Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Sundance Trap Team went to the State Trap Tournament in June with five shooters: Dillion Haugen, Reed Banker, Brady Garoutte, Owen Watt and Teagan Marchant. State this year saw over 200 shooters from nine schools with Sundance placing seventh overall. Marchant came in third for the individual season female average with the team coming in third place overall in our spring conference. The Sundance Trap Team is starting its fall season! Anyone in 6-12 grades may participate. Registration is...
Sundance Country Club held their annual member/guest golf tournament Aug. 7-8. The tournament was a great success with 22 men’s teams and seven women’s teams competing in two separate divisions. It was an awesome golfing event which turned into a very unusual weekend where two individuals made a hole in one. Dustin Materi made one on Sat., Aug. 7, which is an exceptional feat because that hole is a 358-yard par 4 and that is the only hole in one ever recorded on that hole. On Sun., Aug. 8, Virgil Virchow got a hole in one on hole #3, which is...
All athletes must have turned into the SHS office or bring to the first day of practice a physical and consent and release form before participating in any sports. Both forms can be found on the ss.crook1.com website under the athletic tab. The individual and all sport schedules can also be found on the website. Please note they are subject to change. First practices: Golf – Aug. 9, 4 p.m., Golf Course JH Volleyball – Aug. 16, 1 p.m., SHS Gym JH Football – Aug. 16, 8 a.m., SHS Practice Field HS Volleyball – Aug. 16, 8 a.m., SHS Gym HS Footbal...
Local Sundance High School athlete, Cana McInerney, participated in the National AAU Volley Festival in Phoenix, AZ, June 30 to July 3. McInerney played for Casper Nitro. Casper Nitro is an AAU club that invited Cana to play in the spring of 2021 and played in tournaments in Wyoming and Montana. Casper Nitro and AAU Athletic Club was created in 2010 by Kara Crawford Fink, a Sundance High School graduate and daughter of Greta Crawford, former SHS volleyball coach. The 2021 Casper Nitro team...
Sherry Negaard has been selected to play in the Wyoming Coaches Foundation North/South All Star Games volleyball game on July 24 for the North team. She has also been selected as All Conference and All State for 2020 and was the Northeast Player of the Year for 2020. Negaard was on the varsity roster for all four years of high school and took part in three state championships alongside her team. She has 872 career kills, with 2259 total kill attempts and 124 career service aces. Her career...
For basketball hopefuls in Wyoming who aspire to the next level of their game, summer isn’t the time to take a break. Thanks to all-star team Wyoming Power, two of Sundance’s most talented players will go up against the best of the nation’s best during a full season of tournament events. During the month of May, Lane Gill and Gunner McLaughlin spent weekends in Casper, scrimmaging alongside peers from across the state. Over the next few months, they’ll test their skills in tournament play th...
Recently graduated Sundance High School seniors, Wyatt Gillespie and Brad Kruger, hit the field one last time in Casper on June 12 for the annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl. Joined by the best players from across the state, the local pair played for the North Team, which jumped out to an early lead in the contest. Their lead lasted until well into the second half, but the South was able to regain their momentum and pulled out the victory when the final horn sounded. It was the first win for a South...
The annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl will kick off in Casper on Saturday, giving spectators a look at Wyoming’s top football athletes from around the state. Sundance/Upton standouts Wyatt Gillespie and Brad Kruger will play on the North squad coached by Matt McFadden of Cody. Trent Pikula, Kirk McLaughlin, Larry Yeradi, Zeb Hagen and Jim Talich will all serve on the coaching staff. The 48th annual event gets underway this year with a free pancake breakfast from the Kiwanis club at City Park in front of the Elks Lodge at 8a.m. A parade around City P...
There is a fun activity this Friday night, June 11 for all at the Golf Course. It’s called the Sundance 10-Man Shootout and those who have attended the last three years have loved it. You can place bets, get some food and drink, grab a cart and follow the players around the course until there are only two left on the last hole. The competition gets pretty intense but it’s all fun. The players play for a cash prize and some of those players include, Tyler Watts, Andy Bears (Belle Fourche CC Pro), Dustin Materi, Gabe Dirksen (Boulder Canyon CC...
Field day typically happens the last day of school and is a great way to send the students off for summer vacation. After looking at the weather report, the Parent Involvement Committee opted to host the event on Tuesday, May 25. Instead of a half-day event and sack lunch, the students and staff made a full day of it. There were seven stations to rotate through and do not forget the dunk tank with Mr. Hartwig and Mrs. Ingram. Mrs. Rodriguez’s third grade class raised the most money during the S...
Brad Kruger (senior) and Bailey Hofland (junior) have been named as Sundance High School 2020-2021 athletes of the year....
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...
High School Track Thurs.-Sat., May 13-15 at State, Casper...
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...
In last week’s issue, the photos that accompanied the story about the Belle Fourche and Wright track meets were mistakenly attributed. They were in fact taken by photographer Alecia Banker....
NE Districts – Newcastle The seventh grade girls from Sundance took first at Districts last week in Newcastle. The eighth grade boys placed second, only 11 points behind the much larger team from Upton. Results 7th Grade Girls 100m – Karly Marchant, 15.34 (3rd); Maria Villegas, 17.56 (10th); Audrey Wheeler, 18.57 7th Grade Girls 200m – Maddison Nieman, 30.32 (2nd); Karly Marchant, 31.20 (3rd); Blakely Gill, 33.26 (6th) 7th Grade Girls 400m – Hailey Karol, 1:10.49 (3rd); Karly Marchant, 1:14.72 (...
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...
Individual Girls: Sheridan Schubarth – 94 (2nd) Elle Bifluco – 116 Boys Teams: Moorcroft – 386 Big Horn – 389 Tongue River – 443 Sundance – 457 Individual Boys: Parker Speidel – 113 Dawson Flahaven – 113 Braydon Sander – 113 Nate Schommer – 118 Spencer Lubken – 120...
Results from April 10 Tongue River Invitational Ryder Downey: 100m – 12.78 (17th); 800m – 2:12.77 (third); Long jump – 16’05” (17th) Keaton Mills: 200m – 27.10 (14th); High jump – 5’04” (second); Shotput – 29’00” (15th); Discus – 77’11” (11th) Jade Weaver: Shotput – 21’04” (20th); Discus – 45’04” (26th) Riley Banker: 100m – 15.07 (18th); 300m hurdles – 1:03.61(5th); Shotput – 19’05” (26th); Discus – 41’11” (27th) Jameson Fleenor: Shotput – 31’05” (11th); Discus – 102’05” (5th)...
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...
