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The Thermopolis Middle School 8th grade "A" boys basketball team competed in their tournament in Powell last weekend, defeating Lander, Riverton and Worland to be named champion. Coach Shane Corpening stated, "Our first game we played Lander. We beat them 33-29. However, our offense really struggled during the course of this game. Lander ran a 3-2 zone against us. Something we haven't seen all year. This forced us to take a lot of outside shots which is tough for a middle school team to... Full story
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club saw competition this past week at the North Big Horn Folkstyle Tournament. There was no team score available. In PeeWee, Raylan Rankin placed fourth in Division 49. In Bantam, Garret White placed first in Division 45 and Jackson Skelton placed first in Division 49. In Intermediate, Lilly Quintanilla placed first in Division 49-53, and Cannon Boren placed third in Division 77 and first in Division 84. In Novice, Brody Potter placed second in Division 98-117 The club...
You may look outside and still see some ice and snow here and there, but spring is coming, and with it, youth soccer from the Hot Springs County Recreation District. Youth soccer is for student from kindergarten through sixth grade. Registration will be through March 7, and the registration fee is $20. You may register your child online at www.hscrecreation.com, or in person at the rec office located in the armory building. First practice will be on March 12 which will include a parent’s meeting. Coaches are welcome and needed for the season f...
Teams in Hot Springs County Rec District Adult Co-Ed Basketball completed their third and fourth rounds Feb. 14 and 21. In the third round, Red Rock Family Practice defeated Hoosier Daddy 74-48. Top scorers were Paul Collamer with 21 points for Red Rock and Jake Korte with 13 points for Hoosier. One Hill of a Cizzle won against Carquest 83-32. Top scorers were Gery Benefiel with 18 points for One Hill and Joe Mounts with 12 points for Carquest. Vicklund Pharmacy won 49-31 against Merit. Top scorers were Steth Daniels with 19 points for...
The Lady Bobcats hosted a make-up game against the Lady Buffs of Buffalo last Tuesday, losing on their home court, 34-73. Head coach Cory Sova said it was an "ugly first half." The Lady Buffs were in the lead, 44-10 at halftime. The girls came out much better in the second half and were competitive, but Sova said they just can't dig themselves out of a big hole. Ashley McPhie got on track the second half, hitting her last five field goal attempts, three of which were three-pointers and were...
The Bobcats faced two losses this past week, with scores of 69-25 against Buffalo on Feb. 13 and 73-35 at Rawlins on Feb. 16. The game against Buffalo was a make up game for the Bobcats after the game was cancelled the Friday before. Coach Kevin Gerber stated, "I feel like we had a good game plan put together but we didn't execute it very well. It really came down to ball control and we had 30 turnovers due to some heavy pressure from Buffalo. Our turnovers turned into easy layups for them and...
Bobcat wrestlers competed at the 3A East Regional competition in Worland last Friday and Saturday. While an encouraging eleven Bobcats will be on their way to the Casper Events Center and state tourney on Friday, only four Bobcats - Austin Ireland (champion at 106 lb.), Logan Cole (third at 182 lb.) Austin Weaver (second at 195 lb.) and Hyrum Rich (third at 195 lb.) - are going with credentials that earn them seeding consideration. Ireland has the second seed at 106, and Weaver secured a fourth...
Last Saturday, Ty Peterson with the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended a tournament in Billings, Mont. Peterson won first place in the 80-pound School Boy division, and second in 85-pound School Boy....
This past week saw the JV boys taking on Buffalo and Rawlins. Though both games resulted in losses — 44-36 against Buffalo and 51-24 against Rawlins — the boys showed improvement from when they faced these opponents earlier in the season. With regard to the Buffalo game, coach Ryan Shaffer stated it was a “much better game for us than the first time we met. We played solid defense, keeping them under our goal of 48. We had 11 steals and five blocks.” While the boys held Buffalo to a low percent...
This past weekend saw the Thermopolis Middle School eighth grade "B" team emerge the champions at their home tournament. Coach Shane Corpening stated in their first game against Lander the boys jumped to a 19-10 lead in the first half thanks to a strong defensive second quarter. Though Lander tried to take a run in the fourth, some timely shots and good free throws put the Bobcats ahead 35-32 at the final buzzer. In the second game, against Worland, there were many ties and lead changes, and the... Full story
The Thermopolis High School boys basketball team played a fierce road game against Worland last weekend, coming home with a 59-53 loss. The boys' schedule also included a home game against Buffalo, though the snow forced a reschedule. Coach Kevin Gerber said the boys played a really good game against Worland. "I'm really proud of them," he said. "They played really hard. They really stepped up to the plate as far as recognizing it was an important game in our conference, one that we could...
The Lady Bobcat's varsity basketball team had a rough time in their game against Worland's Lady Warriors last week, ending the night with a 27-51 loss. Worland dominated every statistical category with the exception of free-throws and their mix of size and quickness bothered the Cats, but coach Cory Sova said the girls didn't play offensively like they are capable. "When we finally would run our offense with aggressiveness and decent execution, we struggled shooting the ball," Sova said. "I was...
In one of the busiest weeks of the year for the Bobcats, they faced Lovell and Worland on their Senior Night at home Thursday, and then on a snowy, windy day journeyed to Glenrock to face arguably the best two 2A teams in the state. With 24 points in forfeits added to their total against Lovell, Thermopolis won on the mat too for a 52-16 victory before facing Worland in a surprisingly close and interesting match, this time forfeiting 18 points to Worland's total and wrestling them nearly even... Full story
Though the boys JV basketball team came away with a 61-48 loss against Worland this past weekend, Coach Ryan Shaffer said they played well. He tried to switch a few things up to give them a better second quarter, as it has been rough during most of their games. “I tried to switch out the personnel a little bit, which I think worked a little better. We still gave up some, but we only gave up four in the first and four in the second . . . so down only eight points at halftime was a lot better for...
The freshman and JV girls basketball teams were pitted against the Worland Lady Warriors, and unfortunately, both teams came up short. The freshman girls came out ready to play, they just couldn’t get any shots to fall, losing to Worland, 29-58. Three of the team members on the Worland squad shot in double digits, and the Lady Cats were having a rough time with free-throws, shooting just 22 percent from the line. “Overall, we just had a tough game,” coach Katie Despain said. “I continue to see...
The Hot Springs County Rec District Adult Co-ed Basketball League saw its second round of games on Feb. 7. Carquest took on Merit, with Merit coming out on top with an 80-31 victory. Leading scorers were Hannah Varner with seven points for Carquest and David Evans with 23 for Merit. The victory puts Merit at 2-0 for the season, while their opponent is still looking for that first win. In the matchup between Vicklund Pharmacy and Hoosier Daddy, the pharmacy won 71-43. Top scorers were Steth Daniels with 30 for Vicklund, and Dillon Upton and...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club had two kids attend The Razor City Rumble in Gillette this past weekend. In Folkstyle, Mack Buckner placed second in Intermediate Weight 71. Briar Lahoe wrestled in Bantum Weight 53 for Folkstyle and Freestyle, but did not place. This was her first tournament....
The Lady Bobcat basketball team spent the weekend away, hitting Wheatland on Friday and Torrington on Saturday, coming home with a 1-1 record. The Lady Cats beat the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs on Friday, 58-31. Coach Cory Sova said the team shot the ball really well from the field and played consistently offensively for the majority of the game, but did struggle a bit taking care of the ball. "A few of the errors were mental and unforced," Sova said. "We also gave up way too many offensive...
This past weekend saw the Hot Springs County High School Basketball team travelling to take on Wheatland and Torrington. The boys saw a 51-48 loss against Wheatland on Friday night, and Coach, Kevin Gerber said he felt really good about how we matched up with them. One of the hardest parts, he added, was that Hudson Roling got into foul trouble early, picking up his second with just over 4:40 left in the first quarter. Roling was out the rest of the quarter, but was able to play all of the... Full story
The Greybull Invitational eleven-team tournament included super 2A power Moorcroft who ran away from everyone with a 250 point total, more than 100 points more than second place Cody followed by Lovell, Powell and a tie with Lander and the Bobcats at 107 points. This tourney presented a special challenge to the Bobcat mat men. Health conditions eliminated two productive members of their lineup, and the question was who would step up to fill their roles as team point earners. The answer to that... Full story
Boys JV basketball Coach Ryan Shaffer said after a couple low-scoring games against Buffalo and Rawlins, last week’s games against Wheatland and Torrington were a nice change. Regarding the 60-44 loss to Wheatland on Friday, Shaffer said the boys played well but again had a rough second quarter, being outscored by eight in the quarter and down by 10 at the half. The second half, our boys were able to keep up with scoring for the most part, but still ended up with a 16 point-loss. The T...
The Lady Cats JV and froshmore teams both traveled over the weekend, playing Wheatland on Friday before taking on Torrington on Saturday. Friday’s game against Wheatland’s Lady Bulldogs was a real confidence booster for the froshmore team as they came out on top, 62-30. Coach Katie Despain said the first quarter was tight, with the girls just three points ahead, but they came out in the second quarter ready to play and went to the locker room at halftime, 40-19. “They played hard and communicate...
Last week, a few kids in the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Rocky Mountain National Tournament in Gillette. Intermediate wrestler Cannon Boren, in Weight Class 74, placed second. Though schoolboy wrestler Ty Peterson, Weight Class 78, wrestled hard he did not place. Club secretary, Thrisha Myers, said they have 51 boys signed up this year, about the same as they did last year. This weekend, there are tournaments in Gillette, Pinedale and Torrington. Myers said there is also a tournament every weekend in March, and the Wyoming...
Registration is now open for the Hot Springs County Recreation District Smart Start Sports program. The program is offered for all kids ages 3-5, for basketball, soccer and baseball. It is a noncompetitive one-on-one with the child’s parent, focusing one developing fundamentals of each sport to teach the basics of each sport. Parent participation is required for the program. Parents can sign up their children for any or all of the sports offered during the first registration period. Registration can be done online at hscrecreation.com or at t...
Barrel racing was held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Sunday with the following placings in Jackpot Open: 1D – Jerrie Slagle, 1st; Shae Bray, 2nd; Shae Bray, 3rd 2D – Missy Givens, 1st; Coralee Pratt, 2nd; Jerrie Slagle, 3rd 3D – Katie Fisher, 1st; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 2nd; Kaylee Leseberg, 3rd; Donna Daniels, 4th; Heather Jones, 5th 4D – Valerie Stothart, 1st; Heather Flowers, 2nd Placings for Jackpot in Youth: 1D – Shae Bray, 1st; Shae Bray, 2nd 2D – Mesa Allen, 1st 3D – Katie Fisher,...
