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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....
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 gates opening at noon with the performance s...
Its hard to believe the start of school is just around the corner, but now is the time to get your third through sixth graders registered for youth football and youth volleyball through Hot Springs County’s Recreation Department. Youth football registration runs through Aug. 16 and can be done by picking up a registration form at the rec office or online. There will be a $35 fee for football along with a $55 equipment deposit that will be returned at the end of the season as soon as equipment is returned to the rec department. Practices will s...
This past Saturday, Thermopolis Bobcat Lizzy Lofink had the opportunity to play in the All-Star basketball game in Thunderbird Gym at Casper College. Lofink was chosen for the honor during state when all the coaches from across the state convened to pick this year's North and South teams. Her coach, Cory Sova, was also chosen to coach the North team, his fourth time on the sidelines. The basketball and volleyball teams meet at Casper College and each girl is assigned a dorm room and a roommate...
Youngsters from all over the state came to Thermopolis this past weekend to compete in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. They competed in events like barrel racing, goat tying, barrel racing and pole bending and steer riding for two days. Local contestants included Roedy Farrell, Jase Longwell, Bridger Peil, Ellis Webber, McCoy Longwell, Kamryn Farrell, Jhett Longwell, Garrett Titmus, Mack Buckner, Mackenzie Buckner, Logann Ferrell, Hoyt Peil,...
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... Full story
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...
