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The Pine Bluffs Town council met in a regular session last Wednesday at 6pm. Other than the regular consent agenda items and agenda approval the meeting was pretty quick. Some of the points that were reviewed were: A resolution was passed that appointed Mayor Justin Fornstrom to the Wyoming Municipal Power Agency Board of Directors. Each city has a member appointed to the board. The council reviewed the voting statistics for the town of Pine Bluffs. According to the records Pine Bluffs had a total of 113.73% turn out rate. This included 510...
The Hornets football team almost had the perfect season. Except for a single loss to Lingle/Ft Laramie the Hornets won every football game that they played. Some of the games were pretty lopsided in their favor but every game was a showcase of the their determination and skill. The Hornets got their revenge though in the State 1A 9-man championship game where they faced the Lingle/Ft Laramie Doggers. The Hornets placed all the doubts and feelings about the first game behind them and...
Jessica Hoffman, the hard hitting and blocking specialist on the Lady Hornets volleyball team has been awarded WHSAA All-State Honors. This is the second year in a row for the hard hitter to receive such honors. Last year Hoffman was one of the hard hitters that the Lady Hornets had that helped them to make it to the State Finals and one of the reasons that they finished fourth in the state. This year Hoffman led her team in kills (304), kills per set (2.7), hitting percentage (25%) and blocks...
After a successful season the Lady Hornets took fourth in the State Tournament. The girls wound up with a 25-9 seasonal record, one of the best in the conference. Despite not being the state champions two of the Lady Hornets have been recognized as All-Conference award winners. Jessica Hoffman and Hattie Lerwick have been awarded All-Conference Recipients. Hoffman and Lerwick led the team in almost every category. Hoffman led the team in kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, and total...
For the second time in as many weeks two Hornets football players have been named as the WyoSports Prep Athletes of the Week. This week it was Ryan Mohren and Jesus Solis. In the 1A 9-Man semi-finals against Saratoga the Hornets aerial game was almost non-existent. They had to rely on the ground game to get them the win. Ryan Mohren and Jesus Solis picked up the ball and literally ran with it The Hornets were only able to put up 31 yards in the air. However, on the ground the team ran for 304...
The following players received the All-Conference accolade after head coaches in the conferences voted. The coaches from different conferences recognized one of the Lady Broncs as a standout player. Josie Barrett has been awarded the All-Conference player in the East Conference. Barrett led the team in just about every category that stats are kept. She was co-leader in Kills per set. She also led the team in blocks, serving aces and aces per set. She also led the team in assists and kills. Not...
On Monday, November 11th the Pine Bluffs High School honored the local veterans with a breakfast and assembly. The Breakfast was held in the Elementary School gym, and was attended by approximately 20-25 veterans and their families. The event, sponsored by the Pine Bluffs Elementary/Junior/Senior High School was chaired by Logan Vanderlaan, Emillia McDonald, High School principal Todd Sweeter and Ashley Rousseau. The event was deemed a large success and praised by some of the veterans....
For the second time in three years the Hornets football team is headed back to the state championship game. The Hornets beat the Saratoga Panthers in a semi-final game last Friday. The Hornets are riding high with an 8-1 record and a 5-1 conference record. The win against the Panthers send the Hornets to the championship game this Friday in Laramie. The Hornets only loss, Lingle/Ft Laramie will be the team that they face in the championship game. Against the Saratoga Panthers the Hornets were...
The Lady Hornets have had a remarkable season this year. After going undefeated in their first four games the Lady Hornets lost their next two. Then they went on a nine-game winning streak. Then they played Gordon-Rushville and lost to them, but then won the next five games straight. The Lady Hornets ended the regular season with a 23 and 7 record heading into the state championship. The Lady Hornets finished fourth in the state at the tournament. The Lady Hornets started off against a very toug...
Tucked away between two large display cases in the common area of Burns High School is a plaque that shows the representatives that went to the American Legion Boys State and Girls State events. This plaque had not been updated since 2016. There is quite the effort put into going to this event by the students and is a huge honor for them to be selected by the sponsoring American Legion Post and Auxiliary. Jeanette Nusbaum noticed this and decided this was not acceptable. She took it upon...
The Burns High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) put together a breakfast for the local veterans last Monday. Monday was Veterans Day and the Burns High School Chapter of the FBLA wanted to do something for the Vets to thank them for their service. Along with the FBLA the senior class put on an assembly in the school gym to honor and appreciate all the local veterans. The veterans and their families were treated to breakfast consisting of biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and...
Jeanette Nusbaum was at a sporting event at Riverton High School awhile back and she noticed something that struck a chord with her. In the school they had several pillars that were dedicated to the different services of the armed forces. On each pillar was the name of the school's alumni under the service in which they served. She thought, "We recognize our students and alumni for their sporting success and academic success, why don't we honor those that choose to serve our country in the...
The Lady Hornets will be making their return trip to the WHSAA State 2A Volleyball Championship tournament on Thursday. The Lady Hornets finished third in the Regional Championship tournament and went 3-1 during the event. The event featured all six teams from the Eastern Conference including #1 seeded Big Horn, #2 Tongue River, #3 Pine Bluffs, #4 Wright, #5 Sundance and #6 Moorcroft. The Lady Hornets started the tournament facing the #6 seeded Moorcroft Lady Wolves in a best of five match. The...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets football team pounded the Greybull Buffaloes last Friday in the first round of the WHSAA 1A 9-man State Championship. The Hornets showed no mercy to the Buffaloes as they scored 55 points in the second half and put the beat down on the Buffaloes. The Hornets beat the Buffaloes 22-75 in a definitive showing of offensive and defensive capabilities. The first quarter had both teams shedding the playoff jitters. The Hornets were able to score a touchdown with about a minute...
For the second time in three weeks Shawn Shmidl has been named as the WyoSports "Prep Athlete of the Week". The playoffs are where legends are made and we had a legendary performance last Friday by Shmidl. Of the 75 points the Hornets scored in their win over Greybull, 30 of them came at the hands of the senior wide receiver and defensive back. "Sure, it put a smile on my face," Shmidl said. "But, that kind of boosted all of our confidence. We know what we're capable of and I think we showcased...
Kaitlynn Schnell, a junior at Pine Bluffs High School, swims for the Cheyenne South swimming team. Schnell, who swims the 50m and 100-yard freestyle took first place in both races qualifying herself for the state tournament this weekend. Pine Bluffs High School does not have the facilities for a swim team so Schnell travels into Cheyenne to compete with the Cheyenne South Bison swim team. Schnell finished the 50m-freestyle in 27.78 seconds for the gold medal. She then competed in the 100-yard...
Not the way that Coach Romsa and the Broncs football team wanted to go out, truth be told. But, still a remarkable season and complete turnaround from last season. The Broncs traveled to Lovell, Wyoming to take on the Bulldogs in the first round of the state championship playoffs. The Burns Broncs qualified for the WHSAA 2A State Championship playoffs with a 5-4 seasonal record and a 5-2 in-conference record. It is a huge step up from last year. The Bulldogs are seeded number two in the West Conference and have a 7-2 seasonal record. The...
The Lady Broncs traveled to Douglas, Wyoming to take on the Lady Bearcats in their next to last game of the season. The Lady Bearcats are seeded number one in the 3A Northwest conference and have a conference record of 5-0. Their seasonal record is 31-4 and they are headed to the state championship. The Lady Broncs are looking for a win to end the season on a high note. The Lady Bearcats proved to be too much for the young Lady Broncs and defeated them in three straight sets. The Lady Broncs...
The last game of the season for the Lady Broncs would be against the Newcastle Lady Dogies. Undeterred by the loss to the Lady Bearcats yesterday the Lady Broncs headed to Newcastle to face off against the Lady Dogies. The Lady Dogies are seeded number three in the Northeast Conference and have an 8-24 seasonal record. The Lady Broncs had high hopes for this game as they had beaten the Lady Dogies in their last meeting on October 18th. The Lady Broncs managed one set win against the Lady Dogies...
The Knights of Columbus Council 7789 donated $372.00 worth of new winter coats to Laramie County School District #2 last Friday. The Council heard about a program that would allow them to purchase new winter coats that could be donated to school age students that may be in need of them. Last month the Council voted unanimously to purchase the new coats and give them to the school district to be distributed to the students within district No. 2. All total, 32 coats of various sizes were...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross-country track team had 10 runners compete at state last Saturday. Although none of the runners made the top 10 it was a great ending to a great season. Head Coach Rousseau will recognize two of the runners that she called "Long Haul Harriers". These are runners that have been with the program since the 7th grade, Xavier Wilson and Merina Theobald, two of the seniors who have been running since the seventh grade. Rousseau added, "I am so thankful to have watched these...
Hornets football has been powerful all season. Last Friday the team ended their regular season with a resounding win against the Southeast Cyclones. The Cyclones are seeded number four in the East Conference and have a 3-3 conference record. The Hornets were not impressed and hammered the Cyclones right out of the gate. The Hornets won the game 14-35. The Hornets shut out the Cyclones for three of the four quarters not allowing them to even see the end zone until the fourth quarter. In the...
The Pine Bowl has been a staple of the Pine Bluffs community since 1962. Over the past several years Jim Zitek has been slowly refurbishing and upgrading the bowling alley to bring it into the 21st century. Last week one of the final parts of the alley was installed. The pin setters were replaced with brand new ones. The old ones were the original setters from 1962 and have been repaired and fixed to keep them operable. Now the facility will have new state-of-the-art setters. Over the past...
