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Burns/Pine Bluffs Cross Country Sports Award Banquet
The town of Burns and Burns High School paid homage to their cross-country track team last week. Head coach Ashley Rousseau thanked all the parents for their help and the Thursday night dinners. She...
Two Lady Hornets named to All-Laramie Conference Team
Two Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets continue to shine through their talents, even though the volleyball season is over. Hattie Lerwick and Jessica Hoffman have been named to the All-Laramie Conference Team...
Three Lady Broncs named to All-Laramie Conference Team
The Burns Lady Broncs volleyball team has another feather in their cap. Several of the team members have been named to the Wyo-Sports All-Laramie County Volleyball team and Player of the year. This...
Madison Foley receives Honors
Madison Foley, the Lady Broncs Libero (defensive expert) has been selected to the All-Laramie County Team Two. Foley has received the All-Southeast Quadrant honors as well as All-Conference Honors...
Sports Award Banquet honor Hornet's Football, Volleyball and XC
Last week the Pine Bluff High School held their annual Fall Sports awards banquet. The banquet was to recognize those individuals that participated in football, cross-country track and volleyball. The...
Burns Lady Bronc Jordan Griess signs with University of Wyoming
Jordan Griess who just recently signed with the University of Wyoming to play soccer has a couple more awards to boast about. Griess has been honored as both the All-Conference and the All-State...
Burns Lady Broncs receive awards
Burns High School honored the Lady Broncs volleyball team last Wednesday. The team received the awards that they had been awarded over the season. Coach Anndee McKinney handed out the awards at the ba...
All-Conference Awards to Hornets
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football season ended but some of the athletes were honored with All-Conference honors. It is a testament to the coaches and staff of the Hornets to have six players...
Burns Broncs All-Conference Awards
The Burns Broncs varsity football team had a rough season. But even so some of the players were recognized for their talents and abilities. Three of the Broncs have been awarded All-Conference Honors...
Brody Cress atop the Leader Board
Last year Pine Bluffs Distilling had a keg of whiskey named for local bronc rider Brody Cress. He was a leader in the PRCA saddle bronc riding event and a star of the local community. Cress is from Hi...
Jr. High Wrestling at the LFL Middle School Dogger Invite
Last Monday on the 6th of November the Burns/Pine Bluffs junior high wrestling team went to the Lingle/Ft Laramie area to compete in the LFL Middle School Dogger Invite. The team did well, and some...
Jr. High B/PB Wrestles take it to the Mat
After a short break the Burns/Pine Bluffs Junior High wrestling team was at it again. The team traveled to Glenrock to compete in the Glenrock Herder Middle School Duals 2023. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team was dominant and defeated all the comers. The...
B/PB Jr. High Wrestlers do well at Harrisburg
Just one day after competing in the Southeast meet the Burns/Pine Bluffs junior high wrestling team traveled to Harrisburg, Nebraska to compete in the Banner County Junior High Invitational meet. The team did very well with one of the wrestlers repea...
B/PB Jr. High Wrestle at Southeast
Volleyball season has come to an exciting end with both local teams making it to the state tournament. Both the Burns Lady Broncs and the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball teams made it to state and both teams placed. The Lady Broncs are now in...
Lady Broncs Place Second at State
The Burns Lady Broncs volleyball team headed to Casper, Wyoming for the State Volleyball Championship 2A division last weekend. The Lady Broncs are the defending state champions and were confident in...
Lady Hornets take fourth at State
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team, the Cinderella team of the season was not supposed to make it past the regionals. Some never thought that they would make it to regionals, but they proved...
Lady Broncs All Conference Honors
As the volleyball season ends the Burns Lady Broncs find themselves in a great position. The team is the runner up in the state championship and runner up in the conference championship. The Lady...
Lady Hornets All Conference Honors
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets were the Cinderella team of the year. Having a new head coach, new plays, new philosophies and personalities the team had a lot to overcome over the year. But new Head...
Coach of the Year Anndee McKinney of the Lady Broncs'
As we watch the young athletes play their respective sports, we sometimes forget the contributions and dedication that comes from the coaches and managers that are behind the scenes. It has been said...
Lady Hornets All-State Honors
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, who finished fourth in the state in volleyball have two players that have been awarded All-State honors. Jessica Hoffman and Emily Haas have both been so honored....
Lady Broncs All-State Honors
As if winning Runner-Up championship status and then being honored as an All-Conference award winner wasn't enough, three of the Lady Broncs volleyball team have been awarded All-State Honors. In orde...
Pine Bluffs Town Council holds special meeting
Last Wednesday the town council of Pine Bluffs met in a special meeting at 3pm. Most of the meeting was standard items. Consent agenda items, agenda items and other mundane items. Of interest was the purposed master plan presentation for the upgrade...
Lady Hornets take fourth go on to State
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team has qualified for the state tournament. They will be heading to Casper on November 2nd to compete. The Lady Hornets will be against the number one seated G...
Lady Broncs head into State in second place
The Burns Lady Broncs headed to Wright for the 2023 Regional finals for the 2A conference. The Lady Broncs are looking to repeat as state champions. Burns entered the tournament as the second seat in...
Hornets end season at Regional
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team ended their bid for another state championship last Friday when they lost to the Big Piney Punchers 28-14 in the first round of the playoffs. The Hornets...
