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Pine Bluffs senior Jorge Garcia runs in the 800 meter during the SEWAC track and field meet in Burns Friday, May 6. In addition to winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter races, Garcia was named the SEWAC Athlete of the Year....
"There has been a lot of consistency to this track season due to the weather," said Coach Dustin Lee following his team's performance last Friday at the SEWAC meet in Burns. "Many meets were moved or cancelled and it was very hard to get anything going at practice. However, we have made the best of things and not made excuses. We have a very talented boys and girls team this year. We have decided not to let anything get in the way of our success." The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets came in first in...
Last Friday was a perfect day for Burns Jr/Sr High School to host the SEWAC track meet for the first time. The Lady Broncs placed second behind Pine Bluffs and the boys took fourth place behind Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Pine Bluffs and Niobrara County. "It was a beautiful day and shocked everyone with being a hot day to compete," said Burns girls coach Brooks Hoffman. "It was fun to host the SEWAC meet for the first time at Burns and have two opportunities to run on our home track." Individuals girls...
The Knights of Columbus recently held its annual golf tournament the weekend of May 7. Fifty-two people turned out from the event, including participants from Laramie, Upton, Cheyenne, Torrington and Loveland, Colo. There were 13 total teams for the event. “They love supporting us in this event due to the fact they have so much fun, laughter and the challenge of Leaning Rock. They all say that Leaning Rock is the best kept secret in the State of Wyoming. It's so very beautiful,” event Chairman Dennis Talich said. Talich said he has been the eve...
The threat of more bad weather forced the cancellation of the Goshen County Invitational in Torrington scheduled for April 30, so it's a good thing that many of Pine Bluffs' athletes have already qualified for the state competition scheduled for May 19-21 in Casper. The unplanned bye week will give Coach Dustin Lee's team a chance to rest up before heading into two events this week. The first, is the Pine Bluffs Field Event Extravaganza on Thursday, May 5. This is a field event only, there will...
Pine Bluffs senior Azhane Bufford, center, signed recently to play basketball at Gillette College. Pictured with Azhane are her new head coach, Will Rider (left) and her father, Rdale Bufford....
As the 2016 track season winds down, Pine Bluffs girls and boys had an impressive home meet Friday of last week. Pine Bluffs High School track coach Dustin Lee said there were many personal bests posted during the home stand. "Some of the top standouts were Hallie Christofferson, who took second in the 1600-meter run and also took sixth in the 800-meter run. Azhanne Bufford had personal bests in the discus and shot put, placing third in both," Lee said. Lee added that Montanna Chrystal also had...
Last Friday was a good day for the girls and boys of the Burns track and field team. Although the boys finished sixth out of a field of 15, Several athletes set personal bests and pre-qualified for state competition. "The Burns girls competed well, enjoying a great day for Track and Field," said Burns girls head coach Brooks Hoffman. "The team had 17 personal best marks, four individual pre-qualification marks and one relay that hit a state pre-qualification mark." Individual results in finals:...
Just before another spring snowfall hit the area last weekend, Burns High School played host to track and field teams from Cheyenne East, Cheyenne Central, Niobrara County, Southeast, Pine Bluffs, Lingle-Ft. Laramie and Saratoga last Friday. Despite the chilly temperatures, the athletes were primed and ready to get the Burns Invitational in the record books. By the time all events were completed, the Burns girls edged out Pine Bluffs by half a point to finish third as a team. "It was great to...
The Pine Bluffs boys track and field team ran, jumped and threw their way to a third-place finish last Friday in Burns. "The boys were third overall," said coach Dustin Lee. "They were led by Ishmael DePaulitte who placed third in the 200 and second in the long jump. Second-place finishes were also earned by Haize Fornstrom in the high jump, Wyatt Norman in the 110m high hurdles, Kyle Jeffres in the discus, and Jorge Garcia in the 1600m run. Garcia also won the 3200m run." The individual...
Last Friday was nearly a perfect day for the Pine Bluffs boys and girls track and field team to compete. The Hornets and Lady Hornets visited Fullmer Stadium at Niobrara County High School in Lusk to participate in the Dennis Zowada Invitational. "It was a beautiful day in Lusk today for our second meet of the year," said coach Dustin Lee. "The weather was great as nine teams got together today for competition. Besides the weather and great performances it was good to compete against a couple...
After a snowy start to track and field season, things are finally heating up for the Burns Broncs. The boys and girls visited Niobrara County High School last Friday to take part in the Dennis Zowada Invitational in Lusk. In the girls track events, the Lady Broncs swept the 3200-yard run with Matison Mikesell taking first (13:49.26), Sarah Love placing second (16:12.81) and Alex Roberts taking third (18:01.04). Kelsey Faircloth took first in the 1600-yard run with a time of 6:26.91. Love placed...
It is with great pleasure I am sending you the first track results of the 2016 season! Once again spring has come quickly and we have been working hard since early March and have been eager to show off our talents. Last week's meet in Kimball, Neb. was cancelled due to weather, but this past Saturday in Bayard, Neb, it was generally a nice day. A bit breezy at times, but nothing we wind weathered Wyomingites couldn't handle. Both teams had a great showing for their first meet. Everyone got a...
The Burns track teams were excited to get out and compete in their first meet of they year. It has been a slow start fighting the elements and making adjustments to work around the Wyoming weather. It was a nice day in Bayard today only having to deal with some wind. The Burns girls team has a number of younger ladies who did well for their first high school meet. I thought that they competed well and found out what areas need some work and what areas they can build on to improve their marks. I was very pleased with the upper-class girls who re...
If the Pine Bluffs and Burns track and field teams were going to do any sort of running last Thursday, they would have had to trade their track cleats for snowshoes. Last Wednesday, Mother Nature decided to throw a snowy curveball into the mix and dumped a thick blanket of snow on the ground, forcing the cancellation of each team’s respective first meets. The Burns girls and boys were slated to compete in Morrill, Nebraska, while the Pine Bluffs girls and boys were scheduled to participate in the Kimball Invitational in Kimball, Nebraska. A...
It's hard to believe it's already spring, which means it's time for area high schools to start track and field seasons. The Pine Bluffs boys and girls will kick off their 2016 season this Thursday by heading to Kimball to compete in the Kimball Invitational. The Hornets and Lady Hornets are hoping to improve on last year's third place showing. Also on Thursday, the Burns track and field team will visit Morrill to take part in the Morrill Early Bird meet. The Broncs and Lady Broncs combined for...
Pine Bluffs junior Hunter Thompson was named 2A Southeast Conference Player of the Year recently, as well as being named All-Conference and All-State. Thompson's teammate Haize Fornstrom was all named All-Conference and All-State. Fellow Hornets Kyle Steger and Trent Werner were also named All-Conference. Also in 2A boys basketball, Burns Broncs Sam Sharpe and Klayton Clark were named All-Conference. On the girls' side, Lady Hornets Azhane Bufford and Jadyn Golding were named All-State and...
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...
Sometimes, the sweetest victories are the ones you have to fight, scratch and claw your way through. No one knows that feeling more right now than the Burns Lady Broncs. Just over a week ago, they were hanging on by the skin of their teeth and earned a spot in the 2A Regional Tournament by narrowly defeating Saratoga 29-27 in a play-in game on Feb. 22. In the regionals, Burns lost to Wright in the opening round last Thursday, but edged Big Horn 57-56 in Friday's consolation round and took out...
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 Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team finished in sixth place at the 2016 Wyoming High School State Wrestling Championships in Casper this past weekend. Moorcroft took first place in 2A. Team results were: Moorcroft – 221.5 points, Rocky Mountain – 159.5, Cokeville – 153, Greybull/Riverside – 131, Lyman – 131, Burns-Pine Bluffs – 108.5, Kemmerer – 100, Saratoga – 91.5, Big Piney – 82, Shoshoni – 81, Thermopolis – 71, Lingle-Ft. Laramie – 70, Sundance – 59, Wright – 55, Southeast – 41, Dubois – 33, Lusk – 31, Hulett – 27.5, Wind River – 11, H.E.M...
