Star Valley Independent

The Cody Fillies and the Jackson Broncs claimed the team titles in Powell over the weekend, with Star Valley finishing second in both the women’s and men’s points standings.  The Fillies finished with 198.0 team points while the Lady Braves were next with 142.33.  Powell was third in the women’s standings with 104.33.  The Braves [...]

The Cycling Association of Star Valley (CASV)  will kick off it’s summer riding season this Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m. in Canyon View Park with a Pedaler’s Potluck.   “This will be a potluck picnic. So, bring your spouse, something to eat and, of course, your bike,” said Howard Jones of the cycling association. “We’ll [...]

It was a good day on the soccer field for the Star Valley teams as the Lady Braves tied the top-rated Cody Fillies 2-2 and then the Braves scored late to knock off the Broncs 3-2. Kenedey Brog and Abby Nicoll scored for the girls while Byron Anderson picked up a goal and Derek Smith [...]

There was a little bit of everything on Friday night at Braves Field as Powell High School came to visit. The Lady Braves, hoping to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Lady Panthers in Park County earlier this season came out on top with two goals off free kicks. In the boys match, the Panthers [...]

A survey designed to provide a more comprehensive report on the health of the Wyoming Range mule deer herd will be held Saturday May 5, near Cokeville. Volunteers are invited to participate. Now in it’s 19th year, Gary Fralick, Wyoming Game and Fish biologist, explained the survey will assess the overall mortality of the herds, [...]

Area riders participating in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Association (RMSHA) completed their final event at Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho over the weekend. Many used the last race to buoy their final points standings and in some cases catapulted them to a points championship.  Luke Rainey’s first place finish in the Pro 700 [...]

A 31 year-old backcountry skier was rescued from Granite Canyon in a multi-agency effort on Saturday, April 6, 2012 after sustaining injuries from a fall. Josh Tatman, of Jackson, Wyoming, took a short fall about 300 feet from the top of Endless Couloir just outside the boundary of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.  Tatman was skiing [...]

After more than two weeks without a match, both the Braves and Lady Braves resumed their seasons on the pitch as they shut out Pinedale on their home field.  The ladies used four, second-half goals to roll to a 5-0 victory while the guys had one goal in each half for a 2-0 win. 

Star Valley citizens still have time to comment on a Wyoming Game & Fish proposal that would carve out 100 non-resident deer hunting tags in Region G and 200 tags in Region H.  According to Wyoming Game & Fish Wildlife Biologist Gary Fralick, the numbers would be reduced from 800 to 700 in Region G and [...]

After a few years as a new novelty, then four more working towards earning respect in Wyoming’s largest classification, the SVHS boys soccer program is hoping that they have paid enough dues to become contenders in their first year back in the 3A class since 2007. The road has not been easy.  In fact, the [...]