Shelby Tidyman
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...
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...
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...

Photo by Nicole McFarland/NLJ
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...
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...
KateLynn Slaamot
NLJ Correspondent
Newcastle welcomed a new business venture to town at the end of June when high school sophomore Shelby Tidyman got her ice cream truck up and running. Because Newcastle doesn’t offer much for ice cream places, Tidyman said, she decided that it was time to bring...
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