March 7, 2013 It was a game plan that was executed perfectly for 35 minutes and 47 seconds. It was the last 13 seconds that went awry, as the Laramie Lady Plainsmen nearly pulled off a David versus Goliath upset in the first round of the 4A State Tournament in Casper Thursday night. They lost in overtime to the Natrona County Fillies, 39-36.
March 1, 2013 Behind a career-high 31 points from Tyler Loose, the Laramie Plainsmen battled back and topped Cheyenne Central for a third time this season with a 63-58 victory Friday night in the semifinals of the 4A East Regional Tournament in Gillette. LHS ended the game with a 10-0 run to complete their comeback. They will play for the regional title against the home-standing Camels Saturday afternoon.
February 28, 2013 Facing the biggest pressure game of the season, the Laramie Lady Plainsmen picked up their biggest win of the season, as they held off Cheyenne Central Lady Indians 53-48 in the first round of the 4A East Regional tournament. With the victory, Laramie seals their berth to the State Tournament in Casper next week and advances on to face #1 Sheridan in the Regional semifinals Friday night in Gillette.
Laramie came into their games Friday night trying to bounce back from their losses to Gillette last Saturday. Both teams came away with wins over the Cheyenne South Bison. For the Plainsmen, they locked up a spot in the state tournament thanks to the victory and a little help. As for the Lady Plainsmen, they got closer to hosting a first round, loser-out Regional tournament game on February 28.
February 7, 2013 The second-ranked Laramie Plainsmen boys basketball team will head out on one of the toughest road swings each season, as they take on the Broncs in Sheridan and the #1 Camels in Gillette. The fifth-ranked Laramie Lady Plainsmen basketball team will host the same two teams, with Friday night being Senior Night, and Saturday is a cancer awareness game with fundraising efforts for "Cakes for Cancer."
February 4, 2013 The Saturday 4A East Conference match-up between Laramie and Cheyenne East was a split. The second ranked Laramie boys ran their win streak to four straight games, as they downed the East Thunderbirds 74-54. Meanwhile, the #5 Laramie girls came up short in their upset bid of the #2 East Lady T-Birds, as they lost 50-40.
