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With the regional volleyball tournament just two weeks away, the Lady Cats took on Buffalo at home last Friday before heading across the state to Newcastle on Saturday. Friday night's matches against Buffalo honored the senior girls as it was Senior Night for both volleyball and football. "Senior night is always a little rough for our girls," coach Shannon Hill said. They dropped the first game 14-25, but rallied and played well in game two for a win, 25-23. "We needed to prove to ourselves...
On Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School Bobcats took a 44-28 win against Greybull, capping off a perfect 7-0 season. Regarding Saturday's game, coach Shane Corpening said it was a pretty "back and forth" game, the biggest thing was for the players to pick themselves up as a team and ride through the low points while riding the momentum changes. "It seemed like Greybull had all the momentum," Corpening said. "Our defense came up with a huge stop and our offense was able to answer." Corpening...
Last weekend saw the National Barrel Horse Association state competition in Rock Springs. Several people from Wyoming District 3, which includes Park County and the Big Horn Basin competed. The three-day event saw a "Power of Pink" open ride on Friday night, followed by competition Saturday and Sunday which was strictly open to NBHA members who had qualified. Results include: Kaitlyn Schmuck: Power of Pink Open 3D - 19th 16.817, 32nd 17.393; Saturday Open 3D - 18th 16.567; Sunday Open 2D - 25th...
Saturday at the golf course, the Thermopolis cross country team took the top three spots at their home meet, the Bobcat Invite. McKenna Bomengen placed first with 21:29, Tahja Hunt placed second with 21:58 and Olivia Weyer placed third with 22:02. Coach Stephanie Metz said she was impressed with the girls' ability to take the lead in the last mile and keep it, while at the same time improving on their times from the 2016 Bobcat Invite. Bomengen improved over her time of 21:36 from last year, Hun...
A weather delay of Friday night's Homecoming game didn't stop the Hot Springs County Football program from taking a 34-20 victory over the Moorcroft Wolves. The 45-50 minute delay came in the third quarter, when there was a concern regarding incoming thunder and lightning. With the victory, the Bobcats improve to 2-3. Coach Matt McPhie said, "It was a hard fought win and I am extremely proud of this group of young men for their commitment to preparation. This team is learning how to stick...
Lady Cats volleyball had a busy couple of days last week with matches against Worland on Thursday and Homecoming games against Rawlins on Saturday afternoon. It was kind of a rough one against Worland with the girls dropping three, 12-25, 13-25 and 13-25. "We played with effort and intensity," coach Shannon Hill said, "we just couldn't finish any points. We let Worland take control of the match right away and we never could gain it back." Hill added their serve/receive was off as well, and even...
Though the summer’s rodeo and demolition derby events have come and gone, and the Gymkhana series has finished for the year, Hot Springs County Fairgrounds will still see plenty of activity in the coming months. The Wyoming Sorting Association will still have an event the second weekend of each month, with the season kicking off Oct. 13-15. There are a couple changes happening with the sorting events, including early practices from 2-4 p.m. on Fridays during events. There will also be team c...
The Lady Cats volleyball team had a busy weekend hosting the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs on Friday evening and the Torrington Lady Trailblazers on Saturday afternoon. Coach Shannon Hill said it took the girls one match to get things going, but once they did, the girls played great. Wheatland came out with some tough serves and the Cats were struggling a bit with their serves and receive passing during the first game, but once they got a handle on things they were able to set up the offense and get...
Hot Springs County High School Football opened conference play with a game against Wheatland Friday night. Coach Matt McPhie said the boys played a good team and lost 35-14. “We came out and started strong taking an early lead 14-6 in the first quarter,” McPhie said, “but in the end, Wheatland made more plays than we did and had more timely stops than we did. We came up short on the scoreboard, but we leave the game with a better understanding of who we are and which things we need to clean up. Our best football is in front of us and I am pr...
The cross country team kept up its speed last Thursday at the Warrior Invite in Worland, with three high school girls making the top 10. McKenna Bomengen placed third with 20:22, Olivia Weyer placed seventh with 20:56 and Tahja Hunt placed 10th with 21:09. Coach Stephanie Metz noted the middle school girls did awesome, also with three in the top 10 -Dazlynn Hunt at second with 12:40, Jayda Griffin at seventh with 13:18 and Hallie Martinez at 10th with 13:40. Metz noted at this meet they ran JV...
The Wyoming High School Athletics Association recently released the 2017 Class of All State participants in high school golf. For the fourth year in a row, Bobcat Hudson Roling has been named to the All State team. As a freshman in 2014, Roling placed fourth in 2A, making him one of the top ten who received All State honors after playing in Worland. In 2015, Roling placed third at state in Wright, again in the 2A classification. Last year, Roling brought home not only All State but a first place in the state competition in Powell. It was also...
Part of Homecoming week for the Bobcats is the cross country team’s home meet on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. at the golf course. This year, the community is invited to be part of the festivities with the “Always a Bobcat” race that will be held in conjunction with the cross country meet. The race will begin at 11:15 a.m. and is open to anyone in the community, families, coaches or anyone who would like to join. There will be prizes for the top three individuals and the best dressed Bobcat fan. The 5k course will be open to the public follo...
Adley Coyne helps take down a Cloud Peak Cougar during Saturday's middle school football game. The Bobcats saw a 40-8 victory over Cloud Peak, as well as a 20-14 win over Worland on Sept. 21. The boys will take on Lovell Sept. 30....
Thermopolis high school golf spent Thursday and Friday in Douglas rounding out their season at the State 3A Championships. The week didn't start well according to coach Jacob Smith. With the potential for bad weather, everything was moved up a day causing the Bobcats to lose one day of practice rounds. Instead of having a chance to play the course and get a feel for it, the team was playing blind. The only Cats who had played the course previously were Hudson Roling and Cade McLean. "We didn't...
It was something of an up and down weekend for Lady Cats volleyball as they hosted their home tournament last Friday and Saturday. The girls looked great during pool play on Friday, going 4-4 to end up seeded fourth in the Silver bracket. Friday afternoon they went 0-2 against Big Piney (20-21; 13-21), 0-2 playing Wind River (15-21; 10-21), then 2-0 against Rocky Mountain (21-14; 21-14) and 2-0 against Riverside (21-10; 21-20). Saturday began with play against first seeded Big Piney. "We did not...
Bobcat Football will have their first game of the 2A conference when they head to Wheatland this Friday, after a 12-0 loss against Lander Sept. 15. Of the Lander game, Coach Matt McPhie said the Bobcats seemed to struggle everywhere. Watching film from the game, he said, there’s a lot of areas the boys could do better. They didn’t handle the ball well, for instance, and put on the ground a lot. While weather was a factor, McPhie said it was something both teams had to deal with and Lander cam...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Thursday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Shyla Nicholas 15.558 Open 2D: Haley Meeks 16.256, Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.258 Open 3D: Erin Davidson, 16.953, Bobbi Zupan 17.102 Open 4D: Valerie Stothart 18.458, Emery Jo Nicholas 19.427, Christian Eagles 19.782, Heather Flowers 20.606 Youth 1D: Mesa Allen 16.139, Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.258 Youth 3D: Taylor Malcom 17.263, Emery Jo Nicholas 17.780, McKenna Hanson 17.841 Youth 4D: Josie Darrah 19.907, Kaycee Stothart...
Friday night, in their second game of the season, the Thermopolis Bobcats lost to Greybull, 33-26. Coach Matt McPhie stated, "We started out slow offensively and had some miscues that led to some points for Greybull. Give credit to Greybull, they played better than us on Friday and that's how competition goes. I'm very proud of our players' effort and grit all night. "We fell behind early and were faced with adversity all night long. They hung in there, we got some things cleaned up, and at the...
Adult volleyball through the Hot Springs County Recreation District kicked off on Wednesday with the first games between Moderately Knowledgeable and Owl Creek Graphics and KSA vs Gassed by Gottsche. Games will be played in the high school gym on Wednesdays through Nov. 1 with the final tournaments on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. In addition to the above teams, there are the Eyeballerz and Kiss My Ace....
Coach Stephanie Metz said the cross country runners did well at the Michelle Ludwig Invite in Sheridan on Saturday, with 10th grader McKenna Bomengen placing ninth with a time of 21:02.18, and sixth-grader Dazlynn Hunt placing 13th with a time of 10:54.19. This was the first meet with the entire team, Metz said, as about half of the middle school runners were missing from the season opener in Casper. Though there are no official awards for middle school, out of the 10 teams competing...
The Bobcat golf team made the journey to Wheatland last week to attend the 3A East Conference. Coach Jacob Smith said the golf course was in great condition and the team was really looking forward to a good weekend of competition. Things started out well the first day with Hudson Roling, returning 3A State Champion, spending the first nine holes getting a feel for the course and shooting just two over par. His second trip around Wheatland’s nine holes showed what kind of golfer Roling is with h...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team traveled to Rawlins last Friday and Saturday for the Rawlins Invitational, starting the weekend against Star Valley, Torrington and Cody in pool play. Although they went 0-8 in pool play on Friday, coach Shannon Hill started some new rotations as the girls headed into the silver bracket on Saturday. They went head to head with Buffalo first thing Saturday, losing in two, 9-21 and 13-21. Hill decided a whole new rotation was in order against Lander, which helped, the girls coming out to win the first match 21-10 b...
Thermopolis Middle School volleyball is off and running with the eighth grade team going to Worland last Saturday for a Quad Tourney with Cody, Powell and Worland, while the seventh graders were at home, facing the same teams on their own court. The eighth grade A team started their morning against Cody, 22-24, 21-18 and 21-14. Coach Aimee Kay said the girls played well against Cody and are starting to get comfortable running a 6/2. The B team also played Cody, 23-21, 21-7 and 12-21. Up against...
The Thermopolis Middle School football team took on Lander last week, winning 42-8. Coach Shane Corpening said, “I think the boys played well against Lander. It was definitely an improvement from game one to game two. However, we did go through the film of the Lander game and there is plenty that we still have to work on. I expect to see improvement from game two to game three. “The standout moment of the game was the first two plays, in my opinion. We kicked off to Lander and they fumbled the ball to us. The next play Wyatt McDermott thr...
Hot Springs County High School Football got their 2017 season off to a positive start Friday night, with a 48-0 victory against Shoshoni. Coach Matt McPhie said, "Overall, I felt the boys played aggressive, physical football. We've been preparing for Shoshoni since early last spring. Our mindset is and will always be 'one game at a time' and we are pleased with the results from week one. "I felt like our players were well prepared for the opponent on both sides of the ball and that's a...
