Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Upton-Sundance Patriots opened their 2021 season under the lights at Ferguson Field against the Lead-Deadwood Gold Diggers. In a commanding 54-21 victory, the Patriots opened their season right where they left off last year. Taking over for graduated senior Brad Kruger at the quarterback position, sophomore Keaton Mills had no trouble keeping the Patriot offense moving throughout the night. The opening drives for the Patriots found Levi Rudloff and Kaedyn Fletcher pushing their way down the...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs were up against some stiffer competition as they participated in the Gillette tournament over the weekend. Facing off against Douglas, Campbell County, and Newcastle, the Lady Bulldogs put in their best effort but came up a little short. “Playing against the bigger schools was a great experience. We don’t often play teams where people can hit from any position on the net so we were able to give our defense a true test.” stated Coach Blaczyk. The Bulldog frontline put up a great effort as Ty Holloman had 16 block...
The 2021 volleyball season is underway and the Sundance Lady Bulldogs have picked up right where they left off last season. Opening play in Lingle, the Lady Bulldogs swept their competition throughout the day. “We had a great first day,” Head Coach Chelsey Blasczyk stated, “Some of the younger players have never experienced these all-day tournaments and it was fun to see them improve throughout the day.” Senior Ty Holloman opened her senior year showing the competition that she is still a dominant force at the net, leading the Bulldogs with 24...
The Sundance Bulldog track team competed in the state track meet this past weekend, crowning one state champion and bringing home All State Honors with three individuals. The Hofland sisters set out at the start of the season pushing each other to do better in each of their throwing events. A little sisterly competition pushed each one to improve and, when it came to the discus, put the two at the top of the 2A. The Hofland sisters held the top two positions throughout the season and finished...
The spring golf season came to a close this past weekend as the Bulldog golfers competed in the Spring Championships in Cheyenne. The first round of play put Bulldog Sheridan Schubarth four strokes behind Upton’s Brooklyn Materi but the tides turned in the second round of play and the ladies found themselves tied for top honors with a score of 178 on the course. Allie Crawford was also in the top ten for the Lady Bulldogs, placing sixth with a score of 236. This tournament concludes the s...
As the track season winds down, the Sundance Bulldogs will be sending nine runners on to the state track meet in Casper Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “We had a great regional meet. Many athletes set personal bests,” coach Julie Cross stated. “We look forward to seeing how they compete at the state meet.” Bailey and Brook Hofland were able to keep their top spots in the discus competition. finishing first and second, sweeping their competition at the regional meet. The first-place finish...
In the final week of the regular season for track, the Bulldogs competed against eight teams at their home invitational on Friday. The Bulldogs added state qualifiers in two more events as the 1600m sprint medley, composed of Josh Pridgeon, Keaton Mills, Ryder Downey and Hunter Skeens, took first place in the competition with a qualifying time of 3:52. Bailey Hofland also made good on one of her goals, finishing with a state qualifying throw of 109-11 in the discus, earning her a first place fin...
The Sundance golf team participated in two invites this past week as they travelled to Torrington and Upton. They also played Devils Tower last Tuesday. Sheridan Schubarth was a second place finisher for the Lady Bulldogs at the Lusk Invite, which was held in Torrington. She finished with a score of 95, just behind rival Brooklyn Materi from Upton. Parker Speidel was a 5th place finisher on the boys side in Torrington, with a score of 111, followed closely by teammates Dawson Flahaven and Peyton Ewing, who each scored 113. Sundance competed...
The Sundance Golf team hosted their triangular this past week as Lusk and Upton ventured their way up to compete against the Bulldogs golfers. Three Lady Bulldogs placed in the top five of the girls’ division as Sheridan Schubarth led the way for Sundance, finishing second with a score of 88. Not far behind her were teammates Allison Crawford, finishing third with 102, and Ella Bifulco, finishing fourth with a score of 106. On the boys’ side, Parker Speidel paced the Bulldogs, finishing in sec...
The Bulldog runners had a busy week last week participating in two track meets. Travelling to Belle Fourche on Tuesday, the Hofland sisters took top honors in the disc and shot competitions as Hunter Skeens took the top spot in the 3200m race. A Bulldog medley, composed of Josh Pridgeon, Keaton Mills, Ryder Dowdney and Hunter Skeets, also took top honors in their race. The Bulldogs continued to rack up top honors as they competed in Wright on Saturday. Keaton Mills topped the high jump for the B...
The Sundance track and field team was in Douglas this past week. A break from the snow and rain allowed for the Bulldogs to see some competition on Friday. Two Bulldogs had performances good enough to earn them a prequalified spot in the state track and field meet. On the girls, side Brook Hofland threw for 116’ 6.5” in the discus, earning a second-place finish as well as prequalifying, while on the boys’ side, Hunter Skeens finished the 1600m race with a time of 4:52.09, earning himself another prequalified spot for the state meet. When asked...
The Sundance track team was in Buffalo last week, competing in their track and field events. It was a large meet for the Bulldogs who walked away with a few top ten finishers and one pre qualifying for state. Hunter Skeens finished in 6th in the 1600m with a time of 4:55.49, dropping 16 seconds from his time last week. Skeens also qualified for state in the 3200m race where he finished in 9th place with a time of 11:03.45. Ryder Downey also took top 10 honors, placing 5th in the 800m race, dropp...
The Sundance Track team opened their 2021 season at Newcastle this past weekend. Going up against some great competition, the Bulldogs had many of their athletes place in the top five of their events. On the girls’ side, sisters Bailey and Brook Hofland dominated the discus taking first and second place respectively throwing 99’4” and 98’01”. Bailey also competed in the shotput where she threw a 31’10.5”, putting her in fourth place. Brook took a seventh-place finish in the 100m race. Teammat...
SHS Boys The Sundance boys’ basketball team traveled to Casper this past weekend to compete in the 2A state basketball tournament. Up against some stiff competition, the Bulldogs were able to walk away with a third-place finish. The opening round of the tournament placed the number one seeded team from the east, the Sundance Bulldogs, up against the number four seeded team from the west, the Greybull Buffaloes. In their first meeting of the season, both teams took a quarter to feel each other o...
SHS Boys It was a busy post-season weekend for the Sundance boys’ basketball team as they competed in the 2A Northeast District Tournament and the 2A Regional Seeding tournament. Making the short trip to Moorcroft on Thursday, the Bulldogs opened up the tournament competing against the Moorcroft Wolves. Taking a 46-29 victory, the Bulldogs secured a place in the state tournament. The second game of the evening placed the Bulldogs against the number three seeded Big Horn Rams. Coming off of an ov...
SHS Boys Ending their regular season on the road, the Sundance Bulldogs picked up three more wins to bring a near perfect regular season to a close with a 16-1 overall record. The Wright Panthers were no match for the Sundance Bulldogs on Thursday night as ten Bulldogs contributed to the scoring column. Gunner McLaughlin and Landon Martin were both in double digits for the Bulldogs helping the team come away with the commanding 66-29 victory. Friday evening brought the number one team in the conference to Moorcroft. Jumping out to a 13-6 lead a...
Josh Pridgeon walked away with a first-place finish in the 195 weight class for the Bulldogs in the regional wrestling tournament this past weekend at Moorcroft. All the Bulldogs wrestlers seemed to fare well throughout the tournament and will be advancing to the state tournament, held in Casper on Thursday. Finishing in third place for the Bulldogs were Leo Lyons (195), and Dawson Flahaven (heavyweight). Roman Hrek (220) and Zach Duvall (113) each took home a fourth-place finish and a trip to...
The Sundance junior high boys’ basketball team went up against the Upton Bobcats on Thursday night as both the seventh and eighth grade team walked away with victories. The seventh graders defeated in the Bobcats, 40-23 and the eighth graders took a 33-26 win....
SHS Girls As the season begins to wind down, the Sundance girls’ basketball team hit the road for round two of conference play against the Tongue River Eagles and Big Horn Rams. Traveling north on Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs were once again facing the Eagles. Looking to get the same results as the previous week, the Lady Bulldogs opened up the first half with a 14-7 lead. The second half found the Eagles slowly chipping away at the Bulldog lead. But the Bulldogs were able to hold on to gain another conference win over the Eagles, 28-24. S...
The Sundance wrestling team participated in the conference meet in Tongue River this past weekend. Due to low numbers, the Bulldog wrestlers combined with the Moorcroft team to fill out a complete team. Leo Lyons was the sole Bulldog with a win for the weekend as he pinned Riley Bass from Tongue River in the first period. The wrestlers will be competing at the regional tournament in Moorcroft on Saturday. Matches start at 10 a.m....
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs went up against two South Dakota teams this past week in a couple make-up games from earlier in the season. The Lady Bulldogs first took on the Harding County Ranchers on Thursday night. Opening up with an impressive first half, the Lady Bulldogs put up 23 points behind the scoring of Aftyn Marchant and Cana McInerney. Taking a 23-7 lead at the half, the Bulldogs seemed to be in control of both the offensive and defensive end. Although the Lady Ranchers struggled to...
It was a tough week for the Sundance wrestling team this past week as they travelled to Hulett to compete. Going up against some stiff competition, the Bulldogs fell in their matches against the Hulett Red Devils and the Lusk Tigers. Zach Duvall, Jadon Hemmah and Leo Lyons each went 0-2 for the day while Gavin Mollenbrink, Roman Hrek and Dawson Flahaven went 0-1. The competition scheduled on Saturday in Douglas was cancelled due to COVID-19. The wrestlers will be back on the mats, competing in the conference duals on Sat., Feb. 13 in Big...
SHS Boys The Bulldog boys basketball team continued to add to the winning column this weekend, defeating two conference teams, the Moorcroft Wolves and Tongue River Eagles, as well as a non-conference team, the Lusk Tigers. Thursday night brought the Moorcroft Wolves to Sundance in a game that started out neck and neck for the intra-county rivals. Both teams pushed the ball down the floor and were able to find their way to the basket, keeping the score close, 14-13 in favor of the Bulldogs...
SHS Girls After a week off from competition, the Sundance Lady Bulldogs grabbed two wins over conference rivals the Wright Panthers and the Big Horn Rams this past weekend. Starting fresh on Friday, the Lady Bulldogs opened up play in an aggressive full court press against the Wright Panthers. The Lady Bulldogs forced four turnovers that quickly materialized into points right out of the gate as they jumped out to an 8-2 lead. A quick timeout called by the Panthers hoped to give them a strategy...
The Sundance wrestling team had a successful weekend as they travelled to Tongue River to participate in the Eagles’ first ever home dual. Going up against wrestlers from Tongue River and Glenrock, three of the four Bulldog grapplers walked away with a pin for the day. Josh Pridgeon and Roman Hrek each pinned their opponents from Glenrock while Gavin Mollenbrink was able to pin his opponent from Tongue River. Leo Lyons also participated but was pinned by his opponent in the 195 weight class. “Our kids wrestled the best they have this yea...
