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  • Boys basketball ends season with a tough fight

    Louis 'Sonny' Merchen|Mar 4, 2021

    On Thursday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team hosted the Sundance Bulldogs in the first round of the district tournament. The Wolves entered the game as the #4 seed in the district and the Bulldogs as the #1 seed. The Bulldogs have been playing well and entered the contest with only one loss all year. We knew we were going to have to play well to make this a game. We really stepped it up on the defensive end and at the end of the first quarter, trailed, 13-7. The second quarter was a struggle...

  • Rough weekend for boys basketball

    Louis 'Sonny' Merchen|Feb 25, 2021

    By Louis “Sonny” Merchen On Friday night, the Wolves boys basketball team hosted the #2-ranked Sundance Bulldogs. They are an incredibly athletic team and have a lot of kids who shoot the basketball really well. We knew going into the game we were going to have to commit to the defensive side of the ball if we were going to play with them. In the first quarter, we played well defensively and held them to 13 first-quarter points. Offensively, we struggled against their athleticism and wer...

  • Boys use lessons learned

    Louis 'Sonny' Merchen|Feb 18, 2021

    On Friday, the Moorcroft Wolves boys basketball team hosted the Big Horn Rams in a conference battle. Going into the game, we knew this was a good test for us, Big Horn plays great defense and they are very big and athletic. The boys were ready and came out and played a tough first quarter and at the end, the Rams led, 10-8. Both teams defended well and at halftime, the Rams led, 22-15. In the third quarter, the Rams hit four three-pointers and scored 26 points against us. At the end of the third, the Rams led, 47-28. In the fourth, the Rams...

  • Wolves bring down Eagles by two

    Louis 'Sonny' Merchen|Feb 4, 2021

    On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Sundance to take on the second ranked 2A Bulldogs in their third conference game of the season. The Wolves came out and handled the pressure of the Bulldogs and played a good first quarter, but trailed, 15-13 going into the second. The team really struggled offensively in the second quarter and went into halftime trailing, 27-14. The second half was back and forth, but the Bulldogs prevailed in the end, 55-34. I thought we came out ready...