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While Mother Nature may be trying her best to pull the wool over our eyes, spring is just around the corner and spring sports have begun. The Dogie men are getting up to speed to hit the pitch to kick off their 2023 soccer season this weekend, and head coach Sally Hoover is excited to get her...
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Davyn Hoffman proudly displays his awards for being selected Player of the Month for March as well as Player
of the Year for the Wyoming Soccer Association with his parents, Bryce and Amy Hoffman, and
sister Brooklyn, a winner in her own right.
While it may not be true for the United States, soccer is the world’s most popular sport, and soccer fans are among the most loyal and passionate of any there is. Perhaps distance running could compete with the familial environment soccer fosters, however as a team sport, it has no rival.
Here in...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Editor
The Lady Dogies ran into the would-be, undefeated, 2022 3A State Soccer Champions in the Cody Fillies Thursday afternoon, and the squad lived up to their No. 1 ranking by defeating Newcastle 11-0 in the quarterfinal 3A State Tournament match-up in Cheyenne.
“I don’t...
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Senior Rilee Lewis pushed the ball up the left side of the field, sending it to Riverton’s defensive end. The Lady Dogies played well against the top seeding Lady Wolverines, but fell to them 0-2 last Friday.
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Editor
The Lady Dogies played hard in both their soccer games last week, but circumstances got the better of head coach Jessie Stearns’ squad as they dropped their contest against Douglas 2-4 in overtime on Wednesday, and lost 0-2 against the No. 1-seeded Lady Wolverines of...
I often get asked, “What made you choose soccer as a high school sport?” The truest answer I can give is that I truly have no clue. Don’t get me wrong, soccer is my favorite sport, other than volleyball, but the spring weather just plain sucks. You never know if you’ll be able to actually compete...
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Sammi Simmons (left) and MacKenzie Conzelman (right) celebrate after Simmons hit the first and only goal for the Lady Dogies in their opening state tournament contest against Mountain View. The goal was also the first of the year for Simmons.
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
It was an historical season for the Lady Dogie Soccer team as they finished with only two losses, two ties and 10 wins, with 10 contests ending in shutouts for the squad. Head coach Cami Willyard, in her first year at the helm, challenged her team to “hold the rope...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
After a year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Dogie soccer team is gearing up for their 2021 season. There are several players returning from the spring of 2019, but at the helm are two new coaches. Elyse Dickey and Sally Hoover took the reins for a week last year, but...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
It’s been a year since the Lady Dogies have been on the soccer field together after losing their 2020 season to quarantine, however, the team is back and, according to head coach Cami Willyard, are looking good for 2021.
“It’s been a great first week, although a bit...
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Despite not getting a chance to play high school soccer his senior year – due to COVID-19 shutdowns — Newcastle High School graduate Jacob Rhoades will be playing in the fall for Sheridan College.
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
He felt the devastation of losing his senior year of high school soccer just one week into practice in March, so when Jacob Rhoades got the news that Sheridan College wanted to add him to their roster for the fall, it helped to ease some of that pain.
“I am so...
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Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
It finally felt like summer last week, and the Newcastle Longhorns took advantage of the warmer temps to play some baseball. The squad started off their week on Thursday as they headed to Sturgis for a contest and then wrapped things up by hosting a two-day...
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