Rock Springs Tiger Soccer

On Thursday at Crossroads Park in Rock Springs the RS Tigers faced their arch rivals the GR Wolves in the second leg of the Sweetwater Cup. The Tigers were looking to avenge their earlier embarrassing defeat by upsetting the Wolves. This match was a classic rivalry match and saw the Tigers come to play for 80 minutes. However the Wolves got on the board first when the initial GR shot was saved by Gus Wagner but the deflection found a Wolves' feet and he scored in the 19th minute of play. This was the only score in the first half. The Tigers did see a couple of legitimate chances in the first 40 minutes of play including a header by Alex Arambel. The Tigers game plan seemed to be working as the heavily favored Wolves were frustrated in the 2nd half by the improved play of the Tigers. Then Green River sealed their win by two goal, one in the 61st minute and the other in the 69th minute. The Tigers kept trying and pressing forward to get a goal or two and get into the match but attemp...

On Tuesday in Green River the JV Tigers looked a little sloppy in the first half versus their cross county counterparts. The Tigers allowed 3 goals in the 1st half and were unable to score any to find themselves behind at the half 3 - 0. The second half started in a fury from the Tigers as they scored 2 goals in the first 5 minutes. The goals were from Tyler Legerski and Rayden Davis. But that was as close as the Tigers would come to the Wolves in this JV contest. The Wolves added two more insurance goals in the last 20 minutes of the match to win by the score of 5 - 2. The loss drops the JV Tigers season mark to 4 - 2 - 0. Man of the match - Tyler Legerski- first goal of game scored and extraordinary effort and leadership Up next for the JV Tigers - A rematch between them and the JV Wolves on Monday April 26th at 5:00pm at Crossroads Park in Rock Springs.

The Tigers and Braves of Star Valley played in a 4A West conference match on Friday in Rock Springs. The Tigers got off to another fast start as the scored in the 4th minute when Storie Ratcliff hit the back of the net. The Tigers second goal was headed in by Taylor Chesnovar in the 12th minute off of a corner kick sent in by Storie Ratcliff. The Storie show continued as he collected a long drop kick by Tyler Wilkinson in the 26th minute to give the Tigers a 3 - 0 lead. Ratcliff completed his hat trick in the 31st minute when he beat the keeper again, this third goal was assisted by Pat Walker. The Braves were able to get on the scoreboard in the 34th minute when after making 2 great saves the ball just squeezed over the line on Tyler Wilkinson. The half time score was 4 - 1. The second half did not see a lot of action in front of either goal as the Tigers were content with the 3 goal lead and the Braves just were not able to mount much of an offensive attack. The final score stood at ...

On Wednesday in Rock Springs, the Tigers played against the Red Devils of Evanston. This was the Tigers first home match of the season. Once again the Tigers were quick off of the whistle and scored only 4 minutes into the match. The first goals was started by a wonderful throw-in by Austin Lever and finished on a break away by Pat Walker. The early score was the only score of the first half for either team. Early in the second half the Tigers tallied another goal. This goal was headed in by Luke Aust. The ball was sent into play from Austin Lever off of a corner kick, which the Evanston keeper punched off of the crossbar. Luke was ready and headed the rebound in for the goal. The third and final goal of the match was booted into the net by Storie Ratcliff in the 60th minute from about 25 yards away. This was Storie's 6th goal of the season and has him currently tied for the 2nd most in the state. There was no assist on Storie's goal. The Tigers were able to keep th...

On Tuesday in Cheyenne the Rock Springs Tigers played against the East Thunder Bird. East was coming off of a win against their cross town rivals the nationally ranked Cheyenne Central Indians just the week before. The Tigers took the wind in the first half and had their best chances then but were always thwarted by the T-Bird defense. The score at the half was 0 - 0. In the second half the T-Birds used the strong wind to their advantage and scored twice. The goals came in the 47th minute of play and in the 52nd minute of play. The first T-Bird goal was a roofing shot past the keeper from about 25 yards away. The second and last goal of the match was put past the keeper after a scrum in front of the net preceded by a corner kick. The Tigers played hard but could not do what was needed to get close to the East goal. The final score of the match 2 - 0. This drops the Tigers to 1 - 5 - 1. Man of the Match: Luke Aust - continued great play as a centerback Match Facts: Shot; RS 7...

The JV Tigers came from behind again on Tuesday in Rawlins to beat the Rawlins Outlaws. Trailing 1 to nil, Erick Piedra tied the score with a free kick from 25 yards out. In the 2nd half Piedra continued his dominance by scoring a PK and a third goal (assisted by Tyler Legerski). The JV Tigers beat the Outlaws 3 to 1.The wins moves the JV Tigers record to 2 wins a 1 loss. Man of the match - Erick Piedra for the hat trick

The JV match between RS and GR has been rescheduled for Monday April 26th. It is to be played at Crossroads Park in Rock Springs with the JV girls playing at 3:00pm and the JV boys playing at 5:00pm.

On Riverton on Saturday the Tigers were defeated by the #3 ranked Riverton Wolverines. The Riverton Wolverines are the lone undefeated team in the state of Wyoming for boy's soccer. Riverton scored three times in the first half; the goals were in the 7th minute off of a penalty kick, in the 17th minute off of a cross and in the 40th minute off of a bad clearance by the Tiger's defence. The half time score was 3 - 0 in favor of the Wolverines. The Wolverines continued their scoring in the 47th minute with a shot to the bottom right. The Tigers finally got on the score board when Storie Ratcliff collected a ball about 30 yards out from goal, created space from his defender and dropped the ball beautifully over the outreached keepers hands. The Tiger's lone goal made the score 4 - 1 in the 48th minute. But the Wolverine's direct play and quick forwards proved to be too much for the Tigers as they scored twice more in the second half. The last two goals for Riverton came in...

In Casper on Friday the Rock Springs Tigers played well as they played against the defending 4A West Conference Champions, Natrona County Mustangs. The varsity Tigers regrouped well after their loss to Green River on Wednesday. The Tigers had some genuine opportunities to score especially in the second half. The lone goal in the match occurred in the 25th minute when the NC striker beat the Tiger defense and chipped a ball perfectly over the arms of Tyler Wilkinson and right under the crossbar. Storie Ratcliff, Pat Walker, Sandy Duncan and Matt Lehman all created and had some chances to equalize the score. The Tigers felt good about their performance even though the outcome was a loss. Game Stats: Shots; RS 15, NC 14 - Keeper Saves; RS 9, NC 7 - Corner Kicks RS 0, NC 3 - Free Kicks; RS 5, NC 7 - Assists; RS 0, NC 1 Man of the Match - Riley Yerkovich played some outstanding defense and got into the offense. In the JV match the young Tigers got to experience their first match action of t...

In Green River on Wednesday the Rock Springs Tigers and Green River Wolves squared off in the first leg of the Sweetwater Cup. The Wolves are better team on this day downing their cross county rivals by a score of 8 to 0. The Wolves scored 4 times in the last 22 minutes of the first half and added another 4 in the final 25 minutes of the match. The offensive chances for the Tigers were too few and too far between. Match Stats: Shots; RS 5, GR 19; Assists; RS 0, GR 5; Keeper Saves; RS 10, GR 5; Free Kicks; RS 3, GR 5; Corner Kicks; RS 1, GR 2. Man of the match; Storie Ratcliff and Jesse Love for great hustle all throughout the match. Up Next for the Tigers: Friday April 9th at Natrona County JV at 3pm and Varsity at 5pm.

Once again the weather has caused a postponement in the boy's soccer season. The JV boy's soccer match scheduled for today (April 6th) in Rock Springs has had to be rescheduled due to the winter weather. We are working on getting this match rescheduled as soon as possible. We are crossing our fingers that tomorrow's Varsity match in Green River will still be a go. We will have to see how much more snow we get or how fast it melts.

The match scheduled for Thursday April 1st was postponed due to snowy conditions in both Rock Springs and Laramie. This is a non-conference match and does not need to be made up but both schools want to makeup the match later on in the season. If the two schools can find a date were it will work later on in the spring the match will be re-scheduled. If not then the match simply will not be played. The RS Tigers are currently on Spring Break and will resume practicing on Monday at 4pm. Up Next for the Tigers: JV vs Green River Tuesday April 6th at Crossroads Park in Rock Springs at 5pm. For the Varsity the first leg of the Sweetwater Cup versus their arch rivals the Green River Wolves, match to be played in Green River on Wednesday April 7th at 5pm. The matches in Green River will most likely be played at Zehawi Park.