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# The Morning Bell · Saturday, October 31, 2026
- URL: https://www.bearlaketv.com/the-morning-bell-saturday-october-31-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-31T23:21:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-01T00:00:17.000Z
- Description: Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming school & sports brief — Halloween Saturday
- Author: Darren Eastman
- Tags: Morning Bell, Sports, Schools

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Good morning, and happy Halloween. Welcome to **The Morning Bell** from Bear Lake TV — Saturday, October 31, 2026.

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## Closures

No school closures or event cancellations reported this morning in Utah, Idaho or Wyoming. It's a Saturday with no school; a few showers today, steady rain after midnight, and a rain-snow mix Sunday night.

## Regional weather

*Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming*

- **Today:** Low–mid 50s — Partly sunny; showers, stray thunderstorm
- **Trick-or-treat:** 40s — Mostly cloudy, mostly dry; rain after midnight
- **Sunday:** Mid 40s–near 50 — Rain; a few afternoon thunderstorms
- **Sun night–Mon:** Lows \~30–mid 30s — Rain-snow mix; west gusts 30+ mph

Garden City, Laketown, Randolph and Woodruff run low-to-mid 50s today, right with Evanston, Kemmerer and Montpelier. Best shower chances around Bear Lake and Montpelier; Lyman and Mountain View look mostly dry.

*Source: National Weather Service*

## Utah roads

- **Garden City to Evanston:** Dry. Utah-side bridge work still has one-way traffic on temporary signals (up to \~10 min delays, through winter). On the Wyoming side, the bridge job near the state line keeps 10-ft width and 14-ft height limits; that project is scheduled to wrap up today.
- **Garden City to Logan:** No closures, incidents or winter alerts listed.
- **To Salt Lake City & Ogden:** No closures. Westbound I-84 in Weber Canyon stays one lane through Tuesday; expect 10–15 minute delays at busy times.

*UDOT Traffic · WYDOT WY 89*

## Wyoming roads

- **Sisters:** Dry. Eastbound 10 ft 6 in width restriction near Evanston still posted; Evanston truck-parking project scheduled to finish today.
- **Sisters to Kemmerer:** Dry, no restrictions.

*WYDOT 511 (reports as of early Saturday morning)*

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## Top Stories

*Football · UHSAA 8-Player Quarterfinal · Fri, Oct. 30*

### ![Rich mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-rich.png) Rich rolls past St. Joseph 56–20, heads to the semifinals

Top-seeded Rich led 49–20 at halftime and beat No. 8 St. Joseph **56–20** in the UHSAA 8-player quarterfinals in Randolph. The three-time defending champs move on to the semifinals on **Saturday, Nov. 7, at 10 AM** at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. Their opponent is the winner of Whitehorse at Water Canyon, which was moved to today at 2 PM.

*Sources: [MaxPreps recap](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/6Vn4DofCqEqlWbfgNhz9CQ/football-recap-st-joseph-falls-short-of-rich-in-the-playoffs.htm?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Deseret News bracket](https://www.deseret.com/sports/2026/10/17/high-school-football-6a-5a-4a-3a-2a-1a-state-tournament-scores/?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

*Volleyball · Idaho 4A State · Fri, Oct. 30*

### ![Bear Lake mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-bearlake.png) Bear Lake falls in five, then sweeps Sugar-Salem to stay alive

At the Idaho 4A state tournament at Lake City High in Coeur d’Alene, No. 3 Cole Valley Christian beat No. 2 Bear Lake **3–2**. The loss ended the Bears’ 11-match win streak. Bear Lake answered that night by sweeping No. 8 Sugar-Salem **25–17, 25–18, 25–17**.

This morning, the Bears (30–6) face No. 7 Fruitland, a team they swept Thursday, in an elimination match at **10 AM MDT**. If they win, they play the loser of Cole Valley Christian vs. Kimberly at 3 PM MDT for a spot in the 5 PM MDT championship. Coming from the elimination side, Bear Lake would have to win the final twice, with an if-necessary match at 7 PM MDT. NFHS Network carries the matches.

*Sources: [MaxPreps recap](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/pt4k-HE5TUe9GGg9sANphg/volleyball-recap-cole-valley-christian-takes-down-bear-lake-in-a-playoff-battle--how-to-watch.htm?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [MaxPreps](https://www.maxpreps.com/news/cWny59RiDEa7hZpZ38PbrA/volleyball-recap-bear-lake-takes-down-sugar-salem-in-a-playoff-battle--how-to-watch.htm?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [KIFI Local News 8](https://localnews8.com/sports/2026/10/30/friday-state-h-s-volleyball-day-2-tournament-scores-for-october-30/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Coeur d’Alene Press bracket](https://cdapress.com/news/2026/oct/25/state-high-school-volleyball-tournament-schedules/?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

**Start time:** MaxPreps lists the Fruitland match at 9:00, which is most likely Pacific time (10 AM MDT).

*Football · Wyoming Quarterfinals · Fri, Oct. 30*

### ![Cokeville mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-cokeville.png) ![Mountain View mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-mtnview.png) Cokeville vs. Mountain View in the 2A semifinals; Evanston’s season ends

![Photo: Wyoming Tribune Eagle](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/burns-vs-mountain-view-football-wte.jpg)

Photo: Wyoming Tribune Eagle

No. 1 West seed Cokeville rolled past Glenrock **48–7** at home. Mountain View won **48–13** at Burns, scoring 41 straight points after Burns took a 7–0 lead. Joseph Larson ran for a touchdown, and Kolbe Webb returned an interception 95 yards for a score just before halftime. That sets up an all-West semifinal: **Mountain View at Cokeville, Friday, Nov. 6** (time TBA). The 2A title game is Nov. 13 at noon at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. In 3A, Evanston’s season ended with a 31–7 loss at Riverton.

*Sources: [Wyoming Tribune Eagle](https://www.wyomingnews.com/mistakes-cost-burns-in-quarterfinal-loss-to-mountain-view/article%5F5e8f750d-f8c2-4b17-af11-f8db4ca0a914.html?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Wyoming News Now](https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/sports/2026-friday-night-frenzy-playoff-quarterfinals/article%5Fe5f85db2-7f6a-4964-ad33-70776dcd9ba9.html?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Sheridan Media bracket](https://sheridanmedia.com/sports/254333/wyoming-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-2026/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [WHSAA](https://www.whsaa.org/football/football.html?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

*Volleyball · Wyoming Regionals · Fri–Sat, Oct. 30–31*

### ![Kemmerer mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-kemmerer.png) Kemmerer and Cokeville punch state tickets; three more play for spots today

![Photo: WyoPreps](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/wyopreps-volleyball-regionals.jpg)

Photo: WyoPreps

**Kemmerer** swept Thermopolis (25–14, 25–16, 27–25) and Shoshoni (25–16, 25–21, 25–22) to qualify for state, and plays Greybull for the 2A West title at 1 PM in Lander. **Cokeville** swept Riverside (25–7, 25–13, 25–7), then beat Dubois 3–1 (25–22, 25–16, 26–28, 25–14) to qualify. The Panthers play Burlington for the 1A West title at 2:30 PM in Lander.

**Mountain View** swept Lyman (25–14, 25–23, 25–20), then lost a five-setter to Powell (27–25, 24–26, 19–25, 25–22, 15–9). The Buffalos play the Rawlins–Lander winner at 2:15 PM in Worland, and a win sends them to state. **Lyman** plays Pinedale at 9 AM in an elimination match, and the winner plays Worland at 12:30 PM for a state berth. **Evanston** beat Rock Springs 3–1 (25–12, 13–25, 39–37, 25–16) before Cody swept them 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–16). The Red Devils play the Riverton–Natrona County winner at noon in Jackson, with a state berth on the line. State is Nov. 5–7 in Casper.

*Source: [WyoPreps regional scoreboard](https://wyopreps.com/volleyball-scoreboard-regionals-2026-wyoming/?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

### From school Facebook pages

📘 From school Facebook pagesMost school Facebook pages were unavailable this morning. Evanston High posted Friday afternoon that its Haunted Forest was canceled for the night because of the weather (see Around the Schools). Bear Lake High posted “Encore go support, one more night!” Friday. We couldn’t read the Lyman High, UCSD #4 (Mountain View), Cokeville High or Kemmerer High pages, and we didn’t check for Rich High or Rich Middle pages. Sources: [Evanston High School Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063648817353) · [Bear Lake High School Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bearlakehs)

## Around the Schools

*Evanston High · Fri, Oct. 30*

### ![Evanston mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-evanston.png) Evanston: Friday’s Haunted Forest canceled

Evanston High posted Friday afternoon that the Haunted Forest was canceled for the night because of the weather. No makeup date has been posted.

*Source: [Evanston High School Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063648817353)*

*Reminder · Sun, Nov. 1*

### Clocks fall back tonight

Daylight saving time ends at 2 AM Sunday, so set your clocks back an hour before bed. Times in this edition are MDT through today; next week’s times are MST.

*Lunch · Next week*

### ![Rich mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-rich.png) Rich: November lunch menu

Monday, Nov. 2: ham & baked potato. Tuesday: taco soup. Wednesday: sloppy joes. Thursday: pasta day.

*Source: [Rich School District](https://www.richschool.org/en-US?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

*Tue, Nov. 3*

### ![Cokeville mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-cokeville.png) Cokeville: picture retakes Tuesday

Cokeville High reminds students that picture retakes are coming up Nov. 3.

*Source: [Cokeville High School](https://chs.lcsd2.org/?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

*Calendar · Nov. 2–6*

### ![Lyman mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-lyman.png) Lyman: next week on the calendar

*Source: [Lyman Eagles events](https://www.lymaneagles.com/Events?ref=bearlaketv.com)*

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### ![Rich mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-rich.png) Rich School District

November lunch menu is out: Monday ham and baked potato; Tuesday taco soup; Wednesday sloppy joes; Thursday pasta day.

### ![Cokeville mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-cokeville.png) Cokeville

Picture retakes are Tuesday, November 3.

### ![Lyman mascot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/7b/047b94fd-6519-4056-a170-ef7189e7eae9/content/images/2026/10/icon-lyman.png) Lyman

- **Monday, Nov. 2:** Football banquet at 6 in the LHS Commons; Bridger Valley youth basketball; Bruin parent meeting at 6:30 at Urie.
- **Tuesday, Nov. 3:** 7th/8th grade girls basketball hosts Rock Springs; middle school wrestling at Star Valley.
- **Wednesday, Nov. 4:** Western Wyoming College registration for class of 2027; Urie fall conferences.
- **Thursday–Friday, Nov. 5–6:** Girls swimming at Campbell County.

## Today & Tomorrow

### Today · Saturday, Oct. 31 · Halloween

- Lyman volleyball / Lyman MS wrestling — 9 AM
- Bear Lake volleyball vs Fruitland (elim) — 10 AM MDT
- Evanston volleyball — noon (Jackson)
- Kemmerer volleyball — 1 PM (Lander)
- Whitehorse at Water Canyon — 2 PM
- Mountain View volleyball — 2:15 PM (Worland)
- Cokeville volleyball — 2:30 PM (Lander)
- Idaho 4A semis / championship — 3 PM / 5 PM MDT

### Sunday, Nov. 1

- Daylight saving time ends — clocks fall back 1 hour at 2 AM

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## Scoreboard

### Football

- Rich 56, St. Joseph 20
- Cokeville 48, Glenrock 7
- Mountain View 48, Burns 13
- Riverton 31, Evanston 7

### Idaho 4A volleyball

- Cole Valley Christian 3, Bear Lake 2
- Bear Lake 3, Sugar-Salem 0

### WY regional volleyball

- Kemmerer 3, Thermopolis 0 · Kemmerer 3, Shoshoni 0
- Cokeville 3, Riverside 0 · Cokeville 3, Dubois 1
- Mountain View 3, Lyman 0 · Powell 3, Mountain View 2
- Evanston 3, Rock Springs 1 · Cody 3, Evanston 0

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