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Sports Calendar

Published by admin on Thu, 12/28/2023 - 10:10am

Saturday, Dec. 30
Women’s college basketball – Boise State at Wyoming, 12:30 p.m. (Mtn. West Network)
College football – Wyoming vs. Toledo in Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Arizona, 2:30 p.m. (CW Network)
Men’s college basketball – Wyoming at BYU, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, December 31
Pro football – New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 11 a.m. (CBS)
Pro football – Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 2:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tuesday, January 2

Lovell freshmen squads compete in local tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 12/28/2023 - 10:07am

On Saturday, Dec. 16, the Lovell freshman boys and girls teams participated in the annual Lovell Freshmen Tournament at Johnny Winterholler Gymnasium.
The ninth grade Lady Bulldogs finished the day 2-0, beating both Powell and Worland.
In their opening round, the Lady Bulldogs fought off a comeback from Powell to win 37-32 behind 17 points from Celeste Lindsay. Brooklin Clark added 7, Kindle Collins 6, Hannity Felkins 4 and Kira Collins 3.

Sports Calendar

Published by admin on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:35am

Thursday, December 21
Women’s college basketball – Wyoming vs. Wright State in Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m.
Men’s college basketball – Wyoming vs. UTEP or Norfolk State in El Paso, TBA
Friday, December 22
Women’s college basketball – Wyoming vs. Eastern Washington in Las Vegas, 1 p.m.
Saturday, December 23
Pro football – Buffalo Bills at L.A. Chargers, 6 p.m. (Peacock)
Sunday, December 24

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.