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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The Lady Wolves traveled to Pine Bluffs for the 2A East Regional Tournament on Thursday. Their first opponent was the Lady Rams from Big Horn. Big Horn played with the Wolves in the first half and the Wolves found themselves ahead 23-14 going into the half. They really tried to slow us down in that first half and changed some things they had done during the regular season. We made some adjustments in the second half and it helped to get our defense where we needed it to be and that led to good o...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Pine Bluffs, WY for Regional basketball. The Wolves took on the Tongue River Eagles in the first round late Thursday night. The Eagles jumped out on top early and took a 16-7 lead going into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the Eagles scored often and took a 43-14 lead into halftime. We struggled with their size and athleticism and didn’t play well defensively to keep ourselves in the game. In the second half, the Eagles cruised to a 71-36 win. On Friday, the Wolves took on the...
Twenty Moorcroft Wolves will be heading to State after a successful Regional tournament that the team take first place and bring home three individual champions - including Dayne Humes, pictured above, as well as Jacob Anderson and Christopher Boardman. The State tournament will take place this Friday and Saturday in Casper. For more, see page 7....
The Wolves wrestling team competed in the 2A East Regional tournament this past Friday, in Sundance. They had a very successful day with three individual champions, six runners up, many placers and placed first as a team. The Wolves placed 20 wrestlers who will wrestle in the state tournament in Casper this Friday and Saturday. Individual results were as follows. 106: Dayne Humes pinned his way into the finals, where he won by major decision, 13-3, to take the championship. Rebekah Anderson won...
On Friday, the Wolves boys basketball team hosted the Sundance Bulldogs in a conference clash. In the first quarter, the Wolves came out slow offensively as we struggled to find good shots and the Bulldogs took a 9-4 lead. In the second, Moorcroft finally got it going a little and trailed, 20-15, going into half. I thought we defended their big kid pretty well and our defense kept us in the game. In the second half, the Bulldogs came out and took a 37-26 lead going into the last quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Wolves fought all the way to...
On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on the Bulldogs from Sundance. The game was back and forth for much of the first half with neither team able to gain a distinct advantage. The Wolves took a slim 25-18 lead into the half. The second half was much of the same with both teams getting baskets and stops on the defensive end. The difference came in the fourth quarter, when the Lady Wolves were able to hold Sundance to seven points while scoring 12 for a 53-38 victory. It was a good, competitive game, which is to be expected when you are playing a...
Kennedy Sheehan, a senior at Moorcroft High School, will be traveling to Fort Worth, TX at the beginning of March to compete in the Hooey Jr. Patriot Rodeo. Sheehan will be competing in goat tying at the high stakes rodeo with the top goat tyers in the nation. The Patriot is a week-long cowboy celebration involving team roping, barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, goat tying and pole bending. Sheehan qualified at the Badlands Challenge in Bowman, ND last fall to advance in this rodeo....
The Wolves wrestling team wrestled the Powder River Conference Duals in Hulett on Thursday, February 10. They wrestled five duals against, Sundance, Glenrock, Hulett, Wright and Tongue River. As a team they were the All-Conference Champions, winning all five duals, and they had seven individual All-Conference Champions. Dual scores were: Moorcroft vs. Sundance- 78-0 Only three matches were wrestled for this dual. 106 Dayne Humes won with a pin, 113 Braydnn Terry won with a pin and 120 Wyatt...
On Friday, Moorcroft Lady Wolves hosted the Big Horn Lady Rams. The Wolves got off to a good start in the first quarter, outscoring Big Horn, 18-4. Moorcroft was able to hold the Rams to five points in the second quarter and took a 32-9 lead into the half. The second half was similar to the first and the Lady Wolves were able to get the 60-25 victory. I thought we really did a good job on the defensive end. We had good ball pressure and that led to turnovers that we were able to convert on the offensive end. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves...
The Wolves wrestling team had a busy weekend last week. They started on Thursday, at home, dualling Campbell County and recognizing the seven senior wrestlers and managers. Then, on Friday, they headed over the mountain to Lovell to wrestle three duals against Shoshoni, Tongue River and Lovell and wrestled in the Greybull tournament on Saturday. Moorcroft vs. Campbell County- 43-25 Thursday, they won the dual against Campbell County with junior varsity starting at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 6:30 p...
On Tuesday, the Lady Wolves took on the Bobcats from Upton. We knew going into the game that it was going to be a tough challenge. They have good size and the ability to run the floor. The Bobcats got off to a quick start in the first quarter and led, 20-13. The Lady Wolves came back in the second quarter and outscored Upton to take a 33-29 lead into halftime. The second half was all Bobcats as they won the game, 59-45. We came out slow in the second half and didn’t get the shots to fall that we needed to. We had some opportunities, but n...
On Tuesday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team hosted the #1 ranked Upton Bobcats. In the first quarter, the Bobcats jumped out on top, 23-7. At half time, the Bobcats extended their lead to 37-9. We just didn’t handle their pressure well. We struggled finding good shots offensively and didn’t play well. In the second half, it was much of the same as the Bobcats went on to win this contest, 69-25. We just never could get it going offensively and we really struggled in all phases. On Saturday, the Wolves traveled to Lusk to take on the Tigers. Aft...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs. We knew going into the game that it was going to be a hard-fought battle. The Lady Wolves got out to a quick start and found themselves ahead, 16-9, at the end of the first quarter and were able to keep the lead going into the half at 28-16. Sundance came back in the third quarter and were able to cut the lead to 41-34 going into the fourth quarter. Neither team was able to gain much ground in the fourth and the Lady...
On Thursday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs in their second conference game of the season. Both teams came out to play good defense in the first quarter and the Bulldogs took a 7-4 lead into the second quarter. In the second quarter, it was back and forth and with two minutes to play and the score, 20-15. The Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run to take a 29-15 lead into halftime. We gave up some offensive rebounds and then they hit a last second ¾...
This past weekend, the Wolves wrestling team traveled to Riverton to wrestle in the all-class Ron Thon Memorial tournament. The team was split between the junior varsity, varsity and girls division tournaments. Individual results were as follows. Varsity: 106 Dayne Humes went 1-2, losing his first match in double overtime by decision, 15-10, won his second match by major decision, 11-2 and lost in the second round of consolations by decision to not place. 113 Braydnn Terry went 3-2, winning his...
The Lady Wolves traveled to Wright on Saturday to take on the Lady Panthers. The Junior Varsity team got the night off to a good start with a convincing two quarter win. They played with a lot of energy and their defensive pressure allowed them good opportunities on the offensive end. The Varsity took the floor for the final game of the evening. The Wolves came out of the gate quickly and found themselves ahead, 32 to 6 at the end of the first quarter, and took a 48-19 lead into the half. The Lady Wolves didn’t look back in the second half and...
On Saturday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team traveled to Wright to open conference play against the Panthers. The Panthers jumped out on top and led 14-6 after the first quarter. We got some pretty good looks at the basket, but shots were just not falling for us. In the second quarter, Wright extended their lead and went into halftime up 31-18. The Wolves continued to struggle on the offensive end in the third quarter and the Panthers extended their lead to 43-25.The Panthers went on to win this game, 61-41. They are an athletic team that...
The Wolves wrestling team hosted their annual Dylan Humes Memorial Mixer Tournament this past weekend. They were host to 23 teams and 284 wrestlers from all classes, 2A, 3A and 4A traveling from Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana, all in hopes of taking home the championship and the belt buckle. It also held a girl's division where 26 girls came to wrestle a tournament of their own. Friday was the start of the varsity and junior varsity tournaments. Saturday started with the semifinals on the...
Congratulations to Zane Linder, who has been selected from 82 nominees to be one of ten scholar-athlete award finalists for the Wyoming Chapter of The National Football Foundation! He will be honored at the 27th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 19, in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center on the campus of the University of Wyoming. He will be presented with a National Football Foundation plaque and a $1200 scholarship to the school of his choice....
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Miles City, MT this past weekend to wrestle in the 63rd Annual Cowboy Invitational tournament, competing against 23 teams. As a team, the Wolves placed 11th, bringing home one champion, Dayne Humes, and many placers. Day two was a second chance tournament for those who went out on day one and they also held an all-girls division where Moorcroft had three girls competing. Individual results were: 103 Kade Haynes went 1-3 on the varsity side, placing eighth....
On Tuesday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Newell, SD to take on the Lady Longhorns from Faith. We have seen Faith quite a few times over the years and we knew going in they would be a quality opponent. The game got off to a quick start with both teams getting buckets. Faith led, 10-9 at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead, 28-18 going into the half. We made some adjustments and talked about chipping away at the lead in the third quarter. The Wolves responded and found their offense and were able to cut the lead to 34-37 going int...
On Thursday night, the Wolves took on the Faith Longhorns in the opening round of the Annual West River Tournament in Newell, SD. The Wolves came out ready to play and took a 13-9 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Longhorns used their length to really bother us and took a halftime 25-22 lead. In the third quarter, Moorcroft came out sluggish and the Longhorns were hitting their shots and extended their lead to 37-27 going into the fourth quarter. The Wolves fought all the way to the end, but the Longhorns prevailed,...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Hettinger, ND this past weekend to compete in the Hettinger Classic Tournament. The tournament consisted of 14 teams from North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. The team finished in fifth place, had one wrestler in the finals and many other placers. This year the tournament also had the first all-girls varsity tournament with 21 girls competing in five weight divisions. The Wolves had two girls competing and one champion. Individual results were:...
On Friday, Moorcroft played host to the Powder River Conference Tournament. The Lady Wolves’ first opponent of the day was the Kaycee Lady Bucs. Neither team could get much going in the opening minutes of the game, but the Wolves were able to find success in their half court defense and took a 33-23 lead into the half. The third quarter was really where the Wolves were able to extend their lead and it started on the defensive end. The team scored 19 points in the quarter while holding the Lady Bucs to five points. The Lady Wolves won the c...
On Friday morning, the Moorcroft Wolves Boys Varsity Basketball team was back in action as they played host to the Kaycee Buckaroos in the opening game of the Powder River tournament. The Wolves jumped out to a 13-8 lead after the first quarter. At halftime, the Wolves led, 27-23. In the third quarter, the team came out and extended their lead to 44-33. The boys went on to win, 58-48. I thought we played fairly well after coming off the long holiday break; we executed offensively and played good defense. In the second game, later that evening,...
