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The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country track team traveled to Gering, Nebraska for their next meet. In order to try and help the runners beat the heat the officials moved up the times of the meet. According to coach Rousseau, “Yes it was cooler, but it did get pretty toasty for the JV and Varsity Races. We ran at the 5 Rocks Amphitheatre–mere hours before a music festival was set to begin” Gering had 6 races this day–JH Girls followed by JH Boys, then JV Girls and Boys, with the Varsity Ladies and Gentlemen wrapping up the day. Coach Roussea...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball squad was in full swing over the weekend. The Junior Varsity team took on the Yuma Lady Indians in a non-conference game. The Lady Hornets were on fire and anxious to hit the court. The Lady Hornets won the game 2-0. In a dominating way the junior varsity team was on point and defensively strong the first game. Keefer Fornstrom started the games first match serving and ran off four quick points for the Hornets. Kierstyn Klinginsmith was strong at the net, getting several blocks and push-backs for points....
Horseshoes, pitching shoes or throwing shoes. No matter what you call it, the game has been around for generations. I remember watching my father pitching shoes at the family get togethers. But where it actually started may surprise you. Horseshoes, the game is thought to have been around since the Roman occupation of Britain (1st to 5th century). There is no documentation that the Romans had or even made iron U shaped horseshoes at that time but they did use something. The game may have derived from the game called Quoits. This was an ancient...
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The state champion Pine Bluffs Hornets football team started their journey to another championship last Friday. Currenty the Hornets are ranked #1 in the class 1A-9 man conference. The team scrimmaged with the Southeast Cylones. Although the game does not count toward the seasons record the game is an invaluable tool to the coaches. It gives them and the players a chance to watch and instruct the team in different aspects of the game under actual playing conditions. Coach Zach Anderson who is...
As the 2023-24 volleyball season begins the State Champion Burns Lady Broncs volleyball team traveled to Douglas to compete in the Douglas Bearcat Invitational. The defending champions Burns Lady Broncs start the season at the top of the 2A classification. They garnered five of the ten first-place votes. The team was able to play three games on Friday and then three game on Saturday. The Lady Broncs would face the Wright Lady Panthers, The Torrington Lady Trailblazers and the Buffalo Lady...
The cornhole boards were lined up and measured to be at the right distances to be fair to all the beanbag tossers. Bushnell Day for the last three years has had a cornhole tournament. It is held in the park so everyone has the opportunity to watch the tournament. This year the numbers were down on teams by three but it was still a great tournament. There were 17 teams that were ready to play and have fun for the day. Some of the teams were glad it was mainly local folks. They love to compete...
Every year everyone tries to beat the Mayor of Grover and his brother at horseshoes. Horseshoes was as popular as corn hole at one time. Everyone had stakes, shovels, and horseshoes at their homes or in their vehicles. It was the thing to do.The game has lost some of its thrill throughout the years except at Grover, Co. There are four sets of horseshoe pits at the park in Grover. Each pit is set up with an enclosed pit and the right amount of dirt/sand in it. Plus for safety issues there is a ba...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross-country track team had their first meet last Saturday. According to Coach Rousseau, “Today was WET!!! Really Really Wet. But compared to the rotten heat all week—this was a respite for our harriers.” The team has grown in numbers and there is a possibility they may increase the team just by the sheer volume of the roster. According to Coach Rousseau there are 49 members on the team this year. She added “We have 49 harriers this year 6th grade-12th grade. My favorite part is our team has at least ONE harrier from ea...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team started the season off with a loss at the Dogger Invitational tournament held in Lingle. This was the first outing for the team under new head coach Travis Werner and both sides learned from the experience. The Hornets ended the tournament with a record of 1-3. Their first win of the season was over the Kaycee Lady Buckaroos. The Lady Hornets showed their dominance on both sides of the net. The Hornets downed the Buckaroos with scores of 25-14 and 25-12. It was a great boost for the team. The team...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team played their first game of the 2023-24 season last Friday night. The Broncs traveled to Rawlins, Wyoming to take on the Rawlins Outlaws. The Broncs are coming off a disappointing season last year with a record of 4-5. Head Coach Travis Romsa is looking forward to the season and a better record. The game did not go according to the Broncs plan. The Broncs lost to the Outlaws 33-6. Although the outcome was not what they were expecting, however the lessons learned and experience will greatly enhance their...
Cody Hape, the Burns Broncs star of the track team last year was on hand Tuesday morning to answer a couple of questions. Hape, who set the state record for the 400m run and part of the 4x400m relay team took state honors in his final year at Burns High School. Hape said, "I will be attending the University of Wyoming for the 2023-24 season where I will be studying Kinesiology/Sports Medicine." He will also be on the university track team where he will be running the 400m run. Hape took the...
A local high school girl got the chance to showcase her volleyball talents halfway across the world. Emily Haas was chosen as a team member for America's Team High School Volleyball. Haas was selected from thousands of high school volleyball players across the country to be a part of the team. She traveled to Australia with the team to compete against the Australia and New Zealand teams. Haas said, "It was a real honor to be chosen and get the chance to play in another country." The 10-day...
Laramie County Roping Buzz Bradley Memorial rodeo was held last Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Arena. The event was attended by more than 100 ropers, family and friends. The rodeo featured four events, Senior Steer stopping, Breakaway, Junior/Senior team roping and Laramie County Team Roping (must be a Laramie County resident). The day started off a bit warm and continued to warm up throughout the afternoon. The rodeo concluded just as the rain started to drench the arena. Senior Steer Stopping is...
Football is a rough and tumble game where a group of people throw and kick a ball across a field. The ball that is used for this game at one time was referred to as a pigskin due to the fact that they were originally inflated with the bladders of animals, including those from swine. However, on Bushnell Day that was no pigskin being tossed around the playing field as they had their first annual Cow Tongue Football games. First you have to wonder why (a cow tongue?) and again exactly how it was...
Welcome to the second annual Bushnell Day Truck Show. There were eight trucks ready for the critical eye of Bushnell Day attendees. Last year there were only three trucks for the showing. Each year it grows and so do the prizes. This year as big as it was everyone received a prize. All of the trucks were spit shined and polished and showing off all afternoon for the people to vote. The winners received a plaque and an item to go into the truck. At first people just loved looking at the trucks...
It was an almost perfect day for roping last Friday and the Pine Bluffs Roping Club took full advantage of the weather. The arena was a little dry and dust would hang in the air, but a slight breeze would come up and clear it out. As the sun set the temperature dropped and became perfect for roping. The club held their weekly team roping competition and it was well attended. A total of 44 cowboys and cowgirls signed up to compete. The computer selected 86 teams for the evening, the season's...
For the last 13 years the annual Covered Wagon and Bike show has been happening at Trail Days. Jeff Weller, coordinator of the event thought it was 14 years but he stood corrected. Time goes by fast like cars. Weller said, "I apologize for not getting the number right on the years." Every year the south street of the Knotty Pine Saloon and the parking lot is filled with cars, trucks, and motorcycles. There were some return competitors and a few new ones, too. This year there were six motorcycles...
The road to the state championship is long and hard. The Pine Bluffs Hornets football team started down that road this week. The team actually had a football camp the week after school let out but this is the first practice of the 2023/24 year. Coach Gray has high hopes for the team this year. "Lots of good kids are coming back this year. It is just a matter of finding out their strengths and putting them in the right spot." He also added, "Graduation hit a lot of the schools hard. The...
The Burns half of the cross-county team were out hitting the streets this week in preparation of the 2023/24 cross-country track season. Assistant Coach Robin Ramirez was out with the runners enjoying the morning. This is Ramirez's first year at Burns as a coach. She has coached in Cheyenne at a couple of schools for six years. She is looking forward to the season. Brook Hoffman is the head coach and this is his first year as head coach. Hoffman took over from Coach Clayson this year. Of this ye...
The Pine Bluffs/Burns cross country track team started their 2023/24 this week. The Pine Bluffs team practiced on the school track for warm-ups then hit the road for some mileage. Head Coach Ashley Rousseau said, "it will be individual accomplishments that will stand out this year. The conference that they are in is very competitive and schools are much larger." She has high hopes for some of the members that are returning. There are 12 seniors returning this year. Ten of them have been with...