Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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SHS Lady Bulldogs It was intra-county rivalry week as the Lady Bulldogs took on the Lady Wolves of Moorcroft and the Lady Red Devils of Hulett. Friday night the Lady Bulldogs were on the road as they travelled to Moorcroft to face off against the conference-leading Lady Wolves. A win in this game would put them in a three-way tie for first place, headed into regionals. The Lady Bulldogs had a slow start to open up the game, trailing the Wolves by seven, 23-30, going into the half. As the third...
The Bulldogs kept their win streak alive, adding two more conference wins to their record this past week. On Friday night, the Sundance Bulldogs invited the Wright Panthers to be their Valentine for the Pink Out game. Sundance went on a 10-0 run in the first four minutes of play before Wright decided to take a timeout in hopes of slowing down the momentum. Unfortunately, the break in play only allowed the Bulldogs to add fresh legs to the floor and continue to increase their lead, 25-0, as the...
The Lady Bulldogs were back in action taking on two conference teams last week. Facing off against the Wright Panthers on Valentine’s Day, the Lady Bulldogs were looking for a win. The first quarter started out in the Bulldogs favor, taking the 11-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play. Sundance continued to add to their lead, going on a 6-0 run to start the second quarter, causing the Panthers to take a timeout. This was not the Valentine’s Day surprise Wright was hoping to get. The tim...
Bulldog Boys The Sundance boys’ basketball team had a light week this past week, playing only one game on Friday, as they hosted the Eagles from Tongue River. The Bulldogs opened up the match with an intense half of basketball. The first quarter of play found the Bulldogs and Eagles evenly matched, ending the quarter in the Eagles favor 13-12. The Bulldogs were able to pick up the tempo in quarter two starting out with an 8-0 run. Tongue River called a timeout with the score 18-26 in hopes of s...
The Sundance boys hosted the Moorcroft Wolves in the first conference meeting of the season. Sundance jumped out to a quick start putting full court pressure on the Wolves and feeding off the energy it created. Moorcroft got four points on the board pretty quick, but Sundance scored 18 unanswered points through the first quarter to take a 22-9 lead after eight minutes of play. The second quarter of play saw a little more even scoring between the two teams as each side settled down and found the...
The Sundance girls hosted a good Moorcroft team on Thursday night. The Wolves came into the match with a 2-0 record in the conference and a hot streak on the floor. The Wolves put the pressure on the Bulldogs from the beginning, opening up with a full court press that caused unforced turnovers and fouls on the Bulldogs behalf. Unfortunately for Sundance, Moorcroft came in with a hot shooting hand as well. Ending the first quarter with a buzzer beater three-point shot, the Wolves continued into the second quarter with a 12-0 run in less than...
The crowd packed in the Sundance High School Gym for a full night of fun as the Sundance basketball teams and FCCLA hosted Family Fun Night on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs opened up the night of play hosting conference rival Big Horn. The Lady Bulldogs and Rams got off to a slow start in the first quarter trying to figure each other out while trying to get their own offenses moving. At the end of the first eight minutes, it was a tied game at 11 points each. The second quarter saw the Bulldogs get their offense moving, scoring seven unanswered...
The Sundance boy’s basketball team split conference games this week, taking a win over the Wright Panthers and losing to the Big Horn Rams. The boys travelled to Wright on Thursday to open up conference play against the Panthers. The Panthers graduated 10 seniors last year and were hoping to gain another win on their rough 1-12 season, however the Bulldogs came into the match on a four-game winning streak. The game played out about as was expected as the Bulldogs went into the half with a 3...
The Lady Bulldogs were back on their home court Thursday night when the Lady Ranchers of Harding County came to town. Led by Cana McInerney, the Bulldogs were on fire the first half sinking five shots from beyond the arc, and taking the nine- point advantage, 28-19, into the break. The halftime entertainment consisted of the Sundance High School pep band as well as the Lady Big Ballers, who were showing off their skills. The second half of play saw the offense slow down as the defense picked...
The Sundance boys’ basketball team was back on the road this past week as they traveled to NSI and Hill City. The entire Bulldog bench saw some playing time on Friday night in the 53-11 victory over NSI. Putting together a solid first half of play, Sundance went into the halftime break with the 30-3 lead. Gunner McLaughlin led the way in scoring for the Bulldogs putting in 12 points while Brandon Davis and Landon Martin controlled the boards, each pulling down five rebounds for the Bulldogs. The second half of play was much like the first as t...
Bulldogs at Newell and PRC Tourney The #3 ranked Sundance boys’ basketball team hit the road this past week for a game against Newell on Thursday and participated in the Powder River Conference Invite Friday and Saturday in Tongue River and Kaycee. Their weekend kicked off in Newell on Thursday where they ran away with the game in a 71-34 victory. On Friday, the Bulldogs competed in the Powder River Conference Invite where they lost the first game to Kaycee 48-59. The Bulldogs then rebounded from that loss with a 61-18 victory over Wright a...
The Sundance boys’ basketball team made history this past weekend as they swept all the teams competing in the Stateline Shootout. The boys opened up play in Sundance on Thursday night, facing off against the Newcastle Dogies. The Dogies came out strong in the first quarter, behind their full court pressure and hot hand, Dylon Tidyman, who scored the first six unanswered points of the game. While the Bulldogs struggled to get the ball moving on offense, their full court pressure started to disrupt the Dogies flow into the second quarter and S...
Going up against some tough teams in the Stateline Shootout, the Sundance girls’ basketball team fell short in their games this past weekend. The Newcastle Dogies were in town on Thursday as the Lady Bulldogs opened up the first round of play in the Stateline Shootout. The Bulldogs struggled against an aggressive half-court press put on by the Dogies and were not able to get on the board until 4:10 left in the first quarter. The second quarter didn’t fare much better as turnovers and fouls continued to plague the Lady Bulldogs. Trailing by eig...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs opened their season at the Upton Invitational this past weekend. In the opening round of play, the Bulldogs played the Riverside Rebels. It was a slow start for both the Rebels and the Bulldogs. As the first quarter of play wound down, the Bulldogs found themselves holding on to a 10-7 lead. The Rebels came alive in the second quarter behind the three-point shooting of Victory Buck, who sunk four from behind the arc, allowing the Rebels to take the one-point lead into...
The Sundance boys’ basketball team kicked off their 2019-2020 season at the Upton Invitational. The opening round put the Bulldogs against the Panthers of Arvada-Clearmont. The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick lead and didn’t let up. Kye Taylor led the Bulldogs in scoring with 12 points followed closely by Jayden Davis who contributed 11 points in the 56-38 Sundance victory. With a win in game one, the Bulldogs moved on to face the Tongue River Eagles for game two of the Invitational. Bui...
Members of the Sundance wrestling team participated in the Tiger Invitational in Lusk on Friday. Two Bulldog wrestlers placed in the top five of their weight classes. Owen Haiar took first place in the 126 lb. weight class. In the opening rounds, Haiar took wins against Tyzer Isenberger (Moorcroft), Thomas Wagner (H.E.M.) Jonathan Morgan (Newcastle/Upton). In the championship bracket, Haiar pinned Patrick Hamling of Newell in 35 seconds. With this win, he was up against Jonathan Morgan of Newcastle / Upton for the second time. Haiar took the...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs walked away with their fifth state volleyball championship this past weekend in Casper. The Bulldogs were arguably one of the three best teams in state this year. The way the bracket was set up, the Bulldogs were looking to have to go through the other two best teams, Pine Bluffs and Wright. In an amazing twist of fate, the Bulldogs did not have to face either team in their run to the Championship. The Bulldogs started tournament play facing off against Tongue River....
The Upton-Sundance Patriots season came to a close this weekend as the Patriots fell to Cokeville 7-16. In a rematch of last year’s semifinal game, the Patriots were hoping for a different outcome, but the Cokeville Panthers’ disciplined defense shut down the explosive Patriot offense by limiting their big gains to three to four yards at a time, forcing the Patriots to string together short gains with little momentum. The Panthers were the first to strike as Nate Barnes found an opening for a 40-yard run. Cokeville then had a successful two...
The Sundance volleyball team is headed to state after finishing third in the regional tournament held in Moorcroft this past weekend. The Lady Bulldogs fought back on Saturday, winning two crucial games to earn a spot in this weekend’s state tournament. In the opening round of the 2A regional tournament, Sundance was up against the Southeast Cyclones. Behind the heavy hitting of Sherry Negaard, who was able to throw down 30 kills in the set, the Bulldogs were able to taking the victory in g...
The Upton-Sundance football team began playoffs on Friday hosting Rocky Mountain. The game got off to a good start for the Patriots as their defense forced Rocky Mountain to punt it away on the first drive. The Patriot offense was up against a tough Grizzly defense but Jayden Caylor was able to convert a third and long into a Patriot first down and get the offense going. Shortly thereafter, Jess Claycomb found his way into the end zone from 11 yards out to put the Patriots on the board first....
The Sundance Cross Country runners travelled across Wyoming to compete in the state meet on Saturday. Up against some stiff competition from across the state, the Bulldog runners did their best. Hunter Skeens led the Bulldogs, placing 8th in the boys’ varsity with a time of 18:20. Jaydan Davis and Titus Schelling were also in the top 25, finishing 20th and 22nd respectively. Josh Pridgeon and Kort McLaughlin rounded out the Bulldog boys coming in 53rd and 54th. In the girls’ varsity race, Tor...
The Sundance volleyball team closed their regular season play on Saturday travelling to Big Horn to take on the Rams. Things haven’t been easy for the Bulldogs these past few weeks, but they were able to come away with a four-set victory to secure the #2 seed heading into regionals next week. Sherri Negaard led the Bulldogs in serving as she was able to send three aces across the net for no return. Negaard also was the go-to hitter with 14 kills on the night. Aftyn Marchant kept the Bulldog offense alive, coming up with 14 digs against the R...
The Upton Sundance Patriots and Shoshoni Rams squared off for a final regular season football game on Friday in Casper. Staying true to their streak, the solid Patriot defense was able to shut out another team to help the Patriots maintain their winning ways. The Patriot offense continued to be a force to be reckoned with as Brad Kruger, Jaydon Caylor and Jess Claycomb all found their way into the end zone throughout the first half. Claycomb and Caylor dominated the rushing game, going over 100 yards each on the night. Upton-Sundance went to...
The conference cross country meet took place on Friday in Hulett. Facing off against four other teams and some tough hills, the Sundance Bulldogs were able to run away with a conference champion and three others placing in the top ten at the varsity level. Hunter Skeens set the pace for the boys’ varsity race and it was a quick one at that. Crossing the finish line at 18:41, Skeens took first place and the conference championship. Not far behind him was fellow teammate Titus Schelling who came i...
The Upton-Sundance Patriots improved their record to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the conference as they shut out Pine Bluffs 35-0 this past weekend. In true Patriot fashion, the offense continued to put points on the board as the defense shut out the opponent. Jadyn Caylor was the man in the endzone for the Patriots throughout the second and third quarters, running it in for three scores. Wyatt Gillespie was able to pick up a fumbled return and run it back for another Patriot touchdown in the fourth, while Brad Kruger was able to find Kye Taylor on...
