SHERIDAN — Sheridan High School boys basketball seniors Zach Koltiska, Carter Dubberley and Sam Lecholat remember sitting in the Broncs locker room almost exactly one year ago waiting to load the bus to Casper for the 4A State Boys Basketball tournament. Head coach Jeff Martini hadn’t arrived at the high school yet, and the then-juniors recall checking Twitter on their phones for any news regarding the tournament.

Martini also checked Twitter for updates and called Sheridan’s Activities Director Don Julian, who called Martini back when he received official word the tournament had been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. The head coach empathized with his athletes but encouraged them to put the cancellation in perspective as the uncertainty of COVID-19 engulfed the country.

Koltiska felt sad for the 2019-20 Broncs, especially the seniors, who thought they had a “pretty good” team before the tournament. Lecholat calls the moment when Martini delivered the official news “a heartbreaker,” and Dubberley remembers seeing the Hudl message that erased Sheridan’s season-long hard work.

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