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RJFL Tackle Football Schedules

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:38:00 -0400

Here are the 2009 RJFL tackle schedules:

Tackle League: RJFLTackleSchedule.pdf

Jr. Tackle League: RJFLJr.TackleSchedule.pdf

Saturday's Week 0 Game vs. Jackson

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:46:56 -0400

Take your lawn chairs! Evidently (and surprisingly) the Riverton-Jackson JV (11am) and Varsity (1pm) games will be held on Jackson's practice fields adjacent to their stadium. Their stadium's new turf will not be ready for Saturday's game.

RJFL Schedules

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:57:29 -0400

Here are the 2008 schedules for the Riverton Jr. Football League:

Ultimate/Flag
Jr. Tackle
Tackle

RJFL Season Opens for the 27th Year

nospam@example.com (Brett Watson) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:27:43 -0400

Anyone who comes by to catch a glimpse of the future of football in this area, will see a few changes this year. RJFL added a second tackle league and will not be broken down as Sr Tackle (5th/6th) Jr Tackle (3rd/4th), Flag (1st/2nd) and Ultimate (PS/K). It should be exciting for the 3rd and 4th graders who, for the past 10 years, have had to play flag; and we think it will better prepare these young kids for the Middle School programs.

The season did kick off on Thursday night with a full slate of games in the Sr. Tackle division. In the first game, it was a rematch of the last game of 2007, the championship game. Both the Packers and Cowboys were preseason favorites coming into this season, but neither team really appeared to have shown up for this contest. The Packers took an early lead when Chance Mathes broke one outside for a 30 yd touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, however, Tristen White got to the corner and took it to the house to tie the score. In the 3rd quarter, the Cowboys drove it 10 yards, after a Packer turnover, and Jordan Mills pushed in from the 1 yd. line. Other than two perfect passes from Brandon Fullerton to Steve Roenig and Chris Quayle for 31 and 25 yds repectively; there was little offense from either team.

In the night cap "The Ax Man" Mike Axthelm started his coaching debut with a very impressive win over a very good Bears team. Using a lot of counter action to nuetralize the Bears size advantage, the Niners skilled people of Mike Axthelm, Keeton Zancanella, and Zach and Jake Anderson had their way with the Bears building a 24-6 lead after the Bears opened the scoring. The Bears scored late to close the score to 24-12.

2008 Football Schedule Up dated

nospam@example.com (Keith Bauder) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:15:04 -0400

Riverton High School

121 North 5th West

Riverton Wyoming 82501-

Phone (307) 856-6557

Game Schedule
Football

DATE OPPONENT LEVEL LOCATION TIME TIME

08/18/08 First Practice JV/V Riverton 6:00am/4:00 pm

08/29/08 Red & White 9/10/JV/V Riverton 4:00 pm turf

08/30/08 Star Valley JV/V Star Valley 11:00 AM 2:00 PM

08/30/08 Scrimmage 9th Grade Riverton 11:00 AM Turf Field

09/04/08 Evanston 9th Grade Green River (Monroe) 4:30 PM

09/05/08 Green River Varsity Riverton 7:00 PM Tonkin

09/06/08 Green River JV Green River 10:00 AM

09/08/08 Worland 9th Grade Worland 5:00 PM

09/11/08 Casper-CY 9th Grade Casper 4:00 PM

09/12/08 Douglas Varsity Riverton 7:00 PM Tonkin Tonkin

09/13/08 Jackson JV Jackson 11:00 AM

09/18/08 Green River 9th Grade Green River 4:30 PM High School GR

09/19/08 Powell Varsity Powell 7:00 PM

09/20/08 Cody 9th Grade Riverton 1:00 pm. Turf

09/20/08 Cody JV Cody 11:00 AM

09/22/08 Worland vs. Green River 9th Grade Riverton 4:00 PM Tonkin

09/25/08 Casper-Dean Morgan 9th Grade Casper 4:00 PM

09/26/08 Kelly Walsh Varsity Kelly Walsh 7:00 PM

09/27/08 Kelly Walsh Jr. Varsity Riverton 12:00 PM Tonkin

09/27/08 Jackson 9th Grade Riverton 1:30 AM Turf. Field

10/03/08 Sheridan Varsity Riverton 7:00 PM Tonkin

10/04/08 Worland Jr. Varsity Worland 1:00 PM

10/09/08 Casper-Centennial 9th Grade Riverton 4:00 PM Tonkin

10/10/08 Natrona Varsity Natrona 7:00 PM

10/11/08 Natrona JV Riverton 1:00 pm Turf. HS

10/11/08 Lander 9th Grade Lander 1:30 PM

10/17/08 Gillette Varsity Riverton 7:00 PM Tonkin

10/18/08 Gillette JV Riverton 10:00 AM Turf by HS

10/20/08 Rock Springs 9th Grade Rock Springs 4:00 PM

10/24/08 Lander Varsity Lander 7:00 PM

Printed on Aug. 28, 2008

Change in times for Football Mini Camp

nospam@example.com (Keith Bauder) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:03 -0400

I am excited to be coaching the Wolverine Football Team and look forward to the upcoming season. We will be holding our own football camp July 16,17, 21-23, and 28-31. I realize everyone’s summer is extremely busy, but I strongly recommend that everyone who wants to play football next year attend football camp. We will start to install the offense, defense, and special teams that we will be running in the upcoming seasons.

It is important that athletes dedicate themselves to the weight room. When athletes lift, they get stronger, their self-confidence improves, the risk of injury is reduced, and their level of performance increases in every sport they play.

I look forward to seeing you in July.

Sincerely

Coach McCormick

Important Dates

July 16th
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Team Meeting
5:30-6:00 pm Gear Check Out
6:00-6:30 pm Chalk Talk
6:30-7:30 pm Practice
July 17th
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Chalk Talk
5:30-7:00 pm Practice
July 21
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Special Teams
5:30-6:00 pm Chalk Talk
6:00-7:30 pm Practice
July 22
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Chalk Talk
5:30-6:00 pm Special Teams
6:00-7:30 pm Practice

July 23
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Special Teams
5:30-7:00 pm Practice
July 28
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Chalk Talk
5:30-7:00 pm Practice
7:00-7:30 pm Special Teams
July 29
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Chalk Talk
5:30-7:00 pm Practice
7:00-7:30 pm Special Teams
July 30
Scrimmage at Jackson time to be decided afternoon early evening.
July 31
3:00-5:00 pm Weight Lifting
5:00-5:30 pm Chalk Talk
5:30-7:00 pm Practice
7:00-7:30 pm Special Teams

I know there will be conflicts. We tried to work around as many as we could. For baseball players we are not counting you out. We know you have games and that is were you should be playing. The day of scrimmage you have Districts. If you could make the days of no games that would be great.

Blumenshine Selected to Shrine Bowl Team

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:10:00 -0500

T. J. Claunch, Executive Director of the Shrine Bowl of Wyoming, announced today that Kyle Blumenshine, Riverton High School All-State Strong Safety, has been selected to the North Team for the 35th annual Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game. Blumenshine and his North teammates will take on the South Team in the game to be played in Casper at Dick Cheney Alumni Field at Natrona County High School on June 14th, 2008.

Wolverines 2008 Schedule Released

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:32:34 -0500

The Riverton Wolverines 2008 varsity football schedule has been released by the Wyoming High School Activities Association:

Week 0: TBA

Week 1: Green River (H)
Week 2: Douglas (H)
Week 3: Powell (A)
Week 4: Kelly Walsh (A)
Week 5: Sheridan (H)
Week 6: Natrona (A)
Week 7: Gillette (H)
Week 8: Lander (A)

RJFL Concludes with Fremont Football Festival

nospam@example.com (Brett Watson) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:09:59 -0400

The 10th annual Fremont Football Festival was dominated by wind, rain, and Powell. At one point during the morning, league officials had all but canceled the remaining games, but the wind died down and the tournament was completed.

The shorthanded;shortstaffed Riverton teams went 0-4 for the first time in the tournament's history. The Red team lost to Cody 18-0 in their first game then closed out the day with a 13-7 loss to Wind River. The Black team opened with a crushing 40-0 loss to Powell and ended the day with a 20-6 loss to Rawlins. Lander beat Rawlins 7-0 then lost to Cody 22-12. Powell crushed Cody 36-0 to end the tournament.

5-A Football Parings Announced

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:13:55 -0400

Here are the first round pairings for 5-A football post-season play:

Rock Springs @ Cheyenne Central

Evanston @ Casper Kelly Walsh

Green River @ Cheyenne East

Gillette @ Casper Natrona

Wolverines Clobber Tigers

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:49:36 -0400

Behind a balanced offensive attack that left a tired Lander defense on the field for much of the game, the Riverton Wolverines closed out their 2007 season with a 19-8 win over its cross-county rivals.

With 12 seniors playing their final game, the Wolverines handed the Tigers their 17th consecutive loss in front of packed Tonkin Stadium. And, adding a bit more drama, the win for the Wolverines may be the last game played on the field that has hosted home games for Riverton since 1939 should the upcoming bond issue pass.

Seniors playing their final game for Riverton were Daniel Bessey, Kyle Blumenshine, Lucca Bluthner, Tyler Larson, Tom Osborne, Zack Howerton, Trevor Wilson, Adam Simon, Corey Smith, Mike Johnson, Chris Nigera and Ryan Weber.

After the game, head coach Brant Nyberg challenged Wolverine underclassmen to battle their next opponent - the weights in the weight room - tough during the time they have leading up until the 2008 Wolverines take to the field.

Green River's Big Plays Stop Wolverines

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:29:00 -0400

The Riverton Wolverines suffered its seventh straight loss Friday night at Green River 34-13. The loss sets up the final game of the season for the Wolverines against the Lander Tigers, also 0-7, this coming Friday night at Tonkin Stadium.

In Green River, three big plays by Green River's sophomore quarterback Drew Martinez doomed the Wolverines. The speedy Martinez was the quickest running threat the Wolverines faced this year, and Riverton could not stop the speedster from turning the corner at critical times in the first half. Green River had a 21-0 halftime advantage.

This coming Friday's game against the Tigers will be interesting. The Wolverines have shown an ability to move the ball against the Tigers - chewing up yards in last season's dramatic 21-20 win over Lander. The weather last year was cold and snowey. The forecast for this Friday's game is much better - sunny and mid 50's at game time.

To win, many believe that the Wolverines will have to stop two LVHS seniors - quarterback Nick Nell and receiver Jared Mowrey. And, Lander's coach Steve Simpson is quoted in Sunday's Ranger saying "I'm looking forward to it (the game against Riverton). It's a way for us to end the season on a positive note."

The Wolverines should feel differently. Only one other time has a Wolverine team went through a season without a win (2005). And, in 1978, both teams met in Lander and were 0-8 going into the game. The Wolverines prevailed 27-20 and ran the table in their conference schedule the following season and played for a state title.

The community has planned a pep rally for the Wolverines Thursday evening at the new parking lot on the north side of the new activity complex off Sunset at Riverton High School. Also, the Marching Wolverines (band), for the first time in nearly 20 years, will perform its halftime show Friday night.

It should be an emotional night Friday at Tonkin Stadium. It is senior night. Both teams have had tough seasons. Wolverine fans are hoping that this group of athletes can reach inside themselves one final time and play a game filled with pride, emotion and effort in what could be the final game ever played in Tonkin Stadium.

8th graders run over Cody to end season at 4-3

nospam@example.com ( Willi Coons) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:30:13 -0400

The Riverton eighth graders used an impressive running game to beat Cody 27-14 Saturday to end the "A" fall football season.

Michael Johnson scored from 55 yards on a sweep and on a short run, and Brady Beers scored from 98 yards and 36 yards. Beers added a 65-yard run late in the contest but was caught from behind. The Spartan line sprung all of the runs with impressive blocking in the season finale in Tonkin Stadium.

The team was coached by John Gabrielsen, Tim Bell, Randy Tucker and Tom Zingarelli.

The B squad dropped a close game to Cody to end its season.

7th Grade "A" Football Finishes Undefeated

nospam@example.com (Eric Heiser) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:50:03 -0400

After a promise from the coaching staff to their players, the 7th grade "A" football team is relishing in the fact that they finished the season with a perfect 7-0 record. The promise? Each coach (with hair) must buzz their hair off in front of all of the middle school students. Head Coach Willy Maxwell and Assistants Eric Heiser, Jay Galey, and Phil Orbell are now just waiting for the big day to arrive. The Spartans finished their perfect season on Saturday on a cold and damp Cody football field. Riverton didn't leave much doubt about being the best 7th grade team on this side of the state, taking care of Cody, 32-0. The "B" team also came out with an overtime victory against Cody to finish the year with just one loss at 6-1. While there is some argument as to when a middle school team last finished with a perfect record, it should be noted that the RHS championship teams of '98 an '99 were undefeated in both their 7th and 8th grade years.

Wolverines Fall To Broncs

nospam@example.com (Craig Blumenshine) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:10:17 -0400

Poor pass catching and a tough second half spelled defeat for the Riverton Wolverines Friday night in Sheridan as they fell to the Broncs 23-8. The Wolverines again struggled on offense (punting nine times during the game) and were unable to sustain drives.

The only score for the red and white came as the first half ended. The Sheridan Broncs muffed a Wolverine punt. Tyler Larson then hooked up with Trevor Wilson with 8 seconds left in the half. A two-point conversion made the score 10-8 Sheridan at half time.

The Broncs racked up 350 yards in total offense - much of it through the air on a cold and sometimes windy night.

The Wolverines battle the Wolves in Green River next Friday at 7:00pm. Green River is coming off a 21-20 upset over Evanston.