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The Hot Springs County High School Cross Country team opened their season with a warm-up at the Wyoming Invitational in Cheyenne last week. Teams from around the region – both in state, and out of state - were in attendance, to compete in a huge event, intended to get the season off to a roaring start. The Varsity girls event had 172 entrants, while the varsity boys had 218 competitors. Coach Stephanie Metz has a very young team this year – with no seniors and just two juniors, two sophomores, and four freshman. “It’s definitely going to be a...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team played in the Terry Berg Invitational at the Lander Golf Course last week. The Bobcats and Lady Cats were pitted against teams from nine area schools, including: Cody, Evanston, Jackson, Lander, Lovell, Powell, Riverton and Worland. The Lander Golf Course sets at an elevation of 5,600 feet, making it one of the highest courses in the State of Wyoming. The course is open to the public, and covers eighteen holes. While the course is comprised of mostly open fairways, on generally level ground, coach...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats have begun to formulate their game plan for the 2024 season. After finishing the 2A West season last year in 5th place – going 2 and 4 in the division, and 2 and 7 overall – the Cats are looking to capitalize on the knowledge and experience garnered in last season’s campaign. Last year’s young team is now a bit older, and a lot more knowledgeable. While his young team was competitive on defense last year, second year coach, Boone Bowker, is determined to improve the team’s somewhat anemic offensive...
The Bobcat golf team was in Powell last week to compete at the Powell Invitational. Ten teams were in attendance, including teams from some very accomplished Class 3A and 4A schools, including last year's Class 4A girls champion team from Sheridan. Although the event was scheduled for two days, play was suspended, due to adverse weather, on Thursday the 14th, and consequently, scores were only tallied for the Friday round. The Powell Golf Course is located a few miles east of the Town of...
The Bobcat cross country team began preparations for a new season this week, with two-a-day practices commencing on Monday. Head Coach, Stephanie Metz, and Assistant Coach, Kaitlyn Dudrick, have the runners working hard to prepare for the upcoming season. The team’s first meet will be in Cheyenne on August 30 for the state pre-view event. From there, the schedule becomes grueling – with weekly events set at the Indian School on September 6, at Riverton on the 12th, at Lander on the 19th and at Worland on the 26th. October will kick off wit...
The 2A High School Fall Golf Season kicks off this week for the Bobcat golf teams. Practices began on Monday and the first tournament of the season will be played in Powell on August 14-15. The season will last a short six weeks, and will conclude with the State Championship Tournament at the Kendrick Golf Course, in Sheridan. Following up on a remarkable season from a year ago, the Lady Cats have two returning All-State players in juniors Lilly Johnson and Madison Shaffer. Madison and Lilly were two of three players who won the Girls State 2A...
Each year, U.S. citizens contribute 4.1 billion hours of volunteer services in this great country - time spent in civic pursuits, like coaching youth sports; serving on the directing boards of non-profit groups or local business organizations - or time spent on religious activities, like maintaining the church building; or raising monies to help the less advantaged in our communities. Those services equate to over 122 billion dollars in value! According to statistics generated by the U.S. Census, Wyoming ranks second among the states in the...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats competed in the 2024 Girls High School Golf National Invitational Tournament July 8-10. The event was held at the PGA Frisco Campus and covered three days of very challenging play, on some premier golf courses, located in and around Frisco, Texas. The invite-only tournament is made up of the premier high school golfers in the nation, and is described by the PGA as "a celebration of a player's hard work and excellence during their high school golf...
In-coming Hot Springs County High School sophomore and state champion wrestler Lilly Quintanilla, made an impressive showing at the largest wrestling tournament in the world. Wrapping up her amazing freshman year at the US Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, Lilly wrestled in the 16U Girls Division. Having placed 4th in a loaded bracket of 90 women from around the nation, Lilly is the first ever wrestler from Thermopolis to place at this tournament, and the first ever to gain All-American...
In-coming Hot Springs County High School sophomore, Cannon Boren, was in competition last week at the U.S. Marine Corp Junior and U16 Nationals, which are held annually at Fargo, North Dakota. The tournament is the largest wrestling tournament in the world, and serves as the pinnacle for National Championships in Freestyle and Greco Wrestling in the United States. Cannon competed in the 16U Division, at 132 lbs., having qualified by placing 2nd at Cadet State back in April. Cannon was in a 256 man bracket in freestyle, and went 0-2 against...
Property ownership is perhaps one of the greatest of all aspirations of the typical American. The desire to own property is as strong today, as it was before the United States even became a nation. For some, to own property is the beginning, and the end, of all things. Indeed, land ownership is often a means by which one earns one’s living. Charles Dudley Warner once said of the subject: “To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life – this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satis...
The Hot Springs County High School Track Team qualified for thirty-one spots at the Wyoming High School State Championships – which were held this past weekend in Casper. The local weather proved favorable, and the event saw a number of state records fall in several categories. While none of the local competitors came out on top in their events, all of the qualifiers displayed great efforts, and each met with favorable results. Highlights for the Lady Cats include: Jayda Griffin set a p...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team was in Torrington last weekend to compete at the 2A Spring Championship Golf Tournament. Following up on their outstanding performance in the fall season, the Lady Cats once again came out on top. The tournament covered two rounds for both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats, with each round being played at the Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course. While the weather on day one was cold, gray and windy, conditions improved nicely on day two for the final...
The Bobcat track teams traveled to Mountain View this past weekend to compete in the 3A West Regional Tournament. At the event, both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats qualified several team standouts for this week's State Championship Track Meet to be held in Casper on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Four Lady Cats qualified in individual competition, and two teams qualified in relay events. In individual events, Ina King qualified for state in the 100 meter dash and the triple jump. Davdine King...
This past week, Hot Springs County High School played host to teams from seventeen Wyoming schools, in the final week of the regular track season. While the weather had been somewhat unsettled leading up to the event, conditions improved sufficiently to allow the teams to compete last Friday. Both the Bobcats, and the Lady Cats displayed a competitive effort in the various events, with results that placed the Lady Cats in fifth place with 47 points and the Bobcats in third place with 101...
The Hot Springs County High School golf team traveled to Hulett on Monday, April 29 and then to Cody, on Friday, May 3 to compete in the final tournaments of their regular spring season. Last week’s outings served as great opportunities for the Bobcats and Lady Cats to get prepared for the spring championship tournament being held in Torrington this week. In Hulett, the Lady Cats finished second (306) in the team scoring at The Golf Club at Devils Tower, just six strokes back of the team from Sundance (300). For the Lady Cats, Lilly Johnson s...
The Hot Springs County High School track team traveled to Buffalo last Friday to compete in the Buffalo Not-a-Twilight Track Meet. The home team, Buffalo, won the girls team event with a score of 120, while the team from Thunder Basin won the boys team event with a score of 164.5. With four of their stand-out teammates away at the Wyoming Track Classic, the Lady Cats finished in ninth Place, scoring 25 points, while the Bobcats finished in eighth place, with a score of 36. Highlights for the Lady Cats: Brooklynn Williams second in the 400...
Four Hot Springs County High School athletes qualified to compete this year in the prestigious Wyoming Track Classic held in Casper on Friday, April 26, 2024. The event is a “best of the best” style meet, which pits top contenders from around the state of Wyoming. Those athletes in attendance, are invited to compete in the event, based upon top times and top marks, set in track meets, which have been held up to this point in the 2024 season. Earning an invite to the Classic, is both an honor, and a recognition of the outstanding com...
The Hot Springs County High School golf team was in Powell last Friday for the Powell High School Spring Invite. Both the Bobcats, and the Lady Cats finished in the top five in team scoring - with the Lady Cats finishing in fourth place (322) and the Bobcats ending the day in fifth place (386). The Tournament was won by Lander on the boys side (340), and by Lovell on the girls side (297). For the Bobcats, Hayden Overfield shot 81, which was good for a third place finish. Hayden Johnson shot 95 (18th); Ian Locke shot 101 (tie 24th); Camden...
The Hot Springs County High School golf team was scheduled to travel to Sheridan last week, to play on the Powder Horn Golf Course - one of the premier private golf courses in the state. Unfortunately, and very disappointingly, weather conditions deteriorated towards the end of the week – resulting in the cancellation of that event. Coach Brandon Deromedi said, “We have tried for the last five years to get to play that outstanding golf course, but Mother Nature has always had other ideas. It would be really nice to have our golfers have a cha...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat track team was in Shoshoni last week to compete at the Shoshoni Invite – an event that drew twenty-two teams from around the area to compete in a full day of events, which went far into the evening before all competitions were complete. With a final team score of 114 points, the Bobcats finished in first place for the second time this season – toping teams who compete for far larger schools. After the event, coach Boone Bowker commented, “That was an all-around good showing for the Bobcats team. I’m e...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats Track Team were in Shoshoni on Friday, April 19, 2024 for the Shoshoni Invite track meet. In perhaps one of the largest track meets in the state, nineteen women’s teams competed in a very long day of track and field events. The Lady Cats finished with a team total of 20 points, which was good enough to secure an eleventh place finish. The team from Lander won the event, with a team score of 152 points. Highlights: Ina King, first in triple jump, 33-03.00. Brooklynn Williams, seventh in 400 meter d...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team traveled to Sheridan Friday, April 12 to play in the Tongue River Spring Invitational. The event was held at the Kendrick Golf Course, which will host the State Tournament this fall. Kendrick is a par 72, 18-hole public course that is fairly unique in its layout, having few bunkers and not a lot of trees. The event served as a good preview of a course many of the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats look forward to playing on in the state tournament. The Lady Cats registered four players for the event – Lilly J...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats track team traveled to Lander on April 9 for the Twilight Event and then to Rawlins on April 12 to compete in the Nancy Steinburg Invitational. In the early season action, the Lady Cats finished fourth with 61 points at Lander and third with 69 points at Rawlins. Highlights from Lander include: Davdine King second in the 100 meter dash, 13.20; second in the 400 meter dash,1:03.20; first in high jump, 4-11.00 and second in long jump, 15-04.00. Ina King seventh in the 100 meter dash, 13.98 and first...
Following up on very successful regular and post-seasons, several Thermopolis youth wrestlers traveled recently to compete in some prestigious national events. Successful results from those events reflect well for next year's high school and middle school teams. Last week, junior, Brody Sorensen, and freshman, Lilly Quintanilla, were in Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the National High School Coaches Association National Tournament. The competition is generally considered to be the...
