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Four of our local football players have been selected to participate in the Annual Shrine Bowl football game. From the Burns Broncs, Cody Hape and Cooper Lakin. From the Wyoming State Champion Hornets Diego Paniagua and Dalton Schaefer. Also selected as part of the coaching staff was Coach Brian Anderson of the Hornets. The Shrine Bowl is the Pro-Bowl of the Wyoming High School football players. The best players from across the state are selected and treated to a weeks' worth of activities at...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Track and Field team have five All-State athletes. The Wyoming Coaches selected five members of the Hornets boys and girls’ team as All-State award winners. Stu Lerwick and Mitchell Birkhofer from the boy’s team. Emily Haas, Jessica Hoffman and Alyssa Slade from the girl’s team. Lerwick, who took first at regionals in the triple jump also brought home gold at state with a leap of 43’8.25”.Mitchell Birkhoffer, who took first in the shot put at regionals was able to defend his title at state with a throw a 46’1” in...
The Wyoming Coaches Association announced the 2023 All-State Award winners for track and field. The Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team came away with six All-State winners. The Burns Boys Track and Field team took home the Silver Medal placing second over all in the 2A division. Cody Hape already had two state award medals and one class 2A record, and now he is an All-State track and field award winner. Hape who won the 200m and 400m races at state also set the 2A class record in the 400m run with a time of 48.46 seconds. Other All-State...
In what can only be described as a typical Wyoming weekend the Pine Bluffs Hornets Track and Field team buzzed up to Casper to compete in the Wyoming State Championship Track and Field Meet. The Hornets did come prepared both to compete and fight off the weather. On Thursday afternoon the weather was cold and wet. Rain fell most of the afternoon and the athletes were bundled up in blankets, hoodies and whatever else they could find. But that did not slow these athletes down. Friday saw a...
The Burns Broncs track and field team galloped their way to three state championship titles last weekend. The team traveled to Casper to compete in the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships held at the Kelly Walsh High School complex. It was a typical Wyoming weekend with the weather changing almost as fast as the athletes could run. On the first day the weather was cold and wet. Athletes were looking for blankets, sleeping bags and anything else they could find to stay warm and dry. Day...
The Lady Hornets followed their male counter parts to the Wyoming State Championship Track and Field competition held in Casper, Wyoming. The three-day event started on May 18th and finished on May 20th. There were 16 2A teams that competed in the event and the girls did fantastic. Two of the Lady Hornets brought home state titles and 18 athletes finished in the top 10, Of the 18 top 10 finishers 15 of them received medals. Alyssa Slade defended her number one status as she hit her record...
The Burns Broncs Girls Track and Field team traveled to Casper, Wyoming to compete in the Wyoming State Championship Track and Field Meet. The girls were excited and could hardly wait to hit the field. The weather was a typical Wyoming weekend as it went from cold and rainy to warm and sunshining at the end. Although none of the Lady Broncs were able to bring home the gold all of the girls took home medals as the top eight finishers in each event received an award. It was a great showing for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Boys Track and Field team headed north to the city of Casper to demonstrate their resolve in being one of the best sports high schools in the state. The team competed in the Wyoming State Championship Track and Field meet. The team competed against other 2A teams and did very well. The boys brought home two state titles and had several in the top three. They had a total of 13 members in the top eight, which are medal winners. First to score a first place finish for the...
Colby Smith, a senior at Burns High School is a rodeo star. He has been competing since he was knee high to a horse. Smith took the next step in his career by signing a letter of intent with Casper College to continue his education and competition in the sport. His mother Cassie Smith was there to witness and sign with him. According to Smith it is in his blood. His grandfather was a bareback rider and his father was a bull rider. Smith competes in team roping and saddle bronc riding and is good...
The Burns Lady Broncs track and field team headed to Torrington to compete in the Wyoming East Regional Championship meet held last weekend. The girls finished in a disappointing 6th place. There were some good highlights to the Lady Broncs meet as several of the girls qualified for state. Bella Laguna took first place in the pole vault to earn a place at the state championship meet. Emma Norris took second in the high jump to qualify herself for state. DJ Kaur and Brooke Hansen took third and fourth in the discus throw which was good enough...
The Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team competed in the Wyoming State Championship Track and Field meet in a three-day event. The meet started on a drizzly Thursday afternoon May 18th, and went to Saturday afternoon May 20th. The team did very well bringing home three state titles and several top three finishes. In the event the top eight finishers received medals and top two received certificates of accomplishment. For the Boys Broncs Cody Hape would be the star of this meet. Hape brought...
The Pine Bluff Hornets boys track and field team hopped a bus and traveled to Torrington, Wyoming to compete in the Wyoming Eastern Regionals Championship Track and Field meet last weekend. The team was excited to compete against their rivals from the north and test their skills and determination. The team finished with a disappointing fifth place but were happy with some of the individual results. Three of the Hornets took top honors in their events. Dalton Schaefer stood atop the winners...
Last weekend the Pine Bluffs Girls Track and field team traveled to Torrington to compete in the Wyoming East Regional Track and Field meet. The girls ran, jumped and leaped their way to a second place finish in the Eastern Region. The team tallied 108 points to secure their finish ahead of Big Horn, Tongue River and Sundance. The top eight finishers in the individual events will qualify for state and the top four finishers in team events will also qualify. There is also a distance, time and...
The SEWAC Track and Field champions Burns Broncs Boys team traveled to Torrington, Wyoming to take on the Eastern Wyoming Regional Championships. The Broncs were anxious to face off against the eastern conference teams and show their talents. The team did very well. They did not place first but a strong second in the region only 10 points behind the first place team. Cody Hape starred in this meet making 4 qualifying times in three individual and one team event. Hape took first in the 200m...
The Lady Hornets didn't have far to travel as the team hosted the Pine Bluffs Field Events Meet. The meet would include all the field events and none of the track races. Shot put, discus, high jump, pole vault, long jump and triple jumps would be the name of the game. This would be the last time the athletes would have a chance before the SEWAC Conference meet on Saturday. Several of the members who have already qualified for state opted not to participate in the meet saving themselves for the...
The Lady Broncs traveled down the highway to Pine Bluffs High School to compete in the Field Event meet. Field event meets do not have any track events. This would be the last chance for field athletes to hone their skills before the SEWAC and state meets. The Lady Broncs gave it their all as several of the girls beat their own records in their events. Josie Barrett found herself in second place in the triple jump. Lauren Branigan also climbed the winner's podium to third place in the long...
The Hornets Boys Track and Field team had one last chance to hone their skills before the SEWAC Conference and State meets. The Pine Bluffs High School hosted the Pine Bluffs Field Event Meet last Thursday. The meet would include all the field events and none of the track events. This is the final meet before the SEWAC Conference and state meets. Some of the team members were able to improve their standings like Carsten Freeburg who placed first in the triple jump. The Lerwick brothers, Justin...
Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team galloped down to Pine Bluffs High School to compete in the Pine Bluffs Field Events meet last Thursday. The meet featured only the field events in the meet and left the track events out. The boys team did very well with a few of the athletes breaking their own records and others placing in the top three. Mason Terry was tops in the high jump taking first place. Ethan Norris was also tops in the pole vault with his first place finish. Norris also took...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Boys Track and Field team took to the freeway and headed to Broncs Country to compete in the SEWAC Conference Track and Field meet. The meet hosted the five teams from the Southeast Conference, which included Burns, Niobrara County, Lingle-Ft Laramie, Southeast and Pine Bluffs. The Hornets finished 3rd in the meet with some outstanding individual performances by members of the team. The stand out performer of the meet for the Hornets was Stu Lerwick. Lerwick took home...
The Burns Lady Broncs did not have far to travel for the SEWAC Conference meet. The SEWAC meet was held at Broncs Nation Stadium last Saturday in wonderful weather. There was a little rain shower but overall great track and field weather. The Lady Broncs had a little trouble getting into the swing of things and was only able to manage a fifth place finish in the meet. None of the Lady Broncs were able to break the top spot but a few came close. D.J. Kaur was able to win the second place finish...
Burns High School has another feather in their cap. The Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team took top honors in the SEWAC Conference track meet last Saturday. The Broncs scored a total of 185 points, which was 44 points higher than second place finishers Lingle-Ft Laramie. The Burns Broncs had outstanding performances by Cody Hape who had three first place finishes. Three of the four relay teams finished in the runner up position. Ethan Norris who finished second in the pole vault and Cooper...
The Lady Hornets followed their male counterparts to the home of the Broncs in Burns. The SEWAC Conference Meet held there would be the final meet until the regionals and state championships. The Lady Hornets made the best of it and took second in the meet. There was only one Lady Hornet that was able to take home a championship. Jessica Hoffman is the SEWAC champion in the discus throw. Although none of the other Lady Hornets were able to take the top spot, numerous of the athletes were good...
The Gross Family ranch was home to one of the most unique sporting events held in the county. High Plains Precision put on an Extreme Long Distance shooting match over the weekend. The two-day event tested the skills, accuracy and ability to adapt to different weather conditions of many shooters from across the country and internationally. The Gross family has been donating their land for the last few years to a group of shooters that had nothing but gratitude and respect for the family. With...
The Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team traveled to Torrington to compete in the T-Town Qualifier. This is one of the last meets for the Broncs to qualify for Regionals and State. The Burns Broncs Boys team placed second in the meet and did very well individually. The difference between first and second was just over one point. It was a very close meet. There were 25 athletes that finished in the top 10 and 11 that finished in the top three. Ethan Norris took first place in the 110m hurdles...
The Pine Bluff Hornets Boys Track and Field team competed in the T-Town Qualifier track meet held at Wiseman Field in Goshen County, Wyoming. The team finished third in the meet just four points below first place. Ten Hornets found themselves on the winner’s podium while several others broke the top 10 circle. Brayden Sumare found himself on the top step finishing the 1600m run ahead of the other runners. Sumare then placed second in the 800m run. Dalton Schaefer out jumped all other jumpers and placed first in the long jump. Jacob Slade t...
