The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Pine Bluffs, WY for Regional basketball. The Wolves took on the Tongue River Eagles in the first round late Thursday night. The Eagles jumped out on top early and took a 16-7 lead going into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the Eagles scored often and took a 43-14 lead into halftime. We struggled with their size and athleticism and didn’t play well defensively to keep ourselves in the game. In the second half, the Eagles cruised to a 71-36 win. On Friday, the Wolves took on the...
On Friday, the Wolves boys basketball team hosted the Sundance Bulldogs in a conference clash. In the first quarter, the Wolves came out slow offensively as we struggled to find good shots and the Bulldogs took a 9-4 lead. In the second, Moorcroft finally got it going a little and trailed, 20-15, going into half. I thought we defended their big kid pretty well and our defense kept us in the game. In the second half, the Bulldogs came out and took a 37-26 lead going into the last quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Wolves fought all the way to...
On Tuesday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team hosted the #1 ranked Upton Bobcats. In the first quarter, the Bobcats jumped out on top, 23-7. At half time, the Bobcats extended their lead to 37-9. We just didn’t handle their pressure well. We struggled finding good shots offensively and didn’t play well. In the second half, it was much of the same as the Bobcats went on to win this contest, 69-25. We just never could get it going offensively and we really struggled in all phases. On Saturday, the Wolves traveled to Lusk to take on the Tigers. Aft...
On Thursday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs in their second conference game of the season. Both teams came out to play good defense in the first quarter and the Bulldogs took a 7-4 lead into the second quarter. In the second quarter, it was back and forth and with two minutes to play and the score, 20-15. The Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run to take a 29-15 lead into halftime. We gave up some offensive rebounds and then they hit a last second ¾...
On Saturday, the Wolves Boys Basketball team traveled to Wright to open conference play against the Panthers. The Panthers jumped out on top and led 14-6 after the first quarter. We got some pretty good looks at the basket, but shots were just not falling for us. In the second quarter, Wright extended their lead and went into halftime up 31-18. The Wolves continued to struggle on the offensive end in the third quarter and the Panthers extended their lead to 43-25.The Panthers went on to win this game, 61-41. They are an athletic team that...
On Thursday night, the Wolves took on the Faith Longhorns in the opening round of the Annual West River Tournament in Newell, SD. The Wolves came out ready to play and took a 13-9 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Longhorns used their length to really bother us and took a halftime 25-22 lead. In the third quarter, Moorcroft came out sluggish and the Longhorns were hitting their shots and extended their lead to 37-27 going into the fourth quarter. The Wolves fought all the way to the end, but the Longhorns prevailed,...
On Friday morning, the Moorcroft Wolves Boys Varsity Basketball team was back in action as they played host to the Kaycee Buckaroos in the opening game of the Powder River tournament. The Wolves jumped out to a 13-8 lead after the first quarter. At halftime, the Wolves led, 27-23. In the third quarter, the team came out and extended their lead to 44-33. The boys went on to win, 58-48. I thought we played fairly well after coming off the long holiday break; we executed offensively and played good defense. In the second game, later that evening,...
On Friday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Glenrock to take on the Herders. The junior varsity team played just a half of a game because of too few players. The boys played well and won the half, 21-18. Varsity played a close game throughout. After the first quarter, the score was tied at 6; we played really tough defense and just couldn’t get our offense going. At half, the Wolves took a 19-16 lead and after the third quarter, the team led, 28-25. In the fourth, the Herders outscored us, 17-13 and won the game, 43-41. We did all t...
On Thursday, the Moorcroft Wolves Boys’ Basketball Team opened their season on the road at the Burns Winter Classic basketball tournament. The boys’ first game was against the Burns Broncs. The Broncs jumped out early and led 22-6 after the first quarter. They widened that lead and took a 40-11 halftime lead. The Broncs cruised to a 70-24 victory. They were long and athletic and returning a lot of players with varsity experience, we struggled with their pressure and turned the ball over way too much to make this game competitive. We lost sev...
On Thursday, the Moorcroft Wolves boys’ basketball team traveled to Wall, SD to take on the Eagles in the first round of the 39th annual West River Classis Basketball Tournament. The Wolves came out flat and trailed at halftime to the Eagles, 29-10. The boys came out of halftime and executed much better in the third quarter and narrowed the gap to 41-28 entering the fourth. The fourth quarter was back and forth, but the Eagles would prevail, 52-39. Wall played a matchup zone that we really struggled with in the first half and we just c...
On Thursday, The Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Hulett to take on the Red Devils. The Wolves jumped out early and often and took a 41-13 lead into halftime and cruised to a 52-31 Non-Conference win. I thought we played together, shared the basketball and pressured them extremely well. All 12 players who suited gained valuable playing time experience. The Wolves Junior Varsity team took on the Devils in a non-conference matchup on the same day, but only played two quarters because of numbers. The squad came out and played very well,...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team opened their home slate of games against the Glenrock Herders. It was senior night and the boys were excited to play in front of their home crowd. We knew going into the game we were going to have to play well to come out on top. The boys jumped out early on the Herders and at the end of the first quarter the Wolves led, 17-7. We started out full court pressing them and continued throughout the game. At half, the Wolves took a 31-16 edge to the...
