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New officers were selected Feb. 6 for Laramie County Fire District #3. Lee Peterson takes over as chief for the outgoing Ed Allen, who served as chief for the past four years. "I've been an EMT for 32 years, a firefighter for about 28 years and then I was chief for four years," said Allen. "It's time to let the younger guys take over." "We're here to serve the community, none of us are paid," added Allen. Although he is stepping down as chief, Allen will still be active in the department for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets scored 86 points against the Kimball Longhorns on Tuesday, Feb. 7; half of those were scored by senior Hunter Thompson, who single-handedly outscored the entire Longhorn team, who only netted 41 on the night. Thompson's 43 points also set the single-game scoring record for Pine Bluffs, breaking the former record of 38 set by Duane Gilbert in 1993. "Hunter played at a very high level," said head coach Will Gray. "He was able to set the school's single-game scoring record...
The opponents keep coming and the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets keep swatting them away. Last week, the Pine girls took down three foes to keep the winning going. Kimball The week started with a trip to nearby Kimball, Neb. which saw Pine's Kammie Ragsdale post a double-double to lead the Lady Hornet offense. Pine took a 19-14 lead in the first quarter, but the Lady Longhorns battled back to gain a slim 24-23 lead at the break. That must have fired up head coach Lindsey Forbes' squad because the...
It's crunch time for the Burns Broncs if they want a shot at making the regional tournament in Gillette at the end of the month. Every win is important to position yourself for a run at the end. But they didn't get a win against Pine Bluffs last Friday. Pine Bluffs Last Friday, the squad hosted the Hornets in what would be an emotional, sometimes physical contest. The Broncs struggled from the early going, posting just three points in the first quarter to Pine's 18. The Hornets pulled ahead in...
The Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestling traveled to Lusk on Feb. 7 to lockup with the Niobrara County Tigers. It was a good road trip that saw the Burns-Pine Bluffs beat Lusk, 21-16. Individually, in the 106 weight class, Zach Cudney of Burns-Pine Bluffs beat Alaryn Craggs (Fall 3:50). William Fish of Niobrara County was unopposed in the 113 weight class. Weight classes 120, 126, 132 and 138 were all double forfeits. In the 145 class, Damien Molzahn beat Burns-Pine Bluffs’ Kestrel Medina (Fall 3:44). Lusk’s Riley Ross beat Kyle Thurin in the 152 cla...
The Pawnee Coyotes split a pair of home games last weekend, hanging on to beat the Prairie Mustangs last Friday, 49-46. The next day, the Warriors from Longmont Christian pulled into Grover and defeated Pawnee, 72-43. The boys are now 5-9 on the season with just a couple weeks left on the regular season schedule. No stats from either game were provided to the newspaper before press time. The Coyotes will travel to Briggsdale on Thursday, Feb. 9 to face the 0-15 Falcons in conference play. Then,...
Pine Bluffs senior Kyle Steger hopes to be flying like an Eagle after recently signing a letter of intent to play football for Chadron State College in Nebraska. "I'm pretty excited," said Steger. "When I went on the visit to the campus, the school was welcoming, the coach, staff, players, teachers, etc. With a small school like that, I liked it a lot once I set foot there." Steger expects to play either outside or inside linebacker for the Eagle defense. He plans to study pre-law once he...
The Burns Lady Broncs have 4-15 record after splitting a pair of contests last week. Glenrock Last Friday, the girls beat the Glenrock Lady Herders 51-38 on the road. Willow Martin led scoring with 20 points, followed by Katie Norris with 10, Kelsey Faircloth and Malli O'Neal each had 8 and Brittani Wilson had 5. Martin had three 3-point shots, Norris had two and Faircloth and O'Neal had one each. Martin went 3-for-4 from the free throw line, Wilson went 3-for-5, O'Neal went 3-for-7 and Fairclot...
With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Pine Bluffs Hornets are still unbeaten after pummeling both Southeast and Glenrock last week. On Friday, Southeast came to town and the Hornets took the wind right out of the Cyclones, beating them 75-44. Three Hornets scored in double digits with Hunter Thompson leading the way with 30, followed by Haize Fornstrom with 11 and Tucker Norman with 10. Andrew Fornstrom added 7, Kyle Steger, Wyatt Fornstrom and Hesston Fornstrom had 5 each and Chris...
Defending 2A state champs the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets added two more wins to their unblemished record last week, downing both Southeast and Glenrock. Southeast Normally a hornet is no match for a cyclone, but just try telling that to the Pine Bluffs girls. The Lady Hornets played host to the Lady Cyclones last Friday and promptly handed the visitors a 56-38 loss. Pine took a 29-11 lead into the break. Both teams scored 27 points in the second half and Southeast went home with a loss. Three...
The Pawnee Lady Coyotes dropped a pair of games on their home hardwood last week. On Friday, they hosted the Prairie Mustangs and lost, 62-34. "Our game against Prairie was a great match-up," said coach Janelle Robinson. "The first half of the game, we were pretty evenly matched but in the second half, they ran away with it. Out of our 34 total points, Jaycie Hahn had scored 15 of those points. Points: Jaycie Hahn 15, Rhiannon Mowery 6, Erin Ellis 5, Malauriane Russell and Missy Cline each 4....
The Pine Bluffs 6th grade D.A.R.E. class celebrated last Friday with a pizza and bowling party at the Pine Bowl, sponsored by the Pine Bluffs Police Department and Laramie County Sheriff's Department. "D.A.R.E. is a ten-week program on drug and alcohol resistance, education and we cover bullying, peer pressure, basically how to make good decisions," said Laramie County Sheriffs Deputy Char Madden. "We teach the kids how to use the D.A.R.E. decision-making model when situations arise, they have...
The freight train known as the Pine Bluffs Hornets pulled into Potter, Neb. last Friday night and a packed gym at Potter-Dix Jr./Sr. High School was witness to what makes Pine Bluffs such a tough opponent. The Coyotes took an early 2-0 lead at the start of the game, but as soon as Pine Bluffs' Hunter Thompson answered with a slam dunk to tie it up, it was all Hornets from that point on. By the end of the first quarter, Pine Bluffs was ahead 23-6. Add to that the 22 points they scored in the...
The Lady Hornets of Pine Bluffs kept rolling along last weekend, taking down both opponents in Potter-Dix and Lingle-Fort Laramie. On Friday, the squad traveled to Potter, Nebraska to face the Lady Coyotes of Potter-Dix. Pine Bluffs took a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and never gave up the lead, taking a 28-11 lead into the break. The Lady Coyotes cloaed the gap in the second half, outscoring Pine 15-6 in the third quarter, but still trailing, 34-26. The Lady Hornets were able to stave off...
After having to forfeit their contest against Fleming on Jan. 26 at Northeastern Junior College because more than half the seven member team was sick, the Pawnee Lady Coyotes traveled to Peetz on Saturday, Jan. 28 with six players. Peetz took a 13-3 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, padding the score in the second quarter to lead 26-10 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs pulled away even further in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Coyotes, 19-8 in the frame to take a commanding 45-18 lead. Peetz outpaced Pawnee 10-5 in the...
The Burns Broncs added two big wins last week, beating Southeast 37-31 at home last Thursday and defeating Lingle on the road last Friday. Southeast The Broncs took an early 8-4 lead in the first quarter. Both teams scored eight points each in the second an the Broncs took a 16-12 lead into the break. The Cyclones rallied in the third, outscoring Burns 11-10 to cut the lead to 26-23. The Broncs padded the lead in the fourth, outscoring Southeast 11-8 to hang on for a 37-31 win. Tyler Norris...
The 3-14 Burns Lady Broncs continue to play hard on the court. They hosted Southeast last Thursday and fell 51-14 to the Lady Cyclones. In the loss, Jakobi Mirich and Willow Martin had three points each, Katie Norris, Cassidy Weibel and Madisyn Mirich had two points each and Kelsey Faircloth and Malli O'Neal scored one point each. Madisyn Mirich led rebounding with five, Weibel and Korbin Liley had four each, Martin had three, Jakobi Mirich had two and Faircloth, Norris and O'Neal had one...
Bugsy the Corgi, foreground, decides to have some fun in the snow while his owner Mary Jewell shovels off her sidewalk last Tuesday morning....
The Pine Bluffs Hornets just keep on winning, something they have been doing since Dec. 18, 2015. That was the last time the team tasted defeat, losing to Greybull, 58-57. Later that day, the Hornets started their current win streak by beating Hill City, South Dakota, 68-29. The Hornets won out the rest of their games last season, which ended in a state championship on March 5, 2016. At the halfway point in the 2016-17 season, the Hornets are knocking down opponents left and right; Burns and...
At this point in the season, it seems the only ones capable of beating the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets are themselves. The team is displaying championship form coming off a weekend that saw them bat Burns and iobrara County. Burns Last Friday, the girls hosted the Lady Broncs from nearby Burns. The Lady Broncs got an early lead, but Pine Bluffs quickly moved ahead and remained there for the rest of the game, leading 23-3 at halftime and eventually getting the 53-28 win. Montanna Chrystal led Pine...
Despite the aenemic amount of wins this season, you have to give credit to both Burns boys and girls basketball teams for never giving up and always giving their all, especially when you are going head-to-head with the defending state champions. Pine Bluffs Last Friday, both teams visited Pine Bluffs. First up were the Lady Broncs, who took a quick lead at the start of the game but fell behind for good soon after. The Lady Broncs trailed 23-3 at halftime and finally got some momentum going in the second half, but it was too litle, too late as...
Several properties owned by the Town of Pine Bluffs are scheduled to be either torn down, repaired or put up for bid for sale. Bids were recently opened by the Pine Bluffs Town Council and the lowest bid for demolition work was submitted by Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating. A list of buildings being looked at by the council includes the old Texaco station, the old electric shop, cemetery building #2, the east shop and the Connors building/museum. The Texaco station will be demolished no matter...
The Burns Lady Broncs were on the road all last week, starting the action in Mitchell, Neb. on January 10, where they fell 68-17. The Lady Broncs rebounded on Friday with a 33-22 win over Glenrock, but fell 49-23 to Niobrara County on Saturday. "Against Glenrock, it was a complete team win," said head coach Barry Ward. "The kids' effort was good, we just turned the ball over too many times but found a way to win. At Lusk, we just played really flat and could not find a way to get any traction."...
It was a light week of action on the hardwood for the Pine Bluffs Hornets as they had just one contest last week where they doubled up Glenrock, 56-28. With the win, the defending 2A state champs improved to 11-0 on the season. “We played with much more energy on the defensive end of the floor,” said head coach Will Gray. “Glenrock did a good job of limiting our transition buckets, which meant we had to be more efficient in our half court sets. We have some work to do, but I was pleased with how the kids handled playing in their gym for the f...
The Burns Broncs had a heavy schedule last week and they put a lot of miles in, traveling to both Mitchell, Neb. and Lusk. At Mitchell The week of action started in Mitchell, Neb. last Tuesday. The host Tigers edged the Broncs 11-8 in the first quarter of play and padded their lead in the second to take a 25-14 advantage into the break. The Broncs outscored Mitchell 10-9 in the third, but the Tigers roared back in the fourth and were able to get the 52-37 win and send the Broncs home with a loss...
