Hornets begin season 4-0

BURNS - If the Pine Bluffs Hornets are looking for a repeat of last year's magical state championship run, they got off on the right foot last week.

Tucker Norman and Michael Shane led the team to four wins over Wyoming Indian, Moorcroft, Wheatland and Saratoga in the Burns Winter Classic basketball tournament held last Thursday through Saturday.

Pine Bluffs won those games 65-49, 84-25, 53-50 and 76-67 respectively.

In the first game against Wyoming Indian, the Hornets took a 3-0 lead with 7:28 remaining in the first quarter - and they never looked back.

By the end of the first half, the Horn...