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Casper College. The home field of the state basketball tournament for 1A and 2A schools. It's the one place all teams hope to be playing at by the end of the season. But only a few actually make it. For the Pine Bluffs Hornets, it is a familiar place to be. The Hornets came into the state tournament last year looking to take home the title but they fell short. This year they were determined not to go home empty handed. The tournament started for Pine Bluffs against Big Piney at 9 p.m. last Thurs...
Having lost to Southeast the week before at Regionals, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets entered the state tournament as a number two seed and with strong determination. Their season was great as they lost only three times. Twice came by way of Southeast. A fact that is significant. The girls kicked off their tournament play at 4:30 on Thursday at Casper College. Their opponent was the number three seed out of the West, Kemmerer. The game opened with Kemmerer jumping out to a quick four-point lead....
Capping off what has been a hard-fought season, the Burns Lady Broncs entered the State tournament as a number four seed in Casper last Thursday. The girls kicked off their tournament play against number one seed Wyoming Indian at Casper College at 9 a.m. Wyoming Indian jumped out to a fast lead in the first quarter with 14 points. The Lady Broncs were held to four points. In the second, the Lady Broncs were able to get their footing as they put up 13 points. Wyoming Indian was able to tack on another 14. At the half it was Wyoming Indian with...
After sweeping through the regional tournament in Cheyenne last weekend, the Pine Bluffs Hornets have punched their ticket to the State tournament in Casper this weekend as a number one seed. The Hornets will kickoff the tournament against number 4 seed Big Piney at 9 p.m. on Thursday, at Casper College. The Hornets began their Regional play with a win against Sundance, 74-37. The first quarter of play was close as Pine Bluffs scored 19 while Sundance scored 15. Pine Bluffs added 12 to their tot...
The Burns Broncs kicked off their Regional tournament play in Cheyenne with a loss to Big Horn, 77-41. Big Horn came out strong against the Broncs in the first quarter. Burns was able to rally in the second quarter to get within striking distance of the Rams. "We were down 16-0 early in this game and were able to make it a four-point game in the second quarter," said coach Sean Patterson. Needing to gain some ground on the Rams in the second half of play, Burns found themselves spiraling fast....
Continuing on the path they started out on at the beginning of the year, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets are headed to the state tournament in Casper this weekend. Pine Bluffs will be entering the tournament as a number two seed. Their first game will be against number three seed Kemmerer. The last obstacle on their path to the state tournament was regional play. The Lady Hornets kicked off the regional tournament with a close win against Big Horn, 67-63. Hot-handed shooter Kammie Ragsdale led in s...
The regular season ended with a pair of wins for the Pine Bluffs Hornets as they downed Southeast on the road and Lingle-Fort Laramie at home. "We ended the regular season on a high note," said head coach Will Gray. "The kids played well both nights and finished with 21 regular season wins." The Hornets started their weekend with what looked like it was going to be a high scoring affair by both teams against Southeast. Pine Bluffs scored 23 in the first quarter while giving up 15 to the home tea...
Despite starting strong in the first quarter, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets suffered their first loss in almost two months as they fell to Southeast 50-46 on the road last Friday. The Lady Hornets opened the game with 12 points in the first while holding the home team to nine. Southeast reciprocated in the second by holding the visitors to nine while lighting up Pine Bluffs for 17 points. At the half, Southeast had the momentum and a 26-21 lead. Coming out of the locker room, the Lady Hornets con...
Starting their weekend at home, the Burns Lady Broncs struggled to get points on the board against the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets as they fell, 59-17. Burns only put up two points in the first quarter as the visiting Lady Hornets played solid defense. Pine Bluffs gave up only eight more points in the second period to the home team. Burns gave up 14 points in the first quarter and 18 more in the second to trail 32-10 at the half. The Lady Broncs continued to struggle offensively in the third and fourth quarters as they scored five and two respectf...
A blown lead in the fourth quarter led to the first loss of the weekend for the Burns Broncs as they lost to Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 44-34. Lingle-Ft. Laramie kicked off the first quarter with 22 points. Burns was able to hang close as they knocked down 16 points of their own. The second quarter was all defense as Burns held the home team scoreless. Lingle-Ft. Laramie’s defense was just as strong as they kept the Broncs to three. Defense continued to be the name of the game in the third as Burns held Lingle-Ft. Laramie to two points while p...
The Burns Lady Broncs continue to struggle to put up points as they fell to Pine Bluffs on Friday, 66-27, and Southeast on Saturday,35-23. Against Pine Bluffs, the Lady Broncs showed a flash of offense as they put up 11 points in the first quarter. Defensively they struggled as Pine Bluffs ran away with 21 points of their own. The Lady Broncs struggled to muster much more offense the rest of the first half as they scored three more points while giving up 14 to the Lady Hornets. At the half, the...
Sam Sharpe put up big numbers as the Burns Broncs pulled out a win against Southeast last Saturday at home, 46-43. Saturday was senior night for the home team. Sharpe led all scorers with 22 points. The Broncs found themselves trailing at the half 16-12. They were able to pull within two in the third as they scored 16 while giving up 14 to Southeast. It was the fourth quarter were the Broncs were able to secure the win. Burns outscored Southeast 18-13 in the final frame. "We did a great job of...
A high scoring game at home saw the Pine Bluffs Hornets come out the victor against the visiting Kimball Longhorns 76-70. The win against the Longhorns is helping the Hornets prepare as they near post-season play. “Kimball is very similar to some of the teams we will play in the postseason,” said coach Will Gray. “It was a great test for the kids. They shot the ball very well, and they get up and down the floor well.” Not only is the win serving as preparation for later games, it sets another mark for Pine Bluffs. “That was our first win again...
A second half rally by the Kimball Longhorns was almost the undoing of the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, at home Tuesday. The Lady Hornets were able to hang on to win 49-46. "We played a solid first half but gave up 35 in the second half," said coach Lindsey Forbes. "We made defensive mistakes, turned the ball over and gave them lots of chances," Forbes said. The Lady Hornets hit the court with solid first half play as they outscored the Lady Longhorns 29-11. After the break it was the Longhorns...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs grapplers hit the road last weekend to take part in the Carbon County Invite. Wrestling at 195 pounds, Eldon Kelly rallied to place third in his division. Kelly kicked off his tournament with a bye before losing to Dryden Menk of Lyman. After getting another bye, Kelly defeated Hunter Cheney, Kadar Criddle, and Desmon Martinez to place third. For Isaac Ronning, 120, he started his Invitational against Trey Ward with a win. He went on to defeat Gaven Niles and lost to Kash Kaufman. Ronning rebounded with a win against Trey...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets played host to Southeast Friday and dazzled the hometown crowd with their usual explosive offense. Four Hornets lit up the scoreboard with double-digit scoring as Hunter Thompson led with 30. Trent Werner had 14, Kyle Steger shot for 12 and Haize Fornstrom tallied 10. Wyatt Fornstrom rounded out the Hornets' scoring with two. It was a routing from the first tip off as the Hornets jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the first. They added 18 more points in the second to go up...
It was a close game last Friday, as the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets win an overtime thriller at home, against Southeast, 43-41. Three Lady Hornets hit double-digits in scoring, Sierra Shelit, Azhane Bufford, and Montanna Chrystal. The Lady Hornets found themselves on the losing side of the scoreboard at the half as they trailed Southeast 17-14. Southeast tried to break away from the persistent Lady Hornets but couldn't get the separation they needed. At the end of the third, their lead had shrunk,...
A home game loss against Saratoga followed by a road loss to Lusk made for a tough week for the Burns Lady Broncs. The Lady Broncs kicked off their week at home, against Saratoga where they lost 26-22. This was clearly a defensive game as no team ran away with the score. This tightly contested match saw the Lady Broncs leading 11-9 at the half. Burns scored only two points in the third but gave up five points to the Lady Panthers and the lead. Offenses from both sides appear to break through the defensive lines as Burns scored nine in the...
Three solid quarters of scoring was what it took for the Burns Broncs to gallop past the Saratoga Panthers, at home, Friday, 58-40. Burns started sluggish in the first quarter and then seemed to come alive for the rest of the game. Scoring an anemic six points in the first could have been their undoing but their defense stayed strong and held Saratoga to only eight. The second quarter saw the Broncs speed away from Saratoga as they tallied 17 points while holding Saratoga to eight. As the half-time buzzer sounded, Burns was in control with a...
Basketball. Basketball has been a part of Pine Bluffs High School Junior Hunter Thompson's life for several years. From going with his dad to practice, to traveling in the summer with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), basketball has dominated Thompson's life so much, it has drawn the attention of his mother, Wynema Engstrom. "My mom has said I haven't been able to be a kid," Thompson says. Thompson's love for basketball began when he was in Kindergarten. "My dad (Todd Thompson) was the (Pine...
Solid offensive play pushed the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets over the visiting Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes, 46-33 on Tuesday. With four lead changes early, it looked like the contest would be close; however, the Lady Hornets shook off whatever rust they had built up and began to dominate the game. By the end of the first half the home team was up 32-16. Scoring wasn’t as big for the Lady Hornets, but it was enough to keep them in the lead. The home team managed to score 14 points in the second half of the game while giving up 17 to Potter-Dix. ...
Solid second half play led the Burns Lady Broncs to victory over visiting Lingle-Fort Laramie, Friday, at home, 44-34. The Lady Broncs struggled offensively in the first half of play scoring a combined 14 points. Lingle-Fort Laramie took the early first half lead scoring 20. Coming out of the locker room, the Lady Broncs seemed to decide it was time to get to work. Lighting up the scoreboard for 14 in the third and another 16 in the fourth helped them keep and take the lead. Defensively the...
A slow start offensively proved to be the undoing of the Burns Broncs last Friday, as they lost a home game to Lingle-Fort Laramie, 34-30. “We dug ourselves too big of a hole in this one”, said coach Sean Patterson. “We weren't able to execute offensively in the first quarter.” The Broncs could only muster two points in the first quarter of play while giving up 11 to the visitors. The second quarter was a little better as the home team scraped together nine points while holding Lingle-Fort Laramie to eight. The third quarter was all about B...
Haize Fornstrom, Hunter Thompson, and Kyle Steger all scored double digits as the Pine Bluffs Hornets rolled over the Burns Broncs, 59-24, at Burns on Friday. The Hornets took the lead early with 17 points in the first quarter. The followed with 19 points in the second to go up 9-36 in the first half of play. They followed with 12 points in the third and 11 in the fourth. Defensively they held the Burns Broncs to 15 in the final two quarters of play. Fornstrom led the Hornets in scoring with...
Starting their weekend at home, the Burns Lady Broncs struggled to get points on the board against the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets as they fell, 59-17. Burns only put up two points in the first quarter as the visiting Lady Hornets played solid defense. Pine Bluffs gave up only eight more points in the second period to the home team. Burns struggled to contain the game on the defensive side. They gave up 14 points in the first quarter and 18 more in the second to trail 32-10 at the half. The Lady Broncs continued to struggle offensively in the...
