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After lull in prep sports, The Pine Bluffs Hornets will return to competition this weekend in Kimball, Neb. The Kimball Invitational track and field meet will include schools from southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle. This year's program is the largest in recent memory with well over 50 boys and girls turning out to compete. Head Coach Dustin Lee said last week that the team's large size is a good thing. It will put less pressure on athletes to win their events. With so many team...
More than 55 Pine Bluffs High School students turned out for track this year. “It’s certainly the biggest team I’ve had,” head coach Dustin Lee said Tuesday. “When we have a lot of numbers that helps considerably.” The majority of those 55 students began track practices last week. Lee attributed the large team to students seeing the overall success of the school’s athletic programs. Pine Bluffs has already earned two state titles this year in football and boys basketball. “We’re going to ride that success and see what we can get done,” Lee sa...
Pine Bluffs High School athletes have even more to be proud of. The Southeast Wyoming Athletic Conference recently released its all-conference selections. Haize and Andrew Fornstrom along with teammate Tucker Norman earned all-conference honors. Haize Fornstrom also earned conference player of the year. Hyleigh Fornstrom, Kammie Ragsdale and Torri Long received nods for the girls. Burns’ Malli O’Neal was also selected as an all-conference player. In wrestling, Kyle Thurin and Boe Clayson received all-conference honors for their work on the Pin...
Pine Bluffs doesn't know how to lose on the basketball court. At least that's how they played this year. The Hornets capped off yet another unforgettable season this weekend with a 2A Boys State Championship in Casper. Pine Bluffs finished the tournament Friday night with a 73-68 win over Wind River. Many will remember last year's semifinals loss against the same team at state. But it wasn't on the players' minds. "We never really talked about getting back at Wind River," head coach Tyler...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets certainly didn't plan on losing their first game in the 2A Wyoming Girls State Basketball Tournament held last week. Unfortunately, that's how their state tournament started, but they were able to come away with a consolation win. The Lady Hornets got off to a slow start against Lovell, giving up 24 turnovers. "We did not play good basketball against Lovell," head coach Lindsey Forbes said. "You can't give up 24 turnovers and expect to win." Forbes said she thought...
Getting into the state championships for basketball is hard enough, but having all eyes on you as a player is even more difficult. The Most Valuable Player, Haize Fornstrom, didn't even seem to flinch. Going into state the Hornets had only lost one game to Big Horn so the confidence level was pretty high. "I knew that we could do it. I felt pretty good, just going into the game. I felt like the guys had progressed this year and we did better as a team. That we could win," said Fornstrom....
Hornets net top seed for state tournament A dominant showing last weekend earned the Pine Bluffs Hornets a top seed at the 2A Wyoming State Basketball tournament set to begin Thursday. “We played with plenty of good energy,” head coach Tyler Kimzey said. Pine Bluffs went 3-0, easily putting away Tongue River, Big Horn and Southeast at the 2A regional tournament last week. The Hornets’ closest game came Saturday evening against Southeast in the final round at regionals. Even then, Pine still won by 19 points. Opening the tournament Thurs...
Lady Hornets face Lovell Thursday By Zach Spadt Pine Bluffs Post [email protected] A second round loss hurt the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets' chances of winning the 2A east regional basketball tournament last week, but the team still punched a ticket to the state tournament in Casper this weekend. The Lady Hornets went 3-1 last week. Their only loss was by two points against Sundance. The tournament opened Thursday afternoon with the Lady Hornets squaring off against third-ranked Big...
Boe Clayson wrestles in the third-place match at the Wyoming state wrestling meet held in Casper last weekend. Clayson lost the match against a competitor from Cokeville, but he did earn fourth-place honors in the 2A 182 weight division. Clayson was the only Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestler to place at the tournament. He earned the team 16 points. Other Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestlers who earned points included Tate Kelly (5), Lash Branigan (4) Mark Merryfield (7), Darrel Goeckeler (2), and Thayne...
The Pawnee Coyote Ladies went to Sterling Monday Feb 19 to play in the NJC gym in the 1A District 4 Basketball Tournament. It was a snowy trip to go play Peetz bulldogs 50-20. They returned Tuesday to play top rated Fleming and lost 67-22. No stats or comments were available....
Pawnee Coyote boys traveled to Sterling on a snowy afternoon Monday February 19 to play Weldon Valley in the 1A District 4 Basketball Tournament at NJC and won 61-40. They returned Wednesday to play against top rated Peetz and lost 29-63. The Coyotes had played games on Friday and Saturday then Monday and Wednesday to make a busy four games in six days. No stats or Coaches comments are available....
Haize Fornstrom grew up attending University of Wyoming football games at War Memorial Stadium. Next year, he'll be on the field as a UW player. "Growing up, we always went to the UW game as kids, got to see all of that cool stuff," he said. "It was real special when I was little. I've always had a thing for UW." Last week the Pine Bluffs High School senior signed a letter of intent to join the Cowboys as a preferred walk-on, meaning he is guaranteed a spot on the team but no scholarship....
Friday February 16 was parent appreciation night. All the basketball players and managers presented rose's to their family member that gathered on the gym floor. Special presentations were made for the senior players by the coach, Janelle Robinson presented for the girl's Rhiannon Mowery, Grace Robinson, Jaycie Hahn and manager Kaitlynn Stryker. Pawnee hosted Arikaree/Woodland Friday February 16. Coach Janelle Robinson said, "Our final home game against Arikaree/ Woodland was a battle. It was...
Down 16-23 after two quarters of play in Lingle Friday, the Burns Broncs needed a strong showing to pull off a victory on the basketball court. And they got it. The Broncs beat Lingle 47-39 after a slow first half. “It was a very physical game,” said head coach Sean Patterson. “We were able to gain some composure coming out at halftime. We hit some big 3-pointers in the third quarter and took care of the bail. That allowed us to gain the lead going into the fourth quarter.” Heading into the third quarter, Burns was down 23-16. However, they man...
The Lady Hornets ended their regular season on a high note Saturday, downing Lingle-Ft. Laramie 74-30. Lingle-Ft. Laramie only managed to score in the double-digits in the first quarter. In the third quarter, the Lady Hornets held them to only two points. Saturday's game in Pine Bluffs only appeared to be somewhat close at the end of the first quarter, with Pine Bluffs leading 16-10. After that, the Lady Hornets never looked back, putting on a clinic. The second quarter marked a breakout for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets put on a show during their last regular season game of the year Saturday. Playing Lingle-Ft. Laramie at home that afternoon, the Hornets got out to an early lead and never looked back with the game's outcome never in doubt. Pine Bluffs topped Lingle-Ft. Laramie 69-23. That's a scoring ratio of exactly 3:1. At the end of the first quarter, Pine Bluffs had already earned 28 points to Lingle-Ft. Laramie's 2 points, both of which came from free throws. With 4:43 remaining in...
WHSAA 2A East Regional Results for Burns-Pine Bluffs Weight Class 120 Zach Cudney (15-25) placed 7th and scored 0.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Dalton Butler (Hulett) 17-17 won by major decision over Zach Cudney (Burns-Pine Bluffs) 15-25 (MD 9-1) Cons. Round 1 - Zach Cudney (Burns-Pine Bluffs) 15-25 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Semi - Tate Hullinger (Moorcroft) 20-14 won by fall over Zach Cudney (Burns-Pine Bluffs) 15-25 (Fall 0:54) Weight Class 132 Colby Stockton (3-36) placed 7th and scored...
And the dominance continues for the Hornets. Playing in two home games over the weekend, the Pine Bluffs Hornets outscored their opponents 143-44 in victories over Burns and Lusk Friday and Saturday. Pine handily won its game against Burns Friday 58-16, and the outcome was never in doubt. At the end of the first quarter, Pine had already established itself as the dominant team against its cross-district rival with a lead of 15-5. Pine held Burns scoreless during the second quarter to go up 39-5...
