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Lovell Bulldogs secure second at Shoshoni Wrangler Duals

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:53am

Coming back from winter break, the Lovell Bulldogs had a successful weekend, wrestling sets of duals against several teams at the Lovell Triangular and the Zach Perish Shoshoni Wrangler Duals.

Rocky Mountain wrestlers show improvement in seven weekend duals

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:51am

The Rocky Mountain Grizzly wrestling squad kicked off the new year with a series of dual matches in Lovell and Shoshoni Friday and Saturday.
Competing in the annual Big Horn County Triangular Friday in Lovell, the Grizz fell to Lovell 64-16 and Greybull/Riverside, though coach Eddie Whiting said he couldn’t recall the score.

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Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:49am

Wing counts indicate an increase in sage grouse reproduction

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:48am

SHERIDAN (WNE) — Early estimates from Wyoming’s 2023 sage grouse wings indicate increased sage grouse reproduction. Wings from harvested chick and hen sage grouse are collected from hunters — primarily in central and southwest Wyoming — who voluntarily contribute wings by dropping them off at designated collection points during the hunting season.
Hunters deposited wings from 1,551 chicks and 852 hens in collection barrels. In a preliminary analysis, Wyoming’s 2023 chick-to-hen ratio was 1.82 chicks/hen.

Grizzlies overpowered in 2024 opener

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:47am

It was a rough start to the new year for the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies, as they found themselves overwhelmed by a powerful and talented Powell Panther squad at home Friday night.
Rocky fell to the Class 3A power 71-19.
Powell scored the first two baskets of the game off Grizzly turnovers, and after coach Pat Winland called a timeout, the Panthers knocked down a three-pointer and went on to lead 19-0, then 23-2 after the first quarter.

Early deficit leads to road loss for Bulldogs

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:41am

A slow start on the road against Class 4A Cody cost the Lovell Bulldogs Friday night as they fell to the Broncs 54-38.
The Bulldogs struggled early in the game and trailed 14-5 after the first quarter and 32-15 at halftime.
“I was disappointed in the way we came out,” coach Shane Durtsche said. “We weren’t ready to compete, and they were. They came out and punched us in the mouth. Honestly, that was the biggest difference.
“I told the kids at halftime our lack of aggression got us behind.”

Lady Grizz fall to strong Powell squad

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:39am

The Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies kicked off the new year with a formidable task: taking on the fourth ranked Class 3A Powell Lady Panthers Friday night in Cowley.
The Lady Grizz hung tough with the tall and talented Panthers early, trailing 9-6 after a defensive first quarter. Powell edged ahead with a 12-5 second-quarter advantage, outscoring the Grizzlies 12-5 to lead 21-11.
Shelby Wambeke scored 5 points in the first half for Rocky Mountain, Lauren Bassett 4.

Lady Bulldogs fail to handle pressure

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:36am

The Lovell Lady Bulldogs traveled to Cody on Friday to get back into the swing of competition from the holiday break.
Lovell didn’t get the fresh start they were hoping for as they fell short, 64-31, to the Fillies.
“There were spurts where we played decent basketball,” Lovell head coach Chris Edwards commented. “But we didn’t finish opportunities we had, and that gave Cody all of the momentum.”

Grizzly freshmen stay close to home following break

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:19am

The Rocky Mountain Grizzly freshman basketball squads took on a pair of county rivals in their first games of 2024 Monday
and Tuesday.
Monday at home, the Rocky Mountain boys topped Greybull 25-20, then fell to Burlington on the road Tuesday, 41-34.
In Monday’s game, the Grizz built a 13-9 halftime lead, then held on with a 12-11 second-half advantage.
Joaquin Scheeler led the Grizz with 10 points, and Rylan Stebner added 8 points, Jiggs Yellowtail 4 and Kellan Jackson 3.

Lovell freshman squads busy after holiday break

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 9:49am
The Lovell freshman girls and boys basketball teams are getting plenty of chances to get back into shape after the holiday break.