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Hot Springs County Recreation District held its Pitch, Hit and Run competition last week at Whitt Field, with 12 competitors. Kids were scored in the various events, with results as follows: 7-8 Boys Trysten DeVries - Pitch, 50; Hit, 50; Run, 220; Total, 320 Dallyn Griffin - Pitch, 50; Hit, 120; Run, 190; Total, 360 Baer McPhie - Pitch, 75; Hit, 104; Run, 200; Total, 379 9-10 Boys Hayden Overfield - Pitch, 75; Hit, 136; Run, 150; Total, 361 Kolby Wall - Pitch, 150; Hit, 164; Run, 150; Total,...
There were a few more personal records than usual set by the high school track team at the Bobcat Invite on Friday, according to Coach Ernie Mecca. The Bobcats saw another 12 for the girls and seven for the boys. Mecca noted the records are due to having such a young, inexperienced team. Makayla George had her best meet of the season, Mecca said. She came away the high scorer with 15 points, and personal records in the triple jump with a fourth place finish of 32'0.25", and in the 200 meters...
The weather finally cooperated for the Bobcat golf team last Thursday as they traveled to Riverton. Coach Jacob Smith said the Riverton course is a tough one, but the boys delivered a fifth place finish with a total score of 376. Hudson Roling led the team with a 78, tying for fifth as an individual. “Hudson (Roling) wasn’t thrilled with his score,” Smith said, “and said he struggled to find the speed of the greens, which looked much faster than they rolled.” Kaylee Smith also netted a top 10 finish, tying for eighth with a score of 100. “She...
Several Thermopolis Middle School students competed at the Best of the Best meet in Lander on Tuesday. Among them were seventh grade students Wyatt McDermott, Caydence Becher, Julie Johnson, Hallie Martinez, Mariah Brooks, Bronwyn Dobbins, Adley Coyne, Ayden Cox, Noah Hill and Hazen Thurgood. Eighth grade students competing were: Logan Cole, Jaxson Jensen, Jocelyn White, Brianna DeVries, Dayna Sandberg and Jazmen Jensen. The middle school tracksters had a strong showing on Saturday, during the...
The 2017 Gymkhana series got underway this Sunday at the fairgrounds. Kids competed in barrel racing, pole bending, flag race, goat tying and dummy roping. Each day of the series will also feature a fun event, and Sunday's was an egg and spoon race. The next Gymkhana date is Sunday, June 4, at 9 a.m. Results from the opener are (in order of finish): Lead Line (5 and under) Barrels: Talon Owsley, Ben Farrell, Blakeley Postma, Casen Eckley, Joley Reid, Grady Reid. Poles: Ben Farrell, Hoyt Peil,...
Due to adverse weather late last week, the high school track team’s meet in Meeteetse on Friday, as well as the middle school team’s meet in Lander on Saturday, were cancelled. The high school will host the Bobcat Invite this Friday, beginning at 1 p.m. It will be their final meet before the 3A East Regionals May 12 and 13. The middle school tracksters will also see action at home this weekend, hosting the conference meet beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The middle school will finish out its season at the Best of the Best meet at Lander on Tue...
Weather has not been a big help to the Bobcat golf team this spring as they were rained out again last Friday for the second week in a row. Coach Jacob Smith said he’s hoping this week will be different as the team is headed to Riverton on Thursday and the weather forecast, so far, is looking good....
The 2017 Thermopolis Gymkhana Series kicks off on Sunday, May 7, with an enter time of 9 a.m., at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Events will include barrels, poles, goat tying, flag racing and dummy roping, as well as a fun event which will be different each day. Additional series dates and enter times this year will be June 4 at 9 a.m., June 30 at 5 p.m., Aug. 11 at 5 p.m. and Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. Rides will be one hour after the enter times. Age groups for events are: Lead Line — ages 5 and under, Pee Wee — ages 6-8, Junior — ages 9-13...
Wyoming’s first state-level look at the economic, health and community benefits of bicycle and pedestrian pathways and natural surface trails continues at 10 a.m., on May 9, when Gov. Matt Mead’s Wyoming Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force convenes for a phone meeting. The public is encouraged to listen in and offer its thoughts by visiting https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/480466045 or calling 1-571-317-3112 and entering the access code 480-466-045. The 2016 Wyoming Legislature formed the 13-member task force to help Wyoming become a pla...
by Mark Dykes The Hot Springs County High School track teams continued to show improvement last week during the triangular at Worland, where Ten Sleep was also a competitor, as members of the girls team saw 13 personal records, and the boys team saw another 10. Coach Ernie Mecca said it's atypical to see so many personal records at this point in the season. He credited the performance to Thermopolis having a fairly inexperienced team with students who take great pride in their accomplishments,...
Coming off multiple personal records at the Worland triangular, the Bobcats kept up the momentum into the weekend, at the Roy Peck Invite at Riverton and set another 20. Coach Ernie Mecca said it was another decent day, weather-wise, and he’s excited about the improvement of this young team. He noted the girls nearly swept the 800 meters, taking the top four places and sixth. Jules Ward placed first with a time of 2:30.74, followed by Chandra Maddock at 2:32.18, Haley McDermott at 2:32.35 and M...
The Thermopolis Middle school track team saw two meets this past week, at the triangular in Worland on April 20, and a meet in Cody April 22. Coach Stephanie Czarobski reported at the triangular Wyatt McDermott broke the seventh grade boys mile record by four tenths of a second, coming in at 5:32.4 compared to the previous record of 5:32.8. McDermott also placed first in the triple jump, with a distance of 30’4”. Additional highlights from the triangular are: Sixth Grade Girls Shot put —Azurdey...
Travis McDermott and Kevin Simpson came out on top in the Two-Person Best Ball Tournament on Sunday at the Thermopolis Golf Course. McDermott and Simpson were 13 under par for the day for the first place win, followed closely by Jake and Jessica Smith with 12 under par. Steve Bury and Frank Toth tied for third with Jeff Dittmer and Sam Needham at three under par. Other teams under par included Donnie and Valerie Bjorhus at two under par and Ethan Brooks and Dan Yetter, one under par. Bob and...
The Bobcat golf team had a couple of choices for play over the weekend, both dependent on weather conditions. Unfortunately, the team was rained out of both Douglas and Cody on Friday, so they should be fresh and ready to go when they travel to Powell this Friday....
Paul Collamer. left, and Travis Winger, center, take on Nate Miller during the Recreation District Adult Basketball championship. Red Rock Family Practice beat Vicklund Pharmacy 50-46 to emerge champions....
Last Thursday at Worland, the Thermopolis track team competed in the D & D Invite. Coach Ernie Mecca said the girls 4x800 relay team of Chandra Maddock, McKenna Bomengen, Haley McDermott and Jules Ward was the third such team to automatically qualify for state, with a first place time of 10:21.52. On top of that, Mecca noted the team is just 12.5 seconds from breaking a 31-year-old school record, so that's a target for them. Another highlight at the end of the day came when Ward crossed the...
by Cindy Glasson The Thermopolis Bobcat golf team hosted their home tournament on Friday at the Thermopolis Golf Course, coming out on top of Lander, Cody and Kemmerer. The varsity boy's team took the first three spots with Hudson Roling taking first with a score of 65. The Cats tied for second place with 83 strokes going to Caleb DeCroo and Jake Maksin. Will DeVries scored 99 for an 11th place tie with Ty Hysell from Kemmerer, and Cade McLean finished out the varsity scoring with a 15th place...
Last Friday and Saturday, sixth grade student Roedy Farrell and eighth grade student Logan Cole competed at the Heartland National Duals in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Farrell said his interest in wrestling stemmed from his dad, Will, who is a volunteer coach for the middle school wrestling program. Farrell noted his dad wrestled, which sparked his own interest in the sport and saw him hitting the mat at six years old. The boy further noted even when he loses a match he has a smile on his face....
Beginning at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Canyon Sporting Goods, there will be a clinic regarding catching walleye. Guest speaker Roger Shaffer said he would provide general information such as rods, techniques, spawning habits and types of baits, including times to use them and how to use them. Shaffer said he’s competed in professional fishing tournaments for more than 20 years. He grew up in Wisconsin, and noted he has gone after walleye since he could hold a fishing pole. “If I’ve ever caught anything else,” he said, “it’s been an accident....
Spring golf got underway this past weekend at the Bobcats traveled to Sheridan to participate in a match-play tournament. Coach Jacob Smith said it was a nice change of pace from the constant stroke play tournaments. With it being spring break and many athletes out of town, Smith was only able to take four golfers, Hudson Roling, Caleb DeCroo, Jaxon Davis and Cade McLean. Smith said the two veterans, Roling and DeCroo, performed well. “They didn’t quite play to the level they were hoping to,...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club wrapped up their season over the weekend with the State USA Wrestling Tournament held in Casper. Results from the three day tournament are: Freestyle Bantam 55 - Dyllan Myers, 6th; Bantam 65 - Cannon Boren, 3rd; Intermediate 50 - Lilly Quintanilla, 6th; Novice 105 - Roedy Farrell, 2nd; Novice 130 - Alexander Emmett, 2nd; Female Intermediate 50 - Lilly Quintanilla, 1st; Female Intermediate 70 - Kamryn Farrell, 1st. Folkstyle Bantam 65 - Cannon Boren, 2nd; Intermediate 50 - Lilly Quintanilla, 3rd; Intermediate 87 -...
Though Spring Break broke up the schedule of student activities this past week, the Hot Springs County High School track team will be ready to run, jump and throw this Thursday, April 13 at the D & D Invite at Worland. The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Both the high school and middle school teams are scheduled to compete at the triangular at Worland on Thursday, March 20, beginning at 2 p.m....
Saturday at the Jerry Campbell Track Invite in Buffalo, the Hot Springs County High School tracksters took a combined seventh place with 64.5 total points. The girls placed fifth with 46 points, and the boys took ninth with 18.5. It was another good meet for the boys in terms of personal records, however, with Kolby George's fourth place time of 11:48.63 in the 3200 meters, Chandler Maddock's fifth place height of 11' in the pole vault, Liam Aaron's seventh place 5' in the high jump, Jared...
Spring golf is underway for Hot Springs County High School with their first tournament being held in Buffalo this Friday. Head coach Jacob Smith said there are currently eight golfers out for the team, but is expecting more once the Spanish Club returns from Peru next week. The only new golfer, so far, is Cade McLean, a student Smith says has a solid background in golf. "I'm excited to see what he brings to the team," Smith said. Smith's goal for the spring season is improving and working hard...
