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The Lady Hornets Basketball team had a good weekend tournament at the Douglas/Lander Valley Classic last weekend. The Lady Hornets came away with a 2-1 record raising their overall record to 2-5. The Lady Hornets had a rough opening at the Burns Insurance Winter Classic where they went 0-4. But they bounced back at this tournament to put some marks in the win column. First up for the Lady Hornets were the Lady Eagles from Pueblo East School. This would be a very close game with the winner not decided until the last buzzer. The Lady Hornets came...
The Town of Pine Bluffs has another championship title to boast about. The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets Junior High basketball team are the Southeastern Wyoming Athletic Conference (SEWAC) champions. The Tournament held on 10 December in the Pine Bluffs High School gymnasium had the top six seated teams all playing for the championship. The Lady Hornets were seated number two and drew a by in the first round. The Hornets would play the Lingle/Ft Laramie Doggers for their first game. Coach Pat... Full story
The Wyoming State basketball champions, Pine Bluffs Hornets boys varsity basketball team started the season off with the Burns Insurance Winter Classic. The Winter Classic had them playing the Wheatland Bulldogs, Douglas Bearcats, Newcastle Dogies and Torrington Trailblazers. Each team will play four games over a three-day span. The Hornets did well winning 3-4 in the round-robin tournament. The state champions wanted to get back to their championship level of playing and this was their chance.... Full story
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity basketball team competed in the Burns Insurance Winter Classic held December 8-10. There were several teams competing in the classic including the Wheatland Bulldogs, Douglas Bearcats, Newcastle Dogies, Torrington Trailblazers and the Pine Bluffs Hornets. Each team played four games over a three-day span. There are no tournament winners or trophies just some good competition to get the athletes ready for the season. The Lady Hornets had a rough outing as... Full story
Our little corner of the state has produced some amazing athletes and teams this past year. The Pine Bluffs Boys Varsity Basketball team is the state champs in their division for the 2021-22 season. The Burns Broncs Girls Volleyball team is the state champs in the 2A division, and the Pine Bluffs Varsity football team is the undefeated state champs. Many of the athletes have won Conference and State recognition for being the best in their arena. All of these accolades are earned and well deserved. But none of them would be possible without the... Full story
he Burns Broncs basketball program started the season off with the Burns Insurance Winter Classic Round Robin Tournament. The Round robin tournament is a series of games played without a tournament winner. It is just an event that teams can get together and play ball. The Burns Broncs played against the Torrington Trailblazers, Wheatland Bulldogs, Hot Springs Bobcats and Southeast Cyclones. It was a good tournament for the Broncs Boys Varsity basketball team as they went 2-2 on the day. The... Full story
The Lady Broncs varsity basketball team started the 2022-23 season hosting the Burns Insurance Winter Classic round robin tournament. The Lady Broncs would face teams from Torrington, Wheatland, Hot Springs (Thermopolis) and Southeast. The Lady Broncs would come away with a 1-3 record and a large amount of training and practice. It was a good time and learning experience for all. First up for the Lady Broncs would be the Torrington Lady Trailblazers. This would be a close game as neither side wa... Full story
Like the rest of the Pine Bluffs basketball program the JV team competed in the Burns Insurance Winter Classic Round Robin. The Winter Classic had the Wheatland Bulldogs, Douglas Bearcats, Newcastle Dogies, Torrington Trailblazers and the Pine Bluffs Hornets. Each team played four games over a three-day span. This is just an event to get basketball back into the athletes' thoughts. Some of the athletes were starters or players in the fall sports like football or volleyball. This just gets them... Full story
The Pine Bluffs basketball program saw its first set of games this weekend in the Burns Insurance Winter Classis Round Robin. This is not a tournament and no trophy will be awarded but it is a good time to get the game back into the athletes. The Winter Classic had the Wheatland Bulldogs, Douglas Bearcats, Newcastle Dogies, Torrington Trailblazers and the Pine Bluffs Hornets. Each team played four games over a three-day span. The Lady JV Hornets ended the Winter Classic with a 2-2 record. The... Full story
The Burns Broncs Junior High basketball program competed in the Southeastern Wyoming Athletic Conference (SEWAC) championship tournament this week. The Lady Broncs are seated sixth in the Conference. The junior high program has been in progress for a while now and is starting to wind down. This week was the girl's championship held in the Pine Bluffs High School gym. The Lady Broncs did well winning one game but losing another. It was a good time and a fantastic opportunity to watch some of thes... Full story
Baylen Smith, senior at Burns High School has signed with Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa. His soon to be new wrestling coach Ryan Dickinson drove all the way to Burns, Wyoming to have him sign with the university. Dickinson said, "Smith got my attention with his free styling record ability. At Waldorf University we are big in the freestyle and greco style in the state of Iowa. So guys that have that experience and little bit of success draw my attention. Smith will probably be in the... Full story
4 & Under 37-41 Waylon Horner's place is 4th. 8 & Under 40-46 Jaxon Lynch's place is 1st. 8 & Under 53-54 Jackson James's place is 2nd. 8 & Under 58-60 Parker Perlinski's place is 4th. 8 & Under 59-63 Luke Pine's place is 3rd. 8 & Under 62-65 Tegan Anderson's place is 3rd. 8 & Under 65-67 Dylen Bibbey's place is 1st. 8 & Under 65-67 Benjamin Anderson's place is 3rd. 8 & Under 68-70 Haize Graves's place is 2nd. 8 & Under 68-70 Jax Lopez's place is 2nd. 8 & Under 80-92 Gavin Bibbey's place is... Full story
PB Hornets start season in the Number 1 Position Jim Merryfield Pine Bluffs Post Defending champion Pine Bluffs starts the season on top of Class 2A. The Hornets were a near-unanimous choice in the preseason rankings with 13 of the 14 first-place votes. The Hornets start the season missing only one athlete from last years roster. Reed Thompson was a standout player for the Hornets but has graduated and moved on with his collegiate career. The team will be looking to Stu Lerwick and Ryan...
The Pine Bluffs High School had its Fall Awards Banquet on Monday, November 28th in the common room at the school. Barbequed hamburgers and brats were served with salad and potato chips . There were drinks and enough food for all. All three fall sports were represented. Cross-country track, Volleyball and Football. Ashley Rousseau, coach of the cross-country track team started off the presentation. Although the team did well personally, they did not do well enough to make state. Jordan Griess...
The Pine Bluffs School held a rally for the Wyoming State Football Champions Hornets on Monday, November 28th at the school gym. It was a festive time and a time to settle some bets. No, these bets were not for money but for motivation for the football team to play a bit harder. After last years loss in the semi-finals game Coach Yelton made a bet with the team. If they could go undefeated the entire season and win the state championship then he would cut his hair. This would be no easy task as...
Most of the All-Conference Awardees from the Hornets State Champions football team sat down and discussed their championship and All-Conference Awards. They were still riding the high from the state championship and were surprised on the awards. They were humble and praised their coaches and team on the win. To recap just a little the Pine Bluffs Hornets football program had 11 of its players recognized as All-Conference Award winners. This award is for the entire Eastern Conference. Eleven is five more than the closest teams in the Conference....
Tayten Zitek has brought another state title to the Pine Bluffs region. Zitek is the USBC Wyoming State Bowling All Events Youth Champion. Young Zitek is the son of Chris and Amy Zitek and the grandson of Jim and Kate Zitek who own the Pine Bluffs Bowl. Jim and Kate Zitek could not be more proud of their grandson. Young Zitek bowls in the youth league and is on a team that bowls out of Cheyenne. Team members are Tayten Zitek, Mason Medley, Teagan Warnick and Cooper Borm. For those that are not...
Dalton Schaefer has been named the Wyoming News Now Prep Athlete of the Week. Schaefer was one of the standout players of the Pine Bluffs Hornets Football Championship game last week. Schaefer who scored the Hornets first touchdown 9 seconds into the game with a 61-yard run also scored their last touchdown with a 13-yard run with 53 seconds left that put the Hornets ahead. He also had another touchdown in the middle of the game. Schaefer had an outstanding game scoring three touchdowns. He ran f...
The results are in and the Pine Bluffs Hornets football program has 11 of its players recognized as All-Conference Award winners. This award is for the entire Eastern Conference. Eleven is five more than the closest teams in the Conference. Those chosen are between offense and defense. But since some of the players were just as dominant on both sides of the ball it is truly a recognition of their talents and abilities. The following is a list of the 1A 9-Man East Conference All-Conference Award...
Clay target shooting or Trap and Skeet shooting as it was originally called is becoming more and more popular to our youth and high school athletics. Pine Bluffs this year has announced that they have a team. A couple of Burns students shoot with the Cheyenne East team. And now the little town of Grover, Colorado has a team. Actually they have had a team for a while and they are doing very well. The team, the Pawnee Clay Target Team just took first place in the Colorado State High School Clay Target League Conference 1. Members of the team did...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Varsity football team made it to the 1A 9-man state finals against the Shoshoni Wranglers. The Hornets entered the game undefeated. This game was destiny as the Wranglers were the first team that the Hornets faced and beat this season. The Hornets beat the then ranked #1 Wranglers in an epic battle that would be replayed at the end of the season by a score of 34-26. That was the closest game that the Hornets had all season until the play-offs. All of the other games that...
Last Thursday Emma Norris, the volleyball standout, signed with Chadron State College to play volleyball and attend their campus. Norris, an All-State and All-Conference Award winner said, "I like the environment that Chadron has." Norris wants to go into education in the health arena or exercise or something like that. She said that Chadron had many programs in the area that she wanted to learn about but was not set on any one in particular. She also wants to keep volleyball as part of her...
Emma Norris of the Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team has been selected as an All-Conference Award winner, an All-State Award winner and now to cap off the year she has been selected as the 2A Southeast Conference Player of the year. Norris helped lead the team to the 2A state championship title. The team faced the powerful Big Horn Lady Rams in the state finals. The Broncs beat the Rams with a score of 3-1. Norris led the team in kills, blocks and digs proving that she is an all-around player. Norris signed a letter of intent to play...
The Wyoming Coaches Association has made their selections for the yearly awards for volleyball. Four girls from the Burns Broncs volleyball program have been named to All-Conference team. It had to be a hard decision for the coaches as there were so many members of the Lady Broncs that could be considered for the award. The team members that made All-Conference are Emma Harris, Brooke Hansen, Sienna Gallegos and Tehya Gallegos. All four will receive certificates for their accomplishments....
Abby Gray, a standout player on the Lady Hornets volleyball team has been selected as one of the 2022 All-State Award winners. One of the requirements for an All-State award is to be selected as an All-Conference award winner also. Gray led the team in kill shots as well as several other categories. Gray was truly a standout performer and caught the eyes of the coaches across the state. This is the first year for Gray to win this award in volleyball. The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets have three...
