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The Pine Bluffs Hornets football team got the 2024-25 season off to a great start. The Hornets traveled to Shoshoni to face the Wranglers in a non-conference game. The Hornets started last season off with a 6-0 record but missed the last three games of the season knocking them out of the state championship. Coach Gray is not about to let that happen again and hit the basics hard in practice. At the end of the scrimmage two weeks ago Coach Gray said, "Tackle, hitting and blocking," hinting that...
The Lady Hornets traveled to Yuma, Colorado to take on the Yuma Lady Outlaws in a non-conference match-up. The Lady Hornets, coming off the disappointing loss to the Lady Doggers were looking to get back on the winning train and back on track for the state tournament. Like the loss to the Lady Trailblazers the Lady Hornets started off slow but came through in the end as they won the match 2-3. The Lady Hornets lost the first two matches to the Lady Outlaws but came back and won the last three including the tiebreaker. In what could only be call...
Last Thursday the Lady Broncs hosted the Torrington Lady Trailblazers in an inter-conference match up. The Lady Broncs are going through a rebuilding stage and getting the girls to become comfortable in their new roles. After losing nine seniors last year Head Coach Anndee McKinney has her work cut out for her fitting the team together. There are all new faces starting on the floor this year. Some were on the varsity squad last year and some moved up from the JV team. Now the ones that were on...
The Lady Hornets volleyball team has been undefeated in seasonal play in the early part of the 2024-25 Season. With returning players like the hard-hitting Jessica Hoffman, Hattie Lerwick and Avery Gray the Lady Hornets are looking to return to the state tournament. The Lady Hornets hosted the Lingle-Ft Laramie Lady Doggers in a non-conference game last Thursday. The Lady Hornets were able to defeat the Lady Doggers in their first match up but lost the next three sets to lose the match 3-1. It...
The Burns Broncs galloped to Rawlins, Wyoming to face the Outlaws on the gridiron last Friday. The Broncs are still looking for their first seasonal win and were hoping to find it in Rawlins. The Broncs are still building their team into a cohesive unit but are well on their way. Coach Romsa has a lot of new faces and has them starting to fire as a team. The Broncs offense was able to find pay dirt in the first and third quarters, but the defense was not able to contain the Outlaws offense as they put 34 points on the board. The Outlaws beat...
The Lady Broncs volleyball team is off to a slow start to the 2024-25 season. With a 0-5 record the team was headed to Gillette for the Gillette Invite tournament with the hopes of breaking their losing streak and putting some marks in the win column. Unfortunately, the team was not able to find the winners circle in any of their matches. Their first match that is recorded was against the Newcastle Lady Dogies. In the tournament the girls would play the best of three matches for the game. In an up and down game, the Lady Broncs lost the first...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club held its weekly team roping competition last Friday. It was a perfect night for the event and Mother Nature was smiling down on the group. The arena could not have been much better as they watered the ground down just before the competition. The family and friends that gathered were having a great time watching their hero ride and rope. On this night a roper from previous events, Haize Fornstrom would put up his rope for a flag. Fornstrom would be the flagger for the...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs Cross Country track team headed to Gering, Nebraska to compete in the Gering XC meet. According to Coach Rousseau, “The first week left us with some kids out sick—oh germs in all the schools. Hopefully we will all be healthy and can compete next week at Kimball. This week we ran at the Five Rocks Amphitheater in Gering, Nebraska. In the junior varsity girl’s division Coach Rousseau said, “We only ran Katie Beavers at JV today since she missed out last week. She got her first HS race under her feet— 34:53.” In the JV boys...
The Lady Hornets volleyball team headed to Cheyenne for their third game of the week. Coming off the win against the Yuma Lady Outlaws the team was in high spirits and ready to put another notch in their belt. The Lady Cyclones are not in the same conference but still a strong and powerful team to face. The game was intensely close as neither team could overcome the other. At the end of four matches the sets were tied at two apiece, and needed to go into a tiebreaker. The final score in all four matches was exactly the same. The winner had 25...
Sparky, the fire prevention mascot, visited the Pine Bluffs Elementary School kindergarten and kinder boost class last Thursday. Sparky was accompanied by Fire Chief Derek Walls and Firefighter Charlie Hastings. The day's events would include some instruction by Chief Walls and a chance for the kids to use the fire hose off the rescue unit. The kindergarten class was treated to a ride in the fire truck on this day also. The kids were excited as they walked out of the classroom building and into...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross-country team had their first meet on August 30th in Cheyenne at the Little America Golf Course. The team is a bit smaller than last year, but the kids are still as dedicated and excited to run. According to Coach Rousseau, “Our team has changed a bit. Our HS girls’ team is the smallest we have ever been, but that includes a brand new to the sport Makayla from BHS.” According to Coach Rousseau “Shanae had her work cut out for her today driving in the XC bus Olympics, we were a part of a logistical nightmare, but she...
It seems like an eternity since the Hornets football team was back on the field but that is only for the spectators. The team has been officially practicing since the first day of school. According to head coach Will Gray many of the players have been hitting the weight room and practicing on their own over the summer. Physically the team looks in good shape with many new members and some returning players. Last Friday the team hosted a three-way scrimmage against the Southeast Cyclones,...
As many coaches have said, a successful football season starts in the gym. The Broncs football-team had taken this to heart, and was hitting the gym. Although, official practice did not start until the first day of school, many of the players were hitting the gym and working on the field on their own during the summer break. According to new head coach Travis Romsa "This was good to see." Coach Romsa also did some recruiting over the last year and has added some new players. The Broncs played...
The Lady Hornets volleyball team started the 2024-25 season winning all four of their matches in a tournament. The Lady Hornets faced the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings, Hulett Lady Devils, Kaycee Lady Buckaroos and the Upton Lady Bobcats. The Lady Hornets picked up where they left off last season where they finished fourth in the state. The Lady Hornets faced off against the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings in their first match. Jessica Hoffman showed why she is an all-state player hitting eight kills to lead the team. Right behind her is Hattie...
The Lady Broncs Volleyball team kicked off the 2024-25 season in a tournament where they faced the Wright Lady Panthers, Glenrock Lady Herders and Newcastle Lady Dogies. This was the first game for Anndee McKinney and the team for the season and much was learned in the tournament. The team ended up losing all three matches. In their first game against the Wright Lady Panthers the Lady Broncs had a bit of trouble getting started. The team lost the first match 25-17 to the Lady Panthers but there were some good shots from the front line and...
Hornets football is back in full swing. Hornets Head Coach Will Gray is looking to better his season and head back to the state championship. The team started the season last year with a bang going 6-0 in their first six games. The team beat Guernsey-Sunrise 76-0 and Moorcroft 46-0. The team looked to be going back to the state championship. Then something happened and the team lost the next three games including the first game of the postseason. According to Coach Gray the team seemed to...
After a very disappointing season last year the Burns Broncs football team has begun the long process of rebuilding. With new Head Coach Travis Romsa, the Broncs have been working hard in the off-season to get into shape and bring along some of the new personnel that they have. They have been hitting the weight room and field exercises over the summer. Coach Romsa has been recruiting hard and has been able to increase the roster to almost 40 players. With just enough players to field the team...
The equipment may not be new but to many of the Burns Volunteer Fire Department it was new. The department has had small air bag lift capabilities for a while, but they have now been equipped with the larger and heavier lifting bags. According to Deputy Chief Brian Dolan, "The new bags give the department the ability to lift any type of vehicle that they might come across in their responses." He added that, "If needed we could lift one end of a train car with these bags." Chief Dolan also...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club had their second 12.5 handicap team roping event last Friday. The club usually puts on a 10.5 handicap event but for a couple of nights move it to a 12.5 handicap. The attendance was a bit low but that did not stop them from having fun. Mother Nature cooperated but could not make up her mind as to what she was going to do. The skies to the east looked dark and ominous and showed the promise of heavy storms. The skies overhead, were gray and looked like a shower or two...
Brady McKinney, a fifth grader at Burns Elementary School found gold at the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Junior Rodeo On Saturday, August 3. McKinney won the gold belt buckle in the junior breakaway event. McKinney has been competing for the past three years and is very good at it. He competes in the breakaway, team roping, and goat tying events. He started breakaway about three years ago. McKinney's dad, Chad McKinney got him started in rodeo about three to four years ago. He says, "Dad does team...
The Pine Bluffs Night Out event hosted by the police department must have had an agreement with Mother Nature. The weather was perfect for the BBQ and open pool. This night would be the last day the pool would be open, and the kids were taking full advantage of the great weather provided by Mother Nature. It was hot enough to swim but not hot enough to not enjoy the festivities and demonstrations provided by the police department. There was a free raffle for the kids, a K-9 demonstration by...
For those that were unable to attend the enchanting and outstanding performance by the True Troupe last Saturday, you truly missed an entertaining event. The troupe put on the Shakespeare play "Much Ado About Nothing". The troupe stayed true to the play but brought some modern twists that they hoped would bring a younger generation to the theater. The troupe was started in August 2018 by Amber and Adri True. They are sisters who share a love of theater and the arts. According to Amber, "We...
