Photo: Swatch Nines

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Swatch Nines surf returns to Waco, Texas June 23-25 and the athlete lineup has been announced. Thirty-five surfers, skateboarders, and BMX stars will gather for the three-day progression session.

Surfers include Zoë McDougall, Coco Ho, Milla Coco Brown, Macy Callaghan, Juliette Lacome, Dimity Stoyle, Mason Ho, Balaram Stack, Noah Beschen, Matt Meola, Jacob Szekely, Blair Conklin, Chippa Wilson, Dylan Graves, Josh Sleigh, and Lyon Farrell.

The lineup of skateboarders will include Andy Anderson, Val LaForge, Gustavo Ribeiro, Gabriel Ribeiro, Greyson Fletcher, Clay Kreiner, and the five BMX athletes in Waco will feature Sam Pilgrim, Kevin Peraza, Matthias Dandois, Erik Fedko, and Dennis Enarson.

The Swatch Nines promotional webpage hasn’t released many other details aside from the new athlete lineup and new promo video, but then again, what else is there to reveal? Just show up and let ‘er rip.

“For nearly two decades, Swatch Nines has carved out a unique place in the world of action sports,” they wrote on YouTube. “With 17 years of innovative events across snow, skate, and surf, the concept is simple but powerful: bring together elite athletes, visionary designers, and partners to create a space that’s not about competing — it’s about pushing boundaries, capturing magic, and having fun.”

Sheridan HS Soccer: The postseason for the Sheridan High School boys soccer team starts today as the team tries to play its way into the state tournament.

The Broncs will head to Thunder Basin to take on Cheyenne South at 1pm in the 4A East Regional Tournament.

The winner is in the state tournament next week and will play tomorrow against the winner between Thunder Basin and Cheyenne East and is guaranteed a game on Saturday.

Today’s loser is done for the season.

The other boys first round matchup that has not been mentioned is Campbell County vs. Laramie.

Meanwhile the Sheridan Lady Broncs have a first round bye and don’t play today.

The team will take on the Campbell County vs. Cheyenne East winner tomorrow in the regional semi-finals at 3pm.

With the first round pass, Sheridan is already in next week’s state tournament.

Other first round girls matchups going on today at the regional tournament, have Thunder Basin taking on Cheyenne South and Laramie vs. Cheyenne Central.

Kelten Crow of Sheridan HS To Wrestle At Western Wyoming Community College: A 3-time Wyoming High School State Champion Wrestler from Sheridan High School, is going to wrestle for a team that’s had a lot of recent national championship exposure.

Kelten Crow has signed a written offer of athletic aid to compete at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs.

He won state titles in his freshman (138 pounds), sophomore (160 pounds) and senior seasons (175 pounds), and finished 4th as a junior (157 pounds).

In his senior season, Crow went undefeated and put together a career record of 169-29.

He says it was that undefeated season that made him choose wrestling over football and soccer and adds the coaching staff at Western Wyo was impressed with the way he bounced back after coming up short in his junior season.

Crow is undecided on a major.

The Western Wyoming wrestling team placed 3rd at this year’s NJCAA National Championship Tournament, and were National Champions in each of the 2 years prior to this year.

Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers host the Gillette Roughriders today in a single 9-inning non-conference game.

First pitch is scheduled for 5:30pm and you can watch a LIVE video stream of the game at Sheridanmedia.com and on the Sheridan Media Facebook and Youtube pages, plus you can hear the LIVE radio play-by-play on AM 1410 KWYO and 106.9 FM.

After today, the Troopers will play a double-header on Saturday at Powell and another double-header on Sunday at Cody.

The next home game isn’t until 1 month from today.

Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies were swept on the road against the Texas Rangers, losing yesterday 8-3.

Michael Toglia hit a solo home run and Kyle Farmer added a 2-run shot, but that was it offensively.

Today is an off day on the schedule and the Rocks will play again tomorrow, when they start a 3-game series at Arizona.

Denver Nuggets Basketball/NBA Playoffs: It’s do or die time for the Denver Nuggets today as the team hosts Oklahoma City in Game 6 of their best of 7 western conference semi-final series.

Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30pm and the Nuggets trail in the series 3-games-to-2.

If Denver wins, Game 7 would be on Sunday at Oklahoma City.

Elsewhere in the NBA Playoffs, Minnesota eliminated Golden State last night, 121-110 to win the series 4-1.

The Timberwolves are now waiting for the Denver-Oklahoma City winner.

Boston stayed alive winning at home vs. New York 127-102, but the Celtics still trail in the series 3-2.

NHL Playoffs: Florida won at Toronto last night 6-1 and now lead the series 3-2, after initially trailing 2-games-to-none.

Edmonton eliminated Las Vegas 1-0 in overtime to win their series 4-1.

A tight race for the Southeastern Conference Red title just got tighter.

Saline and Ann Arbor Skyline each secured victories on Wednesday over Monroe and Ann Arbor Pioneer, respectively, setting up a crucial 3-game clash next week.

Saline kept its edge in the SEC-Red race with a 5-2 win over Monroe to move to 15-3 in the conference.

The Hornets scored three runs in the first inning, which proved to be enough to claim the victory.

Cole Kreuzer led the way for Saline as he struck out 10 batters and allowed just four hits on his way to the win.

Matt Mareno and Matt Bachran each finished with two hits and an RBI, while Isaac Furlong and Johnny Arvai each drove in runs for the Hornets.

Skyline kept pace in the conference hunt thanks to an 8-0 victory over Pioneer on Wednesday.

The Eagles jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after the second inning and never looked back on their way to improving to 14-4 in the SEC-Red.

Nico Dunbar led Skyline with three hits and two RBIs, followed by two hits and four RBIs from Pierce VanOyen and RBIs from Nehith Kumar and Cooper Onsted.

Jack Kidle earned the win for Skyline with three strikeouts.

Saline can clinch the SEC-Red crown by winning two of the three games against Skyline next week, while the Eagles can force at least a tie with two wins and can claim the title outright with a 3-game sweep.

The two teams meet for a doubleheader on Monday and a single game on Wednesday.

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Chelsea 20, Ypsilanti 0

The Bulldogs clinched the SEC-White title on Monday and completed the 3-game sweep of the Grizzlies on Wednesday.

Chelsea pitcher Will McCalla earned the win as he struck out nine batters and allowed just one hit.

Offensively, Nate Christian finished with four hits and two RBIs, Nolan Sciackitano had two hits and four RBIs and Jax Ichesco, Ben VanHoek, Kaiden Trevino and John Chapman each had two RBIs.

Stephan Adam had Ypsilanti’s lone hit of the game.

Lincoln 5, Dexter 1

The Dreadnaughts’ league title hopes took a blow with its loss to the Railsplitters on Wednesday.

Lincoln scored three runs in the third inning, which was enough momentum to win the 3-game series.

Michael Stone led Lincoln with two hits and an RBI, followed by two RBIs from Aidan Sullivan and an RBI from Brayden Yates.

Connor Sindlinger earned the win for Lincoln with five strikeouts in 6.2 innings of action.

Dexter’s Chance Sobbry recorded a hit and an RBI and Jack Godfrey had two hits.

The Dreadnaughts fell to 13-5 in the SEC-Red.

Whitmore Lake 4, Shrine Catholic 2; Shrine Catholic 6, Whitmore Lake 3

The Trojans scored two runs in the third inning of Game 1 to gain enough cushion to secure the split on Wednesday.

WL’s Cooper Alba had three hits and an RBI in the doubleheader, Curtis Bower had two hits and three RBIs and Emerson Stefanovski had a hit and an RBI.

Chase Alba took home the win as he went the distance in Game 1 and finished with seven strikeouts.

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SOFTBALL

Dexter 4, Pinckney 2; Dexter 6, Pinckney 5

Clara Lamb led the way for the Dreadnaughts in the sweep. The junior standout had two home runs, four hits and five RBIs in the doubleheader and earned a win in Game 1 with six strikeouts.

Colby Boyce added three hits and two RBIs, Gigi Kirkey had three hits and an RBI and Ann Dettling drove in two runs.

Pioneer 3, Adrian 0

The Pioneers scored three runs in the first two innings to gain control.

Hannah Link drove in two runs and Claudia Roderique added an RBI. Mackenzie Schuitman struck out seven batters to earn the win in the circle.

Milan 16, Monroe Jefferson 0

The Big Reds tallied 14 hits and scored five runs in the first inning of the game.

Georgia Linzell led Milan with two hits and three RBIs, Leila Daniels drove in three runs and Mya Vance recorded two RBIs.

Kendyll Fell secured the win for the Big Reds with five strikeouts and two hits allowed.

Chelsea 10, Skyline 0

The Bulldogs took a 5-0 lead after the first inning and cruised to the victory.

Mia Kuboushek led Chelsea with two hits and three RBIs, followed by two RBIs from Chloe Bagbey and Ashley Sherwood, Ella Root and Kylie Beckel each drove in runs.

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BOYS GOLF

Pioneer 157, Adrian 168, Ypsilanti 283

The Pioneers saw three golfers finish in the top four to earn the win at Hills of Lenawee Golf Club.

Wyatt Cunningham placed second (38), while Erickson Liu and Yumin Jang each finished third with a 39.

Adrian’s Cayden Staib shot a 37 to place first and Daniel Chapman led Ypsilanti with a 66.

Milan 165, Riverview 200

The Big Reds finished with the top four finishers in the match at Pine View Golf Course.

Lewis Wiard took first after shooting a 38, Bryce Dunn placed second with a 41, Max Jenness shot a 42 to take third and Logan McClaran finished fourth with a 44.

About 80 people heard a rundown of Franklin Special District’s biggest achievements from the past year during a FrankTalks discussion on Monday, May 12.

Highlights included the launch of the district’s Introduction to Aerospace course for eighth-grade students, the district’s rebranding and the opening of its new central office earlier this year.

The event took place at FSD’s new office at 205 Eddy Lane. FrankTalks is a monthly discussion series hosted by Franklin Tomorrow to spread awareness of issues affecting the community.

New buildings and brands

Dr. David Esslinger, associate director of schools for finance and administration, described the process of planning and constructing the office and the facilities and transportation building next door.

“We bought five acres and renovated the old steel building for the FTC building,” he said. “Our vision was to create a space where all district-level staff could work in one complex.”

The benefits included freeing up space at Freedom Middle School and other locations across Franklin where FSD staff previously worked. Workplace satisfaction has also improved in one major way since the new office opened in January, Esslinger said.

“Each office has access to direct sunlight,” he said. “This is a building that was designed to serve FSD for many years to come, and I’m very proud of it.”

Director of Schools David Snowden also discussed the district’s rebranding from Franklin Special School District to Franklin Special District last August. 

The idea was born during a staff retreat during the 2022-2023 school year, and the district worked with BrandMETTLE advertising firm to plan the district’s new name, logo and message.

“It was very forward-thinking,” Snowden said. “Even though the brand was not bad.”

During focus groups and a brand-scape analysis, administration decided to scrap the word “Special” from its advertising and signage due to confusion from the public over the word’s meaning. 

Administration also decided on the mottos “Students First. Excellence Always. No Exceptions,”  and “Excellence has its own district” as a way to demonstrate FSD’s core values, Snowden said. 

Although the district’s legal name remains Franklin Special School District, the new message has increased recognition of the district across Williamson County and beyond.

“We feel it’s a modern identity that we now have,” he said. “We’re very excited about the direction we’re going.”

Aerospace course going well

Dr. Mary Decker, associate director of schools for teaching and learning, described the new Introduction to Aerospace program that launched at Freedom and Poplar Grove middle schools this school year.

The program uses Redbird Jay Velocity flight simulators and lessons crafted from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association High School STEM Aviation Curriculum to teach the basics of navigation and flight patterns. 

The program is a springboard to Williamson County Schools’ high school aviation program and possible careers as pilots, airplane technicians and flight attendants, among others, Decker said. 

She added that students have taken to the course “beyond our wildest dreams” and credited a state Innovative School Models grant for making it possible.

“It was a team effort in getting this program off the ground, pun intended,” she said.

Decker also praised FSD’s Coordinated Creators entrepreneurship program, which is sending five teams of middle school students to the national Invention Convention at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in June.

Coordinated Creators teams pitch ideas for new products to community leaders and then present the finished products in local and state competitions. Several teams’ presentations were on display during FrankTalks, including Frosthelete athletic gloves with attached sleeves, and the Hydrowheel, a wheelbarrow that waters crops as it moves.

Susan Lane, who attended the discussion with her husband, sent her two children to FSD schools in the 1980s, and has two grandchildren in the district now. She enjoyed hearing about how far the district has come.

“It was very interesting and inspiring, especially the new aerospace program,” she said.