The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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On Friday and Saturday, the Moorcroft Boys and Girls Golf Team traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the 2A Spring Golf Championships/Powder River Conference Spring Golf Championship that was played at Cheyenne Country Club. After the first day, both the boys and girls found themselves in contention both individually and as a team. Conditions worsened on Saturday, but the Wolves responded with great performances. In the boys division, Caden Connally finished second; Lane Wood, ninth; Cade...
By Dusty Petz On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on the Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies in the first round of the Wyoming State Tournament. Neither team was able to accomplish much in the first quarter, but Rocky held a slim 8-6 lead. The Grizzlies found some offense in the second quarter and took a 26-16 lead into the half. We talked at half about some changes to our defense and we also knew that we didn’t hit the shots that we normally do, but to stay the course on offense. The Lady Wolves came out...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves headed to the District Tournament in Wright. The Lady Wolves took on the Big Horn Rams in the first game of the day. The first quarter saw neither team able to get much going until midway through when the Lady Wolves were able to get some steals and convert. The Wolves led, 25-13 going into the half. We made some adjustments on the defensive end with our rotations and we were more effective in the second half. The Lady Wolves came out with a 56-31 victory. I think we had some nerves in the first quarter but once...
On Friday, the Sundance Bulldogs came to town. The Lady Wolves got out to a quick first quarter lead and found themselves ahead, 17-7. The second quarter was back and forth with neither team able to gain much ground and the third quarter was much the same with Moorcroft ahead, 36-27. The fourth quarter was a flurry of baskets by both teams and was exciting until the very end. The Lady Wolves were able to secure the 50-46 victory. It is always a rivalry game when we play. I was proud of our girls and them finishing the game out the way we did....
On Friday, the Lady Wolves hosted the Big Horn Lady Rams. Moorcroft got out to a quick start and got it going on the defensive end. The Lady Wolves led, 13-2 after the first quarter and took a 33-10 lead into the half. We made some adjustments at halftime with our offensive spacing and played a great second half. The Lady Wolves won the game, 60-17. We really have been stressing improvements on defense all week and the girls responded well. On Saturday, the Wright Lady Panthers came to town. Wright jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead before the...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Wright for a make-up game. The junior varsity started the night off right with a pressure defense and rebounding to transition that caused problems for the Panthers. The Lady Wolves won the JV game, 21-2. The varsity team then took the floor. They got off to a slow start in the first quarter, but saw themselves ahead, 26-17 at the end of the first half. The Wolves were again unable to put much distance between themselves and the Panthers, but were able to close out the game with a 46-33 victory. I...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs. Moorcroft got out to a good start and took a 29-16 lead into the half. Sundance came back in the second half and was able to cut the lead to 42-40. The Lady Wolves regrouped and were able to pull out a 49-45 victory. Rivalry games are always competitive and this game was no exception. On Friday, the Lady Wolves saw the Southeast Cyclones come to town for only their second home game of the season. The Junior Varsity team...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Big Horn to take on the Rams. The game started slow for both teams with neither able to do much in the first quarter. The second quarter was better for the Wolves and the team found themselves ahead, 23-11 at the half. The Wolves were able to outscore Big Horn in the third and fourth quarter to secure the 47-26 victory. I thought we turned up the pressure on the defensive end and we were able to get steals and convert them into baskets. Those opportunities that we created defensively allowed us to do...
On Tuesday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Hot Springs to take on the Bison. Moorcroft got off to a good start and found themselves ahead, 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. The game was back and forth in the second quarter, but found the Wolves ahead, 24-10 going into the half. It was much of the same in the second half and the Lady Wolves were able to come away with a 53-34 victory. I thought we came out with good energy and were able to match their runs with shots of our own. They would make a run and we were able to go down and execute on...
On Thursday night, the Lady Wolves traveled to Hulett to take on the Red Devils. Moorcroft got out to a quick start and led most of the game. The Lady Wolves ended up winning the game 54-14. I thought we came out with really good intensity in the first quarter; we had discussed in practice what we wanted to do from a defensive standpoint and I thought the girls really executed well. Once we got the stops on the defensive end that we needed, we were able to convert baskets that helped extend the lead. I was pleased with the different defensive...
On Thursday night, the Lady Wolves welcomed to town the Lady Herders from Glenrock. The first quarter saw the Wolves pick up a quick 10-1 lead before Glenrock climbed back in to the game. Moorcroft increased their defensive pressure and took a 36-17 lead into the half. Glenrock came back in the third quarter but the Lady Wolves took a commanding lead in the fourth quarter and came out with a victory, 55-35. Overall, we did what we needed to do and got the necessary stops. There are some things...
On Friday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Pine Bluffs to take on the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Doggers in the opening game of the season. Moorcroft got off to a quick 13-0 start before the Doggers got back into the game. The Wolves led 40-25 going into the half. We came out a little slow in the second half and allowed Lingle to get back into the game. In the fourth quarter, the Wolves locked down on defense and held the Doggers to only three points and won the game 72-43. It was a good first game for the Wolves. I thought we did some really good things a...
On Friday night, Moorcroft High School participated in the “Be the Light” campaign. The idea originated in Texas and was put out across the State to Wyoming Schools by the Wyoming High School Athletic Association. The idea behind the campaign was to turn on the football field lights on Friday, April 10 at 8:20 pm for 20 minutes. Why the exact time? Because 8:20 p.m. in military time is 20:20, which was chosen to honor the Senior Class of 2020 as well as everyone involved in extracurricular act...
The Moorcroft Lady Wolves made their first trip to the Girls Basketball State Tournament since 2006. Their first opponent on Thursday afternoon was the Riverside Rebels. Riverside got out to a quick start and the Wolves found themselves down 16-6 with 4 minutes to go in the first quarter. The Wolves locked down defensively and were able to battle back, but still found themselves down 18-15. The Wolves continued to step up on the defensive end while finding their offense. They held Riverside to...
The Moorcroft Lady Wolves Basketball Team headed into the 2A East Regional Tournament as the #1 seed and found themselves facing off against the Glenrock Herders. The Wolves jumped out to an early 15-4 first quarter lead but saw Glenrock fight back. The Wolves took a 24-23 lead into the locker room at half. The second half was much of the same as the Wolves couldn’t gain much ground. Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Wolves found the opening they were looking for and took advantage of it. The Wolves locked down on the defensive end and G...
On Friday, the Moorcroft Lady Wolves took on the Sundance Bulldogs. Junior Varsity was first up with half a game. The Wolves got out to a quick start and took a 9-5 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter was a different story as the Wolves fell behind and were behind 17-11 when the second quarter ended. Coach Hulm felt it was a tale of two different quarters where we did some really good things and then areas that can be improved on in the other quarter. This was the last game of the...
On Friday night, the Big Horn Rams came to town. The Lady Wolves Junior Varsity team got first shot and came out and played well. Coach Hulm was happy with the effort and intensity on the defensive end. They took a 19-13 lead into the half before closing the game out with a 44-29 win. Varsity was the next game up. Big Horn got out to a quick start before the Wolves responded. Big Horn took a narrow 25-22 lead into the half. The Wolves struggled with their offense in the third quarter and were...
On Friday night, the Moorcroft Lady Wolves took on the Moguls from Edgemont, SD. The Junior Varsity started the night. The Wolves were able to take an early lead into the half with their defensive pressure and timely baskets. The second half got close and saw Edgemont pull away at the end for a 35-28 victory. Coach Hulm felt that the team worked hard, but just needed to work on closing out this game. The Varsity was next up. The Moguls got out to an early 9-0 lead before the Wolves woke up and w...
On Tuesday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs. The Junior Varsity team was first up. The game was back and forth until the second half when the Wolves were able to take a lead and never relinquish it while winning the game, 43-34. The Varsity game followed and we knew going in that they are a physical team with good size. Boxing out was a key for us and trying to keep them in front of us was another key. The Lady Wolves got out to a good start, but were not able to...
On Monday, the Lady Wolves Junior Varsity team took on Sundance JV. It was a competitive game with neither team able to gain much ground, but in the fourth quarter, the Wolves were able to get some key baskets and convert turnovers into layups and were able to pull out the victory, 43-36. Coach Hulm was proud of the effort and ability to get defensive stops when needed. The Lady Wolves returned to action on Friday, when they traveled to Big Horn for a conference game. The JV set the tone for the evening with a convincing 58-27 victory. The Vars...
On Tuesday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Hot Springs for the first round of the West River Tournament to face the Hot Springs Lady Bison. The Wolves got off to a good start and were able to take a 33-19 lead into the half. The team got into some foul trouble in the third quarter and had to make some adjustments to the defense Hot Springs was playing and were able to get key buckets and defensive stops when they needed it to win the game, 54-40. On Friday morning, the Lady Wolves Junior Varsity te...
On Friday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Dayton for the Powder River Conference Round Robin. The first game saw the Ladies face off against the Glenrock Herders. It was good for us to play against Glenrock as they are in our region so it was a good opportunity. The Lady Wolves got off to a slow start, but found some success with their defense and were able to take a 28-12 lead into the half before winning the game, 51-27. The second game of the day found the Wolves against the Thunder Basin junior varsity girls’ team. Once again, a slow start c...
On Saturday, the Lady Wolves returned to action following the Christmas break with a game versus the Hulett Red Devils. The Junior Varsity girls got the afternoon started on a good note with a 27-8 victory. Coach Arlie Hulm commented that he thought the girls came out ready to play. He felt their full court pressure created some really good opportunities that led to baskets and we took off from there. The Lady Wolves varsity team got off to a slow start in the first two minutes and found themselves down 4-9. The team battled back with a couple...
The Moorcroft Lady Wolves traveled to Edgemont, SD to take on the Lady Moguls on Thursday night. The JV team got the night off on a good note with a 39-32 victory. Coach Arlie Hulm was pleased with the girls’ effort. We did a lot of good things and, defensively, we got the stops we needed at the end of the game to help secure the victory. The Varsity team followed that up with a win of their own; after a slow start that saw neither team score for the first two minutes, the Lady Wolves turned it up and finished the first quarter ahead, 23-4, a...
The Lady Wolves traveled to Burns for the Burns Winter Classic over the weekend. On Thursday, the Wolves played the home team, Burns Broncs. Moorcroft got out to an early lead and ended the first quarter 10-1 and the half up 22-11. The Broncs closed the gap in the fourth quarter but the Wolves were able to continue their pace and win the game, 46-38. I thought we came out exactly how we wanted to. We played great team defense and executed on offense. We faced some adversity in the fourth quarter, but we had numerous different kids step up and...
