Sports
Weekend Sports Recap: September 30 – October 2, 2022
Sheridan HS Football: The big high school football matchup was in Sheridan Friday night and it lived up to the hype.
After trailing 14-nothing, Sheridan would eventually get it together.
Senior Colson Coon scored ran for 228 yards and scored 5 touchdowns, plus Dane Steel had a 93 yard kickoff return for a score, as the Broncs would defeat Cheyenne East 42-to-39, to remain undefeated, and give the Thunderbirds their first loss of the season.
After the game Sheridan Head Coach Jeff Mowry said he was pleased with how the Bronc offense was able finish the job and run out the clock unlike the previous 2 games.
“We you get in that situation offensively, we’ve got to go get it done and their really bode their necks and did a great job. Understood the scheme. We took advantage of their aggressiveness a couple of times and got some jump offsides calls that were huge, and so really pleased with the way the guys came out and executed and like we always do.”
Mowry adds the key to beating East was to give the Thunderbirds a long field to work with and make them play 4 quarters, which are 2 things they weren’t used to and it eventually wore them down.
“We said if we make them drive the field, they’re going to get tired. They’re used to having big play scores. We’ve got to make them drive the field. I think we did a pretty good job of that.”
The Broncs next game is this coming Friday at Kelly Walsh.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6pm.
Tongue River HS Football: Tongue River would give up a kickoff return for a score against Torrington, and found themselves down 13-to-7 in the second quarter, but then they would take over for good, scoring the last 41 points unanswered, to win 48-to-13 and remain undefeated.
Connor Cummins threw for 4 Eagle touchdowns.
TR’s next game is this Friday at Burns.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6pm.
Big Horn HS Football: Big Horn got a more physical game than they were anticipating, but they endured to defeat Wheatland 49-14 to move to 4-and-1 on the season.
The Rams next game is this Friday at Newcastle.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6pm.
Sheridan County HS Volleyball: Last week was not a good week in general for the 4 Sheridan County teams as they went a combined 2-and-8 on the week.
On Thursday, Sheridan lost against Green River 3-zip…that game was played in Casper.
Then on Friday and Saturday they dropped 2 more 3-zip games at Cheyenne Central and at Cheyenne East.
The Lady Broncs next play this Friday at Natrona.
Big Horn split their weekend games, but they won the 1 conference game, which is the one that mattered.
On Friday, the Lady Rams lost home vs. 3A Moorcroft 3-0, but rebounded on Saturday to beat Sundance 3-0.
BH’s next game is this Saturday at home vs. Tongue River.
Speaking of the Lady Eagles, last week was not kind to them.
On Monday they lost home to 3A Lovell 3-to-2, then on Friday they lost home to Wright 3-zip, and on Saturday lost at 3A Moorcroft 3-to-1.
TR’s next game is Friday at Greybull.
Arvada-Clearmont split their games last week.
On Tuesday they won at home vs. the Sheridan Sophomore team 3-to-1, and then on Friday they lost at home vs. Upton 3-zip.
The Lady Panthers are scheduled to play Friday and Saturday at a tournament in Kaycee.
HS Cross Country: Sheridan and Tongue River ran in Miles City, Montana on Saturday.
Austin Akers and Landrum Wiley finished 1st and 2nd to help the Sheridan boys finish 1st in the team standings.
Al Spotted of Tongue River was 14th.
Sheridan girls runners placed 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th, to finish 2nd in the team standings.
Both Bronc teams are scheduled to run Friday at Gillette.
Tongue River will race Friday at Powell, while Big Horn will run Friday at Glenrock.
Sheridan HS Swimming and Diving: The Lady Bronc swimmers and divers won a pair of dual meets at home against the Gillette teams back on Friday.
They then placed 2nd at the Kelly Walsh Invitational on Saturday.
The team has their last 2 home meets this Friday against Powell, and Saturday against Kelly Walsh.
University of Wyoming Football: The Wyoming Cowboy football team lost at home back on Saturday against San Jose State…33-to-16 to drop their record to 3-and-3 on the season.
Sheridan grad Parker Christensen caught 1 touchdown for the Pokes.
The next game for UW is this Saturday at New Mexico.
Kickoff is scheduled for 5pm.
Denver Broncos: In the NFL the Denver Broncos lost yesterday at Las Vegas 32-to-23.
Quarterback Russell Wilson was 17 of 25 passing for 237 yards.
He threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for another.
Denver is now 2-2 on the season and have a quick turn-around as they play Thursday at home against Indianapolis.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:15pm.
Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies lost 2 out of 3 at the LA Dodgers over the weekend…losing on Friday 10-to-1, and Saturday 6-to-4, but won yesterday 4-to-1.
Normally yesterday would have been the end of the regular season, but because of the lockout, a number of games were postponed, and the first 3 games of the season are now the last 3 games of the season, which is why every team is playing today, tomorrow and Wednesday.
It just so happened the Rockies were scheduled to start and finish the regular season at the LA Dodgers, and because the postponement…a 3-game series at LA, became a 6-game series instead.
First pitch tonight is scheduled for 8:10.
Colorado is 66-and-93 on the season…44 games behind the Dodgers for first in the NL West…and are assured of finishing in last place in the division, regardless of what happens tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday.
