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BAYARD, Neb. - Strong performances in the field and on the track Thursday propelled the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets to their second track and field win in as many meets. Braving the wind and sleet in Bayard, the Lady Hornets beat the second-Place Bridgeport, Neb. Bulldogs by 16 points. The Pine Bluffs girls earned 75 points total. Prior to the season start, head coach Dustin Lee stated the team would find success by "nickel and dimeing" for points this year. So far, the Lady Hornets have done just...
BAYARD, Neb. - Pine Bluffs wasn't the only team from Laramie County to have success at the Bayard, Neb. Track and Field Invite last Thursday. The Burns Lady Broncs strung together several strong finishes to earn a fifth-place finish at the Nebraska meet. Burns earned 36 points in total. Head Coach Brooks Hoffman said several girls put together personal bests. "I was proud to see the girls use the opportunity on a cold day to improve their marks," Hoffman said. "As the weeks progress and the...
BAYARD, Neb. — Strong efforts weren’t enough for the Burns Broncs at the Bayard, Neb. Track and Field Invite last Thursday. The Broncs finished 14th out of 17 teams with 9 points. One shining point of the meet was the 4X800-meter relay team’s first-place finish. Consisting of Daniel Childeres, Kaden Lakin, Jack Ickes and Wyatt Ebben the team came in with a time of 8:58.90. The 4X100-meter relay team which included Boe Clayson, Alex Pyle, Daniel Childers and Tyler Norris came in fifth with a time of 49.11. A similar 4X400-meter relay team of Ka...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets had a good meet last Thursday in the field with several team members earning points for the Hornets....
KIMBALL, Neb. - The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets started the 2018 track and field season on a high note, earning a decisive win at the Kimball, Neb. Track and Field Invitational Saturday. Although only six teams attended the meet - Pine Bluffs was the only Wyoming team in attendance - Pine Bluffs' victory couldn't have been more solid. PBHS athletes earned 174 points at the meet. Trailing far behind in second place was Kimball with 88 points. Hallie Christofferson and Maddie Fornstrom earned three...
KIMBALL, Neb. - The Pine Bluffs Hornets dominated this weekend in Kimball to open this year's track and field season. With only six teams in attendance, the Kimball meet typically serves as a confidence booster for the Hornets each year, said head coach Dustin Lee. "It gives our young kids an opportunity to be successful or compete against kids at their own level," Lee said. "It helps ease them into things. We like it because it's a nice easy meet to get going." Pine Bluffs beat out...
MORRILL, Neb. - Burns track and field athletes got off to a solid start in Morrill, Neb. Saturday with several team members putting up solid performances. The Bayard girls earned fifth place out of nine teams and the boys earned sixth out of 10. Miranda Mosley was the sole performer to earn a first-place finish. She won the pole vault even with a height of 9 feet even. Piper Perez came close to earning wins in the 400-and 800-meter runs. However, in both events, she was beaten out by a faster...
Achieving the perfect game is thrilling, and intense at the same time. This was true for Frank Smith of Pine Bluffs recently. Smith who bowls on the Tuesday Men's league at Pine Bowl on the team "Wyoming Malting" experienced his first ever perfect 300 game. Smith was born in Longview, Washington, and grew up in Castlerock, Washington. "It is a small community of around 1800 people." Smith stated. "We weren't a big town, but we did have things to do, and one was bowling." Both his parents...
There’s a lot of potential with the Burns High School track team this year. The team members are young, but they have upperclassmen in leadership positions. And it doesn’t hurt that more than 60 BHS students went out for the sport this year. “They have a lot of personality and are fun to coach,” Brooks Hoffman, a coach with the program said. Monday. This year, the Broncs will begin their season in Morrill, Neb. at the Morrill Invite. The only home meet of the season is slated for April 13 for...
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....
