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McCoy Longwell attempts to rope a calf during the WJRA Rodeo on Saturday. Longwell placed fourth in the calf tying event for the day. See page 6 for complete results....
The summer circuit of the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association (WJRA) will be hitting Thermopolis this Saturday and Sunday. Held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, competition will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning and 9 a.m. on Sunday. There will also be a roping held on Saturday night. In order to qualify for the summer finals rodeo, cowboys and cowgirls need to compete in five summer rodeos and be members of the WJRA. The WJRA is a non-profit youth rodeo organization whose goal is to get...
Friday night, the Bobcat Hall of Fame grew by four individuals, as well as the 2002 girls basketball team, at the 2017 induction ceremony in the high school commons. The individuals inducted include Kelsey Redland Tobin, a 2009 graduate. Tobin was a multi-sport letter winner for the Bobcats. She earned one letter in golf, one letter in cross country, three letters in volleyball, four letters in basketball, and four letters in track & field. She received All-Conference honors in volleyball in...
Grab your boots and head down to the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Aug. 5-6, for the 26th Annual Lions Club Ranch Rodeo. Cowboys from surrounding ranches are out to prove who is the best at what they do through a number of events, including wild cow milking. Tickets for the event are $7.50 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and older and kids under five are free. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with a Calcutta on Saturday at 7 p.m. and the performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s event will see the g...
The Smokin’ Waters Golf Tournament was held July 14-15, along with a Night Golf Tournament hosted by the high school golf program. Nine teams followed the glow sticks along the course at the night tourney and tried their hand at hitting glow in the dark golf balls that would eventually find their way into a 6” hole that was silhouetted by glow sticks in the holes. Winners of the night golf were Parke Price, Travis McDermott, Ethan Brooks and Colt Russel who each received pro shop credit of $150.00. The second place team consisted of Val...
Twenty-seven Hot Springs County 4-H members competed at the Wyoming State Shoot, July 6-9 at Douglas. In Intermediate .22 Pistol, Owen McCcumber placed 18th with a 150 total. Eli Dickey placed 32nd with 63. Junior .22 Rifle Light Target, Kaia Galovich placed 12th with 143. Junior .22 Rifle Sporter, Dawn Burgess placed ninth with 103, Tanner Medvigy placed 11th with 98 and Sharon Burgess placed 15th with an 89. Intermediate .22 Rifle Light Target, Carson Williams placed 23rd with 152, Destiny Harris and Owen McCumber tied for 34th and 35th with...
The final game of the Hot Springs County Recreation Department’s adult softball tournament will be Thursday, July 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Whitt Field, as the One Stop Sparkplugs take on Merit Energy. June 29 saw the One-Eyed Buffalo team take down Robin Batsman, 18-1. On July 6, Sons of Pitches won 20-2 against the Risen Son Team, and One Stop Sparkplugs won 16-1 against Slide One In. On July 11, Merit beat One-Eyed Buffalo, 17-5, and One Stop beat Sons of Pitches, 6-2, to advance to the championship....
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D — Maddie Fantaskey 18.863, Shyla Nicholas 19.234; 2D — Brittany Martin 19.681, Erin Davidson 19.846; 3D — Kaitlyn Schmuck 19.962, Joey Agar 20.742, Katelyn King 20.838; 4D — Kristin Good 21.470, Taylor Nuttall 21.515, Kaitlyn Schmuck 21.636, Bobbi Zupan 22.062, Bobbi Zupan 22.708, Valerie Stothart 23.155 Youth 1D — Katelyn Schmuck 19.962; 2D — Katelyn King 20.838; 3D — Taylor Agar 21.123, Addison Griemsman 21....
Winners of the Gottsche Rehabilitation and Wellness Center's sand volleyball tournament were: first, Shut Up Richard (Laramie) Kyle Mercil, Amber Mercil, Eli Cox and Kori Livingston, second, That's What She Set (Thermopolis) Jordan Leyba, Chris Leyba and Dana Bjorhus and third, I Wanna Set You Up (Thermopolis) Karissa Williams, Jason Ciz, Erin Dyok and Cody McLean....
The 2017 Thermopolis Gymkhana Series hosted its third event for the season on June 30. The fun event at the end this time was a crate paper race, during which riders along with their chosen partners had to ride up the arena, round a barrel and ride back while holding, and hopefully not breaking, the paper between them. Results are (in order of finish): Lead Line (5 and under) Barrels: Hoyt Peil, Paisley Logan, Talon Owsley, Jordan Knight, Joley Reid, Ben Farrell Poles: Talon Owsley, Hoyt Peil, Tylee Agar, Emma Dean, Tegan Griemsman, Paisley...
Those looking to get some time at the net can attend the Hot Springs County Recreation District Junior Bobcat Volleyball Camp, July 8 at Hot Springs County High School. The camp is for students in grades 1-8, with first through third graders from 9 a.m. until noon and fourth through eighth graders from 1-4 p.m.. High school players and coaches run the camp, with a portion of the proceeds going to support HSCHS volleyball. The cost is $20 per students, and those interested in attending can register at the armory, or at the ev...
Hot Springs County 4-H will be hosting the 4th Annual Smokin’ Waters Golf Invitational Saturday, July 15. There are two tee times for golfers on Saturday, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. All golfers are welcome to play in this event and encouraged to do so. The proceeds from this event will benefit 4-H youth in Hot Springs County. A Hole In One prize, sponsored by Wyoming 4-H Foundation, is a $25,000 cash prize for a hole in one on hole eight. Joey Johnson, Hot Springs County 4-H Educator says, “It would be...
Its time to have a little fun in the dark for a good cause – the Glow Golf Tournament at the Thermopolis Golf Course to benefit the Hot Springs County High School golf team. The tournament will be held on July 14, starting at 9 p.m. The tournament will be played as a nine-hole “ambrose scramble” with four to a team and a team handicap. Since the tournament will be played in the dark, there are some interesting changes to help make things a little easier. For example, the cups will be six inches rather than the regular four inch cups and will...
The summer circuit of the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association (WJRA) will be hitting Thermopolis on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23. Held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, competition will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning and 9 a.m. on Sunday. There will also be a roping held on Saturday night. In order to qualify for the summer finals rodeo, cowboys and cowgirls need to compete in five summer rodeos and be members of the WJRA. The WJRA is a non-profit youth rodeo organization whose goal is to get kids ready to participate in rodeo...
Those looking to have some fun and don’t mind getting wet can sign up for the MoveOpolis slip-n-slide kickball tournament, beginning Wednesday, July 12 at 6 p.m., in Hot Springs State Park near the Pioneer Home. Slip-n-slide kickball is just like the regular sport, though the bases are wading pools and there is plastic sheeting between them. Teams should have around eight people on them, and the cost is $50 per team, which covers play in the last three Wednesdays in July. Proceeds from the event will go to the MoveOpolis Club, to help cover c...
Jill Logan leads her son Levi and his horse around a barrel during the Friday evening Gymkhana event at the fairgrounds. The next event is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11. at 5 p.m....
It’s the Battle of the Bighorns Kick ‘Em Up Cans barrel racing competition, coming to Thermopolis Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16. The Battle of the Bighorns began in Wright in June, followed by a second competition in Buffalo, with Thermopolis being the culminating event. More than 30 riders have been competing in the trifecta for cash and other prizes, including a saddle. There are four divisions for the competition, Pee Wees for those six and under, a youth division for ages 15 and under, senior competition for those 50 and over and...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club will be putting on a freestyle and Greco-Roman technique camp on Saturday, July 15 at the Hot Springs County Armory Building. From 8 a.m. until noon, the focus will be on freestyle, with all ages welcome — from Pee Wee, ages 5-6, to School Boy, ages 13-14. From 1-4 p.m. will be the Greco/Roman portion for Bantams, ages 7-8, and older. Club President Scott Sorenson will be the head instructor, and coaches and high school wrestlers will also be helping out. Sorenson said the freestyle portion would not be too h...
The No. 5 One-Eyed Buffalo team took a victory over the No. 4 Robin Batsman in the first game of the Hot Springs County Recreation Department’s Adult Softball league tournament on Thursday, June 29. The victory means they will move on to face the No. 1 Merit Energy team in the semi-finals, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11. On July 6, matchups between the No. 3 Sons of Pitches and the No. 6 Risen Son teams at 6:30 p.m., and between the No. 2 One Stop Sparkplugs and the No. 7 Slide One In at 7:45 p.m., will determine who will fill the r...
The weekend featured loads of excitement at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds when the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo hit town. Cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S. and as far away as Australia were here to compete in the two-day event with a total payout of over $34,700 in prize money. Both nights were well attended with Saturday night being the "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" night, bringing awareness to the fight against cancer. The All-around Cowboy honors for the weekend went...
The Hot Springs County Recreation Department’s Adult Softball program will be wrapping up in the next couple weeks, with the single elimination tournament kicking off this Thursday. Game One will be the No. 4 ranked team, Robin BatsMan, against No. 5 One-Eyed Buffalo, beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, July 6, Game Two will be the No. 3 Sons of Pitches against the No. 6 Risen Son team at 6:30 p.m. Game Three will follow at 7:45 p.m., with the No. 2 One Stop Sparkplugs against the No. 7 Slide One In. Tuesday, July 11 will be the semi-finals, w...
John Williams is the first to take off during the Chuck Mead Memorial Pack Horse Race on Saturday. Jules and Melissa Ward were not far behind. Williams and his parterner, Jason Christopherson took first in the race, with the Ward girls coming in second and Dawn Boregan and Sarah Lowe placing third....
It’s time to strap on the saddles and spurs again, for the annual Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous Rodeo, this weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Rodeo activities kick off on Friday at 9 a.m., with the Rodeo Slack at the fairgrounds. Admission to the event is free. At 5:30 p.m. the same day, the rodeo gates and the vendor alley open. Food and other items will be available for purchase. The rodeo action officially gets underway at 8 p.m. Friday night, with the Patriotic Night at the f...
