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Despite missing senior Jaden Ragsdale on Friday due to illness, the Lady Hornets dominated the Guernsey/Sunrise Lady Vikings in a home match-up, leading 16-3 in the first quarter. "The girls did a great job stepping in," coach Lindsey Forbes said. "Melissa Fornstrom played really well in Jaden's absence." The Lady Hornets gained momentum in the second quarter adding another 26 points to the board while holding their opponents to two. The second half was more of the same for the Lady Hornets...
The Pine Bluffs varsity boys bested the Guernsey/Sunrise Vikings on Friday 62-29 and followed that win with a second, closer win against Lingle-Ft. Laramie 50-36. On Friday both teams battled hard throughout the night in a physical match-up that netted a total of 30 personal fouls, with the visiting team accruing 17. Ending first quarter with 14 points to their opponents five, the Hornet's gained momentum to finish the first half leading the Vikings 34-14. The Hornets continued scoring well above their guests with a gain of 17 in the third...
A resounding victory at home, followed by a clutch win on the road, gave the Pine Bluffs High boys’ basketball team a sweep of the weekend. The Hornets defeated Burns, 65-23, at home on Friday and then traveled to Lusk to win a close one against Niobrara County, 63-59, the next day. Christening their new floor with a win against Burns on Friday, the Hornets took an early lead and then continued to roll. The Hornets were up by seven in the first quarter, leading 15-8. By halftime, that lead had doubled as they led 34-20. In the third period, the...
Pawnee vs. Briggsdale and Weldona After a tough loss to Prairie the previous week we came up against Briggsdale (37-76) and Weldona (41-45), falling to both. However, neither were lost without a fight. Coach Megan Malcom said, “Going up against Briggsdale on Tuesday January 20, we knew it was going to be a battle. Briggsdale has a deep bench, compared to our young team of seven, led by just two seniors, and add to that the school rivalry - girls competing against old teammates/friends for the first time - it was bound to be a good game to w...
Tuesday January 20, Pawnee hosted Briggsdale and had a big win Pawnee 64 Briggsdale 30 Stats: Joey Sanders 18 points 17 rebounds for a double double. Drew Ellis 18 points 7 rebounds Coach Tim Brunelle said, "We came out and played a fairly solid game tonight for the most part. In the second quarter, I thought our defense was more upbeat and created some turnovers that led to transition baskets. Drew shot the ball very well in that quarter and we did a good job of finding and getting him the...
The Burns Lady Broncs took a road trip to South High School on Tuesday and came home with another win in the record books. The 53-41 victory brings their season record to 8-1. They are 1-0 in league play. “The kids forced a lot of turnovers with their defense and converted enough of them into points to get a win,” said coach Barry Ward. Half the ladies on the floor hit double digits in the game. Mckenzie Ward put 19 points on the board to lead the team. Mckayla Ward added 12 and Megan Marker tac...
The Burns Broncs will enter the start of the 2013 segment of the basketball season with a 4-5 record. This after a 54-60 loss at the hands of the South high squad Tuesday. The Broncs came out and posted eight points in each of the first two quarters of the game. South took control of the game combining 20 first period points with 11 in the second to go into halftime with a 31-16 lead. “We executed very poorly on offense to start the game, we had quick possessions that didn’t force the def...
The Pawnee Coyotes concluded the 2012 portion of the basketball season with a game against the Union Colony Prep Timberwolves on Tuesday. The visiting Coyotes gave their host a hard time, going home with a 66-48 victory. Pawnee now sits on a 4-2 record for the campaign. “We played hard again, and that is always our number one emphasis,” said Pawnee head coach Tim Brunelle. “We created many turnovers, didn’t always take advantage of them, but at least had opportunities.” Top scorers for the g...
Tuesday night the Pawnee Lady Coyotes took to the road for a match up with Union Colony Prep. The Lady Coyotes trounced the Lady Timberwolves 63-25 in the non-league bout. Pawnee took control from the outset of the game, shutting out the opposition 24-0 in the opening period of play. In the second canto, Pawnee posted another 12 points, while Union Colony managed to get a shot in for two. In the second half, the Lady Coyotes repeated with 12 points in the third quarter, and the Lady...
The big man in the middle for Burns, as introduced Saturday afternoon at the basketball game against Lusk, is none other than 6’3” Travis Romsa. Travis is a solid rebounder and bucket visitor for the Burns Broncs. With his weekly presence on the scoring chart for basketball, it’s sometimes difficult to remember the protection Travis delivered in football with five and a half sacks and over 70 tackles. Basketball coach Sean Patterson enjoys working with Travis in basketball as well as footb...
The braids are back. It’s a trademark of the Burns Lady Broncs basketball team, the starting five heads of hair tightly woven together. The links of locks, perhaps, keep the team together. The braids are traced to three seasons ago when the Lady Broncs took runner up at state. Whether it is easier to manage or looks better than a pony tail, the magic and tradition remains alongside the tradition of winning. And this season continues to be a success for the Lady Broncs, who tacked on two more win...
TJ Pohlman won his weight division at the Bison Bonanza tourney at South high in Cheyenne. Pohlman pinned Glenrock’s Tanner Kelly in 4:24 to win the 113-lb. title. Two other Burns/Pine Bluffs grapplers advanced to the championships as well. Six wrestlers placed in the top five in their divisions....
With victories over Lingle and Saratoga, the Pine Bluffs Hornets move to 6-2 on the season. The Hornets traveled to Lingle Friday where they posted a 46-39 victory. At the Hornets’ Nest Saturday, they took command of the court and assigned a 65-42 to the record book. “Another ugly win, but learning how to win ugly is a good thing,” coach Will Gray said of Fridays game. “Fundamentally we need to improve in a few areas, but we will take it one step at a time.” The Hornets and Doggers played a...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets lost a close contest Friday to their host the Lingle Lady Doggers, 45-44, then hosted the Saratoga Lady Panthers and sent them packing on the losing end of a 44-38 game. “We’re young and showed our inexperience Friday night in the first half,” coach Lindsey Forbes said of the loss. “ We dug ourselves a big hole before we started to play. We were down by 20 early in the third, but showed some grit battling back. We had some chances late in the game, but just didn’t...
It was a tough weekend for the Burns Broncs. On Friday on the road, Burns suffered a 47-36 defeat at the hands of Glenrock. At home on Saturday, the Broncs recorded another loss, that one to Lusk by a score of 58-49. “On Friday night, we dug ourselves way too big of a hole to climb out of,” said coach Sean Patterson. “We were proud of the way the kids battled back and kept fighting. They showed a lot of heart!” Travis Romsa was a key part of the fight, recording a double-double with 11 points...
The Pawnee Coyotes scored resounding victories at home this weekend, topping Peetz 64-50 and Arickaree 71-43. With the wins the Coyotes improve to 3-2 on the campaign. In Fridays contest with Peetz Pawnee led 20-16 in the first quarter. They tacked on 14, to the Bulldogs’ nine to go into halftime with a 34-27 lead. Peetz outscored Pawnee 21-15 in the third quarter, but was held to four fourth period points while Pawnee put up 15 to arrive at the 64-50 final score. “We got off to a good sta...
The Burns Lady Broncs opened the gym for the second Burns Winter Classic and at the hot hand of Mckenzie Ward came away with two wins in three games. The locals played two games on Friday against Central of Cheyenne and Shoshoni. They ended the day in a 1-1 split, before ending the classic with a win over Moorcroft. Mckenzie Ward set the scoring pace against Shoshoni with her high score of 13. Chelsea Engel found the net for nine points. Alex McCart had the team-high boards with seven. Despite... Full story
The Burns Broncs played host last weekend for the Burns Winter Classic and came away with two wins in three contests. “We were happy to pick up two more wins on the season, but realize we still have a lot of room for improvement,” coach Sean Patterson said. Travis Romsa hit the double-double in the teams’ games on Friday while helping his teammates post a 58-53 win over Shoshoni and a 50-38 victory over the Central Indians. His first DD came with 23 points and 12 boards against Shoshoni. The s...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling squad headed to Cheyenne for the Charlie Lake Memorial Tournament last weekend. Both varsity and junior varsity wrestlers competed, with the JV coming away with two firsts, a second and a third place finish. “Our varsity kids had a tough tournament this weekend,” coach Dan Clayson said. “We learned a lot, and will be better for it. Our junior varsity kids did really well.” For the varsity, all five Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestlers were defeated by pin.Those wrestle...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets headed west to compete in the Burns Winter Classic last weekend. On Friday, the posted victories over Cheyenne Central (38-28)and Moorcroft (45-20). On Saturday, they fell to Shoshoni 26-39. “Overall, 4-2 is a great start,” Lady Hornets head coach Lindsey Forbes said of the season so far. “The girls are working hard and we will continue to improve.” “Against Central we got a great start,” Forbes said. “I think we handled their pressure pretty well and did some good...
ree teams on the court at Burns High School last weekend. Their performance earned the Hornets a 2-1 record for the weekend and moved them to 4-1 on the season. Up first Friday was the Central High School sophomore team. The Hornets took control of the game in the first three quarters posting scores of 15-7, 13-6 and 11-9, before allowing Central to make a 17-12 surge in the fourth period. The final score was 51-39 giving Pine Bluffs its first win of the weekend. Lane Nusbaum completed the game...
Burns/Pine Bluffs junior varsity wrestlers Nolan Schindler, at left, and Zane Thompson work to pin their opponents during the Charlie Lake Memorial Tournament. Both grapplers took first place medals for their efforts....
It was a very busy start for the basketball season as the Ladies played in the Canine Classic Highland/University Invitational tournament. Other teams playing in the tournament were all 3A schools, Liberty Common, Lyons, University High, Frontier Academy and Highland Ault. “The Coyotes played three games in four nights all against the 3A teams,” said coach first-year head coach Dean Smock. “Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Greeley at University High we played Frontier Academy from Greeley, winning a hard fought game 48-45.” Led by Lyndee Johnsto...
It was a slow start to the season for the Pawnee Coyotes. Facing three opponents last week, the locals lost to Highland on Tuesday 67-57, then fought through two overtimes only to come away on the losing end of a 53-47 score against Frontier Academy on Thursday. On Saturday, the Coyotes posted a 63-59 victory over Lyons. “We really got out of the gates slow in our first game of the year,” said Pawnee head coach Tim Brunelle. “We were not moving our feet defensively, rebounding well, or playi...
Burns Broncs The Burns Broncs came out of the inaugural weekend of the basketball season with a 2-1 record. They lost to Big Horn in the opening game of the Tiger Jamboree in Lusk on Friday, and followed that up with wins over Sundance and Glenrock. “Overall we were satisfied with the way the weekend turned out,” said coach Sean Patterson. “We all understand there is plenty of room for improvement and some things we need to shore up. We feel like we played our best basketball in the Glenrock game Saturday night, this was very encouraging as it...
