For the second time in as many nights, the Yellowstone Quake pulled away in the third period of their NORPAC America West hockey playoff game against the Missoula Maulers to claim victory. Nick Hinsberg provided the go-ahead goal midway through the final period Wednesday night and Andrew Lord put the final touch on a 5-3 win with an empty net goal with seconds remaining.
The result gives the Quake a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
"This was a big win," noted Quake coach Sean Hogan. "If we go to Missoula tied at one game each, then it is a whole new series. Especially since we sort of backed into home ice advantage, we're very happy to be ahead two games to none."
Hinsberg's go-ahead goal came just 45 seconds after Missoula struck to tie the game at 3-3. It also filled a sort of recurring theme of the evening. Every time the Maulers got the game back to level, the Quake were there in short order to celebrate another goal.
"We never panicked," said Hogan. "We just went out and found an answer."
Mathew Schulz opened the scoring with a first-period goal. Tyler Boyce and Chris Rinaldi added tallies in the second period to set the table for the last 20 minutes. Lord and Hinsberg each finished with two assists on the night.
"We've still got some work to do on the defensive zone," Hogan said. "We'll address it, but I think we're in good shape."
The series heads to Missoula for games Friday and, if necessary, Saturday. Game 5, if needed, will be back in Cody at 4 p.m., Sunday.
Should the Quake win any one of those games, Cody will host playoff games next Tuesday and Wednesday in the NORPAC America West championship series. For the second night in a row, Helena scored a 4-2 win over Billings on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in that series.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Trappers get six to finals
They're midway through the West Central regional wrestling tournament in Colby, Kan., and the No. 4 Northwest College Trappers currently trail No. 3 Labette in the team standings by nine points.
Six members of the Trappers' lineup will be competing for regional titles later in the day. Jesse Hillhouse (125), Saul Guerrero (133), McCade Ford (141), Nick Peterson (174), Mak Jones (197) and Landon Harris (285) all have a chance at titles and a high spot on the 32-man national tournament bracket.
Bobby Robins (149), Briston Brenton (157), Zach Oppenheimer (165) and Jarrett Baker (184) remain alive on the consolation side of the bracket, which will see action on Saturday afternoon. The top three in each weight division automatically qualify for the national championships. Additional wild-card berths will also be handed out immediately following the conclusion of the day's wrestling.
A complete rundown of the West Central regional wrestling tournament will appear in Tuesday's issue of The Powell Tribune.
Six members of the Trappers' lineup will be competing for regional titles later in the day. Jesse Hillhouse (125), Saul Guerrero (133), McCade Ford (141), Nick Peterson (174), Mak Jones (197) and Landon Harris (285) all have a chance at titles and a high spot on the 32-man national tournament bracket.
Bobby Robins (149), Briston Brenton (157), Zach Oppenheimer (165) and Jarrett Baker (184) remain alive on the consolation side of the bracket, which will see action on Saturday afternoon. The top three in each weight division automatically qualify for the national championships. Additional wild-card berths will also be handed out immediately following the conclusion of the day's wrestling.
A complete rundown of the West Central regional wrestling tournament will appear in Tuesday's issue of The Powell Tribune.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Bet on a Simpson run in 2010
Wyoming Speaker of the House Colin Simpson isn't saying if he's running for governor in 2010, but his Web activities haven't been quite as tight-lipped.
Last month, Simpson unveiled a brand new Web site, www.simpsonforwyoming.com.
Other than the lack of the word 'governor' (it refers only to his title as Speaker of the House), it looks like nothing short of a snazzy gubernatorial campaign page. It's complete with a page to accept campaign contributions.
Further, when I signed up for email updates on Simpson's site a few weeks back, I got this seemingly unambiguous, automated message in return:
On Wednesday, the Associated Press noted that Simpson's gubernatorial exploratory committee was running no-new-tax ads on the conservative news site, The Drudge Report. (An example is
pictured at right.)
On Thursday, Simpson sent out a press release re-stating his commitment to wait until "the conclusion of the upcoming Legislative Session" before announcing his intentions. (He's got 15 or so days to go.) In the release, Simpson stated that he takes his position as Speaker of the House "very seriously" and needs to put his focus there.
"I hired on for this job and I am committed to carrying out my responsibilities to Wyoming and its people," Simpson said.
In waiting to make his campaign official, he joins the announced GOP candidates who apparently decided to run well before they made the formal announcement.
Though former state agriculture director Ron Micheli didn't officially declare his candidacy until Jan. 26, his Web site, www.micheliforgovernor.com, launched early last summer. The domain name was registered back in March.
It looks like former U.S. Attorney Matt Mead (who declared on Jan. 22) started seriously mulling a run long before that. His campaign domain, www.meadforgovernor.com, was registered way back in December 2008.
State Auditor Rita Meyer's site, www.ritameyer.com, predates them all, having been registered in 2005. However, as her deputy campaign manager told me, that's because Meyer used the generic domain for her run for auditor in 2006 and simply re-tooled it for her run for the governorship.
Unsurprisingly, www.govcohee.com and www.three-denthal.com have yet to be registered.
Last month, Simpson unveiled a brand new Web site, www.simpsonforwyoming.com.
Other than the lack of the word 'governor' (it refers only to his title as Speaker of the House), it looks like nothing short of a snazzy gubernatorial campaign page. It's complete with a page to accept campaign contributions.
Further, when I signed up for email updates on Simpson's site a few weeks back, I got this seemingly unambiguous, automated message in return:
Thank you for joining my campaign to serve as a jobs-creating Governor for all Wyomingites.Doesn't sound like there's much left for Simpson to do other than make his bid official.
You can stay involved with my campaign on a daily basis by following me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/simpson4wyoming), and becoming a fan on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SimpsonForWyoming).
With your help, we will bring new jobs and opportunities to the Cowboy State
On Wednesday, the Associated Press noted that Simpson's gubernatorial exploratory committee was running no-new-tax ads on the conservative news site, The Drudge Report. (An example is
pictured at right.)On Thursday, Simpson sent out a press release re-stating his commitment to wait until "the conclusion of the upcoming Legislative Session" before announcing his intentions. (He's got 15 or so days to go.) In the release, Simpson stated that he takes his position as Speaker of the House "very seriously" and needs to put his focus there.
"I hired on for this job and I am committed to carrying out my responsibilities to Wyoming and its people," Simpson said.
In waiting to make his campaign official, he joins the announced GOP candidates who apparently decided to run well before they made the formal announcement.
Though former state agriculture director Ron Micheli didn't officially declare his candidacy until Jan. 26, his Web site, www.micheliforgovernor.com, launched early last summer. The domain name was registered back in March.
It looks like former U.S. Attorney Matt Mead (who declared on Jan. 22) started seriously mulling a run long before that. His campaign domain, www.meadforgovernor.com, was registered way back in December 2008.
State Auditor Rita Meyer's site, www.ritameyer.com, predates them all, having been registered in 2005. However, as her deputy campaign manager told me, that's because Meyer used the generic domain for her run for auditor in 2006 and simply re-tooled it for her run for the governorship.
Unsurprisingly, www.govcohee.com and www.three-denthal.com have yet to be registered.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Not printed, so we'll post: 2.2.10 photos
For each edition of the Tribune, we sort through dozens of photos, selecting the ones that will be published in the paper. Actually, sometimes we go through thousands, just for a single edition. Over the weekend, Tribune photographer Kara Bacon snapped more than 2,000 shots at Sleeping Giant Ski Area's Rails and Bails Festival.
Often times, those dozens — or thousands, as the case may be — of photographs are stored away in our archives, some never to resurface again. Rather than let the pictures disappear in digital archives, we decided we'd share a few here on the blog.
For the Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Tribune, here are pictures that didn't make the paper — ones that we thought are still worth taking a gander at:
Damin Hass of Worland slides off the end of a picnic table feature at Sleeping Giant's first annual Rails & Bails Festival Saturday during the open class snowboard division. Tribune photo by Kara Bacon
Often times, those dozens — or thousands, as the case may be — of photographs are stored away in our archives, some never to resurface again. Rather than let the pictures disappear in digital archives, we decided we'd share a few here on the blog.
For the Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Tribune, here are pictures that didn't make the paper — ones that we thought are still worth taking a gander at:
Damin Hass of Worland slides off the end of a picnic table feature at Sleeping Giant's first annual Rails & Bails Festival Saturday during the open class snowboard division. Tribune photo by Kara Bacon
Cody resident Zach Christiansen skis off a rail in the Sleeping Giant terrain park. He took home first place for 13 and under skiing. Tribune photo by Kara Bacon
Much to the delight of Powell residents, Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley served drinks downtown at Table 7 over the weekend. The football player is visiting family in Powell. Tribune photo by Toby Bonner
Getting an eyeful: This beautiful bighorn sheep ewe was being prepped for travel when the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured 12 bighorn sheep in Devil’s Canyon area of the Big Horn Mountains for transfer to the Seminoe Mountains, north of Sinclair, just last week. Tribune photos by Gib Mathers
Getting an eyeful: This beautiful bighorn sheep ewe was being prepped for travel when the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured 12 bighorn sheep in Devil’s Canyon area of the Big Horn Mountains for transfer to the Seminoe Mountains, north of Sinclair, just last week. Tribune photos by Gib Mathers
The butt stops here: Game Warden Craig Sax was butted in the schnoz when he was attempting to load a ram in a trailer for transport to the Seminoes. No mammals whether clad in boots or hooves were seriously injured. Sax was the only casualty, suffering a bloody nose. Still, Sax was sort of the butt of his own good-natured jokes when he offered a few wisecracks to his colleagues.
This bighorn sheep ram was swinging like a pendulum and threatening to clock Bighorn Sheep Coordinator Kevin Hurley last week. Fortunately, Hurley was able to arrest the ram’s skylarking and get the young ram ready for ground transport.
A frost-laden fence was one of the many winter sights Powell residents awoke to last Thursday morning.
Tribune photo by Ilene Olson
Tribune photo by Ilene Olson
Friday, January 29, 2010
It’s a bird, it’s a plane...
Another wild and wooly trip for your crazed, yet intrepid reporter Gib.
Intrepid?
Anyway, today (Friday), the Wyoming Game and Fish guys captured 12 bighorn sheep in the Devil’s Canyon area in the Big Horns for transfer to the Seminoe Mountains down around Sinclair.
It might have made this ewe downright jumpy flying through the air like a horned Underdog, but all the sheep seemed to fare pretty well with only one minor human injury. But more on that next week when I type an actual story of my awesome day while donning my journalistic thinking cap.
Unfortunately, you, my fav reader, will have to wait, as my brain has left the building and is concentrating instead on the weekend.
Call me a slacker. Call me what you will, but I promise I’ll make every effort to write an enlightening piece. Honest.
Bye for now.
Intrepid?
Anyway, today (Friday), the Wyoming Game and Fish guys captured 12 bighorn sheep in the Devil’s Canyon area in the Big Horns for transfer to the Seminoe Mountains down around Sinclair.
It might have made this ewe downright jumpy flying through the air like a horned Underdog, but all the sheep seemed to fare pretty well with only one minor human injury. But more on that next week when I type an actual story of my awesome day while donning my journalistic thinking cap.Unfortunately, you, my fav reader, will have to wait, as my brain has left the building and is concentrating instead on the weekend.
Call me a slacker. Call me what you will, but I promise I’ll make every effort to write an enlightening piece. Honest.
Bye for now.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tomorrow's Tribune: 1-26
A peek at tomorrow's paper using quotes that didn't make the cut...
“I would have to be dead a long time — and famous — for a gallery to be interested in showing these,” artist Blake Neubert, referring to his collection of daily drawings. For the past few months, Neubert has been posting daily drawings on his blog. Read about the project on page 14.
“We solved it. ... Late last week, the guys broke the case,” Powell Police Chief Tim Feathers, talking about officers cracking a prominent 2009 criminal case. A few slim details on page one.
“The only thing it'd be good for is wild animals,” Sunny Smith Larsen, talking about the future of the Wapiti Valley's Smith Mansion — unless action is taken to protect it from vandalism and the elements. Smith Larsen's late father, Francis Lee Smith, constructed the towering western pagoda and she's starting an effort to restore it. A photo essay and a story about the fledgling project are on the Family page (13).
“I would have to be dead a long time — and famous — for a gallery to be interested in showing these,” artist Blake Neubert, referring to his collection of daily drawings. For the past few months, Neubert has been posting daily drawings on his blog. Read about the project on page 14.
“We solved it. ... Late last week, the guys broke the case,” Powell Police Chief Tim Feathers, talking about officers cracking a prominent 2009 criminal case. A few slim details on page one.
“The only thing it'd be good for is wild animals,” Sunny Smith Larsen, talking about the future of the Wapiti Valley's Smith Mansion — unless action is taken to protect it from vandalism and the elements. Smith Larsen's late father, Francis Lee Smith, constructed the towering western pagoda and she's starting an effort to restore it. A photo essay and a story about the fledgling project are on the Family page (13).
Monday, January 11, 2010
Tomorrow's Tribune: 1-12
A peek at tomorrow's paper using quotes that didn't make the cut...
“Let’s face it ... you’re not going to get high on Penicillin,” Tim Feathers, Powell Police Chief, noting that the risk of having your antibiotics stolen is far less than the risk of having your prescription pain pills taken. Powell police are beginning a new program that will allow local residents to get rid of their unused prescription drugs in a safe way, removing the risk of having them stolen. Details can be found in a front-page story.
“Luckily it wasn’t too cold out. If it had been any colder, I probably would have froze,” Cheyenne Coggins of Meeteetse, recalling the rollover she survived earlier this month. Following the wreck, Coggins waited on the side of the highway for an hour before help arrived. For the full story, see page 7.
“After just a year, we decided we'd get married,” Earl Jones, recalling a decision he made in 1940. On Saturday, Earl and his wife, Opal, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Read about it on page 6.
“Let’s face it ... you’re not going to get high on Penicillin,” Tim Feathers, Powell Police Chief, noting that the risk of having your antibiotics stolen is far less than the risk of having your prescription pain pills taken. Powell police are beginning a new program that will allow local residents to get rid of their unused prescription drugs in a safe way, removing the risk of having them stolen. Details can be found in a front-page story.
“Luckily it wasn’t too cold out. If it had been any colder, I probably would have froze,” Cheyenne Coggins of Meeteetse, recalling the rollover she survived earlier this month. Following the wreck, Coggins waited on the side of the highway for an hour before help arrived. For the full story, see page 7.
“After just a year, we decided we'd get married,” Earl Jones, recalling a decision he made in 1940. On Saturday, Earl and his wife, Opal, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Read about it on page 6.
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