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  • A University of Wyoming Cowgirl basketball player lines up for a shot while a rival team member tries to block.
    Instagram / Wyoming Cowgirl Basketball
    Tuesday night the Cowgirls faced off against San Diego State University (SDSU) in San Diego for their last game of the regular season. They hoped to come out with a win in order to have a chance at the number two seed for the Mountain West Tournament, but fell short. They lost in the last three minutes of the game with a final score of 55-58.
  • A man on a horse pulls a person on skis over a snowy jump
    Caitlin Tan
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    Wyoming Public Media
    The year was 1949. Some skiers and cowboys were at a bar in Leadville, Colorado. Naturally, the conversation went to ‘who’s fastest?’ So they decided to see about it – but as a team. The cowboys pulled the skiers on their horses down Main Street, and that’s how what we know today as ‘skijoring’ began – at least according to the “legend”. Over the years, the sport has gained traction, bringing in lots of money and visitors to small Rocky Mountain communities during winter. But, this all depends on snow, and this year’s unseasonably warm weather has made it tricky.