Lady Dogie Volleyball
After three weeks of preseason tournament play, the Lady Dogies opened up conference play last week with back-to-back contests against Glenrock and Buffalo. Head coach Mickey Crabtree’s crew treated their fans with a four set win over the Lady Herders in the Dome on Friday, but dropped their...
The Lady Dogie volleyball team traveled to Rawlins to play in their third and final preseason tournament Friday and Saturday, in what is the one and only opportunity for all 16 teams in 3A to get a glimpse of each other prior to the state tournament.
Candi Stanton, who filled in for head coach...
The Lady Dogies faced some challenges as they headed into the Gillette Volleyball Tournament Friday and Saturday. In pool play on Friday, they found themselves across the net from the No. 1-ranked 4A team from Laramie, as well as a deep and talented Rapid City Central team.
Although they...
The Lady Dogie volleyball team got their season started last weekend, as the varsity and JV teams traveled to Douglas for their opening tournament. Head coach Mickey Crabtree rostered seven players for the rookie squad’s debut, and tried several players in several positions in order to see what...
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Above, Jaylen Ostenson shows off her hops at home in the Dogie Dome against Torrington. The senior outside hitter ended the night with 8 kills, 1 block and 4 aces.
It was a roller coaster of a weekend for the Lady Dogie volleyball team. In their two cross-quadrant match-ups against Torrington at home on Friday and Wheatland at their house on Saturday, head coach Mickey Crabtree’s crew ran the full continuum of level of play in less than 24 hours, defeating...
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Gabby McVay, above, gets low to dig up a hit from the Lady Bearcats Thursday in Douglas. The Lady Dogies swept the match in three straight sets. Below, hitter McKenzie Rose takes a swing at the Lady ‘Cats. The junior racked up nine kills in the big Dogie win.
The Lady Dogies knocked off two ranked teams Thursday and Friday by defeating the Lady Bearcats of Douglas, who are currently sitting in third in 3A, and the Sundance Lady Bulldogs, who enjoy the fifth spot in the 2A rankings.
The win over the Lady ‘Cats was especially sweet for Newcastle as the...
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Lizzy Rushton was right on target to dig up a hit by the Lady Trailblazers Friday in Torrington.
The fifth-ranked Lady Dogie Volleyball squad started last week with a solid win over the Lady Trailblazers in Torrington on Friday, but then slipped from first place in the Northeast Quadrant to second, after dropping a hard-fought, five-set battle against the Moorcroft Lady Wolves on Saturday in...
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Middle hitter/blocker MacKenzie Conzelman gave the first autographed ball of her senior season to her little sister Joslyn. Jos, who looks up to her big sister, was proud to be on the receiving end of the gift.
After three weeks of preseason tournament play, and a 50% win/loss record, the Lady Dogie volleyball team opened up 3A Northeast quadrant play last week with two big wins over Glenrock and Buffalo.
“It was a really good week for the girls,” began head coach Mickey Crabtree. “We have made a lot of...
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Middle hitter/blocker Tiernan Stanton stretches out to send the ball back into the Lady Herders court Saturday in the first game of bracket play in Rawlins.
For the third weekend in a row, the Lady Dogie Volleyball team returned home with a 3-3 record in a preseason tournament. This time, they finished second place in the Silver Bracket of the Rawlins Invite.
Head coach Mickey Crabtree determined that her squad is putting together the pieces they need...
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Storee Tupa performed well for her team at the Gillette Invitational last week, according to head coach Mickey Crabtree. Her defensive presence in the back row was welcome against some hard-hitting teams.
The Lady Dogie volleyball team headed to Gillette for their second tournament of the season and found themselves up against some pretty serious competition. Once again, head coach Mickey Crabtree’s crew finished the weekend with a 3-3 record.
“We saw some good things, and then we had our not-so-...
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