Morning Sports: July 18, 2024

High School National Finals Rodeo: Round 1 of the High School National Finals Rodeo wrapped up yesterday morning, Round 2 started last night and a Sheridan High School cowgirl is at the top of the leaderboard.

Wyoming State Champ Abigail Olson had both of her runs in barrel racing yesterday.

In her first run, she and her horse turned 3 barrels in 17.215 seconds, and she would finish in 3rd place in round 1.

Last night was her second run and she clocked in at 17.233 seconds, which is good for 2nd place in Round 2, so far.

As of last night, she’s in 1st place in the aggregate standings.

The competition is not over yet.

Round 2 doesn’t end until about noon-time Saturday, so Olson has to wait it out, to find out if she’s in Saturday’s championship short-go.

Elsewhere in the competition, Bleu Butler of Big Horn finished in a 3-way tie for 14th place in round 1 of the breakaway roping.

Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers are preparing for the final conference games of the season.

The team will host a double-header vs. Gillette this coming Sunday, starting at 5pm.

Head Coach Austin Cowen says the season is starting to wind down, and he’s trying to get players as much playing time as he can, ahead of the upcoming state tournament.

The 2024 Wyoming Legion Baseball AA State Tournament starts on Monday, July 29th at Casper.

WY Coaches Association All-Star Volleyball Game: Practice continues for this Saturday’s Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star Volleyball and Basketball Games.

Big Horn High School Coach Alli Nikont is the Coach of the North team in the volleyball game.

Players on the team were selected by a committee at the State Volleyball tournament back in November, but Coach Nikont got to choose her own coaching staff.

Recently she had a change in her staff and picked the new coach that will take over at Sheridan.

The Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star Volleyball Game will be played this coming Saturday, starting at 1pm at Casper College.

Colorado Rockies Baseball: The All-Star break is just about over and the second half of the season starts tomorrow for all teams.

The Colorado Rockies will start a 6-game homestand starting with 3 games vs. San Francisco, and that will be followed with a 3-game series vs. Boston.