Justin Hunter

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Sports Reporter at The Sheridan Press

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Year in Review 23

Dec 29, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

Mostly sunny early then increasing cloudiness this afternoon. High around 50F. Winds light and variable. Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 24F. Winds light and variable.
This year’s Broncs amongst the best

Nov 18, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan community has witnessed an undefeated dominant high school football team claim a three-peat and its 30th title in program history. It begs the question — Did we observe the greatest team to don the Broncs uniform? This year’s Broncs football team drubbed nearly all of its opponents. The regular season game against Cheyenne East was the lone game that came within one possession when the clock hit triple zeros.
Gould and Katschke a perfect pair

Nov 18, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — A senior matched with a freshman was just the right pair Sheridan High School needed to clinch a 4A tennis title. Georgia Gould and Liv Katschke won the No. 3 doubles state championship Sept. 27 in Gillette. Head coach Bob Faurot matched Gould and Katschke three weeks into the season. Faurot said it’s unusual for a freshman to earn a prime spot on the varsity. However, Katschke benefited from playing with her sister growing up.
Many factors led Broncs past opponents on way to undefeated season

Nov 18, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — The Broncs football program is as strong as ever. Reaching a high point for a football tradition as resilient as Sheridan is no easy task to achieve. That’s where the Broncs stand as they have won a school-record 31 consecutive games. Head coach Jeff Mowry is one of many that have claimed state titles. He has led the team to four of 30 program championship wins. If there were a secret sauce to Sheridan’s success it would have been found by a 4A class foe by now.
Rams fall short of claiming title

Nov 11, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

LARAMIE — Big Horn fell shy of repeating as 2A state champions Friday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium. Torrington edged the Rams 28-26. “The kids battled and gave it all they had,” head coach Kirk McLaughlin said. “I know we came up short in this game, but to get here — the kids had to work so hard.” The Big Horn offense got off to a slow start with a pair of three and outs in its first two possessions. Torrington was the first to light the scoreboard.
BRONCS: Fierce task ahead to capture three-peat

Nov 9, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — The Broncs have won 30 straight games but are one short from this season’s ultimate goal — another state title. The Sheridan High School football team faces Cheyenne East Saturday at 4 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. A Bronc victory would spark their third consecutive 4A state championship. The last Sheridan loss was suffered by the hands of East. The Broncs lost 24-21 Sept. 24, 2021. The loss occurred when the seniors class were just sophomores.
Rams to battle for all the marbles

Nov 8, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

BIG HORN — The Rams are seeking to ‘run it back’ this weekend. Big Horn faces Torrington — if they win, the Rams will repeat as 2A state champions at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. The state championship kicks off Friday at noon. Big Horn (9-1) and Torrington (8-3) are not strangers, meeting this season in Torrington in week four. The Rams came out on top in a nailbiter, winning 32-27.
Rams clear Lyman, state bound

Nov 4, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

BIG HORN — Lyman was the first to score but Big Horn took care of business from there. The Rams beat the Eagles 35-14 in the semifinal. The day ended with head coach Kirk McLaughlin strutting The Griddy dance into the postgame team huddle. Players were overheard planning a late lunch at McDonald’s in formal attire. “It was a last second thought there,” McLaughlin said of his dance moves. “It was awful.”The Rams are headed to Laramie with hopes of repeating as 2A champions.
Sheridan wallops Gillette foe, advances to Laramie

Nov 4, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — Thunder Basin was no match for the Broncs. Sheridan bludgeoned the Bolts 62-7 Friday night at Homer Scott Field in the semifinal round. All 62 points for Sheridan was scored in the first half. Sheridan plays the winner of Saturday’s Natrona County vs. Cheyenne East game. The state championship will kick off 4 p.m. Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. The Broncs have played to their strengths all season and found another opponent who couldn’t keep up.
Big Horn, Sheridan one win from Laramie

Nov 2, 2023 | thesheridanpress.com | Justin Hunter

SHERIDAN — A return trip to War Memorial Stadium at the University of Wyoming is on the line for the Big Horn and Sheridan High School football teams. Both programs received hardware and are defending it. The Rams’ pull-away win over Lovell is exactly what head coach Kirk McLaughlin wanted as his team prepares to host Lyman Friday at Noon. Lyman won back-to-back championships from 2020-’21. The Eagles eliminated Big Horn in those postseasons.

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