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Jesse Tarango, a multi-sport lettering athlete and one of the student leaders in the sports program has been awarded the prestigious Daniels Scholarship. This scholarship was first presented in 2000 with the passing of Bill Daniels, founder of the Daniels fund. The recipients are evaluated on: Strength of character Leadership potential Commitment to serving their communities Academic performance or promise Well-rounded personality Emotional maturity and stability The Daniels Scholarship is a...
It is that time of the year when the weather is getting people out to walk or to just get fresh air.The four walls are getting to people with the frigid weather. National Walk in the Park is for people to reconnect with Mother Nature's calmer side even though in Wyoming Mother Nature is questionable. In the past people were outside working on their land or other land. Working in a building or staying at home to take care of the family. Now people work at home on their computers for hours at a...
Despite strong efforts by the Hornets boys track and field team the team placed ninth overall. In a field of 13 teams the Hornets managed four top three finishes and several top ten. It was a good showing for the Hornets and sound experience for the team. Alex Head finished second in the men’s 100m run and was part of the first place 4x100m and third place 4x400m relay teams. Carsten Freeburg took second place in the triple jump. Finishing in the top 10 in their events were, Damian Petry, Tanner Long, Justin Lerwick and Jesus Solis. Below a...
The Lady Hornets track and field team took to the field in the Bayard C&D Track Invitational track and field meet. The meet held in Bayard, Nebraska last Thursday was the Lady Hornets second meet of season. The Lady Hornets finished ninth in the meet of thirteen schools with several of the Lady Hornets finishing in the top ten. Jessica Hoffman, the only Lady Hornet to finish in the top three and last years shot put and discus star, took second place in the shot put, discus and high jump. Some of the team just missed the podium like Avery Gray...
The Lady Broncs track and field team traveled to Bayard, Nebraska to strut their stuff at the Bayard Invitational track and field meet. The team placed eleventh at the meet. Although they did not do as well as their male counterparts they did their best. For the girls only Bella Laguna was able to make the podium taking third in the pole vault. The 4x800m relay just missed the podium taking fourth in their race. Peyton Perez took fifth in the pole vault and Brooke M. Hansen took fifth in the long jump. It was a bit of a rough outing for the Lad...
The Burns Broncs track and field team again went into no-mans land in Nebraska and competed in the Bayard Invitational Track and Field meet. The Burns Broncs worked hard and shed the competition by taking first place at the meet. Thirteen teams competed in the meet including Southeast, Lingle/Ft Laramie and Pine Bluffs. Ethan Norris was almost unbeatable on the track taking first place in both the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles. Norris was also a member or the 4x400m relay team that also took first in their race. Coming close to the top podium...
The Hornets track and field team bussed across the boarder to Sidney, Nebraska to compete in the season's first track and field meet. The Hornets competed in the John Ganser Invite held at the Sidney high school field. The team took eighth in the meet and several members even found the podium at the end. Thomas Reifschneider found himself atop the podium as he outran his competition in the 800m division II race. Tanner Long was one step below in second in the division II 100m hurdles. Coalton...
The Burns Broncs boys track and field team made their way to historic Sideny, Nebraska to compete in the John Ganser Invite track and field meet last Friday. This is the first track meet of the year and the team was able to shake some of the dust off and get back into the swing of track and field events. The team did well placing sixth in the meet with several of the boys taking top three honors and others placing in the top 10. Hunter Munson broke into the top three with a third place finish...
The Lady Hornets took to the road for their first track meet of the year. They traveled to Sidney, Nebraska to compete in the John Ganser Invite track and field meet held in Sidney, Nebraska. The Lady Hornets took seventh place in the meet with many of the athletes taking top 10 honors and a few making it to the podium. Although none of the team made it to the podium in the track events the Lady Hornets were very strong in the field events. Emily Haas placed third in the shot put. Kaylea Bymer...
The Lady Broncs track and field team competed in Sidney, Nebraska last Thursday. The team saw their first action in the track and field season at the John Ganser Invite. The team placed 10th at the meet with numerous members able to break the top 10 spots and three of the Lady Broncs were able to break into the top three. Ashlynn Anderson was able to take the second-place spot in the 200m run and Kodie James took third in the high jump. Payton Perez took second in the pole vault to round out...
Burns boys head basketball coach Shawn Mollett has stepped down as head coach. Coach Mollett turned in his resignation and would like to concentrate on football. Coach Mollett will continue as the coach of the Burns Broncs football team. Athletic director Kurtis Suloff said, "We thank coach Mollett for his contributions to our program and for his dedication to our students-athletes. The Burns Broncs basketball team had a rough season, going 1-23. Coach Molett said later, "I think that we did...
Emily Haas, the hard-hitting volleyball spiker for the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team has found a home to continue her athletic career. Haas has signed with the Sterling College Warriors. She will be attending Sterling College located in Sterling, Kansas next fall under a volleyball scholarship. "The school has a good biology and science program," she said. Haas, is wanting to become a nurse and thinks it will be a good school to accomplish this or at least get started in. The family...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs varsity wrestling team held their annual awards banquet last Monday. The combined team showed up to thank each other for their dedication to the sport, to each other and to the coaches. Head Coach Will Luna would be the master of ceremonies and passed out both local awards and conference awards. The night started off with a potato bar dinner that was sponsored by the Food Services of the Burns School. Potatoes and fixin's were plenty, and everyone seemed to enjoy the...
Chaos at the Capital Triple Crown Winners 14U Boys Jax Thurin 16U Boys Cable Botha 16U Girls Nichole Sumare Chaos at the Capital Folkstyle Cheyenne, WY 12U Boys 76-81 - Grady Reher's place is 5th and has scored 11.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Jaxton Hatley (Torrington Wrestling Club) won by fall over Grady Reher (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:35) Cons. Round 1 - Grady Reher (Tri-State Grapplers) won by forfeit over Kayden Strand (Team Braves Wrestling Club) (FF) Cons. Round 2 - Kystin...
The Pine Bluffs High School recognized and honored the athletes and coaches of the winter athletics program. Coaches and athletes from boys' and girls' basketball, in-door track and wrestling were awarded state, conference and individual awards at a banquet in their honor. The event was attended by more than 200 people, including friends and family of the athletes, coaches and teachers. First up was the wrestling team head coach Will Luna. Coach Luna spoke on the disciplines and necessity of...
Payton Pollard, the Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country runner that did very well this year was noticed by Iowa Western Community College. On Monday she signed a letter of intent with the school to participate in their cross-country track program. Pollard said, "I like the coach. He has been able to get several other athletes to the next level. He seems not only concerned about my athletic abilities but me as a person also. That was something that I really liked." Additionally, the Pollard family...
The Burns Broncs athletic program continues to produce outstanding athletes. some of those athletes were recognized by the Wyoming Coaches Association last week when they announced the All-Conference and All-State award winners. All together the Burns basketball teams had four all conference and one all state winner. For the boys team Mason Medley was awarded All-Conference recognition. The season did not go as planned for the Broncs, but it was a great learning and team building experience....
The basketball season has ended but some of the Hornets and Lady Hornets are rewarded with all conference and all state awards. All-Conference boys award winners were leaders on the team and led the team in scoring, rebounding and three-point conversions. On the boy’s side Wyatt Carter, Carsten Freeburg, Justin Lerwick and Shawn Schmidl were selected as All-Conference award winners. Carsten Freeburg led the team in points and was awarded the team’s MVP by Coach Kimzey. Justin Lerwick led the team in three-point shots and Shwan Schmidl led the t...
The regular wrestling season has ended for the scholastic year, however some of the wrestlers continue to participate in events as part of a team called the Tri-State Grapplers. The Grapplers are a club of sorts that is open to boys and girls ranging from 4- and 5-year-olds to 18 and under. Four of the local wrestlers placed in the top three in their last meet. Two of the wrestlers from the girl’s team that competed last weekend did very well. CharleMarie Jackson and Nichole “Nikki” Sumare both competed in wrestling matches held in Cheye...
8 North League Regionals Longmont, CO 12&U 125 - Jax Thurin's place is 1st and has scored 10.0 team points. • Round 1 – Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye) • Round 2 - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Gus Oehlert (Legacy Boltz Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:36) • Round 3 - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by major decision over Gavrin Flores (Colorado Top Team Wrestling Club) (Maj 16-2) Bulldog Brawl Gering, NE Pre K - K 44-45 - Waylon Horning's place i...
4th Girls 1st – Gering Bulldogs 2nd – Burns 3rd - Pine Bluffs 5th Girls 1st – Snake River Rattlers 2nd – Lil' Legends 3rd – Saratoga 4th – Lady Doggers 6th Girls 1st – Lady Burns Broncs 2nd – Torrington Blazers 3rd –Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets 4th – Wyoming Storm 4th Boys 1st – Crossover 2nd – Pine Bluffs 3rd – Snake River Rattlers 5th Boys 1st – Dakota Ridge Eagles 2nd – Casper Warriors 3rd – Pine Bluffs 4th – Lusk Tigers 6th Boys 1st – Sidney Raiders 2nd – Saratoga 3rd - Hustle 4th – Wyoming S...
The Lady Hornets returned to the Wyoming State Championship tournament last weekend. To some of the Lady Hornets this was their first time at state. Their first game would be played at the Casper State College gym with the rest of the games at the Wyoming Ford Center. This is a very large arena and for some of the players a huge difference to what they are accustomed to playing in. Additionally, they will be facing the best teams from the western region. All this combined makes this a very intim...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets returned to the city of Casper, Wyoming to try and recapture the state 2A Basketball title. The team was seated number four in the Eastern region and looking for lightning to strike two years in a row. However, this would not be the year for the Hornets, and they ended up getting beat in the first two rounds and were out of the tournament. The first team that the Hornets would face would be the Wyoming Indian Chiefs from Ethete, Wyoming. The Chiefs are seated number one...
