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It was a long grueling week for a group of Pine Bluffs and Burns seniors last week. The Burns athletes ran four track meets in that time, according to Coach Cole Manlove. "Needless to say they ran flat on Saturday at the GOCO (Goshen County). I'm very proud of Noah Taylor, who broke the school record in the mile, Tyler Morgan who broke his own school record in the two mile, and Rowan Fichtner who almost broke the school record in the 800m at the Best of the West meet in Scotts Bluff, and turned...
The Lady Broncs outdid themselves on several levels at the Goshen County meet in Torrington last Saturday. Coach Brooks Hoffman said, “The team really came together to compete well as whole, and had a number of top placers across all of the running events. I was excited to the number of girls who competed well, fighting for places. We had a number of girls who didn't put up their season best mark in the meet, but showed they strove fight for placing. I am excited to see how the girls take t...
Coming off the Best in the West meet in Scottsbluff earlier last week, the Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled to the Goshen County meet in Torrington Saturday. Jorge Garcia kept his momentum going long enough to capture a first place finish in the 800m Run. Wyatt Norman took third place in the 110m Hurdles, and Colt Lewis placed fourth in the 3200m Run, and sixth in the 1600m Run. The Pine Bluffs men's 4x400 Relay team placed fifth with a combined time of 4:03.77. Preston Thurin and Jorge Garcia...
Considering they were on their own turf, and it had been two weeks since their last meet due to weather, the Pine Bluffs boys and girls arose to the challenge of competing against six other schools in the Pine Bluffs Invitational last Friday, placing first and second in team rankings. Montanna Chrystal, Brooke Darden and Jadyn Golding all qualified in the 100m Dash preliminaries, and all three earned points in the finals, with Chrystal placing first, Darden second and Golding sixth. In the 200m...
In a close run for the finish line, literally, the Burns girls edged out the Pine Bluffs team by a mere half-point to take first place over 17 events, and in a field of seven teams on a day that started out good for a track meet. The weather held off long enough for all of the athletes to finish their events before heading home, unlike the week before when the Glenrock meet was postponed due to the weather. Coach Brooks Hoffman said, "The team put up a number of quality marks to make the meet a...
The rain and snow may have canceled the Glenrock Invitational track meet, and kept the Pine Bluffs and Burns track and field teams from doing what they like to do best, but the Pawnee High School athletes persevered, and have attended two meets over the last two weeks. Track and Field Coach Kathy Adams took her team to Weld Central on April 10 for the 7th Annual Rebel Round-Up, where the Pawnee team was one of 23 looking to place personally and as a team. Luke Duggan placed first in the 1600m Ru...
Despite the fact that the Pine Bluffs track and field teams were short some athletes due to the FFA state convention last week, Coach Dustin Lee said, "It was a great day to compete in Chappell. The athletes who were able to compete did it well. The girls took third place overall, and the boys took fourth. I was pleased with the performance of both teams." The girls' team scored a total of 73 points, while the boys had 56, giving them a combined team total of 129, and placing them in fourth...
The Burns field and track teams headed to Mitchell, Ne., last week, and while both the boys' and girls' teams were ranked fifth at the conclusion of the meet, Girls Coach Brooks Hoffman said, "It was a good meet with numerous personal bests. The girls had a number of placers to bring in the 42 team points. The girls competed well, and it was fun to watch some of the younger athletes put up their best marks so far this season. I am excited to see the girls continue to improve their marks as the...
The sun wasn't out, but at least it wasn't snowing, hard, and it turned out to be an all-around great day for the Pine Bluffs boys and girls track and field teams at the Bayard Invitational last Thursday. The Pine Bluffs girls came in fourth out of a field of 17 teams with a total of 50 points, while the Pine Bluffs boys tied for second place with Hemingford in a field of 16 teams. Nearly half of the boys' points were earned by Jorge Garcia, who placed first in the 1600m Run, with a time of...
“It was a good day at Bayard for the Burns track and field teams. The weather cooperated for the most part, and a number of our athletes took advantage to put up some solid marks for the second meet of the season. I think that we will continue to improve our marks as the season progresses, and we get more time to build our training,” state Burns Girls' Track and Field Head Coach Brooks Hoffman. The Burns Girls' team finished third overall, with a total of 54 points, with six individual mem...
Seven members of the Pawnee Coyote track team placed in the top ten at the recent Highland Invitational meet, and Coach Kathy Adams could not be happier. Luke Duggan brought home the only first place medal, running 4:45.24 in the 1600m, and also placed second in the 800m run. Along with Duggan, Joey Sanders, with a time of 5:39.65, and Josh Keiper, 6:21.23, also completed the 1600m run. In the 800m run, Duggan was followed by teammates Josh Keiper, 2:40.09, and Josh Duggan, 2:48.86. In the 110m...
Betty Schaefer(formerly Betty Brower, 65, Pine Bluffs Class of 1967), competed at the USATF Masters Indoor National Track and Field Championships in Winston Salem, N.C. with her team the SoCal Striders. She won three Gold medals. She won the 65-69 800m, and was the lead runner in the 4x400 60-69 relay, where the Striders set a new American record; was in the 4x200 60-69 for the Striders, which also set a new American record; and finished with a bronze in the 65-69 60m sprint. Last year she was the top American runner in the 400m...
Both Burns and Pine Bluffs combined teams came in third at their respective track meets this weekend; Pine Bluffs traveled to the Kimball Invitational. While the Pine Bluffs girls outdid themselves in the track events, the Pine Bluffs boys placed in the top five in five of the six field events. Coach Dustin Lee said of the Hornets, "It was a great day for a track meet today! Both boys and girls had exceptional first meets. Both teams outscored themselves from last year's performances. They were...
Burns girls competed in the Morrill Early Bird track meet Saturday morning. According to Coach Brooks Hoffman, “It was a great start to the year for the Burns Broncs. We took third place as a team, and had a number of solid performances that I look to expand on in the weeks to come. The Broncs were led by Ashley Turner, who won the 100 and took second in the 200. After missing last season with a knee injury it is great to have her back and running strong. The Broncs had strong performances in t...
The Burns Lady Broncs ended last year placing 8th at the state meet, and fourth in both the 2A regional and SEWAC meets. Head Coach Brooks Hoffman, who has been coaching the girls at Burns for the past eight years, is looking for improvement this year with several state qualifiers returning to the track. Seniors Tamara McCart, Jasmine McCart and Ashley Turner will be competing in distance, sprints and the shot put this year. Jasmine McCart placed fourth in the 4x400 at last year's state meet....
The Pawnee Coyote track team placed in four events at their first meet at Weld Central on March 13. In the 3200m, Luke Duggan ran 11:03.17 for a second place medal. Josh Keiper and Luke Dugan had 5:49.14 and 4:49.78 respectively for third place in the 1600m, while Bryce Schnug and Drew Ellis all took third place in the long jump with 16-7.5 and 19-3 respectively. In the high jump, Joey Sanders walked away in fifth place with 5-4. Other results from the Weld Central meet, for the Pawnee Coyotes...
The Burns Boys' track team took second at 2A Regionals and third at State last year, and are coming back with a vengeance this year, hoping to rise to the top, and bring home the big trophy. In his 18th year at Burns High School, Coach Cole Manlove says he has a strong team, with four returning seniors who placed at the state track meet last year. "It's a great senior group, and we would like to place in the top five at state." Returning this year is senior Rowan Fichtner, in the pole vault and...
The Pine Bluffs Girls' and Boys' track and field teams are getting prepared for the upcoming season, which begins March 28 at the Kimball Invitational. Returning this year for the girls senior Jaden Ragsdale, juniors Celestial Jackson, Brooke Darden and Taylen Fornstrom, and sophomores Montanna Chrystal and Jadyn Golding. Ragsdale, who competed in Nebraska last year, is back in Pine Bluffs, and according to Coach Justin Lee, she has improved on her shot put and discus throwing, and says she...
The Pine Bluffs Boys' track team will return to the field this year with six state qualifying athletes, two of whom will be finishing their high school careers this year. Seniors Preston Thurin and Scott Gross showed a lot of talent during the state contests last year according to Coach Dustin Lee. Thurin competes in several events including sprints, long jump and triple jump. Coach Lee said, "He showed a lot of talent last year, and is one of the quickest kids we have on the team." "Scott's...
With all the marbles riding on the second game of the state championship in Casper last weekend, the Pine Bluffs Hornets found themselves with their backs up against the wall in the semifinals. Facing a tough Rocky Mountain team, the Hornets couldn't recover from a half time deficit, and lost the game 57-69. The Hornets defeated Lyman 44-31 the night before to advance to round two. "On Friday we just didn't make shots that we usually make; unfortunate for us it happened to be on the very night w...
The Burns Broncs stepped into the 1A-2A State tournament as the number four seed in Casper this weekend. The Broncs schedule was a tough one as they opened the tournament against number one seed Greybull on Thursday. The state tournament is such that you keep going if you win. If you lose, you get another chance to fight your way back to possibly place third. The game started with a tight first quarter. Burns was able to contain the home team to only four points, while putting up two of their...
The basketball season has come to an end, we know who the champions are, and now it’s time to find out who, among the Laramie County School District 2 athletes are being recognized for their outstanding athletic ability. The 2015 2A All Conference Basketball team includes Mckenzie Ward, Mckayla Ward and Jessica Malm from Burns High School on the girls’ side, and Hunter Thompson, Scott Gross and Syle Steger from Pine Bluffs high School and Noah Taylor from Burns High School on the boys’ side....
