With the Christmas break over and school back underway, the Encampment men’s basketball team hosted Hanna-Elk-Mountain-Medicine Bow last Saturday.
HEM (1-8) (0-1) has had a tough time of it this season and Saturday’s conference matchup showed the Encampment Tigers (8-1) (1-0) what it is like to fire on all cylinders for the entire game.

After the winter break head coach Jared Mason and his Panther Grapplers headed to Douglas last weekend for the Shane Shatto Memorial Wrestling Tournament.
Mason held four practices over the Christmas break with all practices attended by 10 or more wrestlers.
“We don’t know what to expect,” Mason said about the tournament. “This is Saratoga’s first time going to Douglas.”

The Lady Panthers played in the Fremont Tournament over the Christmas break and finished with one win and three losses. The Lady Panthers had good shots at the basket, but they would not fall for Saratoga.
“We definitely didn’t play our best basketball, as we must start making things happen in 2013,” head coach Matt Love wrote in an email.
Wind River was the first game of the tournament and the Cougars topped Saratoga 31-71.

Coming off a tough loss to their Valley rivals, the Encampment Tigers, the Saratoga Panthers’ men’s basketball team (3-7) (0-2) traveled to Ethete over the Christmas break and picked up three more games in the Fremont Tournament against teams that the Panthers wouldn’t normally play.

Two irrigation control boxes were run over and ripped out of the ground at the Saratoga Resort and Spa golf course over the weekend.
“We’re pretty confident it had to be sometime Friday evening,” Susan Wallace, general manager for the Resort said on Monday. “A neighbor stated they noticed it Saturday morning - another member walked the golf course Friday afternoon and said it wasn’t there then.”

Jay Shogren and the Shanghai’d were selected by the Wyoming Blues and Jazz Society to represent Wyoming at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 30 through Feb. 2.

After an executive session to discuss personnel and matters of litigation, the town council approved a motion to allow Mayor John Zeiger to act on behalf of the town in a court hearing against Randy Stevens on Friday.
Prior to going before the judge, attorneys for the two parties settled on a tentative deal that is contingent on both sides signing the agreement.

Sheriff Jerry Colson (left) presented Deputy Sheriff Steve Flauding with his retirement plaque. Flauding, who was assigned to the Platte Valley, retired after 19 years of service.

4-H Shooting Sports is ready to load up for its 2013 season. Those interested can sign up Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Saratoga Library. A safety film will be presented, followed by a short informational meeting.
Air rifle and pistol shooting will start Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center multipurpose room on Spring St.