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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...
The Burns Broncs have just completed their best season of the past five years. The Broncs went 5-4 and are headed for the Regional Playoffs. Instrumental to the Broncs success is Quarterback Mason Medley. Medley has been named the Wyoming Sports Prep Athlete of the Week. In their dominant win over Moorcroft Medley had four passing touchdowns and one on the ground. He passed for 279 and ran for another 29 yards. In an interview Medley said, "It felt great. It was awesome. Our team came together...
The Burns Broncs ended the season with the statement, "WE ARE HERE". The Burns Broncs faced off against the Moorcroft Wolves in the final game of the regular season with a huge morale booster for the Broncs. The Broncs dominated the Wolves from the very beginning and pushed right up till the gun sounded. The Broncs beat the Wolves 13-47. The Broncs finished the regular season with a 5-4 record and are headed into the playoffs for the first time in five years. Mason Medley threw for four...
In the final game of the regular season the Lady Broncs traveled to Glenrock, Wyoming to face the Lady Herders in a non-conference match up. The Lady Broncs have been on an upward trend gaining valuable experience with each game. Head Coach Anndee McKinney has done a good job instructing the athletes and preparing them for future games. The Lady Broncs did lose the game, but the Lady Herders had to work at it and take the game to the tiebreaker in order to finish. The Lady Broncs came out strong in the first set fighting the Lady Herders till...
For the last game of the season the Lady Hornets faced the number one seed in the 1A Southeast Conference, the Lady Cyclones. The Lady Cyclones are 21-4 in seasonal play and 9-0 in conference play. This would be a great test for the Lady Hornets as they get ready for Regionals. The Lady Hornets gave the Lady Cyclones all they could handle and took them all the way to game four before they would lose. The Lady Cyclones beat the Lady Hornets 3-1. In the first set Jessica Hoffman was strong and...
The Hornets football team put their undefeated season up against the undefeated Lingle/Fl Laramie Doggers last Friday night. In a game that many have said might very well be a preview to the state championship game the Doggers barely managed to beat the Hornets 30-27. The game was tied late into the fourth quarter, until a last-minute field goal by the Doggers' place kicker. The Doggers drove the ball to the Hornets 20 and kicked a field goal to take the lead 30-27. It was a heartbreaking loss...
"We are proud to announce our state athletes for the 2024 Season. For the ladies: Mikaela England, Tessa Bybee, and Merina Theobald. For the boys: Cooper Allen, Xavier Wilson, Rutley Hansen, Asher Lee, Sutter Allen, Xander Wilson, Isaac Thomas." Coach Rousseau said and then added, "The alternates will be LJ Hansen and Damian Petry." Congratulations to all the state qualifiers. The cross-country track team has completed their season and is getting ready for state meet this week. According to...
Shawn Shmidl caught five passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the game against the Tigers on October 4th. In the win against the Lusk Tigers, Shmidl and the team let out fair warning that the Hornets are here to stay. Shmidl and Freeburg combined for a total of five completions and 190 yards against the Tigers and helped secure the 51-15 Victory. Three of those receptions Shmidl turned into touchdowns. Shmidl had a 40-yard catch and run for his first touchdown. Later he got a 58-yard...
The Lady Broncs put it all together and put together a winning combination and beat the Newcastle Lady Dogies by a score of 2-3. After a long line of unsuccessful attempts, the Lady Broncs have put it all together and played some very good ball. After winning the first set the Lady Dogies came back and won the next two. The Lady Broncs kept fighting and tied the game at two apiece in the fourth set. Then dominated the tiebreaker to win the match 2-3. In the first set the Lady Broncs were able...
The Lady Hornets had their last week off from play and will start again on Friday. The Lady Hornets will face the number one seeded Southeast Lady Cyclones in a non-conference match-up. The Lady Cyclones are seeded number one in the 1A Southeast conference with a 19-4 seasonal record and a 7-0 conference record. The Lady Hornets are 20-5 and are seeded number two in the 2A Northeast conference. With the new arrangement of the teams and conferences the Lady Hornets have only faced one team that is in their conference. Even though they are...
The Broncs fall back to a .500 seasonal record with a loss to the Newcastle Dogies last Friday. The Broncs traveled to Newcastle to face the Dogies in a neutral conference game on the gridiron. The Broncs put up a fight but fell just a bit short in the end. The Broncs fell 49-14 to the Dogies. The Broncs offense had a bit of trouble finding the seams in the Dogies defense while the Broncs defense had trouble stopping the potent offense of the Dogies. The Broncs could not get on the board until the third quarter. The Broncs drove the ball down...
Carsten Freeburg and the Hornets football team treated the number three team, the Saratoga Panthers, to a good ole fashioned butt whooping last Friday night. The Panthers were held scoreless until the last quarter while the Hornets flew around the field unmolested. The Hornets held on to their undefeated status in both the seasonal record of 6-0 and in conference play of 4-0. The Hornets won the game 7-63. The Hornets set the tone of the game in the first quarter. The Hornets defense held the...
The Burns Broncs hosted the 2-3 Upton/Sundance Bobcats last Friday. After losing their first two games the Broncs have gone 4-1 to be the number three seed in the conference. Their latest victory would come against the Bobcats and the Broncs wanted to make a statement, not to take them lightly. Quarterback Mason Medley completed six straight passes to take the Broncs from their own 37-yard line to the Bobcats one-yard line. They handed the ball off to Mason Terry who plowed through the Bobcats...
Wyoming News Now has named Carsten Freeburg as the Prep Athlete of the Week for the week of October 7th. Freeburg and the Hornets hosted the number three team in the 1A 9-man conference and dominated the game. The Hornets won the game 15-51. Carsten had the best game of his season throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns. Freeburg also had 44 yards running and scored two touchdowns on the ground. In an interview Freeburg said, ""Our run game was slow, so the passing game really saved the day a...
The Lady Hornets hosted the Glenrock Lady Herders last Tuesday in a non-conference match up. The Lady Hornets are on a four-game winning streak and headed to Regionals. With the new arrangement of team in the conference the Lady Hornets have only faced one other team from their conference and have a 1-0 conference record. They have an 18-4 seasonal record, but according to Head Coach Werner, "We really have not faced anyone from our conference yet to see how we match up." Right now, he is just...
Last Tuesday the Lady Broncs traveled to Rawlins, Wyoming to face the Lady Outlaws in a conference match up. The Lady Outlaws are seeded third in the 3A conference ahead of the Lady Broncs and have a lot to prove before Regionals. The Lady Broncs are looking for their first conference win and would like to come home with another mark in the win column. The Lady Broncs ended up falling to the Lady Outlaws in three straight sets 3-0. The Lady Broncs didn't play badly. They were able to stay with...
What is a triangle match? Basically, speaking, three teams get together and battle each other. There are no trophies or plaques, just the competition and bragging rights. Last Saturday the Lady Hornets competed against a couple of the best teams in the region. The Wright Lady Panthers and the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers. The Lady Hornets have a 19-4 record heading into the tournament and were looking to compete against a couple of the best teams and see where they stand. The first team they faced...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets football team faced off against the Niobrara County (Lusk) Tigers last Friday night. The team has a five-game winning streak going and since this was homecoming week, they did not want to disappoint their friends and family and especially their teammates. The Hornets played strong defense and had a very potent offense on the night. Carsten Freeburg threw for over 300 yards while Ryan Mohren ran for another 100-yard game. The Hornets beat the Tigers 15-51. The first...
The Niobrara County/Lusk Lady Tigers visited the Lady Hornets last Friday in a non-conference match-up. The Lady Hornets have won their last three games and since this was homecoming week were not about to let up now. With only four games left in regular season the Lady Hornets are headed to regionals seated in the top two seats. Currently the Lady Hornets have, out of the last 14 games a 13-1 record. The Lusk Lady Tigers had problems getting started and the Lady Hornets took full advantage of...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club closed out its 2024 team roping competition last Friday evening. It was a beautiful evening with temperatures in the high sixties and no clouds, a very light breeze and conditions that were almost perfect. The club had one of the largest pools of ropers this season with over 30 headers and heelers combined looking for that one final win of the season. There were 32 ropers that were paired up and formed 83 teams. Some of the familiars that were there like Haize Fornstrom, DJ Tidyman and Anna Murdoch were present....
As the Lady Broncs start the 2024-25 volleyball season they will have a new lineup. Head Coach Anndee McKinney will have to put together a new starting lineup for the Lady Broncs. Losing most of her varsity team from last year she will have to move up several of the younger players to fill the slots. There are a few of the varsity team members that will be there and they will have to step up and be the leaders. It should be a good season for the Lady Broncs even though they are rebuilding. Players like Brynn Bach and Josie Barrett will be...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country track team has been hitting the streets and hills getting ready for the 2024-25 season. Head Coach Ashley Rousseau and her coaching staff of Brooks Hoffman and Dustin Lee will be working the kids to get them ready for the season. According to Coach Rousseau, “Our HS girls’ team is the smallest we have ever been, but that includes a brand new to the sport Makayla from BHS.” Some returning harriers like Merina Theobald and Kaitlynn Schnell for the girls and Asher Lee and Xavier Wilson for the boys will help...
The Lady Hornets volleyball team is looking forward to the new season with great anticipation. With returning starters like Jessica Hoffman, Hattie Lerwick and Reese Graves the team is hoping for another trip to the state championship. Some of the younger players like Avery Gray, Avery Sweeter and Kadee Bruns will have to step up and fill some of the slots emptied by the graduating players. Most of the younger players got time on the court last year and gained some experience in the game. Now they will be starting and will need to help the...
