Morning Sports: May 29, 2025

Jeniah Lovingood of Tongue River HS Accepts Track And Field Walk On Offer At Northern Arizona Univ.: This year’s 2A Girls Shot Put State Champ will attempt to throw her way into an athletic scholarship.

Jeniah Lovingood of Tongue River High School has accepted a walk-on attempt offer, from Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff.

At the Wyoming State Meet this past weekend, she won the 2A Girls Shot Put event with a throw of 35 feet 5½ inches.

She’s also last year’s 2A Girls State Runner-Up in the same event.

In other events at this year’s state meet, Lovingood was 2nd in the 2A Girls long jump and was part of TR’s 4 by 100 meter relay team which finished 2nd.

She was already planning to attend NAU when she was contacted by the school’s track and field coach this past Sunday, and she received the paperwork back on Tuesday.

Lovingood says has been participating in track and field since 6th grade and explains why she chose Northern Arizona.

She adds she plans to major in civil engineering.

Sheridan HS Softball: Sheridan recently completed their inaugural season with a record of 19-11-2, a regional runner-up finish and a trip to the state tournament.

Players from Buffalo, Big Horn and Tongue River also played for the team and one of the biggest early season challenges was for everyone to get to know each other and figure out how to gel as a team.

Sophomore Emerson Kelley who goes to school at Big Horn, says the Lady Broncs found a way to make it all work and that feeling is up there with some of the big wins that the team had this season.

Kelley along with Rayna Lollar were named All-State for 2025, becoming the first 2 Lady Broncs to do so.

Those 2 along with Akuwin Atter and Sydney Murner were named All-Conference.

Click here to see softball all-conference and all-state selections

Sheridan/Buffalo HS Soccer: A total of 24 players from Sheridan and Buffalo were named all-conference selections for their respective class and gender.

Thirteen of those 24 were also named all-state.

For the Sheridan boys, those players are Karson Chase, Breck Reed, Christian Burgess and Kelten Crow.

Representing the Sheridan girls are Anna Tarver, Sydney Zebroski, Parker Treide, and Avery McMullen.

All-State selections for the Buffalo boys are Gio Monterastelli, Ryan Nicholas, Jace Townsend, and Tommy Wonka.

Aubrey Irish is the lone all-stater for the Buffalo girls.

Click here to see soccer all-conference and all-state selections

Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies were swept in a 3-game series at the Chicago Cubs, losing yesterday 2-1.

Today is an off day on the schedule and tomorrow the Rocks will start a 3-game series at the New York Mets.

NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City won Game 5 in their best of 7 Western Conference Finals series at home vs. Minnesota last  night 124-94, to win the series 4-games-to-1 and advance to the NBA Finals.

The Thunder could learn who their opponent is as early as tonight, as the Indiana Pacers will try to finish off New York in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Knicks will try to extend the series.

Regardless of opponent, the Thunder will have home court advantage and will host Game 1 of the NBA Finals, 1 week from today.

NHL Playoffs: The defending Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers will get to defend the cup, as the team advanced to the finals, by winning last night at Carolina 5-3, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals to win that best of 7 series 4-games-to-1.

Tonight is Game 5 of Western Conference Finals between Edmonton and Dallas.

The Oilers lead the series 3-1 and are trying to set up a Stanley Cup Final series rematch against Florida, while the Stars will try to extend the series.