WHEATLAND and Rawlins – The WHS Lady Bulldogs had a dog fight on their hands playing the Blazers at home on Thursday night. It was a tough, physical game with moments of tension. WHS showed composure and self-control as they worked hard for the victory but fell short with a score of 54-46.
Head coach Eric Jones stated, “Not having contact on Monday put us a little behind for Thursday’s game and I think it showed. We did not shoot, rebound, or execute very well. I thought Torrington did all those things very well. We never gave up and that showed cutting their 17-point lead to three in the fourth quarter. A definite learning experience for the girls. We are still a very young team compared to that senior heavy Torrington team.”
Leaders were Lily Anderson with 22 points and five boards, Ella Keil with eight points and four steals, Camryn Mickelsen with three steals, Molly McGuire had six points, Karly Jones posted four boards and three points, and Tayen Wakkuri scored three points.

JV coach Peter Fenster recapped their games, “The JV went 1-1 this weekend. We had a very close game against Torrington but ended up coming up short losing 42-38. We were led in scoring by Hayden Sisson with nine points, Karly Adams led the game with seven rebounds, and Bianca Dawson led the team in assists with four. Saturday we won in Rawlins, 45-26. We were led in scoring by Shayden Davis with 11 points. The girls played incredibly well this weekend. We continue to show growth and still have tons of things to improve on.”
Saturday WHS varsity team was primed for a win as they set out on the road to play the Rawlins Outlaws. The road trip didn’t faze the Bulldogs as they came out firing with 16 steals in the first half using a full-court press and relentless pursuit in the half-court on defense.
WHS won by a score of 63-41.
Coach Jones commented, “We played well against Rawlins. I still think we could be more efficient in our offense. Rawlins gave us a couple different looks we will work on over the next couple of weeks. Our defense continues to remain strong and that was determinative against the Lady Outlaws.”
Stat leaders for the Rawlins game were Anderson with 21 points and eight steals; Keil with 13 points and five boards; McGuire with nine points and 15 boards; Shayden Davis scored seven points; Mickelsen had four steals, five boards, and six points; Karley Adams scored four points and had four boards; Jones had four boards; and Tayen Wakkuri had four steals.