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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...
The Thermopolis Middle School track team had their first meet Saturday, at the Greybull Middle School Invitational. Coach Stephanie Czarobski said Deven Landon, an eighth grade student new to track, performed phenomenally. She’s also excited to see how well Logan Cole does this year. Both boys took high places in their events. Czarobski further mentioned Aydan Cox’s strong performance in the 200 meters, and Adley Coyne’s fourth place in the high jump, an event he competed in for the first time. As for the girls, Czarobski said Brianna DeVri...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club hosted Wrestle-opolis Saturday. Results include: Pee Wee: 30 Teige Owsley first, Aksel Polson third; 35 Tucker Sayler first, Ryker Sayler first, Talon Owsley second, Archer Price third; 40 Fischer Lewis second, Hoyt Peil third, Cameron Martinez fourth, Ryker Sayler sixth; 45 Brayli Price fifth. Bantam: 45 Garret White fourth, Jay Emmett fifth, Jack Toth sixth; 55 Dyllan Myers first, Alec Martinez second, Trevin Shaffer fifth; 65 Cannon Boren first; 70...
The NBHA barrel racing was held at the Hot Springs County fairgrounds this weekend. Results include: Saturday Youth 1D - Kenzie Castagno, 16.318; Emme Norsworthy, 16.447; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.705. 2D - Taylor Malcom, 17.177. 3D - Aspen Winfield, 18.223. 4D. - Codi Goffena, 21.768; Kaycee Stothart, 22.094. Open 1D - Shyla Nicholas, 15.465; Elaine Hollings, 15.569; Jerrie Slagle, 15.730; Kate Winfield, 15.808; Bailey Gibbons, 15.858. 2D - Maddie Fantaskey, 16.232; Kenzie Castagno, 16.318. 3D – Becky Brower, 16.557; Jerrie Slagle, 16.610; Gloria Ph...
The Hot Springs County High School track season got underway this last weekend, with the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite at Cody, and several of the Bobcats had strong showings with 10 personal records and many qualifying for state. Coach Ernie Mecca said the meet was a good start for a young team, and any time the kids can get qualified for state is great. While only 11 of the 24 students are returners, meaning over 50 percent of them are first year tracksters, Mecca said both the veterans a...
The Thermopolis Middle School track team will see their first competition this season at Powell, with a meet scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Coach Stephanie Czarobski recently commented on students at each grade level. Regarding the eighth grade, she stated, “They are a very promising group . . . I think their grade as a whole will do great. They come to practice asking for more work and stay late to run extra sprints. They’ve been a great example for our younger team and I really loo...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club (TWC) competed in Montana, Worland and Riverton over the weekend. Results include: Montana Open Six and under 40: Lilly Quintanilla fifth; 12 and under 74: Ty Peterson sixth. Worland Folkstyle Tournament Pee Wee: 35 Ryker Sayler first, Tucker Sayler second; 40 Cameron Martinez third, Tanner Myers fifth. Bantam 55 Dyllan Myers first, Alec Martinez second. Intermediate 75 Zane Hubele fourth; 80 Cody Bomengen second, Ryan Axtell fourth. Novice: 75 Ethan Yarrington fourth. Riverton Maddx Fisher Memorial...
This Saturday will see the Thermopolis High School Bobcats hit the track at the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite at Cody. The boys track team will see three returning letter winners this year, with junior Cullen Becher, a two-year letterman, and sophomores Ethan Becher and Chandler Maddock, both one-year. The three will join senior Ryan Johnson, juniors Logan Meier, Liam Whitt and Jared Little, sophomore Kolby George and freshmen Jarron Mortimore and Tyler Kay. Coach Ernie Mecca said the boys...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Cody Wrestling Club Tournament over the weekend. Results include: Pee Wee: 35 Archer Price fourth; 40 Hoyt Peil second, Brayli Price third. Bantam 40-45: Garret White fifth. Bantam 55: Trevin Shaffer fourth. Bantam 65: Cannon Boren first. Bantam 70: Cannon Boren first. Intermediate 50: Lily Quintanilla second. Intermediate 65: Trae Owsley sixth. Intermediate 70: Colter Price fourth. Intermediate 80: Cody Bomengen fourth. Intermediate 87: Bridger Peil second. Novice 70: Dalton Price...
It’s time to start getting your teams together for the Annual 3-on3 Basketball Tournament, scheduled for May 27 and 28. Once again the tournament will be held in the parking lot at Hot Springs County High School with 100% of the proceeds going to the Bobcat Booster Club to aid in the funding of school sports. This year the tournament and its proceeds are extremely important as activities will be going through major budget cuts as set by the Wyoming Legislature. All funding that has been available for students in the past will be s...
Members of the Wyoming Coaches Association recently voted on which 3A boys basketball players are the best in the East and West conferences, and Hudson Roling was among those named for the East, with Noah Schwalbe receiving honorable mention. Coach Kevin Gerber said from the get go Roling was something of a standout player, being voted a team captain by his teammates. Gerber noted Roling’s skill and leadership not only on the court but off it as well, and he only got better as the season went o...
