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Lovell girls hold off Lady Grizz comeback

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:12am

The crosstown showdown between the Lovell Lady Bulldogs and Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies gave fans an exciting performance on Tuesday night in Cowley as Lovell won 36-30.
Kenadee Rael drove down the lane and dished an assist to Summer Teter to start the game, then got a steal and layup of her own, followed by two free throws by Libby Mickelson to jump out to an early 6-0 Lady Bulldog lead.

Bulldogs rally in second half to swamp Grizzlies

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:08am

Renewing their longtime rivalry, the Lovell Bulldogs and Rocky Mountain Grizzlies wrapped up the pre-Christmas portion of the ’23-24 season Tuesday night in Cowley. The Grizzlies gave the visiting Bulldogs all they wanted in a hard fought first half before the Bulldogs turned on the jets to pull away in the second half for a 67-33 win.

Garcia claims ‘Best of the Best’ title and 100 career wins at Battle in the Bighorns

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:02am

Last weekend, the Lovell Bulldogs competed at the Battle in the Bighorns in Worland. The second event of the season featured the team wrestling a set of duals for a chance to come out on top.
“On Friday we brought our varsity lineup to Worland for the Battle in the Bighorns,” said head coach Ty Hecker. On Friday, the Bulldogs faced teams from Cody, Rock Springs, Lander and Shoshoni. Winning against the Wranglers at the end of the day spun them into the silver bracket for Saturday.

Grizzlies win one of three games at Wrangler Invitational

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:00am

It’s a growing and learning process for the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies as the still developing team learns to play together.
The up and down nature of a young team was evident during the Wrangler Invitational in Shoshoni Friday and Saturday as the Grizzlies were edged by Saratoga Friday, 66-65, were crushed by Kemmerer Saturday 60-27 and defeated Dubois 62-47 Saturday night.
The Grizz had beaten Burlington 51-44 Tuesday night in Burlington.

Lady Grizz win three at Wrangler Invitational

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:58am

The Grizzly girls won all three games at the Wrangler Invitational December 15 and 16.
But just as much as the Rocky girls are winning, they are also loving the game. Head coach Justin Moss said the team is having “lots of fun.”
“You can see it in  practices. You can see it as they cheer for each other. You can see it  even when the JV team goes in, and when we get up, our varsity team is loud and on their feet, and just excited for each other,” he said. “Our girls really care about each other.”
Rocky vs. Saratoga

Lady Bulldogs finish strong in Douglas at East-West Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:57am

The Lovell Lady Bulldogs overcame a rough start at the East-West Classic in Douglas to finish with a 2-1 record on the weekend.
On Friday night, Douglas proved their program’s consistent dominance in 3A with a commanding 64-21 victory over the Lady Bulldogs.
The Lady Bearcats have won five straight 3A state championships and took down Lovell with their aggressive game play.

Bulldogs win two of three at East-West tourney in Lander

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:53am

The Lovell Bulldogs tasted defeat for the first time this season as they ran into a buzz saw in the form of undefeated Douglas Friday at the East-West Classic in Lander, but they rebounded to beat Pine Bluffs and Wheatland to improve to 6-1 on the young season.
“We played a little bit better this weekend against better competition, but we’re still not anywhere near where we need to be. We had moments,” coach Shane Durtsche said. “We haven’t put together a good shooting night, but we made strides defensively.

Grizzly wrestlers win some matches at Worland duals tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:51am

Wrestling teams that don’t have the numbers to fill weight classes don’t typically do well in dual matches, and such was the case for the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies as they competed at the Battle in the Bighorns duals tournament Friday and Saturday in Worland.
The Grizzlies dropped all seven of their team-vs.-team duals, falling to Casper Kelly Walsh 66-6, Douglas, Wyoming, 69-12, Douglas, South Dakota, 83-0, and Worland 63-0. In the bronze bracket, Rocky fell to Newcastle 48-18, Shoshoni 58-18 and Powell 40-27.

Lady Mustangs win seventh grade consolation title

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:30am

The Lovell seventh grade girls basketball team finished the 2023 season with a strong run at the Yellowstone Conference Tournament in Thermopolis on December 9, coach Collin McArthur reported last week.
The Lady Mustangs dropped their opener to Lander in overtime, then came back to claim the consolation championship with wins over Greybull and Worland.
The Lander game was a hard-fought battle, McArthur said.

Rocky freshmen drop a pair at Powell

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 10:27am

Following a one-week postponement to fit the school concert schedule, the Lovell freshman or “C” basketball teams opened the ’23-24 season at Powell Monday night, dropping both ends of a doubleheader to the Panthers.
Powell won the girls game 57-26 and the boys game 57-27.