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The Lady Hornets had their wings clipped last Saturday when they faced the Lingle-Ft Laramie Lady Doggers in a conference game. The Lady Hornets played a good game in the middle but let the Lady Doggers start and finish in good fashion. The Lady Hornets were only able to put up four points in the first quarter thanks to the efforts of Reese Graves and Avery Sweeter. After that the Lady Hornets took control of the game and outscored the Lady Doggers for the next two quarters. The Lady Hornets...
The Hornets boys' varsity basketball team faced the Lingle-Ft Laramie Doggers in a conference game last Saturday. The Hornets did well with a herculean effort by Carsten Freeburg who scored 31 points in the game. It was a close game as both teams gave 100%. In the end though, the Hornets came out on top 57-54 to take the win. The Doggers have a 13-3 seasonal record and a 2-1 conference record and are seated number two in the conference. The Doggers were on an 11-game winning streak until they...
The Lady Broncs basketball team showed the Lady Hornets the gate as they faced off in a conference match-up last Saturday. The Lady Broncs beat the Lady Hornets 51-34. The Lady Broncs had outstanding performances by Jordan Griess and Brooklyn Kopetzky who both scored in double digits. The Lady Broncs defense was hard on the buzzing Lady Hornets and held them to only two points in the first quarter. Griess had three of her 20 points with a free throw and a two pointer. Shanessa Eklund also scored...
The Broncs are having a rough time this season. The team is young and has a lot of practice and experience yet to come. Currently at 0-3 in conference play and 1-16 in seasonal play the team is still hustling and playing hard at every game. The team went to Lusk to take on the Doggers in a conference game last Friday. The Broncs lost 41-76. It was a rough game for the Broncs but a couple of them still had a good game. Duggan Kriz, a sophomore is getting more experienced each game. This game he...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team competed in Riverton, Wyoming last weekend. The boys and girls teams fought some hard battles against more than 35 different teams. The girls fared well and placed 20th in a field of 39 schools. The boys team is still young and in need of experience as they placed 38th out of 44 teams. Nichole Sumare placed fifth in her weight class. Rihana Tillman took sixth in hers. Below is how the individuals did in the championship and consolation rounds. Girls: 100 lbs class Alycia Stoneking (8-11) place is unknown...
The Lady Broncs tipped off against the Sundance Lady Bulldogs in a non-conference game last Saturday. The Lady Broncs offense was off just a bit and unable to really hit their shots or put points up on the board. The Lady Broncs put up 31 points in the game, but it was not enough to overcome the offense of the Lady Bulldogs who were able to score 44 points. In the first quarter some good efforts by Jordan Griess and Savannah Kirkbride blocking shots and Sadie Barrett stealing the ball kept the game within reach. In the second quarter Brooklyn K...
The Hornets varsity basketball team tipped off against the Lusk Tigers last Friday. In a very close conference game the Hornets gave the Tigers everything they could and held the game close till the end. The Tigers clawed their way to a win with last minute efforts and ended the game with a 39-42 score. Carsten Freeburg gave a valiant effort in the game. Freeburg was the teams leading scorer with 19 points. Freeburg hit 100% of his five free throws. Not as accurate from the floor, he hit two of five outside the arch and four of eight from...
The Lady Hornets varsity basketball team traveled to Lusk, Wyoming last Friday to tip-off against the Lusk Lady Tigers. The game against the Lady Tigers would be a conference game and a win would be a great way to start the weekend. The Lady Hornet’s took advantage of the opportunity beating the Lady Tigers 62-45. The Lady Hornets outscored their opponents in every quarter except the third. In the first quarter Jessica Hoffman led the way with four points. Kadee Bruns hit a nice three-pointer to keep the team ahead. The Lady Hornets o...
The Broncs boys’ varsity basketball team faced off against the Sundance Bulldogs in a non-conference match up last Saturday. The Broncs, still having growing pains, did well but could not over come the aggressive Bulldogs. The Broncs fell 30-49. Mason Medley led the charge for the Broncs. Scoring 17 points he was able to make 40% of his shots. He hit from inside the arch and then one of three free throws. Medley made eight of 12 shots from the floor. He was also strong on the boards, bringing down a team leading 13 rebounds. He nabbed two offen...
The Lady Broncs tipped off against the Lady Doggers last Friday evening in an in-conference game. The Lady Broncs wanted to start off the weekend with a win against the Lady Doggers but fell short. The Lady Doggers were able to hold the potent Lady Broncs offense to 36 points. The Lady Broncs defense was unable to contain the Lady Doggers offense and allowed them to put up 59 points. For the Lady Broncs Jordan Griess was on top of the scoring with 12 points. She went five of 10 from two-point range and hit both of her free throws. Griess added...
In a conference game last Saturday, the Pine Bluffs Hornets faced off against their conference rivals the Burns Broncs. The Hornets had yet to play a conference game and wanted to start the season off with a win. The Hornets came out strong and beat the Broncs 59-37 at home. Carsten Freeburg almost put on a one-man show scoring 22 points. He wasn't the only one that had double digit scoring though. Justin Lerwick hit double digits when he scored his 11th point. Freeburg was all over the court hi...
It really wasn't a "hole in one" but it probably felt like it. Tayten Zitek and the rest of the Cheyenne East golf team have been selected to represent the state of Wyoming at a national golf tournament in April. Zitek, the son of Chris and Amy Zitek and grandson of Jim and Kate Zitek, and the rest of the Cheyenne East golf team won the state 4A championship last year. This was the first time since 1984 that the Cheyenne East team had won the state championship. This was Zitek's first state...
Nichole Sumare of the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team took first place in her weight class last weekend. The team traveled to Lander, Wyoming to compete in the Lander Invite where they placed fourth out of 23 teams. Sumare took a little over a minute to pin her opponent,Angelina Bontadelli from Powell in the first round and just 3:08 seconds for her second win against Isabel Kuegeler from Riverton. In her final match against Alicia Dexter from Pinedale, Sumare was able to pin her opponent in...
The Burns Broncs fell to the bite of the Hornets last Saturday in a conference match-up. Despite the efforts of Mason Medley and Parker Ochsner who each scored double digits, the Bucking Broncs could not overcome the Hornets swarm and fell 37-59. Mason Medley led the team in scoring with 14 points. He shot 46 percent from the floor and went two of three from the free throw line. Medley hit six of 11 shots from the floor but missed his three-points attempts. Medley also was hot on the boards...
The Lady Hornets hosted the Lady Broncs in a conference game held at the Hornets Hive last Saturday. The Lady Broncs were just a bit too strong for the Lady Hornets and beat them 34-51. The Lady Hornets had a slow start and were only able to score two points in the first quarter. But they rallied in the rest of the game and did well. Unfortunately, they were not able to overcome the deficit from the start of the game and fell to last year's champions. Jessica Hoffman was slow to start and...
The Niobrara County Tigers pulled the reigns back on the bucking Broncs and kept them in their chute. Despite the efforts of Mason Medley who scored 15 points in the game the Broncs fell to the Tigers 45-78. Medley went seven of nine from inside the arch and made one of three free throws. Medley also brought down a team leading 11 rebounds with nine defensive and two offensive. He also had two assist's, two steals and blocked one shot. Mason Terry just missed the double digits with nine points....
The Lady Hornets took on the Lady Tigers from Mitchell, Nebraska last Tuesday. The Lady Hornets were running hard and stung the Lady Tigers with a 61-31 victory. Avery Sweeter and Jessica Hoffman were on fire hitting 30 of the teams 61 points. Sweeter led the team with 18 points and Hoffman added another 12 points. The first quarter saw the Lady Hornets shut down the Lady Tigers and hold them to only four points. The offense was not going to let the defense down and put up 16 points. Avery Gray led the team in the quarter hitting a three...
The Hornets were out-played by the Mitchell, Nebraska Tigers in a non-conference game last Tuesday. These non-conference games are educational and help the team gain experience. The Hornets conference record is 1-0 and they are currently sitting atop the conference. Even with the heroic effort of Carsten Freeburg who scored 20 of the teams 49 points in the game the Hornets lost the contest 49-71. Freeburg also added four rebounds pulling down two offensive and two defensive rebounds. Freeburg went three of 14 from the three-point range and...
The kids and parents are always looking to improve and participate in their sport. This time of year rodeos are far and few in between, especially for the youth. On January 20th about five miles northwest on road 212 out of Pine Bluffs there was an indoor rodeo for the youth. This indoor rodeo was set up for the tough cowboys and cowgirls that were determined ride. The event was the FAB Rodeo Extreme Shootout. This was the start of their season. FAB stands for 'Fast Action Braxton.' A young lad...
A Pine Bluffs High School graduate is on his journey to play professional football. Donte Jacobsen is a 2020 graduate of Pine Bluffs High School and played football all four years as a Hornet. His position was quarterback. He also played basketball and ran track. In track he ran the 800m run and the mile run. Jacobsen has just completed a season playing for the Wollongong Mustangs in Australia. Wollongong is a small city in the Illawarra region of Australia. After Jacobson graduated, he...
Last Tuesday, January 9th the Lady Broncs traveled to Bridgeport, Nebraska to face in a non-conference game the Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs are undefeated in season play and have a record of 13-0. The Lady Broncs would have their work cut out for them in this game. The game did not start out the way that the Lady Broncs had hoped as the Lady Bulldogs were able to run around their defense and score almost at leisure. The Lady Broncs had difficulties in containing the highly...
The Burns Broncs varsity boy's basketball team is having trouble finding their way in the 2023-24 basketball season. After their game at Bridgeport, Nebarska the Broncs fall to a 1-12 seasonal record. Although this was a non-conference game the Broncs would have liked to put another mark in the win column. The Broncs lost the game 76-36. Mason Terry and Shaw Martin led the team with eight points each. Mason Medley was right behind with seven points and Duggan Kriz with five. Parker Ochsner had...
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The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets varsity basketball team traveled with their male counter-parts to the city of Yoder, Wyoming to face the Southeast Lady Cyclones. This would be a non-conference game that would test the talents and abilities of the Lady Hornets. Jessica Hoffman was the spearhead of the team hitting 12 points in the game. She made all her shots from inside the arch and even had a few free throws. In the first quarter the Lady Hornets were able to hold down the Lady Cyclones and led them by one point at the end of the quarter. The...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity basketball team found the winning train last week. The Hornets defeated the Southeast Cyclones in a non-conference game in Yoder, Wyoming. The game which had two of the Hornets scoring 15 points each helped the Hornets get back to their winning ways. The Hornets defeated the Cyclones 51-37. Justin Lerwick and Carsten Freeburg ran the Cyclones defense ragged as they were able to find the net for 15 points each. Lerwick hit three of his nine attempts outside the arch. He also hit four of five free throws and went...
