The Douglas Cats will host a Legion baseball tournament in the Jackalope City this weekend.
The Legion "C" Tournament will feature the Cats C squad, plus teams from Torrington, Green River and Gillette.
Green River plays Gillette in the first game of the tournament Friday at 12:30.
Douglas plays Green River at 4, and Torrington Southeast at 8 PM at Nida Field.
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The Legion "C" Tournament will feature the Cats C squad, plus teams from Torrington, Green River and Gillette.
Green River plays Gillette in the first game of the tournament Friday at 12:30.
Douglas plays Green River at 4, and Torrington Southeast at 8 PM at Nida Field.
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A Douglas athlete will not compete at state track this weekend.
Senior Cameryn Spence won the 800 at regionals last weekend, but was disqualified by the WHSAA for flashing a peace sign at a competitor at the end of the race.
The Activities Association held an appeal hearing Thursday morning at 10AM, and confirmed the disqualification, which denied Spence a chance to advance to the state meet.
State track gets underway today and runs through Saturday at Casper's Kelly Walsh High school. 051922
Senior Cameryn Spence won the 800 at regionals last weekend, but was disqualified by the WHSAA for flashing a peace sign at a competitor at the end of the race.
The Activities Association held an appeal hearing Thursday morning at 10AM, and confirmed the disqualification, which denied Spence a chance to advance to the state meet.
State track gets underway today and runs through Saturday at Casper's Kelly Walsh High school. 051922
State soccer is this weekend in Cheyenne.
The DHS LadyCats fell 3-2 to Lander Thursday morning at Cheyenne South. On the other side of the bracket, Riverton shut out Worland 1-0.
The LadyCats will face Worland Friday morning at 9 AM.
The Bearcats lost 1-0 to Cody Thursday afternoon. The Cats will play the loser of Thursday's Worland-Buffalo game Friday morning at 11 at Johnson Junior High.
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The DHS LadyCats fell 3-2 to Lander Thursday morning at Cheyenne South. On the other side of the bracket, Riverton shut out Worland 1-0.
The LadyCats will face Worland Friday morning at 9 AM.
The Bearcats lost 1-0 to Cody Thursday afternoon. The Cats will play the loser of Thursday's Worland-Buffalo game Friday morning at 11 at Johnson Junior High.
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After twenty-five years at the helm of the Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo Team, Coach Jake Clark is making a change. He has decided to retire from coaching and return to the classroom where he will teach science and math for the College.
EWC officials will officially open the Rodeo Coach position later this week with hopes of having a new Coach in place by July.
During his tenure as head rodeo coach, he coached 112 College National Finals Rodeo qualifiers, hosted the Rodeo of the Year nine times and won several Coach of the Year awards. 051822
EWC officials will officially open the Rodeo Coach position later this week with hopes of having a new Coach in place by July.
During his tenure as head rodeo coach, he coached 112 College National Finals Rodeo qualifiers, hosted the Rodeo of the Year nine times and won several Coach of the Year awards. 051822
Rosters for the Cowboy State in the annual Wyoming/Montana All-Star basketball series were released on Thursday night, and there's plenty of familiar names.
On the Wyoming All-Stars boys squad, there's
Kade Preuit – Wheatland
Ashton Barto Rawlins
Dylan Taylor – Green River
Davis Crilly – Kelly Walsh
Tyler Pacheco – Kelly Walsh
Alex Sanders – Sheridan
Jordan Barraza – St. Stephens
McKale Holte – Thunder Basin
Deegan Williams – Thunder Basin
Luca Brooks – Upton
The All-Star Girls team includes
Allison Olsen – Douglas
Reece Halley – Torrington
Kierra Walsh – Cheyenne East
Megan Counts – Green River
Logann Alvar – Kelly Walsh
Olivia Nielson – Kemmerer
Tamryn Blom – Natrona County
Emma Patik – Natrona County
Roxanne Rogers – Pinedale
Alyson Louderback – Upton
The games are at Sheridan College on Friday, June 17th, and at Lockwood High School in Lockwood, MT (near Billings), on Saturday, June 18th. The girls’ game will be at 5 p.m. and the boys’ game at 7 p.m.
Wyoming’s head coaches are Jay Collins and Lauren Davis from Northwest College in Powell. 050922
On the Wyoming All-Stars boys squad, there's
Kade Preuit – Wheatland
Ashton Barto Rawlins
Dylan Taylor – Green River
Davis Crilly – Kelly Walsh
Tyler Pacheco – Kelly Walsh
Alex Sanders – Sheridan
Jordan Barraza – St. Stephens
McKale Holte – Thunder Basin
Deegan Williams – Thunder Basin
Luca Brooks – Upton
The All-Star Girls team includes
Allison Olsen – Douglas
Reece Halley – Torrington
Kierra Walsh – Cheyenne East
Megan Counts – Green River
Logann Alvar – Kelly Walsh
Olivia Nielson – Kemmerer
Tamryn Blom – Natrona County
Emma Patik – Natrona County
Roxanne Rogers – Pinedale
Alyson Louderback – Upton
The games are at Sheridan College on Friday, June 17th, and at Lockwood High School in Lockwood, MT (near Billings), on Saturday, June 18th. The girls’ game will be at 5 p.m. and the boys’ game at 7 p.m.
Wyoming’s head coaches are Jay Collins and Lauren Davis from Northwest College in Powell. 050922
DHS track wrapped up their regular season at Gillette on Friday.
The NC girls and KW boys won the team titles.
For Douglas, Cameryn Spence and Rylan Wehr placed 1st and 3rd in the 400 meter dash... Spece was 2nd in the 800, and 2nd in the 1600.
Keltan Ewing won the 300 hurdles, and Kaden Bauersachs was 2nd through the 110 hurdles.
Field events, sophomore Trennan Pierson cleared 6'2" to win the high jump.
Regional track is at Newcastle this Friday and Saturday. 050922
The NC girls and KW boys won the team titles.
For Douglas, Cameryn Spence and Rylan Wehr placed 1st and 3rd in the 400 meter dash... Spece was 2nd in the 800, and 2nd in the 1600.
Keltan Ewing won the 300 hurdles, and Kaden Bauersachs was 2nd through the 110 hurdles.
Field events, sophomore Trennan Pierson cleared 6'2" to win the high jump.
Regional track is at Newcastle this Friday and Saturday. 050922
DHS soccer hosted Buffalo on Saturday
In girls play, it was #5 Buffalo 7 Douglas 2 (conference match) - Bison scored 5 goals in the final 15 minutes.
Douglas won the boys game 3-2.
This week is the final week of the regular season, with the State Soccer Tournament to follow. Douglas hosts Newcaslte Friday afternoon, with a road trip to Riverton on Friday. 050922
In girls play, it was #5 Buffalo 7 Douglas 2 (conference match) - Bison scored 5 goals in the final 15 minutes.
Douglas won the boys game 3-2.
This week is the final week of the regular season, with the State Soccer Tournament to follow. Douglas hosts Newcaslte Friday afternoon, with a road trip to Riverton on Friday. 050922
The Douglas Cats earned their first win of the season on the road this weekend playing a split at Scottsbluff.
In American Legion Single A Baseball action, the Westco Zephyrs beat the Cats 5-4 in the early game... the Zephyrs scored 3 in the 7th for the walk-off win.
But the Cats came screaming back in the late game... Douglas scored 11 runs in the 6th and 7 more in the 7th as they beat the Westco Zephyrs at Scottsbluff 21-15.
Next up, the 1-3 Cats host the Zephyrs again this Tuesday night for one nine-inning game at 6:00pm at Nida Field. 050922
In American Legion Single A Baseball action, the Westco Zephyrs beat the Cats 5-4 in the early game... the Zephyrs scored 3 in the 7th for the walk-off win.
But the Cats came screaming back in the late game... Douglas scored 11 runs in the 6th and 7 more in the 7th as they beat the Westco Zephyrs at Scottsbluff 21-15.
Next up, the 1-3 Cats host the Zephyrs again this Tuesday night for one nine-inning game at 6:00pm at Nida Field. 050922
Yet another former Cowboys football player is headed to the pros.
Former Wyoming Cowboy Logan Harris is joining the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent, University of Wyoming Athletics announced Thursday.
Harris was a starter on three Wyoming bowl championship teams in 2017, ‘19 and ‘21 and earned All-Mountain West Conference honors three consecutive years, a news release states.
The Torrington, Wyoming native played right guard for the Pokes, and was a part of the Wyoming offense that was led by quarterback Josh Allen.
Two more Wyoming Cowboys were picked by NFL teams this week... defensive end Garrett Crall signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent Monday, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing in former Wyoming Cowboy center Keegan Cryder as an undrafted free agent.
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Former Wyoming Cowboy Logan Harris is joining the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent, University of Wyoming Athletics announced Thursday.
Harris was a starter on three Wyoming bowl championship teams in 2017, ‘19 and ‘21 and earned All-Mountain West Conference honors three consecutive years, a news release states.
The Torrington, Wyoming native played right guard for the Pokes, and was a part of the Wyoming offense that was led by quarterback Josh Allen.
Two more Wyoming Cowboys were picked by NFL teams this week... defensive end Garrett Crall signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent Monday, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing in former Wyoming Cowboy center Keegan Cryder as an undrafted free agent.
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Mother Nature ended up the winner at Friday's Douglas Invitational track meet. The meet was suspended due to lightning Friday after the girls 3200 meter event.
Before the curtain came down, Wheatland runners dominated the girls events... Desirae Iacovetto won the girls 100 and 200 sprints, while Lily Nichols claimed the tape in the 400 and 800. Glenrock's Sara Winger went the distance to claim the 3200.
Douglas Jaden Meyer won the 100 hurdles, while Glenrock's Makenzi Partridge won the 300 hurdles.
Douglas won the 4x100 relay.
Girls field events, it was Douglas's Calie Dahl to win the high jump. Wheatland's Mylie Benson cleared 7'7" to win the pole vault. Glenrock's Isabella Taylor won the long jump, and Anne-Marie Young of Glenrock threw 34'07" to win the shot put.
Boys on the track, Wheatland's Rodee Brow won the 200 and 400 sprints, Douglas's Brodie Zwetzig won the 1600... Douglas's Kaden Bauersachs won the 110 hurdles, and Keltan Ewing took the 300 hurdles.
Douglas teams won the 4x800 relay, and the 1600 sprint medley.
Field events, it was Kade Preuit of Wheatland for the win in the high jump and the long jump, Rodee Brow takes the pole vault event, it was Bryce Stinson of Wheatland for the win the the triple jump, and Douglas's Tegan Seeds wins the shot put and the discus.
14 teams competed in Friday's meet at Douglas.
Bearcats track is at Kelly Walsh this Friday. 042522
Before the curtain came down, Wheatland runners dominated the girls events... Desirae Iacovetto won the girls 100 and 200 sprints, while Lily Nichols claimed the tape in the 400 and 800. Glenrock's Sara Winger went the distance to claim the 3200.
Douglas Jaden Meyer won the 100 hurdles, while Glenrock's Makenzi Partridge won the 300 hurdles.
Douglas won the 4x100 relay.
Girls field events, it was Douglas's Calie Dahl to win the high jump. Wheatland's Mylie Benson cleared 7'7" to win the pole vault. Glenrock's Isabella Taylor won the long jump, and Anne-Marie Young of Glenrock threw 34'07" to win the shot put.
Boys on the track, Wheatland's Rodee Brow won the 200 and 400 sprints, Douglas's Brodie Zwetzig won the 1600... Douglas's Kaden Bauersachs won the 110 hurdles, and Keltan Ewing took the 300 hurdles.
Douglas teams won the 4x800 relay, and the 1600 sprint medley.
Field events, it was Kade Preuit of Wheatland for the win in the high jump and the long jump, Rodee Brow takes the pole vault event, it was Bryce Stinson of Wheatland for the win the the triple jump, and Douglas's Tegan Seeds wins the shot put and the discus.
14 teams competed in Friday's meet at Douglas.
Bearcats track is at Kelly Walsh this Friday. 042522
The Wyoming Coaches Association has selected Bob Bath and Jeff Barnett to be inducted into the Wyoming Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame this summer. Bath and Barnett coached together for 18 years of high school wrestling.
Also, being honored during the July 22nd banquet will be Basketball Assistant Coach of the Year, Nikki Tresch and 3A Girls Head Basketball coach, Cody Helenbolt. 041822
Also, being honored during the July 22nd banquet will be Basketball Assistant Coach of the Year, Nikki Tresch and 3A Girls Head Basketball coach, Cody Helenbolt. 041822
DHS soccer played their home openers Thursday afternoon.
Against Gering, Nebraska on Thursday, the Bearcats earned an 8-0 shutout win Jackson Hughes scored 5 goals for the Bearcats.
In the late game, the LadyCats also earned an 8-0 win over Gering.
Friday, Douglas hosts Torrington High School, with the girls at 3 and the boys at 5.
Also on the Bearcats sports calendar this weekend, DHS track travels to Buffalo this Saturday. 040122
Against Gering, Nebraska on Thursday, the Bearcats earned an 8-0 shutout win Jackson Hughes scored 5 goals for the Bearcats.
In the late game, the LadyCats also earned an 8-0 win over Gering.
Friday, Douglas hosts Torrington High School, with the girls at 3 and the boys at 5.
Also on the Bearcats sports calendar this weekend, DHS track travels to Buffalo this Saturday. 040122
Natrona, Kelly Walsh, Douglas and Glenrock tracksters met for a quad meet Friday at Harry Geldien Stadium in Casper.
Kelly Walsh wins both team titles in their home event.
KW's Madeline Thorn swept the sprints. Finley Klinger won both long-distance races. NC's Alesha Lane won both the shot and discus.
Douglas's Cameryn Spence won the 400 & 800 meters. KW's Chase Ortberg won both hurdle races. Cam Burkett swept the throwing events for KW. 032922
Kelly Walsh wins both team titles in their home event.
KW's Madeline Thorn swept the sprints. Finley Klinger won both long-distance races. NC's Alesha Lane won both the shot and discus.
Douglas's Cameryn Spence won the 400 & 800 meters. KW's Chase Ortberg won both hurdle races. Cam Burkett swept the throwing events for KW. 032922
Wyoming Cowgirls basketball coach Gerald Mattinson is retiring.
Mattinson made the announcement on Friday after three years as the Cowgirl head coach and 19 overall with the program.
Heather Ezell will be the eighth Head Coach of the Wyoming Cowgirl Basketball Program. Ezell has spent the past seven seasons on the Cowgirl bench, including the last three as associate head coach.
Mattinson was UW’s head coach the past three seasons but was on staff since 2003. He earned a 48–35 overall record and two postseason appearances — including a spot in the NCAA Tournament during the 2020-21 season.
This season, the Cowgirls went three games deep in the WNIT, all three ending in overtime, and the last two in triple-overtime. Wyoming ended their season with an 82-81 triple-overtime loss to UCLA.
The Cowgirls end their 21-22 season with a 17-13 record. 032522
Mattinson made the announcement on Friday after three years as the Cowgirl head coach and 19 overall with the program.
Heather Ezell will be the eighth Head Coach of the Wyoming Cowgirl Basketball Program. Ezell has spent the past seven seasons on the Cowgirl bench, including the last three as associate head coach.
Mattinson was UW’s head coach the past three seasons but was on staff since 2003. He earned a 48–35 overall record and two postseason appearances — including a spot in the NCAA Tournament during the 2020-21 season.
This season, the Cowgirls went three games deep in the WNIT, all three ending in overtime, and the last two in triple-overtime. Wyoming ended their season with an 82-81 triple-overtime loss to UCLA.
The Cowgirls end their 21-22 season with a 17-13 record. 032522
The Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team post season run ended last night in front of 4300 fans at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, with an 82-81, triple-overtime loss to UCLA.
All three of Wyoming's WNIT games went to overtime... the last two games... Sunday's win over Tulsa, and last night's loss to UCLA... went to triple overtime.
All three of Wyoming's WNIT games went to overtime... the last two games... Sunday's win over Tulsa, and last night's loss to UCLA... went to triple overtime.
Cowgirls coach Gerald Mattinson after the game.
The game was knotted up at 53 at the end of regulation... tied at 62 after 1 OT... tied at the end of the 2nd OT at 73.
Wyoming's Quinn Weideman and Alba Sanchez-Ramos led all shooters with 21 points each. Allyson Fertig counted her third consecutive double-double... 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cowgirls end their season with a 17-13 record. 032522
The game was knotted up at 53 at the end of regulation... tied at 62 after 1 OT... tied at the end of the 2nd OT at 73.
Wyoming's Quinn Weideman and Alba Sanchez-Ramos led all shooters with 21 points each. Allyson Fertig counted her third consecutive double-double... 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cowgirls end their season with a 17-13 record. 032522
The Wyoming Cowgirls won a heart-stopper in triple overtime Sunday afternoon over Tulsa.
Keith Kelly with the call Sunday afternoon on KKTY's AM 1470 and 93.3 FM.
In their first three-overtime game since March of 2014, the Cowgirls rallied Sunday afternoon in Laramie for a heart-stopping 97-90 triple overtime victory over Tulsa in the second round of the Women’s NIT.
The 17-12 Cowgirls rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to surge back to force OT and then out-last the Golden Hurricane in the three extra frames.
The game was tied at 64 at the end of regulation, 70's after the first overtime, and 79's after double OT.
The Cowgirls never led by more than two points until the second overtime.
Cowgirls coach Gerald Mattinson after the game...
In their first three-overtime game since March of 2014, the Cowgirls rallied Sunday afternoon in Laramie for a heart-stopping 97-90 triple overtime victory over Tulsa in the second round of the Women’s NIT.
The 17-12 Cowgirls rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to surge back to force OT and then out-last the Golden Hurricane in the three extra frames.
The game was tied at 64 at the end of regulation, 70's after the first overtime, and 79's after double OT.
The Cowgirls never led by more than two points until the second overtime.
Cowgirls coach Gerald Mattinson after the game...
Cowgirls freshman Allyson Fertig knocked down another double-double, with 22 points and 18 rebounds...
Fertig became the first Cowgirl since Bailee Cotton in 2019 to record back-to-back double-doubles as she ended the day with 22 points and tied her career-high and Mountain West freshman record of 18 rebounds. Fertig also tied a career-best with four blocked shots.
After the game Sunday, Fertig said it felt like her focus was back.
After the game Sunday, Fertig said it felt like her focus was back.
Quinn Weidemann led the Cowgirls with 23 points, including three big three's in overtime and 7-of-8 at the free-throw line.
The Cowgirls advance to the Sweet 16 at the WNIT and wil host UCLA this Thursday, March 24 in a 6:30 p.m., contest inside the Arena-Auditorium in what will be a rematch of last season’s first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Keith Kelly has our pregame Thursday night at 6:00 on KKTY's AM 1470 and 93.3 FM. 032122
The Cowgirls advance to the Sweet 16 at the WNIT and wil host UCLA this Thursday, March 24 in a 6:30 p.m., contest inside the Arena-Auditorium in what will be a rematch of last season’s first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Keith Kelly has our pregame Thursday night at 6:00 on KKTY's AM 1470 and 93.3 FM. 032122
3A/4A State Basketball tournaments at Casper this weekend...
The Douglas Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams both played for a state championship Saturday afternoon
It was Douglas and Rawlins in the boys game, a rematch of last weekend's regional championship game, and like last weekend, it went down to the wire.
3.4 seconds left in the game, the Cats have the inbounds, trailing by one. The ball comes in, but Douglas can't get a shot up and the Outlaws win the title 40-39.
Nate Halquist led the Bearcats with 17 points, while Cameryn Spence added 15.
The Bearcats end the 2022 season with a 24-4 record and a second place finish at state.
In the late game Saturday, the LadyCats earned their 4th 3A championship in a row... 2018, 2019... the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID... 2021 and now 2022. It's their 8th championship in program history.
In a rematch of last year's title game, Douglas beat Lyman 45-37. The LadyCats had three players in double figures... Alli Olsen with 17, Lauren Olsen with 12 and Brooke Wright added 10.
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The Douglas Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams both played for a state championship Saturday afternoon
It was Douglas and Rawlins in the boys game, a rematch of last weekend's regional championship game, and like last weekend, it went down to the wire.
3.4 seconds left in the game, the Cats have the inbounds, trailing by one. The ball comes in, but Douglas can't get a shot up and the Outlaws win the title 40-39.
Nate Halquist led the Bearcats with 17 points, while Cameryn Spence added 15.
The Bearcats end the 2022 season with a 24-4 record and a second place finish at state.
In the late game Saturday, the LadyCats earned their 4th 3A championship in a row... 2018, 2019... the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID... 2021 and now 2022. It's their 8th championship in program history.
In a rematch of last year's title game, Douglas beat Lyman 45-37. The LadyCats had three players in double figures... Alli Olsen with 17, Lauren Olsen with 12 and Brooke Wright added 10.
The LadyCats end their season 25-3. 031222
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Area football players will be well-represented at this summer's 49th annual Shrine Bowl All-Star football game.
Rosters for the South Squad, released Thursday, include:
Dawson Curtis, Keltan Ewing, Jacob Russell and Rylan Wehr of Douglas
Ora Borton, Jake Hicks and Kade Preuit of Wheatland
Beau Bivens, Deegan Keith and Chase Miller of Torrington,
Dylan Molzahn of Lusk
The North Squad will include Natrona County's Brendyn Nelson, Jake Sides, Kaeden Wilcox, an Cam Burkett from Kelly Walsh.
The Shrine Bowl features the state's top graduated high school seniors, as chosen by each team's head coaches.
This year’s all-star football game will be held on Saturday June 11, 2022, in Casper. 020422
Rosters for the South Squad, released Thursday, include:
Dawson Curtis, Keltan Ewing, Jacob Russell and Rylan Wehr of Douglas
Ora Borton, Jake Hicks and Kade Preuit of Wheatland
Beau Bivens, Deegan Keith and Chase Miller of Torrington,
Dylan Molzahn of Lusk
The North Squad will include Natrona County's Brendyn Nelson, Jake Sides, Kaeden Wilcox, an Cam Burkett from Kelly Walsh.
The Shrine Bowl features the state's top graduated high school seniors, as chosen by each team's head coaches.
This year’s all-star football game will be held on Saturday June 11, 2022, in Casper. 020422
Douglas LadyCats basketball suffered their first 3A loss in 4 1/2 years Friday night, falling 55-50 to the Newcastle Lady Dogies.
Both #1-ranked Douglas and #3-ranked Newcastle came into the game with their eyes wide open. Both were aware that the other team had strong shooters, and that set up a defensive battle between the two.
Jaylen Ostenson averages 19 points a game for Newc... Douglas held her to 10 on the night. Mackenzie Conzelman averages 12 a game... she had 6... only Shelby Tidyman was on the mark... she came into the game averaging 12 a game, and Douglas held her to 11.
For Douglas, Lauren Olsen's been averaging 26 a game... she scored 16 against the Dogies... Alli Olson has been averaging 18... she put up 22..
The difference-maker... Newcastle junior Hunter McFarland averages 6 points a game... she put up 4 three's and 4 two, scoring 20 to give the Lady Dogies the extra push they needed to claim the win.
It's the first 3A loss that the LadyCats have given up since they fell to Star Valley in the semi-final game of the 2017 State Tournament.
In the late game, the Bearcats jumped out early and ran off a 69-27 win over the Dogies.
Gavin Williams hit four threes on his way to a 16-point performance, and Nate Halquist busted five threes for 15 on the night.
The Cats and LadyCats are both now 13-2 on the season. Douglas is off on Saturday... next action is at Rawlins on Friday 2/4. Douglas returns home to host the Burns Broncs on Saturday 2/5. 012822
Both #1-ranked Douglas and #3-ranked Newcastle came into the game with their eyes wide open. Both were aware that the other team had strong shooters, and that set up a defensive battle between the two.
Jaylen Ostenson averages 19 points a game for Newc... Douglas held her to 10 on the night. Mackenzie Conzelman averages 12 a game... she had 6... only Shelby Tidyman was on the mark... she came into the game averaging 12 a game, and Douglas held her to 11.
For Douglas, Lauren Olsen's been averaging 26 a game... she scored 16 against the Dogies... Alli Olson has been averaging 18... she put up 22..
The difference-maker... Newcastle junior Hunter McFarland averages 6 points a game... she put up 4 three's and 4 two, scoring 20 to give the Lady Dogies the extra push they needed to claim the win.
It's the first 3A loss that the LadyCats have given up since they fell to Star Valley in the semi-final game of the 2017 State Tournament.
In the late game, the Bearcats jumped out early and ran off a 69-27 win over the Dogies.
Gavin Williams hit four threes on his way to a 16-point performance, and Nate Halquist busted five threes for 15 on the night.
The Cats and LadyCats are both now 13-2 on the season. Douglas is off on Saturday... next action is at Rawlins on Friday 2/4. Douglas returns home to host the Burns Broncs on Saturday 2/5. 012822
Douglas Bearcats wrestlers finished 2nd out of 22 teams at the Lander Invite this weekend.
Star Valley won the meet with 242 team points... Douglas was 2nd with 223.5... Pinedale a distant 3rd with 167.5.
Douglas had two individual champions... Keltan Ewing (Douglas) won by an 8-5 decision over Riggen Walker of Kemmerer to take the gold at 152
Lane Ewing (Douglas) won by a 9-5 decision over Morgan Hatch (Lyman) at 160
2nd place finishes for Rylan Wehr at 145, TK Stinson at 195, Carter Archuleta at 220 and Kolby Parker at 285
3rd's for Tanner Johnson at 106, and Kyle Logar at 285.
DHS wrestlers are at the Ron Thon Invite at Riverton this weekend. 012522
Star Valley won the meet with 242 team points... Douglas was 2nd with 223.5... Pinedale a distant 3rd with 167.5.
Douglas had two individual champions... Keltan Ewing (Douglas) won by an 8-5 decision over Riggen Walker of Kemmerer to take the gold at 152
Lane Ewing (Douglas) won by a 9-5 decision over Morgan Hatch (Lyman) at 160
2nd place finishes for Rylan Wehr at 145, TK Stinson at 195, Carter Archuleta at 220 and Kolby Parker at 285
3rd's for Tanner Johnson at 106, and Kyle Logar at 285.
DHS wrestlers are at the Ron Thon Invite at Riverton this weekend. 012522
A 69-point weekend for DHS freshman Lauren Olsen.
Lolo put up 32 points Friday night to lead the LadyCats to a 67-61 in over the Buffalo Lady Bison. That included 8 in a row in the 4th quarter from the free throw line to ice the game.
Saturday afternoon, Olsen scored 37 with the mercy clock running as the LadyCats burned the Thermopolis Lady Bobcats 69-29.
Lauren Olsen's season point total is now 369 points, the leading scoring total in all classes, boys or girls.
The Bearcats won both of their games this weekend as well.
The Cats held a slim 31-30 lead at the half, but blew it open after the break, outscoring the Bison 18-4 in the 3rd quarter, and 23-10 in the 4th. The Cats earned their 11th win of the season, beating Buffalo 72-44. Levi Curtis led with 15, 13 each for Jackson Hughes and Nate Halquist.
At Thermopolis, the Bobcats gave the Bearcats problems with a well-run zone defense, but the Cats prevailed 55-42.
The Bearcats wins improved their season record to 12-2... the LadyCats are now 13-1.
Douglas basketball hosts Newcastle Friday night at the DHS Rec Center Gym. 012222.
Lolo put up 32 points Friday night to lead the LadyCats to a 67-61 in over the Buffalo Lady Bison. That included 8 in a row in the 4th quarter from the free throw line to ice the game.
Saturday afternoon, Olsen scored 37 with the mercy clock running as the LadyCats burned the Thermopolis Lady Bobcats 69-29.
Lauren Olsen's season point total is now 369 points, the leading scoring total in all classes, boys or girls.
The Bearcats won both of their games this weekend as well.
The Cats held a slim 31-30 lead at the half, but blew it open after the break, outscoring the Bison 18-4 in the 3rd quarter, and 23-10 in the 4th. The Cats earned their 11th win of the season, beating Buffalo 72-44. Levi Curtis led with 15, 13 each for Jackson Hughes and Nate Halquist.
At Thermopolis, the Bobcats gave the Bearcats problems with a well-run zone defense, but the Cats prevailed 55-42.
The Bearcats wins improved their season record to 12-2... the LadyCats are now 13-1.
Douglas basketball hosts Newcastle Friday night at the DHS Rec Center Gym. 012222.
The record ends at 48.
The Douglas Bearcats went 2-2, the LadyCats were 3-1 at the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament this weekend.
The LadyCats opened Friday with a 53-33 win over Laramie, and a 66-60 win over Sheridan. The Douglas girls win streak ended at a state record 48 games on Saturday when the LadyCats suffered a 67-57 win to the Kelly Walsh Lady Trojans. The girls finished Saturday with an easy 65-21 win at Cheyenne South.
The Bearcats cruised to a 52-24 win over Laramie Friday, but went flat in the late game, losing 60-42 to undefeated Sheridan. The Cats played much better in Saturday's 54-41 loss to Kelly Walsh, then fought hard to claim a 58-49 win over 5-1 Cheyenne South.
Douglas basketball plays their 3A East conference openers this weekend, at Burns on Friday night, and they'll host Torrington at
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The Douglas Bearcats went 2-2, the LadyCats were 3-1 at the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament this weekend.
The LadyCats opened Friday with a 53-33 win over Laramie, and a 66-60 win over Sheridan. The Douglas girls win streak ended at a state record 48 games on Saturday when the LadyCats suffered a 67-57 win to the Kelly Walsh Lady Trojans. The girls finished Saturday with an easy 65-21 win at Cheyenne South.
The Bearcats cruised to a 52-24 win over Laramie Friday, but went flat in the late game, losing 60-42 to undefeated Sheridan. The Cats played much better in Saturday's 54-41 loss to Kelly Walsh, then fought hard to claim a 58-49 win over 5-1 Cheyenne South.
Douglas basketball plays their 3A East conference openers this weekend, at Burns on Friday night, and they'll host Torrington at
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That's A Record!
The Douglas LadyCats earned their 47th win in a row Friday afternoon, breaking the Wyoming high school girls basketball wins record.
The Lander Valley Lady Tigers set the record at 46 back in the 1970's.
Douglas claimed the record with a 53-33 win over Laramie this afternoon at the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament.
The Bearcats also won the game, 52-24 over the Plainsmen.
The Cats and LadyCats are both 7-0 on the season... they'll face the 4A Sheridan Broncs as the tournament continues tonight. 010722
The Douglas LadyCats earned their 47th win in a row Friday afternoon, breaking the Wyoming high school girls basketball wins record.
The Lander Valley Lady Tigers set the record at 46 back in the 1970's.
Douglas claimed the record with a 53-33 win over Laramie this afternoon at the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament.
The Bearcats also won the game, 52-24 over the Plainsmen.
The Cats and LadyCats are both 7-0 on the season... they'll face the 4A Sheridan Broncs as the tournament continues tonight. 010722
Three more games, three more wins for both the Bearcats and LadyCats basketball teams.
At the Douglas Classic tournament, the LadyCats ran away with a battle and two blowouts. The battle was against the Lander Valley Lady Tigers, who tied the game at 45 in the 4th quarter... but the Douglas girls took care of business with a 58-47 win. Douglas also beat Kemmerer 70-18, and Worland 71-16
The Lady Bearcats ran their current win streak to 46 games in a row, tying the state record of longest girls basketball winning streak. Lander set the record back in the late 1970's.
At the Lander Classic, #1-ranked Douglas beat #2-ranked Worland 60-52. Douglas trailed by eight in the 3rd quarter, but sophomore Trey Rinn came in off the bench and hit 4 threes in a row to spark the Bearcats rally. Rinn ended the night with 19 points to lead the Douglas scoring effort.
On Saturday, Douglas cruised to a 45-28 win over the Kemmerer Rangers, then closed the tournament Saturday night with a hard-fought 60-53 win over the host Lander Valley Tigers.
DHS boys and girls basketball teams are both 6-0 after two weeks of play. Both teams take a couple of weeks off for the holidays... next action for both teams is the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament January 6th, 7th and 8th. 122021
At the Douglas Classic tournament, the LadyCats ran away with a battle and two blowouts. The battle was against the Lander Valley Lady Tigers, who tied the game at 45 in the 4th quarter... but the Douglas girls took care of business with a 58-47 win. Douglas also beat Kemmerer 70-18, and Worland 71-16
The Lady Bearcats ran their current win streak to 46 games in a row, tying the state record of longest girls basketball winning streak. Lander set the record back in the late 1970's.
At the Lander Classic, #1-ranked Douglas beat #2-ranked Worland 60-52. Douglas trailed by eight in the 3rd quarter, but sophomore Trey Rinn came in off the bench and hit 4 threes in a row to spark the Bearcats rally. Rinn ended the night with 19 points to lead the Douglas scoring effort.
On Saturday, Douglas cruised to a 45-28 win over the Kemmerer Rangers, then closed the tournament Saturday night with a hard-fought 60-53 win over the host Lander Valley Tigers.
DHS boys and girls basketball teams are both 6-0 after two weeks of play. Both teams take a couple of weeks off for the holidays... next action for both teams is the Cheyenne Taco Johns Tournament January 6th, 7th and 8th. 122021
Douglas Bearcats basketball moves up to #1... LadyCats hold steady at #2...
After three wins each over the weekend, both Douglas basketball teams show strong in this week's WyoPreps.com Prep Basketball Coaches and Media Poll.
3A boys, the Bearcats move up from #2 to #1, dropping the Worland Warriors to #2. Rawlins remains at #3. Buffalo debuts at #4, dropping Lyman to #5.
3A girls, the Lyman Lady Eagles remain at #1 this, followed by the Douglas LadyCats at #2. Mountain View jumps from 5 to 3, Pinedale debuts at #4, and Lander drops from 3 to 5.
Gillette Thunder Basin remains atop the boys 4A poll, Pine Bluffs moves up from 2 to 1 in the 2A, and Upton hangs on to #1 in 1A.
Cheyenne East is at #1 again in the girls 4A, and Wyoming Indian and Cokeville both stay in the top slot in 2A and 1A. 121621
After three wins each over the weekend, both Douglas basketball teams show strong in this week's WyoPreps.com Prep Basketball Coaches and Media Poll.
3A boys, the Bearcats move up from #2 to #1, dropping the Worland Warriors to #2. Rawlins remains at #3. Buffalo debuts at #4, dropping Lyman to #5.
3A girls, the Lyman Lady Eagles remain at #1 this, followed by the Douglas LadyCats at #2. Mountain View jumps from 5 to 3, Pinedale debuts at #4, and Lander drops from 3 to 5.
Gillette Thunder Basin remains atop the boys 4A poll, Pine Bluffs moves up from 2 to 1 in the 2A, and Upton hangs on to #1 in 1A.
Cheyenne East is at #1 again in the girls 4A, and Wyoming Indian and Cokeville both stay in the top slot in 2A and 1A. 121621
Brackets are set for this weekend's Douglas Classic girls backetball tournament and Lander Classic boys basketball tournament.
Here in Douglas, the tournament opens Friday afternoon with Kemmerer versus Wheatland at 4pm, Worland plays Burns at 5:30, and the LadyCats take on Lander at 7pm.
On Saturday, it's Worland-Wheatland to start the day at 9am, Kemmerer play Douglas at 10:30am, Lander and Wheatland at noon, Kemmerer-Burns at 1:30, and Douglas wraps up the tournament against Worland Saturday at 3pm.
A record is on the line this weekend.
Assuming Lady Bearcats win all 3...they will tie the state record of longest girls basketball winning streak at 46. Lander set it in the late 1970's. Currently Douglas is at 43 which is tied for 2nd longest girls winning streak.
At the Lander Classic, Kemmerer plays Wheatland Friday at 4:30, Douglas plays Worland at 6, and Lander hosts Burns at 7:30.
Saturday pairings, it's Worland and Burns in the 9:30 am game, followed by Kemmerer and Douglas at 11, Lander and Wheatland at 12:30, Kemmerer plays Burns at 2, Worland-Wheatland at 3:30, and Douglas wraps up the tournament against host Lander at 5.
All three Bearcats games will be broadcast live on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com. 121521
Here in Douglas, the tournament opens Friday afternoon with Kemmerer versus Wheatland at 4pm, Worland plays Burns at 5:30, and the LadyCats take on Lander at 7pm.
On Saturday, it's Worland-Wheatland to start the day at 9am, Kemmerer play Douglas at 10:30am, Lander and Wheatland at noon, Kemmerer-Burns at 1:30, and Douglas wraps up the tournament against Worland Saturday at 3pm.
A record is on the line this weekend.
Assuming Lady Bearcats win all 3...they will tie the state record of longest girls basketball winning streak at 46. Lander set it in the late 1970's. Currently Douglas is at 43 which is tied for 2nd longest girls winning streak.
At the Lander Classic, Kemmerer plays Wheatland Friday at 4:30, Douglas plays Worland at 6, and Lander hosts Burns at 7:30.
Saturday pairings, it's Worland and Burns in the 9:30 am game, followed by Kemmerer and Douglas at 11, Lander and Wheatland at 12:30, Kemmerer plays Burns at 2, Worland-Wheatland at 3:30, and Douglas wraps up the tournament against host Lander at 5.
All three Bearcats games will be broadcast live on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com. 121521
The Wyoming Cowboys tied an NCAA record by draining 28 three-pointers in a 108-59 win over Hastings College on Friday evening in the Arena-Auditorium.
The last time an NCAA squad hit 28 threes in a game was Troy against George Mason on Dec. 10, 1994.
Cowboys Guard Drake Jeffries hit 11 in the game to break a school and Mountain West record.
The 28 threes by the Pokes broke the previous school record of 20 against Utah State on Feb. 16, 2016. It also broke the MW record of 23 by Fresno State on Jan. 4, 2020.
Jeffries 11 three pointers broke the school record held by Josh Adams, as he hit nine at Colorado State on Feb. 20, 2016.
Game note: Hastings College is an NAIA school in Hastings, Nebraska. It's about a quarter the size of Casper College. The team had COVID issues Friday night, and they only traveled to Laramie with a total of seven players. 112921
The last time an NCAA squad hit 28 threes in a game was Troy against George Mason on Dec. 10, 1994.
Cowboys Guard Drake Jeffries hit 11 in the game to break a school and Mountain West record.
The 28 threes by the Pokes broke the previous school record of 20 against Utah State on Feb. 16, 2016. It also broke the MW record of 23 by Fresno State on Jan. 4, 2020.
Jeffries 11 three pointers broke the school record held by Josh Adams, as he hit nine at Colorado State on Feb. 20, 2016.
Game note: Hastings College is an NAIA school in Hastings, Nebraska. It's about a quarter the size of Casper College. The team had COVID issues Friday night, and they only traveled to Laramie with a total of seven players. 112921
The Wyoming Coaches Association released the list of all-state volleyball players for the four classifications in the 2021 season, and there's a couple of local players on the All-State list... congratulations to Alli Olsen of Douglas... Skylar Hartford and Adelaide Williams – Glenrock... it's a second all-state honor for Williams.
4A All-Staters include Peyton Carruth, Cydney Eskew and Abi Milby from Casper Kelly Walsh, and Megan Hagar, Alesha Lane and Erin Weibel from Casper Natrona.
Recognition for all-state honors in volleyball is voted on by the head coaches across the state. 111121
4A All-Staters include Peyton Carruth, Cydney Eskew and Abi Milby from Casper Kelly Walsh, and Megan Hagar, Alesha Lane and Erin Weibel from Casper Natrona.
Recognition for all-state honors in volleyball is voted on by the head coaches across the state. 111121
The Douglas Bearcats football season ended in the semi-final round Friday afternoon.
The Bearcats trailed 28-7, but battled back with two touchdowns in the 4th quarter.
The rally came up short, and the Jackson Broncs beat the Douglas Bearcats 28-20.
Jackson will advance to next weekend's state title game in Laramie.
Douglas finishes the 2021 football campaign with an 8-2 record. 110521
The Bearcats trailed 28-7, but battled back with two touchdowns in the 4th quarter.
The rally came up short, and the Jackson Broncs beat the Douglas Bearcats 28-20.
Jackson will advance to next weekend's state title game in Laramie.
Douglas finishes the 2021 football campaign with an 8-2 record. 110521
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Douglas LadyCats volleyball went 0-2 at State volleyball. The Douglas girls lost 3-0 to Lyman in the opening round, then fell in four to Buffalo on Saturday... Douglas won the first set 25-21, but lost the next three, 20-25, 14-25, 9-25.
Lyman went onto beat Mountain View 3-2 in the 3A Championship match.
4A State volleyball, Laramie takes the title with a 3-0 win over Kelly Walsh... Thunder Basin beat Natrona in 3 to place 3rd.
Big Horn beat Sundance for the 2A championship, and Kaycee beat Cokeville 3 sets to 1 to take the 1A title. 110521
Lyman went onto beat Mountain View 3-2 in the 3A Championship match.
4A State volleyball, Laramie takes the title with a 3-0 win over Kelly Walsh... Thunder Basin beat Natrona in 3 to place 3rd.
Big Horn beat Sundance for the 2A championship, and Kaycee beat Cokeville 3 sets to 1 to take the 1A title. 110521
State swimming at Gillette on Friday...
200 Medley relay 4th Hayden Lythgoe, Hope Capelle, Kendal Engelker, and Hailey Richards, 4th
200 freestyle relay 3rd Hope Capelle, Dani Shoemake, Hailey Richards, Payton Yost
400 freestyle relay, 4th Hayden Lythgoe, Kendal Engelker, Dani Shoemake, Payton Yost
Payton Yost 2nd 100 butterfly, 4th 100 breaststroke
Dani Shoemake 3rd 100 free
Hailey Richards 4th 50 freestyle
Kendal Engleker 6th 500 free
For the first time in state history, the Class 3A Girls’ Swimming and Diving State Championships ended in a tie. Green River and Lander share the crown.
Both teams finished with 245 team points after 12 events. That’s two titles in a row for the Wolves and five of the last six for the Tigers.
Powell placed third... the Douglas Ladycats were a very respectable 4th place out of 13 teams competing. 110521
200 Medley relay 4th Hayden Lythgoe, Hope Capelle, Kendal Engelker, and Hailey Richards, 4th
200 freestyle relay 3rd Hope Capelle, Dani Shoemake, Hailey Richards, Payton Yost
400 freestyle relay, 4th Hayden Lythgoe, Kendal Engelker, Dani Shoemake, Payton Yost
Payton Yost 2nd 100 butterfly, 4th 100 breaststroke
Dani Shoemake 3rd 100 free
Hailey Richards 4th 50 freestyle
Kendal Engleker 6th 500 free
For the first time in state history, the Class 3A Girls’ Swimming and Diving State Championships ended in a tie. Green River and Lander share the crown.
Both teams finished with 245 team points after 12 events. That’s two titles in a row for the Wolves and five of the last six for the Tigers.
Powell placed third... the Douglas Ladycats were a very respectable 4th place out of 13 teams competing. 110521
The Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team had one final tune-up Friday night before the regular season begins.
The Cowgirls defeated UC Colorado Springs in exhibition action 66-39.
Former Douglas LadyCat Allyson Fertig led all scorers on the night with 17 points on 7-of-13 from the floor. McKinley Bradshaw and
Quinn Weidemann were the other two Cowgirls in double-figures, scoring 11 and 10, respectively.
Wyoming will open the 2021-22 regular season Tuesday morning at 11 a.m., as CSU Pueblo comes to town for Education Day at the Arena-Auditorium. 110521
The Cowgirls defeated UC Colorado Springs in exhibition action 66-39.
Former Douglas LadyCat Allyson Fertig led all scorers on the night with 17 points on 7-of-13 from the floor. McKinley Bradshaw and
Quinn Weidemann were the other two Cowgirls in double-figures, scoring 11 and 10, respectively.
Wyoming will open the 2021-22 regular season Tuesday morning at 11 a.m., as CSU Pueblo comes to town for Education Day at the Arena-Auditorium. 110521
Brackets are set for the first round of the Wyoming High School State Football playoffs this weekend.
3A playoffs, the Douglas Bearcats host the Powell Panthers Friday night at 6 at Bearcat Stadium. Powell handed Douglas their only loss of the regular season on week three, a 17-0 loss on the road. Live coverage of the game Friday night starting at 5:30 on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com.
The other side of our bracket is Buffalo at Jackson... that game is Friday afternoon at 3pm.
The other bracket is Star Valley at Lander Friday at 5, and Worland at Cody Friday at 6.
4A first rounds pairings, Sheridan hosts Cheyenne Central and Casper Natrona welcomes Gillette Thunder Basin. Gillette Campbell County goes to Cheyenne East, and Casper Kelly Walsh travels to Rock Springs. All four games Friday at 6.
2A, Big Horn's at Lyman... the Wheatland Bulldogs host Big Piney Friday night at 7. Lovell hosts Upton-Sundance, and the Torrington Trailblazers host Cokeville Friday night at 6.
1A 9-man, Wright is at Shoshoni, the Lusk Tigers host Wind River Friday night at 6. Southeast goes to Rocky Mountain, and Riverside is at Pine Bluffs.
1A 6-man, Dubios is at Hulett, and Encampment plays at Guernsey-Sunrise... that game's at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Meeteese is at Midwest, and Kaycee goes to Little Snake River. 102621
3A playoffs, the Douglas Bearcats host the Powell Panthers Friday night at 6 at Bearcat Stadium. Powell handed Douglas their only loss of the regular season on week three, a 17-0 loss on the road. Live coverage of the game Friday night starting at 5:30 on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com.
The other side of our bracket is Buffalo at Jackson... that game is Friday afternoon at 3pm.
The other bracket is Star Valley at Lander Friday at 5, and Worland at Cody Friday at 6.
4A first rounds pairings, Sheridan hosts Cheyenne Central and Casper Natrona welcomes Gillette Thunder Basin. Gillette Campbell County goes to Cheyenne East, and Casper Kelly Walsh travels to Rock Springs. All four games Friday at 6.
2A, Big Horn's at Lyman... the Wheatland Bulldogs host Big Piney Friday night at 7. Lovell hosts Upton-Sundance, and the Torrington Trailblazers host Cokeville Friday night at 6.
1A 9-man, Wright is at Shoshoni, the Lusk Tigers host Wind River Friday night at 6. Southeast goes to Rocky Mountain, and Riverside is at Pine Bluffs.
1A 6-man, Dubios is at Hulett, and Encampment plays at Guernsey-Sunrise... that game's at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Meeteese is at Midwest, and Kaycee goes to Little Snake River. 102621
High school volleyball heads into the post-season with regional tournaments this weekend.
3A East Regionals are at Thermopolis.
Opening round, Buffalo plays Rawlins Friday morning at 10... Wheatland faces Newcastle at 11:45... the Douglas LadyCats are the 2-seed out of the north... Douglas plays Torrington at 1:30, and Burns faces Thermop at 3:15.
2A East Regionals are at Tongue River... the Glenrock Lady Herders play Tongue River Friday at 9am... Lusk meets Sundance Friday at 11. 102621
3A East Regionals are at Thermopolis.
Opening round, Buffalo plays Rawlins Friday morning at 10... Wheatland faces Newcastle at 11:45... the Douglas LadyCats are the 2-seed out of the north... Douglas plays Torrington at 1:30, and Burns faces Thermop at 3:15.
2A East Regionals are at Tongue River... the Glenrock Lady Herders play Tongue River Friday at 9am... Lusk meets Sundance Friday at 11. 102621
The Douglas Bearcats end regular football season play with a 16-7 win on the road at Worland.
The Bearcats finish the season 7-1... they'll host Powell in the quarterfinal round of the 3A State Football playoffs this Friday at home at Bearcat Stadium at Douglas High School.
Kickoff is at 6pm Friday night... our pregame coverage starts at 5:30 on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com
Kickoff is at 6pm Friday night... our pregame coverage starts at 5:30 on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com
Douglas swimmers Big Fish in the pool... the Absaraka Conference swim meet was at Worland Friday and Saturday.
In the prelims Friday, Douglas's 400 Freestyle Relay team of Hayden Lythgoe. Kendal Engleker, Dani Shoemake and Payton Yost swam a 3:59.39, smashing the Douglas High School record in the event set in 2013. The 400 free relay team turned around and broke the school record again in the finals Saturday with a 3:57.63, placing 4th in the event.
Douglas had a competitor in the Top 6 in every event of the conference finals on Saturday.
200 Medley Relay CONFERENCE CHAMPS! Hayden Lythgoe- Backstroke, Hope Capelle- Breaststroke, Kendal Engelker- Butterfly, Hailey Richards- Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay- Hailey Richards, Dani Shoemake, Hope Capelle & Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!
50 Freestyle- Hailey Richards CONFERENCE CHAMPION!
100 Breaststroke- Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMPION!
100 Butterfly- Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMP!
500 Freestyle- Kendal Engelker CONFERENCE CHAMP!
Douglas swimmers were the champions in 6 of the 12 events.
Team Scores: Powell 302 to win the meet, Douglas is second with 241, Cody, 207, Worland 195, Buffalo 139, Riverton 74, Newcastle 60
Congratulations to Douglas LadyCats swim coach, Stacy Wood voted Absaraka Conference Coach of the Year
In the prelims Friday, Douglas's 400 Freestyle Relay team of Hayden Lythgoe. Kendal Engleker, Dani Shoemake and Payton Yost swam a 3:59.39, smashing the Douglas High School record in the event set in 2013. The 400 free relay team turned around and broke the school record again in the finals Saturday with a 3:57.63, placing 4th in the event.
Douglas had a competitor in the Top 6 in every event of the conference finals on Saturday.
200 Medley Relay CONFERENCE CHAMPS! Hayden Lythgoe- Backstroke, Hope Capelle- Breaststroke, Kendal Engelker- Butterfly, Hailey Richards- Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay- Hailey Richards, Dani Shoemake, Hope Capelle & Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!
50 Freestyle- Hailey Richards CONFERENCE CHAMPION!
100 Breaststroke- Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMPION!
100 Butterfly- Payton Yost CONFERENCE CHAMP!
500 Freestyle- Kendal Engelker CONFERENCE CHAMP!
Douglas swimmers were the champions in 6 of the 12 events.
Team Scores: Powell 302 to win the meet, Douglas is second with 241, Cody, 207, Worland 195, Buffalo 139, Riverton 74, Newcastle 60
Congratulations to Douglas LadyCats swim coach, Stacy Wood voted Absaraka Conference Coach of the Year
State cross country ran at Ethete on Saturday.
In the 3A boys' race, Mountain View's Owen Burnett crossed the finish line first in a time of 16:16.47. His teammate Tanner Erickson was second. He was followed by Cameryn Spence of Douglas who finished 3rd with a time of 16:52.67. Mountain View won the boys' team championship with 50 points. That's the first boys' team title in school history.
The 3A girls' individual race was won by Cody's Ava Stafford. She completed the course at 19:25.55.
The Bearcats finished 10th in the boys team team standings, and 13th in the girls standings.
In the 3A boys' race, Mountain View's Owen Burnett crossed the finish line first in a time of 16:16.47. His teammate Tanner Erickson was second. He was followed by Cameryn Spence of Douglas who finished 3rd with a time of 16:52.67. Mountain View won the boys' team championship with 50 points. That's the first boys' team title in school history.
The 3A girls' individual race was won by Cody's Ava Stafford. She completed the course at 19:25.55.
The Bearcats finished 10th in the boys team team standings, and 13th in the girls standings.
A rough Homecoming loss for the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday.
The New Mexico Lobos beat the Cowboys 14-3 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Cowboys coach Craig Bohl says they've got to find some answers...
The New Mexico Lobos beat the Cowboys 14-3 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Cowboys coach Craig Bohl says they've got to find some answers...
Wyoming football is now 4-3, but the've lost the last three in a row and stand 0-3 in Mountain West conference play.
The Cowboys travel to San Jose State this Saturday. 102521
The Cowboys travel to San Jose State this Saturday. 102521
LadyCats volleyball continues to play well down the stretch.
Douglas swept 5th-ranked Buffalo at home Friday... Freshmen win in 2 sets, JV wins in 2 sets and Varsity wins in 5 sets, 21-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-13, 15-13.
The key conference win improves Douglas to 15-15 overall, and ties the LadyCats with Buffalo at 3-1 in 3A Northeast quadrant play.
LadyCats volleyball wraps up regular season play this weekend with home matches against Newcastle Friday at 5... that's Senior night... and Thermopolis Saturday afternoon at 1pm. 101821
Douglas swept 5th-ranked Buffalo at home Friday... Freshmen win in 2 sets, JV wins in 2 sets and Varsity wins in 5 sets, 21-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-13, 15-13.
The key conference win improves Douglas to 15-15 overall, and ties the LadyCats with Buffalo at 3-1 in 3A Northeast quadrant play.
LadyCats volleyball wraps up regular season play this weekend with home matches against Newcastle Friday at 5... that's Senior night... and Thermopolis Saturday afternoon at 1pm. 101821
So, who's under center for the Cowboys this week against New Mexico?
Coach Craig Bohl says the quarterback position is up for grabs.
Wyoming's Sean Chambers threw three interceptions and lost a fumble in the 17-0 loss to Fresno State on Saturday.
Coach Craig Bohl says the quarterback position is up for grabs.
Wyoming's Sean Chambers threw three interceptions and lost a fumble in the 17-0 loss to Fresno State on Saturday.
Bohl said he met with starting quarterback Chambers and backup Levi Williams this morning.
Coach Bohl said they may not name a starter until gametime this Saturday when Wyoming hosts New Mexico for Homecoming. 101821
Coach Bohl said they may not name a starter until gametime this Saturday when Wyoming hosts New Mexico for Homecoming. 101821
The Douglas Bearcats football team dominated both offense and defense in Friday night's 3A East conference battle with the Buffalo Bison.
Both teams came into the game with identical season records... 5-1 overall, 3-1 in 3A East conference play.
But the Cats scored on their first three consecutive possessions, and visited the enzone a total of six times on their way to a 41-7 Senior Night win.
The Douglas defense didn't allow a Bison score til the final two minutes of the game.
Bearcats head coach Jay Rhoades said his team is working to get all of the details right...
Both teams came into the game with identical season records... 5-1 overall, 3-1 in 3A East conference play.
But the Cats scored on their first three consecutive possessions, and visited the enzone a total of six times on their way to a 41-7 Senior Night win.
The Douglas defense didn't allow a Bison score til the final two minutes of the game.
Bearcats head coach Jay Rhoades said his team is working to get all of the details right...
The Cats wrap up regular season play on the road at Worland this Friday night. Pregame's at 5:30 on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com. 101721
The Douglas LadyCats volleyball team won all three games to take a road match at Rawlins Saturday.
The Douglas girls battled for the win in all three, scoring 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.
LadyCats volleyball hosts Glenrock Tuesday night, and travels to Buffalo Friday night. 101121
The Douglas girls battled for the win in all three, scoring 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.
LadyCats volleyball hosts Glenrock Tuesday night, and travels to Buffalo Friday night. 101121
Douglas runners won both the boys and girls team titles at the Glenrock Invitational cross country meet on Friday.
Douglas's Cameryn Spence won the boys race by nearly one minute to lead the Bearcats to the team victory.
Mallory Jones of Moorcroft wins the girls' race.
DHS cross country hosts the Absaraka Conference meet in Douglas Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm.
State cross country is Saturday, October 23rd at Ethete. 101121
Douglas's Cameryn Spence won the boys race by nearly one minute to lead the Bearcats to the team victory.
Mallory Jones of Moorcroft wins the girls' race.
DHS cross country hosts the Absaraka Conference meet in Douglas Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm.
State cross country is Saturday, October 23rd at Ethete. 101121
Douglas LadyCats swimmers placed third out of six teams at the Buffalo Invite on Saturday.
Payton Yost turned in a time of 1:06.25 to win the 100 butterfly.
Kendal Engleker won the iron man event, the 500 freestyle, with a time of 5:55.73.
And the Douglas team of Hayden Lythgoe, Hailey Richards, Kendal Engelker and Payton Yost won the 200 freestyle relay.
Ladycats swimmers wrap up their regular season at Gillette this Friday and Saturday. 101121
Payton Yost turned in a time of 1:06.25 to win the 100 butterfly.
Kendal Engleker won the iron man event, the 500 freestyle, with a time of 5:55.73.
And the Douglas team of Hayden Lythgoe, Hailey Richards, Kendal Engelker and Payton Yost won the 200 freestyle relay.
Ladycats swimmers wrap up their regular season at Gillette this Friday and Saturday. 101121
A second forfeit means a second win with no bruises, but it also means no Friday night football for the Douglas Bearcats.
Rawlins Outlaws officials called Thursday afternoon at about 4:30pm and cancelled the game. Bearcats coach Jay Rhoades say COVID wins this one...
Rawlins Outlaws officials called Thursday afternoon at about 4:30pm and cancelled the game. Bearcats coach Jay Rhoades say COVID wins this one...
Coach Rhoades says they'll still get in a short practice this afternoon...
It's a second win-by-forfeit for the Bearcats this season... Torrington cancelled on week 1 due to illness and injury.
The Bearcats will host the Buffalo Bison next Friday, October 15th. 100721
The Bearcats will host the Buffalo Bison next Friday, October 15th. 100721
Douglas LadyCats swimmers put together a strong week last week.
Douglas beat Cheyenne East 94-78 Thursday night in a dual meet at Douglas.
Friday at Buffalo, the LadyCats earned a 76-16 win over Newcastle, and a 54-40 win over Buffalo at the Buffalo Triangular.
Saturday, the Powell Panthers won the Douglas Invitational swim meet with 411 points. Douglas placed 2nd out of the 6 teams with 259 points.
Top performances for the LadyCats, Hayden Lythgoe, Payton Yost, Kendal Engleker and Hailey Richards won the 200 Medley relay,
Hailey Richards won the 50 freestyle with a 29.13, Kendal Engleker won the 100 butterfly by 8/10ths of a second, and Hayden Lythgoe, Hope Capelle, Dani Shoemake and Payton Yost won the 200 freestyle relay.
Douglas swimmers dual at Buffalo this Saturday. 100521
Douglas beat Cheyenne East 94-78 Thursday night in a dual meet at Douglas.
Friday at Buffalo, the LadyCats earned a 76-16 win over Newcastle, and a 54-40 win over Buffalo at the Buffalo Triangular.
Saturday, the Powell Panthers won the Douglas Invitational swim meet with 411 points. Douglas placed 2nd out of the 6 teams with 259 points.
Top performances for the LadyCats, Hayden Lythgoe, Payton Yost, Kendal Engleker and Hailey Richards won the 200 Medley relay,
Hailey Richards won the 50 freestyle with a 29.13, Kendal Engleker won the 100 butterfly by 8/10ths of a second, and Hayden Lythgoe, Hope Capelle, Dani Shoemake and Payton Yost won the 200 freestyle relay.
Douglas swimmers dual at Buffalo this Saturday. 100521
It's Zero Week for high school football... 4A schools open their season this weekend, and all other classes have the option of a game, or a scrimmage.
Bearcats football goes out on the road tonight to bump helmets against a different team. The Cats will scrimmage at Cody Friday night at 5pm.
Douglas head coach Jay Rhoades says there's a couple of things he wants to accomplish...
Bearcats football goes out on the road tonight to bump helmets against a different team. The Cats will scrimmage at Cody Friday night at 5pm.
Douglas head coach Jay Rhoades says there's a couple of things he wants to accomplish...
What's the difference between a scrimmage and a regular game?
Varsity plays their half tonight at 5, then the Bearcats and Broncs junior varsity will play a complete game following the scrimmage.
The Cats first game of the regular season is next Friday night when Douglas hosts the Torrington Trailblazers. You'll hear the game live next week on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com. 082721
The Cats first game of the regular season is next Friday night when Douglas hosts the Torrington Trailblazers. You'll hear the game live next week on KKTY's 100.1 FM, streaming at kktyonline.com. 082721
The Douglas Cats made a quick end to their season this weekend.
The Cats went two & out at the 2021 Wyoming American Legion Baseball Class ‘A’ State Baseball Tournament in Cheyenne.
On Saturday, Douglas opened the tournament with a pitchers dual against the Powell Pioneers. Powell tied the game in the top of the 6th... neither team scored in the 7th, both scored a run in the 8th.. but the Pioneers jumped in front when Payne laid down a sacrifice bunt to score two runs for the 5-3 win.
Stenerson earned the win for Powell, giving up no runs on one hit over one and two-thirds innings, striking out three and walking one. Jonhson threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Ace Cathcart took the loss for Douglas. The righthander went four and a third innings, allowing four runs on three hits, striking out one and walking one.
On Sunday afternoon, the Cats faced the Torrington Tigers. Douglas opened strong when Jacob Russell hit an inside the park home run on a fly ball to center fielder Deagan Keith, scoring Russell and Jordan Bobrowski.
But the Tigers answewd with 1 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, and 4 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Cats were never able to answer, and Torrington advances in the tournament with an 8-4 win, ending the Douglas season.
Cats coach Travis Mortimore said he appreciated his players' effort...
The Cats went two & out at the 2021 Wyoming American Legion Baseball Class ‘A’ State Baseball Tournament in Cheyenne.
On Saturday, Douglas opened the tournament with a pitchers dual against the Powell Pioneers. Powell tied the game in the top of the 6th... neither team scored in the 7th, both scored a run in the 8th.. but the Pioneers jumped in front when Payne laid down a sacrifice bunt to score two runs for the 5-3 win.
Stenerson earned the win for Powell, giving up no runs on one hit over one and two-thirds innings, striking out three and walking one. Jonhson threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Ace Cathcart took the loss for Douglas. The righthander went four and a third innings, allowing four runs on three hits, striking out one and walking one.
On Sunday afternoon, the Cats faced the Torrington Tigers. Douglas opened strong when Jacob Russell hit an inside the park home run on a fly ball to center fielder Deagan Keith, scoring Russell and Jordan Bobrowski.
But the Tigers answewd with 1 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, and 4 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Cats were never able to answer, and Torrington advances in the tournament with an 8-4 win, ending the Douglas season.
Cats coach Travis Mortimore said he appreciated his players' effort...
The Cats finished their 2021 campaign right at .500, with a 22-22 record. 072521
Douglas's Allyson Fertig put up a game-high 25 points to lead the South squad to a 66-51 win in Saturday's Wyoming Coaches' Association All-Star Girls Basketball game.
South led through most of the game. The North rallied in the third quarter, as they cut the South lead to 49-40, but coach Cody Helenbolt's South team pulled away for the 15-point victory.
The boys' game was a down-to-the-wire nailbiter.
Cheyenne Central’s Brady Storebo made the game-winning basket for the South with 7.6 seconds left on a baseline out-of-bounds play.
The North had a chance for the win, but Luke Hladky’s (Campbell County) 3-pointer at the buzzer was no good.
The Volleyball All-Star game also went to the South, 4 sets to 1. 072521
South led through most of the game. The North rallied in the third quarter, as they cut the South lead to 49-40, but coach Cody Helenbolt's South team pulled away for the 15-point victory.
The boys' game was a down-to-the-wire nailbiter.
Cheyenne Central’s Brady Storebo made the game-winning basket for the South with 7.6 seconds left on a baseline out-of-bounds play.
The North had a chance for the win, but Luke Hladky’s (Campbell County) 3-pointer at the buzzer was no good.
The Volleyball All-Star game also went to the South, 4 sets to 1. 072521
Wyoming American Legion Baseball Single A All-Conference players have been named, and several local players are on the list.
From the Douglas Cats, Jordan Bobrowski and Cameryn Spence are named 1st Team All Conference.
Bobrowski was a unanimous selection this season... he was Second Team in 2020.
Spence was an Honorable Mention in 2020.
Marcus Mongiello and Zack Virtue were named 2nd Team All Conference this season.
And the Single ‘A’ East Conference named three hurlers for its Pitchers of the Year = Caden Riley, Torrington Tigers (repeat); Mytch Pollock, Wheatland Lobos; & Cameryn Spence, Douglas Cats
The Douglas Cats open the Single A State Baseball tournament in Cheyenne with a 10AM game Saturday morning against the Powell Pioneers.
You'll hear the game live with Ryan Andrews and Zach Andrews on KKTY's 100.1 FM. 072221
From the Douglas Cats, Jordan Bobrowski and Cameryn Spence are named 1st Team All Conference.
Bobrowski was a unanimous selection this season... he was Second Team in 2020.
Spence was an Honorable Mention in 2020.
Marcus Mongiello and Zack Virtue were named 2nd Team All Conference this season.
And the Single ‘A’ East Conference named three hurlers for its Pitchers of the Year = Caden Riley, Torrington Tigers (repeat); Mytch Pollock, Wheatland Lobos; & Cameryn Spence, Douglas Cats
The Douglas Cats open the Single A State Baseball tournament in Cheyenne with a 10AM game Saturday morning against the Powell Pioneers.
You'll hear the game live with Ryan Andrews and Zach Andrews on KKTY's 100.1 FM. 072221
The Wyoming Cowboys football team has been picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference's Mountain Division.
Every summer at the MW Media Days in Las Vegas, the media does a straw poll and ranks this fall's football prospects.
The Cowboys got two first-place votes and 115 points to come in behind defending Mountain Division champion Boise State.
The Pokes play at Boise State on Nov. 12 this season.
Air Force, Colorado State, Utah State and New Mexico rounded out the Mountain Division media picks.
In the West Division, media members picked Nevada, then San Jose State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Hawaii and UNLV. 072221
Every summer at the MW Media Days in Las Vegas, the media does a straw poll and ranks this fall's football prospects.
The Cowboys got two first-place votes and 115 points to come in behind defending Mountain Division champion Boise State.
The Pokes play at Boise State on Nov. 12 this season.
Air Force, Colorado State, Utah State and New Mexico rounded out the Mountain Division media picks.
In the West Division, media members picked Nevada, then San Jose State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Hawaii and UNLV. 072221
A solid performance in the final weekend of regular season play for the Douglas Cats.
In American Legion baseball play, the Cats went 2 & 1 on their home field at the 33nd Annual Bolln Memorial Wood Bat Tournament.
Douglas opened Friday night with an 8-0 shutout win over Torrington.
Carson Selk was the winning pitcher for the Cats. The righthander went five innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, striking out seven and walking zero.
Douglas put up five runs in the first inning, and 3 more in the 3rd.
On Saturday, the Cats snagged a late lead and defeated Green River 7-5. Douglas was down 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Zack Virtue doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs.
In Sunday afternoon's championship game, the Cats held on to a 2-2 tie through the bottom of the 6th inning. The Casper Crush advanced three runners around the basepath in the top of the 7th, and Casper wins the championship game 5-2 in the final inning.
The Legion A District tournament gets underway this Friday at Wheatland. 071221
In American Legion baseball play, the Cats went 2 & 1 on their home field at the 33nd Annual Bolln Memorial Wood Bat Tournament.
Douglas opened Friday night with an 8-0 shutout win over Torrington.
Carson Selk was the winning pitcher for the Cats. The righthander went five innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, striking out seven and walking zero.
Douglas put up five runs in the first inning, and 3 more in the 3rd.
On Saturday, the Cats snagged a late lead and defeated Green River 7-5. Douglas was down 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Zack Virtue doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs.
In Sunday afternoon's championship game, the Cats held on to a 2-2 tie through the bottom of the 6th inning. The Casper Crush advanced three runners around the basepath in the top of the 7th, and Casper wins the championship game 5-2 in the final inning.
The Legion A District tournament gets underway this Friday at Wheatland. 071221
Douglas Cats American Legion baseball played a split this weekend.
Luis Lepe was dialed in at the plate on Saturday, tallying four hits and leading the Cats to a 17-13 win over the Wheatland Lobos. Lepe singled in the second, singled in the third, singled in the fifth, and singled in the seventh.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Douglas collected 21 hits and Wheatland 16 in the high-scoring affair.
Lane Kejr was on the hill for the Cats. The righty went three innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and striking out one.
Sunday afternoon at Cheyenne, the Cats fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 16-3 loss to the Cheyenne Hawks.
The Hawks scored on a groundout by Kiegan Field in the first inning, a wild pitch during Auggie Lain's at bat in the first inning, and a double by Miles Porwell in the second inning.
Douglas struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Cheyenne Hawks, giving up 16 runs.
Luis Lepe took the loss for the Cats, allowing four hits and seven runs over two and a third innings, striking out two.
The 14-10 Cats play two at Riverton on Wednesday. 062121
Luis Lepe was dialed in at the plate on Saturday, tallying four hits and leading the Cats to a 17-13 win over the Wheatland Lobos. Lepe singled in the second, singled in the third, singled in the fifth, and singled in the seventh.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Douglas collected 21 hits and Wheatland 16 in the high-scoring affair.
Lane Kejr was on the hill for the Cats. The righty went three innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and striking out one.
Sunday afternoon at Cheyenne, the Cats fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 16-3 loss to the Cheyenne Hawks.
The Hawks scored on a groundout by Kiegan Field in the first inning, a wild pitch during Auggie Lain's at bat in the first inning, and a double by Miles Porwell in the second inning.
Douglas struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Cheyenne Hawks, giving up 16 runs.
Luis Lepe took the loss for the Cats, allowing four hits and seven runs over two and a third innings, striking out two.
The 14-10 Cats play two at Riverton on Wednesday. 062121
Record numbers at last week's College National Final Rodeo in Casper.
After a year off for the pandemic, the CNFR saw record ticket sales and record turnout.
A couple of Casper cowboys earned the big shiny buckle.
Kellan and Carson Johnson, riding for Casper College, won the team roping title.
With fifty schools competing, Clarendon College, out of the Texas Panhandle, topped the mens team scoring. Casper College was third, The University of Wyoming finished 8th and Gillette College was 9th.
Montana State led the womens team standings. UW finished 9th. 062121
After a year off for the pandemic, the CNFR saw record ticket sales and record turnout.
A couple of Casper cowboys earned the big shiny buckle.
Kellan and Carson Johnson, riding for Casper College, won the team roping title.
With fifty schools competing, Clarendon College, out of the Texas Panhandle, topped the mens team scoring. Casper College was third, The University of Wyoming finished 8th and Gillette College was 9th.
Montana State led the womens team standings. UW finished 9th. 062121
A couple of Douglas kids have qualified to compete on the Wyoming State team at the National High School Finals Rodeo.
Following the state high school finals rodeo in Douglas this past weekend, Broc Schwartzkopf qualified to compete in three different events... Schwartzkopf ended the season seeded third in reined cowhorse competition, third in boys cutting, and third with partner Cord Herring of Veteran in team roping.
Shelby Peterson finished the season third in breakaway.
Both will compete for Wyoming at the National High School Finals Rodeo July 18th through the 24th at Lincoln, Nebraska. 061621
Following the state high school finals rodeo in Douglas this past weekend, Broc Schwartzkopf qualified to compete in three different events... Schwartzkopf ended the season seeded third in reined cowhorse competition, third in boys cutting, and third with partner Cord Herring of Veteran in team roping.
Shelby Peterson finished the season third in breakaway.
Both will compete for Wyoming at the National High School Finals Rodeo July 18th through the 24th at Lincoln, Nebraska. 061621
Douglas Cats American Legion baseball won two over the Rawlins Generals at Nida Field last night.
In the early game, Ace Cathcart had the hot bat, tallying five hits and leading the Cats to a 34-6 victory over Rawlins. Cathcart doubled in the first, singled in the third, singled, doubled, and doubled again a big fourth inning.
The Cats put up 5 runs in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd, 7 in the 3rd... and 18 runs in the 4th. That game was called in the middle of the 5th.
Jordan Bobrowski swung the stick in the late game, smacking four hits Douglas's 14-4 victory over Rawlins. Bobrowski doubled in the first, singled in the second, tripled in the fourth, and singled in the fifth.
The 12-8 Cats host a pair against the Casper Crush Wednesday night at 5 and 7pm at Nida Field in Douglas. 061521
In the early game, Ace Cathcart had the hot bat, tallying five hits and leading the Cats to a 34-6 victory over Rawlins. Cathcart doubled in the first, singled in the third, singled, doubled, and doubled again a big fourth inning.
The Cats put up 5 runs in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd, 7 in the 3rd... and 18 runs in the 4th. That game was called in the middle of the 5th.
Jordan Bobrowski swung the stick in the late game, smacking four hits Douglas's 14-4 victory over Rawlins. Bobrowski doubled in the first, singled in the second, tripled in the fourth, and singled in the fifth.
The 12-8 Cats host a pair against the Casper Crush Wednesday night at 5 and 7pm at Nida Field in Douglas. 061521
Douglas Cats baseball dropped their American Legion season opener 5-4 to the WESTCO Zephyrs Tuesday evening at Cleveland Field in Scottsbluff.
The Zephyrs took the lead with a four-run fourth inning. Douglas batters tied the game with two in the top of the 7th, but the Scottsbluff 9 iced the game with a final trip around in the bottom of the seventh to send the Cats home with the loss.
Douglas hosts a pair with Laramie this Sunday at noon and 2 pm at Nida Field. 050521
The Zephyrs took the lead with a four-run fourth inning. Douglas batters tied the game with two in the top of the 7th, but the Scottsbluff 9 iced the game with a final trip around in the bottom of the seventh to send the Cats home with the loss.
Douglas hosts a pair with Laramie this Sunday at noon and 2 pm at Nida Field. 050521
The College National Finals Rodeo announced the death of two contestants in a crash Saturday.
In a post on social media, CNFR said Cinch Bullock and Hadly McCormick, both of Oklahoma Panhandle State University, had been traveling to a college rodeo in Garden City, Kansas when the crash occurred. 032921
In a post on social media, CNFR said Cinch Bullock and Hadly McCormick, both of Oklahoma Panhandle State University, had been traveling to a college rodeo in Garden City, Kansas when the crash occurred. 032921
Douglas tracksters opened their season with a strong performance at the Binfield Invite at Scottsbluff Friday afternoon.
Top finishes - Cam Spence was second in the 800 m run & 4th in the 1600. Kaden Bauersachs finished 3rd through the 110 hurdles. Kody Micke placed 3rd in discus and 4th in shot put. Bauersachs also placed 2nd in the high jump.
For the LadyCats, Douglas's 4x400 relay team of Lucie Holt, Torrynce Rogge, Jenny Porter and Kam Townsend won the event with a time of 4:31.70. Allyson Fertig won the shot put, beating Claudia Cobos of North Platte by a little over 4 feet. Kam Townsend launched 5' 5" to win the high jump. Stephanie Witbrod put together a 35-05.75 to win the triple jump. And Jenny Porter was 2nd in the 400 and the 800.
In addition to Douglas, teams competing included host Scottsbluff, Cheyenne Central and East, North Platte, Gordon-Rushville, Torrington and Lingle-Ft Laramie.
Bearcats Track is at the Wheatland Invite this Thursday. 032921
Top finishes - Cam Spence was second in the 800 m run & 4th in the 1600. Kaden Bauersachs finished 3rd through the 110 hurdles. Kody Micke placed 3rd in discus and 4th in shot put. Bauersachs also placed 2nd in the high jump.
For the LadyCats, Douglas's 4x400 relay team of Lucie Holt, Torrynce Rogge, Jenny Porter and Kam Townsend won the event with a time of 4:31.70. Allyson Fertig won the shot put, beating Claudia Cobos of North Platte by a little over 4 feet. Kam Townsend launched 5' 5" to win the high jump. Stephanie Witbrod put together a 35-05.75 to win the triple jump. And Jenny Porter was 2nd in the 400 and the 800.
In addition to Douglas, teams competing included host Scottsbluff, Cheyenne Central and East, North Platte, Gordon-Rushville, Torrington and Lingle-Ft Laramie.
Bearcats Track is at the Wheatland Invite this Thursday. 032921
Douglas Bearcats soccer put a win in the books Friday to open the season.
At Gering, Nebraska Friday night, the Cats earned a 3-2 win in their first outing.
LadyCats soccer gave up a 1-0 loss at Gering.
Douglas soccer teams will face Torrington at Douglas on Thursday, April 1st. Girls varsity play at 3, boys varsity play at 5. 032921
At Gering, Nebraska Friday night, the Cats earned a 3-2 win in their first outing.
LadyCats soccer gave up a 1-0 loss at Gering.
Douglas soccer teams will face Torrington at Douglas on Thursday, April 1st. Girls varsity play at 3, boys varsity play at 5. 032921
The Casper College T-Birds women's basketball team is now ranked #3 in the nation.
Monday's National Junior College Athletics Association Top 25 moves the 'Birds up one spot to #3, tying the 2011-12 team for the highest-ever ranking for the women's program.
The 18-0 Thunderbirds beat Laramie County Community College 88-65 Saturday in Cheyenne, are the defending Region IX champs and have won 33 consecutive games dating back to last season. The victory over LCCC also clinched the No. 1 seed out of the North for the T-Birds, which means they will get a bye in the first round of the Region IX Tournament.
Casper College closes out the regular season this week with home games against Central Wyoming College on Wednesday and Northwest College on Saturday. 032321
Monday's National Junior College Athletics Association Top 25 moves the 'Birds up one spot to #3, tying the 2011-12 team for the highest-ever ranking for the women's program.
The 18-0 Thunderbirds beat Laramie County Community College 88-65 Saturday in Cheyenne, are the defending Region IX champs and have won 33 consecutive games dating back to last season. The victory over LCCC also clinched the No. 1 seed out of the North for the T-Birds, which means they will get a bye in the first round of the Region IX Tournament.
Casper College closes out the regular season this week with home games against Central Wyoming College on Wednesday and Northwest College on Saturday. 032321
One and done for the Cowgirls.
The 14-seed Wyoming Cowgirls fell to third-seeded UCLA in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday by a score of 69-48 in the Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.
The Bruins snapped the Cowgirls six-game winning streak despite Wyoming holding UCLA to only 31 percent from the field in the second half.
UCLA jumped out early and never looked back., leading 23-11 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Cowgirls junior Alba Sanchez-Ramos led Wyoming play with 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
The Cowgirls end their season with a 14-10 record. 032321
The 14-seed Wyoming Cowgirls fell to third-seeded UCLA in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday by a score of 69-48 in the Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.
The Bruins snapped the Cowgirls six-game winning streak despite Wyoming holding UCLA to only 31 percent from the field in the second half.
UCLA jumped out early and never looked back., leading 23-11 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Cowgirls junior Alba Sanchez-Ramos led Wyoming play with 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
The Cowgirls end their season with a 14-10 record. 032321
Wyoming 3A/4A All-Conference basketball players have been named...
Class 3A East Conference girls players include
DOUGLAS: Allyson Fertig, Joslin Igo, Allison Olsen, Kamdynn Townsend;
BUFFALO: Cantrell Rosalez;
BURNS: Rylee Jo Ward;
NEWCASTLE: Jaylen Ostenson, Shelby Tidyman;
RAWLINS: McKenzie Earl, Brooke Palmer;
THERMOPOLIS: Kamry Bowman;
TORRINGTON: Sierra Allen, Reece Halley, Mattie Jones;
WHEATLAND: Kaesha Davis, Khayla Otero.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allyson Fertig, Douglas.
Class 3A East Conference boys players include
DOUGLAS: Nate Halquist, Kyle Igo;
BUFFALO: Coy Johnson, Eli Patterson, Calvin Rule, Hunter Stone;
BURNS: Jackson Kirkbride;
NEWCASTLE: Zach Purviance;
RAWLINS: Mitchell Allard, Ashton Barto, Colton Ice;
THERMOPOLIS: Hardy Johnson;
TORRINGTON: Keiser Wolfe;
WHEATLAND: Kade Preuit.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kade Preuit, Wheatland. 032221
Class 3A East Conference girls players include
DOUGLAS: Allyson Fertig, Joslin Igo, Allison Olsen, Kamdynn Townsend;
BUFFALO: Cantrell Rosalez;
BURNS: Rylee Jo Ward;
NEWCASTLE: Jaylen Ostenson, Shelby Tidyman;
RAWLINS: McKenzie Earl, Brooke Palmer;
THERMOPOLIS: Kamry Bowman;
TORRINGTON: Sierra Allen, Reece Halley, Mattie Jones;
WHEATLAND: Kaesha Davis, Khayla Otero.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allyson Fertig, Douglas.
Class 3A East Conference boys players include
DOUGLAS: Nate Halquist, Kyle Igo;
BUFFALO: Coy Johnson, Eli Patterson, Calvin Rule, Hunter Stone;
BURNS: Jackson Kirkbride;
NEWCASTLE: Zach Purviance;
RAWLINS: Mitchell Allard, Ashton Barto, Colton Ice;
THERMOPOLIS: Hardy Johnson;
TORRINGTON: Keiser Wolfe;
WHEATLAND: Kade Preuit.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kade Preuit, Wheatland. 032221
Cowgirls Go Dancin'...
The Wyoming Cowgirls will face UCLA in the opening round of the NCAA basketball tournament.
Tournament pairings were announced Monday evening, and the Cowgirls are the No. 14 seed in the Hemisfair Region, with all games played in San Antonio, Texas.
UCLA is the 3 seed in the bracket. The Bruins are coming off a 16-5 season. The Cowgirls were 14-9 in the Mountain West Conference.
Wyoming vs UCLA Monday, March 22nd... Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. Mountain Time... live coverage on KKTY's AM 1470 and 93.3 FM. 031621
The Wyoming Cowgirls will face UCLA in the opening round of the NCAA basketball tournament.
Tournament pairings were announced Monday evening, and the Cowgirls are the No. 14 seed in the Hemisfair Region, with all games played in San Antonio, Texas.
UCLA is the 3 seed in the bracket. The Bruins are coming off a 16-5 season. The Cowgirls were 14-9 in the Mountain West Conference.
Wyoming vs UCLA Monday, March 22nd... Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. Mountain Time... live coverage on KKTY's AM 1470 and 93.3 FM. 031621
The Douglas LadyCats are the 3A State Basketball Champs.
The Douglas girls got another mercy-clock win in the state title game, as they dominated the Lyman Lady Eagles 51 to 11.
Douglas outshot Lyman 8-0 in the first quarter, led it 18-5 at halftime.
Allyson Fertig led all scoring with 16 points.
The LadyCats end their season with a 24-0 overall record. The winning streak now stands at 41 in a row.
Douglas is 100-2 over the last four years.
Allyson Fertig and Joslin Igo set high marks this year.
Fertig finished with 1,855 career points, eighth all-time in the Wyoming high school record books. Her 830 career field goals are the most in state history and 62 more than second. She also had 1,198 total rebounds and 452 blocked shots. Both rank her third all-time.
Igo finished with 577 career assists, the most in girls’ basketball history in the Cowboy State. She also scored over 1,000 points in her career.
Both are moving on to the collegiate level. Fertig heads to Laramie and the University of Wyoming, while Igo will play at Casper College.
Worland beat Lander 45-36 in the girls 3rd place game.
Wheatland beat Newcastle 46-41 in the consolation championship. 031221
The Douglas girls got another mercy-clock win in the state title game, as they dominated the Lyman Lady Eagles 51 to 11.
Douglas outshot Lyman 8-0 in the first quarter, led it 18-5 at halftime.
Allyson Fertig led all scoring with 16 points.
The LadyCats end their season with a 24-0 overall record. The winning streak now stands at 41 in a row.
Douglas is 100-2 over the last four years.
Allyson Fertig and Joslin Igo set high marks this year.
Fertig finished with 1,855 career points, eighth all-time in the Wyoming high school record books. Her 830 career field goals are the most in state history and 62 more than second. She also had 1,198 total rebounds and 452 blocked shots. Both rank her third all-time.
Igo finished with 577 career assists, the most in girls’ basketball history in the Cowboy State. She also scored over 1,000 points in her career.
Both are moving on to the collegiate level. Fertig heads to Laramie and the University of Wyoming, while Igo will play at Casper College.
Worland beat Lander 45-36 in the girls 3rd place game.
Wheatland beat Newcastle 46-41 in the consolation championship. 031221
The Douglas Bearcats basketball team ended their season with a pair of wins Thursday.
After falling 68-42 to Lander on Wednesday, the Cats bounced back and beat Wheatland 67-45 Thursday morning.
That win moved the Cats into the consolation championship, where they beat the Lyman Eagles 50-43.
The Cats end their season 17-7.
The Worland Warriors are the 3A Boys Champs. Worland beat Mountain View 55-49 in the title game.
Buffalo beat Lander 62-52 in the 3rd place game. 031221
After falling 68-42 to Lander on Wednesday, the Cats bounced back and beat Wheatland 67-45 Thursday morning.
That win moved the Cats into the consolation championship, where they beat the Lyman Eagles 50-43.
The Cats end their season 17-7.
The Worland Warriors are the 3A Boys Champs. Worland beat Mountain View 55-49 in the title game.
Buffalo beat Lander 62-52 in the 3rd place game. 031221
The Glenrock Herders basketball team earned their 4th win of the season Thursday, and for the second time, it came at the expense of the Lusk Tigers.
Glenrock beat Lusk 48-43 on February 12th. The two teams faced off again Thursday in the quadrant round of the 2A East Regional Tournament. On their home floor at Glenrock High School, the 3-15 Herders beat the 7-11 Tigers 52-51.
Lusk goes home. Glenrock advances.
In the quadrant 3rd place game Thursday night, Glenrock fell 52-41 to Pine Bluffs.
The Herders travel to Regionals at Big Horn Saturday... they'll play Big Horn at 2pm. Winner is the East 3-seed at State next week. Loser is the 4 seed.
Either way, Glenrock will go to the 2A Boys State Basketball Tournament at Casper next weekend.
The Glenrock Lady Herders ended their season in the opening round of quadrants Thursday, losing 46-33 to the Lusk Lady Tigers.
The Lusk girls fared better... they went on to beat Pine Bluffs 52-42 in the late game Thursday. The Lady Tigers will face Sundance Saturday at 4:30 at Big Horn in a game that will determine the 2East 1-seed and 2-seed for state.
1A/2A Regional Tournaments are Saturday... 1A East at Torrington, 1A West at Lander, 2A East at Big Horn and 2A West at Riverton. 022521
Glenrock beat Lusk 48-43 on February 12th. The two teams faced off again Thursday in the quadrant round of the 2A East Regional Tournament. On their home floor at Glenrock High School, the 3-15 Herders beat the 7-11 Tigers 52-51.
Lusk goes home. Glenrock advances.
In the quadrant 3rd place game Thursday night, Glenrock fell 52-41 to Pine Bluffs.
The Herders travel to Regionals at Big Horn Saturday... they'll play Big Horn at 2pm. Winner is the East 3-seed at State next week. Loser is the 4 seed.
Either way, Glenrock will go to the 2A Boys State Basketball Tournament at Casper next weekend.
The Glenrock Lady Herders ended their season in the opening round of quadrants Thursday, losing 46-33 to the Lusk Lady Tigers.
The Lusk girls fared better... they went on to beat Pine Bluffs 52-42 in the late game Thursday. The Lady Tigers will face Sundance Saturday at 4:30 at Big Horn in a game that will determine the 2East 1-seed and 2-seed for state.
1A/2A Regional Tournaments are Saturday... 1A East at Torrington, 1A West at Lander, 2A East at Big Horn and 2A West at Riverton. 022521
More records come crashing down for a Douglas basketball player.
Allyson Fertig surpasses 1,700 points and 1,100 rebounds for her career in Thursday night's 72-22 win over the Buffalo Lady Bison.
Fertig also became the state's all-time leader in career field goals with 769 (and counting).
Still 3 weekends to rip it up... Douglas hosts Newcastle Friday night, then regionals and state. 022321
Allyson Fertig surpasses 1,700 points and 1,100 rebounds for her career in Thursday night's 72-22 win over the Buffalo Lady Bison.
Fertig also became the state's all-time leader in career field goals with 769 (and counting).
Still 3 weekends to rip it up... Douglas hosts Newcastle Friday night, then regionals and state. 022321
Head Coaches for the 48th Annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl have finalized their rosters, and there are several familiar names.
South Team Head Coach Brent Walk and his staff have selected Kody Micke and Gabe Borman of the Douglas Bearcats, Drake Lamp (Niobrara County), Dylan Dreiling and Cody Pierce from Torrington, and Adam Suko of the Wheatland Bulldogs to play on the South squad.
North Team Head Coach Matt McFadden and his staff have selected Braxton Bundy, Brady Dutcher and Jace George of Casper Natrona, and Reno Watson and Dom Jahr of Kelly Walsh to play on the North team.
Officials for the 48th Annual Game will be representing Douglas in Shrine Bowl for the first time. They are Sean Geer, Ron Erickson, James Bratton, Evan Helebolt, Dan Edwards, Monty Gilbreath, Nate Helbaum and Kurt Engle.
The 2021 Wyoming Shrine Bowl all-star football game will be held on Saturday June 12, 2021 at the Dick Cheney Alumni Field at Casper's Natrona Couty High School. 020421
South Team Head Coach Brent Walk and his staff have selected Kody Micke and Gabe Borman of the Douglas Bearcats, Drake Lamp (Niobrara County), Dylan Dreiling and Cody Pierce from Torrington, and Adam Suko of the Wheatland Bulldogs to play on the South squad.
North Team Head Coach Matt McFadden and his staff have selected Braxton Bundy, Brady Dutcher and Jace George of Casper Natrona, and Reno Watson and Dom Jahr of Kelly Walsh to play on the North team.
Officials for the 48th Annual Game will be representing Douglas in Shrine Bowl for the first time. They are Sean Geer, Ron Erickson, James Bratton, Evan Helebolt, Dan Edwards, Monty Gilbreath, Nate Helbaum and Kurt Engle.
The 2021 Wyoming Shrine Bowl all-star football game will be held on Saturday June 12, 2021 at the Dick Cheney Alumni Field at Casper's Natrona Couty High School. 020421
