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The Burns Lady Broncs headed to Wright for the 2023 Regional finals for the 2A conference. The Lady Broncs are looking to repeat as state champions. Burns entered the tournament as the second seat in the eastern conference and faced the number one seated Big Horn Lady Rams in their final game. This was a rematch of last year's state championship. Big Horn won the match, but the Lady Broncs are still headed to the state finals. The Lady Broncs first game of the postseason would be against the...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team ended their bid for another state championship last Friday when they lost to the Big Piney Punchers 28-14 in the first round of the playoffs. The Hornets traveled to Big Piney for their first game of the playoffs and a chance for another state championship. The Hornets entered the postseason with a 6-2 record having lost their last two seasonal games. The Punchers were 5-1 in conference play and 7-1 in seasonal play and would be a tough team to...
The Burns Lady Broncs volleyball team is headed back to state to defend their championship status. The Lady Broncs have a 14-17 seasonal record but are 5-1 in conference play. It has been a rough road for the Lady Broncs and they have had some ups and downs. But when it counts the Lady Broncs are able to pull together and win the game. The Lady Broncs were able to put together winning streaks of four and six games over the season. They have some of the best hitters in the conference. Brooke...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team is headed for state. For the first time in four years the Lady Hornets will make an appearance in the Wyoming State 2A Championship tournament as the number four seat. This team has done a 180-degree turnaround since last year. Under new head coach Travis Werner, the Lady Hornets maintained either first or second seat in the conference most of the year. Coach Werner brought some new plays, philosophies and attitude to the team. It took some time for...
After starting the season off with a 6-0 record the Hornets varsity football team has lost their last two regular season games. Most recently the Hornets lost to the Southeast Cyclones 20-30. It was a disappointing loss for the Hornets but did not knock them out of the post season. The loss takes the team to 5-2 in conference play and knocks them down to third in the conference. The Hornets will travel to Big Horn for their first playoff game. The Hornets had 325 total yards in the game. They...
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team faced the hard hitting Lingle/Ft Laramie Lady Doggers in a conference match that pitted the #3 seated Lady Doggers against the #2 seated Lady Broncs. The Lady Broncs were able to take the game but it took them all five games to accomplish it. The Lady Broncs started off slowly with Brooke Hansen getting the first point for the Lady Broncs. Hansen and Barrett were able to block a kill shot from the Lady Doggers and Sadie Barrett got a kill shot to...
The number two seated Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team hosted the number one seated Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets in conference game last Saturday. The Lady Broncs are last years state champions and are looking to repeat this year. One of the teams that will be standing in their way will be the Lady Hornets and a win here would give the Lady Broncs a huge morale boost heading into the post season. The Lady Broncs would win the game, but it was not easy. With the win the Lady Broncs take...
The number one seated Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team traveled the freeway to the number two seated and last year's state champions Burns Lady Broncs home. The Lady Hornets are coming off a great win against the number one seat in the 1A Conference Southeast Cyclones and were looking to extend their record. The Lady Hornets with a 13-10-2 seasonal record and a 4-1 conference record are looking ahead to the post-season tournaments with great enthusiasm. The game would be of champ...
The Lady Hornets traveled to the home of the Southeast Lady Cyclones last Friday to face the Lady Cyclones on the court. The Lady Hornets are seated #1 in the Southeast conference just ahead of the Burns Lady Broncs whom they will face on Saturday. The Lady Hornets were looking for some momentum heading into tomorrow’s game and wanted the win. The Lady Hornets were on point in the game and won the match 3-1. Jessica Hoffman was hot hitting 19 kill shots in the game and three blocked shots. Kelsie Bymer and Kaylea Bymer were on target with t...
Last Saturday the Pine Bluffs/Burns cross country track team competed in the state cross country meet. The meet was held at the Cheyenne Country Club. All Wyoming Schools run at the same meet for State—but in their respective classifications. Coach Rousseau said, “Coach Manlove would always remind us— today was a great day for an XC Race.” The weather is perfect. The course is flat. The kids were filled with the good kind of nerves too. Coach Rousseau admitted, “I was okay–all day EXCEPT when our kids took the line. The minutes before the...
In what has to be a very disappointing season for the Burns Broncs varsity football team the team traveled to Big Horn to face the Rams in a conference game and their last seasonal game. The Rams are seated #1 in the 2A east conference and have a conference record of 7-0. The Broncs could not hold the powerful Rams offense and could not get around their defense until the last quarter. The Rams were able to score 21 points in the first and second quarters to take a 42-0 lead into the half time break. The Rams then came back in the third quarter...
The Burns/Pine Blufffs Junior High wrestling team traveled to Carey Junior High School to compete in the Thunderdome Throwdown meet. A total of 10 teams came to compete in the meet. Below is a list of the wrestlers that placed. First Place Finishers: Jesse Gortney, Gavyn Muirhead, LJ Hansen, Jax Thurin, Hunter Miller, Xander Wilson, Koah S Orenson, Joey Mohren Second Place Finishers: Michael Reed, Fletcher Hansen, Dominic Hoffman, Sheldon Nokes, Levi Gasner, Rowdy Boykin, Coby Haws, Jaxon...
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team had senior night on Friday just before their game against the Lingle/Ft Laramie Lady Doggers. Nine seniors were playing their last couple of games at home and the players, and their parents were honored on this night. First out of the chute was Serenity Burkett. Burkett played for three years and then decided she wanted to be the manager. Burkett is also on the track and field team and wanted to concentrate on that area of athletics. She also wanted...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets will be graduating seven seniors from the varsity volleyball team this year. Some of the starters will be heading off to continue their athletic careers at colleges and universities across the Midwest. Janie Davis who is the teams Libero will be heading to either LCCC or Casper to become a nurse. Davis said that her senior year in volleyball is one of the best memories that she will be taking with her. She would like to be remembered as a nice person and open to ever...
The Burns Lady Broncs junior varsity volleyball team took on the Lingle/Ft Laramie Lady Doggers last Friday evening. The Lady Broncs had their hands full with the Lady Doggers who kept up with the Lady Broncs in both games. The Lady Broncs won the game 2-0 with great defense and strong offense. In game one the teams traded serves and points to start the game. The Lady Doggers get a point ahead and Kenadie Lakin got a nice set from Josie Barrett and nailed a cross court shot that tied the game...
The Burns Lady Broncs junior varsity volleyball team hosted the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets junior varsity volleyball team last Saturday. Both teams looked to be ready to play and hungry for a win. The Lady Broncs were poised and ready to play. The Lady Broncs won the game 2-0. Game one started off with both teams exchanging points. Back and forth the serve would go. Brooklyn Kopetzky blocked a shot from the Lady Hornets and scored a point. Both teams' defense was on target and playing hard....
In what could be called the Game of the Week the #1 seated Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team took on the State Champions Burns Lady Broncs in a head-to-head game in Burns. The game was everything you would expect from two powerhouse teams wanting to better their seat in the regionals and state tournaments. Watching the game, you would have thought that the championship title was on the line. The Burns Lady Broncs would come out on top in this match up but not without working hard...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team had their home coming game last Friday here in Pine Bluffs. The team was undefeated in six straight games, and they were going to face another unbeaten team in the Lingle/Ft Laramie Doggers. The winner of the game would sit atop the 2A conference and take a large morale boost into the play-offs. For most of the game the Hornets were dominant. For three quarters the Hornets held the Doggers scoreless. It looked like the Hornets were going to keep...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team took on the Lady Doggers from Lingle/Ft Laramie last Friday evening. This was also Senior Night for the Lady Hornets. Seniors were recognized with their parents at the beginning of the game. Seniors Janie Davis, Kaylea and Kelsie Bymer, Jasmin Becerra, Emily Haas, Rachael Macy, Kailen Martinez and Alyssa Slade all got to walk through the Hornets tunnel and meet their parent's center court to be acknowledged and recognized. The parents were...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross-country track team traveled all the way to Buffalo Saturday morning to compete in the Absaraka Conference meet. According to coach Rousseau, “The weather was all seasons along the I-25 corridor too–ending with a muddy soupy mess along the creek that we ran in Buffalo. Buffalo changed the course this AM due to the original course being entirely washed out with the rain this week up north.” Even with the not-so-good conditions the team ran really well. Jordan Griess finished up and wrapped up her XC Conference Caree...
Last Friday the Burns Lady Broncs traveled to Yoder, Wyoming to face the number one seated Southeast Lady Cyclones in a non-conference match-up. The Cyclones have a season record of 13-6 and a 5-0 conference record in the 1A Southeast conference. The Lady Cyclones would put up a good fight and effort, but the Lady Broncs would prove to be just too powerful for them. In the match-up the team had 30 kill shots with four different players all hitting at least five shots. Additionally, six players had at least one service and every player had at...
To say that the Burns Broncs varsity football team is having a rough season would be an understatement. With a conference record of 1-5 and a season record of 1-7 the Broncs probably will not make the playoffs. However, the Broncs are gaining in experience and learning the game more in depth and will come back even stronger next year. Last week they hosted the Wheatland Bulldogs in Broncs Stadium. The Broncs lost the contest 0-54 but gained valuable experience and knowledge for next season. As...
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team faced off against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers are ranked fourth in the conference and the second ranked team, the Lady Broncs had no problem dispatching them in three straight matches. In the first game the Lady Broncs proved their dominance both hitting the ball and blocking at the net. Brooke Hansen and Savannah Kirkbride both were dominant at the net, both in spiking the ball and blocking shots. Sienna Gallegos and Sadie Barrett were right there picking up shots to keep the...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets junior varsity team took on the young team from Lingle/Ft Laramie last Friday night. The Lady Doggers came to Pine Bluffs with the hopes of gaining a few more wins in their seasonal record. The Lady Hornets wanted to add a few more of their own. The young Hornets fought hard and long with several rallies that showed talent on both sides of the net. In the first game the teams went back and forth trading serves and points. MaKenna Thurin was on spot with her setting...
