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The Bobcats and Lady Cats were in Burlington on Friday, March 29 to compete in the Burlington Invitational Track Meet. Facing teams from Burlington, Riverside, Rocky Mountain and Western Heritage Lutheran Academy, both Hot Springs County teams performed well - bringing home several first place finishes, and ending the meet in the top of team scoring. LADY CATS As a team, the Lady Cats finished in third place, with 114.0 points – just behind Burlington (144.5 points) and Rocky Mountain (126.5 points). Davdine King followed up her fine p...
Members of the Thermopolis Wresting club competed at the Black Hills & AAU Folkstyle Nationals in Spearfish, S. D. on March 29 and 30. The small group from Thermopolis earned 50th place out of a field 199 teams. Individual results Boys Tot 40 - Erik Polson, 8th, 1 points. Champ. Round 2 - Polson won by major decision, 14-3, over Killian Benne (Black Hills Wrestling Academy), Quarterfinal - Isaiah Smith (Watford City Wolves) won by fall, 0:21, over Polson, Cons. Round 4 - Polson won by major...
Twenty four Thermopolis wrestling club members travel to Billings last weekend to participate in the Montana Open, on of the largest and toughest wrestling competitions in the region. This massive three day wrestling event saw 2,108 wrestlers representing 196 teams from 9 states with Thermopolis finishing in 15th place with a total 216 points, making them the highest scoring team from Wyoming. Two Thermopolis wrestlers, Hazel White and Lilly Quintanilla, brought home individual Championships. “This is the largest and most competitive t...
And, just like that, it’s track season! Hopefully, that means Mother Nature is finished with the cold and snow. Being as this is Wyoming, however, we know better than to hold our breath on that subject. The Bobcat track teams opened their season in Pavillion last Saturday with both the Bobcats and Lady Cats setting the scene for a great season to come. Twelve schools were in competition at the Wind River Icebreaker, competing in seventeen events for the boys teams, and the same number of events for the girls teams. Lady Cats At meet’s end, the...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the R Town Rumble last Saturday in Riverton, bringing home 14 individual championship trophies in Folkstyle and finishing in 3rd place as a team with 292 points. Four club members also brought home championships in Greco, with the team placing 3rd with 91 points. Nash Bowker, Trenton Enis, Kade Enis and Jesalyn Blair earned 1st place in both styles of wrestling. Folkstyle results 6U Boys 36-38 - Konnor Simpson, 1st, 18 points. Round 2 - Simpson won by fall, 1:11, over Everett Samuelson (Riverton), Round 3...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club (TWC) hosted Wrestle-opolis last Saturday in the Hot Springs County High School gym. The tournament brought 562 kids from clubs throughout Wyoming to compete here. TWC had 71 kids wrestle in the folkstyle on Saturday and earned first place as a team scoring 950.5 total team points, outpacing second place Casper Wrestling Club by 191 points. TWC had 33 team members wrestle in the freestyle and scored 377 points to win first place as a team with Powell Wrestling...
The public is invited to enjoy some good ole American patriotism at its finest as 3rd grade Ralph Witters Elementary students partner with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of America Post 2281 in honoring our Thermopolis Area First Responders. The concert is Thursday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at the William H. Malloy Auditorium. Orion Jenks and Brian Weaver placed 4th in their division at the Wyoming State Science Fair. Their project, which tested different methods of making a Tesla coil, serves as a reminder of the power of curiosity and innovation. In...
The Hot Springs County High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team went one for three in the 3A West Regional Tournament held in Thermopolis last week. The Lady Cats finished the regular season in 3rd place, with a record of 2 and 4 in the division and 5 and 15 overall. In a game that was not dissimilar to the game played by the boys team that day, the Lady Cats had a tough time against their opponent on Thursday. The Mountain View Lady Buffaloes held Thermopolis down on the scoreboard throughout...
Hot Springs County High School served as host for the 3A West Regional Basketball Tournament last week. Games were played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday - with matchups between teams representing eight Wyoming schools. The Bobcats finished the regular season in 4th place, with a record of 1 and 5 in the division, and 10 and 11 overall. On Thursday, the Cats were pitted against Pinedale, in the opening round of the tournament. Jhett Longwell had 11 points, Cody Bomengen 11, Dell Dukes 5, Brody...
Wyoming High School State Champion Wrestler Lilly Quintanilla, competed in the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association Junior State Tournament, held in Lander over the weekend. The tournament brings wrestlers together to compete in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. Adding wins in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle at the WAWA tournament,to her Wyoming State High School Championship from last week, Lilly becomes the first ever female to do so in history. As she has done throughout her high scho...
Several Thermopolis wrestlers performed well at the Lander Tiger Tough Tournament last week. Wrestlers coming home with first places in all three styles include Gabriel Ryan, Hayden Robinson, Hailey Robinson and Jesalyn Blair. Wrestlers bring home first place in two style were Tytus Bowker and Tanner Myers. Folkstyle 6U 34-37 - Konnor Simpson, 1st, 22 points. Semifinal - Simpson won by fall, 0:27, over Everett Samuelson (Riverton), 1st Place Match - Simpson won by fall, 2:24, over Everest Acebo (Riverton) 6U 38-38 - Odin Galovich, 1st, 18...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team sent five wrestlers to the All Class State Championships, which were held in Casper this past weekend. Considering there are just six members comprising the Lady Cats team, that was a quite impressive feat. Even more impressive, however, were the three state placers, and a first ever state champion, that came out of the event. Scoring in just four weight categories, the Lady Cats team finished the state championships tied at 9th place,...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats wrestling team was in Casper over the weekend, to compete in the 2A State Championships. The Cats finished in 5th place as a team (just one point behind Big Piney), and Brody Sorensen brought home a state championship with Cannon Boren, Will Ward and Sam Skelton earning 2nd place finishes. The Cats placed nine wrestlers in the state tournament, the most in one year for Thermopolis. The team also saw the highest scores ever for the Bobcats, earning 159...
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School Girls Basketball Team was on the road at Lander on Thursday and then came home for a game against Powell on Saturday. The Lady Cats faced two over five-hundred teams, and although they played a great first half against Powell, Thermopolis was unable to come away with a win in either game. The Lander Lady Tigers came into the week sporting a 10 and 9 record on the season, and played well against the Lady Cats, winning the game by a score of 57 to 36. The Lady Cats were playing their final road game f...
The Hot Springs County High School Boys Basketball Team were on the road in Lander on Thursday and then returned home to face Powell on Saturday. After a gut-wrenching loss to Lander, the team then had the unenviable task of facing the undefeated team from Powell. After leading the Lander Tigers through the first three quarters, the Bobcats suffered a loss of focus in the fourth, that allowed Lander an opportunity to get back into the game. Jhett Longwell played a very effective low post in the game, which allowed Brody Potter to increase his...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members participated in the Casper Showdown 2024 Memorial Tournament in Casper last Saturday bringing home a fourth place finish out of 43 teams with a total of 635 points. Nora Ryan was the 8U girls outstanding wrestler and Hayden Robinson was the 12U girls outstanding wrestler. Individual results include: 6U 38-42 - Carter Enis, 1st 6U 39-40 B - Tytus Bowker, 1st 6U 40-40 - John Ryan, 1st 6U 46-50 - Greyson Hill, 1st 8U 37-40 - Erik Polson, 3rd 8U 46-51 - Nash Bowker, 1st 8U 73-78 - Holden Loden, 1st 8U 73-78 -...
This past weekend, the Thermopolis 7th grade Middle School Basketball team won the Yellowstone Conference Championship, which was held in Powell, Wyo. The team entered the tournament with a 12-1 record during the regular season. The only loss came in an overtime defeat to Lander. In the first game of the tournament, the Bobcats defeated Riverton by a final score of 39-18. Lane Collamer led the way with 13 points. Carter Hughes-Becerra grabbed 11 rebounds to help pace the Bobcats. In the semi-final game, the Bobcats faced a tough Lovell team. Th...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats Wrestling Teams each competed in Regional Events this past weekend - with the girls in Riverton, and the boys in Shoshoni. Both teams qualified wrestlers for the State Championship Event, which will be held at the Ford Center in Casper. The three-day event will commence on Thursday, February 22. LADY CATS At the 4A West Regionals in Riverton, the Lady Cats competed in the first ever regional event for lady wrestlers. Lady wrestlers competed in a single...
The Hot Springs County High School boys varsity basketball team was at home last week for a Thursday game against rival Worland, and on Saturday, for a game against visiting Pinedale. The week ended with a win and a loss. The Worland Warriors came to town carrying a 9 and 10 record, and with stats showing they were evenly matched with the Bobcats. Although the Cats got off to a slow start in the first quarter – with Worland putting up a quick thirteen points – the team battled back in the second quarter, erasing eight points of the War...
The Hot Springs County High School girls varsity basketball team was at home last week for games against Worland and then Pinedale. Following a great win against long-time rival, Worland, the Lady Cats ran into a scoring binge by the team from Pinedale. The Lady Warriors came into town with a four and fifteen record, however, statistically, the two teams showed parity on paper. The Lady Cats got started early, playing with confidence and determination at both ends of the court. Offensively, the Lady Cats passed the ball crisply, and strategical...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed in Dougals last week. Results include: Greco - Team was 6th with 115.5 points 8U 40 - Erik Polson, 3rd. Round 2 - Ezra Maddocks (Touch Of Gold) won by tech fall, 10-2, over Polson,Round 3 - Carter Spiker (Touch Of Gold) won by fall, 0:19, over Polson 8U 53 - Nash Bowker, 1st, 25.5 points. Quarterfinal - Bowker won by fall, 1:10, over Dax Casper (Green River Grapplers), Semifinal - Bowker won by tech fall, 8-0, over Tanner Bentz (Touch Of Gold), 1st Place Match - Bowker won by fall, 1:06, over Nixon Po...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed at the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody last Saturday. Thermopolis placed second as a team in Folkstyle with 487 points behind Cody with 660 points. In the Freestyle tournament, Thermopolis brought home a third place with 180.5 points behind Cody with 327 points and the North Big Horn Rams with 211.5 points. Folkstylye results: 6U 40A - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 19.5 points; John Ryan, 4th, 12.5 points. 6U 40B - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 26 points. 6U 43 - Carter Enis, 3rd, 18 points. 6U 45 - Greyson Hill, 2nd, 12...
The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team traveled to Lovell last Friday, for a rematch of an in-conference game against the Lady Bulldogs. In what may have been their best game of the season, the Lady Cats came away with a huge win against a second place team - who came into the weekend with a ten and eight record. Maggie Landon made her first start on varsity in the contest, while Kamryn Farrell played through a lower body injury suffered earlier in the week. Injury or not, Farrell was unfazed, and finished the game as the...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team was in Lovell last Friday, for a conference game against the Bulldogs. The two teams had met just two weeks previously in Thermopolis – with the Cats coming out on the short-end of a very close game. The Bulldogs came into the weekend ranked third - sitting in second place in the division, and carrying a 14 and 4 record. While the two teams appeared evenly matched on the stats sheet, their records showed that the Cats were leading in turnovers – not a category in which a team really wan...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams had been scheduled to attend the Buffalo Duals last weekend, however, Mother Nature had other plans. With an apparent snow filled storm brewing, the teams thought better of attempting to head over the pass, and focused instead on getting ready for regionals this weekend. While, consequently, both teams had the weekend off, coach Travis McDermott insisted on each wrestler making weight on Friday - to keep the team focused, and to maintain routines and regimens, which the wrestlers had...
