The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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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...
The West River Tournament had the Wolves paired off with the Hot Springs Bison. This game brought some energy to the Wolves as they were able to contain the Bison to a low score for the entire game with some good team defense. The Wolves would come out on top with a score of 51 to 27. The second round definitely gave the Wolves some challenges with a good athletic team in the Wall Eagles. This game went back and forth with the score staying close, but the Eagles would hold on and beat the Wolves, 63-53, putting the Wolves in play for third and...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Miles City, MT this past weekend to wrestle in the 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational tournament. There, the team placed fifth out of 27 teams from across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. They came back with two champions, an outstanding wrestler award and many placers. Individual results were: Champions: 145 Parker Seeley went 5-0, pinning his opponent in the finals with five seconds left in 5:55 to take the championship. 182 Rowdy Pfeil went 5-0 to make the finals, where he won by decision, 5...
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...
The Wolves participated in the Powder River Classic in Tongue River last Friday and Saturday, playing three games over the weekend. The first game was against the Glenrock Herders, a back and forth game, with the Herders outlasting the Wolves, 65-58. This game was good for the Wolves as there is a chance they could see the Herders again in the Regional Tournament. The second game was the Wolves versus the Thunder Basin junior varsity team. The Bolts would tend to strike early and often from three-point land and beat the Wolves, 76 to 42. The...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Hettinger, ND this past weekend to compete along with 17 other teams in the 2020 Hettinger Classic Tournament. There, they finished with two champions, four runners up, many placers and a third place finish as a team. Individual results were: Champions - 145 Parker Seeley and 182 Rowdy Pfeil, who pinned every opponent he wrestled. Both champions went 7-0 for the tournament and accomplished high individual stats. For the tournament as a whole, Rowdy led with...
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...
It was an exciting game to get 2020 started! We should have known it was going to be a close finish for this game as it was neck and neck the entire way. The Wolves and Red Devils kept the game close with a 14 to 14 score at the end of quarter one. In the second quarter, the Wolves would edge out the Red Devils, 26 to 22. Then, the Red Devils caught fire in the third and took a four point lead, 39 to 35. The fourth quarter would have its share of exciting moments, but none more than the last second shot made by the Wolves to send it into...
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 Moorcroft Wolves traveled to Edgemont, SD Thursday, December 19 to take on the Moguls. The game had some good play by both teams and was a hard fought battle, but the Wolves would sweep the Moguls in both JV and Varsity games. Varsity Wolves won 61-45 to win the last game of the decade and last game of the year before they attack 2020!...
The Wolves competed at the Lusk Invitational wrestling tournament this past Friday and came away with a first place finish as a team and five individual champions. This was the first tournament of the year, which ran as a round robin tournament, giving the wrestlers many matches and the opportunity to wrestle every wrestler in their bracket. Individual results were: Champions – 113 Sean Buckmiller, 152 Parker Seeley, 170 Wyatt Peters, 195 Rowdy Pfeil and HWT Parker Schlater. All champions won b...
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...
To kick off the basketball season, the Wolves traveled to Burns to play in the Burns Winter classic. This is a lot of basketball in three days with seven games in that time; varsity played four and the junior varsity played three. The junior varsity boys would start off the weekend for the Wolves, battling against the JV Burns Broncs. The Wolves would come up short in this contest, losing 41-27. Next, the varsity would play the Broncs, this would turn into a good little back and forth game. Both teams battled hard, but in the end, the Broncs...
The Lady Wolves Girl’s Basketball Team began practice prior to the Thanksgiving break and has been working hard. We have a good group of girls who are focused, want to be here and put the team before themselves. We have an experienced group of returning upperclassmen and a good number of new girls into the program. Practices have been going very well and defense will continue to be our focus. Because the team is experienced, we have been able to grasp concepts and progress quicker through different offenses and defenses that we want to run. T...
The Moorcroft Wolves basketball team will be returning strong this season with ten players from last year’s roster including all five starters: seniors Christian Robinson and Payton Timberman; juniors Caden Connally, Lane Wood, Tatum Semlek, Gavin Bohanon, Daniel Bryant, Kaiden Blakeman and Clay Stripp; and sophomores Zane Linder and Zach Hall. New to the team are freshmen Evan Jones, Cole Stripp, Kyler Smith, Payton Hippen and Dane Connally. The biggest strength for the Wolves this upcoming season will be the returning ten players from last y...
The Wolves would like to congratulate these players for receiving post season awards through the Wyoming Coaches Association. Powder River All Conference Rowdy Pfeil, Parker Seeley, Parker Schlater and Zane Linder Honorable mention Hunter Garoutte, Christian Robinson, Mica Herrera 2A East All conference Rowdy Pfeil, Parker Seeley, Parker Schlater, Zane Linder and Hunter Garoutte Honorable mention Christian Robinson and Mica Herrera All State Rowdy Pfeil Honorable mention Parker Schlater Second...
The Northeast District Coaches All Conference Team Award was presented to Lady Wolves volleyball team members Char Cranston, Kailee Gill and Elizabeth Peterson this season. Cranston also received All State and Coach Katie Williams was named Northeast Powder River Coach of the Year. Congratulations Lady Wolves!...
The Lady Wolves had an amazing performance at the NE Regional Tournament over the weekend. The Wolves started out strong, upset the #2 seed Glenrock and got the sweep in three sets, Moorcroft 3 Glenrock 0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-19). The next match was against #2 ranked in the state, Wright. The Wolves fought for every point and lost, Wright 3 Moorcroft 1 (25-27, 27-25, 25-11, 25-15). Moorcroft won the first set and every other set was close. We competed with one of the top teams in the state and I...
For the last regular season game of the year, the Wolves played host to the Glenrock Herders. The evening included Senior Night and Pink Night as well. With the hope of playoffs out, the Wolves had one thing to play for and that was ending the seniors’ careers on a victory over the Herders, which they hadn’t been able to do in previous years. The seniors were set on this mission with three of the six seniors playing offensive line to fill in some holes due to some early injuries. Two of them normally play out as wide receiver, they knew thi...
The Lady Wolves were on the road to Edgemont, SD last Thursday and got the sweep, Moorcroft 3 Edgemont 0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-14). Talissa Fischbach had eight digs; Char Cranston led the pack with eight kills; followed by Alyssa Merchen with seven kills; and Lizzie Peterson with six; Tianne Fischbach and Teagan Timberman both had three aces in the match. The girls played well together as a team and the match was a great team win. We played our level of play and kept our errors minimal, which was our goal for the match. Senior Night was on Saturday...
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...
The Wolves football team ended the season with a 38-18 win over Glenrock in the last game of the season. The Wolves finished their season with a record of (3-5)....
Hailey Jones has been named 2019 WCA All-State in Cross Country. According to WCA guidelines, the top ten finishers in each class at the State Cross Country Meet are selected All-State....
October is breast cancer awareness month. On Thursday, October 17, the Lady Wolves played Sundance and wore pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. The players fund-raised money for Deb Norris, who is the grandmother to Kaylee Terry, a sophomore on the volleyball team. Deb is battling breast cancer currently. The team and community raised over $1300 with the silent auction and the “Block Out Cancer” night where the Lady Wolves had 15 blocks. The Wolves faced the #2 ranked Sundance Bul...
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,...
