It seems odd that Star Valley’s closest version of a home track meet this season will take place in Jackson, but so be it.

- Construction plans are still underway for the high school football/soccer field and track facilities to boot. I’ll admit, I’m missing the Dave Draney Invite this year. Yeah, you either got frostbite or sunburn, but it was ours. I’m remaining optimistic that everything will be completed when the time comes for the Braves to host the Snake River Panthers on September 5.  The lingering weather certainly hasn’t helped but hopefully we’ll see some heavy equipment out there soon. After all, the football season begins in just a little over four months and there will be a lot of new things in place. At least that’s the plan. A new field, a new head coach and the new crop of young men vying to be the next team leaders.  Star Valley’s not the only school in Western Wyoming changing coaches, as Riverton and Evanston have recently hired replacements while Lander will have a new coach as well this fall.

- Congrats to Trevor Ricks on yet another impressive performance at the Casper Track Classic.  Ricks won the 1600 Meter this year after winning the 3200 Meter last year.  I’ve actually lost count of how many event titles Ricks has won in his time at SVHS, including Cross-Country of course, but it’s enough to know that he’s one of the school’s elite runners of all time.  It will be interesting to see how the last month of the season shakes out and where his times end up, and whether schools will be calling for his services after high school.  Also, kudos have to go out to Mitch Schwab who won the High Jump.  Schwab and Tyler Skinner have proved to be a great 1-2 punch in the High Jump this year and placed first and fourth respectively at the Classic.

- A big Woo Hoo! to the Braves soccer team who ended their losing streak with an emphatic 4-1 win over Evanston.  They’ve got a very tough Green RIver team on Wednesday on the road, while the Lady Braves have a chance to rebound against the Lady Wolves at home.  And how can I not mention the hat trick (3 goals in one game for those of you who are soccer-challenged) by Jon Scherbel?  Here’s to hoping he notches three more against the Wolves.

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