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(Wed 3/6/13) - You're lying there in your hospital bed, wondering where the nurse is, so you press the nurse call button, and she pops right up. Pretty simple, huh? Well, new technology at Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas takes the nurse call button high-tech. This is assistant hospital administrator Karl Hertz... audio here

Hertz says the new system also helps improve hospital security... audio here

The new, $130,000 nurse-call system is being installed in the Memorial Hospital of Converse County Emergency Department, Birthing Center, and in all Inpatient rooms.

 

(Wed 3/6/13) - Douglas High School cheerleaders and dance squad will strut their stuff tonight at Casper. The Wyoming High School Activities Association hosts the State Spirit Competition at the Casper Events Center. DHS will compete in coed cheer, all-girl cheer, non-stunt cheer and dance. Each squad will have two and one-half minutes to perform. Competition begins at 4pm, and Douglas is scheduled for Cheer Non-Stunt @ 4:48, Dance @ 6:28, Cheer Stunt @ 7:04 and Cheer Co-ed @ 8:00. Admission is $5 adults and $4 students.

 

(Tue 3/5/13) - A crude oil loadout facility is being planned south of Douglas. The project is being developed by Enserco Energy out of Denver. It would allow tanker trucks full of oil to offload to a storage tank, and then trains would load up with crude and transport it to refineries. The facility will be built adjacent to the BNSF rails on 200 acres about five miles south of Douglas on Irvine Road. The developers say about 40 trucks a day would deliver to the facility and the traffic would come in from the Orin Junction end of Irvine. They expect to load about one train a week. The Enserco Energy crude oil loadout facility will be operational in July or August of this year, with truck traffic beginning in October. The facility is expected to provide about ten full-time jobs once it's up and running.

 

(Mon 3/4/13) - WYDOT has more construction planned on I-25 near Douglas this summer. McMurry Ready-Mix of Casper was the low bidder at $4.6 million for improvements to the northbound lanes of a four-mile section of Interstate 25 between Douglas and Glenrock. Three miles of the section will get a pavement overlay and one mile will be reconstructed. All traffic will be routed onto the southbound lanes during the work, which is expected to be complete by Nov. 30. Contracts totaling nearly $20.1 million for 12 projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its February meeting in Cheyenne.

 

(Mon 3/4/13) - New owners for a Wheatland bank. Glacier Bancorp has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire First State Bank, a community bank based in Wheatland, as well as it's offices in Torrington and Guernsey. The acquisition is Glacier's 13th since 2000 and its fourth in Wyoming. In a press release, Wheatland Bankshares, Inc., Chairman, CEO and President Mike Daly, said First State Bank will maintain their community banking approach with local decision-making and a genuine commitment to personalized community banking. He said at the same time, they'll benefit from access to Glacier's products, services, and substantial capital resources to fund future growth in the region. In Wyoming, Glacier also operates 1st Bank, Evanston and First Bank of Wyoming, Powell. The Wheatland, Torrington and Guernsey banks will continues to operate under the First State Bank name.

 

(Tue 2/26/13) - The Douglas City Council gave a green light to several development-related projects last night. Council approved on the first of three readings an application to rezone the land north of the Holiday Express and Sleep Inn hotels from B-1 to R-1 and R-2. Owner and developer K&R Construction is proposing to build single family homes on all lots except those six lots directly north of the Holiday Express, which could be developed as townhomes under an R-2. Council also approved a development agreement with Dr Robert and Deb Keeler to proceed with construction of a 7000 square foot medical office building at 10th and Richards, and a development agreement with Memorial Hospital of Converse County to build a 22-thousand square foot medical office building at 700 East Center Street.

 

(Wed 2/13/13) - A deputy who died trying to rescue a teenage girl from the North Platte River here at Douglas in 2011 will be honored with the Congressional Badge of Bravery. The family of Converse County Deputy Bryan Gross will accept the award at a ceremony Feb. 19 at the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne. Gross was one of several rescuers who jumped into the swollen river to save the girl. Other rescuers used a canoe to steer the girl to the bank. He was 29 and lived in Douglas. He was also named a Carnegie hero for his actions. Rep. Cynthia Lummis said Tuesday that she would attend the ceremony along with Gov. Matt Mead, Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and U.S. District Attorney Kip Crofts. It will be open to the public.

 

(Fri 2/8/13) - The first wintertime call on administration of water rights in the North Platte River drainage in Wyoming since 2005 means several cities and towns need to implement other plans to obtain water. The call affects 16 communities in central and southeast Wyoming, including Casper. The Wyoming State Engineer's Office says all of those cities and towns have backup plans to ensure they have enough water. Hydrologists estimate that water and mountain snowpack in the river system is only about 64 percent of what would be a full supply right now. The call issued Wednesday by State Engineer Pat Tyrrell means those with older water rights have priority access to water in the river system. Those with younger rights must make arrangements with senior rights holders or get their water elsewhere. The call on North Platte River water won't affect Douglas's water supply, which comes primarily from wells and springs. River water is never processed here in the wintertime.

 

(Thu 2/7/13) - After the well is drilled and the oil is brought to the surface, it has to go to market, and a couple of new regional oil terminals are on the drawing boards.. A Casper-based company has announced plans to build a new rail-loading facility at Guernsey that will be able to load trains with up to 80 thousand barrels of oil a day. Eighty-Eight Oil LLC is owned by the True companies of Casper. The unit train facility on the BNSF mainline will be directly connected to the existing Guernsey crude oil terminal that receives crude from the Butte pipeline, Belle Fourche pipeline, Platte Pipeline and the Rocky Mountain pipeline system. With completion expected later this year, the facility will include three rail loop tracks capable of holding one unit train each, and the automated loading racks will be able to load two trains with different crude types at the same time. Company officials say the facility could bring 30 new jobs into the Guernsey area.

And Granite Peak Development and Cogent Energy Solutions announced plans this week for a rail loading and shipping terminal on the BNSF at the Casper Logistics Hub just north of the city. That facility would employ about 40 workers and would load two or three trains a day, each transporting 70 to 80 thousand barrels of oil. Crude would be both trucked in and delivered by pipeline. The developers of the project hope to break ground in April and begin operations by October.

 

(Wed 1/23/13) - Oil and Gas pad County checkbook... The Converse County Commisioners got a visual reminder of the oil industry's contribution to the County. At Tuesday's meeting, Chesapeake Energy presented a poster-sized check for 3 million, 332 thousand, 348 dollars and 39 cents. County commission vice-chair Tony Lehner says the check represented Chesapeake's 2012 ad valorem taxes on oil and gas production in the county... audio here

Lehner says the $3.3 million dollar tax bill represents big growth in the energy industry... audio here

John Dill is senior director for corporate development and government relations for Chesapeake Energy in the Northern Rockies. He says Chesapeake would like to write even larger tax checks to Converse County... audio here

The ad valorem tax money collected on oil and gas production goes into Converse County's general fund that the commissioners build their budget around.

 

(Mon 1/21/13) - Guernsey Dam road closed... Lakeshore Drive across Guernsey Dam has been temporarily closed as construction crews prepare to make modifications to Guernsey Dam. According to Bureau of Reclamation Wyoming Area Manager Coleman W. Smith, the modifications are in response to Reclamation's safety of dams recommendations and will ensure structural integrity of Guernsey Dam should a large flood event occur. The road crossing Guernsey Dam was closed to the public as of Friday evening. Jan. 18. Road closure signs and gates will be installed during the week of Jan. 14. Guernsey State Park will remain open throughout the construction period, with the exception of the day use area below the dam. Recreation facilities on the south side of the reservoir will continue to be accessible via Lakeshore Drive. Because Lakeshore Drive will be closed at the dam, recreation facilities on the north side of the reservoir will be accessible by taking Highway 270 north from Guernsey to Hartville, then Highway 317 to Lakeshore Drive at the north entrance to the park. The temporary closure will continue during the construction work, which is scheduled to be completed in March 2014.

 

(Fri 1/18/13) - After 99 years, the Princess Theater in downtown Douglas will show its final film this weekend. Douglas's movie palace isn't closing... theater owner Kara Koss says they're replacing the old film projectors with the latest technology, digital projectors, and everything will be different about how the new system works... audio here

Koss says the new digital system will be much easier to work with than the old films were... audio here

The Princess Theater will show the movie "Life Of PI" this weekend, close after Sunday night's showing and be closed Monday through Thursday of next week to install the new, $67 thousand dollar digital projection system. The theater will reopen Friday, January 25th with the digital showing of Les Miserables.

 

(Tue 12/18/12) - A closer look at Converse Air... The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will monitor what's in the air near Douglas. The DEQ-Air Quality Division has moved a mobile air quality monitoring station from the Gillette area and set it up about four miles east of town on East Antelope Road. Residents had complained about oil drilling and gas flaring activities in the area. The Mobile Monitoring Station will track ozone, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, methane/non-methane hydrocarbons and weather conditions, and will remaoin in place for at least a year.

 

(Mon 12/17/12) - Another green light for a planned Converse County wind farm... The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld permits issued by the state and Converse County allowing construction of two wind farms south of Glenrock on the Laramie Range. Wasatch Wind of Salt Lake City plans to construct 62 towers at two locations. The Northern Laramie Range Alliance had challenged permits issued to the company by the Converse County Board of County Commissioners and Wyoming Industrial Siting Council. A statement from the Northern Laramie Range Alliance says it still intends try to block construction of the wind farms. Wasatch Wind President Christine Watson Mikell says the company is pleased with the court's decision.

 

(Thu 12/13/12) - Christmas Carols in Douglas this weekend... Douglas area churches invite their members and the community to Jackalope Square this Sunday night at 6pm to sing along to the Carols of Christmas. Complimentary coffee and hot chocolate will be served and smores made over open fire pits. Whether you dress warmly and join us in the park or just pull up to the curb and listen in you will enjoy this 1 hr. community event! Sunday night, 6pm Jackalope Square.

 

(Tue 12/11/12) - The Douglas City Council says "Thank You." At last night's meeting, the council noted long years of service to the community from two people. Mayor Bruce Jones gave a plaque of appreciation to former City Treasurer and Administrative Services Director Jan Lampert... audio here

The Council also thanked one of their own, as Councilwoman Marilyn Werner attended her final meeting as a member... audio here

During her eight years on the Council, Werner also served part of a term as Mayor and mayor pro-tempore.

 

(Mon 12/10/12) - A 36 year old Scottsbluff woman died in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend south of Glendo. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Gabriell L. Palmer was traveling northbound on I-25 about 6 miles south of Glendo, when she lost control of her vehicle on black ice just after 11pm Saturday night. Sgt. Stephen Townsend says vehicle went down a steep embankment and overturned when it hit a ditch at the bottom of the embankment. Townsend said Troopers investigating the accident attribute speed too fast for the existing conditions as a contributing factor along with very worn tires on the vehicle. Palmer was wearing a seatbelt.

 

(Tue 12/4/12) - More than 200 Douglas area residents listened and asked questions last night at a community meeting hosted by Chesapeake Energy. John Dill is senior director of corporate development and government relations for Chesapeake Energy in the Rocky Mountain Region. Dill talked about why the company called the open meeting... audio here

In a question and answer period at the end of the evening, Chesapeake officials and representatives of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality fielded a variety of questions from the audience about flaring, fracking and fracking fluids, emergency services response, how deep and how far out horizontal wells would go, and a question that only got a partial answer... how many oil wells is Chesapeake planning on drilling... audio here

That's Sandy Andrew, operations manager for Chesapeake in the Rockies. Doing the math, it looks like Chesapeake's planning on the capability to drill about 70 wells a year here in the Converse County area.

 

 

And in Sports...

(Sat 3/9/13) - With a 28-1 record, the Douglas LadyCats end the season with the best record in 3A or 4A basketball. But boy, did that one loss hurt.

In the 3A State Championship game Saturday night at the Casper Events Center, the number-2 ranked Star Valley Lady Braves upset the top-ranked LadyCats 56-46 to claim the title. Star Valley owned Douglas from the start... the LadyCats never led... Star Valley was up 12-8 after one, and 26-16 at the half. Douglas shot 16 of 47... Star Valley shot 18 of 41. Both teams had five three-pointers. The Lady Braves outrebounded the LadyCats 34-29. Star Valley's Hailey Greenwood led all scorers with a 24-point performance. Kassidy Scott led Douglas with 12... Molly Kreycik added 11. Three of Douglas's four seniors - Jill Espeland, Kassidy Scott and Carlie Cecil - all fouled out before the end of the game. Senior point guard Molly Kreycik played all 32 minutes. A tough ending to an outstanding season for the Douglas girls.

The Douglas Bearcats also come up on the short end of their final game of the season. In a rematch of last week's East Regional championship game against Rawlins, the Cats kept it close, but fell 50-46 to the Oulaws in the 5th place game. Douglas trailed by 1 at the quarter and the half and were down by three after three, but couldn't get back on top. Rawlins led as many as 8 points, but there were 7 lead changes and 3 ties in a good back-and-forth battle. Alex Collier led Rawlins with 16, while Jalen Krening added 13. Dylan Davidson was the only Bearcat in double figures with 16. The Bearcats end their season with a 17-12 overall record, 11-6 in 3A conference play.

(Wed 3/6/13) - 1A/2A All-State basketball players have been named, and there's several from schools here in the KKTY listening area... 2A boys all-staters include Hunter Dockery and Travis Smith from Niobrara County High School in Lusk; 2A girls include Shelby Burroughs of Southeast; on the 1A boys all-state list, Treasure Hollister from Guernsey-Sunrise, and on the 1A girls list, Melissa Bowlin, Kaylee Greenwald and Kylah Meyer of Lingle. All-Staters were named following this weekend's 1A/2A State Basketball Tournament at Casper.

(Mon 3/4/13) - The Douglas Ice Cats are back-to-back State Champs. Douglas began their run through the State B tournament at Cody with a 6-3 over Gillette on Friday night, then a 6-2 win over Cheyenne on Saturday. Sunday afternoon, the Ice Cats skated to a 3-2 win over Rock Springs to claim their second consecutive title.

(Sat 3/2/13) - A PAIR of Titles... The Douglas Bearcats and the Douglas LadyCats win both championship games at the 3A East Regionals.

At Worland, the LadyCats stretch their season record to 26-0 with a 64-31 win over the Rawlins Lady Outlaws. Rawlins junior point guard Kalli Fedderson, who averages 21 points a game, got into foul trouble early... she still ended the night with 18, but spent much of the game on the bench. Kassidy Scott led all scorers with 21, and Carlie Cecil added 14.

In the late game, the Bearcats also met the Outlaws from Rawlins. Lane Potratz, who's averaged 5.6 points a game this season, put up seven 3's in the first half on his way to a 23 point performance, and Douglas was in a 35-22 hole at the half. The Cats came back after the break and took control, outscoring the Outlaws 41-21 in the second half and battled back to claim a 63-56 win. Dylan Davidson hit 5 of 7 outside the arc and ended the night with 21... Greg Vandeventer hit 13, and Jonah Richards added 12.

Both Douglas teams will take the one-seed from the East to the State Basketball Tournament, which opens Thursday in Casper. Both teams will meet Lander on Thursday, the boys at noon and the girls at 6pm... both games at the Casper Events Center... both games live on KKTY-FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Fri 3/1/13) - Bearcats and LadyCats will both go to State... with semi-final round wins at the 3A East REgional Basketball Tournament at Worland today, both Douglas basketball teams earb a berth in the Conference Championship game, and both punch their ticket to next week's State Tournament at Casper.

After Newcastle upset Buffalo on Friday, that set up a semi game between Douglas and Newcastle. The Cats jumped out to an early lead and held it through the course of the game. Jonah Richards had a double double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Douglas scoring effort. Logan Barker added 12.

The Douglas Ladycats got their 25th win of the season, blowing past the Buffalo Lady Bison 73-27. Kassidy Scott turned in a 26-point performance, and Carlie Cecil and Jill Espeland had 12 apiece.

The Douglas roundballers will meet Rawlins in Staurday's title games. The Lady Outlaws beat Wheatland 50-40, and the Outlaws beat the Bulldogs 53-46 to advance. Girls play Saturday night at 6, boys tipoff at 7:30... both games love on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

Earlier Friday, Glenrock ended their season as they were eliminated from the tournament in loser-out games. The Herders fall 42-60 to Buffalo, and the Lady Herders lost 40-43 to Newcastle.

(Thu 2/28/13) - Easy win for the LadyCats... in the opening round of the 3A East Regionals, the 1-seeded Douglas LadyCats cruised to a 63-19 win over the 8-seeded Glenrock Lady Herders. Douglas led by 38 at the half, and kicked into the 40-point mercy clock right after halftime. Kassidy Scott and Carlie Cecil led the scoring effort with 13 each, and Ashlie Blackburn added 11. Breanna Faley led Glenrock with 7. Douglas plays Buffalo in the semis Friday night at 6. Glenrock meets Newcastle in a girls loser-out game Friday morning at 11:30. Both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Thu 2/28/13) - Opening Round Win... The Douglas Bearcats survive a hard fought game with the Glenrock Herders to advance to the semis. At the 3A East Regional Basketball Tournament in Worland this morning, the Cats jumped out to a 16-7 lead after one, but the Herders came on strong in the second and took a three-point lead into the halftime locker room. Douglas came back in the second half to claim a 59-56 win. Jonah Richards was big outside the arc, hitting 5 three's on his way to 19 points. Dylan Davidson had three 3's on his way to 12 points, and Greg Vandeventer added 10. Glenrock had four players in double figures, led by point guard Tyler Olsen with 13. Senior DC Hall had 12, Anthony Pack added 11, and Devon Parkinson had ten. Glenrock plays the loser of today's Buffalo-Newcastle game in a loser out game Friday morning at 10. Douglas plays the winner of Buffalo-Newcastle in the semis Friday afternoon at 4:30. Both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM.

(Sat 2/23/13) - A Perfect 23-0... In high school basketball action this afternoon, the LadyCats end the regular season with one more win, this time over the Buffalo Lady Bison. Jessie Underberg got a little crazy outside the arc, hitting 5 three's on her way to 17 points to lead all scorers. Carlie Cecil hit 12, and Kassidy Scott had 11. Jenna Anderson lad Buffalo with 12.

The Bison proved to be too much for the Bearcats for the second time this season. Douglas trailed by just three at the end of the third, but Buffalo outshot 22-8 in the fourth quarter to claim a 60-43 win. The Bearcats end the regular season 13-10.

(Sat 2/23/13) - Douglas wrestlers take third at state... three Bearcats bring home championships. Jordan Pingrey was down 14-0... a technical fall is 15-0... Pingrey came back and pinned Nic Urbach of Powell to win the 113. Hunter Haman earned an 11-5 decision over Matthew Ponds of Worland to win the 152. And CJ Allen ends his senior season 50-6, pinning Taylor Bush of Wheatland for the gold at heavyweight. Congrats also the Glenrock's Jackson Taylor... he pinned Ty Alexander of Lander to win the 120.

Powell claimed the team title with 241.5 points... Star Valley was second with 233... Douglas placed thirdwith 188 team points.

(Sat 2/16/13) - Road wins at the Dogie Dome... Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams were both in the win column tonight. In the early game, Kassidy Scott hit 19 to lead the Douglas girls to their 22nd win, 60-30 over the Lady Dogies. Jill Espeland had 10, and Carlie Cecil added 9. The late game was a good match, but a low scoring affair. Douglas trailed by four at the quarter and at the half, but led by two after three. Greg Vandeventer hit a bucket down low with less than 30 seconds left to give Douglas a one-point lead. Newcastle sent the ball in with 4 seconds left, but wasn't able to connect, and the Bearcats win it 36-35. Vandeventer led the Douglas scoring effort with 16.

The LadyCats end the weekend 22-0, 13-0 in 3A East. The Bearcats inprove to 13-9, and 10-3 in 3A East. Both teams will wrap up regular season play at Buffalo next Saturday afternoon.

(Fri 2/15/13) - Well... that was interesting... Bearcats basketball teams hosted the Torrington Trailblazers in 3A East Conference action tonight. In their final home appearance, the LadyCats ran their record to 21-0 with a 64-26 win. On Senior Night, seniors Kassidy Scott and Carlie Cecil were both in double figures before halftime... Scott led all scorers with 19, and Cecil hit 13. Also out of the class of '13, Molly Kreycik ended the night with 10, and Jill Espeland added 3. Douglas set the clock running on the 40-point mercy rule again early in the 4th quarter.

In the late game, the Bearcats held off a late surge by the 'Blazers and claimed a 63-60 win. Douglas led 22-12 after one, 30-19 at the half, and held a 17-point lead, 46-29, after three. Torrington got hot in the fourth and put up half ot he night's scoring effort in the final eight minutes, outshooting Douglas 31-17, but the Cats held on for the three point win. Junior Greg Vandeventer bettered his fifteen-point-a-game average with a 22-point performance. Senior Dylan Davidson had 15 on the night. Davidson had three 3's, including a buzzer beater at halftime from out behind the halfcourt line. The Cats' other senior, Robert Ricks, had four points on the night. Blake Wisroth led Torrington with 19. The Cats improve to 12-9, 9-3 in 3A East play.

Douglas travels to Newcastle Saturday night... the girls play at 5:30, and the boys play at 7. Both games live on KKTY's 93.3FM and AM 1470.

(Thu 2/14/13) - LadyCats #1 again... this week's 3A Girls Basketball poll from WyoPreps.com keeps Douglas #1 with all 18 top votes. It is the 7th straight week the Lady Bearcats have been a unanimous pick for the top spot. Star Valley is back in the second spot with Rawlins falling to third. Powell moves up a notch to fourth with Lyman drops down to fifth.

No change in 4a... it's East, Gillette, Natrona, Sheridan and Laramie. 2A's the same as well...Tongue River, Lovell, Southeast, Thermopolis and Wind River... the Lusk Lady Tigers sit at #6. The top 4 spots in 1A are steady... Cokeville, Lingle-Ft Laramie, Snake River and Rock River. Burlington joins Upton in a tie at #5...

(Wed 2/13/13) -3A boys basketball polls shuffle this week. The Star Valley Braves remain at the #1 spot, and despite a loss to Buffalo Saturday night, the Rawlins Outlaws will retain their #2 ranking. Lander moves up from 5 to 3. Buffalo pulled off a pair of wins last weekend, beating Wheatland by one Friday night, and upsetting Rawlins by ten on Saturday... that was enough to get the Bison back into the top five at #4. Lyman and Douglas drop from 3 and 4 to a tie at #5.

Gillette's #1 in 4a, followed by Riverton, Laramie, Evanston, and Kelly Walsh is at #5 again. No change at all in 2A or 1A... 2A, it's Lovell, Wyoming Indian, the Lusk Tigers remain at #3, followed by Big Horn and Moorcroft. In 1A, it's Burlington, Ten Sleep, Snake River... the Guernsey-Sunrise Vikings are #4, and Encampment is 5. Girl's polls come out tomorrow.

(Sat 2/2/13) - Two more in the win column... at the DHS Rec Center Gym, Douglas marks two wins over the Worland Warriors. In the early game, the LadyCats got off to a slow start, but went on to dominate with a 56-16 win. Kassidy Scott was the only player to finish in double figures with 18 points. In the nitecap, the Bearcats found themselves in a 12-point hole in the second quarter against the winless Warriors. The Cats trailed by four at the half, but hammered Worland 20-6 in the third quarter and held on for a 58-46 win. Chandler Romero led the Douglas scoring effort with 21, and Greg Vandeventer added 15. Douglas meets Rawlins this Friday and Wheatland on Saturday.

(Fri 2/1/13) - Douglas Hoopsters take Glenrock... at Glenrock, the LadyCats improved to 17-0 with a 55-23 win over the Lady Herders. Kassidy Scott led all scorers with 13 points... Carlie Cecil added 12, and Molly Kreycik was also in double figures with 11. At Douglas, the Bearcats won it 55-44. Douglas hosts the Worland Warriors Saturday night... the girls play at 5, and the boys tipoff at 6:30... both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Fri 1/25/13) - LadyCats win big, Bearcats lose close... in 3A East Conference play at the Rec tonight, the LadyCats basketball team improved to 16-0 with a 60-28 win over the Buffalo Lady Bison. Kassidy Scott led the Douglas girls with 16 points, Carlie Cecil added 14 and Molly Kreycik added 12. Jenna Anderson had 17 for Buffalo.

In the late game, the Bearcats trailed by 9 in the third quarter but came back to lead 37-36 to open the 4th... the Bison outshot the Cats 14-9 in the final stanza. Douglas trailed by three with seconds left, but couldn't force the tie and Buffalo held on to claim a 50-46 win.

The LadyCats improve to 16-0, 7-0 in 3A East play... the Bearcats drop back to 8-8 and 5-2. Douglas plays Glenrock this coming Friday night and Worland on Saturday.

(Fri 1/11/13) - Win Again... Douglas Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams grabbed another pair of 3A East Conference wins tonight, this time at the expense of the Rawlins Outlaws. At Rawlins, Kassidy Scott had a 20-point night to lead the top-ranked LadyCats to a 55-41 win over the third-ranked Outlaws. And at Douglas the Bearcats upset 4th-ranked Rawlins 59-51. Douglas basketball teams travel to Torrington on Friday the 18th.

(Sat 1/5/13) - Two more in the win column... Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams claimed two more with wins at Worland tonight. In the early game, the LadyCats stretched their record to 12-0 with an easy 56-30 win over the Lady Warriors. Carlie Cecil led all shooters with 20 points, and Kassidy Scott added 18. In the nitecap, the Bearcats rode 19 points from Logan Barker and 12 from Greg Vandeventer to a 48-30 win. NExt up for DHS basketball teams, the Rawlins Outlaws on Friday, January 11th.

(Sat 1/5/13) - East dominates the mats... The Cheyenne East T-Birds collected 289 points to win the Shane Shatto Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Douglas High School this weekend. The Douglas Bearcats tagged 198.5 points to finish second in the 22-team field, followed by Riverton, Chadron and Natrona.

Individually, gold medals for Jordan Pingrey at 113, silvers for Blake Sanderson at 145, Dalton Burgener at 170 and CJ Allen at 285, bronzes for Hunter Haman at 152 and Dalton Smith at 220, a fourth place to Seth Harris at 138, and sixth place finishes for Trevor Bennett at 106 and Garrett Boner at 182. Glenrock's Jackson Taylor placed third at 120, and Taylor Yingling was 4th at 220. Douglas wrestlers dual at Rawlins thursday.

(Thu 1/3/13) - Cats win a pair... Douglas boys and girls basketball teams took a pair from Glenrock tonight. At Glenrock, the Bearcats improved their record to 5-6 with a 53-37 win. Greg Vandeventer led all shooters with 21 points, and Logan Barker added 12. At Douglas, the LadyCats dominated with a 73-21 win. Molly Kreycik tied the DHS record for assists set several years ago by Raegen Scott. The Douglas girls remain undefeated at 11-0. The Cats and the LadyCats travel to Worland on Saturday. The girls play at 5, the boys tip off at 6:30... both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM and kktyonline.com.

(Sat 12/29/12) - LadyCats take title... Bearcats runners-up... the Douglas LadyCats got off to a slow start, but warmed up in the second quarter to run past the host Sidney Red Raiders 51-32 at the Cabela's Holiday Shootout. Douglas trailed 8-6 after one quarter, but led 19-12 at the half. Coach Jaci Heny played 11 and 9 scored. Carlie Cecil led the LadyCats scoring effort with 17... Molly Kreycik added 14. The Douglas girls stretch their record to 10-0.

In the boys championship game, a frustrating loss. The Cats dominated the first half, leading 34-22 at the break... but the wheels fell off in the second half as Cheyenne South went on a 21-0 run to claim the lead on their way to a 69-56 win over Douglas. South ended the game with four players in double figures, led by Kyhler Cummings with 19. Douglas's Dylan Davidson hit three 3's on his way to a game-leading 20 points. Jonah Richards hit 16, and Logan Barker added 10.

Douglas's basketball squads return to conference play Thursday night when they take on the Glenrock Herders. The girls are at Douglas... the boys are at Glenrock... both games tip off at 7pm... we'll cover the boys from Glenrock on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Fri 12/28/12) - A pair of title games... after battling for a pair of wins in the semis, the Cats and the LadyCats basketball teams will play for both the boys and girls championships at the Cabela's Holiday Shootout.

Today's action, the Douglas girls were challenged for the first time this season when the took on a scrappy Panthers squad from Hershey, Nebraska. The two teams matched up very well, and the game was a battle down to the wire. Carlie Cecil shot 19 points to lead the LadyCats to a 46-42 win.

The boys game against Gering could have gone either way, with lots of lead changes and never much distance between the two. Douglas led 11-10 after one, tied at 23 at the half, and 36 at the quarter. In the final couple of minutes, Douglas held a short lead, and Logan Barker hit 6 of 8 at the free throw line in the 4th quarter to help the Bearcats to a 50-46 win. Dylan Davidson had 4 three's on his way to 19 points, and Chandler Romero added 10. Low-post ace Greg Vandeventer rolled his ankle on Thursday in the Chase County game, didn't play today, and isn't expected to be back in action until at least next weekend.

The LadyCats will meet the host Sidney Lady Raiders in the Championship game Saturday. Sidney beat Cheyenne South 37-15 in the other semi game this afternoon.

The boys title match will be an all-Wyoming affair. The Bearcats will meet Cheyenne South, who edged Sidney 60-58 in overtime in tonight's other boys semi final.

Girls tipoff at 1:30 Saturday, boys at 3:15... you'll hear both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Thu 12/27/12) - Opening round wins... day one of the Cabela's Holiday Shootout at Sidney, Nebraska, the Bearcats and the LadyCats both earned wins. In the early game, the Douglas girls dominated again, blasting the Chase County Longhorns out of Imperial, Nebraska by a score of 65-21. Douglas led 40-9 at the half, and Coach Jaci Heny rested her starters for most of the second half. Kassidy Scott led all shooters with 21 points, and the LadyCats improved their record to 8-0. The Bearcats played a close game against Chase County... Douglas was down by 2 at the quarter, trailed 30-29 at the half, were down by 4 after three, and tied the game at 52 to force overtime. The Cats got the payoff at the free throw line in OT, hitting 8 of 9, including two by Jonah Richards with 1.1 seconds on the clock to grab a 64-62 win. The Bearcats improve to 3-5 with the victory.

Day two of the tournament, the LadyCats will meet Hershey, Nebraska at 2pm, and the Bearcats will play the Gering Bulldogs at 5:30. Hear both game live on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the Internet at kktyonline.com.

(Mon 12/17/12) - The Douglas Bearcats basketball team went 1-2 at the Lander Classic basketball tournament this weekend. Friday night, the Cats opened tournament play with a 50-40 win over the Cody Broncs. Dylan Davidson led the scoring effort with 16 points... Greg Vandeventer added 14. Saturday morning, the Cats played three even waurters with the Lyman Eagles... the game was tied at the quarter, the half, and the third quarter, but Lyman pulled ahed in the 4th to claim a 54-42 win. Greg Vandeventer led all scoring with 20. Saturday night, the Cats matched well with the host Lavder Valley Tigers and had a chance to tie in the final 30 seconds, but Lander held on for a 41-37 win. Douglas now stands 2-5 on the season.

(Mon 12/17/12) - The LadyCats continue to decimate the competition, adding three more wins at the Douglas Classic. Friday night, it was Douglas 72, Cody 28. Saturday morning, Douglas blasted Lyman 72-24, and Saturday night, Douglas beat Lander 63-39. The Douglas girls are now 7-0, and five of those games have invoked the new 40-point mercy rule. Next action for Douglas basketball teams is the Cabelas Holiday Shootout December 27th, 28th and 29th at Sidney, Nebraska.

(Mon 12/17/12) - Douglas Varsity Wrestling traveled to Gillette to participate in the invitational only Pat Weede Memorial. Over all the team won 3 dual and lost 4 finishing as a team in 5th place. Douglas had one gold medalist, as CJ Allen went 7-0 to claim heavyweight. Allen was named Outstanding Heavy Weight. Junior Varsity traveled to Wright and participated in the in the 2A varsity Battle in Wright. As a team they finished 5th. And Coach Hoopman said they gained good experience. Both JV and Varsity will travel to Lander for the Lander Invite on Friday and Saturday. Cooler sponsors for this weekend were: Emery Septic, Geho Trucking and G & T Lawn Services.

(Sat 12/8/12) - LadyCats dominate Wheatland... in the Douglas girls' home opener and 3A East Conference opener, it's Douglas 63, Wheatland 15. Kassidy Scott leads all scorers with 16, Heather Townsend and Carlie Cecil hit 14 each. The top-ranked LadyCats are now 4-0... three of the four games have goe to the new Mercy Rule, where one team outscores the other by 40 points in the second half, and the clock runs til the game is over. In four games, the LadyCats have outscored their opponents 236 to 86.

(Sat 12/8/12) - High school wrestling action this weekend, the Bearcats battled at the Charlie Lake Invite at Cheyenne East, placing second out of 15 teams. The East Thunderbirds won their own tournament with 143 points, and Douglas earned 131. Individually, gold medal finishes for Dalton Burgener at 170 and Dalton Smith at 220. A second place finish for CJ Allen at 285... 3rd's for Jordan Pingrey at 113, Blake Sanderson at 145, and 4th place finishes for Garrett Boner at 182 and Astin Degner at 195. DHS wresters are at Gillette this Friday and Saturday. Cooler sponsors this week include Alpha Company Wyoming National Guard, Dave and Kathie Harris (WLEA) and Douglas Care Center.

(Fri 12/7/12) - A big conference win in the home opener... the Douglas Bearcats earned a 56-42 win over the 5th-ranked Wheatland Bulldogs at the Rec tonight. The Cats ran up a 20-to-nothing lead to open the game... Wheatland was scoreless for the first 6 and a half minutes of the game, and the Bearcats never trailed. The Bulldogs pulled within six points late in the fourth, but Douglas held on to claim their first win of the season. The Bearcats were paced by junior Greg Vandeventer, who had nine buckets and hit four of five from the free-throw line for a 22-point performance. Dylan Davidson was also in double figures with 17. Braeden Douglas led Wheatland with 14. The LadyCats host Wheatland Saturday night at 7 at the Rec Center Gym at DHS. Hear the game live on KKTY's 100.1FM and on the internet at kktyonline.com.

(Thu 12/6/12) - The LadyCats are a strong #1 this week. Following the opening weekend of high school basketball, the WyoPreps Coaches and Media poll has Douglas at#1 with 21 of 23 first placed voted, followed by Star Valley at #2, Powell debuts at 3, and Rawlins and Cody are steady at 4 and 5. 4A, Sheridan ranks #1, followed by East, Natrona, Gillette and Laramie. 2A is led by Tongue River, followed by Lovell, Thermopolis, Burns and Wind River. And in 1A, Cokeville's a unanimous #1, followed by Lingle-Ft Laramie, Snake River, Burlington and Upton.

(Sat 12/1/12) - Girls win two, boys lose two... day two of the Riverton Invite, the LadyCats start the day with a 51-24 win over Lyman. Jill Espeland led all scorers with 11, and Carlie Cecil had 10. Douglas lost a close game to Lyman, falling 56-51. Douglas trailed by 5 at the quarter, by 2 at the half and the end of the third, but Lyman held on for the win. Dylan Davidson hit 5 threes on his way to 20 points... Greg Vandeventer added 17. The LadyCats blew past Riverton 54 -19. Kassidy Scott shot 16 and Jessie Underberg had 11. The Bearcats dropped their last game 65 - 51 to Riverton. Kade Salisbury and Xavier Webb had 23 each for Riverton. Dylan Davidson led Douglas with 15 and Greg Vandeventer added 12. Douglas hosts Wheatland this coming weekend... the boys play Friday and the girls on Saturday. 7pm tipoffs, both games live on KKTY's 100.1FM.

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