve his country and envisioned joining the U.S. Air Force to become an aircraft mechanic, and after ...

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CHEYENNE — A big second quarter helped the Cheyenne East boys basketball team pull away from Lander for a 72-52 win the T-Birds’ first game of the Strannigan Invitational on Friday in Riverton. “Our defensive intensity picked up and we started making shots (in the second quarter),” East coach Rusty Horsley said. “We were missing some easy shots early and we started getting our buckets to fall.” Freshman Drew Jackson led all scorers with 26 points. Junior guard Garet Schlabs added 13 and Kysar Jolley had 10. ...

CHEYENNE – The tides quickly changed for Cheyenne East on Friday night. After establishing a 28-0 lead over Thunder Basin, the Bolts flipped the script and turned the four-touchdown deficit into a 39-34 victory at Okie Blanchard Stadium. The teams entered the game tied for the top-ranked spot in the WyoPreps.com coaches and media poll. East (0-1) started the contest with three touchdowns in the final 4 minutes, 20 seconds of the opening quarter. The early success was sprung by the Thunderbirds’ ability to control the ga...

  CASPER – Landon Trujillo watched the final seconds tick off the clock as he squeezed his legs around Cole Wirtz’s torso and left leg Saturday evening at the Ford Wyoming Center. The Cheyenne East senior was literally trying to hang on to the Class 4A 120-pound championship while Wirtz was trying to escape and send the bout into overtime. Trujillo rode out the Kelly Walsh wrestler for a 7-6 victory. “I wrestled tough and capitalized during the times he did something wrong, and I was able to get into his legs and finish...

  CHEYENNE – Logan Kusler was rotating in at right tackle when Cheyenne East started two-a-days last August. Shortly before the Thunderbirds’ first game, coach Chad Goff approached him about moving to left guard. Kusler hadn’t played the position before, but was eager to see the field as much as possible. “(Kusler) is the most improved offensive lineman we’ve ever had in a season,” Goff said. “Where he got to from where he started was tremendous. He’s a sellout kid. He’ll do whatever you...

  CHEYENNE – A ton of energy out of the gate set the tone for the Cheyenne East girls Friday night. The No. 3-ranked Lady Thunderbirds were aggressive on both ends of the court early on and pulled away with a 58-33 victory over cross-town rival Cheyenne Central. “It’s a rivalry game and we respect our opponent and in a rivalry week, I was pleased with our practice this week,” East coach Eric Westling said. “Our kids just came out and locked in (Friday night).” The game started with three lead changes a...

CHEYENNE – A relentless defense and abundance of depth propelled third-ranked Cheyenne East to a 67-41 victory over Rock Springs on Saturday afternoon at Storey Gym. The Lady Thunderbirds (7-1) finished with 13 steals as a team, and also held Rock Springs without a field goal for 10 minutes, 57 seconds across the first and second quarters. East limited the Tigers to 11 made free throws during that stretch. It led 30-15 after Rock Springs senior guard Hannah Shuler made a transition layup with 4:31 remaining in the second quarter. “I...

  CHEYENNE – Early defensive pressure from the Cheyenne East girls basketball team sparked problems for Evanston Saturday afternoon. The Lady Thunderbirds had 10 steals in the first half and 16 for the entire game on their way to a 65-33 win. “(Our defense) is a credit to the kids working all week on what we needed to do today,” East coach Eric Westling said. “Every day is another day to get better, and we’ve embraced that this week, and it correlated to (this weekend).” Boden Liljedahl got the Lady Th...

  CHEYENNE – The wicked Wyoming wind did its best to impede on Class 4A’s leading passer in Saturday afternoon’s Wyoming state championship game. Cheyenne East quarterback Graedyn Buell was held to 76 passing yards – his lowest total of the season – and it was in no part due to the opposing defense. It didn’t matter, however, as Buell relied on 235 yards from his legs and East’s defense to carry the No.1-ranked Thunderbirds to the state title, defeating third-ranked Thunder Basin 29-15 at Okie Bla...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East wasn’t phased going up against Class 4A’s No. 1 defense Friday night. The No. 1-ranked Thunderbirds gained 406 yards of total offense – 200 more yards than what No. 4 Sheridan’s defense allows on average – lifting them to a 31-21 victory and sending them to the state championship game next week. East started the game with a 13 play, 79-yard drive which ended with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Graedyn Buell to Jackson Hesford for an early 7-0 lead. The drive set the tone for the ...

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CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East has had several talented quarterbacks during Chad Goff’s time as head coach. That list includes a triumvirate of three-year starters. However, Trevon Hinker (2009-11) and Tevis Bartlett (2012-14) were never given the privilege current Thunderbirds signal caller Graedyn Buell has. The senior has the latitude to change East’s play at the line of scrimmage based purely on what he sees the defense presenting. Sometimes Buell changes the direction of a running play, sometimes he changes from a run to a pa...

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  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East didn’t hesitate to capitalize on Cheyenne Central’s mistakes Friday night. The No. 3-ranked Thunderbirds scored 28 points off five turnovers en route to a 41-18 win over the No. 1-ranked Indians in the 71st “Capital Bowl” matchup. “Our defense did a great job of putting our offense back on the field,” East coach Chad Goff said. “And our offense did a great job of converting on those turnovers and making people pay for their mistakes.” Central’s offense...

CHEYENNE – No. 4-ranked Cheyenne East’s defense limited one of the state’s most potent offenses to secure a 16-14 victory Friday at third-ranked Sheridan. The Broncs (3-2) entered the game ranked second in Class 4A in scoring offense at 41 points per game. The teams exchanged turnovers on downs to start the game. East (4-1) took a 2-0 lead on Sheridan’s second drive with 4 minutes, 26 remaining in the first quarter when Sheridan quarterback Zack Koltiska bobbled a bad snap and was sacked in the end zone for a safety. ...

East's Buell used his down time to improve By Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports Cheyenne East senior quarterback Graedyn Buell, 18, poses for a photo Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at Okie Blanchard Stadium in Cheyenne. Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle Graedyn Buell made a promise to himself once it became apparent the COVID-19 shutdown wasn’t merely going to last a few weeks.   The Cheyenne East senior decided he wasn’t going to spend all of his newfound free time playing video games. He was going to use it to improv...

CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East picked up a pair of lopsided victories Friday at the Strannigan tournament in Riverton. The T-Birds beat Lander 60-40 and Jackson 70-27. Junior guard Boden Liljedhal scored 20 points against Lander, while Darcy Jardine added 10 points. East held the Tigers to just one point during the second quarter. “The second quarter, our girls played up to their ability and locked in defensively,” East coach Eric Westling. “We needed to finish better, but I was really proud of how they played in the second.&rd...

CHEYENNE – Growing up, volleyball had always taken a backseat for Boden Liljedahl. While basketball remained the bigger priority, Liljedahl quietly and quickly started to excel at her second sport. In fact, so quickly she didn’t start playing competitively until seventh grade, yet she earned a varsity letter from Cheyenne East during her freshman campaign. “Volleyball was never the first sport that I focused on – it was always about basketball, basketball,” the junior libero said. “Volleyball was pretty natur...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East senior Kaliff Guevara won his second consecutive state championship in the triple jump with jump of 46 feet, 4¼ inches at the Boys Indoor State Track meet Saturday in Gillette. Guevara also placed fourth in the long jump (21-3). Ethan Brinkman notched a fifth place finish in the high jump (5 feet, 8 inches) for East. Guevara, Mario Cummings, Ian Garcia, and Levi Smith placed second in the 1600-meter sprint medley relay with a time of 3:44.78. The Thunderbirds finished eighth with a team score of 38.50...

CHEYENNE – Jonus Aragon knew he needed to avenge his loss from almost a month ago. The Cheyenne East 126-pounder lost to Sheridan’s Dylan Goss in their previous matchup, but Aragon rallied from an early deficit and picked up a pin in 3 minutes, 40 seconds in Friday night’s dual between East and Sheridan. Aragon was one of four East wrestlers to secure a victory in the dual as the Thunderbirds fell to the Broncs, 42-18. “I knew I had to get him, we were low on score,” Aragon said. “… (Since I lost the ...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East beat Riverton and Douglas, but lost to Natrona County on Saturday at the Ron Thon Duals in Riverton. The Thunderbirds bested Riverton 76-6, and Douglas 42-33. Natrona beat East 49-30. Seniors Landon Trujillo (120 pounds) and Bradley Whitright (195) both went 3-0 with three pins. Senior Jackson Hesford (160 pounds) and junior Keagan Bartlett (182) and Gavyn Aumiller (285) were all 2-0 with two pins. EAST 76, RIVERTON 6 EAST 42, DOUGLAS 33 NATRONA 49, EAST 30 106 pounds: A. Ronnau 1-2; 11...

  CHEYENNE – Senior Graedyn Buell scored 23 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists to help Cheyenne East to a 72-58 victory Saturday at Alliance, Nebraska. The Thunderbirds (8-0) trailed 20-14 after the first quarter, but held a 34-30 lead at halftime. “Alliance is a good team, and they were executing early while we were missing layups,” East coach Rusty Horsley said. “Our kids battled back. We stiffened defensively, started guarding wings tougher and shots started falling for us.” Jordan Codner a...

CHEYENNE – Although it didn’t play its best basketball over the weekend, the Cheyenne East boys basketball team is still pulling out wins. In Saturday afternoon’s contest against Evanston, the No. 3-ranked Thunderbirds skimmed past the Red Devils in a 54-46 victory at Storey Gym. “We went through some aches and pains with some of our youth,” East coach Rusty Horsley said. “And we didn’t put it all together, and when that happens, you get a sloppy game.” Ranked as the most potent offense in Clas...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East’s coaches warned their defense to be ready for Thunder Basin to run a reverse late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Wyoming Class 4A football championship game. The Bolts had used a 26-yard gain on a reverse to set up a first-half touchdown, and East’s coaches thought they might call a reverse facing fourth down at the Thunderbirds’ 18-yard line. They did. Quarterback Ryan Baker took the snap and handed it to Jaxon Pikula, who ran toward the left sideline. Just as he had during ...

  CASPER – Cheyenne East was arguably playing the best it has all season long Saturday. The Lady Thunderbirds were cruising through their opponents, winning their first five sets of the day at the Wyoming Class 4A state tournament before an injury to junior Kiera Walsh halted the team’s momentum. Walsh injured her ankle in the third set of East’s semifinal contest against Kelly Walsh. Following the injury, the T-Birds lost their next five sets. “Any time one of your main players goes down its going to have some ki...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East maintained control of almost the entire match against Cheyenne South on Saturday. The Lady Thunderbirds swept the Bison 25-19, 25-22, 25-19, in the final regular season match of the season. Prior to Friday’s match, East hadn’t competed since Oct. 8 after being forced to quarantine following COVID-19 contact tracing. “We did a lot of things well, there are some things we need to work on in practice after being off (for two weeks),” East assistant coach Ryan Anderson said. “But...

CHEYENNE – Improved play on both lines helped No. 1-ranked Cheyenne East walk away with a 34-9 victory over Kelly Walsh on Friday. Senior quarterback Graedyn Buell scored a 7-yard touchdown on the Thunderbirds’ opening drive, but Kelly Walsh marched down the field little by little on its ensuing drive. The Trojans got to East’s 18 before their offense stalled and they settled for a field goal. Kelly Walsh (3-5) got past the 50-yard line just once more before the fourth quarter. “We were really over-penetrating on th...

  CHEYENNE – Hailey Marshall was convinced Thursday’s match against Cheyenne Central needed to be closed out. The senior had the final two kills in the third and fourth sets, to help propel the Lady Thunderbirds over the Lady Indians 25-21, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19. “I’m excited to be back in the front row,” said Marshall, who had nine kills. “I always want to help out my team the best that I can, and if that’s how I can do it then I’m excited about it.” The first and third sets of the mat...

East takes on Laramie, Kelly Walsh, Sheridan CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne East girls swimming team competed against Laramie, Kelly Walsh and Sheridan on Saturday in Sheridan. Alexandra Smock was the top finisher for East placing sixth in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:25.84. Aniston Bolinger added a seventh place finish in the 200-meter freestyle clocking in at 2:38.70. Shannon Bailey finished 7th in the 400-meter free with a final time of 5:30.99.  The relay team of Smock, Ruby Jacobsen, Macradee Jackson, and Bolinger fini...

CHEYENNE – Junior guard Boden Liljedahl scored 21 points to help the Cheyenne East girls close the Strannigan Invitational with a 75-22 victory over host Riverton on Saturday. “I was really happy with the girls,” East coach Eric Westling said. “We wanted to play to our ability and play as well as we could, and the girls took that to heart and did that.” The Lady Thunderbirds also got 10 points from Jordan Jones and Madison Kaufman. EAST 75, RIVERTON 22 Cheyenne East…… 23 24 20 7 – 75 ...

CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East junior Mikaila Trujillo placed 21st at the Cherry Creek Steve Lohman Invitational on Saturday in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Trujillo finished the 5-kilometer race in 20 minutes, 8.7 seconds. The Lady Thunderbirds were 13th in the 22-team field. “Mikaila ran a really solid time for her season debut,” East coach Rebecca Fournier said. “I was really happy with both teams. We came out stronger than we’ve ever started before.” Senior Connor Parks had the best finish on the boys side, ...

  CHEYENNE – As they always do, the Cheyenne East girls turned defense into offense. The Lady Thunderbirds turned steals into points early and often Friday night against Cheyenne Central. East carried a 16-4 lead after the first period to a 59-52 win over the Lady Indians at Storey Gym. Central cut it to one point late in the contest, but couldn’t pull ahead. “It’s a rivalry game and you just want to do well,” East coach Eric Westling said. “Credit to Central, they came back with intensity … It ...

  CHEYENNE – Five wrestlers won both their matches to help Cheyenne East go 1-1 in duals Saturday. The Thunderbirds opened the day with a 68-6 victory over Campbell County before losing to Thunder Basin, 40-27. Sophomore Keagan Bartlett (182 pounds) and senior Bradley Whitright (195) both went 2-0 with two pins, while senior Jackson Hesford (160) won one bout by pin and one by technical fall. Senior Isaiah Lawrence (170) picked up one pin and one major decision. Classmate Landon Trujillo (120) went 2-0 with a pin. EAST 68, CAMPB...

  CHEYENNE – A strong start and a strong finish helped carry the Cheyenne Central boys to a win over their cross-town rival Friday night. The fourth-ranked Indians rallied behind their defense and topped Cheyenne East 57-40. Central held East – the No. 1 scoring team in the state – to 32 points below its season average in the win. “We came out and treated it as any other game,” Central junior Nathanial Talich said. “We tried to keep our emotions in place and not let anything get out of control.” ...

  CHEYENNE – Kaliff Guevara grew up loving basketball, but made the hard choice to give up the sport last winter. The Cheyenne East senior’s efforts at the 2019 Class 4A outdoor state track and field meet convinced him to focus his attention on that sport. He checked in at 42 feet, 11 inches to place seventh in triple jump, and hoped a winter spent focusing on track would help him crack the 43-foot mark. Guevara didn’t break 42 feet during the first meet of his junior season. He chalked it up to a lack of training, and was...

  CHEYENNE — Caleb Ruff and Brandon Stoffan each notched top-five individual finishes for the Cheyenne East swim team at the Sheridan Invitational on Saturday. Ruff finished fourth in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:44.29. Stoffan took fourth in the 400-meter freestyle (5:14.61). The relay team of Nick Williams, Shaye Ellis, Weston Johnson and Caleb Ruff placed fourth in the 200 medley really (2:19.69). Devin Meyer scored a 292.00 in the 1-meter diving, which also gave him fourth place honors. Kelly Walsh won th...

  CHEYENNE – Cade Pugh isn’t exaggerating when he says he is still learning to play running back. The Cheyenne East junior didn’t play tackle football until seventh grade. That fact may surprise those who know his father, Tracy Pugh, has coached football for nearly three decades, including a five-year stint as head coach at Cheyenne South. The elder Pugh firmly believes football teaches young people valuable lessons. But he didn’t want Cade and his older brother, Cael, a senior nose tackle, to hang up their cleats be...

CHEYENNE – Versatility has never been an issue for Kiera Walsh. The Cheyenne East junior has moved to different positions over the past three volleyball seasons, playing wherever the team needs her most, whenever needed. Walsh mainly played middle blocker during her freshman campaign, moving up to the varsity squad about midway through the season following a stint with the junior varsity team. Last season, the Lady Thunderbirds’ rightside hitter was injured, thrusting Walsh into that role. This fall, she’s had the duty of h...

  CHEYENNE – A ball-hawking Cheyenne East defense forced five turnovers during a 49-7 victory over visiting Laramie during the first round of the Class 4A playoffs Friday at Okie Blanchard Stadium. The top-ranked Thunderbirds (9-1) held Laramie to 231 yards of total offense and corralled four interceptions to reach the semis, where they’ll host Sheridan (7-3). “Laramie came out and had a really time-consuming drive on its first possession, but I was really proud of the way our kids bent but didn’t break,” East ...

  CHEYENNE – Jake Rayl put too much pressure on himself heading into his junior season. He badly wanted to earn a spot as a wide receiver for Cheyenne East. A number of seniors also were vying for the spots, so he knew it wasn’t going to be easy. However, Rayl thought he could make a good impression as the Thunderbirds prepared for a trip to summer camp. He struggled to consistently catch the ball. “I was trying to prove myself, and I let that get into my head,” Rayl said. “I had been able to do all that stu...

There will be a quick meeting in room 610 after school on Monday October 12. Main goal is to get athlete contact information, provide update to this year's season, hand out holiday wreath fundraiser information. If you can't attend please contact Coach Dobler in 610. 

CHEYENNE – Wide receiver was one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Cheyenne East football team when practice started in mid-August. The Thunderbirds graduated four of their top five pass catchers from a team that went 7-4 and reached the Class 4A semifinals. Those losses included Chance Aumiller, who set a state record with 1,121 yards in 2019. Senior Jackson Hesford ranked fifth in 4A in receiving yards per game, giving East a solid foundation to build from. T-Birds coach Chad Goff was confident his team would be fine at the ...

CHEYENNE – Consistency has always been at the forefront of Alison Crock’s success. It allowed her to keep things smooth as a setter for the Cheyenne East volleyball squad last season which has transitioned into this season after the senior had even more time to work on her craft over the summer. That consistency leads to kills from her hitters and energy throughout the team. “She’s super consistent,” East coach Nicole Quigley said. “She does a great job of being consistent with her sets and I think the gir...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne Central had control for much of the game against crosstown foe Cheyenne East on Friday night. East trailed by as much as 18 late in the third quarter, but managed to cut it to within three with 3 minutes, 5 seconds remaining in the contest. The Indians stymied the Thunderbirds’ last-minute efforts, and prevailed by closing the game on a 9-2 run and securing a 69-59 victory. “I thought the key to the game was (Nathanial) Talich and (Cade) Burns and how well they handled the pressure,” Central coa...

  CHEYENNE – Taliah Morris tried to eat before her first high school indoor track and field meet, but couldn’t. As annoying as it was, it wasn’t unusual for the Cheyenne East freshman. Her nerves also got the best of her and kept her from eating before every track meet she competed in for Carey Junior High. Morris’ nerves weren’t the only thing that carried over from her middle school days. So did her dominance. She won the 55- and 200-meter dashes, triple jump and long jump at the Gillette meet to earn Prep...

  CHEYENNE — Landon Trujillo and Jackson Hesford each went 3-0 for the Cheyenne East wrestling team on Friday at the Thoman Duals in Green River. The 120-pound Trujillo finished with three pins on the day on Hesford had two falls and a major decision (9-2) at 160 pounds. The Thunderbirds went 3-0 on the day, defeating Pinedale 51-27, Campbell County 69-12, and Evanston 54-17. EAST 51, PINEDALE 27 EAST 69, CAMPBELL COUNTY 12 EAST 54, EVANSTON 17 106 pounds: A. Ronnau 1-1; 113: Ben. Whitwright 2-1; 120:&n...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East went 2-1 at the Shane Shatto Memorial Duals on Friday in Douglas. The Thunderbirds beat Campbell County (75-6) and Kelly Walsh (48-21) and lost to Natrona County (39-34). Seniors Jackson Hesford (160 pounds) and Blaise Ronnau (170) and sophomore Keagan Bartlett (182) all went 3-0. Hesford won two bouts by pin, while Ronnau picked up two pins and a major decision. Bartlett won one bout by pin and another by major decision. Seniors Landon Trujillo (120) and Bradley Whitright (195) and junior Gavin Aumiller ...

  CHEYENNE – Adrian Hernandez didn’t like what he saw when Cheyenne East watched game film last season. The linebacker saw himself getting to the football frequently, but he often didn’t make the tackle. “I saw myself being lazy and not doing what I should have,” Hernandez said. “I got to the play, but I didn’t make the play. That really got on my nerves and made me want to work that much harder. “If gave me a lot of motivation to really work on my craft.” Good isn’t good eno...

  CHEYENNE – It took only a few weeks of practice for Gavin Goff to understand just how good a quarterback Graedyn Buell could be. Buell’s family moved to Cheyenne prior to his sophomore year, and he earned the starting nod for Cheyenne East that season. Buell spent his freshman campaign as Rock Springs’ starting signal-caller. “He moved in when I was a freshman, and you could tell how good of a quarterback he is and how great of an arm he has,” said Goff, who first started playing quarterback as a third-grader...

CHEYENNE – Rachel Erickson, a 2014 Cheyenne East graduate, was hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division II University of Sioux Falls. Erickson spent last year as a graduate assistant at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. Erickson played four years of basketball at Black Hills State, earning All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection. She also helped the Yellow Jackets to a pair of Division II national tournaments. Erickson, a guard, scored 922 points and dished out 171 assists in 108 ...

CHEYENNE — Ashley Marshall helped the Cheyenne East volleyball team sweep Evanston on Saturday. The Thunderbirds won in two sets during the best-of-three contest, 27-25, 25-19. Marshall had five kills, two blocks, 13 assists, and 11 digs. Hannah Harrington added nine kills and five digs. Alison Crock finished with 13 assists four digs and two service aces and libber Boden Liljedahl tallied 13 digs. “The first game was back and forth,” East coach Nicole Quigley said. “We made about 15 or 20 errors, I’m surprised we c...

  CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East rebounded from an early defeat Saturday to win its final two duals of the Thoman Memorial Duals in Green River. The Thunderbirds lost to Worland (38-33) before beating Lyman-Jackson (48-24) and Green River (39-35). East went 5-1 on the weekend. Seniors Blaise Ronnau (170 pounds) and Bradley Whitright (195) and sophomore Keagan Bartlett (182) all went 3-0 with three pins. Senior Trey Bower (220) was 3-0, while classmate Jackson Hesford (160) was 2-0 with two pins. Gavyn Aumiller (285) won his only bout of the...

  CHEYENNE – Injuries forced Cheyenne East to put a patchwork offensive line on the field during the Class 4A playoffs last season. Only three regular starters were available when the Thunderbirds lost to Thunder Basin during the 2019 semifinals. Only one player from that group – senior center Dakota Heckman – is back as a starter this fall. Senior Josiah Aragon missed last season’s playoff run because of an injury, but is back at right tackle. Seniors Nathan Lamm (left tackle), Logan Kusler (left guard) and senior B...

  CHEYENNE – Trey Bower entered this season with lofty goals. The Cheyenne East senior wanted to improve upon the statistics that helped him earn all-state honors during his junior campaign. He wanted to catch the eye of college coaches. Bower wanted to help the Thunderbirds win a Class 4A state championship. There was just one problem. “I got off to a slow start,” Bower said. “I was thinking too much, and putting too much pressure on myself.” Bower, a linebacker, had 11 tackles through East’s first...

  CHEYENNE – Blaise Ronnau was dead set on signing when Newman University offered him a scholarship to continue his wrestling career. The Cheyenne East senior was immediately inclined to join the Newman wrestling program after he visited the school. “I went down there, met the coach, saw the facilities and the school, and that sold it right there … just seeing the campus and how everything worked,” Ronnau said. “So when I got the scholarship offer (in December), I said, ‘I think I want to go there.&rsquo...

  CHEYENNE – Trust has helped Kaleb Romero quietly put together an outstanding individual season. The Cheyenne East junior cornerback has learned to trust himself, his teammates and his coaches. The byproduct of that trust was on display during the Thunderbirds’ 31-21 victory over Sheridan in the Class 4A semifinals. Romero intercepted two passes, broke up another and posted three tackles (two solo) to help East advance to the state championship for the first time since 2013. Those efforts also earned Romero Prep Athlete of the ...

  CHEYENNE – Three Laramie County volleyball players earned all-state honors from the Wyoming Coaches Association on Monday. Cheyenne East sophomores Elysiana Fonseca and Boden Liljedahl were both recognized as All-Class 4A players. Pine Bluffs junior Jaden Shelit was honored as a Class 2A all-stater. Fonseca, a middle blocker, posted 131 kills and 56 blocks. Her kills were third-most on the Lady Thunderbirds’ roster, while her blocks total was a team-high. Liljedahl, a libero, was voted 4A’s defensive player of the yea...