The American Legion Cats A team pummelled the Rawlins Generals in both games of a doubleheader Monday evening, with one inning proving the key in the first game.
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The crowd waited with anticipation as the 49th annual Shrine Bowl was about to commence. The air that day was hot yet crisp, a good day for something purely American, a game of football. Two teams – North vs. South – faced off.
The boys Bearcat soccer team finish with a record-breaking season, three finishing their high school careers and more stepping into the limelight, according to coach Clay Ewing.
The Green River Tigers felt the sting of Kyler Dowse from the mound Friday afternoon as the Legion C Cats opened their home tournament with an 8-0 win.
Wild weather and a weird week may have put a bit of a damper on the festivities at the Wyoming High School State Championship Track Meet last weekend, but that didn’t stop the Bearcats from giving it their all.
A good showing at the 1A/2A/3A East Regional Meet over the weekend put the final touches on the Bearcats track team roster for state, but the boys team will be without a key contributor after a disqualification that has been met with some skepticism.
The clock is ticking, in some cases literally, for the Bearcats to qualify for state and a few more Douglas athletes on the fringe punched their ticket to Casper last weekend at a 10-team meet in Gillette.
Lady Bearcat freshmen Macey Engle and Cale Starkey found their groove Saturday as the Bearcats battled the more seasoned Buffalo Bison but it wasn’t enough to overcome the aggressiveness of the wind and their foes.
Sisters Allie and Lauren Olsen sent the game into overtime for the Lady Bearcats against the Newcastle Dogies on April 27.
As a spring storm rolls in, the Douglas Middle School boys soccer team finishes up one game and prepares for another against a Campbell County middle school squad.
A little extra time off can do wonders. After the Burns Invite was canceled, the Douglas track team had an extra week to prepare for their midweek warm-up with Buffalo and the biggest home meet of the year, the Douglas Invite.
Three Lady Bearcat soccer athletes earned player of the game honors at the game against Riverton.
The Douglas Bearcat boys’ soccer team currently sit 5-3 after their games this weekend.
The PRVC Basin Bash in Gillette last weekend couldn’t have ended with any more of a Douglas-centric event than this. All three teams of the 10U AAU volleyball program sailed through the bash and two faced each other in the championship, with the third team refereeing the finale.
Track season is upon us once more and with it comes a slew of new achievements. It’s early in the year but things are looking good for the Bearcats track squad as the teams look to improve upon last year’s performances.
Young wrestler Krue Melchor found himself outnumbered last weekend. The lone Douglas grappler walked into the Montana Open tournament in Billings and ran into a wall of 2,400 young wrestlers from all over the nation.
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Wright, Olsen sisters grew up playing ball against each other, creating a Douglas juggernaut as the Lady Cats put fourth state championship banner on the wall
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Douglas High School senior Allison Olsen collapsed on the court as the final buzzer sounded.
With the cold weather moving into the area over the past few weeks, the Douglas Special Olympics team headed to Casper to compete in their Winter Area Games on Feb. 27.
They may be young, but that hasn’t stopped the Lady Cats from playing some excellent basketball this season.
Kyle Logar paced nervously along the edge of the mat. His coaches sat pensively in their assigned chairs, quietly reflecting and waiting for the start of the final match of the 3A state championships Saturday night.
The Ice Cats High School hockey team is preparing to head to the State “A” division tournament in Jackson this weekend Feb. 25-27 with some much-deserved confidence.
Long-standing rivalries fell in blowout fashion as the Bearcats extended their winning streak to 12 games and locked in the 3A East crown in resounding fashion last weekend.
Allison Olsen starred in a close win in Torrington, and the Lady Cats coasted past the Bulldogs this past weekend as Douglas picked up a pair of key wins before they return to conference play Friday night.
As the state continues to get snow and cold weather, the Douglas Bearcats indoor track team has been performing their hardest over the season as they are a little less than a month away from state.
The Douglas boys have put together a fine season this year under coach Stacy Wood and their final regular-season meet of the year was no exception. Known as the “Last Chance” meet, this final event gives swimmers on the cusp of earning a spot on the roster for the state meet in Gillette one …
Weeks of wrestling are slowly leading up to the state tournament and the Douglas Bearcats continue to wrestle their way to the top.
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The conference swim meet is perhaps the biggest meet of the year. Competitors have tapered – reduced the intensity of their training regimen to give their muscles a little extra rest and cut time – and are swimming their fastest times of the season thus far. And unlike the state meet, more c…
After a big weekend of wrestling, the Douglas Wrestling Club made big strides at the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild West tournament on Jan. 22.
Bison, Bobcats fall to ‘absolute competitors’ no matter what
The Lady Cats just keep winning – going 2-0 in their final weekend before conference play begins this week – but the real show stopper was a freshman who even shocked her coach and nearly broke a single-game scoring record in the process.
A weekend of wrestling, wrestling and more wrestling that can only be described in broad terms as a wild prelude to the state tournament culminated Saturday with three Douglas wrestlers – Tanner Johnson, Keltan Ewing and Lane Ewing – picking up top spots and a host of other Bearcats piling o…
Faster pace? Lengthy road trips? Lengthier opponents? Check, check, and check.
Cutting time in the pool is difficult. The shorter the event, the more difficult it is. Tenths of a second in the 50-yard freestyle are considered a major improvement and many swimmers never make improvements in increments larger than that. So when Douglas senior Jack Winslow shaved nearly a…
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Cats second Fri., fifth Sat. at huge Cheyenne tourney
Douglas swim coach Stacy Wood may be sitting in the big chair for the first time with the boys swim team, but she’s plenty familiar with the swimmers under her charge. An assistant with the team the previous three years, Wood has long been involved with the Cats in the pool.
Photo and information courtesy of Stephanie Melchor
Bump. Set. Spike. The Lady Cats volleyball squad defied expectations this season by earning a trip to the state tournament, and along the way put together an outstanding season. Here’s a breakdown of the stat leaders for the Lady Cats.
Bearcat fourth quarter rally not enough to overcome deficit and advance to title game
Enjoy these photos from the annual Douglas Downtown Trick or Treat!
They wanted to prove it was a fluke.
Douglas Bearcat runner Cameryn Spence has been burning up the courses all season, but he got things sizzling with an electrifying performance at the state competition Saturday.
Big plays were hard to come by, but the fourth-ranked Bearcats were able to grind out a win and play Senior Night spoilers in Worland on Friday to secure the 3A East outright in a defensive battle, 16-7.
The Lady Cats volleyball squad proved their mettle once again this week, besting their opponents in a pair of five-set matches that puts a conference championship within their reach.
Douglas defense controls Buffalo as Cat offense knives through their line
Three meets amid one of the most grueling practice weeks of the season – often referred to as Peak Week or Hell Week – can leave its mark. The Douglas Lady Bearcat swim team left theirs instead.
Bud Spicer (right) and Chris Bolinger share a special moment – and a unique bond – when they finally get a chance to meet at the Douglas High School Homecoming game on Sept. 24. Spicer, who was being inducted into the DHS Hall of Fame the next day, held the DHS shot put record set back in 19…
The Lady Cat volleyball team posted an impressive week with a pair of wins – but the impressive part wasn’t just the wins, it was the way they did it.
Some names just keep popping up from the announcer’s booth during a game. And, certainly, last Friday some names did sound a little redundant by the night’s end . . . but the variety of names sprinkled from play to play may have just offered a glimpse into what is making the Douglas Bearcats…
Riverton found out the hard way last week that the Lady Bearcats are on a roll, especially on their home turf - or, pool, rather.
