Despite a second quarter run, the Lady Buffs girls let the win slip away when they hosted the Burlington Huskies on February 9.

“We were very patient… and worked at running the offense. Our girls were unselfish and worked the ball around well,” said Coach Hunt.

At the end of the first quarter the girls down by 5 points, trailing the Lady Huskies 9-4.

The second quarter saw a run as the Lady Buffs closed the gap to two, with the scoreat 14-12.

However, the Buffs were held scoreless in the third quarter, and let Burlington score four, to end the third quarter 18-12.

In the fourth quarter the Lady Buffs slipped further behind and ended up losing 28-15.

Scoring for the Buffs was Georgi Hall (JR) with 7 points, Julie Mendes (SO) with 6 points and Jordan Kraft (SO) putting in two. 

Over all Coach Hunt was pleased with the performance and progress the girls had made over the season.  

“This has been a good season for us.  We had more games than we were used too, but it was good for getting more playing time for our younger girls and more experience for everyone.  We had our ups and downs, but we improved tremendously throughout the season. 

“Early in the year we had two or three players scoring.  By the last few games just about everyone was in the books.  Our defense was much better too.  We were able to work in several defenses and play them effectively. 

“Overall, it was a lot of fun.  This is a great group of girls to be around and they tend to have fun no matter what they are doing,” said Coach Hunt.

1. I am the editor of the GSH School News paper.
2. I enjoy having a great time with family and friends.
3. I have braces.
4. Purple is my favorite color.
5. I drive a PT Cruiser.
6. I am the second oldest out of four children.
7. I have several best friends.
8. I don’t have any animals.
9. I many types of foods.
10. I like to smile.

Making the C-Team a true Freshman team are Ryan Sylvester, Keegan Jenness, Fabian Davila, Colton Flitner, Wyatt Nielsen, Calder Forcella, Jacob Kemper, Drayton Griffin and Oscar Gomez.

The Big Horn Rams didn’t stand a chance against the Buffs, who started in the lead and ended in the lead with final score of 55-38.

Throughout the game, the Rams felt the hurt, having never gotten close to the Buffs in terms of scores.

In the first quarter, the Buffs ran away with the lead, scoring 18 points to BH’S 3. Davilla cherrypicked 8 points, with Sylvester scoring 6. Forcella and Gomez each added 2 points.

As the second quarter rolled around, the Buffs found themselves in anything but a tight spot. Adding 12 more points, they finished the second quarter with 30 points. The Rams only had 12 by that time, and were falling back considerably.

Never letting their guards down, the Buffs continued to impress the crowd as they climbed up no less than 10 points each quarter, and Rams fell further behind.

At the end of the third quarter, the Buffs were still in the lead, with 45 points. The Rams, showing no sign of catching up, lagged behind with 27. Gomez ended the third quarter with 6 points, while Davila and Sylvester added 2 points each.

As the fourth quarter rolled around, the Rams got into gear and scored 11 points over the Buff’s 10, but it wasn’t enough and the game left the Buffs ahead at 55 to 38.

“I was happy with the game and the way the boys played. I would have liked it better if we had played a little harder in the second half and added to the lead instead of just maintaining it, but it was still a good win,” said Coach Nolan Tracy.

Coach Tracy also said he has been pleased with the team’s growth this year.

 “I have been very happy with the progress they have made during the seasons. We have been getting better contribution from more players as the year has gone on. We are playing much better team ball now, and not just relying on two or three players to carry the rest,” said coach Tracy.

 “They were a fun group to coach, and I look forward to working with them next year.”

40 Greybull High School students told their stories at the Kinser Jazz Festival on February 7 and 8. The Festival, held in Casper, was a way for students to perform in front of peers and adjudicators who offered helpful advice about their performance.

Mr. David Nighswonger, GHS music director, said, “There were four main reasons that we went to the festival. The students could get a better understanding of what they want to sound like by listening to other schools, gain valuable knowledge from the adjudicators who critiqued them, grow closer together, and get more practice at being on stage.”

Performing at this festival was different than putting on a regular concert at school because the students were in front of many people who taught and performed music for a living.

“It was a little scary at first,” choir member Cesar Garay (SO) said of the experience of performing in front of a large audience.

Nerves proved to be helpful though, as a judge told the choir that they “sounded good.”

Performing on the second day, band members played their way through the three songs that they worked on perfecting second semester: “Carribean Dance,” “Here’s that Rainy Day” and “K.C. Blues.”

Ezra Hanson (SO) said “It was a lot of fun, and a good experience to be up there in front of all those people.”

Mr. Nighswonger said that he was, “pleased with both performances.”

The stories that the band and choir told were stories that they will keep with them into later life. After all, the stories told through music tie people together.

These three books, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay, are, by far, some of the best books that I’ve ever read, and I greatly urge you to read them as well.

 I promise you will not be disappointed. They will grab your attention from the initial paragraph, and keep you hooked until the final word lingers in your mind.  If you don’t believe me, take it from Stephen King, the Master of Suspense, who told Entertainment Weekly, “[The Hunger Games] is a violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn’t stop reading.”

Stephenie Meyer, author of the beloved Twilight Saga, said, “I was so obsessed with this book I had to take it with me out to dinner and hide it under the edge of the table so I wouldn’t have to stop reading. The story kept me up for several nights in a row, because even after I was finished, I just lay in bed wide awake thinking about it . . . The Hunger Games is amazing.”

The trilogy’s setting is post-apocalyptic North America, where a powerful government has taken control of its people and forced annual “Hunger Games” upon them. In the games, two tributes, one male and female, from each of the nation’s 12 districts are selected to fight to the death on national television. There is also an underlying plot of romance between Katniss, the heroine, and her two radically different companions. Peeta is the baker’s son and her accompanying tribute. Gale is her childhood best friend and co-anarchist. Katniss struggles not only with the dynamics of her relationships, but also with her role as a reluctant revolutionary.  She faces an inner battle between satisfying the capitol and protecting what she truly cares for – her family, friends, and her freedom.

These truly are amazing books.

An exciting tidbit, the movie to the first book of the trilogy, The Hunger Games, is currently underway, and is set to be released on March 23, 2012.

Take it from me, READ THE BOOKS. Don’t just wait for the movie to come out. You will most likely be persuaded to read them anyways after watching it, so let me persuade you ahead of time. Get to reading!