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The Lady Broncs traveled to Nebraska to compete in the Bayard C&D Invitational track and field meet last week. The team had a rough outing against some of the better teams from around the area. The team only managed a 12th place finish with 7 points. Emma Norris was the only member to break the top three. Norris finished third in the high jump with a leap of 4ft 10in. There were several others though that broke the top 10 positions. Payton Pollard, Josie Barrett, Brooke Hansen and the 4x400m...
Five local area girls wanted to play softball this year. Four from Burns and one from Pine Bluffs. Checking both Burns and Pine Bluffs high school sports program's, there was no softball program available. So the girls decided to look in Cheyenne for an open program. The girls were accepted to the Cheyenne South Girls Softball team. Elyssa Patzer of Burns High School, Kenna Thurin of Pine Bluffs High School, Kinzley Nusbaum of Burns High School, Lane Bybee of Burns High School and Irene Madler...
Pine Bluffs Recreation had their annual National Take a Walk in the Park Day on March 30th. Everyone was invited to the Pine Bluffs City park on Main Street. Sonja Fornstrom and Heather Eggli were at the park giving out tickets for every time a walker completed a lap around the park. The tickets were given to put in for a drawing of a Hoverboard or/and one of three Fitbits. The National Take a Walk in the Park Day is a perfect time to start exercising outside for the season. The American Heart...
The games were set up and the Pine Bluffs Community Center was ready for a night of activity. This was the second annual Adult Recess for Pine Bluffs Recreation. Spring fever has everyone wanting to get out of the house. And for a family it's great to get out and do something away from home but sometimes the adults need some rest and recreation away from the kids. This was an adults only event. At this event were quite a few games that may have seemed like child's play. But every so often us adu...
This will be the 50th year that the Shriners Bowl, also known as the Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game will be played. This is the high school equivalent to the pro football All-Star game. The state is divided between north and south and a head coach is selected. The coaches are nominated by their peers, then one is selected for the north and one for the south. The head coach then picks his coaching team. This year, Coach McKay Young from the Star Valley has been selected for the head coaching...
The Spring Sports programs are under way for the Burns High School athletes. The Broncs are very strong this year in the Track and Field competitions. The Broncs track and field team traveled to Sidney, Nebraska to compete in the John Ganser Invite Track and Field competition. The Boys Broncs did well with several taking first place in their event and many more placing in the top three. Also many of the boy's athletes placed in the top ten of their events. Cody Hape placed first in the 400m run...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets boys track and field team traveled to Morrill, Nebraska for the Morrill Early Bird track and field meet. This is the first meet of the season for the running Hornets and the first time to stretch their wings against other teams. Although none of the individuals were able to break into the top three the 4x400m relay team was able to finish second in the meet. Carsten Freeburg just missed breaking the top three with a fourth place finish in the high jump clearing the bar at 5ft 4in. The 4x400m relay team of Carsten...
The Lady Hornets track and field team followed the boys to Morrill, NE., to compete in the Early Bird Invite. The girl's team has several stars including the Indoor Track High Jump state champion Alyssa Slade. She hit her record making mark of 5ft 2in to take first place in the event. Time will tell if she is able to keep up her performance and maintain her state championship. Also on the girl's team are several other leaders that will be vying for state recognition. Along with Slade, long jump...
The Burns Girls Track and Field team traveled the their counterparts at the Sidney Invite meet. The girls competed in the John Ganser Invite to hone their skills in the field and track events. Many of the girls were able to place in the top three positions with several others placing in the top 10. Brooke Hansen started her run for a title by placing first in the shot put with a throw of 32ft 4in. Hansen also placed first in the discus toss with a 97ft 6in effort. In the discus, Hansen was followed by DJ Kaur, who placed second with a throw of...
The Burns Broncs Track and Field team started practicing on March 13th for the 2023 season. They are looking forward to improving on their efforts and times. In the 2022 season the girls were ranked fifth and the boys team was ranked sixth. Last year was a good year for them and some individual efforts shined all the way to the State meet. Coach Manlove, one of the coaches for the Broncs is looking forward to the season and working with the young athletes. Cody Hape finished third at Regionals in the 400m run. Cooper Lakin finished third in the...
The spring sports program is underway and the Hornets are buzzing with excitement. The Hornets Track and Field team is hard at work getting ready for their first meet on March 25th. The entire team is filled with anticipation and dedication to best their last year’s performance. There were several individuals that did very well and the teams were just as impressive. The Boys track and field team placed fifth out of 15 teams in the 2A division and the Girls placed fourth out of 16 teams. Individually there were some championship performances tha...
BURNS BRONCS TRACK 2023 Sat. March 25 Sidney Invite Fri. March 31 Wheatland Invite Sat. April 1 Bayard C & D Thurs. April 6 Okie Blanchard Invite Sat. April 15 Burns Invitational Fri. April 21 PINE BLUFFS INVITE @ PINE BLUFFS Tues. April 25 BEST OF THE WEST @ SCOTTSBLUFF Fri. April 28 T Town Qualifier Sat. April 29 Lusk Invite Thurs. May 4 Pine Bluffs Field Event Meet Sat. May 6 Sewac Track @ Burns Fri/Sat.May 12-13 EAST REGIONALS @ Torrington Thurs.-Sat. May 18-20 STATE MEET @ CASPER PINE BLUFFS HORNETS TRACK 2023 Sat Mar 25 Morrill Invite...
The Pine Bluffs Elementary School paid tribute to the Wyoming 2A State Champion Hornets in a rally held last week. The first through sixth grade students got the chance to ask questions and get high fives from each of the players and coaches. Ryan Fornstrom picked up a mike and went through the stands as the youngsters held up their hands and asked questions to the team. Most of the questions were, "How they felt about being champions?" Others asked if all the practice was worth it? It was a...
Jourdaine Cerenil of Pine Bluffs did not qualify for recent the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Meet, but she was placed on the All- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's First-Team in mid-March. A junior at Chadron State College, Cerenil placed third in the high jump at the RMAC Indoor Championship on Feb. 25 when she cleared a season-best 5-feet, 6 ½ inches. That turned out to be just half inch shy of qualifying for the national meet. Despite the disappointment of not...
Burns Seniors Baylen Smith and Cale Haws ventured to Lovell Wy, March 3, 2023 for the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association (WAWA) Junior Freestyle and Greco style. There they both competed in the Junior Greco and Junior freestyle wrestling. These wrestlers are wrestling on their own now. They both wrestled with the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team and did well. Smith competed at 126lbs and was last years champion. In Greco style wrestling he defended his title by going 3-0. He defeated his...
Stuart Lerwick has been selected as the 2022-23 MaxPreps Wyoming High School Basketball Player of the Year. Since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school basketball. MaxPreps continues the tradition to close out the 2022-23 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades Lerwick, a 6-foot-3 senior forward led the Hornets to a 26-3 record and the Class 2A state...
P2P - NorthEast Slam - Sterling 4U 36-39 William Calaway's place is 4th and has scored 0.0 team points. Round 1 - Colten Lover (Brush) won by fall over William Calaway (Tri State Grapplers) (Fall 0:00) Round 2 - Noah Lambertson (PVBC Warriors) won by fall over William Calaway (Tri State Grapplers) (Fall 0:00) Round 3 - Carsyn Haley (Highland Rec Assn) won by fall over William Calaway (Tri State Grapplers) (Fall 0:00) 8U 67-73 Jax Lopez's place is 3rd and has scored 3.0 team points. Round 1 -...
As surely as fall turns to winter and winter to spring our high school athletes sports programs will change. The fall sports of football, cross-country, volleyball, golf and swimming will change to winter activities. Sports like basketball, indoor track and wrestling will dominate the evenings and for those hearty characters sports of skiing and hockey will be played. Then as the sun comes out again sports like softball, soccer and track and field will now fill the weekends. A look back at the Burns Broncs fall and winter programs seems in...
Seasons change. Fall turns to the gloomy forecast of winter. Winter lends its cold and wet effects to spring. Spring shows us new signs and possibilities of life. For our young athletes the sports calendar follows the same rotation. Fall lends itself to the tough outdoor sports like football, cross-country running, swimming and golf. Winter comes along and unless you are of the hearty bunch that like skiing and hockey the sports activities move indoors for basketball, indoor track and wrestling. Then spring comes alive and the athletes move...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets have finished the state tournament in first place. The Hornets are the Wyoming 2A State Champions. With a combined score of 188 points in the tournament the Hornets were able to take home the trophy. For the second year in a row the Hornets are state champions. It started with the game against Kemmerer. The Hornets had just come off the loss in the regional championship game against Big Horn and had their sights set on the state championship. The Hornets dominated the...
In what can only be described as a Cinderella season the Burns Lady Broncs have become the Wyoming State 2A Champions. This is the first time in the Burns Broncs history that the Lady Broncs basketball team has won the state title. The Lady Broncs went 3-0 at the state championships to take the title. The Lady Broncs were seated fourth in the Eastern Division in 2A. They went 2-2 in the Regionals losing to Lingle-Ft Laramie and Tongue River. They beat Niobrara and Rocky Mountain to gain a berth...
