Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Upton-Sundance Patriots traveled to Torrington this past weekend looking for a win against the Trailblazers. With both teams needing a victory to secure a potential playoff berth, there was a lot on the line. Unfortunately for Patriots fans, the game was dominated by the Trailblazers. Taking a 7-0 lead throughout the first half, the Trailblazers held the advantage and didn’t let up. Scoring 15 unanswered points throughout the second half, Torrington secured a 22-0 overall victory over the Patriots. The Upton-Sundance Patriots will have t...
As the season begins to wind down, the competition begins to heat up. The Sundance volleyball team faced two conference rivals this weekend as they split their matches between the Tongue River Eagles and the Wright Panthers. The Lady Bulldogs added another win to their column on Friday afternoon as they defeated the Tongue River Eagles four games to one. Opening up play, the teams were evenly matched as they exchanged point for point, both looking for some momentum to build a lead. It was the...
The Upton-Sundance Patriots snapped their losing streak on Friday night in front of their Homecoming crowd at Croell Field, taking their first victory of the season with a 24-7 win over the Wheatland Bulldogs. The Patriot fans were a little nervous in the opening minutes of the game as the Wheatland Bulldogs returned the opening kickoff to the 40-yard line and were able to gain another quick first down, but the Patriot defense settled in shortly thereafter and forced the Bulldogs to punt the...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs split their matches this week, taking a 3-0 victory over the Hill City Rangers and falling 0-3 to the Moorcroft Wolves. Opening the week with a Monday game, the Lady Bulldogs had no problem finding their rhythm in Hill City as they faced off against the Rangers. "On Monday we played the best we've played yet this season against Hill City," head coach Chelsey Blasczyk commented. "The girls were relaxed and purely enjoying the game." Working under pressure, the team was...
It was a rare Thursday night game for the Upton-Sundance Patriots last week as they traveled to Newcastle to meet the Dogies. The first half of play was a back and forth between the teams as both sides found their way down the field and onto the scoreboard. The second half, unfortunately, found the Patriots struggling while the Dogies continued to put points on the board. In the end, the Newcastle Dogies came out with a 32-14 victory over the Patriots who remain winless on the season. The Upton-Sundance Patriots hope to put a win in their...
The Lady Bulldogs were up against stiff competition as they took on the 3A Newcastle Dogies on Friday and the #1 ranked 2A team, the Big Horn Rams on Saturday. It was a hard-fought battle Friday night as Sundance went up against Newcastle, but the Lady Bulldogs fell just short as the Dogies swept them three games to none. McKaya Gillespie led the Bulldogs at the net for the night with eight kills, while teammates Zoe Skeens and Aspen Jones picked up six digs each throughout the night. On Saturday the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Big Horn to face...
The Sundance volleyball team split their competitions this week, taking a victory over the Tongue River Eagles and falling to the Hulett Red Devils. It was an evenly matched competition on Tuesday night as Sundance hosted the Hulett Red Devils for a friendly intra-county competition. The teams were back and forth with points, feeling out each other's offensive attacks and coming up with some defensive stops. Midway through game one, Sundance was able to get a string of five points, behind the se...
The Upton-Sundance Patriots took on the Burns Broncs this past Friday in Burns. It was the Patriots who were first on the board Friday night as their explosive offense pushed their way down the field, setting quarterback Keaton Mills up for a one-yard run into the endzone and putting six points on to the scoreboard for the Patriots. Eli Gill would help add two more for the Patriots with a successful two-point conversion, giving them an early 8-0 lead over the Broncs. The Broncs’ offense, however, was quick to jump on the scoring wagon in the s...
The fall golf season has come to a close as the Sundance Bulldogs participated in the 2A State Golf meet in Wright this past weekend. Overall, the Bulldog golfers all fared well against their competition. The Lady Bulldogs had two top ten finishers at the state meet as Sheridan Schubarth maintained her consistency and took home a second place finish with a score of 191. Teammate Savanah Peterson also finished in the top ten, tying with Upton’s Leah Keever for fifth place, shooting a 208 for t...
The Lady Bulldogs stayed close to home this week as they traveled to Upton on Friday and played host to the Wright Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Opening play for the weekend on Friday in Upton, the Lady Bulldogs swept the Lady Bobcats 3-0. While Sundance seemed to control the momentum throughout game one, game two saw the Lady Bobcats challenge the Bulldogs, making them work just a little harder to secure the 30-28 win. Game three put the Bulldogs back in control, allowing them to take a...
It was a late night for the Patriots as lightning delayed the start of their game against the Tongue River Eagles on Friday in Upton. After an hour delay, both teams took to the soggy field, each hoping to gain the momentum needed to put their team on the scoreboard first. It took the teams a few possessions to find their way on the field, but as the first quarter was nearing its end, the Eagles quarterback connected on a 24-yard pass into the endzone, putting them up 6-0 on the Patriots. The...
The fall season for golf is nearing an end as the Sundance golf team participated in the Tiger Invitational at Lusk this past weekend. Setting the pace for the Bulldog golfers were Owen Watt and Spencer Lubken who tied for 6th place with a score of 96. Teammate Parker Speidel followed closely with a score of 99. This trio of golfers has put up impressive scores throughout the season and are looking to fare well as they compete in the State Championships on Friday and Saturday in Wright. On the...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs were in Big Horn this past weekend participating in the Big Horn Volleyball Tournament. The Bulldogs opened up with pool play on Friday, going against Greybull, Kaycee and Burns. Sundance split their games against Greybull and Kaycee and swept Burns 2-0. With this, the Lady Bulldogs were put into the Maroon Bracket for Saturday. The opening matchup on Saturday pitted the Lady Bulldogs against the Wright Lady Panthers. The Bulldogs battled, pushing the first game into extra points, taking a 30-28 victory. Going into...
The US Patriots kicked off the 2022 season against a familiar foe in the Big Horn Rams, on a cool Friday night at Croell Fiend in Sundance. It was Big Horn who took the opening kickoff but the Patriots quickly gained control of the ball when Chase Mills knocked it out of the Rams possession on the first play of the game. The Patriots took over on offense, pushing their way towards the goal line. Facing a fourth and seven, the Patriot offense went for it but came up just a little short, turning...
The Sundance golfers participated in the Moorcroft Invite at Keyhole this past week. The Sundance girls took a second-place finish as a team, with Sheridan Schubarth leading the way with a score of 87, followed by teammate Savanah Peterson, who shot 99 on the day. Avery Marchant and Karen Ulmer rounded out the team, shooting 128 and 133 respectively. On the boys' side, the Bulldog trio of Spencer Lubken, Parker Speidel and Owen Watt all had impressive scores for the day. Lubken led the way for...
The Sundance volleyball team went up against bigger schools, which meant tougher competition, this weekend as they participated in the Gillette Invite on Friday and Saturday. Opening play against the number two ranked 4A team, Thunder Basin, the Lady Bulldogs held their own with a score of 20-25 in game one but lost a little momentum going into game two as they fell 10-25 in their first matchup of the weekend. The rest of the weekend fared much like the opening game, with the Bulldogs being able to get points on the board but coming up short...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs opened the 2022 volleyball season in Lingle this past weekend, going up against 1A and 2A teams from the eastern half of the state. “We had a fun weekend of volleyball getting used to our new lineups. It’ll be a great season for Sundance with some solid senior leadership and new young faces making a statement,” head coach Chelsey Blasczyk stated. The Lady Bulldogs faced off against Lusk, Lingle, Rock River and Pine Bluffs. Sundance was able to sweep the Lusk Tigers and Pine Bluffs Hornets in two games, while Lingle an...
The Sundance golf team stayed close to home this week, hosting the Sundance Invite on Friday and participating in the Upton Invite on Saturday. The Bulldog boys continued to stay right together, with only one stroke separating them, on Friday, at their home course. Owen Watt led the trio with a score of 94 while teammates Spencer Lubken and Parker Speidel each shot a 95 on the course. On the course in Upton, it was Lubken who led the Bulldogs, putting up a 97 as Speidel and Watt were again only...
The Sundance Bulldog cross country team opened its 2022 season competing in the Newcastle Invite on Thurs., Aug. 25. Four competed in the varsity/junior varsity boys 5000-meter race. Sophomore Angel Villegas finished 13th in the varsity division with a time of 22:07.33. Sophomore Wyatt Flahaven finished in a time of 24:23.51. The lone Bulldog senior, Kort McLaughlin, crossed the finish line in a time of 24:55.89, while his brother, sophomore Jager McLaughlin, finished in a time of 25:13.09....
It was a busy week on the greens for the Sundance golfers as they competed three times throughout the week. Starting off the week hosting an invite at Devils Tower (Hulett) and Gillette, Sheridan Schubarth led the Bulldog girls, placing second in both invites. Teammates Savannah Peterson and Avery Marchant were right behind Schubarth placing 6th and 11th respectively in the Sundance invite at Gillette. Facing a little more competition in Kendrick, Schubarth placed third with an overall score of...
The Sundance golf team kicked off their fall season last Thursday in Glenrock. On the boys’ side, freshman Owen Watt started his varsity career finishing in a three-way tie with fellow Bulldog Parker Speidel and Glenrock’s Max Coulter for eighth place, putting up a score of 102. Spencer Lubken was right behind Watt and Speidel with a score of 103, finishing in 11th place. On the girls’ side, Sheridan Schubarth continued her high school dominance taking a first place finish over her rival from Upton, Brooklyn Materi. Bulldog Savannah Peter...
As the 2021-2022 school year came to a close, the Sundance Elementary students participated in their annual field day at Croell Field. "We wanted to celebrate a wonderful school year, while demonstrating positive attitudes and kindness," P.E. coach Williamson, the organizer of the event, stated. Each student got to participate in seven stations, as well as a tug-of-war and a chicken catch (sling shooting rubber chickens into a laundry basket) throughout the day. There were many teachers and...
The 2022 track and field season came to a close this past weekend as the Sundance Bulldogs participated in the state meet in Casper. "Despite the horrible weather, our kids competed well at the state meet," coach Lance Hofland commented. "We had several set their 'PRs,' personal records at the state meet. We had 12 out of the 13 kids that qualified for the state meet get on the podium and receive a medal. We had one all-state athlete, Bailey Hofland, who got second in the discus." There were...
The Sundance junior high track team participated in the Best of the East Meet in Douglas on Mon., May 9. All individual events had to meet a qualifying standard during the regular season in order to participate in this meet. Sundance had four individuals qualify and participated in five relays. The relays did not need to meet a standard to enter. Results: Boys 4x100M Relay – 6. Sundance 58.23 Boys Sprint Medley – 5. Sundance 2:02.65 Boys 4x400M Relay – 5. Sundance 4:33.22 Seventh Grade Girls 100M – 7. Maddison Neiman 13.99 Seventh Grade G...
The Bulldog track and field team competed in the Regional Track meet, held in Newcastle, this past weekend. Although many Bulldog athletes have already prequalified for the state meet, this was another opportunity to qualify. Any athletes who finished in the top eight for individual events or the top four, for team events, would also move on to the state track meet, which will be held next weekend in Casper. Rylie Marchant and Riley Banker both punched their tickets to the state meet in their ru...
