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Weekend Sports Recap: March 24-26, 2023
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Sheridan Wrestling: One Sheridan High School wrestler is not only a 2-time Wyoming State Champ, he is now a 2-time All-American.
This past weekend, 13 Sheridan High School wrestlers and a number of other high school wrestlers in Wyoming, competed at the National High School Coaches Association Folkstyle Wrestling National Championship Tournament held in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
For the boys, wrestlers compete against other wrestlers within their grade level (freshmen vs. freshmen, sophomores vs. sophomores, etc…), in an effort to place in the top 8, which wins them All-American status.
Since there are not as many girl competitors, grade level doesn’t matter.
For the 2nd year in a row, Dane Steel of Sheridan has won All-American status.
The junior won his first 4 matches to advance to the quarter-finals.
He dropped the next match to the eventual national champ, but won the next 2 matches in the consolation round to qualify for the 3rd place match, where he dropped a 3-2 decision and finished 4th.
Steel was 5th in the sophomore 145 pound weight class last year.
Sheridan Outdoor Track and Field: The Sheridan High School Outdoor Track and Field team got their season started in Broomfield, Colorado back on Saturday.
Out of 27 teams The Bronc boys placed 3rd (winning 2 events) and the Lady Broncs placed 2nd (winning 6 events total).
The next scheduled meet is this Saturday at Buffalo.
Big Horn and Tongue River are scheduled to start their seasons at that meet as well.
Sheridan Soccer: The Sheridan boys were victorious on the road Friday against Cheyenne South 5-1.
Saturday’s game at Laramie, had to be moved to the University of Wyoming indoor facility, due to bad weather and field conditions.
The Broncs and Plainsmen settled for a scoreless sister-kisser.
Sheridan is 2-0-1 on the season.
As for the girls, their Friday game home vs. Cheyenne South had to be played in Gillette, because field conditions in Sheridan were unplayable.
The Lady Broncs picked up their first win of the season with a 5-1 win against the Lady Bison.
Saturday’s game against Laramie was postponed and will be made up at a later date.
Sheridan’s record is 1-1 on the season.
Both the Broncs and Lady Broncs will be back in action this Friday and Saturday against Cheyenne East and Cheyenne Central.
The boys will play at home, and the girls will play on the road.
Denver Nuggets Basketball: The Denver Nuggets picked up their 3rd straight win on Saturday, in a possible preview of the NBA Championship.
Denver has the best record in the west, and they just beat the best team in the east, the Milwaukee Bucks, by a score of 129-106.
The Nuggets have a record of 50-24 and have already wrapped up first place in the northwest division with 8 games to go in the regular season.
They are back in action tonight at home against Philadelphia.
Colorado Avalanche Hockey: This past weekend the Colorado Avalanche swept a home and home series with Arizona, winning Friday at home 4-1 and then winning on the road last night 4-3.
That makes it 8 wins in the last 9 games.
The Avs are currently tied with Dallas for the 4th spot in the west with 10 games remaining in the regular season, and are back in action tonight at Anaheim.
Colorado Rockies Pre-Season Baseball: The Colorado Rockies split 4 games this past weekend.
On Friday they won at Milwaukee 9-4, then lost on Saturday home vs. Cleveland 4-2.
Yesterday was a split squad day.
Colorado won at the Chicago White Sox 4-2 and lost home vs. Cincinnati 7-5.
The Rockies play today at Milwaukee and then conclude the pre-season tomorrow at home against Milwaukee.
The 2023 regular season starts this coming Thursday.
Colorado will start the season with a 4-game series at San Diego, followed by a 2-game series at the LA Dodgers.
The home opener is scheduled for next week Thursday, April 6th against the Washington Nationals.
University of Wyoming Spring Football Practice: The University of Wyoming starts spring practice tomorrow.
The Pokes will practice Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for 5 weeks.
The Spring game is scheduled for April 29th.