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Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
In a grueling overnight road trip to Burns and then to Rawlins, the Dogies ran up against two very different opponents — which resulted in two very different endings when the smoke cleared.
On Friday, the Dogies dominated the Broncs in cruising their way to a 55-32...
Though he didn’t place at the Newcastle Invite, Upton’s Aiden Coberly went 2-2 on the day and performed well against some tough competition. In this, his final match of the day, Coberly battled a Sturgis Scooper but lost by decision 2-6. (Photo by Sonja Karp/NLJ)
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
There was no rest for the Newcastle/Upton grapplers last weekend as they jumped into competition at the Newcastle Invitational on Friday, and followed that up with a full day of wrestling at the Blazer Duals Tournament in Torrington on Saturday.
Over the course of...
Cade Ostenson is surrounded by a pack of Bulldogs as he rises up for two of his 29 points in the team’s win against Gering on Saturday. The fast-paced Dogie game proved to be too much for the Nebraska squad as Newcastle edged them out 73-66. (Photo by Sonja Karp/NLJ)
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
The Dogies returned to action last weekend after a three-week hiatus from competition and limited practice opportunities to face two tough opponents in the Torrington Trailblazers on the road on Friday and the Gering Bulldogs at home on Saturday.
Newcastle appeared...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
The combined Newcastle/Upton wrestling team came out of Christmas break with the two-day Shane Shatto Tournament in Douglas last weekend. Head coach Lee McCoy admitted that his team’s performance was not what he was hoping it would be for the most part.
“It is a big...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
The Dogies started out a little sluggish when they returned to action after the Christmas break in Cody on Friday, but after a day of competition to shake some rust off, the team was back on their best times by the end of competition on Saturday.
“Overall, the...
Kaylee Sweet battles a Lady Bulldog for control of a loose ball in the Dome last Saturday. Unfortunately, Gering was just too much for the Lady Dogies to handle as they cruised to an easy win over the home team. (Photo by Sonja Karp/NLJ)
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
Basketball is a numbers game. The number of shots taken, rebounds brought down, steals, assists, blocks, fouls, turnovers and, of course, points all impact the outcome of the contest. For the Lady Dogies, 57 and 31 were the numbers last weekend, which put the nail...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
The combined Dogie/Bobcat wrestlers wrapped up their pre-Christmas schedule on Tuesday with a dual against the 2A Herders in Glenrock.
The two teams were very evenly matched. However, Glenrock enjoyed a three-point edge over Newcastle to take the 39-36 win on the...
Isaiah Brooks looks cross-court in an effort to catch the Belle Fourche defense leaning. (Photo by Bob Bonnar/NLJ)
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
After an admittedly disappointing start to the season with a loss against Custer last weekend, head coach Allen Von Eye was very pleased to see his Dogie basketball squad reveal the potential they hold heading into post-Christmas play.
The annual Stateline Shootout...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
In the 11th hour, former Newcastle Speech coach Jim Stith stepped back into the role he vacated a few years ago as the team found themselves without a coach shortly before the season was to begin.
The timing being right, along with the fact that his wife Lexie was...
Sonja Karp
NLJ Sports Reporter
The combined Newcastle/Upton Wrestling team once again had a jam-packed weekend. It began on Thursday when they hosted the Buffalo Bison in Upton, and finished with two days of tournament action in Worland at the Battle of the Big Horns.
The Dogies book-ended their...
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