I’ve mentioned Pine Bluffs before when doing site updates — how I know that I’ve under-researched the Hornets and I have yet to uncover everything about Pine Bluffs football. There are lots of reasons for that, but they really don’t matter. What matters is that I’m continuing to uncover some cool info about the purple and gold and its football history.
I put another significant dent into that research this week. I added 11 more new unique entries, including seven for the 1953 season alone, and knocked five more Pine Bluffs games off the missing games list.
Here’s what I’ve added for the Hornets:
Pine Bluffs 1953: Added a 20-0 loss to the Cheyenne (Central) JV on Sept. 15; added a 41-0 victory over the Scottsbluff, Neb., JV on an uncertain date (somewhere between Sept. 23-29, added to missing games list); added a 40-0 victory over the Laramie JV on Oct. 3; added a 12-0 victory over Morrill, Neb., on Oct. 16; added a 26-7 victory over Sterling St. Anthony’s, Colo., on Oct. 24; added a 24-0 victory over the Cheyenne (Central) JV on Oct. 29; and added a 13-0 victory over Sidney St. Patrick’s, Neb., on Nov. 6. I also found the location and date for the Sept. 11 game against Kimball, Neb. (it was in Pine Bluffs).
Pine Bluffs 1954: Added a game against the Cheyenne (Central) JV on Oct. 28 (but couldn’t find a final score and added it to the missing games list). I also added scores for the Oct. 15 game against Sidney St. Patrick’s, Neb. (Pine Bluffs won 14-2) and the Oct. 22 game against Morrill, Neb. (Morrill won 19-7). Also corrected the date for the Sept. 22 game against the Scottsbluff, Neb., JV (I originally had Sept. 24).
Pine Bluffs 1955: Added Pine Bluffs’ 26-0 loss to the Laramie JV on Sept. 15; found the location and the date for the Sept. 9 game with Kimball, Neb. (it was in Pine Bluffs); found the date for the Oct. 21 game with Morrill, Neb. (but it stayed on the missing games list for an unknown location); and added a Oct. 14 game with Sidney St. Patrick’s, Neb. (and added it to the missing games list because I couldn’t find the final score).
Pine Bluffs 1956: Added a game with Grover, Colo., on Nov. 2 (and added it to the missing games list because I couldn’t find a final score)
I also made significant progress with some Glenrock details that I had been missing:
Glenrock 1957: Knocked five missing games off the list. Found a location and a date for a 25-o victory over Huntley on Sept. 13 (I also corrected the score; I had originally listed 26-0); found the location for the Oct. 5 game against Lyman, Neb. (in Lyman, Neb.), and the Nov. 2 game against Lingle (in Glenrock); found the date and location for the Oct. 19 game against the Natrona JV (in Glenrock); found the score for the 34-0 victory over Glendo on Nov. 9.
Glenrock 1954: Knocked two missing games off the list. Found a score for Glenrock’s 52-12 victory over Lingle on Sept. 24 and discovered the Oct. 1 game with Harrison, Neb., was canceled.
Glenrock 1951: Added the Herders’ 18-14 victory over Lingle on Sept. 26 and found the date and location for the 28-0 loss to Manville on Sept. 21 (it was at Lance Creek).
I also:
Added Hanna’s 22-12 victory over St. Mary’s on Sept. 17, 1977
Added Albin’s 27-6 victory over Melbeta, Neb., on Sept. 10, 1954 (and added it to the missing games list for a missing location)
Found the date and location for Albin’s loss to Melbeta, Neb., on Sept. 9, 1955 (it was in Albin)
In all, 14 new entries were added to the database. All these updates have been made on all the relevant pages.
But that’s not all! Here are some other updates I’ve made this week:
Coaches Project
I added almost every missing coach from the 1978 and 1981 seasons, nearly completing the Coaches Project from 1976 forward. I’m still missing one coach from 1976 forward: Glendo’s 1978 coach. Otherwise, the prior 34 years of the Coaches Project are done! I have recently made Coaches Project updates for Albin, Basin, Bow-Basin, Byron, Cokeville, Gillette, Hanna, Lander, Lyman, North Big Horn, Rawlins, St. Mary’s and Saratoga.
Also, Steve Core down in Green River has come through BIG again. He provided me a list of all of Green River’s coaches from 1943 to the early 1970s, which is where my list picked up. So, for now, I’m good to go for the Wolves’ coaching history. Thanks again to Steve for all the help he’s provided!
Other housekeeping
With the updates I added last week, I realized Lovell’s losing streak from 1959-62 had actually increased a game, from 22 to 23, while the Bulldogs’ winless streak jumped from 23 to 24 games. Those changes have been reflected on the streaks page.
–patrick