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This story appeared in the November 17, 2016 Post: In a quote attributed to legendary University of Alabama football coach, the late Paul "Bear" Bryant, "Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships." If you attended the Wyoming 1A state title game last Saturday in Laramie, then you know there's a lot of weight to that quote. In what can only be described as a battle of defense, the Hornets were able to edge the Tongue River Eagles 10-7 to take state for the first time in the school's...
Tristen Zitek had flirted before with a perfect game, racking up 10 strikes in a row before leaving a seven pin on his 11th throw and finishing with a 288. Plus, he's had two 290 games this year. But on Feb. 3, everything came together to place Zitek in the record book as the youngest in Pine Bluffs to bowl a perfect 300 game. "I've been in that situation before, where I went to ten (frames), so there's really no pressure besides the last ball," Zitek said. "I was in the zone and I felt good....
There's a couple weeks left for competitors to make their move in the Pine Bluffs Roping and Barrel Racing Series. Here are the Point Standings as of 7/7/17: Junior Barrels Jadea Graves 26 Natalee Smalley 22 Kashley Fornstrom 18 Kasey Dalton 12 Molly Allen 12 Stesha Tidyman 12 Jaxon Farella 5 Kutter Fornstrom 4 Colby Smith 3 Jessie Graves 3 Whitlee Smalley 2 Javonna Hunt 2 Justin Lerwick 2 Dalton Fox 1 Shayden Tidyman 1 Javaya Harms 1 1D Barrels Katie Klingingsmith 24 Heather Lake 22 Kelby...
Every week, new names are added to the leaderboard of the Pine Bluffs Roping and Barrrel Racing series. Seemingly out of the woodwork, latecomers make a push for the top position and make a run for first place. Competitors who just started earning points within the past week or two have already made progress and find themselves within striking distance. What it all comes down to is who is going to stay strong during the few remaining weeks until the series wraps up on July 21. While others look...
It's hard to believe, but the Pine Bluffs Summer Roping and Barrel Racing season is already half over. The series started on June 2 and will wrapup on July 21. The leaderboards are quickly taking shape with, what started out slow with few participants, has grown into a weekly battle for coveted points. A few changes in leaders has taken place in some categories, while in other categories, leaders have padded their lead with great showing each week. In his first week of competition this season,...
According to the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne, one of the most significant outbreaks of severe weather to affect southeast Wyoming and the western Nebraska Panhandle in the past 30 years occurred on the afternoon and early evening of Monday, June 12. Numerous reports of tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds were received by the NWS. As the afternoon progressed, severe storms increased in coverage and intensity for areas along and east of Interstate 25 moving north and nort...
A strong storm system moved through the area last Monday producing dozens of tornadoes from Colorado to South Dakota. No injuries were reported from a tornado that touched down in Carpenter. The system also brought large hail and high winds, causing severe damage to vehicles and dwellings. "We had several tornado reports out of this particular storm. It first produced a tornado near Grover, Colo. and then continued northeast," said Meteorologist Kate Cotsakis with the National Weather Service in...
Last Friday night signaled the start of the 2017 Friday Night Roping and Barrel Racing series in Pine Bluffs. This is the second year for the series, which replaced the Double Bar G Rodeo last summer. The series, which takes place at the Pine Bluffs Rodeo Grounds at Beech Street and Hwy 30, will continue through July 21, when buckles will be handed out for each category. Here are the results from the first week of competition: Jr/Sr Team Roping: 1. Cole Allan 10.460 2. Tate Bishop 17.460...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club will open the 2017 Roping and Barrel Racing Series this Friday night at the rodeo grounds in Pine Bluffs. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the action starts at 6 p.m. The eight-week season is scheduled for every Friday night from June 2 through July 21. Contestants can enter up to two times in each roping. If entered twice with the same partner, they must switch ends. A barrier will be used in all roping categories. Heelers may tie hard and fast only if they are over age 55...
The Pawnee 2017 track and field season came to a close on May 20 with the CHSAA Class 1A State Championships in Lakewood, Colo. In team standings, the boys finished ninth out of 36 teams who placed. Individually, Drew Ellis had the best showing of Pawnee competitors with a first place finish in the Long Jump event, followed by teammate Bryce Schnug in second. Ellis also placed third in the Triple Jump event. Here is a complete rundown of how Pawnee finished at state: Team Standings: Place...
The Wyoming high school track and field season came to a close last weekend in Casper with the state tournament. In 2A action, the Pine Bluffs girls took third place in team standings, while the Pine boys, the defending 2A champs could nly muster a ninth-place finish. The Burns girls finished 12th overall as a team and the Burns boys finished in 13th place. Here are final results from state heats involving local athletes: Girls - 2A 1) Big Horn High School 79.50 2) Big Piney High School 77 3) Pine Bluffs High School 63 4) Niobrara County High...
Reaching the century mark in anything is quite an achievement and this year's graduating class at Pawnee High School in Grover, Colo. is no exception, as noted on the sashes of their gowns emblazoned "100th Class". Friends, family members, faculty, staff and well-wishers in general gathered in the gym at Pawnee High School last Sunday to watch the 100th Class head out into the world. Junior attendants Grace Robinson and Josh Duggan started the ceremony off as the crowd rose to their feet to...
The boys and girls track and field team from Pine Bluffs and Burns recently wrapped up the 2A regional tournament in Gillette and are prepping to end the season at the state tourney in Casper. The Pine girls finished in second place behind Big Horn in Gillette, while the Lady Broncs came in seventh. Girls team results were: 1) Big Horn 141.50 2) Pine Bluffs High School 93.50 3) Sundance High School 59 4) Lusk HS 58.50 5) Moorcroft High School 56 6) Wright High School 53 7) Burns 52 7) Upton HS...
Pine Bluffs hosted the SEWAC track meet last weekend and it was a great day for both teams. The girls finished in first place, while the boys came in second behind Lingle-Ft. Laramie. "It was a fantastic day for a track meet! It was nice to have good weather for a change I feel that is a big reason for our success today," said head coach Dustin Lee after the meet. Team results were: Girls 1. Pine Bluffs 148 2. Burns 105 3. Niobrara County 94 4. Lingle-Fort Laramie 93 5. Southeast 43 6. Glenrock...
Updated 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 The polls have closed, the ballots have been counted and current Pine Bluffs council member Alan Curtis will be the next mayor of Pine Bluffs. Curtis defeated Don Herman 224-97 for the spot vacated by outgoing mayor William Shain. Wacey Shelit received four write-in votes, Donn Randall and Dennis Talich each received two write-in votes and one write-in vote was cast for incumbent and outgoing mayor William Shain. A total of 340 ballots were cast in-town, six...
The Pawnee girls track and field team didn't place at the Weld County Championships last week, but the boys finished 11th out of 21 in team standings. The Coyotes take part in the 1A Invitational Meet in Limon, Colo. this Saturday. Boys team results: Place School Score 1st Roosevelt 123 2nd Windsor 118 3rd Platte Valley 93 4th Mead 64 5th Greeley Central 47 6th Berthoud 46 7th University 44 8th Valley 32 9th Greeley West 27 10th Eaton 24 11th Pawnee 23 12th Dayspring Christian Academy 18 13th...
Although the Pawnee Lady Coyotes failed to place at thePlatte Valley track meet last Saturday, Erin Ellis did compete in the shot put and discus events. Ellis' toss of 21'4.00" placed her 36th in the shot put and she finished 30th in the discus with a throw of 66'9.00". On the boys' side of the meet, the Coyotes finished 14th out of 21 in team standings. They compete this Saturday at the Weld County Championships in Frederick, Colo. Team results: Place School Score 1st Sterling 120 2nd Platte Va...
The Pine Bluffs track and field team visited Burns last Thursday and both the boys and girls teams came in second overall in team standings. It was also a good day individually, as head coach Dustin Lee said more Pine athletes pre-qualified for state. "We had several highlights throughout the day with three more athletes pre-qualifying in four events," Lee said. "Natalie Christofferson made the mark in the 100h, Montanna Chrystal in the 200m, which makes her fifth pre-qual mark for the year,...
The Burns track and field team hosted several teams from Wyoming and Nebraska last Thursday and both the boys and girls teams came in third overall in team standings. Team results: Varsity - Boys 1. Gering 266 2. Pine Bluffs 127.5 3. Burns 99.5 4. Garden County 52 5. Southeast 26 6. Potter-Dix Public 25 7. Cheyenne East 24 8. Banner County 1 Varsity - Girls 1. Gering 215.5 2. Pine Bluffs 163.5 3. Burns 116.5 4. Potter-Dix Public 77.5 5. Cheyenne East 25 6. Banner County 17 7. Southeast 12 8....
Two Pine Bluffs families were left homeless following a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday, April 9. At approximately 1:35 a.m., firefighters from Laramie County Fire District #5 were dispatched to 1279 North Main St. in the Pine View Mobile Home Park after a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival of the first responding crews, two outbuildings were fully involved in fire. The fire had also already spread to two mobile homes and a third non-mobile home was also threatened. Pine...
The Burns High School track and field team headed north to Mitchell, Nebraska last Thursday. Here's how individual performances in the finals shaped up: Girls Athlete Place 100 Meter Dash 13.70 SB Malli O'Neal 11th 15.20 SB Cassidy Weibel 27th 15.70 SB Elizabeth Desautels 32nd 200 Meter Dash 28.55 SB Malli O'neal 10th 28.57 SB Kelsey Faircloth 11th 31.36 SB Piper Perez 23rd 400 Meter Dash 1:06.86 SB Mara Schindler 13th 1:07.23 Kelsey Faircloth 16th 1:07.55 SB Katie Norris 17th 1,600 Meter Run...
The Burns and Pine Bluffs teams were all set to compete at the Bayard Invitational last weekend, but unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. With the threat of inclement weather looming, officials cancelled the meet. Pine Bluffs was just coming off a dual first-place finish at the Kimball Invite the previous week and they hope to keep some momentum going when they head to Chappell this Friday. The Burns track and field team will head to Mitchell on Thursday to compete....
The Pawnee boys track and field traveled to Holyoke last Thursday, where they took fifth place. Place School Score 1st Burlington 150 2nd Sedgwick County 78 3rd Limon 64 4th Akron 59 5th Pawnee 57 6th Arickaree 50 7th Idalia 43 8th Yuma 40 9th Otis 38 10th Fleming 31 11th Haxtun 28 12th Flagler 26 13th Holyoke 24 14th Peetz 20 15th Merino 15 16th Caliche 5 Jade Cass set a new meet record in the high jump with a leap of 6'2" to take first place in that event. Here's how Pawnee participants...
Members of the Louis E. Canady American Legion Post 60 from Pine Bluffs gathered at Calvary United Methodist Church in Bushnell, Neb. to pay respect to Wayne Marshall, a U.S. Army veteran who passed away on March 16. Marshall served honorably during the Korean War from 1951-1953, driving a fuel truck while stationed in Alaska. He and his wife Roberta moved to Bushnell in 1997 and lived there until moving to Vista Villa in Kimball, Neb. this past August. During a 30-minute memorial service...
Now that most of the winter weather is behind us (knock on wood), the Wyoming Department of Transportation is gearing up for major road construction projects.One of those projects will affect traffic in Pine Bluffs until fall. Work will begin soon on a project to reconstruct three bridges on eastbound Interstate 80 in Pine Bluffs. As a result, drivers should expect and prepare for significant detours and route changes in the project area. Changes are scheduled to be implemented over the next...
