Sports

Bulldog wrestlers battle through sickness, tough at Greybull tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:51am

The Lovell High School wrestlers headed down the final stretch of the regular season last week with matches or a meet on three consecutive days, hosting Powell Thursday and Tongue River Friday for senior night, then traveling to the Greybull Memorial tournament on Saturday.
Head wrestling coach Ty Hecker noted the team’s resilience this week despite having seven wrestlers out due to what Hecker said is the worst wave of sickness he’s seen in his years of wrestling.

Grizzly grapplers wrap up regular season in Greybull

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:43am

With the regional and state tournaments in sight, the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies competed in their final tournament of the regular season Saturday, wrestling at the Greybull Memorial Saturday in Greybull.
Eight Grizzlies competed in the 13-team tournament, and four won at least one match during the day’s action.

Grizz fall to ranked foes but battle Chiefs to the wire

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:41am

It was an old-fashioned battle between the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies and the rival Wyoming Indian Chiefs Saturday afternoon in Cowley, and although the Chiefs ended up winning the game, 60-45, the Grizz twice cut the margin to six points in the fourth quarter with a mighty effort.
The Grizz-Chiefs game followed a 52-34 Rocky loss to second-ranked Tongue River Friday night in Dayton.

Lovell High School indoor thinclads strong at Basin Nation meet

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:39am

The Basin Nation Indoor Track and Field meet in Gillette provided excellent competition for the Lovell Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs in their second meet of the season Friday, and several athletes had season best performances.
Head coach Lindsay Lindsay was excited about the team’s performances and stated that “we witnessed strong performances at the Basin Nation meet last Friday.”

Powell finners prep for state swim meet

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:38am

As the ‘23-24 season winds down, the Powell High School boys swimming/diving team is gearing up for their final meet of the year.
The guys are swimming some of their best times so far and working toward showing off their work and skills at the state meet in Laramie Feb. 16-17. With just a few days left before that final trip, they will enjoy a little extra rest during taper week and will be in great shape for the final meet.

Bulldogs pull off road sweep against Southwest 3A foes

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:34am

The Lovell Bulldogs showed they’re a force to be reckoned with in the 3A West as they took to the road last week and beat both Pinedale and Lander.
Fourth-ranked Pinedale came into Friday’s game 8-4 overall, 3-0 in the 3A Southwest, and the Wranglers were loaded for bear to beat the Bulldogs, who knocked them out of the playoffs at the regional tournament last season, even sporting “Revenge Tour” warmup T-shirts before the game. But playing their best basketball of the season, the Bulldogs stopped the home team 62-53.

Lady Bulldogs have tough road trip

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:33am

The Lovell Lady Bulldogs struggled on the road this past weekend, going 0-2 in Pinedale and Lander.
First off, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Pinedale on Friday to take on the Lady Wranglers and fell 68-35.
“Pinedale shot exceptionally well in their home gym,” Lady Bulldogs head coach Chris Edwards said. “They had three guards that controlled the game throughout, and as a team they shot over 60% from the field.”

Sports Calendar

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:31am

Thursday, February 8
MS boys basketball – Rocky Mtn. at Riverside, 4:15 p.m.
MS boys basketball – Thermopolis 7th grade at Lovell, 4:15 p.m.
MS boys basketball – Lovell 8th grade at Thermopolis, 4:15 p.m.
Freshman girls and boys basketball – Burlington at Lovell, 5, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, February 9
HS wrestling – Lovell at Buffalo Duals, noon
HS girls basketball – Greybull at Rocky Mtn., 4, 5:30 p.m.
HS boys basketball – Greybull at Rocky Mtn., 4, 7 p.m.

Lovell and Rocky Mountain freshmen split Monday contests

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:30am

The Lovell and Rocky Mountain freshman basketball teams went head-to-head on Monday night.
The Lady Bulldogs and Lady Grizz competed in Lovell at Johnny Winterholler Gymnasium, while the Lovell Bulldogs traveled to Cowley to face the Grizzlies.
Both hosting teams protected their home court and walked away with the victory.

North Big Horn Rams kick off USA Wrestling season

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 9:27am

The North Big Horn Rams wrestling team traveled to Worland on Saturday to compete in their season-opening folkstyle tournament.
The Rams had a strong showing for the first tournament with several individuals placing in the top spots.
As a team, the Rams scored 274 overall points to finish in sixth place behind Thermopolis, Cody, Powell, Riverton and Worland and out of a total of 25 teams represented.
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