Morning Sports: June 30, 2026

Sheridan Troopers/Jets Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball team is preparing to play in another weekend tournament, this one in Cheyenne with a lot of out of state competition.

The team is scheduled to play twice on Thursday.

Up first is the Colorado Lightning out of Parker, at 1:30pm.

Then at 4pm, Sheridan takes on Idaho Falls, who won the Legion World Series in 2019 and 2021, and played in the LWS in 2022, and were one win away from playing in it last year.

The Troopers also play games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The schedule for the last day is dependent on results from the previous 3.

As for the Sheridan Jets, they are at home today for a conference double-header vs. Riverton.

First pitch is scheduled for 3pm.

The top 4 teams in the North Conference qualify for the state tournament, which is less than 1 month away.

Riverton is currently in 4th place and the Jets are in 5th.

Today is also youth baseball and softball night at the games.

Tongue River HS Track and Field: One recent Tongue River High School graduate was able to get at least one individual state championship, before he received his diploma.

Hagen Walker ended up winning the 2A Boys 300 meter hurdles race, and was runner-up last year.

He says for most of his high school career, he’s had to clear hurdles both literally and metaphorically. 

Walker also finished 3rd in the 2A Boys 400 meter dash and he was a part of TR’s sprint medley relay team which finished 1st.

Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies lost the first game of a 4-game series at home vs. Miami yesterday 10-7.

Hunter Goodman hit a solo home run for the cause, but the comeback came up short.

The Rocks and Marlins are scheduled to play each other again today, starting at 6:40pm.