Lady Camels Win It All!

The Lady Camels had been waiting an entire year for the opportunity to win a state championship and their patience and persevereance paid off with a 67-39 drubbing of the Rock Springs Lady Tigers at the Casper Events Center on Saturday! Gillette was led by Jordan Kelly with 17 points and Jayde Schelling had 16, including five 3-pointers! Jordan Kent showed why she was named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Wyoming by going out in her final game with 10 points and 8 rebounds. The entire team contributed to the Lady Camels success this year and especially in the championship game. All 7 seniors who were playing in their final game scored in the contest. Led by Schelling with 16, Kent with 10, Emily Moore with 9, Jessie Fortner added 6, Krista Schwindt and Autumn Moore each had 3 and Brooke Jorgenson got on the board late in the 4th with a free throw! The entire team not only outplayed the Lady Tigers on the offensive side of the ball, but controlled the defensive end as well. Emily Moore had 5 of Gillette's 13 steals. The Lady Camels forced Rock Springs into 23 turnovers, something Gillette has been able to do all season long. The Lady Camels deserve all of the accolades they've received this year and they showed why out on the court this week in Casper! Congratulations to Head Coach Mitch Holst and the entire Lady Camel team on a tremendous season!

Girls Go For It All!

The Lady Camels showed the composure you would expect out of a team with 7 seniors in coming from behind to defeat Kelly Walsh in the 2009 4A State Girls Basketball Championship Semifinals 74-62 in overtime. The Lady Camels trailed by 11 points halfway through the 4th quarter when they really turned it on! The late rally in the 4th was keyed by Jordan Kent, Jessie Fortner and Emily Moore they combined for 19 of the Lady Camels 21 points in the quarter. Gillette tied it up at 61 with just over 2 and half minutes remaining and then they just played keep away until Kent missed an 8 foot jumper from the post at the buzzer to send it to OT. Kent opened up OT with 2 quick baskets and the Lady Camels never looked back. Outscoring the Lady Trojans 13-1 in OT. So, now the Lady Camels will take on Rock Springs in the State Championship game today at 3:30pm from the Events Center! Rock Springs defeated Natrona for the first time this season last night 51-40 in the other semifinal. The Lady Camels beat the Lady Tigers early in the season back on December 11th 60-44, but this is the State Championship game, so throw all of the records and accolades out the window and get ready for one helluva game! Gillette is going for it's 4th title in 8 years. You can hear the game on 97.3 Camel FM or online right here, just click the Network 1 Sports logo at the top of the page to listen live online. Join Ted Ripko for the Shell Food Mart Pre Game Show at 3:15pm (time permitting). Before the 4A Girls State Championship Game you can hear the Camels go for the Consolation Championship at noon versus Cheyenne East.

Good News and Bad News!

The Camels play in the consolation round after being upset by Evanston in the 1st round 59-44. The Camles take on Sheridan today at 1:30pm. The Lady Camels play in the State Semifinals at 4:30pm today against the Kelly Walsh Lady Trojans. The winner moves on to the State Championship game to face either Rock Springs or Natrona on Saturday.

State Tournament Begins in Casper!

The State Tournament begins this Thursday in Casper. The Lady Camels get things underway bright and early Thursday morning at 9am against Green River from Casper College. The Lady Camels are the #1 seed out of the east and they're taking on the Lady Wolves, the #4 seed from the west. Gillette won the previous meeting between these two teams 75-37 in the 2nd game of the season. The Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Head Coach Mitch Holst begins at 8:45am. If the ladies win they'll play at 4:30pm on Friday at the Events Center and if they lose at 9am from the Events Center.

The Camels have their 1st game Thursday night at 9pm against Evanston at Casper College. The Red Devils are the #4 seed out of the west and they'll definitely have their hands full with the Camels, the #1 seed out of the east. The Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Head Coach Mike Curry begins at 8:45pm. If th boys win they'll play at 9pm from the Events Center on Friday or if they lose at noon. Join Ted Ripko for all of the Camels and Lady Camels State Basketball Action right here on Network 1 Sports!

Gillette Heads Into Playoffs As Hottest Teams In Wyoming Basketball!

Both teams finished the season undefeated in conference play and will go into this week’s regional tournament as #1 seeds, which earns them a bye in the 1st round. Friday night the Camels easily dispatched the T-Birds at the Castle of Chaos 92-74. They were led by Thomas Burleson with 22 points, Matt Mordecai added 17, Spencer Bruce and Taran Brown each added 16. The Lady Camels had a little tougher time, but still came away with the victory. They beat the Lady T-Birds 53-47 at the Thunderdome in Cheyenne. Jordan Kent led the way with 20 points and Jessie Fortner and Jordan Kelly each added 9.

Saturday afternoon both teams were back in action for their final regular season game of the year. The Camels beat Central 70-54. They were led by Taran Brown with 14 points, Garrett Heusinkveld had 13 points and Kellen Smith added 10 points & 9 rebounds.The Lady Camels beat the Lady Indians 55-45. Gillette trailed by one at half 24-23 and then outscored Central 32-21 in the 2nd half to pull away. Jordan Kent led the Lady Camels in scoring with a season high 24 points. Kent has averaged 21 points per game over the last three games. Emily Moore and Jayde Schelling each added 7 points a piece.
Now the teams look towards this week’s regional tournament in Riverton. Both teams have earned a bye in the 1st round and their first games will be Friday night. The boys will play the winner of Laramie and Sheridan and the Lady Camels will play the winner of Laramie and Central. The ladies will tip off at 7:15 and the boys will tip at 9pm. All of Gillette's Regional and State Tournament games can be heard right here with Ted Ripko! GO CAMELS AND LADY CAMELS!

#1 Lady Camels Back On the Road!

Congratulations to the Camels who clinched the 4A East Regular Season Championship with their won over Sheridan last Friday 86-58. This was Head Coach Mike Curry’s 505^th career victory! The Lady Camels can clinch their title with one victory over the Cheyenne schools this weekend! The Lady Camels have their final two regular season games this Friday and Saturday. On Friday they take on Cheyenne East who gave the Lady Camels all they could handle back on February 7^th when they squeaked out a 49-46 victory. Game time is 7:30, but you can start out with the Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Ted Ripko and Head Coach Mitch Holst. Saturday they travel across the city for an afternoon game with Central. The Lady Camels had no trouble with the Lady Indians the last time they met on February 6^th. Winning 67-44. Not only are the ladies trying to clinch a regular season championship, they’re also trying to remain undefeated in conference play. Saturday’s game tips off at 1:30pm. Don’t miss the final two regular season games for the Lady Camels right here on Network1Sports.com!

 

Go Lady Camels!

Camels and Lady Camels in Action This Week!

Don't miss Camels and Lady Camels Basketball this week with Ted Ripko and Brandi Benson. The Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Head Coach Mitch Holst begins at 7:15pm this Thursday and tip-off is set for 7:30pm. The #1 Lady Camels take on the #2 Sheridan Lady Broncs, this could be a preview of the 4A State Championship Basketball Game. The Lady Camels won the previous meeting back on January 29th 66-50. The Lady Camels look to win their 15th game in a row. They're undefeated against teams from Wyoming.

On Friday the #2 Camels are home to take on the Sheridan Broncs. The Camels won the previous meeting 81-53. The Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Head Coach Mike Curry begins at 6:45pm this Thursday and tip-off is set for 7pm. The Camels have won 7 in a row, including a very tough win on the road last Saturday against Riverton 54-52. The Broncs have won 3 of 4 coming into this week's game.

Camels Looking To Wrap Up A Trip To State!

 

The Gillette Camels can all but wrap up an invitation to the State Tournament this weekend if they can come away with two victories and Cheyenne East loses just once, then the Camels will clinch the 4A Eastern Conference Title and be assured of a trip to the State Tournament in Casper. On Friday night the Camels take on the Laramie Plainsmen in Laramie at 7:30pm. You can hear the Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Ted Ripko and Head Coach Mike Curry at 7:15pm right here on Network1sports.com. The Camels won the 1st meeting between these two teams back on January 24th 81-53. On Saturday the Camels travel to Riverton to take on the Wolverines. The Shell Food Mart Pre-Game Show with Ted Ripko and Head Coach Mike Curry begins at 4:15 and tip off is at 4:30pm. The Camels were victorious the last time these teams met on the hardcourt 74-38 back on January 23. You can text Ted Ripko during the game at 307-299-6791. GO CAMELS!

Camels and Lady Camels notch two more wins over the weekend!

 

Gillette took on the two teams from Cheyenne this weekend and both teams were able to come away with 2 victories apiece. Both teams easily handled Cheyenne Central on Friday night. The Camels easily won 69-41 and the Lady Camels were victorious by a score of 67-44. On Saturday both teams earned hard fought victories against Cheyenne East. The ladies escaped with a 49-46 victory and the boys won 71-66. On Friday the boys were lead on offense by Senior Garrett Heusinkveld with 14 points and Matt Gross (11) and Thomas Burleson (10) each had double digit points. The Camels opened up a big lead, 24-10, in the 1^st quarter and never looked back. On Saturday The Camels were lead by Junior Matt Mordecai with 22 points, 18 coming in the 2^nd half! Every Camel that got into the game also got on the board. As a team the Camels were 26 of 38 from the FT, while the T-Birds only attempted 16 and made just 8. The Camels had to overcome some very precise 3-point shooting by the T-Birds. Jerel Rote and Seth Ganison combined for 9 3-pointers!

 

Other Scores From Around NE Wyoming:

 

Friday:

#8 Moorcroft Wolves 86 Big Horn Rams 67

#3 Big Horn Lady Rams 63 Moorcroft Lady Wolves 22

Tongue River Eagles 82 Sundance Bulldogs 72

#1 Tongue River Lady Eagles 47 Sundance Lady Bulldogs 24

#10(2A) Wright Panthers 75 #5(1A) Upton Bobcats 68

Wright Lady Panthers 49 Upton Lady Bobcats 32

#7 NSI Wolves77 Hulett Red Devils 50

Hulett Lady Red Devils 47 NSI Lady Wolves 19

 

Saturday:

#5 Upton Bobcats 57 Kaycee Buckaroos 42

#4 Kaycee Lady Bucs 62 Upton Lady Bobcats 41

Guernsey Vikings 93 Hulett Red Devils 59

Hulett Lady Red Devils 55 Guernsey Lady Vikings 52

#8 Moorcroft Wolves 52 #10 Wright Panthers 49

Wright Lady Panthers 53 Moorcroft Lady Wolves 25

#7 Buffalo Bison 71 #4 Newcastle Dogies 44

#3 Buffalo Lady Bison 34 Newcastle Lady Dogies 21

 

How #1 Teams Fared Across the State:

Boys:

4A - #1 Natrona 92 #10 Rock Springs 45 (Friday)

#1 Natrona 67 Green River 48

3A - #1 Kemmerer 44 Lovell 52 (Friday)

#1 Kemmerer 67 #3 Worland 70 OT

2A - #1 Wyoming Indian 54 Greybull 49 (Friday)

#1 Wyoming Indian 87 Riverside 38

1A - #1 Burlington 54 Meeteetse 29 (Friday)

#1 Burlington 76 Shoshoni 12

 

Girls:

4A - #1 Lady Camels 67 #7 Central 44 (Friday)

#1 Lady Camels 49 #4 East 46

3A - #1 Jackson 55 #10 Cody 26 (Friday)

#1 Jackson 34 #2 Powell 35

2A - #1 Tongue River 52 Rocky Mountain 39

#1 Tongue River 47 Sundance 24

1A – #1 Burlington 44 Shoshoni 22

#1 Burlington 51 Meeteetsee 35