Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Fri., Aug. 21 – Sundance Girls Teams Sundance – 321 Upton – 324 Lusk – 348 Boys Teams Sundance – 440 Upton – 444 Lusk – 467 Individual Girls Sheridan Schubarth – 90 (2) Allie Crawford – 108 (5) Ashlynn Fowler – 123 (10) Natalie Curren – 136 Individual Boys Parker Speidel – 102 (3) Peyton Ewing – 107 (6) Dawson Flahaven – 114 (9) Gavin Robinson – 117 (10 tie) Scramble Teams Bonnie Wacker, Braxton Buckmiller, Syndee Pryor, Tymlee Taffner – 87 Cole Robinson, Maddy Pryor, Josh Gerstner, Tylen Hedman – 92...
Left to right: Randi Faeth (Assistant Golf Coach of the Year), Lisa Dutton (2A girls Golf Coach of the Year), Greta Crawford (2A Volleyball Coach of the Year), Mike Lashley (Wyoming Coaches Association). The coaches received the awards from the Wyoming Coaches Association last week. Since the Wyoming Coaches Association clinic was cancelled this year, former WCA president, Mike Lashley, travelled around the state to hand-deliver the awards....
The 2019-2020 Sundance Athletes of the Year are Kye Taylor (above), son of Mike and Liz Taylor, All Conference and All State for football and basketball and selected to play in the Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star game; and Aftyn Marchant (below), daughter of Chris and Stephanie Marchant, volleyball All Conference and All State and All Conference for basketball....
At Tuesday’s meeting, the council heard a mixed bag of good and bad news regarding projects underway within the city. While issues have been found with fire flow near Old Stoney and a rental agreement has still not materialized for the ambulance garage, the new construction and debris pit has received its permit and the water tank project in the canyon area is heading to its construction phase. Public Works Director Mac Erickson reported on the first issue, telling the council that there is i...
Lane Gill attempts a shot against Wyoming Indian at the 2a class championship game of the Wyoming State High School Basketball Championships Saturday, March 7, at the Events Center in Casper. The Bulldogs wrapped up the tourney with a second place finish this year and the road to get there kept fans on the edge of their seats the entire time. See page 13 for the full story....
The Sundance boys’ basketball team took their show on the road the past weekend as they made their way to Casper for the 2A state tournament. Going into the tournament as the #4 seed, the Bulldogs had confidence in their ability to take on all comers, including the #1 seed from the west, Rocky Mountain, whom they would face in their first game of the tournament. In their first appearance since 2012, the Sundance Bulldogs did not disappoint. The first matchup of the tournament would prove to b...
In recognition of their hard-played seasons, a number of SHS players received all-conference and all-state nods. Above, left to right: Nevada Gill, Aftyn Marchant and Bailey Hofland (each received all-conference honors). Gunner McLaughlin (all-conference), Lane Gill (all-conference and all-state), Kye Taylor (all-conference and all-state)and Landon Martin (all-conference)....
Wudzie Zaato earned the title of Bearcat Brawler March 7 and 8 in Douglas. Wudzie took first in all three wrestling styles claiming three first place medals and the Brawler Belt....
The waters of Keyhole Reservoir are only for the truly brave at this time of year – but that’s exactly why the annual Jackalope Jump is not only a popular event for spectators and jumpers alike, but also an excellent opportunity to raise funds for Special Olympics Wyoming. The concept is simple: teams of participants will leap from the marina into the freezing waters of the lake, earning money for the cause in the process. The only difficult part is mustering the bravery to take that icy plunge. “The Jackalope Jump is a unique opportunity for i...
This past Saturday ended the 2019-20 wrestling season for the Sundance Bulldogs at the State Meet in Casper. The grappling Bulldogs came away from the state meet with two place-winners. Junior Owen Haiar claimed 5th place at 126 lbs. with a record of 4-2 and Junior Josh Pridgeon took home 6th place at 182 lbs. with a 3-3 record over the weekend. First-year senior Lance Weaver finished one match short of placing going 2-2 at 182 lbs. Four others wrestling for Sundance were 195 lb. freshmen Gavin Mollenbrink and sophomore Leo Lyons and...
SHS Bulldogs The Sundance boys’ basketball team headed to Torrington this past week as the number one seed from the east in the 2A regional tournament. In their first matchup of the weekend, the Bulldogs met the Glenrock Herders. They continued in their winning way, jumping out with a 20-12 lead after one quarter of play. The Bulldogs had a well-balanced scoring attack, with four players in double digits. The second quarter continued to build off the first as Sundance put up 23 more points to the Hereders 10, taking a 21-point lead, 43-22, i...
On Saturday, the Sundance wrestling team trekked down to Lingle for the 11-team Regional tournament. This tournament is the qualifier for the state tournament. Placing for the Bulldogs were Owen Haiar at 126 lbs. (2nd place), Josh Pridgeon at 182 lbs. (2nd place), Lance Weaver also at 182 lbs. (3rd place), Dawson Flahaven at 220 lbs. fell one match short of placing, losing 9-6 in that match. Others participating but not placing were Gavin Mollenbrink at 195 lbs., Leo Lyons 195 lbs. and Roman Hrek at 220 lbs. On Thursday the wrestlers will head...
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...
The Sundance wrestling team had a long weekend of wrestling beginning Thursday of this past week at the Powder River Conference meet in Wright. Sundance wrestled in four duals. Results were as follows: Owen Haiar (126 lbs.) 2-2 Lance Weaver (170 lbs.) 2-2 Josh Pridgeon (182 lbs.) 2-2 Leo Lyons (195 lbs.) 1-3 Gavin Mollenbrink (220 lbs.) 4-0 Roman Hrek (285 lbs.) 0-2 After the conference meet, the young grapplers headed to Hanna, WY for the Carbon County Tournament. This two-day tourney featured 16 teams. Unfortunately, the second day was...
On February 3-7, the Crook County Special Olympics team traveled to Jackson for the State Winter Games. State Games consisted of 26 programs and over 300 athletes. The Crook County athletes participated in Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding. Below are the results: Beginner Level Skiing – Evin Anderson: Gold, Silver, Bronze; Jarod Bray: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Mackenzie Brown: Gold, Silver, Silver; Mariah Johnson: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Baydon Wells: Bronze, Bronze, Fourth; Kymberlee Wells: Silver, Bronze,...
Sundance AAU Wrestlers attended the Newell Presidents Day Tourney and the Lemmon SD Tourney....
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 Bulldog wrestling team took a contingent of five wrestlers to the 21 team Black Hills Classic Tournament this past Saturday in Hill City, SD. Pacing the way was Junior Owen Haiar who finished with a 4-1 record and a third-place finish. Junior Josh Pridgeon finished at 2-2 one match from placing. Others competing were Sophomore Leo Lyons 1-2 on the day, Junior Roman Hrek 1-2 and Freshman Gavin Mollenbrink 0-2. The wrestlers who are hoping to get healthier will have a busy week this week, as on Thursday they will compete in the...
Seventh Grade Sundance – 41, Hulett – 12 Eighth Grade Sundance – 40, Hulett – 14...
The snow and wind held out until later in the day on Sunday, no doubt to the relief of the group of runners who braved the early morning chill to take part in Freeze Your Fanny. An estimated 225 fanny-freezers took part for the 30th anniversary of the popular event. This year’s overall winner was Jeremy Elsom, with Christ Riley coming in second and Josh Speidel in third. Prizes were given out for the oldest and youngest participants, who were announced to be Norma Peterson and Evi Jagow, w...
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...
On this past Friday and Saturday, the injury-depleted Sundance Bulldog wrestling team competed in the 20-team Belle Fourche Invitational. The Bulldogs were only able to bring four healthy bodies to the event in Belle Fourche, SD. Leading the way was Owen Haiar at 120 lbs. The Junior finished 4-1 on the day for a second-place finish in the 20-man bracket. Three other wrestlers competed but were unable to win a match. Those others competing were Lance Weaver at 170 lbs., Gavin Mollenbrink at 220 lbs. and Roman Hrek also at 220 lbs. On Saturday,...
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...
