Morning Sports: June 2, 2025

New Sheridan HS Girls Basketball Coach: Sheridan High School has a new girls basketball coach for next season.

Chris Wagner who has been the coach at Cody for the past 6 seasons, will take over for Ryan Sullivan who has left to take a coaching position at the University of Montana Western.

During his tenure at Cody, Wagner has led the Fillies to 1 state championship and 3 runner-up finishes, including this past season.

After going 8-14 in his first year, his combined record during the last 5 years has been 111-15.  

Wagner has coached against Sheridan a few times, and says what the Lady Broncs do now, is not all that different from what he had Cody doing.

Wagner adds he student taught at Sheridan in 2012 and helped coach the weight room one summer for the Bronc football team.

He was named the Wyoming 4A Girls Basketball Coach of Year in 2022 and 2023.

In ‘22, Cody went 24-1 and lost to Cheyenne East in the 4A State Championship Game.

In ‘23, the Fillies put together an undefeated 4A state championship season going 25-0.

Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers went 1-3 in games played at Billings this past weekend.

On Saturday, the team lost to both the Billings Royals and the Scarlets.

Yesterday, Sheridan won in walk-off fashion against Idaho Falls, and then lost to the Royals again.

The Troopers are now 18-12 on the season and next play this coming Thursday thru Sunday at a tournament in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies lost all 3 games this past weekend at the New York Mets.

Friday’s score was 4-2.

Sam Hilliard hit a solo home run for the cause.

Saturday’s score was 8-2.

Ezequiel Tovar went yard on his own.

Yesterday’s score was 5-3.

Orlando Arcia hit a solo shot and Tyler Freeman hit a 2-run home run, but it was not enough.

Today the Rocks start a 3-game series at Miami.

First pitch is scheduled for 4:40pm.

NBA Playoffs: The Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA finals, by winning Game 6 of their best of 7 Eastern Conference Finals series vs. New York at home on Saturday 125-108, to win the series 4-games-to-2.

Indiana will play at Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which starts on Thursday.