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Both Pine Bluffs boys and girls track and field teams took first place at the Kimball Invitational meet held last Saturday at Kimball High School. Individual results: Girls Athlete Place Section 100 Meter Dash 13.40 SB Montanna Chrystal 1st Finals H1 13.50 Montanna Chrystal 1st Prelims H1 14.80 SB Amber Abrams 5th Finals H1 14.90 SB Torri Long 5th Prelims H1 15.00 Torri Long 6th Finals H1 15.10 Amber Abrams 6th Prelims H1 200 Meter Dash 31.10 SB Amber Abrams 5th Prelims H1 31.20 SB Hyleigh...
Backed by an impressive 24-game winning streak which saw her team go undefeated during the regular season and 8-0 in conference play, and finishing with a 25-3 record, the Wyoming Coaches Association recently named Pine Bluffs girls basketball head coach Lindsey Forbes its 2A Southeast Girls Coach of the Year. Pine Bluffs Athletic Director Kendra Roeder said the root of winning and leadership extends as far back as Forbes' days as a player. "She was an assistant to Bob Cochran for several years...
When you think of the top cash crops grown in Wyoming, some people may immediately think of hay, sugar beets or wheat. But when you mention the idea of hemp becoming a top ag producer in the state, critics might say agriculture in Wyoming has gone to pot. Albin-based farmer Ron Rabou strongly disagrees. "Comparing hemp and marijuana is like comparing a husky and a greyhound", Rabou said. "They're both dogs, but genetically, scientifically, physically, they're completely different. Hemp and...
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....
Pine Bluffs senior Hunter Thompson was recently named the Wyoming 2A Southeast Conference Player of the Year. Thompson averaged 22.4 ppg in his senior year and took All-State honors all four years of high school....
Will Gray has coached his last boys basketball game at Pine Bluffs High School. Last week, he tendered his resignation to the Laramie County School Board #2 and was made official at last Monday night's board meeting. Gray issued the following statement to the Post: "I had a great time coaching basketball in Pine Bluffs for the last 10 years. The past 5 years as the head coach have been some of the most rewarding times of my life. However, it is time for the program to be led by a someone other...
The post-season awards are coming in for members of the Pine Bluffs Hornets and Lady Hornets basketball teams. On the girl’s side, seniors Montanna Chrystal and Jadyn Golding were named All-State by the Wyoming Coaches Association. Chrystal and Golding also made All-Conference, along with their teammates sophomore Kammie Ragsdale and senior Sierra Shelit. On the boy’s side, senior Hunter Thompson took All-State for his fourth year. Haize Fornstrom, a junior who also took All-State in 2016, joined Thompson for this year’s list. Thompson and F...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will soon start work on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 where the Muddy Creek overpass was demolished. WyDOT Engineer Tim Morton said work should start in early April with concrete barrier placement. This will affect I-80 from the 400.5 marker to the Nebraska state line. While the project is under way, eastbound traffic will be diverted onto the westbound lanes, setting two-way traffic. During this time, Morton said access to eastbound I-80 will not...
Expectations were high for the Pine Bluffs Hornets this season. After rolling unbeaten through the regular season, the defending 2A state champions took out every opponent during the 2A East Regional Tournament in Gillette. So when the team hit Casper last Thursday, many were expecting much of the same. Apparently nobody told the Wind River Cougars or Lovell Bulldogs. When you're thet top dog, everybody is gunning for you and wants to be the first to bring you down. That's what Wind River did...
After suffering their first loss of the season in the 2A East Regional final the previous week, the Lady Hornets were looking to rebound against the competition at state. But there's a good reason these teams make it to state. Greybull The Pine Bluffs girls opened the 2A state tournament agsint the Greybull Lady Buffaloes last Thursday. The Lady Hornets came out slow and Greybull took a 10-4 lead in the first. The Lady Hornets bounced back in the second, outscoring Greybull 15-4 to take a 19-14...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets' quest to repeat as the state 2A champions forged ahead last weekend as the team literally mowed the competition down, leaving little doubt as to why the Hornets were ranked #1 in the 2A East. It was a run that ended with Pine Bluffs taking the title of Wyoming 2A East Regional Champions and a berth in the Wyoming 2A State Tournament starting on Thursday. Tongue River The Hornets kicked off their regional tournament run last Thursday, facing off against the Tongue River...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets entered the 2A East Regional Tournament last week undefeated since last year's 2A East Regional final. This year's outcome left the Pine Bluffs faithful with a feeling of deja vu. Tongue River It was a 10:30 a.m. start for the Lady Hornets last Thursday, facing off against the Lady Eagles from Tongue River. The Lady Hornets took an 18-12 lead in the first quarter of action and pulled away even further in the second, outpacing the Lady Eagles 15-9 in the frame to...
Coach Sean Patterson knew his squad had a tough challenge ahead going into the Wyoming 2A East Regional Tournament last week. The first round would be a test for the Broncs to see how their “second season” would shape up. Wright The Broncs matched up with the Wright Panthers last Thursday. The Panthers got the edge on the Broncs in the first, going up 16-10 at the end of the first period. The Broncs outscored Wright 11-10 in the second to trail 26-21 at the break. The game was still within the Broncs’ reach in the third quarter as they again...
The Burns Lady Broncs’ season came to an abrupt end last weekend as they clashed with the Big Horn Lady Rams and the Niobrara County (Lusk) Lady Tigers in the Wyoming 2A East Regional Tournament. Big Horn The Lady Broncs came into the tournament as the #4 seed in 2A Southeast. Their first challenge would be the #1 seed in 2A Northeast, the Big Horn Lady Rams. No box score or individual stats were available as of deadline, but the final score was 62-19. The loss sent the Burns girls into the Consolation Round to take on the Lusk Lady Tigers. N...
The Burns-Pine wrestling team competed last weekend in Casper in the Wyoming 2A State Wrestling Tournament. The grapplers placed fifth overall, just being edged out by Cokeville by half a point. Here's how each team finished: 1. Moorcroft 271.0 2. Glenrock 216.5 3. Kemmerer 142.0 4. Cokeville 112.5 5. Burns/Pine Bluffs 112.0 6. Big Piney 107.0 7. Wright 98.5 8. Lovell 92.0 9. Rocky Mountain 83.5 10. Sundance 71.0 11. Greybull/Riverside 63.0 12. Lingle-Ft. Laramie 59.0 13. Southeast 54.5 14....
Burns High School student Emily Keiter is a member of the livestock team and the parli pro team for the school's FFA chapter. "I mainly show sheep," said Keiter. "I won a few awards. I was either champion for showmanship and then I had the FFA heavyweight champion lamb." Keiter, a junior at BHS, has been involved in FFA for the past seven years. She enjoys the hands-on experience of working with animals. She loves it so much, that sometimes she likes to make sure everything is just right. "I'm...
Burns junior Colton Sowards says FFA has taught him a lot about growing as a person. "For me, FFA is all about leadership and self-development, really," Sowards said. "It's all about bettering yourself." There are several activities within FFA that Sowards enjoys participating in. He added, "I'm on the livestock team, the parli pro team as well as showing pigs and horses." Sowards has won some awards as a result of his hard work. "I won overall feed horse, that was the year before," said...
Students from Albin Elementary's 4th-6th classes got some fresh air last Wednesday as they took a field trip to Lerwick Farm in Albin as part of the Wyoming Stewardship Program which is part of the Agriculture in the Classroom program. Students were treated to lunch and then given a tour of the farm by owners Michael and Diane Lerwick. The students got to participate in several activities like milking cows, seeing how an ultrasound exam was performed on a cow, how to do math involved with...
The Pawnee Coyotes ended the regular season last week with a pair of games. Things got off to a strong start with a 61-55 win over Arickaree/Woodlin last Thursday, but the Coyotes lost to Caliche last Saturday in double overtime, 56-54, to end the regular season at 7-11. Arickaree/Woodlin The Coyotes took a 23-13 lead in the first quarter but Arickaree/Woodlin battled back in the second to take a 33-30 lead at the break. Pawnee used the second half to chisel away at the deficit, outscoring...
The Burns Lady Broncs wrapped up regular-season play last Friday hosting the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Lady Doggers. The Lady Doggers jumped out to a 18-5 lead in the first quarter as the Lady Broncs tried to put something together. At halftime, Lingle was up 30-7. They padded their lead to 40-14 in the third. Both teams scored eight points in the fourth but the damage was already done as Burns lost, 48-22. Katie Norris and Willow Martin led Burns scoring with six points each, Felsey Faircloth had...
Although the Hornets finished the regular season undefeated at 22-0, Coach Will Gray knows anything can happen in the playoffs, which start on Thursday in Gillette. “We open with Tongue River at 9 a.m. on Thursday,” said Gray. “We didn’t play very well when we played them in January. We have to play with much more energy and fire than we did the first time. They have two really good guards who will shoot from anywhere. This time around, we have to box out better and be more efficient in our half court sets. As we go into the postsea...
The Lady Hornets finished out the regular season last weekend by doing something they’ve been really good at all year long - beating every opponent who crossed their path. Southeast and Lingle were no exceptions. Southeast It was Pine Bluffs game right from the start as the Lady Hornets built a 12-2 lead in the first quarter. Things cooled off a little in the second as the Lady Cyclones were able to edge Pine in scoring 6-5 in the period. At halftime, Pine was up 17-8. The second half was just a matter of maintaining the lead util the clock h...
The Burns Broncs closed out their regular season last Friday with a 36-19 loss to visiting Lingle-Ft.Laramie. Although the Broncs finished with a 7-15 record, head coach Sean Patterson knows it's a new season now and anything is possible in the regional tournament if you can get the momentum swinging your way. "We are excited for regionals and will play Wright at noon Thursday," said Patterson. "We feel we have been playing better basketball in the last month and look forward to putting it all...
The Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestling team placed third at the WHSAA 2A East Regional in Moorcroft to the state tournament in Casper starting this Friday. "We had a good region tournament," said head coach Dan Clayson. "The kids wrestled well. We have a few things that we will work on to try and improve for the state tournament, but overall we are looking pretty good. Isaac, Ruger, Boe, and Darrell all had great tournaments, and Boe wrestled a good match in the finals. Zach, Kestrel, Jeff, Ben, and...
As the May 2 election date draws closer, several towns in Laramie County are finalizing their wish lists for projects to be funded by sixth-penny tax collections. Although the ballot was scheduled to be finalized already, several changes to Cheyenne city projects held up the process. Other county municipalities have already locked in their projects. “With the advent of a new mayor in Cheyenne, the Cheyenne folks decided they wanted to change some things,” said Burns Mayor Ralph Bartels during the meeting of the Burns Town Council Monday nig...
