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The Burns Lady Broncs added two wins to the their season tally. The two victories at home over Kimball and Southeast bring the locals to a 14-8 overall record on the season. In Thursday’s game against Kimball, the Lady Broncs won alternating sets to defeat the Lady Longhorns. The scores were 25-15, 22-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-10. In the match Hailey Pyle recorded 10 kills, Chelsea Engel had 18 assists and Rachel Derner added 16 digs. Southeast took an early lead in Saturday’s match, winning the fir...
The first winter storm of the season descended on Wyoming late last week causing delay and cancellation of some sports events. The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets used the unexpected break to rest and get mentally ready for the visiting Lusk. “Lusk was our homecoming match and our fans were very supportive which was awesome,” said coach Christina Nusbaum following Monday afternoon’s win. “Andrea Baker, who has been out due to a kidney transplant, was able to make it to the match so that was an added b...
The Pine Bluffs/Burns cross country team ran at the Mark Matthews Invite in Bayard, Neb., Oct. 3. No team scores were given, but coach Dustin Lee said the teams ran well. The boys field included runners from Bayard, Hemingford, Mitchell, Gordon-Rushville, Torrington, and Bridgeport. Leading the Pine Bluffs/Burns runners was Rowan Fichtner, who came in fourth with a time of 19:48. Running alongside was Tegan Jonson who finished in 19:49 for fifth place. Wyatt Norman rounded out the local runners...
Homecoming at Pine Bluffs was delayed due to the arrival of a winter storm last week. Making up their game against the Lusk Tigers on Monday afternoon, the Hornets found themselves in a seriously uneven match up as Lusk took home at 54-0 victory. “Obviously we couldn’t anything right on offense,” Hornets’ head coach Will Gray said. “We couldn’t block, throw, or catch. If we can’t move the ball then we are on defense the entire game, and that kills us from a fatigue and confidence standpoint....
Burns Town Council once again visited the issue of billing for ambulance services at its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 9. Currently those making use of the service are not being charged for runs. Ambulance service supervisor Erica Maddison told council she was pproached by the medical director for AMR about billing for services. She added she spoke to the person who does billing for Pine Bluffs and Albin and they are willing to come out and talk to council. “I know we have addressed this b...
Through the weather, the rain and the wind, the boys and girls Pine Bluffs-Burns cross country teams ran their third meet on Friday at Kimball. The girls team took first place in the meet with four top 10 finishes, and the boys placed second. The girl’s junior varsity and varsity teams ran together, for a total race field of 37 girls. Despite the weather, Austin Asay had her personal best time of 20:34 and took first place. She was followed by Celeste Morales, who placed fifth with a time of 2...
The Burns Lady Broncs traveled a good distance last week, playing a game in Lingle on Thursday and then heading to Big Horn to compete in a tournament there. They added three wins, three losses and a tie to their record On Thursday at Lingle the teams faced each other in four sets with Lingle winning 22-25, 28-26, 17-25, 15-25. Alex McCart had eight kills and Hailey Pyle had six. Mckenzie Ward also had six kills and added 13 digs. At the Big Horn Tourney the Lady Broncs defeated Sundance, Rocky...
A win on the road over Wright puts the Burns Broncs at a 2-0 start to the 2013 prep football season. The Panthers were held scoreless in the first half of play, while the Broncs’ Taylor Kirkbride hit pay dirt once for a 7-0 Broncs lead at halftime. A third period score by Wright gave Burns a single point lead. A pair of touchdowns in the game’s closing stanza put the game away for the Broncs. Paden Wilson and Wyatt Berg did the honors. This is homecoming week for the Broncs. On Friday, they wil...
The score Friday did not give the picture of the Pawnee Coyotes football team the coach Doug Miller sees. Peetz won the contest 42-26 on Pawnee’s home field. But Miller is pleased with how his players are progressing. “Our record wouldn’t indicate it but we are definitely showing improvement,” Miller said. “The young guys are coming along and learning a lot.” Pawnee outpaced Peetz in the first quarter by a score of 14-13. Peetz tacked on seven and Pawnee six to bring knot the score at 20-20 go...
The weekend was a rough one for the players on Pawnee’s volleyball team. The Lady Coyotes lost a tight five-set game against Prairie at home on Thursday before taking the court and losing a four-set game to Peetz on Friday. The visiting Prairie Lady Mustangs notched their first victory of the season over the Lady Coyotes with scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10. Coach Marcy Konig named Kyndra Konig as the player of the match. “Kyndra played a good game leading the team with four ace...
Saturday was a tough day for the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets. Missing two starters, the team faced off with the Lusk Lady Tigers at Lusk. Though they came home with a loss, the Lady Hornets hung in and played progressively improved volleyball. “It took us the first two games to get going but the girls came back and played tough with their backs against the wall,” said Pine Bluffs coach Christina Nusbaum. “Although we gained a player that was injured during summer volleyball tonight, we were witho...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets took an early lead on Riverside Friday but the Rebels rallied to take a 34-16 victory over the visiting Hornets. Riverside scored first with 10:28 showing on the clock. The Hornets took an 8-6 lead after Kyle Jeffres caused and recovered a fumble on a Riverside punt. Jeffres scampered to the end zone for six with 2:31 left in the quarter. Preston Thurin was given the ball on the point after attempt and ran it in for two. Jeffres lead the team on defense with 13.5...
A report was released a couple years ago that showed the results of a survey done by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The results were a tad disheartening. Asked 32 questions of varying difficulty about the world’s religions, Protestant and Roman Catholic respondents came out at the bottom of the learning curve — they couldn’t even provide correct information about their own religious beliefs. It’s pretty bad when you can’t name the first book of the Bible or the name of the Islamic h...
A win over Lingle and a loss to Saratoga on Thursday and Friday gives the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets a 3-5 overall record on the season heading into this week’s action. The team is 2-1 in the region. “We won in four against Lingle,” coach Christina Nusbaum said. The scores were 25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21. “I was proud of the way the girls scratched and clawed for this win; they never quit on the ball. We served over 94 percent as a team with nine aces which was crucial,” Nusbaum said. Andrea Ba...
It makes a big difference in the score when the opposing team has more players than yours does. That truth played out Friday night when the Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled to Cheyenne East to play the sophomore squad. The Hornets lost the contest 16-40. “Their ability to sub in fresh bodies was the difference,” said Hornets head coach Will Gray. “Depth is going to be an issue for us.” That said, Gray added the players on his team “do a lot of great things.” The Hornets did a good job on defense...
The cross country team from Burns/Pine Bluffs traveled to Nebraska Friday for the Gering Invite. The meet was moved up three hours to save the runners from running in the heat of the day. “By the time the varsity races began it was a very hot day,” said co-head coach Dustin Lee. “Several kids had heat related issues from many teams including ours. No major issues arose however and to my knowledge everyone is feeling good now.” The district sent runners for varsity, junior varsity and junior...
On a night cooler than has been the norm, the Pawnee Coyotes were able to keep a steady pace against two-time state champion Fleming. The Wildcats came into the game wanting to remind the Coyotes of their place in the district. But Pawnee didn’t go quietly into the night, and put up a respectable 25 points before the half. The first quarter was nearly an even draw and saw the Coyotes leading 13-12. In the second period, the Wildcats livened up and tacked on 28 points. That same time period s...
The Pawnee Lady Coyotes faced off with Fleming on their home court Friday before heading out on the road to pool play at Sedgwick County. The ladies lost to Fleming in three sets but gained momentum in each set improving their score as they battled the Lady Wildcats. The scores for the match were 11-25, 14-25, 19-25. On Saturday, the team went to Sedgwick County and played two matches. The Lady Coyotes lost in two sets 17-25, 22-25 following the pattern set in the Fleming game. Then came...
Lady Broncs downed by Southeast The Burns Lady Broncs played Southeast at home Friday evening bringing their season record to 4-2. The Lady Broncs won Friday’s first two sets, 25-20, 25-22. They lost momentum and the next three sets by scores of 17-25, 14-25, and 7-15. Head coach Christina Patterson said Southeast is always a contender and looking at the SEWAC from last year she doesn’t count any team out. “It’s a matter of who shows up to play,” Patterson said. “Any team has a chance and...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country team has made it through a rebuilding year. Fielding a team that was light from the graduation of six seniors, the 2012 squad competed well finishing third in the state meet and sixth in the ABSARAKA conference. “I was very pleased that they were as competitive as they were and found themselves bringing home a trophy from state placing third overall,” said coach Dustin Lee. “This year we have a larger senior class that we will look to for leadership as they...
Second year Pine Bluffs volleyball head coach Christina Nusbaum has 18 years of coaching experience, and is hoping to use that experience and that of her returning players to garner a winning 2013 season. Laura Fornstrom is also in her second year with the team as assistant coach. The Lady Hornets went 11-16 last year, and did not move past the regional tournament. Nusbaum said her team’s weakness is its youth. “It will take a little time to bring our team along, but our goal is to get bet...
The Pawnee Coyote football team concluded the 2102 season with a 7-3 record and placing second in the conference. They lost the first round of the play-offs to Fleming, the eventual state champ. Eighteen year head coach Doug Miller is hoping his team can do as well this season despite its youth. “We have some good athletes but are very young and inexperienced,” Miller said. The team returns to offensive starters and two defensive starters. The pack lost five seniors to graduation last year, thr...
Pine Bluffs Hornets head coach Will Gray is leading a hungry bunch of players this season — hungry for victory, that is. “We have a bunch of hungry kids who want to be successful,” Gray said. “Our future is going to be very bright.” This despite a difficult 2012 season that saw the Hornets with an 2-0 start that spiraled downward. “To be honest, I don’t remember any of the final scores,” Gray said of last season. “The kids played hard each and every play, but we just ran out of gas and things...
The Texas Trail Museum is creating a display to preserve some of the history of the Pastime Theatre in Pine Bluffs. The theater was built in 1918 by Frank Rabou of Albin. It was destroyed by fire in early 2000. Through the foresight and generosity of Jack Harrison, the museum has the projectors that were used in the theater for many years. They were installed in 1936 and served all of those years. The museum also has several posters and mailers that advertised movies shown there. The museum...
