News writing
I worked for five years at newspapers in Wyoming and Idaho, writing more than 1,000 bylined articles. Four of those years were as the high school sports coordinator at the Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune. Some of the award-winning articles include:
- Hardwood reflections: In 2009, I wrote a series of nine stories about high school basketball in Wyoming. This series finished as an honorable mention (top 10 nationally) in the Associated Press Sports Editors under-40,000 circulation division in project reporting. The series focused on Beth Morgan of Torrington; Tony Selph of Lander; Mark Curry of Gillette; Shannon Brown of St. Stephens; Hilary Michelena of Arvada-Clearmont; the players of the LaGrange Longhorns basketball dynasty; Alfred Redman of Arapaho Charter; the winless Rawlins girls team; and three former high school players united by fate.
- Option, right: In 2009, I wrote a story about the development of six-man football in Wyoming. The story finished in fifth place nationally in the Associated Press Sports Editors under-40,000 circulation division in explanatory reporting.
- Unfortunate reality: In 2007, I wrote a series of stories about racism encountered by high school athletes from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Only one story is available online. The story won first place in the Wyoming Press Association’s sports news category for 2006.
I also wrote for the Idaho Falls (Idaho) Post Register and the Gillette (Wyoming) News-Record.
High school sports
I began work on wyoming-football.com, a website devoted to the history of Wyoming high school football, in 2004. I alone have been responsible for the site’s development and upkeep. The responsibilities have included writing for the site’s blog; maintaining and updating the site; and researching game results, coaches and records. Also, from 2012-2024, I have written football previews for the Wyoming High School Preview Guide Magazine, writing previews for every team in the state.
I also run wyoming-basketball.com and champlists.com, sites devoted to Wyoming high school sports history.
Freelance writing
My freelance work has been published by the website wyofile.com, the Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune, the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader and the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune. My most recent story was a longform profile on former Cokeville football coach Todd Dayton (August 2023.) For Casper, my freelance work included a story on the decline in scoring in high school basketball (December 2013), a story and research on the state’s track and field records (May 2014), and a story on the team that has Wyoming’s longest football winning streak (August 2014).
Page design
In addition to my responsibilities as a writer, I also designed pages for the sports sections of the Star-Tribune and Post Register. Click the thumbnail to see a larger version.
Casper Star-Tribune, June 27, 2007
Casper Star-Tribune, June 16, 2008
Casper Star-Tribune, Jan. 2, 2008