Sheridan Sports

Pictures from Sheridan Babe Ruth Invitational Baseball Tournament
Pictures from the Wyoming State Hershey Track Meet
Pictures from Hoop Jam June 3rd and 4th

06/30/06

The Sheridan Troopers play their next eight games on the road after winning twice in Casper Wednesday. The Troops are back to the .500 mark at 14-14 on the season but more importantly the Troopers are 5-1 in conference play and lead the North by three games. Tonight the Troopers are playing a double header in Rapid City against Post #320. Tomorrow they play two in Sturgis. Next week they head back to South Dakota for games in Rapid City Wednesday at Post #22 and then to Spearfish for two games next Thursday. The Troops return to Thorne-Rider Stadium for home games July 11th with Casper and July 16th against Sturgis. The state tournament is just a month away scheduled to be played in Cheyenne starting August 2nd.

The Sheridan Jets are scheduled for their next games Sunday when they host two with Laramie starting at 1 o’clock. They’ll also play at home next Wednesday against the Casper Drillers.

Tomorrow we will have “Breakfast With the Coaches” live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 8 o’clock at Perkins restaurant. Joining us on the program tomorrow will be Sheridan Recreation District director Richard Wright. We will be discussing the Rec District’s new Community Recreation Assessment.

After an off day yesterday the Colorado Rockies are back in action tonight for more inter-league play. They open a three game weekend series in Seattle and you can hear the game live at 7:30 on am 14-10 KWYO.

06/29/06

Round one of American Legion Baseball North Conference play goes to the Sheridan Troopers who stand at 5-1 after last night’s road sweep in Casper. With last night’s victories the Troops are 4-0 on the road and 1-1 at home in conference action. Last night Chris Reynolds threw a 4 hit shut-out in the Troopers 1-0 victory. The second game went extra innings with the Troopers breaking through with three runs in the eighth inning to win it 9-6, Kyle Boyd got the start and JD Williams came in with relief and picked up the win with last night’s sweep. The Troops take a three game lead in the north conference. They have two home double headers left with Casper and Riverton and a road double header at Gillette for the rest of their conference schedule. This weekend the Troops will play road double headers in South Dakota. Tomorrow they’ll play two at Rapid City Post #320 then two in Sturgis Saturday. Next week they head back to Rapid City for games at Post #22 Wednesday and at Spearfish Thursday. Their next home games will be conference games with Casper July 11th.

All golfers in Sheridan County are invited to compete in a 4th of July Golf Tournament at the Sheridan Country Club. The club is opening up their Annual Independence Day Tournament to the public and it’s a great event that be fun for golfers of all handicaps, the tournament will be and individual event using the Electra Format. It’s an 18 hole tournament. Golfers play nine holes then try to better their score on the final nine holes. It’s a 10 am shot gun Tuesday. They will also have a derby following play and a lunch break. The entry fee is 60 dollars for men and 50 dollars for women. Fee includes golf, the derby, lunch and drink tickets. They’ll offer pin and tee prizes as well. To enter stop by or call the Sheridan Country Club Pro Shop at 674-8135.

The Colorado Rockies beat the California Angles 6-2 last night in inter-league play. The Rocks are off today and open another inter-league series at the Seattle Mariners Friday. You can hear Friday night’s game live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 7:30.

06/28/06

The Sheridan Troopers currently lead the north conference race with a 3-1 record. If they can come away with a couple of victories tonight in Casper they will be in control of getting one of the top seeds in the state tournament head coach John Arras. The Troopers split two non-conference games with the Oilers back in May and Arras says the Troops are in for a good battle tonight. The Troopers are starting a 10-road swing this week and won’t play at home until July 11th. Araas says it’s a tough stretch that will toughen the team up for the drive to the state tournament later in July. Again the Troopers will play their next home games against Casper on July 11th.

The Sheridan Recreation District has come out with the results of their community recreation and sports assessment for Sheridan. Copies of the report are available at the Rec District. For more on the community assessments Richard Wright will be our guest on this weeks “Breakfast With the Coaches Show” Saturday morning at Perkins Restaurant. The program can be heard live Saturday morning starting at 8 o’clock on am 14-10 KWYO

The Colorado Rockies beat the Anaheim Angles 12-4 last night. They continue that series in California tonight and you can hear the game live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 7:30.

06/27/06

The Sheridan Troopers are 12-14 overall and 3-1 in conference play as they prepare for another round of conference games. Tomorrow the Troops will play a big double header at Casper. The Troops are coming off a pretty good weekend where they went 3-3 at a tournament in Cheyenne. Starting pitcher Kyle Boyd had his two best outings of the season in Cheyenne as he was the winning pitcher in two of the Troops three victories. With number one starter Chris Reynolds having a great season Arras says Boyd’s pitching will be the difference in making a strong run at the state tournament. Following their games tomorrow at Casper the Troops will play at Rapid City Post 320 Friday and then at Sturgis Saturday. They play their next home games July 11th against the Casper Oilers.

The Sheridan Jets will play at home Sunday against Laramie. That double header will start at 1 o’clock.

2006 Sheridan Wyo Rodeo is two weeks away. Tickets for all performances are on sale now at the Wyo Theater. Tickets for other associated events are also on sale including tickets for the “Asleep at The Wheel” concert. The week starts with the Annual Boot Kickoff and BBQ and continues with the rodeo Thursday. Then Friday’s festivities in downtown Sheridan culminating with the 2006 Wyo Rodeo Parade. Wyo Rodeo Week ends Sunday July 16th with the Tailgate Party and Polo at the Equestrian Center. We will be their all week long with highlights of all Wyo Rodeo activities including our live broadcast from downtown Sheridan Friday morning sponsored by Kurt Smith and The Sheridan Commercial Company.

The Colorado Rockies blew a 4-0 lead last night as Anaheim scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Rockies 5-4. Tonight the Rocks continue their series in California and you can hear the ball game live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 7:30.

06/26/06

The Sheridan Troopers went 3-3 at a tournament in Cheyenne that started last Thursday and finished up yesterday with the Troops finishing 4th. They went 2-1 in pool play and 1-3 in bracket play. They beat Brighton Utah 3-2 to get into the semi finals where they took on the defending state champs Cheyenne and lost 9-1. Yesterday they closed out the tournament in the 3rd and 4th place game with an 18-8 loss against the Colorado Aces. The Troopers stand at 12-14 on the season and still lead the north conference with a 3-1 record. They play conference games in Casper Wednesday and then road games in Rapid City Friday and in Sturgis Saturday. The Troopers next home games will be Tuesday July 11th when they host Casper. They also play at home on July 16th against Sturgis.

The Sheridan Jets will play two in Casper tomorrow and then are scheduled to play a double header at home Sunday against Laramie.

Sheridan resident Jim Benepe and former resident Shauna Smith were honored Saturday during induction ceremonies for the Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame in Casper. Jim Benepe’s career on the PGA tour started with a bang back in 1988 when he won the first PGA event he entered winning the Western Ppen in Chicago. Smith was honored as the Athlete of the year. Smith was not is Casper but was competing in the United States Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. Yesterday she finished 3rd in the 400 meter hurdle finals.

Sheridan Wyoming rodeo week is only two weeks away. Tickets for all performances and associated events are on sale at the Wyo Theater Box Office. The week opens with the Annual Boot Kickoff in Kendrick Park. Activities will also be highlighted by a Wyo Theater Concert from “Asleep at The Wheel” plus three days of PRCA Rodeo. Rodeo Week’s Friday festivities beginning with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast on Grinnell Plaza. Once again News / Talk 930 KROE will be broadcasting live all morning through the Wyo Rodeo Parade sponsored by the Sheridan Commercial Company.

The Colorado Rockies are back over the 500 mark and stand just two games back in the National League West. This week the Rockies continue inter-league play on the road at the Anahiem Angles and Seattle Mariners. Our next broadcast will be tomorrow night with the Rockies at Anaheim live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 7:30.

06/23/06

The Sheridan Troopers opened the tournament in Cheyenne yesterday taking on a team from Colorado Springs. The Troops got outstanding pitching from starter Kyle Boyd as they won the game 4-1. Boyd went seven innings and gave up 5 hits. Chris Reynolds came out in relief to pick up the save. Today the Troops will play a team from Denver. Tomorrow the tournament moves into bracket play and will end Sunday afternoon. Next week the Troopers have more conference action in Casper. Right now the Troops top the conference standings but Araas says they still have a long way to go. The next home games for the Troopers are scheduled for July 11th when they host a double header with Casper.

The State Hersey Track Meet will get underway tomorrow morning at 8:45 with opening ceremonies at Homer Scott Stadium. The event is run by the Sheridan Recreation District. Dale Boedecker says they still need some volunteers. At least five kids from this state meet will advance to compete in the national meet in Hersey Pennsylvania in August. Boedecker says regional state coordinators meet in Denver next month to put together the teams for each state. The Hersey track program pays travel expenses for each athlete and one parent for the national meet. Activities start tonight as the Rec District is hosting a pizza and pool party for all the participants at Kendrick Pool. It will run from 6 to 8 o’clock this evening.

The Colorado Rockies are 2 games off the lead in the National League West as they begin a three game weekend home stand with the Texas Rangers. Tonight you can hear the game live tonight starting at 6:30 on am 14-10 KWYO.

06/22/06

The Sheridan Troopers overall record stands at 9-11 as they get ready to open a four day tournament in Cheyenne later today. The Troopers are currently in the lead in the conference race with a 3-1 record. Head coach John Araas says they need these games in Cheyenne to get used to playing on the field where the state tournament will be played. The new facility in Cheyenne has an artificial infield and natural grass outfield. Araas went onto say that the next three weeks is an important stretch for the Troops as they go out on the road. The Troops return home for conference games on July 11th against the Casper Oilers.

The 2006 Wyoming State Hersey Track Meet will be held Saturday at Homer Scott Stadium. The event is being run by the Sheridan Recreation District. On Friday evening the Rec District is hosting a pizza / pool party for all the participants at Kendrick Pool. Friday night’s activities will run from 6 to 8 pm. It’s a great opportunity for our local kids to meet the competitors that are traveling to Sheridan to compete. The Rec District will be providing food and beverages and the kids will also be able to swim Friday night. The meet will open Saturday at Homer Scott Stadium. They will have open ceremonies at 8:45 with events beginning at 9 o’clock. All athletes should be at the stadium between 8:15 and 8:30.

The Rec District is also looking for volunteers to help out with the meet Saturday if you can help out please contact the Rec Office at 674-6421. The meet is expected to run into the middle of the afternoon and winners Saturday will have a chance to advance to the National Hersey Track Meet in August in Hersey Pennsylvania. The state of Wyoming is guaranteed at least 5 competitors at the National Meet where 3000 youth from all 50 states will compete. The national organization pays for the trip for the child and one parent.

The 2006 Sheridan Wyo Rodeo is only 21 days away. Tickets for all three performances are on sale at the Wyo Theater. Once again this year the Wyo will host the Annual Indian Relay World Championships plus fans will enjoy two new additions to the Wyo this year. That’s new grandstand bleachers in the south end and east side of the arena. This year Sheridan Commercial Company will once again be our sponsor for our live Friday Wyo Rodeo broadcast in downtown Sheridan on News/Talk 930 KROE.

There are only two days left for golfers to sign up for this weekends Moe Martini Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament will be played Sunday at the Sheridan Country Club. All funds raised during the tournament goes to the Sheridan Liquor Dealers Scholarship Fund. All players enter the tournament as single players. The tournament committee then places teams together in a blind draw before play begins Sunday. The four person teams will play an 18 hole scramble. To enter the tournament call Martini Auto Detailing at 673-6794 or George Eisele at 674-8741.

The Colorado Rockies lost a 3-2 decision to the Oakland “A’s” last night. The Rockies ended up taking two out of three in the series. The Rockies are off today and get ready to host a weekend inter-league series with the Texas Rangers. Our next Rockies broadcast will be tomorrow night at 6:30 live on am 14-10 KWYO.

06/21/06

The Sheridan Troopers ran into a really good team playing at the top of their game last night as the Billings Scarlets swept a double header at Thorne-Rider Stadium ending the Troopers four game winning streak. In the first game the Troops were shut out 15-0 on a no hitter Chris Reynolds actually broke up the Billings pitcher’s bid for a perfect game by coaxing a walk in the final inning. The second game was a bit more competitive with Billings holding a 4-2 lead until they were able to get their bats going again and sweeping the double header winning the second game 13-2. The Troopers are off today and will open up a four day tournament in Cheyenne Thursdays as they open a really good stretch of games. Araas says the young pitching staff continues to earn their stripes. The Troopers play their next home games on Tuesday July 11th.

The Sheridan Storm under 12 soccer team dropped their second game at their regional tournament in Boise Idaho. Yesterday they lost their first game 7-0 against Englewood Colorado. In the second match yesterday they dropped a 7-0 decision to a team from Las Vegas. Today they close out the tournament with a match against a team from Salt Lake City.

The State Hersey Track Meet will be held in Sheridan Saturday. The meet will be held at Homer Scott Stadium. Youth qualifiers from all over the state will compete in the meet. The Sheridan Recreation District is looking for volunteers to help out Saturday. If you would like to volunteer please call the Rec District Office at 674-6421.

The 8th Annual Moe Martini Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament will be played Sunday at the Sheridan Country Club. Golfers enter as single players and will be made into four person teams the morning of the tournament. The format is a four person team scramble. The shot gun start will be at 10 o’clock Sunday morning. To register stop by the Sheridan Country Club or call Martini Auto Detailing 673-6794 or George Eisele at 672-8741.

The Colorado Rockies shut out the Oakland athletics for the second night in a row last night. Tonight they finish up their three game series and you can hear the game live on am 14-10 KWYO starting at 6:30.

06/20/06

The Sheridan Storm boys under 12 soccer team opened up their regional tournament in Boise Idaho. Yesterday they lost their opening game 7-0 against a team from Englewood Colorado. Today they continue pool play against Las Vegas Nevada and will conclude pool play tomorrow against Salt Lake City. Salt Lake beat Las Vegas yesterday 2-1. The top two teams from each pool advance to bracket play which begins Thursday. All the title matches are scheduled for Sunday. All champions will advance to the National Tournament in Des Moines Iowa July 25th through 30th.

The Sheridan Troopers will host the Billings Scarlets in a double header tonight at Thorne-Rider Stadium. The Troops have won four straight and evened their record to 9-9 with a sweep at Riverton Sunday. The first pitch will be tossed-out tonight at 5 o’clock. The Troops then head to Cheyenne for a tournament which opens Thursday where they’ll see the defending state champs and some great teams from Colorado and Utah. Arras says the Troopers schedule has been tough but in the long run it will make them better when they need to be at their best in early August at the state tournament.

The 8th Annual Moe Martini Scholarship Golf Tournament will be played Sunday at the Sheridan Country Club. It’s a four-person scramble. All teams are selected by a blind draw before play begins. Shot gun start will be at 10 o’clock Sunday morning. To register for the tournament stop by the Sheridan Country Club or contact Martini Auto Detailing at 673-6794 or George Eisele at 672-8741. All proceeds go to the Sheridan Liquor Dealers Scholarship Fund.

The Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter will host their fundraising event at The Powder Horn this week. They will have golf and an auction and dinner. All proceeds benefit the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter. For more information call the Shelter 674-7694.

06/19/06

The Sheridan Troopers ran their conference record to 3-1 with a sweep of a double header in Riverton. Yesterday Chris Reynolds and Kyle Boyd picked up the victories as the starting pitchers as the Troops scored 30 runs in the two games winning game one 12-5. Reynolds struck out 11 batters. The Troops scored an 18-10 win in the second game. Boyd struck out 8 batters. The Troopers are now at the 500 mark at 9-9 on the season and now stand at 3-1 in conference play. They are off today and will host a double header with the Billings Scarlets tomorrow. Following tomorrow’s home games the Troops will be involved in a tournament in Cheyenne this weekend. Head Coach Arras says the Troops have put in a tough stretch of games in the last couple of weeks but it’s by design. After tomorrow’s games with the Scarlets the Troopers don’t play at home until July 16th.

The Sheridan Storm under 12 boys soccer team will open play today at their regional tournament in Boise Idaho. They play single matches today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Today they open with a team from Denver, tomorrow against a team from Las Vegas and Wednesday’s match-up is against a team from Salt Lake.

Sheridan College women’s basketball coach Frank McCarthy opens his annual girls basketball camp today. They are taking registration today. The first session opens at 9 o’clock for the 1st through 6th grades. They’ll start taking registration at the Hoffman Dome at 8 o’clock. The afternoon session starts at 1 o’clock for the 7th through 12 grades. They’ll take registration for the older kids this afternoon. The camp runs through Thursday.

The Annual Bighorn Mountain Wild and Scenic Trail Run was completed Saturday. Jeff Browning from Bend Oregon won the 100-mile event in a time of 20 hours 24 minutes and 28 seconds. David Westlake from Sheridan finished in 41st place at just over 31 hours. The 50 mile event was won by Sean Meissner from Sisters Oregon.
Patty Subik-Reilly finished 46th and Martha Swatt-Ribison finished 47th. The 50 k race was won by Derek Schrinert from Dayton and second was Jason Bussey from Sheridan. 12 other runners from Sheridan also completed the 50 k event.

The final race was the 25 k. The winner was Tony Quinn of Big Horn, Joe Hegy from Banner was 2nd, Jessica Strahn from Sheridan was 5th and Tara Gautam of Sheridan finished 7th. Another 32 runners from Sheridan completed the 25 k distance.

06/16/06

The Sheridan Troopers swept their first double header of the season last night beating Miles City Montana twice in two exciting finishes. The Troops built up a comfortable lead in the first game and held the Mavericks off 8-6. The second game looked like it was going into extra innings but the Troops pulled out a 7-6 win. The Troops threw some young pitchers last night and they rose to the challenge. They got great starts from JD Williams and Eric Gillette. Kyle Gieselman came in relief in both games. Miles city tied the second game in the top of the seventh inning and with Matt Hurst on at 3rd base and two outs Ed Smith came in to pinch hit and delivered big time with a shot down the left field line that ended the game in dramatic fashion. The Troops have today and tomorrow to rest before they head to Riverton for conference games Sunday. They currently stand at 1-1 in conference play and these are big games in Riverton this weekend. The Troopers will play their next home games Tuesday evening against the Billings Scarlets.

The Sheridan Bronc / Sheridan College Generals high school boys basketball team camp opens in Sheridan today and will run for the next three days. Several boys’ varsity and jv teams from Wyoming and Montana will compete in the three day camp. Teams will play between 6 and 7 games; games will be played at Sheridan High School and the Hoffman Dome at Sheridan College.

The Big Horn Mountain Wild and Scenic Run will start in Dayton today as all the 100 miles race competitors get their race underway. The shorter distance races will all start tomorrow with the finish expected Saturday afternoon in Scott Bicentennial Park in Dayton Sunday. Race organizers will host an awards breakfast for all the competitors and volunteers on Grinnell Plaza in Downtown Sheridan.

The State Hersey Track Meet will be held in Sheridan next Saturday June 24th. The Sheridan Rec District expects between 300 and 350 kids from all over the state to be in town for the event. They are looking for volunteers to help out. The meet will start at 9 o’clock next Saturday and will run into the afternoon. If you would like to help out please call the Sheridan Rec District office at 674-6421.

06/15/06

The Sheridan Troopers are 5-9 overall and 1-1 in conference play. This afternoon the Troopers are back in action at Thorne-Rider Stadium hosting a double header with Miles City Montana. It’s an early start today. The first game is scheduled to get underway at 3 o’clock. The Troops are coming off a split of conference games with Gillette Tuesday where pitcher Chris Reynolds threw and three hit shutout. Head coach John Arras says Reynolds really looks tough right now. If you like to hear the crack of the bat don’t miss today’s games they’ll be using wood bats. Miles City uses only wood bats since the death of pitcher Brandon Patch three years ago. Patch was hit in the head by a line drive off a metal bat and since that incident the Miles City program went exclusively to wood bats and they ask their opponents to do the same.

The Sheridan Recreation District will host the State Hersey Track Meet next Saturday June 24th at Homer Scott Stadium. Between 300 and 350 kids ages 9-14 from all over Wyoming will be in Sheridan to compete. To volunteer to work at the Hersey track meet call the Rec District Office at 674-6421.

Sheridan High School boys basketball coach Mike Ibach and Sheridan College men’s basketball coach Joel Davidson are hosting their second annual boys high school team camp this weekend. The camp will run Friday through Sunday. 14 boys varsity teams and their JV’s from Wyoming and Montana will participate in the camp. Each team will play up to seven games over the three days. Games will be played at Sheridan high school and at the Hoffman Dome at Sheridan College.

Lady Generals basketball coach Frank McCarthy will host his girls basketball camp next week Monday through Thursday. The camp is open to all girls in Sheridan County in the 1st through 12th grades. They will take registration Monday before the camp opens. The morning session is for 1st through 6th grades and will start at 9 o’clock. You can register between 8 and 9 am and for the 7th through 12th grades the afternoon session begins at 1 o’clock and they will take register between noon and 1 o’clock on Monday only. For more information contact coach McCarthy at Sheridan College at 674-6446 ex:4501.

Next weekend the annual Big Horn Mountain Wild and Scenic Trail Run will be held in the Big Horn Mountains. The event will begin Friday with the 100 mile racers beginning their trek through the Big Horns above Dayton. The shorter races will start Saturday morning. The finish line will be in Scott Bicentennial Park in Dayton Saturday afternoon. A special awards breakfast will be held for all the runners and volunteers Sunday morning in downtown Sheridan on Grinnell plaza.

06/14/06

The Troopers and Gillette played one of the best games we’ve seen at Thorne-Rider Stadium in the last couple of years. The first game of last night’s conference double header was a classic pitchers duel with the Troops Chris Reynolds out dueling Ryan Illif from Gillette in Sheridan’s 1-0 win. Reynolds was really tough. He gave up only three hits, struck out eight and walked one. The Troopers got the 1-0 win in a pitchers duel in the first game but it was going to take a lot more runs in the second game and Gillette was able to get out to an early 7-2 lead. The Troops cut the lead to 7-6 but Gillette scored a bunch of runs in the last two innings for a 15-8 win and earned a split of last night’s double-header. Kyle Boyd was saddled with the loss in the second game but threw well after a rough start. The Troopers are off today but come back for another home double header tomorrow against Miles City Montana. It’s an early start tomorrow at 3 o’clock and for a little different look the teams will play with wood bats. Arras says it won’t be anything new to the Troopers.

Miles City plays with only wood bats since the death of pitcher Brandon Patch three years ago. Patch was killed when he was hit in the head by a line drive that was hit by a metal bat. Since that incident Miles City plays with only wood bats and asks their opponents to do the same. This past week Miles City forfeited conference games against Bozeman Montana because Bozeman refused to play with the wood bats. Again the first game tomorrow will be played at 3 o’clock.

The Wyoming Girls High School Basketball All-Stars made a clean sweep this year after sweeping their series with Montana last weekend. The girls swept the South Dakota All-Stars winning last night in Spearfish 88-79. Sheridan’s Steph Stender scored 18 points in last night’s game to go along with 19 in the first game. Monday, the Wyoming boys ended the all-star basketball schedule splitting their games with Montana and South Dakota after winning in Billings Saturday and then beating South Dakota Monday. Last night South Dakota earned at 90-86 win. Sheridan’s Tyler Thomas scored 11 points in last night’s game.

Two weeks ago the Three on Three Hoop Jam Basketball Tournament made downtown Sheridan basketball central for two days. This weekend basketball will dominate the local scene as the Sheridan Bronc basketball program in conjunction with the Sheridan College men’s basketball program host a three day team basketball camp. High school teams from Wyoming and Montana will be in town Friday, Saturday and Sunday to compete. Teams will play three games per day. Games will be played at Sheridan High School and at the Hoffman Dome.

Next week Sheridan College women’s basketball coach Frank McCarthy will host his Girls Basketball Camp. The camp will run Monday through Thursday. All girls in the 1st through 12th grades are invited to participate in this camp. The camp will run in two daily sessions. The morning session runs from 9 am to noon for the 1st through 6th grades and the afternoon session for 1 to 4 pm is for the 7th through 12th grades. To pre-register call Sheridan College at 674-6446 ex: 4501.

06/13/06

The Sheridan Troopers played a home game against Spearfish South Dakota last night. The visitors got off early and cruised to a 15-4 victory. Spearfish built an early 9-0 lead after three innings. Three of the Troops younger pitchers threw in last night’s game as the learning process continues for a young pitching staff. Tonight the Troops open conference play with Gillette. They’ll send their top two pitchers out tonight Chris Reynolds and Kyle Boyd. Chris Reynolds says he always likes to take the mound against Gillette. Make no mistake the Sheridan / Gillette rivalry carries over big time. The first game of tonight’s double-header will start at 5 o’clock. Following tonight’s games the Troops are off tomorrow and will host two games with Miles City Montana Thursday. The first game Thursday will start at 3 o’clock.

Sheridan High School basketball coach Mike Ibach and Sheridan College men’s basketball coach Joel Davidson are hosting their high school boys basketball team camp this week. The camp will run Friday Saturday and Sunday. 14 varsity teams and their JV’s will be in Sheridan for the three-day camp. Teams from Wyoming and Montana will participate. Teams will play two games per day and games will be played at the Hoffman Dome and at Sheridan High School.

Sheridan College Lady Generals basketball coach Frank McCarthy will host his Girls Basketball Camp next week Monday through Thursday. The camp is open to all girls in Sheridan County from the 1st through 12th grades. The camp is split into two daily sessions. The morning session will run from 9 to noon each day for the 1st through 6th grades and the afternoon session from 1 to 4 pm for the 7th through 12th grades. All campers receive a camp packet that includes a camp t-shirt and basketball among other gifts. For more information or to register call Sheridan College today at 674-6446 ext. 4501.

Next weekend two more fundraising golf tournaments will take place. One at The Powder Horn the other at the Sheridan Country Club. The Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter Tournament will be played at The Powder Horn next Friday. They’ll play the golf in the afternoon and have a dinner and auction in the evening. It’s a four person team scramble. To enter a team contact the Dog and Cat Shelter.

Next Sunday June 25th The 8th Annual Moe Martini Scholarship Golf Tournament will be played at the Sheridan Country Club. It’s a fun tournament. It’s a four-person team scramble and the teams are selected by a blind draw before the tournament. The tournament will tee off next Sunday at 10 am.

06/12/06

The Wyoming Girls All-Stars swept their annual series with Montana winning 89-81 in Sheridan Friday and taking a 71-67 victory Saturday in Billings. All-star head coach Frank McCarthy says it was nice to see all the players contribute to the team’s success on the weekend. Laramie’s Aubrey Vandiver had a great weekend. She started slow Friday but got it going in the second half and then had 18 points and 12 rebounds in Saturday’s win. Lander’s Tahnee Robinson was awarded the Wyoming Miss Basketball award Friday night. Robinson was the offensive star of the series for Wyoming. She hit for 28 points Friday and had 21 more on Saturday. Both Vandiver and Robinson start summer school and summer workouts in Laramie today at the University of Wyoming as they prepare to start their college carriers with the Cowgirls this fall.

The Wyoming boys got beat 101-82 Friday night and as expected they played much better Saturday in Billings and split the series with a hard fought 90-84 victory. Boys head coach Joel Davidson says he challenged the players after Friday’s loss and they responded. Davidson says it was a complete team effort to get the win Saturday night. In Saturday night’s victory Cheyenne Central’s Tom Parks led the Wyoming attack with a game high 27 points. He says the players re-focused and got it done Saturday night in Billings.

The Sheridan Troopers play six home games this week. Tonight they host two games with Spearfish South Dakota. The first game will start at 5 o’clock tomorrow night they open conference play at home with Gillette starting at 5 o’clock and Thursday they host another double-header with Miles City Montana at 3 o’clock.

The Colorado Rockies have made up some ground in the national league west standings, after falling seven games off the pace they made up three games this past week and are just four games back as they begin play this week. Our next live Rockies broadcast will be Friday night when they open a weekend series at the St. Louis Cardinals. That game can be heard live Friday night beginning at 5:30.

06/09/06

The Sheridan Troopers are 3-5 overall. They host a single nine inning game tonight with Scottsbluff Nebraska at 7 o’clock. The Troopers will host Scottsbluff tomorrow in a double header starting at 1 o’clock. They are off Sunday and comeback with a home double header Monday night with Spearfish South Dakota and Tuesday they open conference play hosting two with Gillette.

The 2006 Wyoming / Montana High School All-Star Basketball Series opens tonight at the Hoffman Dome. The girl’s game will tip-off at 6 o’clock and the boys at 8 pm. Our live broadcast will begin with the pre-game show tonight at 5:30 on am 14-10 KWYO.
Its been a busy week for the players. Lander’s Tawnee Robinson and Laramie’s Aubrey Vandiver will play at the University of Wyoming this fall and Robinson says their long summer of hard work is just beginning. Sheridan’s Steph Stender says it’s been a great week.

Wyoming Boys All-Star coach Joel Davidson says they’ve had a great week and now it’s time to play. Sheridan’s Tyler Thomas says being an all-star has been a great experience

Again both games will be broadcast live tonight on am 14-10 KWYO. The broadcast will open with the pre-game show at 5:30 the girls tip-off at 6 o’clock followed by the boys game at 8 pm. Tomorrow night we will be with the Wyoming All-Stars in Billings at Rocky Mtn. College. Both games can be heard live on KWYO.

06/08/06

Last night the Wyoming All-star teams played their annual mid week scrimmage games. Tomorrow night it’s for real when they host the Montana All-Stars in the first two games at the Hoffman Dome. The girls will play at six o’clock and the boys at eight. Laramie’s Aubrey Vandiver is part of a very talented Wyoming girl’s team. She will play basketball for the University of Wyoming this fall. Vandiver’s dad Shaun is an assistant coach with the Wyoming Cowboys. Aubrey says its great for their family to have them both at U.W. One of Candiver’s teammates this week will join her on the Cowgirls roster this fall. That’s Lander’s Tawny Robinson. Cody all-state performer Lindy Neville will play for the Lady Generals this fall. She is excited about this week and getting back to the Dome in September. All-star girls coach Frank McCarthy says they want to beat Montana both night’s but the important thing is that the players enjoy their time in Sheridan.

The Wyoming boys all-stars need a win in the series. It’s been awhile since the Wyoming team has swept the two games. That’s something head coach Joel Davidson says is possible this year. All-star point guard from Cheyenne East JB Hairston says they are really looking forward to tomorrow night.

We will broadcast both games live tomorrow night on am 14-10 KWYO. The pre-game show will start at 5:30 the girls game tips-off at six o’clock with the boys game to follow at eight pm.

The Sheridan Troopers held their first day of Trooper Baseball Camp yesterday. Following a camp session today and tomorrow’s closing session the Troops will host a single nine-inning game tomorrow night against Scottsbluff Nebraska. On Saturday they play Scottsbluff in an afternoon double header starting at 1 o’clock. Next week they host two games Monday night against Spearfish South Dakota. Tuesday they host conference games with Gillette and next Thursday they play a home double header against Miles City.

Next week Generals basketball coach Joel Davidson and Sheridan Bronc head coach Mike Ibach will host their annual team camp. They will use the Hoffman Dome and Sheridan High School for all the games. 14 varsity teams from Wyoming and Montana along with their JV teams will be in Sheridan for three days to participate in this camp, which starts a week from tomorrow.

Lady Generals head coach Frank McCarthy will host his girls basketball camp June 19th through the 22nd at the Hoffman Dome. The camp is open to all girls in sheridan County in the 1st - 12th grades. For more information call Sheridan College at 674-6446 ex: 4501.

06/07/06

Trooper Baseball Camp opens it’s three day run at Thorne-Rider Stadium this morning at 9 o’clock. The gates at Thorne-Rider Stadium will open this morning at 8 o’clock to take late registration. The camp opens promptly at 9 o’clock.

The 2006 Wyoming / Montana All-Star Basketball Series tips-off Friday night in the Hoffman Dome, games will be at 6 and 8 pm. Yesterday the players went through their first full day of practice together. Tonight they host public scrimmages in the Dome. The girls will go at six o’clock the boys will follow at seven and you are invited to come out and get a preview look at both teams, admission is free.

In other basketball news Sheridan Bronc basketball coach Mike Ibach and Generals head coach Joel Davidson will host their 2nd annual Sheridan Basketball Team Camp. 14 varsity teams and their JV’s from Wyoming and Montana will participate in the three-day camp June 15th, 16th and 17th,

Sheridan College Lady Generals basketball coach Frank McCarthy will host his Youth Basketball Camp June 19th through the 22nd at the Hoffman Dome. The camp is open to all Sheridan County girls from the 1st through 12th grades. To register or for more information call Sheridan College at 674-6446 ext: 4501. The morning camp session will run from 9 to noon for the 1st through 6th graders and the afternoon session from 1 to 4 is for the 7th through 12th graders.

The Annual Sheridan Media Benefit Golf Tournament will be played Friday at Kendrick Golf Course. Time is running out to enter. Please contact us today at Sheridan Media by calling 672-7421 or stop by the studios on KROE Lane. Shot gun tee time will be at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon with check-in no later than 12:45. Over 100 dollars in prize money will be awarded to the top teams and there will be lots of pin and tee prizes and raffle drawings for all the players. A BBQ will follow play. All proceeds go to benefit the Sheridan Public Arts Committee to aid in their effort to purchase more permanent artwork for Downtown Sheridan.

Thursday afternoon the Public Arts committee will host the unveiling of the latest permanent piece of art at statue titled “bird woman”. It will be unveiled at a ceremony at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon on the corner of Grinnell Plaza and Main Street.

06/06/06

The Troopers ended a four game losing streak winning the first game of their double header beating up Rapid City 18-8. In the second game Post 22 turned the table on the Troops and won it 13-2. Those two games last night open up a string of nine consecutive home games for the Troopers including a single nine inning game with Scottsbluff Nebraska Friday night at 7 o’clock and a double header with that same team Saturday afternoon. Next week the Troops host three home double headers with Spearfish South Dakota, Gillette and Miles City Montana. The Gillette games Tuesday will be the Troopers conference opener.

Tomorrow the Troopers and coaches along with some special guest clinicians will open the three day Trooper Baseball Camp. They will take registration tomorrow morning before the camp opens at 9 o’clock. The gate at Thorne-Rider will open at 8 am for parents to register campers. The camp is open to all Webb Wright players ages 7 to 14. Each player will receive a lot of baseball fundamentals. John arras says the campers will get a experience but the Troopers and Jets players also get a lot out of mentoring the campers. The camp will run each day starting tomorrow from 9 until noon at Thorne-Rider Stadium. Every camper gets a camp t-shirt refreshments are provided for the campers if you did not get pre-registered they will take sign-ups tomorrow morning starting at 8 o’clock.

The Annual Wyoming / Montana High School All-Star Basketball Series will be played this weekend. The first two games are Friday night in the Hoffman Dome at Sheridan College. The girls will play at 6 o’clock and the boys will go at 8 o’clock. Both games will be broadcast live on am 14-10 KWYO. The players that will make up both Wyoming teams arrived in town yesterday and will go through two practice sessions today. Tomorrow they will hold scrimmages that will be open to the public free of charge. The girls will scrimmage tomorrow night at 6 o’clock and the boys will scrimmage at 7 pm. Two Sheridan High School seniors will play for the Wyoming All-stars. They are former Lady Bronc Steph Stender and former Bronc Tyler Thomas. The Wyoming girls will be coached by Sheridan College women’s head coach Frank McCarthy and the boys will be coached by Generals head coach Joel Davidson.

Sheridan Bronc basketball coach Mike Ibach and Sheridan College Generals coach Joel Davidson will host their annual boys high school basketball team camp next week. The camp will run next week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 14 varsity teams and their JV’s from Wyoming and Montana will participate in this team camp. Round robin games will be played on two courts at Sheridan High School and at the Hoffman Dome.

The following week Sheridan College Lady Generals coach Frank McCarthy will host his Lady Generals Basketball Camp. The camp is open to all Sheridan County girls from the 1st through 12th grades. The camp will have two daily sessions June 19th through the 22nd. The morning session will run 9 to noon for the younger players and the afternoon session will run from 1 to 4 o’clock for the 7th through 12th graders. To register please call Sheridan College at 674-6446 extension 4501.

The Colorado Rockies are on a season high six game losing streak.Tthey lost 5-2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates last night. They will host the Bucs again tonight and you can hear the game live starting at 6:30 on am 14-10 KWYO.

06/05/06

The Annual Three on Three Hoop Jam was greeted to a great weekend of weather in Sheridan. Over two days downtown several hundred players and tournament officials enjoyed perfect weather. One interested observer and tournament official was Sheridan High School boys head basketball coach Mike Ibach. He says this is a tremendous event. Plans are already in the works for Hoop Jam 2007.

The Sheridan Troopers got swept in two double headers over the weekend. They dropped two against the Billings Lobos Friday and dropped both ends of a double header against the Billings Scarlets yesterday. The Scarlets took the first game 4-2. Chris Reynolds took the loss in the second game. It was all Billings as they beat the Troops via the 10 run rule 14-0 in 5 innings. The Troopers get right back into action tonight as they host two games with Post 22 from Rapid City. The first pitch will be tossed out at 5 o’clock.

The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club hosted the Michael Phillips Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday at The Powder Horn. A record number of players competed in this year’s tournament. A total of 156 players took part in this year’s tournament. One of those players was university of Wyoming Athletic Director Gary Barta. Barta says through fundraising and matching g funds through the state legislature the campus will be taking on a different look over the next year as a couple of new facilities will be popping up. One will be a new track and field facility. Barta says the cowgirls made a great run at the national meet last year thanks to the performance of former Sheridan High School graduate Shawna Smith who competed for the university while not even having a track to run on. Along with the new track and field complex a new indoor practice arena will be built next to the Rochelle Center at War Memorial Stadium.

The players that will make up both the boys and girls roster for this year’s Wyoming All-Star teams will arrive in Sheridan today. Their first practices will take place this afternoon at the Hoffman Dome. Sheridan College women’s coach Frank McCarthy will coach the girls and Generals head coach Joel Davidson will take the boys team. The teams will make several visits around Sheridan this week including a trip up to the VA Medical Center. Wednesday evening they will hold public scrimmages at the Dome. The girls will play at 6 and the boys at 7 o’clock. The public is invited to come out and watch both scrimmages. The first round of games with the Montana All-Stars will be Friday night at the Hoffman Dome. The girls will play at 6 o’clock with the boys scheduled to go at 8 pm. Both games will be broadcast live on am 14-10 KWYO. Saturday’s games in Billings will also be broadcast live on KWYO at 6 and 8 pm.

In other basketball notes this month Sheridan Broncs head coach Bike Ibach and Sheridan College coach Joel Davidson will be hosting another team camp. As of today 28 high school programs from Wyoming and Montana will participate in the camp, which runs June 15th, 16th and 17th. Games will be played at Sheridan High School and the Hoffman Dome.

Sheridan College Lady Generals coach Frank McCarthy will host his annual youth basketball camp at Sheridan College June 19th through the 22nd. The camp is open to all girls from the 1st through 12th grades. The camp is split into two daily sessions. The morning session from 9 to noon is for the 1st though 6th grades and the afternoon session from 1 to 4 pm is for 7th through 12th grades. To sign up for the camp call Sheridan College at 674-6446 extension 4501.

The Sheridan Troopers will host their trooper baseball camp for all Webb Wright players Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. The camp is open to all Webb Wright players ages 7 to 15. The camp will be held at Thorne-Rider Stadium from 9 to noon each day. To register please contact American Legion Baseball Manager Dan Bilyue at 672-2376 or you can register at the stadium Wednesday morning prior to the first session.

06/02/06

The Sheridan Troopers will play six games over the next four days starting with tonight’s home double-header with the Billings Lobos. Tonight’s double-header will start at 5 o’clock and Monday evening’s games with post 22 will also start at 5 o’clock. Araas says all their pitchers will see plenty of action.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department along with several other sponsors will host Kids Fishing Day tomorrow at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds Pond it’s open to all kids ages 12 and under. All the gear and bait will be provided and will be given away to participants. They will also have lots of prizes for all the kids and best part about Kids Fishing Day is it’s all free. Activities will run tomorrow between 9 am and noon.

The Three on Three Hoop Jam Basketball Tournament starts it’s two day run in downtown Sheridan tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock. Over 800 people are expected to be downtown for the event which ends Sunday evening. Parts of Main Street will be blocked off tomorrow and Sunday.

The University of Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club along with several members of the University’s sports department will be in Sheridan tomorrow for the Annual “Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament” at The Powder Horn. The event is part of the Cowboy Joe Summer Golf Series. The winning team tomorrow will qualify for the season ending championship tournament in September. Shot gun tee time is at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.

The Colorado Rockies were off yesterday. They begin a home weekend series tonight with the Florida Marlins. The Rockies currently sit 3 and a half games back in the national league west. You can hear tonight’s game live on am 14-10 KWYO starting with Rockies on deck at 6:30.

06/01/06

The 2006 Wyoming Rehab Three on Three Hoop Jam Basketball Tournament opens it’s two day run in Downtown Sheridan Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Over 800 players from all over the region will play this weekend. Courts will be set up on Main Street. The public is invited to come and watch this great event all money raised by the Hoop Jam goes to benefit the athletic training program for Sheridan High School, Big Horn High School and Tongue River High School.

This weekend the players that will make up both Wyoming High School All-Star basketball teams will arrive in Sheridan to start their week of practice before next week’s annual series with the Montana All-Stars. The series opens Friday night June 9th at the Hoffman Dome. Games will be at 6 and 8 pm. Both games will be broadcast on am 14-10 KWYO0 on Saturday. The series shifts to Rocky Mtn. College in Billings. Games will also be at 6 and 8 pm and will be broadcast live as well on KWYO.

The following week Sheridan College women’s basketball coach Frank McCarthy will host his annual girls basketball camp at the Hoffman Dome. The camp will run June 19th through the 22nd. The camp is split into two daily session the morning session runs from 9 to noon for girls in the 1st through 6th grades and the afternoon session will run from 1 to 4 pm for grades 7 through 12. For registration information call Sheridan College 674-6446 extension 4501.

In other basketball notes Sheridan College men’s basketball coach Joel Davidson and Sheridan Broncs head coach Mike Ibach will host their second annual high school boys basketball team camp. This team camp will feature round robin games played at both Sheridan high school and the Hoffman Dome.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department office in Sheridan will host kids fishing day activities Saturday. The event will take place at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds pond Saturday from 9 am to noon. All youth ages 12 and under are invited to participate. Sponsors are providing all the gear and bait for the day and all the gear and lots of prizes will be given away. Kids fishing day activities run from 9 to noon Saturday at The Fairgrounds Pond.

Sheridan Media will host our benefit golf tournament next Saturday June 9th at Kendrick Golf Course. It’s a two-person blind draw team tournament. Players will be matched together the morning of the tournament. Tee time is at 1 pm. Following play there will be a BBQ and awards presentation. Over a 1000 dollars in prize money will be offered with lots of pin and tee prizes and raffle drawings. To register call us at Sheridan Media today at 672-7421 or stop be the studios on KROE Lane. All proceeds from this event goes to the Sheridan Public Arts Committee to aid in their effort to purchase more artwork for Downtown Sheridan. The annual event will be preceded by next Thursday’s committee unveiling of the latest addition of a new statue in Downtown Sheridan.

In baseball notes the Sheridan Troopers get back into action tomorrow. The Troops are 2-2 on the season as they host the Billings Lobos in a double header at Thorne-Rider Stadium tomorrow evening beginning at 5 o’clock. Sunday the Troops play two up in Billings against the Billings Scarlets. Then on Monday next week they are back at home to host two games with post 22 from Rapid City. That double header will get underway at 5 o’clock.

The Troopers will host the Annual Trooper Baseball Camp next week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The camp is open to all Webb Wright League baseball players. The camp will run each day from 9 to noon. Each camper will receive a camp t-shirt and baseball fundamental instruction from the Troopers. Players, coaches and several guest clinicians will also be on hand for this year’s camp registration. Forms are available at the Sheridan Rec District Office in Thorne-Rider Park or you can call Sheridan American Legion Baseball general manager Dan Bilyue at 672-2376.

The Colorado Rockies lost a 3-2 ball game last night at San Diego to fall 3 and a half games back in the national league western division. Our next live Rockies broadcast will be tomorrow night when they open a weekend series at home with the Florida Marlins. Broadcast time tomorrow night will be at 6:30.