Sports
Morning Sports: March 2, 2026
Sheridan HS Nordic Ski: It’s been one of the warmest winters on record in Wyoming resulting in below average snowfall, but there was just enough on the ground this past weekend for history to be made.
In their 4th year of existence, the Sheridan High School Boys Nordic Ski team, won their first state championship in school history.
The Broncs placed 2 skiers in the top 4 in the 5K Freestyle race on Friday and had 3 in the top 7 in the 10K Classic Race on Saturday at the state meet near Pinedale.
Head Coach Falk Alicke says the season started near Pinedale back in January, but the course for the state meet was both different and more difficult.
On the girls side, senior Kayley Alicke won the 5K race to help the Lady Broncs finish 4th.
She won the 10K race last year.
The State Meet was supposed to be held in Lander, but due to a lack of snow on the ground, it was moved.
State Wrestling Meet 2026: Sheridan brought home 2 individual state champs from this past weekend.
Senior Keegan Rager went 49-1 at 175 pounds and repeated as champ, while Junior Braxten Crow went undefeated at 190 pounds.
The Broncs had other wrestlers finish 3rd, 4th and 2 at 5th in their respective weight classes, to finish 7th in the team standings.
The Sheridan girls had 2 state runners-up, and 1 place 5th to also finish 7th.
The Tongue River boys had 2 state runners-up and had 3 others finish 4th, 1 5th and 1 6th to finish 5th in the 2A final standings.
It’s the best finish to date in Eagle wrestling history.
Sheridan/Buffalo HS Basketball: The Sheridan boys and girls both won their home finale this past Friday vs. Thunder Basin.
The 4A East Regional Tournament starts this coming Thursday at Campbell County.
The Broncs have the #1 seed and a first round bye, thus they don’t play until Friday and they are already in the state tournament.
The Lady Broncs are the #3 seed and will play the host team this Thursday in a do or die game.
In Johnson County, Buffalo won both games at Glenrock and at home vs. Newcastle to close out the regular season.
The Bison and Lady Bison host the 3A East Regional Tournament beginning Thursday.
2A Basketball State Tournament Starts Thursday: The Big Horn girls are the #3 seed out of the East and will play the first game of the tournament against Wyoming Indian at 9am.
The BH boys are the #2 seed, and will tip-off at 12-noon vs. Shoshoni.
The Tongue River girls are a #2 seed as well and play at 3:30pm against Greybull.
Click here to see state tournament matchups
The season had ended for the TR boys as well as both teams from Arvada-Clearmont and Kaycee.
Sheridan/Johnson County Indoor Track and Field: Sheridan, Big Horn, Tongue River and Buffalo all competed on Friday at another meet at Gillette.
This weekend is the state meet.
The 4A Meet for Sheridan is both Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, while the 3A Meet for the other teams is Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
Sheridan Boys and Girls Amateur Hockey: The Sheridan boys lost in the ‘B’ State Championship game at home yesterday vs. Fremont County 5-2 to conclude their season.
The girls hockey state tournament starts this coming Friday at Cheyenne.
Sheridan Hawks Junior Hockey: The Sheridan Hawks won both games on the road this past weekend at Cody.
Scores were 5-2 and 4-3.
The team is scheduled to conclude the regular season this coming Friday and Saturday at home vs. Cody.
The Hawks just need to win 1 of the 2, to secure the #1 seed for the upcoming NA3HL Frontier Division playoffs.
University of Wyoming Men’s and Women’s Basketball: The Wyoming Cowboys won this past Saturday at home vs. Air Force 66-62.
The Pokes only shot 35% from the field, but they also tried more shots compared to the opposition.
The Falcons hurt their own cause, by going 8 of 21 from the free throw line.
For the Brown and Gold, Damarion Dennis was the leading scorer with 16 points, while Nasir Meyer and Adam Harakow each contributed with 14.
UW is now 16-13 on the season and have a 7-11 record in the Mountain West Conference.
The Wyoming Cowgirls lost on Saturday at San Diego State 70-51.
Malene Pedersen, one of their team leaders, did not play in the game.
The opposition scored 27 points off of Cowgirl turnovers and won the bench battle 29-12.
Jane Rumpf led Wyoming with 27 points, and Henna Sandvik contributed with 10.
UW is now 9-19 on the season and have a 6-13 record in the Mountain West Conference.
Tomorrow is a women’s and men’s home doubleheader at the Arena Auditorium, as well the home finale for both teams.
The Cowgirls will take on Grand Canyon University at 5pm, and then the Cowboys will play Nevada at 8pm.
For the ladies, it’s also the last game of the regular season.
The Mountain West Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament is scheduled to begin this coming Saturday in Las Vegas.
Denver Nuggets Basketball: The Denver Nuggets lost both games played over the weekend.
The team lost on Friday at Oklahoma City 127-121 in overtime and then lost yesterday at home vs. Minnesota 117-108.
The Nuggets are next scheduled to play today at Utah.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7pm.
Colorado Avalanche Hockey: The Colorado Avalanche won on Saturday at home vs. Chicago 3-1.
The Avs are next scheduled to play today at LA.
The puck drops at 8:30pm.
Colorado Rockies Pre-Season Baseball: The Colorado Rockies lost 2 out of 3 games played over the weekend.
The team won on Friday at home vs. San Diego 3-2.
Hunter Goodman hit a solo run, and Zac Veen had a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the 9th to win it.
On Saturday, the Rocks lost at home vs. Kansas City 16-3.
Jordan Beck and Charlie Condon each knocked one out of the park, but it was not nearly enough.
Colorado lost yesterday at Cleveland 8-3.
Brett Sullivan went yard on his own in that game.
The Rockies are next scheduled to play today at home against the LA Dodgers, starting at 1:10pm.
