KOWB Wyoming

The year was 2012. The fire began on June 30, it was contained on July 9th and was officially called "out" in mid-December. By the time it was all said and done, the Squirrel Creek Fire had burned nearly 11,000 acres of land approximately 30 miles southwest of Laramie.

Being short-handed didn't matter to Boise State, as the Broncos got two huge 3-pointers from Jeff Elorriaga in the final 33 seconds and upset the 25th-ranked Wyoming Cowboys 63-61 Wednesday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.

The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team suffered a conference opening loss 70-68 against the Boise State Broncos on Wednesday night in Boise.

Lexie Madden, a student at the University of Wyoming, is one of 53 women in Las Vegas competing for the title of 2013 Miss America. Preliminary competitions are already underway and the final competition will air on ABC this Saturday, Jan. 12th.

Last year, a very young and inexperienced Cowgirl team won just four games before Mountain West play began, and 12 games in the entire year. "It's such a different year," said senior Chaundra Sewell.

The news was twice as nice Monday for the Wyoming Cowboys. In addition to being ranked in the USA Today Coach's Poll released Monday, Sr. Leonard Washington earned honors from the conference after his double-double in the Pokes win at SMU last week.

Chaundra Sewell recorded her fifth double-double of the season to lead the Cowgirls past South Dakota Mines, 87-38, on Thursday night in Laramie.

13-0 is now the answer to a trivia question. It happens to be the best record to ever start a single-season in Wyoming Cowboy basketball history. Behind Leonard Washington's 19 points and 11 rebounds, the Pokes found a way to remain undefeated on the season with a hard-fought 59-56 victory Wednesday night over the SMU Mustangs in Dallas, Texas.