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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...
This past weekend saw the Bobcat cross country runners compete at Billings, Mont. The competition was for the four high school students, and Tahja Hunt placed 21st with a time of 20:55. Kenna Bomengen placed 23rd with 21:00; Olivia Weyer placed 68th with 23:43; and Dayna Sandberg placed 93rd with 27:13. Coach Stephanie Metz said she was “super impressed with our runners” at the Billings meet. They did much better with their split times, with just over a minute between their first and second mil...
The Lady Cats volleyball team had a rough weekend in Cody last week as they attended the Border Wars Tournament, playing four different schools from Montana. Coach Shannon Hill said, "This weekend was really an eye opener for me as a coach, as far as understaning what out next step needs to be. "We really got tired in our five-game matches, so that is one focus we will have during this week's practice." Unfortunately for the tournament, the girls went 0-4, losing in four games to Miles City,...
The Thermopolis cross country season got underway with their first meet, the Kelly Walsh Invite, and Coach Stephanie Metz said the team performed very well, noting the high school runners dropped time from this meet last year. McKenna Bomengen placed 23rd with 23:25, Tahja Hunt placed 29th with a time of 23:59, and Olivia Weyer placed 34th with 24:31. The three girls ran at junior varsity level last year, and varsity this year, Metz said, so they got to experience a different level of...
Lady Cats volleyball headed to Riverton last weekend for their first tournament of the season, the McDonald’s Invite. “Our first tournament is always a good one to set goals for the season and to really gauge a starting point for each of our teams,” head coach Shannon Hill said. The girls played really well on Friday, playing Powell first and losing in two; 21-9, 21-15. They bounced back in their second match against Kemmerer, getting their first win of the season; 21-15, 21-19. Although they pl...
On Saturday, the Hot Springs County High School football team travelled to Cody for a scrimmage, and Coach Matt PcPhie said the boys played exceptionally well. The scrimmage was more of a “round robin” setting, McPhie explained, with no real scoreboard, and the Bobcats played games against Cody, Wind River and Worland. McPhie said from a coaching standpoint he was very impressed with the level of willingness of the boys to compete and get after it, and he is proud of what they are doing. Sen...
The Thermopolis Middle School football is in its second week of practice, and with a week already under their belts Coach Shane Corpening feels like the team is ahead of where they need to be. The students have made a good effort, he said, and they are excited, which helps. There are just over 20 students out, but they are making a great effort. Corpening said he doesn't know if there are any glaring weaknesses they need to work on, but will be working them on fundamentals such as tackling,...
The Thermopolis Middle School volleyball program has a new head coach this season, Aimee Kay. She will be assisted by Desi Rangel. Kay said there are 20 girls out for the seventh grade team and 13 out for eighth grade. The teams will be having their first games of the year this Thursday when they travel to Worland to take on the Lady Warriors. “I am excited to be back in as a coach for volleyball,” Kay said. “I anticipate that these girls will move along nicely. “I have the eighth graders running a 6-2 so it will take a bit of time for them to...
Several youth placed at the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association Finals in Glenrock last weekend. Jase Longwell won first in the year end all-around for Senior Boys, and Logann Farrell won first in the all-around for Peewee. Both won saddles. Among the additional results were: Senior Girls Emme Norsworthy - Saturday, barrels 10th 20.52, poles fourth 23.16; Sunday, barrels ninth 20.65, poles sixth 28.30. Weekend average ninth in barrels, fourth in poles. Year end ninth in barrels, fourth in poles. Se...
The Thermopolis Bobcats took to the field for practice this week, with their first scrimmage scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26 at Cody. Coach Matt McPhie stated, "Many of our students' have worked very hard in the weight room and with speed and agility since last season. We anticipate a very exciting season in 2017. We have a returning all state player in Cullen Becher, and we'll also be led by seniors Noah Schwalbe, Milton Peden, and Andrew Yarbrough. "The football team attended and had a great...
The 2017 Thermopolis High School Cross Country team started practice this week, with their first meet scheduled for next Friday. Coach Stephanie Metz stated, "We have a very dedicated, young team! They're not afraid to run in the rain and work hard. We have seven middle school athletes out that are challenging and pushing each other every practice, all of which are optional at this time. It's great to see an interest in cross at such a young age!! "Our high school girls have also worked hard...
Lady Bobcat volleyball got underway with their first practice on Monday under new head coach Shannon Hill. Hill said there are 25 girls out for volleyball this year with 10 of them being freshman and seven seniors to lead the way. "We are really looking forward to this year's season and being competitive within our conference," Hill said. "We have some young girls throughout our program with some great potential and we have some solid seniors returning for us this year with varsity experience."...
Hot Springs County High School’s golf team began their practices last week, gearing up for their fall season. Two members of the team went to Powell for their Invitational on Thursday and Friday of last week – returning State Champion Hudson Roling and Cade McLean. Roling scored a 73 the first day of play followed by a 76 the second day. This put him in second place for the tournament. McLean shot a 99 the first day and a little better, 91, on the second day. “It wasn’t a bad tournam...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition last Thursday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): 1D Youth: Kaitlyn Schmuck, 21.053 2D Youth: Taylor Malcolm, 21.654; Ky Sorensen, 21.676; Katelyn King, 21.812; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 21.917 3D Youth: Logann Farrell, 22.880; Amelia Roberts, 22.919; Taylor Nuttall, 22.986 4D Youth: Maycee McKim, 28.347; Kamryn Farrell, N/T 1D Open: Maddie Fantaskey, 20.742; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 21.053; Kristin Good, 21.168 2D Open: Ky...
Thirteen teams braved rain and lightening Saturday night then hot, dusty conditions Sunday to compete in this year's Lions Club Ranch Rodeo. High Mountain Ranch came out first overall scoring their seventh win in the history of the event. Team members include Brad and Dawn Peil, Miles Werner and Cahill Nettles, along with business person Shyla Buckner. Second place went to Poston Ranch with team members John and Kirsty Stewart, Brandon Peterson and Willie Duncan, assisted by business person...
Last week, Thermopolis residents Sallie Wesaw, J.W. Bailey and T.J. Schoenewald travelled to Laramie to compete in the 2017 Wyoming Senior Olympics and each brought back some hardware with them Wesaw, competing in the 80-84 age division, earned gold medals in several swimming events, including the 50-yard freestyle, 25-yard breaststroke, 50-yard backstroke, 25-yard freestyle, 25-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke, 25-yard butterfly and 100-yard individual medley. Medleys include butterfly,...
Jayssie Owsley goes in for the catch of a determined piggy during the pig wrestling Tuesday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Owsley narrowly missed capturing the slippery little fellow as he happily gets away....
