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Morning Sports: January 24, 2024
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Sheridan HS Boys Basketball Team Prepares For Undefeated Natrona; The Sheridan High School Boys Basketball team is in for a 1st battle in the 4A Northeast this Friday when they play at Natrona.
Both teams have a 2-0 record in the quadrant, but the Mustangs have an undefeated record overall after 11 games, whereas the Broncs are 10-2.
In terms of common opponents, NC beat Riverton and Star Valley this season, whereas Sheridan has not.
Statistically, Natrona has the #1 team in Class 4A in terms of points allowed per game and in rebounding.
Coach Jeff Martini says the Broncs are going to have their hands full this Friday.
Friday’s double-header in Casper tips-off at 5 and 6:30pm.
After that, Sheridan will be at home for a game on Saturday vs. Worland.
Tongue River, Big Horn and Arvada-Clearmont HS Basketball: Tongue River will play tomorrow at Kaycee, and on Saturday at Greybull.
Big Horn plays on Friday at home vs. Wright and on Saturday at Rocky Mountain.
Yesterday, Arvada-Clearmont dropped both ends of a double-header at home vs. the Campbell County Sophomores.
The girls score was 47-44, and the boys score was 84-33.
The Panther boys are still looking for the first win of the season.
Coach Justin Kidneigh says he only has 7 players to work with and that does not add up to a lot of experience, but the team is progressing and players are making the most of what they got.
A-C next plays on Friday at Kaycee and on Saturday at Guernsey-Sunrise.
Sheridan County HS Wrestling: Sheridan will compete in a dual tomorrow at Kelly Walsh, before heading over to Riverton on Friday and Saturday for the annual Ron Thon Invitational.
Tongue River will compete on Saturday at Hardin, Montana.
Sheridan HS Boys Swimming: Yesterday the Sheridan Broncs won both duals vs. the 2 Gillette schools, in their final home meet of the season.
The team will next compete on Friday and Saturday at Laramie.
Sheridan County HS Indoor Track and Field: The Sheridan Indoor Track and Field team will head back to Gillette tomorrow for another meet, while TR and BH have this weekend off.
University of Wyoming Basketball: The Wyoming Cowboys are developing a bad habit of not having their defense show up in the 2nd half of conference road games.
Last night, the Pokes were only down 34-32 at halftime at San Diego State, but then the Aztecs shot 66% in the second half to pull away 81-65.
Sam Griffin put in 22 points for the Cowboys, while Mason Walters put in 18 and Akuel Kot added 16.
UW is back at home this Saturday vs. Colorado State in the first part of the Border War.
Tip off is scheduled for 2pm.
The Wyoming Cowgirls play today at home vs. Air Force.
Tip off is scheduled for 6:30pm and you can hear that game LIVE on Fox Sports 106.3 FM.
Denver Nuggets Basketball: The Denver Nuggets won last night at Indiana 114-109.
The team will conclude their 5-game East Conference road trip tomorrow at New York.
Sheridan Hawks Hockey: The Sheridan Hawks are on the road this Friday and Saturday against Rapid City.
The team will be back at home next week Friday vs. Gillette.
Colorado Rockie Todd Helton To Be Inducted Into MLB Hall of Fame: We are less than 1 month away from the start of the exhibition season.
Yesterday, the big news came out of Cooperstown and for only the 2nd time in team history, the Hall has called for a Colorado Rockie.
Todd Helton, aka the Toddfather, made his debut in 1997 and spent his entire 17-year career at 1st base with the Rockies.
He finished his career with more than 25-hundred hits, including 369 home runs.
Along the way, he was named an all-star 5 times, won 4 silver slugger awards and 3 golden gloves.
In August of 2010, he did a weekend rehab stint with the Casper Ghosts.
The only other Colorado Rockie in the MLB Hall of Fame is Larry Walker, who was inducted in 2020.
Helton will be officially inducted on July 21st.