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The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team began their final round of conference play last week, with games at home and away. Location was not a factor, however, as the Bobcats came away with wins against both Shoshoni and Greybull. Coming off of wins against Big Piney and Kemmerer in the preceding week, the Cats remained the number one ranked team in 2A, and sat atop the 2A Northwest Quad, with an overall record of 15-3, and an in-quad record of 3-0. The Cats had defeated both...
The Hot Springs County High School wrestling teams were on the road last week to compete in four duals, one at Worland, followed by three at Buffalo. The matches would provide significant experience in preparing for the regional tournaments, which take place this weekend. First up for the Cats and Lady Cats were the Warriors of Worland on Thursday night. The Lady Cats got things off to a great start, with freshman Izzie Hetzel taking revenge for some early season losses against Quintana of the Lady Warriors. Coach Travis McDermott said,...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team began the second round of conference play last week, coming away with two important wins as the post-season looms large. Just one more week remains in the regular season. Coming into the weekend, the Lady Cats sat in second place in the 2A Northwest, with an overall record of 9-9, and an in-quad record of 2 -1. Coming off a split weekend last week, with a win against Big Piney and a loss to Kemmerer, the Lady Cats continue to be ranked number four in the 2A. On Friday night, the Lady...
Last Saturday, Thermopolis Wresting Club swept the completion at the Worland Wrestling Tournament, bring home the team championship. Thermopolis scored an impressive 777.5 points, beating Riverton USA Wrestling by 183.5 points. Second place Riverton had 594 points with the home team from Worland coming in third with 392 points. Individual results of those placing in the top six or scoring team points are: 6U 40 - Ridge Deromedi, 3rd, 10.5 points; Oliver Turbyfill, 5th 6U 43 - Odin Galovich, 1st, 24 points; Levi Gard, 2nd 6U 45 - Tytus Bowker,...
Last Saturday, 8th grade Bobcats boys basketball team A faced off with Rocky Mountain. Gavin Livingood goes up to attempt a basket off the corner....
The Hot Springs County High School wrestling teams had a full schedule last week, despite the teams being hit hard by illness that has been going around the school. Following a dual on Thursday night in Powell, and a dual on Friday night against Moorcroft in Greybull, the teams then competed in the Greybull Tournament on Saturday. In a short-handed, yet successful, outing against Powell, the Bobcats won four matches with Dyllan Myers, Cannon Boren, Will Ward and Brody Sorensen each gathering wins. For the Lady Cats, Ava Dafoe achieved a win. On...
The Hot Springs County High School, Lady Cats basketball team, traveled to the southwest corner of the state last weekend, for games against Big Piney on Friday night, and Kemmerer on Saturday afternoon. Weather forced the team into a long, round-the-mountain, bus trip to get into Big Piney in the cold. Faced with some off the court challenges, the Lady Cats fared well on Friday, however, Saturday proved to be more difficult. Coming into the weekend, the Lady Cats had a record of 8-8, were in second place in the 2A Northwest Quad (2-1), and...
On National Signing Day, Wednesday, February 5, outstanding senior athlete, Delmonico Dukes, signs his commitment to play football at Chadron State College, in Chadron, Nebraska. Delmonico is a three-sport athlete at Hot Springs County High School. He will matriculate to Chadron State this fall, to major in Human Biology, and to take up his position as a Preferred Walk-on for the Chadron Eagles football team....
The Hot Springs County High School, Bobcats basketball team, made a long and arduous journey to the southwest corner of the state last week. Weather concerns on South Pass forced the team to take the long way around. After sweeping their three opponents the week before, the Bobcats remained the number one ranked 2A team in the state, with an overall record of 13-3. The Cats were in first place, with a 3-0 record, in the 2A Northwest Quad. In Big Piney on Friday night, the Cats faced a 9-7 team, which has the ability to significantly challenge...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members attended the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody last Saturday, competing in folk style and freestyle. Thermopolis placed 3rd out of 20 teams with 672.5 total points, only falling short to Cody with 720.5 points and Powell with 692.5 points. Results include: Folkstyle 6U 40 - Ridge Deromedi, 2nd, 12 points 6U 43 - Odin Galovich, 1st, 26 points; Caden Metz, 3rd 6U 45 - Tytus Bowker, 1st 6U 49 - Carter Enis, 1st, 24 points; Cooper ORourke, 3rd 8U 43 - Konnor Simpson, 2nd, 17.5 points 8U 45 - Erik Polson, 2nd, 15...
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcats basketball team was lined up to play two top 2A teams, and the number one ranked 3A team in the state. The Cats came into the weekend ranked number one in 2A, and tied for first place in the 2A Northwest with Rocky Mountain. Two games would be on the road, followed by a home game on Saturday. Showing the state just what they are made of, the Bobcats swept their opponents, and finished the week with three huge wins. On Thursday night, the Cats had an away game at Wyoming Indian. The Chiefs ar...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team, had a full week of tough opponents last week - with away games on Thursday and Friday nights, before a home game on Saturday afternoon. Coming in to the week, the Lady Cats were 7 and 6 in the standings, and tied with Rocky Mountain for first place in the 2A Northwest Quad, at 2 and 0 in the division. The Lady Cats have had some success this year - gaining good experience, and polishing their game. The week’s opponents, however, would bring some very accomplished competition, and w...
Bobcats place eleventh against forty-one teams The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats wrestlers made their annual trek to Riverton last weekend for the Ron Thon Memorial Tournament. The Tournament draws the best wrestlers from around the State of Wyoming, and this year featured forty-one Wyoming teams. The Cats scored 98.5 team points – good enough for a tie for an eleventh place finish in the team standings. The Cats were the top 2A team at the event, and scored more than ten points over their regional foe, Kemmerer. Coach Travis M...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team have pursued a winning season this year, with wins against some very accomplished teams from both the 2A and the 3A conferences. This past weekend, however, conference play got underway, with games against Shoshoni and Greybull. The Cats are the number one ranked 2A team, and came into the weekend with a record of 8-3 – good enough for a two-way tie with Shoshoni in the 2A Northwest. With first place on the line, the Cats went into S...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Team were at home last Thursday night for a meet on Senior Night, against the visiting team from Cody. Dyllan Myers, Cannon Boren, and Brody Sorensen each came away with wins. Commenting on the night, Coach Travis McDermott said: “We took some lumps against a very tough Cody team. While we had some exciting matches, we had a tough time chain wrestling against such a technical team.” For Senior Night, Seniors, Brody Sorensen, Sam Skelton, Logan Dafoe, Lance Axtell, Colter Price, Ethan Yarringto...
The Lady Cats wrestling team had two meets scheduled last week, one at home and one on the road. Thursday night the Lady Cats took on Cody at home, and then traveled to Lander for the annual two-day tournament held at Lander Valley High School. The Lady Cats had just three matches against Cody, and with skill and grit, they came away with two wins by pins. Outstanding sophomore Lilly Quintanilla continues to dominate her opponents, gaining a pin in the first period over Rakisits of Cody. Junior Alix Sorensen made quick work of her outing, with...
The Hot Springs County High School, Lady Cats basketball team, began conference play last weekend, with an away game on Friday night in Shoshoni, and then back at home, to meet up with Greybull. Playing some of their best ball of the season, the Lady Cats came away with two wins for their efforts. Coming into the weekend’s contests, the Lady Cats were 5-6 for the year, and sat in third place in the 2A Northwest, just three games back of first place Rocky Mountain. Both of their weekend games were against fellow 2A Northwest teams – mea...
Last Saturday Thermopolis Wrestling Club members had a packed weekend with wrestlers traveling to the Spearfish King of the Hill, the King of the Rock Tournament in Glenrock and the Deb Allison Memorial Tournament in Moorcroft. Placings include: Moorcroft placer results: 10U 62-63 - Kannon Bomengen, 1st Spearfish placer results: 6U 49 - Tytus Bowker, 1st 8U 44 - Erik Polson, 5th 8U 44 - John Ryan, 6th 10U 59 - Nash Bowker, 2nd 12U 64 - Gabriel Ryan, 1st 12U 72 - Aksel Polson, 3rd 12U 77A - Hayden Robinson, 1st 14U 90 - Hailey Robinson, 3rd 12U...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Team was in Shoshoni last weekend to compete in the Clash of the Crossroads Tournament. In a tune-up for that event, the team first took on Glenrock, at home, in a Dual on Thursday night. Led by their seniors, the Bobcats won the dual, with a 41-20 score - winning seven of their ten matches. Commenting on the night, Coach Travis McDermott said, “Seniors Colter Price and Ethan Yarrington, got things going with two falls, and then senior, Lance Axtell, moved up a couple of weight classes, in h...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats Basketball team traveled to Powell last weekend to compete at the Big Horn Classic Tournament. The event was played in Powell and Cowley, with all of the Cats games scheduled at Powell High School. These would be the last non-conference games of the season. After taking down Wright the weekend before, the Cats came into last weekend ranked number one among 2A schools in the state. After the 2A East/West Smackdown Tournament over the weekend of January 10 and 11, junior Cody Bomengen was named Athlete...
The Lady Cats wrestlers had two meets last week, beginning on Thursday night, at home for a Dual with Glenrock, and then moving on to the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament in Shoshoni on Friday/Saturday. The Lady Cats team defeated Glenrock 17 to 6, and finished in second place at Shoshoni, with a team score of 118, to Shoshoni’s 131. With small teams for each of the Glenrock and Thermopolis schools, there were just four matches on Thursday night, with the home team taking wins in three of the four. Freshman, Izzie Hetzel, bumped up two w...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School, Lady Cats Basketball team, hosted their second tournament in as many weeks. With twelve teams in competition, the Big Horn Classic was played in Thermopolis, and in Worland. On Friday, January 17 the Lady Cats first saw the JV team from Cody. In a close game, the Cody Broncs were victorious – winning by a score of 44 to 36. In the two-day tournament, Cody went on to defeat Wind River – 34 to 33, and on Saturday, dropped to Powell, by a score of 49 to 20. Also on Friday, the Lady Cats took on...
Last Saturday, 22 member of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild West Championship Tournament at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. The tournament brought 114 teams and over 1,200 wrestlers from surrounding states. Thermopolis Wrestling Club finished 5th in team standings with 269 points behind the Green River Grapplers, Casper Eastside United, and the Colorado teams of Bear Cave and Pomona Elite. Six wrestlers brought home Championships: Carter Enis (6U, 49 lbs), Hailey Robinson (15U, 88lbs), Hayden...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats Basketball Team hosted the first of two, back-to-back, tournaments. Each team had four scheduled games over the two-day event, and with 16 teams competing, the action was dispersed between the schools in Thermopolis and Shoshoni. Friday afternoon found the Lady Cats pitted against the Rams from Big Horn High School. In a game that was never in doubt, the Lady Cats won by a score of 59 to 38. In the first quarter, Thermopolis ran up six unanswered points before the Rams were able to get...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Team was in Douglas last weekend for the annual Shane Shatto Memorial Invitational Tournament. The event is always a big draw for teams to show off their skills, and this year was no exception. Thirty five teams from four states competed in one of the toughest tournaments of the year. The Bobcat wrestlers finished the event in 7th place, managing to defeat all of the 2A, all of the 3A, and some of the 4A teams who came to compete. The Cats...
