Pate Tavegie
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Thatcher Troftgruben goes hard to the rack in the final seconds of the Dogies’ game against Torrington Friday in Rawlins.
Despite their season record of 4-16, head coach Allen Von Eye’s Dogie hoopsters headed out for the 3A East Regional Tournament in Rawlins Thursday playing their best basketball of the season. Therefore, the challenge that their side of the bracket presented wasn’t something weighing heavy on anyone...
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Teddy Troftgruben looks to get control of the ball as a Bearcat defender closes in for an attempted steal Thursday in Douglas.
The Dogies finished up their regular hoops season with a tough 22-69 road loss to the No. 1-ranked Douglas Bearcats on Thursday, then finished things off with a 38-58 loss to the fifth-ranked Bison of Buffalo on Saturday in the Dome.
“Defensively, we started out very well in the first half of...
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Big Will Beastrom goes up for two against the Herders Saturday in Glenrock. The Dogies had a difficult night on the offensive end of the court, but held the Herders to just 39 points.
The Dogies had their second go-around against 3A Northeast Quadrant opponents on Friday and Saturday. In a repeat of their first match-ups, the Dogies defeated the Wolves in Moorcroft, 65-42, then fell to the Herders in Glenrock on Saturday by a score of 28-39.
Head coach Allen Von Eye...
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Teddy Troftgruben looks to get rid of the ball as Rawlins jumps a trap in the half-court Friday.
The Dogie hoopsters dropped a close contest against the Outlaws when Rawlins came to town Friday for a cross-quadrant match-up. Though the 31-44 loss stung after a hard-fought battle, head coach Allen Von Eye was left with nothing but good feelings about his team’s defensive performance against a...
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Thatcher Troftgruben gets past a Herder defender on his way to the rack Friday in the Dogies’ contest against Glenrock.
Head coach Allen Von Eye’s Dogies played great defense last weekend when they hosted the Glenrock Herders in a Northeast Quadrant match-up on Friday, then traveled to Wheatland to take on the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Unfortunately, the squad struggled to score in both games so fell to the Herders 39...
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Teddy Troftgruben goes in for a floater against Moorcroft Friday. The Dogies picked up their first quadrant win against the Wolves, and Troftgruben dropped 15 points on the night.
The Newcastle High School Dogies experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat last weekend, as they opened up 3A Northeast Quadrant play. On Friday, head coach Allen Von Eye’s crew hosted the Wolves of Moorcroft, and the Dogies came away with a decisive 61-37 win.
Saturday was a...
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Northeast Wyoming was well represented at Wyoming Boys’ State this year, with four young men from Newcastle, one from Upton and one from Sundance. Pictured are Chase Mills, Decklan Gill, Colton Vanderpool Mobley, Zach Orsborn, Casey Matthews, Pate Tavegie, and Nate Strickland.
Boys State is a trip filled with anything and everything government. It is a trip to help young men understand government positions through role-playing. Boys State attendees make lifelong friendships from across Wyoming.
Wyoming Boys State Purpose
Boys State is held annually in June for all...
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FFA members Taylor Crinklaw, Brynne Kilby, Kaitlyn Blumenthal, Reagan Redding, Preslee Fitzwater, Brooklyn Benshoof, Callie Christensen, Canyon Farnsworth, and Brook Martell.
The 2023 Wyoming FFA State Convention took place April 18-22, with 49 chapters from across the state participating. Twenty members of the Saddle & Sirloin chapter competed in various contests, and the chapter had several proficiency award winners and three State Degree recipients! The chapter...
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FFA Saddle and Sirloin Chapter President JJ Lipp reads to elementary students at Newcastle Elementary
School during FFA Week. Lipp and other FFA members who read to the youngsters enjoyed the activity so
much they would like to make it a regular event.
When the 27 members of the Saddle and Sirloin chapter of FFA started planning events for FFA Week, the Newcastle students knew they wanted to do something different — they wanted to engage the community, show appreciation in a lasting way for Newcastle High School staff, and recognize the...
