Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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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...
The Sundance wrestling team took to the road this weekend traveling to Hulett. Facing wrestlers from Hulett, Harding County, and Tongue River the Bulldogs walked away with a couple wins for the weekend. With such a small team it is tough to ensure many matches, but each of the grapplers faced off against at least one opponent. Victories for the Bulldogs belonged to Leo Lyons who defeated his opponent from Tongue River and Dawson Flahaven who took a win from Harding County. Lyons and Flahaven...
SHS Boys After a long winter break the Sundance boys basketball team was back on the floor with a busy weekend. Adding three more victories to their record, the Bulldogs were able to overcome the Newell Irrigators, Pine Bluffs Hornets and Glenrock Herders. It was senior night on Thursday as the Sundance Bulldogs hosted the Newell Irrigators. “They’re such a great group of guys, they’ve done a great job helping to build the culture of unselfishness and hard work,” Coach Olson stated of his sen...
Bulldog Boys The Sundance boys basketball team added three wins to their record this past weekend as they defeated Newcastle, Belle Fourche and Lead-Deadwood. Opening up play on Thursday night in Newcastle, the Bulldogs posted their first win for the season in a 63-51 victory over the Dogies. Gunner McLaughlin and Lane Gill led the Bulldogs in scoring on the night with 15 points each. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead to start the game and were able to maintain their composure to secure t...
Lady Bulldogs The Sundance Girls basketball team took to the court Saturday for the opening game of the 2020-21 season. Up against the ever-quick Upton Lady Cats, the Lady Bulldogs kept the score close in the first half of play. Going into the break down by five, 10-15, the Lady Bulldogs were looking for a momentum change to start the second half. A change in defense and personnel helped the Lady Bulldogs pick up their intensity on the floor and get some good looks at the basket. Unfortunately...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs walked away back-to-back state champions Thursday as they won the 2A state championship tournament in Casper. Advancing into the tournament as the number one seed from the east, the Lady Bulldogs faced the number four seed from the west, the Wind River Cougars. Having previous experience at the state tournament, the Lady Bulldogs were not intimidated by all the bells and whistles of the big stage. The opening round found all the Lady Bulldogs seeing some time on the...
The Upton-Sundance Patriots postseason play came to a close this past weekend as they fell to the Lyman Eagles in the semifinal game. The Eagles came into the game with a 10-1 record overall and were the number #1 from the east. The Patriots were the #2 seed from the west and knew this would be a tough game. The opening quarter went scoreless as both sides made gains, but were shut down just short of the yardage they needed. The second quarter put the Patriots in unfamiliar territory as the Eagl...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs played host for the 2A Northeast District Championship this past week as the Wright Panthers, Moorcroft Wolves, and Big Horn Rams came to town. Opening up the tournament against the Wright Panthers, the Lady Bulldogs wasted no time getting down to business. Sherri Negaard led the team in kills with 19 on the night as the Bulldogs took a 3-0 sweep over the Panthers, 25-10, 25-15, 25-10. The second round of the tournament put the Sundance Lady Bulldogs up against the...
On a clear but windy night, the #2 seed US Patriots took on the #3 seed from the west, the Lovell Bulldogs, in the opening round of playoffs. As play began, both teams knew having the wind at their back might prove to be the most important part of the game and it was the Patriots who kicked off with wind to start. Taking to the field, the stiff Patriot defense made the opening drive for the Lovell Bulldogs difficult. Looking at a fourth down, the Bulldogs faked the punt in hopes of a first...
Homecoming week brought the Big Horn Rams and Kaycee Buckaroos to town for the Sundance Lady Bulldogs volleyball team. Two nights of volleyball added two more wins to the Lady Bulldogs record and brought their regular season to a close. Starting out against Big Horn on Friday afternoon, the Lady Bulldogs had some hard-hitting competition. Although neither side could string much together for consecutive points in the first set, the play at the net kept the audience’s attention with Ty Holloman a...
It was a cold and snowy night on Friday as the Big Horn Rams pulled into town for the Wyoming High School 2A game of the week against the Upton-Sundance Patriots. It was also Homecoming week for Sundance High School and the Patriots were looking to end their regular season play on a win. Taking to the field on offense, the Patriots struggled for yardage on their first drive and were forced to punt the ball away. As the Big Horn Rams’ offense came to the field, they did not fare much better. B...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs had two conference matches this past week as they travelled to play the Tongue River Eagles and hosted the Wright Panthers. Facing off against the Eagles on Friday night, the Lady Bulldogs walked away with the first two sets, winning 25-13 and 25-19. Set number three, however, gave them a little hiccup. Going down to the final points, it was the Eagles who sealed the deal with a 25-23 victory, forcing the Bulldogs into a fourth set. While the Lady Bulldogs haven’t been pushed to four sets very often this season, t...
