(Riverton, WY) – The Riverton Wolverines picked up a nice win on “Pink Night” over the visiting Natrona County Mustangs 3-1 under wintry conditions. After the schizophrenic spring weather that had 80-degree temperatures in early March, the winter returned Tuesday night with wind and snow mixed with rain as the temperature dipped near freezing.
Riverton scored first on a one-on-one breakaway by senior Hunter Saltsgaver. Saltsgaver drove down the right line of hashmarks and kicked an angle shot that tallied the first score of the game at 14 minutes into the opening half.
After almost the same interval, sophomore Carson Trujillo scored again at 27 minutes, giving the Wolverines a 2-0 lead at the half.
In the second half, it was Saltsgaver again, this time at 57 minutes. Riverton led 3-0.
Natrona responded quickly with a goal by Kasen Sabus just four minutes later, but the Wolverines remained in control and held on for the win.
You could tell something was different during the opening announcements. Instead of the usual step forward and hand wave, the Wolverines dropped to do push-ups, did flips, and Wyoming versions of breakdancing. It was all to raise funds on “Pink Night,” the annual fundraising effort to help people in the community fighting cancer.
This year, organizers elected to help a fellow member of the Riverton soccer community, Mike Becker, but according to the event GoFundMe page, there was “a twist.”
“While Mike and his entire family were truly humbled and honored to have this year’s Pink Game dedicated to his fight, he graciously declined any financial support,” the page bio states. “Instead, he encouraged organizers to find a family who could benefit even more from the help. When Mike learned about another family facing this difficult battle, he knew exactly where that support should go.”
The funds will now go toward Cameron and Jaci Cuttlers, who have lived in Riverton since 2015. Cameron was heavily involved in high school athletics in Nebraska before moving to Riverton where he worked as a track and field official.
“In November 2025, their family received unexpected news when Cameron was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that affects the bone marrow,” the page bio explains, and since that time has had to travel to Casper at least once each week for immunotherapy treatments and oral chemotherapy.
Over the last four years of the event, $54,000 has been raised.
The donations for this year’s Pink Game will be totaled early next week by Kristen Paskett. There is still an active online auction for a bench that will close Friday.
Donations can still be made at this GoFundMePage:
If you’re not comfortable with online donations, you can write a check and take it to either Riverton Middle School or Riverton High School.