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  • Wolves compete at State

    Mary Hunter|May 23, 2024

    Three Moorcroft Wolves qualified for State Track and Field competition. London McCrea qualified in the 300 Hurdles, Talia Vargas qualified in the 400 Dash and Dima Haskell qualified in the Long Jump. Although the track gods were not in our favor, this group of Wolves represented the pack well. On Friday, May 17, Dima sailed through the air in the Long Jump first thing in the morning. He earned a 15th place finish in the Finals with a jump of 18'11.75". London went over the obstacles in the 300...

  • Three Moorcroft track athletes headed to state

    Mary Hunter|May 16, 2024

    On Friday, May 3, the Wolves went just down the road for the Gillette Qualifier, In the Men's 100 Meter races, Dima Haskell got an 11.89; Trenton Gray ran a 12.48; Lathan Dewey, 12.57; Wyatt Allred, 14.20; and Justus Mills ran a 15.56. In the 200 Meter races, Braydnn Terry ran a 25.22; Lathan, 25.86; William Ripley, 26.78, Bryden Keller-Decoteau, 29.06; Wyatt 29.39; and Justus ran a 32.82. In the 400 Meter races, Braydnn ran in 58.38 and Hayden Amende ran his quarter mile in 59.18. In the 800...

  • Wolves at Scott Hardy Memorial

    Mary Hunter|May 2, 2024

    The Moorcroft Wolves went to Wright to compete in the Scott Hardy Memorial. In the running events, in the Lady's 100 Meter Dash, London McCrea earned Third Place with a 14.72 finish; Lani Gill earned points with her seventh place finish of 15.49; Melibe Downey finished in 17.32; and Kylee Keller-Decoteau finished 18.52. In the men's race, Dima Haskell earned fourth place with a 13.10 finish; Oliver Gorsuch finished in 13.83; William Ripley finished in 13.88; Lathan Dewey finished in 14.10; and...

  • Wolves take on Dan Hansen Invitational

    Mary Hunter|Apr 25, 2024

    The Moorcroft Wolves Track and Field team went to Sheridan for the Dan Hansen Invitational on Saturday, April 20. It was a great day to be a Wolf, the weather was perfect for a day around the oval. Many Wolves PRd in their specific events and we had our first State Meet Pre Qualifier of the season. In the ladies' events, London McCrea got nineth place in the 100 Meter Dash with the time of 14.07; Melibe Downey placed 13th with the time of 16.20; and Kylee Keller-Decoteau placed 15th with the...

  • Wolves take on Upton

    Mary Hunter|Apr 18, 2024

    On Friday, April 12, the Wolves traveled to Upton for the Mick Tonkel Fly High Invite. In the 100 Meter Dash, London McCrea earned sixth place with the time of 13.87, Kylee Keller-Decoteau ran her 100 meters in 16.99. In the 200 Meter Dash, Talia Vargas earned third place with the time of 29.44 and Melibe Downey ran her 200 meters in 35.00. In the 400 Meter Dash, Talia place third again with the time of 1:06.78. In the 300 Hurdles, London took first place with the time of 48.93 and Talia earned fifth place with the time of 53.78. The Lady Wolve...

  • Spearfish Queen City Classic

    Mary Hunter|Apr 11, 2024

    On Friday, April 5, the Wolves Track and Field team went to play at the Spearfish Queen City Classic. In the 100 Meter Dash Men's competition, Dima Haskell had to rerun his event due to the clock and the gun not being in sync. Using the first race as a warmup, Dima took charge and won his heat by .01 seconds with a time of 11.99. Lathan Dewey earned a 12.60 finish and Justus Mills ran his race in 16.10. In the 200 Meter, Lathan finished in 26.19, Trenten Gray finished in 27.76 and William...

  • Wheatland invitational

    Mary Hunter|Apr 4, 2024

    In the ladies' 100 Meter Dash, London McCrae ran a 14.62 and Lani Gill, 15.20. In the 200 Meter Dash, London ran a 29.18 and Talia Vargas ran a 28.98. In the 400 Meter Dash, Talia ran a 1:07.81; Talia also ran the 100 Meter Hurdles and got a 22.17. London ran the 300 Meter Hurdles and got a 51.60. Despite losing the baton, the 4x100 Relay team of London McCrae, Kylee Keller-DeCoteau, Lani Gill and Talia ran a 1:20.63. Lani Gill improved her Long Jump by one foot with a jump of 15'1"; Kylee K-D...

  • Track season kicks off at Newcastle's Laura Chord Invite

    Mary Hunter|Mar 28, 2024

    At the Newcastle Laura Chord Invite on Thursday, March 21, the Wolves put on a good show. It was so much fun to check out all the talent we have at our school. In the Men's 100 Meter Dash, Dima Haskell ran a 12.30; Oliver Gorsuch ran a 13.72; Trenton Gra, 13.99; Braydon Keller-Decoteau, 14.98; and Justus Mills, a 16.76. In the Men's 200 Meter Dash, Braydnn Terry ran a 26.91; William Ripley, 27.04; Jacob Anderson, 27.40; Xavier Swiger, 28.23; Oliver Gorsuch, 28.79; and Trenton Gray, a 30.71. In...

  • Wolves run at NE Powder River Conference Championships

    Mary Hunter|Oct 19, 2023

    Receiving All Conference honors, Marcus James finished in second place with the time of 18:53.02 in the 1A/2A Northeast Powder River Conference Championship high school boys 5000-meter race in Newcastle last weekend. Mikhail Reich took second place in the junior high school boys conference 3000-meter race with 10:35.75. In the junior high girls 3000-meter race, Rachel Burris earned sixth place, with a time of 12:55.36; Audrey Greathouse took 17th with 13:55.74; and Morning Barnum made 21st,...

  • Cross Country takes on Beartrap Invite

    Mary Hunter|Aug 31, 2023

    Kelly Walsh Beartrap Invite August 25, 2023 Marcus James, the only high school runner, ran his Varsity 5K in the respectable time of 20:02.70. Mikhail Reich earned second place with a time of 13:29.88 for his middle school 3K race. Rachel Burris ran the middle school girls 3K in 13:29.88. Morning Barnum ran her 3K in 18:08.20. Audrey Greathouse ran her 3K in 19:01.98. These guys and girls ran a very good first race of the season. For some of these runners, this was their first cross country...

  • Wolves did great at State

    Mary Hunter|Oct 27, 2022

    The Wolves traveled to Ethete for the State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 22. Lilly Barnum and Katelynn Blakeman are the two senior athletes on the team and put on a great show. Katelynn finished with the time of 26:16.0 and Lilly finished with the time of 29:27.5. Mallory Jones is a Junior and our 2A Cross Country Champion with her first place finishing time of 21:20.5. Marcus James is a junior and the only male on the Varsity team, he was named All-State with his ninth...

  • Cross country team heading to state

    Mary Hunter|Oct 20, 2022

    It's been a busy season for the cross country team. On September 16, the Wolves attended the Michelle Ludwig Invite in Sheridan. In the varsity boys race, Marcus James ran an impressive 5K with the time of 18:28.40. In the varsity girls race, Mallory Jones earned fifth place with the time of 20:16.79. Katelynn Blakeman ran the 5K in 26:46.40 and Lilly Barnum ran a 33.27.28. In the junior high boys 3K, Mikhail Reich finished 12th out of 110 runners in 11:52.10 and Ethan Walker finished 37th in...

  • Wolves place at every meet

    Mary Hunter|Sep 15, 2022

    The Wolves Cross Country team has had a really good beginning to the season, which began on August 15. The first meet of the season was the Newcastle Invite on the 25th. Middle School runners started their season strong. For the MS girls Morning Barnum (seventh) ran a season opener 3K of 15:56.28 and Carlee Roth placed third with the time of 12:46.28. In the MS boys 3K, Kenny Blakeman (sixth) ran an 11:39.75; Mikhail Reich (seventh) placed nineth with a time of 11:49.84; and Ethan Walker (eighth...

  • Cross country season wraps up

    Mary Hunter|Nov 4, 2021

    The Moorcroft Cross Country scheduled meets were at Newcastle, Hardin, MT, Belle Fourche, SD, Ethete Pre State, Sheridan, Moorcroft (Pine Haven), Wheatland, Glenrock. Regionals at Hulett, State at Ethete. The 2A Regional Meet in Hulett was cancelled due to there being a foot of snow on the course. All Conference was selected at the State Meet. Middle School runners: Carlee Roth and Ethan Walker. Carlee improved her season time by 1:10 minutes, running her best meet time in Pine Haven with a time of 11:16. At the last meet of the season in...

  • CROSS COUNTRY: Two plae at state

    Mary Hunter|Oct 31, 2019

    On Saturday, October 26, the Lady Wolves participated in the Wyoming Cross Country Championships. The weather threatened to make the event a memorable one. Hailey Jones ran a super race, leading the 2A pack for most of the race; she ran with great heart and ran her final high school cross country race, finishing in second place with a time of 20:18.82. She will be an amazing addition to her college team. Katelynn Blakeman ran an impressive race as well; she maintained a constant pace throughout the race and slowly picked runners off. She...

  • Catch 'em if you can

    Mary Hunter|Oct 24, 2019

    On Friday October 18, the Wolves traveled to Hulett for the 1A/2A Northeast Cross Country Conference and Junior High District Meets. In the Junior High Girls District 3,000 Meter Event, Mallory Jones earned second place with the time of 11:16.89; Joslynn VonOlnhausen placed 11th with the time of 13:59.75; and Myndy Heringer placed 15th with the time of 17:30.90. In the High School Conference races, Hailey Jones won the 5000 meter race and earned first place with the time of 20:17.12 in impressive fashion. Hailey also set a new course record,...

  • Jones takes first at Brittany Rentas Invitational

    Mary Hunter|Oct 10, 2019

    The Wolves traveled to Wright for the Brittany Rentas Invitational Cross Country Meet. In the varsity women’s 5000 meter race, Hailey Jones dominated the course and took first place with the time of 20:39.20; and Katelynn Blakeman medaled at ninth place with the time of 26:04.39. In the middle school girls’ 3000 meter race, Mallory Jones took third place with the time of 13:19.23; Joslyn VonOlnhausen finished in the time of 19:39.75; and Myndy Heringer finished in the time of 22:34.66. The Wolves end their regular season this weekend at the...

  • Cross Country Lady Wolves compete at Hart Ranch

    Mary Hunter|Oct 3, 2019

    The Moorcroft Lady Wolves competed at the Rapid City Invitational Cross Country Meet at the Hart Ranch in Rapid City on Friday, September 27; competing in much cooler and wet weather. In the middle school eighth grade 3000 meter race, Mallory Jones ran in the time of 12:28.10, placing third out of 51. Joslyn VonOlnhausen toughened up, running with a sore ankle and placed 44th with the time of 17:20.30. Myndy Heringer finished her seventh grade 3000 meter race in 65th place in a field of 68 with the time of 20:14.9. In the high school varsity...

  • Top ten placements for cross country girls

    Mary Hunter|Sep 26, 2019

    The Wolves traveled to Sheridan for the Michelle Ludwig Invite Cross Country Meet this weekend. The three ladies who competed at the race fought howling winds and chilly conditions and pressed on to place in the top ten, earning a meet T-shirt. Mallory Jones came in third place out of 104 runners with the time of 12:24.02 in the middle school 3000 meter race; Hailey Jones ran next and came in fourth place out of 52 runners with the time of 19:57.17 in the varsity 5000 meter race; Katelynn Blakeman ran in the JV race following the varsity races...

  • Cross Country Wolves run in State Preview invite

    Mary Hunter|Sep 19, 2019

    This weekend, the Wolves Cross Country Team made a long trek to Star Valley to run in the State Preview invite. This was a high school meet only and we carried three to Afton. The trip itself became a bonding experience that I, as their coach, enjoyed tremendously. The kids have become more than students and runners, they are a group of people whom I enjoy being with. The course was filled with rolling hills and thick grass and is a tougher, slower race. The weather was beautiful for a race through the course. In the Junior Varsity races, Katel...

  • Cross Country team comes out strong in Montana

    Mary Hunter|Sep 12, 2019

    The Cross Country team headed north to Montana for the Hardin Middle School/High School Invite at Crow Agency this weekend, where 175 athletes competed in the Middle School 1.5 Mile race. Myndy Heringer ran her first race in the time of 22:24.06; Joslyn VonOlnhausen also ran her first race of the season, finishing in the time of 15:48.49; Mallory Jones took seventh place with the time of 12:18.25; Katelynn Blakeman chose to run in the Junior Varsity 5000 Meter Race and took fifth place out of...

  • First meet of season

    Mary Hunter, Cross Country Head Coach|Sep 5, 2019

    We have a small but tough Cross Country team this year with six athletes; three middle school girls, two high school girls and one high school young man who is home-schooled. These young people have been running in the heat and been nibbled on by mosquitoes without complaint. I have all the team that I need in these six athletes. I wish them nothing but the best throughout the season. On Friday, August 30, the Cross Country team showed up at the Casper Mountain Beartrap Invite. Four of the six were eligible to compete at this event having...

  • Last run of the season

    Mary Hunter|May 30, 2019

    On Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, the Wolves traveled to Sheridan for the 1A/2A/4A East Regional Track Meet. Thankfully, the weather gods cooperated with the track gods and allowed a relatively uninterrupted meet to occur. In the preliminaries of the 100 meter dash, Grace Breaux placed tenth with the time of 14.21; Amanda Otto placed 14th with the time of 14.61; April Miller placed 15th with the time of 14.62; and Marla Sproul placed 23rd with the time of 15.74. Unfortunately, no one advanced to the finals. In the 200 meter dash, Hailey Jones...

  • Wolves breaking records on the track

    Mary Hunter|May 2, 2019

    The week of April 23 to 27 was a challenge met full on by the Wolves. Even with all the freshman and sophomores missing on Tuesday for WYTOPP testing and more gone during Friday and Saturday’s meets, for the Band trip to Florida, the Wolves howled victory at the end of the week. On Tuesday April 23, the Wolves traveled to Belle Fourche for the Northern Hills Qualifier. Grayson Osmon earned gold in the 100 meter dash with the time of 11.59, as well as the 200 meter dash with the time of 23.74 seconds. April Miller scored a point for the team, p...

  • Wolves chasing the mark

    Mary Hunter|Apr 18, 2019

    On Friday, April 5, the Moorcroft Wolves track team crossed state lines to compete in the Spearfish Queen City Classic Track Meet. It was an ideal day for this fast-paced meet and our Wolves represented well. Grayson Osmon placed ninth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.55 seconds, beating out almost 50 other runners. He also ran the 200 meter dash with the time of 23.83 seconds, just shy of scoring contention In the girls’ 400 meter dash, Hailey Jones placed fourth with the time of 1:02.55 and she took first place in the 800 meter run w...

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