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Spring Track Action at SHS

04/30/08 Sports for Wednesday
  
The Sheridan, Tongue River and Big Horn track teams got together last night for a meet last night and it was a good evening of competition at least until the gusting winds picked up No team scores were kept but the meet wasn’t about that it was to give athletes another chance to meet the qualifying standards for the State Championships, Weather will always be the biggest factor for spring sports in Wyoming but this spring has been especially tough Sheridan head coach Art Bauers says most teams have missed meets and even worse quality practice time and it was good the schools were able to come together for the students last night: . From a spectator perspective it would be great to have more of these week day twilight meets and I asked Bauers if that was something they would consider doing more next year: . Some Sheridan varsity athletes did not compete last night because they ran in the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper Monday Some were able to compete Bauers says over all the Broncs and Lady Broncs preformed well in Casper: .

And now as we’ve seen most of this spring, a spring storm is brewing and could cause some problems for meets this weekend. The track regular season is scheduled to end Friday for the Sheridan teams, and Saturday for TR Big Horn, NSI and Arvada/Clearmont. Sheridan is scheduled to compete in Gillette Friday. If weather forces it to be cancelled, they do have an opportunity to enter a meet in Cody. The Big Horn, Tongue River, NSI and Arvada/Clearmont teams are scheduled to compete at their season-ending meet in Newcastle Saturday. Next week, the 1-A and 2-A East Regional Meet will be held in Cheyenne, and the Sheridan teams will be at the 4-A East Regional in Laramie. The All-Class State Track and Field Championships open May 15th in Casper.

In youth track and field, the annual Hersey Track Meet will be held May 20th. The meet will start at 4 o’clock and will be held at the Normative Services track. Hersey Track is a national program for boys and girls ages 9-14. Registration forms are available in local schools and at the Sheridan Recreation District. For more information, you can contact the Rec District at 674-6421.

Sheridan High School is scheduled to host a golf invitational Friday at Kendrick Golf Course. Both Big Horn and Tongue River will play. The Broncs and Lady Broncs will also play at an invite in Gillette Saturday. Next week, the spring golf season ends for the Rams and Eagles at the 2-A East Conference Tournament in Wright. Sheridan will host the 4-A East Conference Tournament at the Powder Horn May 12th and 13th.

The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams end their regular season tomorrow night. The Broncs play at Gillette; the Lady Broncs host the Camels. JV’s at 4pm; varsity at 6pm.

The Colorado Rockies played at San Francisco last night, and ended a four game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Giants.  The Rockies end that series this afternoon. The game will be broadcast live on our ESPN HD channel That’s at 104.9 FM HD Channel #3. All Rockies games can be heard on that HD station. To get our HD channels, you need an HD radio. Stop by Radio Shack. The Rockies are off tomorrow, before opening a home series with the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday. That game can be heard on AM 14-10 KWYO Friday evening at 6:30pm.

Former Sheridan High School Lady Bronc golfer and basketball player Kelsey Boedecker just finished up her first year of college competing for Dickinson State North Dakota. In her senior year at Sheridan High School, Boedecker led the Lady Broncs to the 4-A State Golf Championship and the 4-A State Basketball Title. Last week, Boedecker finished up Dickinson State’s golf season, helping them win the overall Dakota Athletic Conference Tournament. Dickinson State golfers took three of the four top spots in the individual standings. Boedecker finished 4th in the regular season, and 6th overall in the league standings, as Dickinson State took the regular season DAC 10 title, as well.

The Kendrick Golf Association will have their season opening scramble Sunday at Kendrick Golf Course. The tournament is a four person scramble. Teams will be made by a blind draw. The tournament will shot gun start at 9am. Players must be an association member, and that cost is $10. The fee for the tournament - which includes lunch - is $25. To sign up, stop by the Kendrick Golf Course club house.

Sheridan Media will host their annual benefit golf tournament Friday, June 6th at Kendrick Golf Course. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Public Arts Committee to aid in their effort to purchase more permanent art work for downtown Sheridan. The tournament is a four person team scramble. You can make up your own teams, or register as a single and you will be placed on a team. There is always lots of opportunity to win prizes on the golf course and raffle drawings. To enter the tournament or to become a tournament sponsor, call us at Sheridan Media at 672-7421, or visit http://www.sheridanmedia.com/site/SpecialEvents/SMGolfTournament.html .

The Sheridan College Booster Club will host their spring fundraising golf tournament at the Powder Horn Friday, May 16th. The tournament is a four person team scramble and will shot gun start at 1pm, with dinner to follow the golf. To enter a team, contact Tood Cooper at Sheridan College by calling 674-6446 ex.4002. The entry deadline is May 12th.

04/29/08 Sports for Tuesday

This will be a busy week for our local high school golfers: the Big Horn and Tongue River teams will play at a tournament at Devils Tower today, then close out their regular season at the Sheridan Invitational Friday. Both teams play at their season ending conference tournament next week in Wright. The Sheridan golfers host their own invitational Friday then end the regular season at Gillette Saturday. The Broncs and Lady Broncs host the 4-A East Regional Tournament at the Powder Horn Monday and Tuesday, May 12th and 13th.

The Wyoming Track Classic was held in Casper yesterday. 16 Sheridan County athletes all placed in their events. For the girls, six Sheridan Lady Broncs competed: Stephanie Brown was 3rd in the 800 meters, Lela Carpenter was 2nd in the 1600 meters, Dana Morin was 2nd at 3200 meters, Erin Kinsey was 5th at 3200 meters, Lauren Buyan was 6th in the 300 meter hurdles, and Kayla Fauber was 6th in the pole vault. For the boys, Clancy Phillips from Big Horn was 6th in the 200 meters and Ryan Dunn from Tongue River was 7th in the 110 meter hurdles. Eight Broncs competed yesterday: Taylor Beard was 3rd in the 100 meters, Seth Ulvestad was 7th in the 1600 meters, Ryan Sorenson and Dylan Morin went 6th and 8th in the 3200 meters, Danny Rojo was 6th in the 110 meter hurdles and 5th in the 300 meter hurdles, Brandon Forrister was 7th in the 300 meter hurdles, Boomer Mcglaughlin was 3rd in the high jump, and Justin Will was 3rd in the long jump.

This year’s weather has been brutal on all of our spring sports. The Sheridan, Big Horn, and Tongue River track teams decided yesterday to get together today for a track meet at Sheridan High School. The schools decided to have this impromptu meet because of poor weather this spring, and to give more athletes another chance to qualify for the State Meet. Sheridan High School head coach Art Bauers says with two meets to go, it’s time to start gearing up for the post season: .  The Big Horn Rams and Lady Rams have missed several meets this spring. Head coach Bert Dow says this will be another chance for non-qualifiers to meet State Meet standards: . Tongue River head coach Chuck Walters says this is the final week for qualifying . Action is scheduled to get underway at Homer Scott Stadium at 5 o’clock.

The track and field regular season ends this week. Sheridan High School will compete at a meet Friday in Gillette, and the Tongue River, Big Horn, NSI, and Arvada/Clearmont teams will be at meet in Newcastle Saturday. The 1-A and 2-A East Regional will be next week in Cheyenne, and the 4-A East Regional will be in Laramie. The All-Class State Championships open May 15th in Casper.

The Sheridan High School soccer teams end their regular seasons Thursday. The Broncs will play at Gillette. The Lady Broncs will host Gillette. The East Regional will be played next week in Gillette. The State Tournament will open May 15th in Laramie. In 2009,10 and 11 Sheridan will host the State Soccer Tournament. The tournament will be played at the Big Horn Events Center.

In local golf tournament notes:

The Kendrick Golf Association will host their annual season opening scramble Sunday. The Tournament is a four person team scramble. Teams are selected with a blind draw. The tournament will shot gun start at 9am Sunday. Players must be a Kendrick Golf Association member. Membership is $10. The cost to play in the tournament is $25, which includes lunch. To register, stop by the Kendrick Golf Course club house.

The Sheridan College Booster Club is hosting their annual spring scramble Friday, May 16th at the Powder Horn. The tournament is a four person scramble. To register your teams, contact Todd Cooper at Sheridan College 674-6446 ex.4002. Team registration deadline is May 12th.

The Annual Sheridan Media Golf Fundraiser will be held Friday June 6th at Kendrick Golf Course. It’s a four person team scramble. Proceeds benefit the Sheridan Public Arts Committee, to aid in their effort to buy more permanent art work for downtown Sheridan. Players can register their own teams, or can register as single players and will be put on a team. For more information, please call us at our studios 672-7421.

The Colorado Rockies played at San Francisco last night and lost their fourth straight, getting shutout 4-0. The Rockies fall to 10-16, and tied for last place with San Diego. In the western division, the Rockies will play the giants again tonight and you can hear the game live on AM 14-10 KWYO. Broadcast time is set for 7:30pm.

Sheridan 6th grader Reed Ritterbush has ended his basketball season with a 2nd place finish in the National Elks Hoop Shoot competition in Springfield, Massachusetts this past weekend. Ritterbush started the contest this past winter, winning the local competition; then onto a sectional competition; then won the State Hoop Shoot; then Regionals in Denver. And  he ends his 6th grade season as the national runner-up.

04/28/08 Sports for Monday

The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams played the Cheyenne teams over the weekend. Both teams took tough losses in both matches. The Broncs lost 2-1 against Cheyenne East. Then, Saturday in the snow and wind, the Broncs played Cheyenne Central very well. The game was tied at 2-all with two minutes to play. Central scored and won it 3-2. Head coach Kevin Roser:. The Broncs are 1-10-2 overall, and end the regular season Thursday at Gillette: .
  
The Lady Broncs lost two in overtime in Cheyenne 1-0 against Cheyenne East, and 2-1 Saturday against Central. Lady Bronc assistant coach Pete Hawkins: . The Lady Broncs are 1-10-2 overall, and have had several close calls with many one goal and overtime losses. Hawkins says they have a chance to wash that all away at the regional tournament: . Hawkins says it’s been an amazing season with so many tough losses: . The Lady Broncs will play the final soccer game of the regular season at Homer Scott Stadium Thursday against Gillette. Then, it’s onto the Regional Tournament next week in Laramie.

 There was no local track and field or golf action over the weekend. The NSI Spring Invitational and the Casper Invitational were washed out Saturday as poor weather took out both meets. That included last Friday’s Wyoming Track Classic All-Star Meet. The Track Classic has been re-scheduled for today in Casper, featuring the athletes from all-classes with the best times and distances in their events this spring. 17 Sheridan County athletes will compete.

In other track and field action this week, the Big Horn and Tongue River teams will compete in their final regular season meet in Newcastle Saturday. The Sheridan High School teams will compete in their final meet in Gillette Friday. Regionals will be held next weekend; the 2-A East Regional will be in Cheyenne. The Broncs and Lady Broncs will be at the 4-A East Regional in Laramie. The All Class State Championships will be held in Casper May 15th-17th.

In local golf action, the Buffalo Invitational was cancelled last Friday. This week, they’ll try it again with Sheridan High School hosting their own invitational at Kendrick Golf Course Friday. The Big Horn and Tongue River teams will also play tomorrow. The Tongue River and Big Horn teams are scheduled to compete at a tournament hosted by Hulett at Devils Tower.

 The Sheridan Rec District is opening up their final softball league registration this week. Registration opens today for all the girls’ summer softball leagues. Also, Wednesday the Rec District hosts the adult softball managers meeting at the Sheridan Center at 6 o’clock. All teams must have a representative at this meeting. Team registration deadline is next Friday.

The renovation project of Homer Scott Stadium, including a new artificial turf field, bleacher upgrades, and new announcers booth has been moved up. Demolition of the old announcers box will start next week. The project is scheduled to be finished before the Sheridan Broncs football team opens up their fall camp in the middle of August.
  
The 2008 Sheridan Hersey Youth Track Meet will be held Tuesday, May 20th. There has been a change of venue for the event /This year’s Hersery Track Meet will be held at the NSI track because of the renovation project at Homer Scott Stadium. All Sheridan County boys and girls ages 9-14 can participate. Registration forms can be found at local schools and at the Sheridan Recreation District Office.

 The Kendrick Golf Association will host their season opening scramble at Kendrick Golf Course Sunday. The cost is $25. Each person must be a Kendrick Association member. That cost is $10. The event is a 4- person team scramble. Teams will be selected by a blind draw. Lunch will be served following play. The tournament will shot gun start at 9am Sunday. To enter, call or stop by the Kendrick Club House.
  
The Sheridan College Booster Club will host their spring golf tournament fundraiser at the Powder Horn Friday, May 16th. It’s a four person team scramble. The tournament will start at 1pm, with dinner to follow play. All proceeds go to support Sheridan College student athletes. To register your teams, contact Todd Cooper at Sheridan College by calling 674-6446c ex. 4002. Registration deadline is May 12th.
  
The Colorado Rockies ended a weekend series in Los Angeles yesterday, getting swept by the Dodgers. Their road trip continues tonight in San Francisco. You can hear the game live on AM 14-10 KWYO. Broadcast time is 7:30.

04/25/07 Sports for Friday

The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams have big conference matches this weekend with Cheyenne East and Central. Both teams lost the first time they played this season. The Lady Broncs dropped both home games against East and Central by scores of 1-0. They play at East tonight. Head coach Chris Cook . Tomorrow, they play at Central. Cook says they just need to play with a lot of confidence . Following the games this weekend, the Lady Broncs close out the regular season at home next Thursday against Gillette.

The Broncs will play at home tonight, looking to avenge a one-goal loss at Cheyenne East back on April 5th. Head coach Kevin Riser: .  Game times have the JV’s at 4pm, and the varsity at 6pm. Tomorrow, the Broncs host the best team in the league - Cheyenne Central . Tomorrow’s games will be played at 11am and 1pm out at Sheridan College. The Broncs close out the regular season at Gillette next Thursday. Then it’s onto the Regional Tournament May 9th and 10th in Gillette. The top four teams advance to the State Championships, which will be hosted by Laramie. In 2009, 10 and 11 the Wyoming State Soccer Championships will be hosted by Sheridan.
  
Taking a look at this week’s track and field calendar: weather permitting today, 16 Sheridan County athletes will compete in the Wyoming Track Classic. All competitors in that meet today in Casper have the best times in their events this spring. Tomorrow, the Sheridan teams are scheduled to be in Casper for the Casper Invitational. 25 teams are scheduled to compete.
  
The rest of our Sheridan County teams are scheduled to compete tomorrow in the Normative Services Invitational. Among the 15 teams set to go are Big Horn, Tongue River, Arvada/Clearmont, and the Sheridan JV’s.
  
The Sheridan Recreation District would like to announce that the 2008 Hersey Youth Track Meet will be held at 4 o’clock Tuesday, May 20th. This year’s meet will be held out at NSI because renovation of Homer Scott Stadium is scheduled to begin next month. The Hersey track program is open all boys and girls ages 9-14 as of December 31st. 2008 entry forms can be picked up at all local schools or at the Sheridan Rec Office in Thorne-Rider Park.

The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 yesterday, to break a four game losing streak. Tonight, they open a weekend series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. You can hear tonight’s game live at 8 o’clock on AM 14-10 KWYO.

04/24/08 Sports for Thursday

The Wyoming High School Activities Association hosts the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper Friday. Athletes in all classes compete in a best of the best meet. In order to be invited, they must be in the top eight times and distances in each event this spring. Sheridan High School will have seven Broncs and five Lady Broncs competing. They are Justin Will, Taylor Beard, Dylan Morin, Boomer Mcglaughlin, Danny Rojo, Seth Uvlestad and Ryan Sorenson. For the Lady Broncs: Lela Carpenter, Dana Morin, Lauren Buyan, Kayla Fauber and Stephanie Brown.  Also meeting the qualifying standards for the meet from Sheridan County include Clancy Phillips from Big Horn in the 200 meters, and Ryan Dunn from Tongue River in the 110-meter hurdles.
  
On Saturday, the entire Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams will be in Casper to compete in the Casper Invitational. Also Saturday, Normative Services will host their annual spring invitational. Tongue River, Big Horn, Arvada/Clearmont and the Sheridan JV’s will compete. As of today, 15 teams are scheduled to compete.

 The Sheridan High School soccer teams have three matches left in their regular seasons and both are still looking for their first conference wins. With three regular season games to play, Broncs coach Kevin Riser says they want to build some momentum heading into the Regional Tournament: . The Broncs have had trouble scoring goals. Riser says they been working hard the last couple of weeks, trying to be more aggressive with the ball: .
  
The Lady Broncs have been scoring goals this season but the defense has given up a lot of scoring opportunities as well. Coach Chris Cook says it’s not time to panic but just play well in these last three games: . The area that has plagued them this season has been those let downs at critical times that give up those goals. cook says they just need to get better at the fundamentals of the game .
  
The Lady Broncs will play in Cheyenne against East and Central tomorrow and Saturday, while the Broncs will play at home. The JV’s go at 4pm and 6pm tomorrow, and Saturday 11am and  pm. Saturday’s games will be played at Sheridan College. Next week, the regular season ends with matches against Gillette. Next Thursday, the Lady Broncs will be at home; and the Broncs on the road.
  
 Registration is now open for July’s Wyoming State Senior Olympic Games. The games will be held in Sheridan July 24th-26th. Registration forms can be found the Senior Center and the YMCA, and on-line at their web site www.wyseniorolympics.com .
  
The Sheridan College Booster Club will host their Spring Fundraising Golf Tournament Friday May 16th . The tournament is a four person team scramble and will be played at the Powder Horn. Tee time is at 1 pm. The fee is $85 per player, which includes the golf, awards and lunch. To register your teams, contact Todd Cooper at Sheridan College by calling 674-6446 ext. 4002. The registration deadline is May 12th.
  
Summer can’t be far off, as the Sheridan Rec. District has opened registration for their adult softball leagues. Team fees and rosters are due May 9th. The annual mangers meeting will be held next week on Wednesday night at 6 o’clock at the Sheridan Center. Each team must have a representative at this meeting.

The Colorado Rockies opened a series at home last night with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs beat the Rockies 7-6 in 10 innings. It’s the third straight loss for the Rockies when leading after seven innings, as the bullpen has been lit up this week. Our next live Rockies broadcast will be tomorrow night when the Rockies open a weekend series in Los Angeles with the Dodgers. The game can be heard live tomorrow night at 8 o’clock on AM 14-10 KWYO.

04/23/08 Sports for Wednesday

The 2008 Wyoming State Senior Olympic Games will be held in Sheridan in July. Right now, early registration for the games is being taken. The state games coordinator is Jim Eggenberger. Recently, he joined us on our Coaches Show program to promote the upcoming senior games in July. He says now’s the time to sign up: . And Eggenberger says they have special gifts for those who sign up early: . The games will be held in Sheridan July 24th through the 26th. They will feature 89 different events for competitors. As a tune-up for the games, the Sheridan Senior Center along with the Sheridan Rec District and the YMCA will hold Sheridan Senior health and wellness week beginning May 28th. They will have three days of non-competitive activities for Sheridan County seniors . Again, for more information on the State Senior Olympics and to register, you can stop by the Sheridan Senior Center or go on-line to their website www.wyseniorolympics.com .

On the local track and field scene this week, Normative Services will host their spring invitational Saturday. Big Horn, Tongue River, Arvada/Clearmont and the Sheridan JV’s will all compete.
  
The Wyoming High School Activities Association hosts the annual Wyoming Track Classic in Casper Friday. It’s an invitation only meet. All high school athletes with the best times and distances in their events this spring will compete. 10 Sheridan High School athletes will compete. For the Lady Broncs: Stephanie Brown, Lela Carpenter, Dana Morin, Kayla Fauber and Lauren Buyan. Representing the Broncs will be: Dylan Morin, Danny Rojo, Justin Will, Boomer Mcglaughlin and Taylor Beard. Following the track classic Friday, the rest of the Sheridan varsity will join those athletes for the Casper Invitational Saturday.

In Sheridan High School soccer action, the Sheridan Broncs host Cheyenne Central and East this week. Friday’s games will be played at 4pm and 6pm, with Saturday’s games at 11am and 1pm. The Lady Broncs will play in Cheyenne this week. The regular season ends Thursday, May 1st with games against Gillette. Then it’s back to the razor city for the East Regional Tournament May 9th and 10th.

The Sheridan Rec. District registration for summer softball leagues is open for all adult leagues, including men’s league and both co-rec leagues. League fees are due no later than May 9th.

The Colorado Rockies played the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field last night, and for the second night in a row the Phillies score late and beat the Rockies 8-6. Philly scored three runs in the ninth off Rockies closer Manny Corpas. Tonight, the Rockies continue the home stand with the Chicago Cubs. You can hear tonight’s game live on AM 14-10 KWYO starting at 6 o’clock.

04/22/08 Sports for Tuesday

In local track and field action, the Wyoming High School Activities Association is hosting the annual Wyoming Track and Field Classic Friday in Casper. The event is an invitational for athletes in all classes that have met certain qualifying standards this spring. Saturday, NSI is hosting their spring invitational Tongue River, Big Horn, Arvada/Clearmont and the Sheridan JV teams are scheduled to compete.

The Sheridan High School track teams have been really good this spring, with six team wins. Head coach Art Bauers says with three weeks left in the regular season, the intensity of the remaining meets and practices will start to grow:. Several members of both the Broncs and Lady Broncs will compete in the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper Friday. The rest of the team will join them for the Casper Invitational Saturday. The Bronc and Lady Bronc JV’s will be at the NSI invite. The Big Horn Rams and Lady Rams will compete at the NSI Invitational Saturday, and with just two weeks until the regionals. coach Bert Dow says the next couple of weeks are very important in their preparation: . The Tongue River track teams have put together a pretty good spring season, as well. Head coach Chuck Walters says their athletes are pretty much on schedule: . The Eagles and Lady Eagles will also compete in the NSI invitational.

The Sheridan High School soccer teams have their second go round with the Cheyenne schools this week. The Lady Broncs will play in Cheyenne, while the Broncs host East and Central Friday and Saturday. Friday’s games will be at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 1pm. Next week, the regular season ends with matches against Gillette. Then, it’s onto the East Regionals in Gillette May 9th and 10th, with the State Championships to follow May 15th, 16th, and 17th in Laramie.
  
The Wyoming State Slow Pitch Softball Umpires Clinic will be held in Laramie this Saturday. The clinician will be Bernie Profato, national clinician for the American Softball Association. For more information, please contact District One Umpire-in-Chief Mike Hanson in Sheridan at 674-4511 or 752-2135.

The Sheridan Rec. District has opened registration for adult summer softball leagues for men’s league and for both co-rec leagues. The annual managers meeting will be held April 30th at the Sheridan Center. League fees are due by May 9th, with league play beginning May 27th. The Rec District will also open registration for their summer girls’ softball leagues Monday, April 28th.

The Tongue River AAU volleyball teams played at a tournament in Gillette this past weekend. The Tongue River U-14 team placed 2nd in the Gold Division. Team members are Katie Ferguson, Whitney Bacon, Cathy Jefferson, Danielle Elliot, Katie Reed, Ashley Bolin and Mandy Esters. The U-12 Tongue River team placed 2nd in their division. The team members are Kendall Bilodeau, Ryver Dearcorn, Rylee Logan, Destiny Park, Sarah Bacon, Julie Weddle and Mattie Altoff. Their next tournament will be this weekend in Casper.

The Colorado Rockies ended their nine game road trip with a home series that started last night with a 9-5 loss against Philadelphia. The series with the Phillies continues tonight. You can hear tonight’s game live at 6pm on AM 14-10 KWYO.

04/21/08 sports for Monday

The Sheridan high school soccer teams opened their season round of conference play over the weekend the lady Broncs had a 0-0 tie with Riverton and lost against Laramie 3-1 Saturday afternoon head coach Chris cook this week the lady Broncs will play at the Cheyenne schools.

The Broncs lost at Riverton 1-0 and dropped a 2-0 score at Laramie head coach Kevin riser . This week the Broncs will play at home against Cheyenne east and central.

The big horn and tongue river track teams competed in two meets this past week, they were in Gillette Friday for an invitational hosted by Wright high school the tongue river girls won that event with big horn 5th,  NSI was 8th and arvada/clearmont 10th in the boys competition the NSI boys were 1st, big horn was 2nd , tongue river 3rd and arvada/clearmont 10th at the Dan Hansen Sheridan invitational several athletes from both big horn and tongue river did not compete the lady eagles had a good day finishing 5th the big horn girls finished 11th  for the lady eagles Paige miller finished 2nd in the 200 and 2nd in the 300 hurdles, Fallon Lewis was 7th in the 100 hurdles and 6th in the 300, Kelsie Dellos was 6th in the 400 meters, Hannah Engelhard was 5th in the 800, Lynzi Scafe was 3rd in the 300 hurdles, hunter Vineyard was 5th in the 300 hurdles and 4th in the high jump and Kristen Nielsen was 6th in the shot and 4th in the discus for the tongue river boys Ryan Dunn was 5th and 7th in the hurdle events tanner tippets was 7th in the high jump and Brock Hovey was 8th in the 3200 meters tongue river head coach chuck Walters says they had a great day Friday and a pretty good day Saturday .

The big horn teams performed well Friday at the Wright invitational the boys didn’t score any points Saturday and Kaylie Vendela picked up points Saturday with a 7th place finish in the high jump big horn head coach Bert Dow says both teams had a good day on Friday in Gillette .

Both Sheridan teams finished 2nd in the Dan Hansen invitational top finishers for the lady Broncs included Steph Pettit 3rd in the 100 meters, Claire Korea was 8th, Heidi Montano was 5th in the 200 the lady Broncs dominated the distance races Steph brown won the 800 with Emily Bobinchak 4th, Lela carpenter won the 1600 meters with Dana Morin 2nd and Bobinchak 4th carpenter also won the 3200 meters with Morin 2nd, Erin Kinsey was 3rd and Erica roman 8th Marissa Dahmke finished 5th and 6th in the 100 and 300 hurdles Lauren Buyan was 6th and 5th in those events and Kayla Fauber was 4th in the pole vault.

The Broncs had an outstanding day as well the Broncs dominated the sprints the Broncs had nine places in the 100 and 200 meters in the 100 meters Justin will, Taylor beard, Austin Woodward and Kyle Grammens went 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th and in the 200 meters beard was 2nd, dusty Daniels was 3rd, Justin will was 4th, Austin Woodward was 6th and Kyle Grammmes was 8th.

Daniels was 4th in the 400 meters, Wes Neuman was 4th in the 800 meters in the 1600 meters Dylan Morin was 2nd, Seth Unvested was 7th in the 3200 meters Morin was 3rd and Ryan Sorenson was 4th. Danny Rojo was 4th and 3rd in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles Brnadon Forrister placed in three events 6ht in the 110 hurdles 4th in the 300 hurdles and 7th in the pole vault.

 Boomer McLaughlin was 8th in the 300 meter hurdles and 1st in the high jump Justin will broke his own Sheridan high school record in the long jump Kody Williams was 6th in the long jump and 4th in the triple jump and Cody Mcalla was 7th in the discus. Head coach Art Bauers says the meet turned out great Saturday . Justin will placed in four events including part of the Broncs 4x100 meter relay that placed 2nd along with his new long jump mark and Bauers says the Broncs sprinter continue to dominate .this week the Wyoming track classic will be held in Casper Friday the meet is an invitational of all the athletes in Wyoming with the best times in their events this spring and Saturday NSI will host their own invitational both the big horn and tongue river teams plus arvada/clearmont and the Sheridan JV’s will compete. The Sheridan recreation district opens summer adult softball league team registration today, registration runs through may 9th, the annual team managers meeting will be held April 30th at 6 pm at the Sheridan center all teams must have a representative at that meeting, league play will begin may 27th.

The Sheridan college booster club will host their annual spring golf tournament fundraiser this a great tournament for players and a big fundraiser for Sheridan college athletics the tournament will be played at the powder horn Friday may 16th it’s a four-person team scramble shot gun start will be at 1 o’clock in the afternoon the fee is 85 dollars per player which includes lunch and awards following play to sign up your teams please contact Todd cooper at Sheridan college 674-6446 ex. 4002.

04/18/08 Sports for Friday

After 10 seasons as the head coach of the Sheridan Lady Bronc basketball team Mark Elliott has resigned. He talks about his decision: ccc. Elliott says the toughest thing in the whole situation was telling the players: . He says it’s been a great 10 years as the head coach of the Lady Bronc program: . Those 10 years included many great players, and several great seasons capped off with a State Title in 2007. Elliott now becomes an assistant coach to Sheridan College Lady Generals coach Frank McCarthy. Elliott will be joining a program that is coming off its best season in the McCarthy era. Sheridan High School activities director Don Julian says it’s always a difficult situation to lose good coaches: . And Julian says he will do his best to find a to new head coach to continue the Lady Bronc basketball tradition: .
  
The annual Dan Hansen Sheridan Invitational track meet gets underway at Homer Scott Stadium tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. 15 teams are registered to compete tomorrow, which includes over 500 athletes. Sheridan head coach Art Bauers expects this year’s “Dan Hansen” to be a great meet: . Joining the field of Wyoming teams will be three teams from Montana. The teams from Lodge Grass, Hardin, and Laurel will also compete. Again, events get underway tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. The meet is expected to run through late afternoon.

In other track and field notes: the Tongue River, Big Horn, NSI, and Arvada/Clearmont teams will be competing at a meet today in Gillette. The meet is the annual “Scott Hardy” Twilight Invitational, hosted by Wright High School. Eleven Class 1-A and 2-A teams from Northeast Wyoming will compete.
  
The Sheridan Lady Bronc soccer teams has no wins and one tie in conference play, so this weekend’s game with Riverton and Laramie are big for the Lady Broncs to get back into the conference race. Tonight, they host Riverton. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie in Riverton. The JV’s will play at 4pm; the varsity will go at 6 pm. Tomorrow, the Lady Broncs play Laramie. Since the track meet is being held at the high school, the soccer games will be played out at Sheridan College. JV’s at 11am, varsity at 1pm.

The Broncs are in the same situation as the Lady Broncs. As the second half of the conference season begins, they have no wins and one tie. The Broncs dropped both matches against Riverton and Laramie. Tonight, they play in Riverton, and tomorrow afternoon in Laramie.

Today is the registration deadline for youth Webb Wright baseball. The Rec District will take registration until 5 o’clock for all 7-12 year old players. Tomorrow, the Rec District is holding a free spring training day for all the players at the 6th street fields from 10:30am to 12:30pm. All participants will get a spring training t-shirt. All players 7-12 can participate. Players are asked to bring a cap and glove, and wear clothes appropriate for playing baseball Again, that is tomorrow morning beginning at 10:30am at the 6th Street fields.

The Sheridan College Booster Club is hosting their annual fundraising golf tournament at the Powder Horn Friday, May 16th. The tournament format is a 4 person team scramble and will start at 1 o’clock. Golfers, registration includes lunch.. To register your teams, contact Todd Cooper at Sheridan College 674-6446 x. 4002. Team registration closes May 12th.
  
The Colorado Rockies closed out their series in San Diego this morning. The Rockies and Padres played 22 innings. The Rockies broke through with a run in the top of the 22nd inning, to win the game 2-1. The game lasted 6 hours and 16 minutes, and finished up this morning at 2:21am. The game was scoreless through 13 innings. Both teams scored a run in the 14th, and the game continued .Willy Taveras walked in the 22nd inning, stole second and went to 3rd on a catcher’s throwing error. Then, shortstop Troy Tulowitski doubled in Taveras for the game winning run. In all, their were 147 batters lat night that faced a total of 16 pitchers. The Rockies used 9 pitchers in the game. Now, the Rockies open a three game weekend series in Houston. You can hear tonight’s game live at 5:30pm on AM 1410 KWYO. Tomorrow’s game will be broadcast at 4:30pm and Sunday morning at 11:30am.
  
Join us tomorrow for The Coaches Show. The show is brought to you by Perkins Family Restaurant. We will be talking golf on the show tomorrow - Powder Horn golf professional Mark Metzger will join us as our guest. The Coaches Show comes to you live tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock on AM 1410 KWYO.

04/17/08 Sports for Thursday

The annual Dan Hansen track meet gets underway Saturday morning at Homer Scott Stadium. Upwards of 500 athletes are expected to compete. After the meet this week, they only have three weeks left before regionals and state. Sheridan head coach Art Bauers says they are now setting their sites on being at their best when the post season rolls around:

The Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams open up the second round of conference play tomorrow with games against Riverton. The girls will play in Sheridan; the boys will be in Riverton. Saturday, the Broncs head to Laramie. The girls’ games will be played at Sheridan College. JV’s at 11am; the varsity will go at 1pm.The Lady Broncs need a win. They’ve lost six of their last seven. Head coach Chris Cook: . For the Broncs, they lost to both Riverton and Laramie at home in the first round of conference play. Head coach Kevin Roser says they need to get a little payback this week:
   
The Sheridan Troopers and Jets continue pre-season spring practice this week with hopes of getting on the field at Thorne-Rider Stadium soon. Both teams have four weeks before their first games. Troopers coach Kyle Warnke says they need to get a lot done in the next month: .
  
Tomorrow is the deadline to register players for this summer Webb Wright baseball leagues. Tomorrow night at 5 o’clock is the deadline to register all 7-12 year olds. The Rec District has set up some spring training days for all players on Saturday. All players 7-12 are welcome to come out to the 6th street fields for some great baseball fundamental work. Each player will receive a spring training t-shirt. Players are asked to bring caps, gloves and wear clothing appropriate for playing baseball. The session will run Saturday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. There will be another session for 11-12 year olds on April 26th, two sessions in May for 9-10 year olds (May 3rd), and for 7-8 year olds May 4th.

The Colorado Rockies continue their series in San Diego tonight after last night’s 10-2 win. The Rockies blew the game open, scoring seven runs on six hits in the top of the ninth inning .Same two again tonight We will have it live for you on AM 14-10 KWYO. Broadcast time is 7:30pm.

04/16/08 Sports for Wednesday

The Annual Dan Hansen Sheridan Invitational track meet will get underway Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Sheridan head track coach Art Bauers says after five weeks on the road, it’ll be nice not only for the Sheridan teams to be at home, but for all the Sheridan County teams: . We are at about the mid-way point of the spring season Several of the athletes have been going since January 1st, when the indoor season began. Fatigue can be a factor, but all the athletes have handled it well: . As a team, the Broncs have had one of their better spring seasons, including four team wins at invitationals, and have a lot of momentum going as they head into the last month of the season: .

The Lady Broncs have had good results as a team this spring as well, including a couple of team victories, with a good mix of underclassmen and veteran competitors: . Again, the Dan Hansen Memorial invitational begins at 10 o’clock Saturday morning.

Other local action includes Lady Bronc soccer at home this week, with the Broncs on the road. The Lady Broncs host Riverton Friday night, and Laramie Saturday afternoon. The match with Laramie Saturday will be played at Sheridan College JV’s at 11am, and the varsity at 1 o’clock. The Broncs will play at Riverton Friday and Laramie Saturday.
  
Webb Wright baseball registration continues through Friday at 5pm, at the Sheridan Recreation District. Webb Wright Baseball is open for all players ages 7-12.

In other Rec District registration notes, adult softball league team registration opens Monday and will run through May 9th. The annual team managers meeting will be held April 30th , with league play beginning May 27th.

Rec District registration for little girls softball will open April 28th. Sign-ups will be taken for girls ages 7-12. Please register early. Registration for girls softball for ages 13-15 will also open April 28th, with league play beginning the first week in June. 2008 Little Sluggers baseball for 5 and 6 year old boys and girls will also open signups April 28th.

Also coming up next month will be the annual Youth Hersey track meet. The meet will be held Tuesday, May 20th and is open to all Sheridan County boys and girls ages 9-14. Entry forms are available at local schools and at the Rec office.
  
The Colorado Rockies are in the middle of the nine game road swing. They opened a three-game series in San Diego last night. The Padres shut the Rockies out 6-0. Game two can be heard live tonight at 7:30 on AM 14-10 KWYO. 

04/15/08 Sports for Tuesday
  
The Sheridan Broncs hosted the Buffalo Bison at Homer Scott Stadium last night. The Bison scored once in the first half, and once more in the second, to shut out the Broncs 2-0. Head coach Kevin Riser: . Now the Broncs open up the second half of the conference season; they are 0-4-1 in the conference standings. They play road games at Laramie and Riverton this weekend. Riser says all the games now are huge: .
  
The Lady Bronc soccer teams will open the second half of the conference season at Home this week as well, playing at home Friday night. They host Riverton, and Saturday afternoon they host Laramie. The Laramie game will be played out at Sheridan College because of the Dan Hansen track meet at Homer Scott Stadium.

The Annual Dan Hansen Memorial Sheridan Invitational track meet will get underway Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at Homer Scott Stadium. All of our Sheridan County teams are scheduled to compete.
  
The Sheridan Troopers and Jets baseball teams have opened up pre-season practice. One bright spot heading into pre-season practice will be the return of the pitching staff from a year ago. Head coach Kyle Warnke . And Warnke says they also return most of last year’s starting line-up . They are currently practicing at the VA until field conditions improve at Thorne-Rider Stadium, which they hope might be ready by the weekend.
  
Webb Wright Youth Baseball registration continues this week. Parents can register all 7-12 year olds this week through Friday, between 8am and 5pm at the Rec District Office in Thorne-Rider Park.

 The Colorado Rockies were off yesterday. Tonight, they resume their nine-game road swing by opening up a three game series in San Diego. You can hear tonight’s game live on AM 14-10 KWYO. Broadcast time is 7:30pm.

04/14/08 Sports for Monday

The Sheridan Lady Bronc soccer team dropped games over the weekend in Gillette Friday, and lost 2-1 against Worland at home Saturday. The Lady Broncs have lost six out of their last seven games since a victory over Casper Kelly Walsh back on March 20th. Head coach Chris Cook talks about what they need to do to turn the season around: . Saturday in the loss to Worland for the second straight game, the Lady Broncs took the lead only to give it up in the second half: . The Lady Broncs open up the second round of conference play at home this week. They host Riverton Friday and Laramie Saturday. Saturday’s games will be played on the field at Sheridan College.

The Sheridan Bronc soccer team hasn’t won since their season opener. They have two ties and three one goal losses. Friday night, they played Gillette to a 1-all tie and lost 1-0 at Worland Saturday. Head coach Kevin Riser: .  Tonight, the Broncs host the Buffalo Bison in matches that were re-scheduled for tonight after being washed out last Tuesday. Riser says they need a good showing to jump start the second half of their conference season: . The JV’s will play at 4, with the varsity going at 6 o’clock.

The BH / TR golf teams hosted an invitational Friday at Kendrick Golf Course. Most of the teams did not have enough players to qualify for the team title. The Sheridan Lady Broncs won the girls division, Gillette took the boys title with Tongue River 2nd. The Lady Broncs had six finishes in the top 10. Mackensie Richins was 4th, Chelsie Songer was 5th, Ashley Stevenson was 7th, Katie Michke was 8th, Taylor Steir was 9th, and Hillary Smith was 10th. Tongue River’s Aspen Rawlings finished 3rd.

In the boys individual standings, Micheal Robinson from Tongue River and Matt Metzger from Big Horn tied for 3rd, Lucas Carr and John Hannahs from Tongue River tied for 5th, and Brandon Metzber from Big Horn was 9th. The Bronc JV’s finished third.

In track and field action, the Sheridan, Tongue River, and Big Horn teams all competed at the Powell Invitational. For the girls, the Lady Broncs finished 2nd, Tongue River was 4th and Big Horn was 7th. In the boys team race, the Broncs finished 2nd, with Tongue River 6th and Big Horn 11th.

Here are the individual finishers from the meet for Tongue River: Paige Miller was 7th in the 200 meters. She also placed in the top eight in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles. Lori Tarver was 7th in the 400 meters, Kelsey Dellos was 8th in the 800 meters, Lynzi Scafe was 6th in the 100 meter hurdles. Fallon Lewis was 7th in the 100, 3rd in the 300 meter hurdles, and 3rd in the triple jump. Abd Kristen Nielson was 5th in the shot put and 4th in the discus, and Hunter Vinyard was 5th in the high jump.

For the Big Horn Lady Rams, Sarah Chapman 6th in the 400 meters and 5th in the 800 meters. Kaylie Vendela was 2nd in the high jump and 8th in the long jump. Megan Moore and Molly Jackson went 6th and 7th in the shot put. And Elizabeth Mendoza was 8th in the shot and 3rd in the discus.

For the Sheridan Lady Broncs, Claire Korpela was 5th in the 100 meters, 2nd in the 200 and 8th in the triple jump. Heidi Montano was 6th in the 100 meters, Erin Kinsey was 7th in the 800 meters, and Lela Carpenter was 1st in the 1600 meters. Dana Morin was 2nd, Erin Kinsey was 5th and Erica Roman was 7th. Carpenter won the 3200 meters as well, with Morin 2nd and Roman 4th. Laurne Buyan was 2nd in both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles, and Kayla Fauber was 4th in the pole vault.

In the boy’s individual standings for Tongue River, Ryan Dunn was 8th in the 100 meters, 2nd in the 110 meter hurdles, and 7th in the 300 meter hurdles. Brock Hovey and Cole Jolovich were 6th and 8th in the 3200 meters.

For the Big Horn Rams, Clancy Phillips was 3rd in the 100 meters, Ian Scofield was 3rd in the triple jump, and Tim Mendoza was 8th in the discus.

For the Sheridan Broncs, they dominated the sprints with Justin Will winning the 100 meters, Austin Woodward was 4th, Scott Alltop was 5th, and Kyle Grammens was 6th. In the 200 meters, Will was 2nd, Alltop was 5th, Grammens was 6th, and Jake Caulkins was 7th. Dusty Daniels was 4th in the 400 meters, Wes Neuman was 5th in the 800, Seth Ulvestad and Dyan Morin went 2nd and 3rd in the 1600 meters. Morin also finished 3rd in the 3200 meters,.Danny Rojo was 3rd and 2nd in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles, with Brandon Forrister finishing 5th in both hurdle races. In the field event, Justin Will won the long jump, with Kody Williams 5th. Williams also finished 8th in the triple jump, Boomer McLaughlin was 3rd in the high jump, and Cody Mcalla was 3rd in the discus.

This Saturday, Sheridan High School will host the annual Dan Hansen Invitational. All of our Sheridan County teams are scheduled to compete. The meet will get underway Saturday at 10am.

The Sheridan Troopers and Jets baseball players went through their first spring practice yesterday. The first work-out took place up at the VA; Thorne-Rider Stadium isn’t ready for the teams to practice. Head coach Kyle Warnke says they had a great day yesterday: . They’ve done some work to the field at Thorne-Rider, and with all the wet, cold weather the last several weeks, they need to wait until the field is playable: . The Jets open their season May 10th. The Troopers play at Gillette May 17th, and the home opener will be May 30th against Miles City, Montana.

Sheridan College Head Lady Generals Volley Ball Coach Todd Cooper stands in front of the Golden Dome Friday. Cooper has been the Lady General’s head coach for the last 11 years and will resign from his position effective June 30.

If you didn’t hear the news Saturday, Sheridan College announced that after 11 seasons as the head volleyball coach for the Lady Generals, Todd Cooper is stepping down. His resignation becomes official June 30th. Cooper was the college’s most successful volleyball coach, recording 295 victories with three region nine titles, and three trips to the National Tournament - including one trip to the final four in 1999. Cooper was also named the Coach of the Year on six occasions, twice as Conference Coach of the Year,. and 4 times as Regional Coach of the Year. He also coached five junior college all-Americans.

04/11/08 Sports for Friday

The Sheridan High School track teams have had a great month. Both teams are coming off victories at the Buffalo Invitational last week The Broncs have won three straight, and tomorrow they go after four in a row at an invitational in Powell. Sheridan High School head track coach Art Bauers says it’s been a great last four weeks: . The Broncs have been dominating. Bauers says winning has built up great confidence: . Bauers expects they’ll get a great challenge tomorrow: . Next week, the Sheridan track athletes get to stay at home during the Dan Hansen Memorial Sheridan Invitational meet.
  
The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams have conference matches tonight. The Lady Broncs will play at Gillette; the Broncs will host the Camels. The JV’s will play at 4 o’clock; the varsity will go at 6, Tomorrow, they step out of conference play. The Broncs play at Worland; the Lady Broncs will host Worland. JV’s play at 11am, varsity at 1 o’clock.
  
The Sheridan Troopers will open outdoor practice Sunday afternoon. Thorne-Rider Stadium will not be ready to practice on Sunday with all the wet and cold weather we’ve had, so all players - both Jets and Troopers, and any player not signed up yet that wants to play - are asked to meet at Thorne-Rider Stadium Sunday at 12:30. They will then head up to the VA for their first practice.
  
The Colorado Rockies game with Atlanta yesterday was snowed out in Denver. The Rockies now take their 4-5 record on the road for western division games at Arizona this weekend. You can hear all three games live on AM 14-10 KWYO beginning tonight at 7 o’clock. Tomorrow’s game will be broadcast at 12:15 and Sunday at 1:15.
  
Today is the final day to pre- register players for Babe Ruth baseball. All 13-15 year olds are eligible to play. Stop by the Sheridan Recreation District office in Thorne-Rider Park before 5 o’clock.

Registration is open through next Friday for Webb Wright baseball. That’s for players ages 7-12 years of age. Registration is being taken at the Sheridan Rec office.

04/10/08 Sports for Thursday

The Sheridan High School soccer teams get back into conference play tomorrow with a game at Gillette. The Lady Broncs need a victory after three straight losses. Head Coach Chris Cook expects a good match tomorrow: .

The Broncs will host the Gillette Camels tomorrow, and are looking for their first conference win of the season. Head Coach Kevin Riser: . The JV’s open the day tomorrow at 4 o’clock with the varsity going at 6 pm.

The Sheridan High School track teams will compete at an invitational meet hosted by Powell High School Saturday. Then next Saturday, Sheridan High School will host the annual Dan Hansen Invitational meet. If you would like to volunteer to help out at the meet, contact Sheridan High School activities director Don Julian by calling 672-2495.

In local high school golf action this week, the Big Horn and Tongue River golf teams will host an invitational at Kendrick Golf Course. Tomorrow, the Sheridan Lady Broncs will play in that tournament. The Broncs will play at an invitational in Cheyenne.

The Sheridan Troopers and Jets open practice Sunday. The season opens May 10th for the Jets and the 17th for the Troopers.

In youth baseball, Sheridan Babe Ruth Baseball registration closes out tomorrow. All players ages 13-15 need to get signed up by 5 o’clock tomorrow night at the Sheridan Recreation District office in Thorne-Rider Park.

Webb Wright youth baseball registration continues into next week. All players ages 7-12 can be registered thought next Friday at the Rec District office. Girl's softball and adult softball team sign ups will get started later this month.

This fall, the Wyoming Cowboys football team will play seven of twelve football games at home. Speaking at Tuesday night’s Cowboy Joe event in Sheridan, Cowboy Joe Glenn comments on the Pokes’ schedule for 2008:: . The Pokes open at home August 30th against Ohio University. The rest of the home schedule will have Air Force, North Dakota State, Bowling Green, Utah, San Diego State, and Colorado State. The highlight of road schedule will be a trip to Tennessee November 8th.

The Colorado Rockies beat up the Atlanta Braves last night to pick up their third straight win. The Rockies opened up a big lead and won 12-6. They’ll play again in Denver this afternoon at 1 o’clock. The game can be heard live at 104.9FM HD#3, ESPN radio. Following the game, the Rockies head to Arizona for a weekend series with the Diamondbacks.

04/09/08 Sports for Wednesday

The Sheridan Lady Bronc soccer team played in Buffalo last night. The game went into overtime with Buffalo coming out on top. The Lady Broncs led 1-0 and 2-1, but Buffalo was able to tie the game and send it into overtime. The Lady Bison then scored twice in the extra periods and won 4-2. Even though it was a tough loss. They play a conference game at Gillette Friday.

The Sheridan Broncs’ match with Buffalo was postponed because of poor field conditions at Homer Scott Stadium. The game has been re-scheduled for Monday. The Broncs will play a conference game at home Friday against Gillette.

The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club hosted their membership drive kickoff event in Sheridan last night. Cowgirls basketball coach Joe Legerski was in town for the event. The Cowgirls are coming off the program’s best season ever with 24 victories, most conference wins in a season, and the program’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. They lost some good seniors to graduation. Le
  
Also attending the function last night was football coach Joe Glenn. The Pokes are eight practices into their spring drills. One bright spot this spring, and for the coming season, will be the offensive line. All four starters will be back with the team this fall. Just after the Cowboys season ended last November, Glenn hired a new offensive coordinator, Bob Cole. Glenn says he’s been a great fit. Tomorrow, we will have more from last night’s event.

In other local action this week, the Sheridan High School track teams run in Powell at an invitational Saturday. Next week, they host the Dan Hansen Invitational at Homer Scott Stadium.
  
The Sheridan Bronc golfers play in Cheyenne this weekend, and the Big Horn and Tongue River golfers host an invitational at Kendrick Golf Course Friday. The Sheridan Lady Broncs will compete in that event.

The Colorado Rockies have won two straight after last night’s 4-3 win over Atlanta. The Rockies close out that series with the Braves tonight. You can hear the game live at 6 o’clock on AM 14-10 KWYO.

If you would like to hear all Rockies baseball games this season, we are broadcasting every game live on our ESPN HD channel. All you need is an HD radio, and you can get all the games live at 104.9FM HD channel #3.

04/08/08 Sports for Tuesday
  
The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams play Buffalo tonight. The Lady Broncs will play in Buffalo, while the Broncs host the Bison. The JV games will be played at 4pm and the varsity at 6 o’clock. Both teams are looking to heal up a bit after losing twice to the Cheyenne schools this past weekend. Broncs coach Kevin Riser says it’s nice to be able to get back on the field today after dropping the games to Cheyenne: . And they need to get off to a good start: .Thursday, both teams get back into the conference play. The girls will play in the Gillette, while the Broncs host Gillette.The Lady Broncs will play at home Saturday against Worland.
  
The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club hosts their membership drive kickoff this evening at the Sheridan Holiday Inn. The festivities get underway at 5:30pm. Wyoming football coach Joe Glenn, basketball coaches Heath Schroyer and Joe Legerski, along with athletic director Tom Burman will attend. Food and refreshments will be served. All Wyoming fans are urged to attend.
  
The under-12 AAU volleyball team from Tongue River placed first in their division this past Saturday at a tournament in Casper. The team is coached by Amanda Porter. Team members include Kendall Biladoe, Destiny Park, River Dearcorn, Riley Logan, Sara Bacon, Julie Weddle and Mattie Althoff. Their next tournament will be played in Gillette, April 19th.

In track and field action this week, the Sheridan High School teams will be in Powell for an invitational Saturday. The Broncs will be going after their 4th consecutive team win. The Lady Broncs will be going for two in a row. In two weeks, Sheridan High School will host the annual Dan Hansen Sheridan Invitational. The meet will take place Saturday, April 19th.
  
High school spring golf is underway this week. The Sheridan Broncs will play in Cheyenne and the Big Horn, and Tongue River teams will host an invitational at Kendrick Golf Course, Friday. The Sheridan Lady Broncs will play in that tournament.

The Sheridan Troopers and Jets open pre-season practice Sunday afternoon at Thorne-Rider Stadium. The Jets’ season opens May 10th. The Troopers open May 17th. The Troopers’ home opener is set for May 30th, with a double header with Miles City, Montana.
  
Sheridan Babe Ruth baseball is holding registration this week for players ages 13-15. Parents can register players at the Sheridan Rec. District office in Thorne-Rider Park through Friday.

Webb Wright baseball registration is also underway this week. Registration is also being taken at the Rec. District office. All players ages 7 through 12 need to be registered by April 18th. League play begins the third week in May.

Later this month, they will also open registration for girls’ softball and adult softball leagues. Team registration for adult softball opens April 21st, and girls’ softball registration opens April 28th.

04/07/08 Sports for Monday

The Sheridan Bronc track team has won three straight invitational meets after winning the Jerry Campbell Invitational in Buffalo Saturday. The Lady Broncs also took the team title, as well, The Tongue River girls were second, and Big Horn finished 6th. NSI finished 13th, and Arvada/ Clearmont 15th. In the boys team race, Tongue River was 4th, the Bronc JV’s were 5th, Big Horn finished 8th, NSI was 9th.

Individually for the girls, Lady Bronc Claire Korpela was 5th in the 100 and 200 meters, Stephanie Brown won the 800 meters. In the 1600 meters, the Lady Broncs went one through five with Lela Carpenter winning the race, followed by Dana Morin, Erin Kinsey, Rachel Ostrowski, and Emily Bobinchak. Marissa Damke was 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles, Lauren Buyan was 6th, and Ashley Daniels was 7th. Lauren Buyan was 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles, with Alicia Stier 3rd and Kayla Fauber 5th. Fauber also won the pole vault and was 5th in the triple jump. The Tongue River Lady Eagles had some good performances, as well. Fallon Lewis won the 300 meter hurdles; Lori Tarver was 2nd in the 400. Kristen Nielson was 2nd in the shot and discus.
  
The Broncs dominated the field. Taylor Beard won the 100 meters, with Justin Will 3rd .Scott Alltop was 5th, and Kyle Grammens 6th. Beard was 2nd in the 200 meters, Dusty Daniels and Justin Will went 3rd and 5th. Daniels was 2nd in the 400 meters, Taylor Gieselman and Garrett Gieselman went 4th and 6th. Wes Neuman was 2nd in the 800 meters, Dylan Morin was 2nd in the 1600 meters, and Ryan Sorenson won the 3200 meters. Danny Rojo won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles, Christian Kilpatrick was 5th in the 110 hurdles, Brandon Forsiter was 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles, and Kyle Roberts 4th & Kilpatirck 5th. Boomer McLaughlin won the high jump. Cody Mcalla was 5th in the discus; Mithc Hoy was 4th. In the shot put, Justin Will and Jake Caulkins went one/two in the long jump. In the pole vault, Brandon Forister was 2nd and Tristan Chartier was 4th. The Broncs also won all three relays. Head coach Art Bauers says they had another good meet: . And more athletes met State Meet qualifying standards: . And some of the most encouraging results came from the JV athletes. Bauers says meets like Buffalo are great confidence boosters for their underclassmen: . This week, both teams will compete at an invitational Saturday in Powell.

The Sheridan High School soccer teams went 0 for 4 on the weekend The Lady Broncs lost two matches against the Cheyenne Schools by scores of 1-0 This week the Lady Broncs play at Buffalo tomorrow night and at Gillette Thursday night Then they come back home for a match with Worland Saturday.

The Broncs lost 4-0 at Cheyenne Central Friday, and dropped a 1-0 match at East Saturday. Head coach Kevin Riser: . Riser says the Broncs need to work on becoming more aggressive with the ball: . The Broncs host Buffalo tomorrow night. Matches will be at 4pm and 6pm. They host Gillette Thursday at 4pm and 6pm, then head to Worland for a road match Saturday.

In other action this week, the Sheridan Troopers will open pre-season practice Sunday afternoon at Thorne-Rider Stadium. The season opens in May.

The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club will host their spring membership drive kickoff event in Sheridan tomorrow night. The event will be held at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, and will get underway at 5:30pm. Football coach Joe Glenn will be joined by basketball coaches Joe Legerski and Heath Schroyer, and athletic director Tim Burman. All Wyoming fans are encouraged to attend.

A former Sheridan College basketball player and Lady Generals coach has been named as the next women’s basketball coach at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Ryan Williams played high school basketball in Gillette, and was named the first ever “Wyoming Mr. Basketball”. He played two seasons for Bruce Hoffman at Sheridan College, then went onto USD. Following his playing days, Williams returned to Sheridan College as the volleyball coach and men’s assistant coach. He took over the Lady Generals program for three seasons, and was twice named the Region Nine Coach of the Year before moving onto Wayne State, Nebraska to become their women’s coach. He coached Wayne State for 10 years before accepting the job at USD. Williams replaces Chad Lavin, who announced his retirement before this past season. Lavin is the former head coach of the Wyoming Cowgirls.

The Colorado Rockies are 1-6 on the season after dropping three straight to Arizona over the weekend. The Rockies open a three-game series tonight with the Atlanta Braves.

Tonight, the men’s NCAA Championship basketball game will be played. Memphis takes on Kansas. Tip-off is set for 7 o’clock tomorrow. In the women’s title game, it will be Tennessee against Stanford. That game will get underway at 6:30.

04/04/08 Sports for Friday

The Sheridan High School soccer teams play the Cheyenne Central teams this evening. The Lady Broncs host Central this evening. Coach Chris Cook: . The JV’s will play at 4pm and the varsity at 6pm,.Tomorrow, the matches with Cheyenne East will be played at 11am and 1pm.

The Broncs play in Cheyenne tonight against Central. Head coach Kevin Riser: . Riser says the Broncs learned a lot from taking two tough losses last week: . And he talks about what it’s going to take for the Broncs to get it turned around this weekend: .
  
Every Sheridan County track athlete will compete in Buffalo tomorrow. The teams from Sheridan, Big Horn, Tongue River, Arvada/Clearmont and NSI will all be at the Jerry Campbell Invitational. Events begin tomorrow at 9am. In all, 170 athletes from Sheridan County will compete.

Sheridan High School activities director Don Julian will join on The Coaches Show tomorrow morning. He’ll be giving us an update of the upcoming renovation project at Homer Scott Stadium. The show can be heard live tomorrow morning from Perkins at 8 o’clock on AM 14-10 KWYO.
  
The Colorado Rockies were shut out in St. Louis 3-0 yesterday. They play their home opener this afternoon, opening up a three game series with Arizona. We will have the game live for you on AM 14-10 KWYO Broadcast time is set for 1:30pm.

The men’s final four tips off tomorrow at 4 o’clock, with North Carolina playing Kansas. The second game will have Memphis against UCLA. The finals will be Monday night.

The women’s final four tips off Sunday, with Tennessee playing LSU, and UCONN against Stanford. The women’s final will be Tuesday night.

04/03/08 Sports for Thursday

Next Wednesday is the first day high school players can sign letters of intent to play college basketball.. The Sheridan College Lady Generals just finished up coach Frank McCarthy’s most successful seasons; now it’s time to look ahead to this fall. First, they lose two year starting point guard lindy Neville, and they would like more size inside: . McCarthy says they need to get players this spring that can build on the momentum of this past season: .
  
Sheridan College men’s basketball coach Joel Davidson‘s office is usually buzzing this time of year as they start heating up the recruiting process for next season. The Generals will return a half a dozen players from this year’s team, and like the Lady Generals, they lose a two year starter at the point: . Davidson talks about how he goes about evaluating talent: . Again, next Wednesday is the first day high school players can sign with college teams.

In local high school action this week, all of our Sheridan County track teams will compete in the annual Jerry Campbell Invitational in Buffalo. Athletes from Sheridan High School, Big Horn, Tongue River, Arvada Clearmont and NSI are all scheduled to run, jump and throw. The meet gets underway Saturday morning at 9 o’clock.  In other track and field notes, Sheridan High School will host the annual Dan Hansen Invitational April 19th.

The Sheridan High School soccer teams resume conference play tomorrow night. The Broncs will play at Cheyenne Central, while the Lady Broncs host Central. The JV’s will play at 4pm, with the varsity going at 6 o’clock.

 Last night, the Colorado Rockies lost in St. Louis 8-3. Today, they close out that series and head back to Denver for tomorrow’s home opener. They’ll unveil their 2007 National League pennant before they take the field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. You can hear the home opener at Coors Field live on AM 14-10 KWYO. Broadcast time tomorrow will be at 1:30pm.
  
The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club will be in Sheridan next Tuesday for their annual membership drive kickoff for Sheridan County. All fans are invited to come out. Scheduled to appear are athletic director Tom Burman, football coach Joe Glenn, and basketball coaches Joe Legerski and Heath Schroyer. The event will be held Tuesday evening at the Sheridan Holiday Inn beginning at 5:30pm.

04/02/08 Sports for Wednesday

The Sheridan High School soccer teams have more conference action this week. The Lady Broncs lost and got a tie last week, opening conference play with road games at Laramie and Riverton. This week, they host Cheyenne Central and East. Head coach Chris Cook says they welcome getting back home after a long road trip: . Matches Friday will be at 4pm and 6pm Saturday. Matches will be at 11am and 1pm.
  
The Broncs dropped both conference matches at home last week. Now, they head to play the very tough Cheyenne teams. Head coach Kevin Riser says the Broncs need to have a good week of practice to bounce back from those losses last week: .

The Sheridan Bronc track teams will be looking to make it three straight invitational meet wins this week, after doubling up in Cody and Worland. The Broncs and Lady Broncs will compete at the Buffalo Invitational Saturday. Sheridan County will be well represented at the meet as Big Horn, Tongue River and NSI will also compete
  
On The Coaches Show this week, we will have Sheridan High School activities director Don Julian on the show. He will be discussing the upcoming renovation project at Homer Scott Stadium. The Coaches Show can be heard live Saturday morning at 8 o’clock from Perkins Restaurant on AM 14-10 KWYO.

The Colorado Rockies baseball got two runs in the eighth inning last night to beat St. Louis 2-1 to win their rain-postponed season opener in St. Louis. Both teams play again this evening. You can hear tonight’s game live beginning at 5:30pm on AM 14-10 KWYO. The Rockies then head back to Denver to ready themselves for the home opener Friday afternoon against Arizona. We will have that game live on AM 1410 KWYO. Broadcast time Friday will be at 1:30pm.
  
The Annual Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament will be played May 2nd at the Powder Horn. The tournament has filled up, so registration has been closed. Proceeds from the tournament go to benefit Rotary charities, including the Cody Warnke Scholarship, Raising Opportunities for Clean Kids, Rotary polio eradication, Sheridan Inn restoration and Engineers without Borders.
  
The Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club will host their season-beginning fund drive kickoff event in Sheridan next Tuesday at the Holiday Inn. Wyoming ad Tom Burman, football coach Joe Glenn and basketball coaches Joe Legerski and Heath Schroyer will be in attendance. The program will start next Tuesday at 5:30pm.

04/01/08 Sports for Tuesday

The Sheridan Bronc track team has won back-to-back meets with this last win Saturday in Worland. The highlight of the team victory was Junior Justin Will’s record long jump. Head coach Art Bauers says they were thrilled with the record jump: . Senior sprinter Taylor Beard continues his impressive season, as well. Beard was tough during the indoor season in the sprints, and he just keeps getting faster. He’s won the last two 100 meter events he’s entered. This past Saturday, he met the State Meet qualifying standard in his preliminary race, then went out and went faster in the finals:: . Another bright spot for the Broncs has been the performance of their 4x100 meter relay team, which includes Beard and Will, along with seniors Kyle Grammens and Dusty Daniels. The team was second in the 4-A State Championships last spring. They’ve already qualified for the State Meet this year, and Bauers says they just keep getting better: . And finally, as for their wins in the last two weeks Bauers says they just seem to have good chemistry going right now: . This week, the Broncs will go for three in a row as they and the Lady Broncs compete at the Buffalo Invitational.

In other local action this week, the Sheridan High School soccer teams will play more conference games. The Lady Broncs are 1-2-1 on the season, and will host the Cheyenne schools Friday night. They play Cheyenne Central. Matches will be at 4pm and 6pm Saturday. They host Cheyenne East at 11am and 1pm.

The Sheridan Broncs have dropped two straight and sit at 1-1-2 on the season. They play in Cheyenne Friday and Saturday.

The Sheridan Troopers and Jets are less than two weeks away from opening their season. Opening day practice has been moved up to April 13th .The season for the Jets opens May 10th. The Troopers open May 17th in Gillette. The Troopers open at home May 30th against Miles City, Montana.

Following the spring track and soccer seasons in late May, construction will begin on the new artificial surface at Homer Scott Stadium. The field will be ready for pre-season football practice in August, along with the new field. Other renovations will take place as well, including work on both the home and visitors bleachers, and a new announcers’ booth. Sheridan High School activities director Don Julian will join us Saturday morning on The Coaches Show to discuss the progress of the project. The Coaches Show can be heard live at 8 o’clock Saturday morning on AM 14-10 KWYO.
  
The Colorado Rockies’ season opener with the St. Louis Cardinals was called because of rain in the third inning yesterday in St. Louis. It was good for the Rockies, because starter Jeff Francis was horrible in his first start. The Rockies scored a run in the first inning, but Francis couldn’t find the strike zone. He walked three and gave up four runs, then gave up a home run to Albert Puljos before the rain washed out the game. So, they get a do-over tonight. We will have tomorrow night’s game live on AM 1410 KWYO beginning at 5:30pm. The Rockies will then head back to Denver to play their home opener Friday afternoon against Arizona.