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, 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...
Conference duals were held in Tongue River this past weekend hosting Moorcroft, Hulett, Sundance, Wright and Tongue River. The Wolves came home with two conference champions, Wyatt Cook and Sean Buckmiller and third place as a team. Individually the wrestlers went: 106: Wyatt Cook – Conference Champion 3-0 113: Sean Buckmiller – Conference Champion 3-0 120: Tucker Cook – 1-2 126: Trenton Sheehan – 2-1 132: Jacob Anderson – 0-3 138: Randy Peters – 1-1 145: Spencer Cuthrell – 0-3 152: James Long – 1-2 160: Sterling Norris – 0-3 170: Hunter Garou...
On February 3, the Crook County Special Olympics team competed in their Winter Area Games at Terry Peak. The State Winter Games held in Jackson, Wyoming were cancelled this year but there will be a virtual competition in which athletes’ times will be entered against others from around the state. Medals will be awarded according to the virtual competition. Results from the Winter Area Games are as follows: Sit Ski – Kamby Schuler: Silver, Gold, Silver; Chance Duvall: Gold, Silver, Gold Adv...
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...
Four former standout wrestlers at Moorcroft High School are members of the Chadron State College wrestling team this winter. They are Parker Seeley, Rowdy Pfeil, Tate Allison and Parker Schlater. Allison is a senior and the others are freshmen. Allison and Pfeil are in the varsity lineup while Seeley and Schlater have been wrestling exhibition matches. The Eagles ended their regular season schedule last Friday, Feb. 5 with a 27-13 win over Western Colorado....
The Wolves wrestling team had a busy weekend of duals traveling to Wheatland on Friday and hosting three duals at home on Saturday. In Wheatland, they met up with Torrington, Newcastle-Upton and Southeast, going 1-2 for the day. On Saturday, under the light, the Wolves met up with Wheatland, Buffalo and Burns/Pine Bluffs, going 2-1 for the day. They had some great mat time and are getting prepared for the upcoming conference duals, regional and state tournaments. Dual scores were: Friday:...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Sundance to take on the second ranked 2A Bulldogs in their third conference game of the season. The Wolves came out and handled the pressure of the Bulldogs and played a good first quarter, but trailed, 15-13 going into the second. The team really struggled offensively in the second quarter and went into halftime trailing, 27-14. The second half was back and forth, but the Bulldogs prevailed in the end, 55-34. I thought we came out ready...
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...
This past weekend, the Wolves wrestling team hosted the Dylan Humes Memorial Dual Tournament in remembrance and to honor their past teammate Dylan Humes who they lost too early in 2018. Dylan was and always will be a huge part of the Wolves wrestling team as past wrestler, teammate and coach. Teams came from across the state to compete in three duals each day. They included Moorcroft, Hulett, Thunder Basin, Campbell County, Thermopolis, Newcastle-Upton, Glenrock, Lusk, Wright, Natrona, Greybull...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Big Horn to take on the Rams in their first conference game of the season. The boys got off to a sluggish start and trailed after the first quarter, 17-8. In the second, we played a little better offensively, but were still behind going into half, 35-20. Big Horn hit some long threes in the third quarter and pushed their lead to 54-29 entering the fourth. The fourth was back and forth and the Rams came out on top, 68-46. We didn’t handle their pressure well, were out-rebounded and d...
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 Thursday, the Moorcroft Wolves boys’ basketball team traveled to Wall, SD to take on the Eagles in the first round of the 39th annual West River Classis Basketball Tournament. The Wolves came out flat and trailed at halftime to the Eagles, 29-10. The boys came out of halftime and executed much better in the third quarter and narrowed the gap to 41-28 entering the fourth. The fourth quarter was back and forth, but the Eagles would prevail, 52-39. Wall played a matchup zone that we really struggled with in the first half and we just c...
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...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Thermopolis and Powell this past weekend to wrestle duals against, Hulett, Star Vallley, Worland, Powell and Cokeville. There, they faced some tough 2A and 3A competition, where open weight classes were filled amongst the teams and many exhibition matches were given making for lots of wrestling and great mat time. Individual duals were: Moorcroft vs. Hulett/Start Valley JV Moorcroft vs. Worland Moorcroft vs. Powell Moorcroft vs. Cokeville - 33-39 106 Wyatt...
On Thursday, The Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Hulett to take on the Red Devils. The Wolves jumped out early and often and took a 41-13 lead into halftime and cruised to a 52-31 Non-Conference win. I thought we played together, shared the basketball and pressured them extremely well. All 12 players who suited gained valuable playing time experience. The Wolves Junior Varsity team took on the Devils in a non-conference matchup on the same day, but only played two quarters because of numbers. The squad came out and played very well,...
The Wolves wrestling team had a busy weekend of duals starting on Friday in Buffalo against Kelly Walsh junior varsity and Buffalo and the Wright duals on Saturday, where they competed against Shoshoni, Hulett and Wright. They went 1-5 for the weekend with some close and intense duals. Individual results were: Friday’s Duals Moorcroft vs Kelly Walsh JV- 33-39 Moorcroft vs. Buffalo - 35-40 106 Cole Cantu went 0-2, 113 Sean Buckmiller went 2-0, 120 Rebekah Anderson went 0-2, 126 Trenton Sheehan 2...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team opened their home slate of games against the Glenrock Herders. It was senior night and the boys were excited to play in front of their home crowd. We knew going into the game we were going to have to play well to come out on top. The boys jumped out early on the Herders and at the end of the first quarter the Wolves led, 17-7. We started out full court pressing them and continued throughout the game. At half, the Wolves took a 31-16 edge to the...
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...
The Second Annual Coach Mirich Texas Hold‘em Tournament will be held at the Pine Haven Community Center on Saturday, January 9. The game begins at 5 p.m. with “buy-ins” starting an hour before. This event celebrates the memory of long-time coach and friend to many Carl Mirich, who passed away a few years ago, with a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament. Benefits from this year’s fundraiser go to the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department. “We are going to, hopefully, raise enough money to buy the Jaws of Life for the fire department,” Councilwoman...
On Friday, the Moorcroft Wolves basketball team opened their season in the Burns Winter Classic against the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Doggers. The boys had two long weeks of practice and were excited to get their season started. The Wolves jumped out to an early 15-4 first quarter lead and never looked back. I thought we pressured and defended well all game long. We have a deep bench and a senior lead team that was tough for the Doggers to handle. The team cruised to a 61-21 win. It was a good first game for the Wolves. We turned around and played...
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...
The Wolves wrestling team started their season by traveling to Wheatland this past weekend to complete in three duals against Thermopolis, Wheatland and Glenrock, where they went 3-0. The 21 wrestlers are led by the three seniors, Sean Buckmiller, Hunter Garoutte and Dekken Mayer. Individual dual results were: Moorcroft vs. Thermopolis: 51-30 106 Wyatt Cook won with an open, 113 Sean Buckmiller won with an open, 120 Rebekah Anderson lost by fall, 126 Trenton Sheehan won with a pin in 5:59, 132 Tucker Cook won with a pin in 3:06, 138 Jacob...
L to R: Randy Peters, Dekken Mayer, Hunter Garoutte, Zane Linder and Lane Wood....
The Moorcroft Wolves held their 2020 football banquet last Monday night at MHS. The players and their families got together and celebrated the successful season. Awards were presented to the following winners: First Year Letters - Wyatt Cook, Cade Williams, Cole Cantu, Wyatt Allred, Shane Hannah, James Long, Spencer Cuthrell, Braizyn Humpal, Chaz Dewey and Trenton Sheehan. Second Year Letters - Caden Connally, Payton Hippen, Kyler Smith, Lane Wood Tucker Cook, Kaden Haynes, Richie Allison, Dane Connally, Gavin Reynolds and Kane Goff. Third...
