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Thermopolis Bobcat football started their season on a high note, whipping Tongue River on Friday, September 4, 22-7. Coach Matt McPhie said the defense scored the first points of the season with a scoop and score by Eli McCumber. Roedy Farrell had over 180 yards rushing against Tongue River and Logan Cole had over 100 rushing yards. "It was a great team win against a tough, physical Tongue River team," McPhie said. This past Friday, the boys fell to Big Piney by a final score of 14-12. "It was a...
Thermopolis Middle School volleyball is underway and the girls already have several games under their belts. According to head coach Aimee Kay, both seventh and eighth grade teams have started off well with both A teams and the seventh grade B team winning their season opener against Worland. “This is something that hasn’t happened in many years,” Kay said. “We added jump training to our Friday morning practice this year and the girls are working hard to get better every day. “Coach Bears and...
The Lady Cats traveled to Torrington last Saturday to take on the Lady Trailblazers in volleyball action. Head coach Shannon Hill said the freshmen won their first match in three games. “They are starting to play really well as a team and are serving teams well,” Hill said. “They have improved a lot so far.” Hill said the JV girls lost a tough one in three, “They played well, it just came down to defense and picking up the little things.” Julie Johnson, Caydence Becher, Jayci Basse and Saraiya...
The Bobcat Cross Country team has been busy with a competition in Buffalo on Saturday, September 5, followed by a meet in Riverton on September 10. In Buffalo they weren’t able to bring the full team, but coach Stephanie Metz said those who did compete competed extremely well. “We had several who ran their first race for the season in Buffalo and some that competed in a cross country meet for the first time ever,” she said. “It was a smooth course, mostly flat and the weather wasn’t too hot f...
Thermopolis Middle School kicked off their football season a few weeks ago with a 38-6 win over Shoshoni. Head coach Shane Corpening is extremely happy with how the defense played and saw a lot of really good things happening as well as some things that need to be cleaned up in practice. “There truly wasn’t much that Shoshoni was able to do offensively against our defense,” Corpening said. “We did a good job of covering their receivers and our interior personnel did a great job of shuttin...
A slow down in aerial spraying created a slight dip in fuel sales at the Hot Springs County Airport during August according to FBO Nate Messenger. Messenger told the Hot Springs County Commissioners at their September 1 meeting that the airport saw a total of 146 operations at the facility, including nine turbine helicopters and five jet engine aircraft. They did discuss the building of a transient hangar during the meeting, which would be very good for the winter months. A transient hangar...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team had a busy weekend, playing 4A Cody in Cody on Friday, then turning around to play 4A Jackson on Saturday at home. The girls took Cody all the way to the end, 5 games, and even though they didn’t come up with the win, they played well. “Our serve/receive really improved from last week, which was a huge goal for us as we only passed and served for three straight practices,” said head coach Shannon Hill. “We are still playing up and down, but it was great to see...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is anxiety and depression that often drives people to commit suicide. It is often seen in former military personnel, but can affect almost anyone who has been through a traumatic experience. Recently, across the country, a challenge was issued for people to do 25 push-ups for 25 days and post their video on social networks to raise awareness for PTSD. The challenge was taken up by everyday Joes, athletes, first responders, firefighters, law enforcement and...
Head coach Brandon Deromedi said the Bobcat Golf Team had another good showing this weekend at Thermopolis and Lovell. The team was in Lovell on Friday and Hardy Johnson placed third for the day, shooting a solid 77. He was followed by Seth Weyer (97), Hadley Johnson (99), Kyle Roessing (100), Will Clark (102), Lee Grim (107), Owen McCumber (118), Spencer Calhoun (119), Jean-Luc Wilson (129), Tyler Chrisien (139) and rounding out the field, Carson Williams (153). Maddie Stam had a great day on...
As a prelude to the start of the football season, the Thermopolis Bobcats traveled to Worland on Saturday for a scrimmage. Head coach Matt McPhie said he felt the boys did an “OK” job, but they lacked some execution and there are a few things they need to clean up. “Our guards on offense, Adley Coyne and Eli McCumber did a nice job for us,” McPhie said. “They are playing well and we expect them to improve each week.” McPhie also had praise for Wyatt McDermott who did a nice job in the quarterbac...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team started their season with a pair of matches over the weekend, first taking on defending state champions, the Lady Outlaws of Rawlins, followed by meeting the Lady Warriors from Worland. The season opener on Friday against the Lady Outlaws was a rough start, but head coach Shannon Hill said the team can always learn and grow, no matter the opponent. "We struggled with serve/receive from the beginning, and without that we are unable to put the ball in the system...
The Bobcat Cross Country team started their season off last weekend in Powell with several on the team meeting or exceeding their previous season times. Coach Stephanie Metz said there were about five of the athletes that weren’t able to compete on Saturday due to illness or injury, but the team was still able to keep up with tough competition from Cody, Worland and Powell. On the girl’s side, Jayda Griffin and Ruthanne Johnson both competed in their first high school varsity meet and Metz sai...
Several parents attended the most recent Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees meeting with concerns and frustrations about information for the start of school not being relayed in a timely manner. The worry was not having enough information to make the decision on whether to send their children to school or home school them in the face of COVID-19. The board said they understood the frustration, but things were out of their hands as far as how soon they could release i...
The blistering temperatures and the thick covering of smoke may make you think otherwise, but crisp nights cheering on the Bobcat football team are just about upon us. Head coach Matt McPhie said they had a great first week of practice last week and there are about 30 boys out for the team this year. They will be led by some strong returning players from last year’s semi-final team, including seniors Remington Ferree (returning All State), Logan Cole (two-time returning All State), Jaxon J...
Hot Springs County High School volleyball coach, Shannon Hill, said the program this year has 30 girls currently participating as they started practices this past week. “High numbers are great,” she said, “as that creates a lot of competition and our program definitely needs girls pushing each other to be better each day.” There are seven seniors, six juniors, six sophomores and 11 freshmen this year and Hill said each one has been working incredibly hard at two-a-days to improve both themsel...
It’s been a quick start to the Bobcat Golf team’s season with their first practice on August 10, followed by their first tournaments on Aug. 13 and 14. Coach Brandon Deromedi said there are 12 boys and just one girl out for the team this fall, which is a great turnout. “We have a goad to add a few girls to the team,” he said, “so reach out to me if you have a golfer in the family.” The first tournament, the Park County Shootout, was a great way to get back into the swing of things. Overall, th...
You may have seen some teens out running in the morning or in the evening lately, but its just the Bobcat Cross Country team getting ready to start their season this weekend. Coach Stephanie Metz said the team this year sports five girls and seven guys, most of which are underclassmen, but she added they are very talented. Throughout the summer they worked out twice a week with long morning runs and some weightlifting and last week they began two-a-days to further build their strength and...
Parents with boys who have very sturdy bases, also known as big feet, understand the struggle and expense of finding shoes that will fit, especially if those shoes start inching their way into size 18 or 19. Not only are those sizes hard to find, but the larger they are the more expensive they are, too, some dipping into $200 or more per pair. This has been an ongoing problem for Bobcat play-by-play announcer, Hayden Mayne who is well into a size 16. For years, Mayne's former pre-school teacher,... Full story
More than 1,600 Thermopolis and Hot Springs County residents came out to cast their ballots on Tuesday in the Primary Election and the unofficial results are in. Of those, nearly 600 were absentee ballots, double what the county normally sees in an election year for President. Starting with our local races, Dusty Lewis (574) and William H. Malloy (461) will be found on the general election ballot for Town Council in November. Brayden Harvey came in at 377 votes. Jack Kuiper (49) and Bonnie... Full story
Each of the schools, Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE), Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) and Hot Springs County High School (HSCHS) have slightly different plans when it comes to the first day of school due to COVID-19, but a letter sent out to parents and guardians on August 14 addressed face covering use at all schools in Hot Springs County School District. The letter advised the district would be requiring face coverings for all students and staff when six foot distance cannot be maintained. The...
Tricia McPhie, director at Hot Springs County Public Health, gave a report on immunizations in the county to the Hot Springs County Commissioners last week, showing that we are doing a great job getting our children immunized in the county. “We do a really good job,” McPhie said. “We continue to raise our numbers with immunizations and it gives us an opportunity to tell families about programs we have to offer that they may not know about.” Hot Springs County ranks first in the state in eight o...
Wyoming's Primary Election will soon be upon us, Tuesday, August 18. Polling places in Hot Springs County will open at 7 a.m. and remain open for in-person voting until 7 p.m. If you are uncomfortable voting at your designated polling place, you may vote in person in the county clerk's office at any time until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 17. Those residing within Precinct 1-1 and 1-2 will vote at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Voters in Precinct 2-4 votes at the Hot Springs County Museum,...
Wyoming’s Primary Election will soon be upon us, Tuesday, August 18. Polling places in Hot Springs County will open at 7 a.m. and remain open for in-person voting until 7 p.m. If you are uncomfortable voting at your designated polling place, you may vote in person in the county clerk’s office at any time until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 17. Those residing within Precinct 1-1 and 1-2 will vote at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Voters in Precinct 2-4 votes at the Hot Springs County Mus...
Hot Springs County’s Board of Commissioners signed a resolution on Tuesday morning declaring Hot Springs County to be in a State of Disaster due to drought and the agricultural impacts of drought. With the drought conditions expected to worsen and the long-term effects of drought on the area, the commissioners agreed the county is suffering critical impairment and the cost of support for the agricultural community is in excess of resources available at this time. What the resolution does is o...
Thermopolis Middle School science teacher, Aimee Kay, has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In her 25 years of teaching, she has taught sixth grade science, language arts and social studies as well as serving as the district’s technology facilitator and high school dropout prevention and court liaison coordinator for at-risk students. Her most recent work has been with the seventh and eighth graders at TMS as their science teacher. Along w...
