Newcastle High School

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 Dogie and Lady Dogie cross country teams traveled to Custer Thursday for their annual meet, and, true to form, both Sam Cunningham and Aspen Bloom performed well for their teams, finishing fourth and eighth, respectively. Head coach Kathy Beehler is liking what she is seeing from her top...

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Sophomore quarterback Teddy Troftgruben opted to tuck and run in a quarterback keeper play Friday in Burns. Troftgruben connected on six of 10 pass attempts and carried the ball five times on the night for a total of 132 offensive yards.

 
The Newcastle High School football team traveled to Burns Friday and made the long trip worthwhile as they picked up a decisive 28-0 victory over the Broncs to notch their first 2A Conference win of the season. Head coach Matt Conzelman was pleased with the total team effort that contributed to the...

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Rebekah Olson took on the grueling 500 Yard Freestyle race in her home pool last Saturday. The senior finished in 5th place with a time of 7:31.02.

 
The Lady Dogies made the most of their one weekend of home competitions as they hosted Cheyenne South in a dual on Friday, then hosted South, Douglas and Buffalo in a duals meet on Saturday. Head coach Doug Scribner’s crew showed up both days and in many events swam personal best times.    In the...
Weston County School District No. 1 administrators reviewed recently released Wyoming’s Test of Proficiency and Progress testing results — better known as WYTOPP — with the school board this month, and revealed that the district saw some gains in middle school but still struggles to reach certain...
The Newcastle Cross Country team must have felt like Goldilocks Thursday as they competed in Belle Fourche, because the weather wasn’t too hot, it wasn’t too cold, and the wind wasn’t a factor in impeding their performance on a course that presents challenges of its own.   “It was a perfect day for...

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Teddy Troftgruben tucks and runs on a quarterback keeper play against the Bulldogs of Wheatland Friday night.

 
The Dogies opened up 2A Conference play Friday as they hosted the Wheatland Bulldogs at Schoonmaker Field. The night was fraught with drama, full of turnovers, penalties, a two-and-a-half-hour lightning delay, and the Friday night lights on the field going out before the game got back under way...
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...

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Hailey Beastrom was off to the races last weekend as the Lady Dogies competed in Worland and Powell on Friday and Saturday. She improved in several events and is now just four seconds away from qualifying for the state meet in the backstroke.

 
It was another long haul over the mountain for the Lady Dogie Swim team Friday and Saturday, but head coach Doug Scribner’s squad made the most of their back-to-back meets in Worland on Friday and Powell on Saturday to cut their times in their events.   “We had eight improvements, either personal...

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LaKacee Lipp, a member of the Newcastle Saddle and Sirloin FFA Chapter, is scheduled to receive the American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Nov. 4 of this year.

 
The American FFA Degree is the highest honor awarded to an FFA member because it takes countless time and effort to achieve, and receiving this award means one has demonstrated the highest level of prioritizing FFA.    The requirements to earn this award are extensive to ensure that the best FFA...

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