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On Monday October 9th the Pine Bluffs High School started their homecoming week activities. There were fun activities all week long both at school and after. The first evening activity was going to be the Painting at Night event. Unfortunately, due to problems with the paint this was changed to Glow Stick Fun Night. Student Council Advisor Ashley Rousseau said, “it was a good alternative and would be a lot of fun for the students.” About 40 students showed up to participate in the event, which included Capture the flag, Tag, Frisbee com...
Spirit was sky rocketed for the homecoming week. Every school has a time to celebrate their pride for the school and Pine Bluffs the of October 9th through October 13th. There were different activities for each day. Throughout the week the students got to dress up. Monday was Thrift Shop day, in which a person dressed like Adam Sandler to show your finds. On Tuesday, was get with a friend and dress as an iconic group. Wednesday was Barbie and Ken day. Thursday was wear purple and gold, show...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team maintained their undefeated record by beating the Saratoga Panthers last Friday night. The team traveled to Saratoga to face the Panthers in an in-conference game and proved why they are in the number one spot. The Hornets won the contest 33-6. The Hornets win takes them to 6-0 for a seasonal record and keeps them atop the conference leader board with a 5-0 conference record. Compared to other games for the Hornets they had very few penalties. In...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team traveled to Dayton, Wyoming, the home of the Tongue River Eagles to face them in an in-conference match up. The Broncs were riding high as they were coming off their first win of the season last game. It was a beautiful afternoon, and the Broncs were riled up and ready to go. Despite the massive effort the Broncs lost the game 6-42. The Broncs received the kickoff and got a holding penalty right off the bat. However, on the next play the Eagles got a pass i...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets traveled to Shoshoni to compete in a match against the Wright Lady Panthers and the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers. The Wright Lady Panthers are ranked number one in the 2A Northeast conference, and the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers are ranked third in the same conference. It was going to be a tough meeting for the Lady Hornets who are ranked number one in the Southeast conference. The Lady Hornets would face off against the Wright Lady Panthers for their first match. According to Coach Werner, “the Panthers are a good t...
The day started out chilly for the Burns/Pine Bluffs cross-country team. The team headed to Cheyenne for the meet. By the time the junior high meets rolled around, it had become a beautiful fall weather day, including a bit of sun and windburn. It was the final junior high race today and man did they come to compete. This weeks top performers were: Top JH Girl Harrier Emily Gilliland! Top JH Boy Harrier Xander Wilson. Top Lady Harrier Jordan Greiss! Top Guy Harrier Brayden Sumare! Race day was out of the ordinary said Coach Rousseau. “We s...
The Burns Broncs JV football team dominated the Southeast Cyclones last Monday in Burns. The junior Broncs are playing good football and dominating their opponents. Last week against the Cyclones the Broncs scored 55 points. The defense was strong and held the Cyclones to only 14 points. All the Cyclone points came in the fourth quarter. The Broncs defense shut the Cyclones down in the first half while putting 32 points up. The defense was so strong that in the mid third quarter with the score 40-0 the officials announced that they were startin...
The undefeated Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team travelled to Lusk, Wyoming to take on the Niobrara County Tigers in an effort to keep their undefeated title intact. Coach Gray said this, "I'll take the win, but it was an ugly game." The Hornets maintained their undefeated status and won the game 21-14. The Hornets had an uncomfortable 7 penalties for 57 yards in the game. The Hornets had four turnovers in the game, three fumbles and one interception. Justin Lerwick went 12 of 25 with...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team took on the Glenrock Herders on the gridiron last Friday night. It was a night for the Broncs to remember as they chalked up their first win of the season. According to Coach Romsa "It feels great to have the first win under our belts." He added this about his quarterback, "although he threw a couple of interceptions his passes were on target and not bad". A couple of his passes did go through the hands of his receivers and into the hands of the defense,...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team took on the Kimball Lady Longhorns in a non-conference match on Tuesday, September 26th in Kimball, Nebraska. The Lady Hornets are coming off a disappointing showing at the Mitchell tournament and wanted to get back on the winning side of the scoreboard. A piece of information if you watch the games, you will notice one of the players on either team will have on a different color jersey. This person is called the "Libero". By definition,...
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team traveled to the Scottsbluff/Gering Nebraska area to compete in the Twin-City Invitational Tournament. The Team competed in the Blue Pool with their first opponent the Scottsbluff Lady Bearcats. The Lady Broncs were looking to improve their seasonal record with a couple of wins, but such was not the case. The Lady Broncs were suffering from road fatigue and had a hard time finding their groove. In the first game against the Scottsbluff Lady Bearcats...
The Lady Hornets varsity team landed on the court to battle with the Niobrara County Lady Tigers right after their younger counterparts. The varsity team was not going to let happen to them as happened to the junior varsity team. The Lady Hornets came out strong and hard against the Lady Tigers and made a statement. The Lady Hornets looked very strong against the Lady Tigers and were able to get their kill shots down and block some shots from the Lady Tigers. Jessica Hoffman was one of the driving forces on the team getting kill shots down and...
The Burns Booster Club held their first ever "Tailgating event" at the Burns Broncs Varsity Football game last Friday night. The event started at 4 pm and went on until the end of the game. The event sponsored by the Booster Club Rally Wranglers was a huge success according to Jeanette Nusbaum. Nusbaum said in an interview, "she believes people and families are still in the "covid mindset" and not used to coming out into the community" The purpose of the Rally Wranglers is to try and get some of...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets JV volleyball squad traveled down the freeway to Kimball, Nebraska to face the Kimball Lady Longhorns JV team on the court. The JV squad would be the first to face the Lady Longhorns on the court and show them what the Lady Hornets are all about. A piece of information if you watch the games, you will notice one of the players on either team will have a different color jersey. This person is called the “Libero”. By definition the Libero is a defensive expert who is very good at handling the ball and digging. Thi...
The Lady Hornets volleyball squad faced off against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers from Lusk. The Lady Hornets have faced this team before and won. The Lady Hornets were hoping for the same results in this match-up. The JV team was the first on the court. The entire team was dressed out in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. According to Bailey Martin, "This was the next to last home game for the team and they wanted to wear the jerseys for the hometown." The team's next home game will be Home Co...
The Burns Broncs JV football team traveled east to Pine Bluffs to face the JV Hornets on the field of battle. It was a good game with some back-and-forth series. The Broncs started off strong and went for the on-side kick right from the start. The Hornets were caught off guard and the Broncs recovered the ball on the Hornets 47-yard line. The Broncs ran the ball eight times and put the ball in the endzone for six points. The Broncs went for the two-point conversion and completed it. The Broncs had an early lead 8-0. The Broncs wanted to see if...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets JV football team hosted the Burns Broncs JV team last Monday afternoon. Pine Bluffs won the toss and elected to receive. Burns wanted to start early and went for the on-side kick. The Hornets missed the ball and the Broncs recovered. The Hornets were unable to slow the Broncs down and they ran down the field and scored a touchdown. The Broncs converted the two-point conversion and the Hornets were down early 0-8. The Hornets got the ball on their own 45-yard line after the kick off. Cade Fornstrom handed the ball off to...
Last Friday the Pine Bluffs Hornets welcomed the Moorcroft Wolves to a battle on the field. The Hornets were 3-0 as they continued their way to another state championship. The Wolves, who were 1-2 wanted to move up in the standings as they were ranked fifth. The Hornets quickly dashed that dream away from the Wolves as they beat them 46-0. The Hornets were able to score 19 points in the first quarter with a 21-yard run from Ryan Mohren for the first score of the game. Abe Serrano was able to...
Coming off the disappointing loss to the Lady Doggers the Lady Broncs were looking to gain some momentum for the next round of games. The Lady Broncs would face the Torrington Lady Trailblazers at home to try and get back on the winning streak. The Lady Trailblazers who were 6-9 and ranked third in the conference would come to Burns on a high note winning their last match against Newcastle. The Lady Trailblazers would prove just a bit too tough for the Lady Broncs and won the match 1-3. The...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country track team traveled to Saratoga to compete. According to head coach Ashely Rousseau "We had a REAL fall day today for XC this week at the Saratoga Inn. We were down a few this week for family events, college recruiting, and illness." She added, "This is our flattest race of the season, which makes for a fast day for the kids." The top runners for the team on this day were, Junior High Girl Harrier Emily Gilliland. Junior High boy, Asher Lee. Top High School...
The Burns Lady Broncs had a rough weekend last week when they took on the Lingle/Ft Laramie Lady Doggers in a volleyball match. The in-conference match had the Lady Doggers fans heading back to the west with smiles on their face and bragging rights that they had beat last years state champions. The Lady Broncs were a bit disappointed in their performance coming off the win against the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets just a few days before. In game one Brooke Hansen got a nice set and drove the ball...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team faced the 2-2 Upton/Sundance Bobcats last Friday night in an away game. The Broncs are 0-4 and really looking for their first win. The Broncs seem to be having a difficult time finding their groove. They are currently ranked seventh in the conference looking for their first win. The Bobcats proved just a bit too much for the Broncs, but they were able to put some points on the board. The Broncs lost the contest 16-36. Coming up next, the Broncs will encounter the Glenrock Herders at home. The contest will...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets JV football team took on the Southeast Cyclones at home. The JV Hornets football team is starting to find their stride and playing well. The Hornets made short work of the Cyclones and won the game 25-0. The Hornets got the kickoff and in a series of plays went 65 yards for their first score. Quarterback for the Hornets took the ball around the right side for their first touchdown of the game. On the Cyclones first possession they fumbled, and the Hornets recovered at...
