Jaylen Ostenson

The votes are in and post season awards have been handed out. Our Lady Dogies and one Dogie were recipients of All-Conference and All-State honors as the 2022-2023 hoops season came to a close. Three Lady Dogies were named to the 3A East All-Conference team while two more received Honorable...
Though the starting pistol has remained silent, track season got underway two weeks ago and head coach Chad Ostenson is looking forward to the possibilities this season may have in store for his team.  Though he lost a few and gained a few, of the 33 athletes out for the season there are several...
The Lady Dogies set off for Casper and the 3A State Tournament last Wednesday with the goal of bringing home a state basketball title. Head coach Chad Ostenson’s crew gave it everything they had, however a six point loss to the Lady Bison of Buffalo in the semifinal matchup stripped away their...
The Lady Dogies varsity and junior varsity squads had a perfect week last week as they swept their competition on three separate nights. They began with wins over the Lady Diggers of Lead on Tuesday, with varsity coming away with a dominating 51-13 win, then they went on to best Moorcroft on the...
The Lady Dogies continued their winning ways as they swept their cross quadrant opponents last weekend defeating Rawlins 71-46 on the road on Friday, and then prevailed over Wheatland 48-23 on Saturday in the Dome.  Newcastle was in control of the contest in Rawlins from the start, but the game...

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The Lady Dogie starting five huddle up as the Lady Herders starters were announced. The squad made it clear in the first quarter that they were there to play, out-scoring Glenrock 26-8.

 
Mother Nature changed the weekend plans for basketball across the state last weekend, but the Lady Dogies took advantage of what turned out to be their only game on Friday by dominating the Lady Herders on their home court in Glenrock. When the final buzzer blew, head coach Chad Ostenson’s crew...

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Newcastle High School’s Jaylen Ostenson is tough to stop when she attacks the hoop, and the senior did so often against Torrington Friday night. She finished with 19 points and 17 rebounds in the Lady Dogies win over the Lady Trailblazers. Read more about Newcastle’s win on Page 10.

 
Lady Dogies were back on the hardwood Friday as they hosted their home opener in a cross-quadrant match-up against the Torrington Lady Trailblazers. Head coach Chad Ostenson’s crew hit the floor running when they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, as they cruised to a 65-38 victory...

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Sydney Pederson saw some good minutes against the Lady Bulldogs last Friday. The freshman scored six points in the Lady Dogies win over Sundance.

 
Head coach Chad Ostenson’s ladies’ basketball team took advantage of their only game over the weekend to finish the preseason with momentum as they cruised to a 58-36 win over the Lady Bulldogs of Sundance. After it appeared as though the annual Stateline Shootout Tournament would be postponed...

A double team didn’t stop Jaylen Ostenson as she drove to the hoop Saturday in the annual Meet the Dogies scrimmage game. The senior is coming into the season with 1,214 career points, and she and her teammates are determined to finish their careers by hanging a banner on the Dogie Dome wall.

The Lady Dogies basketball team finished last season with a 23-3 record, losing only their second game of the season, the semifinal regional match-up and the quarter-final state contest. Head coach Chad Ostenson lost none of his players to graduation, and the returning crew have their sights set on...

Chad, Jaylen and Marti Ostenson are all smiles as the senior signed on the dotted line and committed to Black Hills State University to play basketball next year. 

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From gym rat to NCAA Division II recruit, Jaylen Ostenson has committed herself to her dream of playing collegiate basketball. Next season, Ostenson will be wearing the green and gold of Black Hills State University and playing for head coach Mark Nore as a Yellow Jacket.  Ostenson was proactive in...

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