The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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The Moorcroft Lady Wolves made their first trip to state since 2006 and came home with their highest finish in school history. Ending the season in third place, the girls beat Riverside with a 50-36 victory and then fell to the Wyoming Indians Lady Chiefs 51-24. For the full story, see center pages....
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...
Moorcroft wrestlers bring back their eighth championship title in a row, including two individual champions, Parker Seeley (pictured) and Rowdy Pfeil, and nine wrestlers finishing in the top three. See center pages for full coverage....
The Wolves wrestling team finished up their regular season this past weekend at the Wyoming High School Athletic Association State Championships in Casper. They qualified 17 wrestlers for the tournament and made quite a showing with placing ten of those wrestlers, nine of them in the top three. The team also came away with their eighth consecutive state championship title, making it a total of ten state championship titles for Moorcroft, the other two being in 1968 and 2005. Coach Williams...
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...
This week the Moorcroft Wolves traveled and competed in the 2A East Regional Basketball in Torrington. The first match up for the Wolves would be the number two seed from the South, the Cyclones from Southeast. This turned out to be one of the best games of the entire season. A match up that was full of back and forth action that kept the fans on the edge of their seats! The game would end up going into extra time as, at the end of the fourth, the Cyclones and the Wolves would find themselves tied at 43 apiece. The OT would prevail to just be...
The Wolves wrestling team wrestled in the 2A East regional tournament this past Saturday in Lingle. There they competed against ten other teams from the east to fight their way to a first place finish. They had eight in the finals and six individual championships. The Wolves took 19 wrestlers to regionals and qualified 17 of them for state. Individual results were: Champions: 120 Mica Herrera pinned his way to the finals where he won by major decision 12-3 to take the championship. 145 Parker...
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...
In the final regular season game, the Wolves played host to the Sundance Bulldogs. The last time these two teams faced off, the Bulldogs handled the Wolves with ease. The Wolves jumped out to an early lead on the Bulldogs. Then, the Bulldogs caught fire, it was like jumping out of a boat and hitting water for them, it seemed that easy for the shooting night for the Bulldogs. The Wolves would continue to battle with the Bulldogs and put up a good fight, but it wasn’t enough. The Bulldogs would w...
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...
With conference play making its way to Moorcroft, the Wolves took on the Big Horn Rams and the Wright Panthers. Friday night, the Wolves played host to the Rams from Big Horn. This would turn out to be another good battle for the Wolves. They would keep the top ranked Rams on their heels for the entire game. The Wolves battled in the first half going into halftime only down three points. The Rams caught fire and got an eight point lead at the end of three and would continue the hot shooting...
The Wolves wrestling team wrestled in the Powder River Conference Duals this past Thursday in Wright. The team came away with four All Conference Champions and second place as a team. All Conference champions were Mica Herrera, Parker Seeley, Rowdy Pfeil and Parker Schlater. Rowdy also received the Powder River All Conference wrestler of the year. Individual dual results were: Moorcroft vs. Hulett- 47-18 Moorcroft vs. Sundance- 61-12 Moorcroft vs. Tongue River- 60-24 Moorcroft vs. Wright- 30-45...
On February 3-7, the Crook County Special Olympics team traveled to Jackson for the State Winter Games. State Games consisted of 26 programs and over 300 athletes. The Crook County athletes participated in Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding. Below are the results: Beginner Level Skiing – Evin Anderson: Gold, Silver, Bronze; Jarod Bray: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Mackenzie Brown: Gold, Silver, Silver; Mariah Johnson: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Baydon Wells: Bronze, Bronze, Fourth; Kymberlee Wells: Silver, Bronze,...
Moorcroft wrestlers traveled to Greybull this past weekend to wrestle in the Greybull Memorial Invitational tournament. There, the team placed first and had three champions. Individual results were: Champions: 113 Sean Buckmiller went 4-0, pinning all of his opponents to take the championship. 145 Parker Seeley, 4-0, pinned his way through the semifinals to advance into the finals. There, he won by major decision, 16-2. 182 Rowdy Pfeil, 4-0, winning all of his matches by pin to take the championship. Sean placed first for the tournament with...
Hailey Jones signed a letter of intent with the University of Wyoming Monday afternoon. The athlete has run track throughout her years in high school. “The coaches said they’d been watching me ever since I started high school,” she says. She will be running cross country and track for the college for a scholarship. The university’s recruiters reached out to Jones and she met her fellow runners on an official visit earlier in the month. “I got to spend time with them and they’re all pretty awesome. I’m so excited, I can’t wait!” Jones sa...
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...
Last weekend, the Wolves took on the Edgemont Moguls for the second time this year. The game before Christmas has the Wolves and the Moguls ready for another opportunity to play. This game proved to be anything but easy for the Wolves as the Moguls were ready to avenge their earlier loss. The Wolves would start off early and often maintained a double digit lead through most of the game and bested the Moguls, 54 to 41. The second game of the weekend featured a trip to Lusk to take on the...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Riverton this past weekend to wrestle in the all state, all class Ron Thon Memorial tournament. The tournament consisted of 41 teams from across the state of Wyoming, all competing for the championship belt. The Wolves placed ninth as a team, being the only 2A School to place in the top ten. Individual results were: Second Place: 182 Rowdy Pfeil pinned his way into the semifinals where he won by decision, 7-5 to advance into the finals. There, he lost by...
On January 24, the Crook County Special Olympics team competed in the Winter Area Games. The games were held at Terry Peak and consisted of 50 athletes. Below are the results. Beginner Level Alpine Skiing – Evin Anderson: Gold, Gold, 4th; Jarod Bray: Gold, Silver, Silver; Macie Breaux: Silver, Bronze, Bronze; Jory Browen: Gold, Silver, 4th; MacKenzie Brown: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Mariah Johnson: Gold, Silver, Silver; Braydon Wells: Silver, Bronze, Bronze; Kymberlee Wells: Silver, Silver, Bronze Int...
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...
The Moorcroft Mixer has long been an important fixture on the wrestling calendar, but this year’s meet was launched under a new name. The Dylan Humes Memorial Tournament now honors a recent Moorcroft wrestling champion who tragically lost his life on June 26, 2018. Above, Humes’ brother Dane, mother Sharon, father Jeromy and grandfather Jim present buckles to the winners in Dylan’s weight class. For more about the tournament, see center pages....
Moorcroft wrestling hosted the first annual Dylan Humes Memorial wrestling tournament this past Friday and Saturday. With 19 teams attending from around Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana and ranging from class 2A – 4A, they ran a varsity and Junior Varsity tournament on Friday and a second chance tournament on Saturday for any wrestler who went out on day one from the varsity side. There were many exciting matches that led up to the finals, where Moorcroft had six wrestlers and all six won their...
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...
This Friday had the Wolves traveling to Big Horn to take on the Rams. It was a hard fought game by both sides, but the Wolves battled to keep the game close all four quarters. In the end, though, the Rams would keep the lead, edging out the Wolves, 53-47. Saturday, the team traveled to Wright. The first half action kept the game really close, but the second half would show the Wolves taking and keeping a big lead, winning with a score of 62-32....
Moorcroft Wolves football standout Rowdy Pfeil has been named as an alternate for the 47th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl scheduled for June 13, 2020 in Casper. Pfeil was selected as a member of the North team, which will be coached by Aaron Papich, who is the head coach of the Powell Panthers football program. Hulett’s Jhett Letellier and Upton/Sundance’s Jaydon Caylor were also honored as alternate selections....
