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It seems like an eternity since the Hornets football team was back on the field but that is only for the spectators. The team has been officially practicing since the first day of school. According to head coach Will Gray many of the players have been hitting the weight room and practicing on their own over the summer. Physically the team looks in good shape with many new members and some returning players. Last Friday the team hosted a three-way scrimmage against the Southeast Cyclones,...
As many coaches have said, a successful football season starts in the gym. The Broncs football-team had taken this to heart, and was hitting the gym. Although, official practice did not start until the first day of school, many of the players were hitting the gym and working on the field on their own during the summer break. According to new head coach Travis Romsa "This was good to see." Coach Romsa also did some recruiting over the last year and has added some new players. The Broncs played...
The Lady Hornets volleyball team started the 2024-25 season winning all four of their matches in a tournament. The Lady Hornets faced the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings, Hulett Lady Devils, Kaycee Lady Buckaroos and the Upton Lady Bobcats. The Lady Hornets picked up where they left off last season where they finished fourth in the state. The Lady Hornets faced off against the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings in their first match. Jessica Hoffman showed why she is an all-state player hitting eight kills to lead the team. Right behind her is Hattie...
The Lady Broncs Volleyball team kicked off the 2024-25 season in a tournament where they faced the Wright Lady Panthers, Glenrock Lady Herders and Newcastle Lady Dogies. This was the first game for Anndee McKinney and the team for the season and much was learned in the tournament. The team ended up losing all three matches. In their first game against the Wright Lady Panthers the Lady Broncs had a bit of trouble getting started. The team lost the first match 25-17 to the Lady Panthers but there were some good shots from the front line and...
Hornets football is back in full swing. Hornets Head Coach Will Gray is looking to better his season and head back to the state championship. The team started the season last year with a bang going 6-0 in their first six games. The team beat Guernsey-Sunrise 76-0 and Moorcroft 46-0. The team looked to be going back to the state championship. Then something happened and the team lost the next three games including the first game of the postseason. According to Coach Gray the team seemed to...
After a very disappointing season last year the Burns Broncs football team has begun the long process of rebuilding. With new Head Coach Travis Romsa, the Broncs have been working hard in the off-season to get into shape and bring along some of the new personnel that they have. They have been hitting the weight room and field exercises over the summer. Coach Romsa has been recruiting hard and has been able to increase the roster to almost 40 players. With just enough players to field the team...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club had their second 12.5 handicap team roping event last Friday. The club usually puts on a 10.5 handicap event but for a couple of nights move it to a 12.5 handicap. The attendance was a bit low but that did not stop them from having fun. Mother Nature cooperated but could not make up her mind as to what she was going to do. The skies to the east looked dark and ominous and showed the promise of heavy storms. The skies overhead, were gray and looked like a shower or two...
Brady McKinney, a fifth grader at Burns Elementary School found gold at the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Junior Rodeo On Saturday, August 3. McKinney won the gold belt buckle in the junior breakaway event. McKinney has been competing for the past three years and is very good at it. He competes in the breakaway, team roping, and goat tying events. He started breakaway about three years ago. McKinney's dad, Chad McKinney got him started in rodeo about three to four years ago. He says, "Dad does team...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club could not have picked a better evening to continue their team roping competition. Having missed a week ago due to the weather and wet conditions in the arena, they were eager to get roping again. Last Friday evening was a ropers dream for the event. However, some of the bovine participants were more interested in standing and looking at the sunset instead of racing down the arena. One even tripped over its own feet (hooves) but the ropers were given a second chance....
The Pine Bluffs football players refereed a unique football game. Folks always look forward to the different and special events at town celebrations. During Bushnell Day it was the second annual cow tongue football. Yes people, a real cow tongue. It is real, and the kids love to play football with it. The cow tongue football game was started in Washington at a bible camp in 2015. The tongue is put in water with soap make is slick and slimy, which makes it a little tougher for the players to...
Once a year at Trail Days in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming the Youth Rodeo is held. This rodeo has produced several professional athletes in the rodeo world. The rodeo is a start for youth to develop their skills for the bigger arenas in the future. There were 129 contestants at the rodeo this year. The winners receive checks and super awesome belt buckles. Each event had a different style of belt buckle. The youth thrive on trying they're best to get it all. Most of the senior contestants have ridden at...
As the temperatures cool and the days get shorter, we become sadly aware that our vacation time is slowly coming to an end. For some, the students are getting ready to head off on a new chapter in their life's journey, a college or university. For others, local schools are about to start up and parents are looking forward to the break from having kids around the house twenty-four seven. Some kids might even be looking forward to seeing some of their friends again, maybe even some structured...
This is the fourth year for the Conner Graves and Tyler Morgan Memorial Cornhole Tournament. Trail Days is the perfect time to host this event as both Conner and Tyler were local members. Conner Graves was an all-state graduate of Pine Bluffs High School. Tyler Morgan was an all-state graduate of Burns High School. Both were fatally injured in a four-wheeler accident about four years ago. The Graves and Morgan families wanted to keep their children's spirits alive and set up this tournament. The...
Mud volleyball is growing in popularity. The Trail Days tournament had 31 teams sign up this year, which was seven teams more than last year. Teams had a variety of unique names like, Wet Bandits, Slippery when Wet, John 3:16, Nacho Average Squad, Off in the Woods and Ball Busters. No matter what the name the players seemed very anxious to hit the muddy water during the hot blistering weather. The competition was fierce, and the contestants were eager to jump and dive after the ball. Maybe just...
The Pine Bluffs Trail Days Covered Wagon Car Show was a huge success. Over 30 cars, trucks, motorcycles and rat rods owners showed up to display their hard work and results to a crowd of over 100 grateful spectators. Awards were given to the best of show, people's choice and some specialty awards given by Jeff Weller. Jeff Weller has been doing this for the last 14 years and the event has been growing. Next year will be the 15-year anniversary and Weller is going to go all out. He will have a...
On Saturday the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Horseshoe pitching tournament was held at Reher Park. It was a clear blue sky, and the temperature was baking. The stifling temperatures did not deter the enthusiasm on the contestants. There were 28 pitchers comprising 14 teams. Teams were picked at random by the computer. One of the teams was Ryan Graves and Erick Reza. Reza was from Albin and competed in the Albin tournament last month. Another contestant, Joyce Bilson comes up from Garden Plain, Kansas...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club held its seventh roping event of the 2024 season last Friday night. The event held at the Pine Bluffs arena drew more than 45 ropers in what could be called the dust bowl of the season. The event was the sixth 10.5 handicap event held this season and had a total of 106 teams. This was the largest number of teams this season. Mother nature tried to be cooperative and lowered the temperature but did not send any moisture for the arena. Sondra Williams came up from Arizona for a family reunion. She likes to compete in...
The second Annual Multi-Sport Day, a special event hosted by Wyoming State Parks, Adaptive Adventures and the Cheyenne Veterans Administration, will be held at Curt Gowdy State Park, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This one-day event will showcase adaptive equipment for individuals with accessibility needs in the outdoors, and will help those guests discover a community that can help them recreate outside. Regarding the program, Adaptive Adventures Executive Director Chelsea Elder says, "We are excited to partner with Curt Gowdy State Park and...
Pine Bluffs Trail Days kicked off with the 24th annual 5K/1 mile Longhorn Stampede Fun Run/Walk. The event started at 7 am on Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. The start line and finish line were both at the center. All total there were 45 contestants signed up. Ages ranged between eight years old and 69 years young. Runners came from all over the area. There were runners from Kimball and Bushnell, Nebraska, Morrison, Colorado, Manhattan, Kansas, Las Vegas, Nevada and Dewey, Arizona, as well as Pine Bluffs and Cheyenne Wyoming. Ther...
Brody Cress is a Wyoming local that lived in Hillsdale and attended Burns Junior/Senior High School. Since turning pro Cress has been tearing up the saddle bronc circuit, winning events and quickly becom- ing one of the riders that everyone wants to beat. However, Cress now has a brand-new reason for riding. Cress is the proud father of a one- month-old baby boy named Rowel- er. Roweler Rank Cress was exactly one month old when he attended his first rodeo and watched his fa- ther ride for the...
Beau Scarborough, a Pine Bluffs High School graduate, qualified to compete in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Scarborough competed as a permit member and did very well. He did not finish in the money but just missed finishing in seventh place. His first ride scored a 70 and his second ride was a 74. Scarborough was then honored with a third ride in the rodeo. The ride didn't count towards his score, but he loved the chance to ride again. According to Scarborough the event was bittersweet. He...
The Wyoming State Trails Program now offers User Registration Decals through a new online portal at: https://wyotrails.onewyo.gov/wyotrails. While the State Trails Program will continue to sell User Registration Decals in person at designated selling agents, visitors to the new portal can purchase as many registration decals as they need with their credit or debit card and then receive them in the mail within 7-10 business days. Wyoming User Registration Decals are required by law to be placed o...
