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STATE TRACK NOTEBOOK: Central’s Pemble honored; Pine’s Gross gets redemption; Burns’ O’Neal finishes strong; tons more

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CASPER — Cheyenne Central’s Jasmine Pemble stood on the track listening.

She heard the stories of several other track competitors and the hardships they had gone through. From car wrecks to birth deformities, each had to overcome something to get where they were.

In truth, Pemble was no different. She just felt she was.

“Compared to the other kids, it seems like mine was nothing compared to their’s honestly,” Pemble said. “Mine lasted a month. Most of them have been fighting it their whole life.”

During a break in the action at Saturday’s Wyoming State Track Meet, Pemble was one of several athletes honored with a Profile in Perseverance Award.

Back on February 8, 2012, Pemble suffered a brain aneurysm during the warm-ups of a Lady Indians’ basketball game. She was eventually hospitalized in Denver and had to undergo brain surgery. Continue reading →

STATE TRACK NOTEBOOK: Central jumpers shine; South girls get respect; Ragsdale starts career strong; finals qualifiers

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CASPER — Talon Bullock got some advice.

Loud advice. Loud advice from the peanut gallery.

“My coach yelled at me, ‘You’re in ninth so jump well,’” Bullock joked.

Cheyenne Central assistant track coach Brad Pickett was hollering at Bullock just before the final jump of the Class 4A boys triple jump.

Bullock was sitting one spot out of medaling and needed to make his final jump count if he wanted to help the Indians score any points.

He did just that.

Bullock’s final jump of 41 feet, 4 1/2 inches was good enough to earn him seventh-place, resulting in two points for the Tribe.

“It means a lot. I got eighth in indoor state in triple jump. To be able to crawl up a little bit is always good,” Bullock said. Continue reading →

STATE TRACK NOTEBOOK: Pine Bluffs’ Morgan keeps soaring to new heights; Central’s Wimbley learns in leap; finals qualifiers

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CASPER — Every time he took the field this season, Pine Bluffs freshman Wyatt Norman got better.

Thursday was no exception.

At the Wyoming State Track Meet, Norman topped his previous best this season in the pole vault, finishing with a mark of 11 feet, 6 inches. It bested his previous jump of 10 feet, 2 inches and secured a tie for third-place in the 2A boys competition.

Not too bad for a guy who barely cleared 8 feet in the first meet of the season.

“I have no idea at all,” Norman said about his growth this season.

“I was excited for state and got on a new pole last week. That kind of helped me with another six inches on the pole. And also my mind was more in it I guess.” Continue reading →

Hanson setting the tone for the Pine Bluffs girls track team

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Samantha Hanson

Samantha Hanson

PINE BLUFFS — Samantha Hanson is all that remains of Pine Bluffs 2012 4×100-meter relay team.

Of the four members that ran that race last spring, only the junior is left. The other three runners all graduated.

The names have changed. The expectations have not.

“I really think that the underclassmen that have come up, the sprinters, are going to step up and try to get to the level that our team was at last year,” Hanson said. Continue reading →

Ragsdale finds touch, starting to make plays for Pine Bluffs girls

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Pine Bluffs sophomore Jaden Ragsdale goes up for a shot during the Lady Hornets 39-36 loss to Burns on Saturday. Blaine McCartney/staff

Pine Bluffs sophomore Jaden Ragsdale goes up for a shot during the Lady Hornets 39-36 loss to Burns on Saturday. Blaine McCartney/staff

BURNS — Get the rebound.

Sprint ahead.

Throw it to Jaden Ragsdale down low for the layup.

Or, as the Pine Bluffs girls basketball team called it during Saturday’s game with county rival Burns, the game plan.

Facing a much smaller team, the Lady Hornets intentionally went to their post player time and time again. And the plan worked to the tune of 22 points.

“I haven’t actually went to the rim this whole season until today and I think it worked a lot better. I put going to the rim in my head and that’s what happened,” Ragsdale said. Continue reading →

Pine Bluffs’ Coverdale goes from riding the pine to starting time

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Stephen Coverdale

PINE BLUFFS — Before the season started, Pine Bluffs boys basketball coach Will Gray wasn’t sure what Stephen Coverdale was going to do for the Hornets.

Unlike most of the boys on the basketball squad, Coverdale didn’t play football in the fall and Gray’s interaction with the senior was limited at best.

Gray assumed Coverdale was going to be a bench player who would see minutes sparingly. He thought he might develop into a decent reserve down the line.

That was then. Now, is a totally different story.

During the Hornets 56-50 win over rival Burns on Saturday, Coverdale got the start and played a significant number of minutes.

“Stephen has shown the improvement and a willingness and want to get better and we’re rewarding him,” Gray said.  Continue reading →

Change not a big deal for the Pine Bluffs boys basketball squad

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Despite a new coach, Pine Bluffs boys basketball players like Lane Nusbaum and Jordan Ragsdale are focusing on success this season.

PINE BLUFFS — Anytime there is a new coach in a sports program, change is bound to happen. Some are complete turnarounds, others are big less severe.

Pine Bluffs boys basketball coach Will Gray is working to make the shift for the Hornets land somewhere in the middle.

Gray, a former assistant coach for the boys team, takes over for Pat Walter this season after Walter was not brought back.

Some stuff has changed for the Hornets. But the adjustments have been fairly easy.

“We’re still the same kids. No matter what offense you run it’s still going to be the same skill set and really we should be able to score,” junior Lane Nusbaum said. “We changed our offense a little but we’re still screening and pick and roll like every other offense.” Continue reading →

Youthful roster gives Pine Bluffs volleyball hope for the future

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With players like junior Bailey Curtis, left, and junior Dana Mullins, right, returning next season, there is a lot of optimism for the Hornets. Miranda Grubbs/staff

CHEYENNE — For the first time since 2008, the Pine Bluffs volleyball program won’t be going to the Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament.

But with the roster the Lady Hornets played had this season and the way the year shook out, the team is hoping it won’t be long before they return to the event.

“I think we do have a lot of optimism. We need to put some pieces together, gain that confidence and I think the future looks bright. It looks bright for our program,” Pine Bluffs coach Christina Nusbaum said following the teams three-set loss to Wright in the Class 2A Regional Tournament on Saturday. Continue reading →

Injury bug bites Pine Bluffs football, giving young players an opportunity

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PINE BLUFFS — It’s almost easier for Pine Bluffs football coach Will Gray to list the players who aren’t battling some sort of injury than those who are injured.

Senior linebacker Brady Lamb is playing with a broken ankle and torn quad. Senior quarterback Taylor Fornstrom is sidelined with back spasms. J.C. Thurin is hurt. So is Harvey De La Cruz and Austin Rageth.

Those injuries have forced Gray to stick a lot of new faces in the lineup this season. Junior Marquice Rivers got the start against Lingle-Fort Laramie at quarterback. Freshmen Kyle Jeffres and junior Gabe Felix are starting at guard on the offensive line. Junior Joe Leitza is starting at center. All are first year players.

The results have been as anyone would have expected — up and down.

“We’ve struggled this whole year getting yards on offense. That seems to be our downfall. I don’t think it’s a scheme, I think it’s just young kids, inexperience,” senior lineman Lane Nusbaum said.  Continue reading →

Pine Bluffs volleyball tops Saratoga in four sets

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Editor’s note: This information was reported too late to the Tribune Eagle to make the Saturday print edition.

CHEYENNE — The Pine Bluffs volleyball team picked up a tight 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 31-29 win at Saratoga on Friday afternoon.

“I was very impressed with the determination of this team. We fought hard and never gave up,” Pine Bluffs coach Christina Nusbaum said via email.

“We hit the ball much better than we did last night against Lingle-Ft. Laramie and I am pleased with the way we are coming together.  Because we are a young team we are still learning how to play together and I see us improving each week.”

Jesi Zitek finished the game with 22 digs, six assists and two aces while Brooke Darden had 16 assists, 16 digs and one ace. Andrea Baker had 12 kills, 12 digs and three aces. Dana Mullins finished with 11 digs and two aces.