VOLLEYBALL Class 2A n THERMOPOLIS 3, SHOSHONI 2: At Shoshoni on Tuesday, the Wranglers fought back to send the match the full five games, but the Bobcats won the decider. Thermopolis had 58 team kills, 56 team digs and 77

The last time the Kelly Walsh and Natrona County volleyball teams met on the court, NC swept away KW in three games at the NCHS Gym.

FOOTBALL Class 5A Team Total Offense: Green River 433.3; Cheyenne Central 350.2; Cheyenne East 245.5; Natrona County 332.8; Sheridan 314.0; Kelly Walsh 303.8; Gillette 260.8; Evanston 248.3; Laramie 231.5; Riverton 179.3; Rock Springs 173.5.

2007 NATRONA 49, KELLY WALSH 7: Tom Earl ran for school and Oil Bowl records, running 23 times for 302 yards. He scored four touchdowns on runs of 3, 41, 14 and 79 yards, and did it while playing only

DEPTH CHARTS Kelly Walsh Offense Split End 15 Casey Brauchie 6-4, 200, sr 12 Harrison Johnson 6-2, 180, jr Tight End 44 Brandon Douglass 6-2, 180, sr 99 Cameron Stanek 6-3, 175, soph Left Tackle 70 Noah Creel 6-5, 240,

FOOTBALL Class 3A n BIG PINEY 23, LYMAN 0: At Big Piney on Thursday, Austin Doyle and Shane Copeland both scored rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help the Punchers salt away their first victory of the season.

Whether it's circled on a calendar or just always on the horizon, Pat Lynch and Jay Rhoades have thought about this game all season.

Through Wednesday Standings CLASS 5A North Conference Overall Conf WHSAA CST WyoPrep CST W-L W-L Pwr Rat Pwr Rat Rank Rank Sheridan 5-1 3-0 32.08 (2) 38.33 1 (1) 1 (1) Gillette 5-2 2-1 32.17 (1) 39.17 3 (3) 3

Class 5A Green River at Cheyenne East The stakes don't get any simpler than this: The winner is the South Conference champion and gains the No. 2 seed in the 5A playoffs. 6 p.m.

Volleyball rankings Wyopreps.com rankings for volleyball. First-place votes in parenthesis.

In a match filled with big hits and timely blocks, it was Natrona County's defense that proved to be the difference in Thursday's VolleyBowl victory over Kelly Walsh at a packed and raucous KWHS Gym.

BYRON -- The Big Horn Rams' run on conference championships continues.

Nicole Peterson's plan worked even better than she thought it would.

Through early Friday Standings CLASS 5A North Conference Overall Conf WHSAA CST WyoPrep CST W-L W-L Pwr Rat Sheridan 6-1 3-0 32.35 Gillette 6-2 3-1 32.43 Natrona 5-3 2-2 30.71 Kelly Walsh 2-6 1-2 25.14 Riverton 1-7 0-4 24.14 South

FOOTBALL Class 5A GILLETTE 46, RIVERTON 0: At Riverton on Friday, the Camels scored 4 times through the air and the Camels' defense racked up 2 safeties in the shutout victory over the Wolverines.

If football games were 36 minutes long, the Kelly Walsh Trojans wouldn't be in the position they're in right now.

A regional championship would be nice. A state championship would be even better. And simply running as fast as possible might be the best reward of all.

Natrona County didn't like its situation at halftime.

Late in Game 3 of Thursday's VolleyBowl, Kelly Walsh's Emily Rochelle gathered herself and went up for a kill that would give the Trojans the game over crosstown rival Natrona County.

Calgary's Michelle Roydhouse pocketed the game-winning goal in the 67th minute, delivering her Dinos squad their second win of the season. While Calgary is eliminated from post-season contention, the team improves to 2-7-2 for the Dinos' best regular season record