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The freshman/sophomore Lady Cats basketball team finished their regular season with an 8-7 record for the year. The past two weeks have seen them 2-2, winning against Wheatland (44-31) as well as school rivals, Worland (42-27). They had a tough loss to Torrington (45-50) and finished things up with a loss to a talented Buffalo team on Saturday, 21-49. Ashley McPhie led the girls in scoring against Wheatland with 14 points. Coach Ernie Mecca said the team had their most balanced scoring effort...
Several members of the Thermopolis USA Wrestling Club traveled to Sheridan Saturday to participate in the Sheridan Shootout. Placings include: Folkstyle Pre PeeWee: 35 Archer Price, fifth; Tucker Sayler, second. Pee-Wee: 30-35 Ryker Sayler, second; 40A Cameron Martinez, second; 40B Tanner Myers, third; 40C Brayli Price, third; 45C Brogan Little, fifth. Bantam: 55A Dyllan Myers, first; 55B Trevin Shaffer, fifth; 55C Christian Seidel, fifth; 55D Alec Martinez, fourth; 65 Cannon Boren, third. Intermediate: 65B Mack Buckner, fourth; 87 Brody...
The girls basketball teams at Thermopolis Middle School are down to their final two weeks and both 7th and 8th grade teams have had successful seasons according to coaches Katie Despain and Kent Hessenthaler. According to Hessenthaler, the 7th grade “A” squad currently has a 3-7 record and the “B” squad is sporting a 4-5 record. “This season has been filled with adversity and great efforts by our girls,” Hessenthaler said. “We started the season with just nine girls on the team, but due to the flu-bug we have played most games with just sev...
Sadie Jo Burr looks for an opening between Sariah Sosa and Jaycee Basse during girls Recreation District basketball....
Once a year nearly all the high school wrestling programs in Wyoming send their teams to Riverton for the state’s premier all-comers event – the Ron Thon. Last weekend, 13 Bobcats competed in the tournament along with wrestlers from 47 other teams. Two facts became abundantly clear. A big program does not require a big school as witnessed by 3A’s Star Valley winning the tourney by 30 points, and 2A’s Moorcroft placing 3rd. The Thermopolis wrestling program is on the way up as witnessed by the 8th place finish in the JV side of the tourney...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team lost a pair of games over the weekend on their home court, losing to Wheatland's Lady Bulldogs on Friday, 60-40 and to the Lady Trailblazers of Torrington on Saturday, 45-36. Coach Cory Sova said shots from the free-throw line on Friday against Wheatland were decent at 64%, but the girls struggled with two- and three-pointers throughout the night. "We had numerous good looks," Sova said. "The girls were moving the ball well and running their offenses, but 26% over...
Last weekend saw Thermopolis High School boys basketball action at home, taking on Wheatland Friday and Torrington Saturday. The Bobcats lost against both, falling 49-39 against Wheatland and 66-59 against Torrington. Coach Kevin Gerber said the boys played two really good games this weekend, and he was very proud of them. During the practices leading up to the games, Gerber said he matched players to compete for places and time, a method which paid off during game time. Gerber said they came ou...
The Bocats JV and freshmen teams met with some tough competition this weekend against Wheatland and Torrington. The JV lost 50-29 to Wheatland and 48-45 to Torrington, while the freshmen lost 50-33 against Wheatland and 46-31 against Torrington. Coach Ryan Shaffer said Wheatland was one of those games where they slacked up a little on offense and they gave up too many points. They started a bit slow, he noted, then picked up the defense later and got within five points in the first half but gave...
by Mark Dykes Last week saw 10 middle school wrestlers hitting the mats during the Thermopolis Quad Tuesday, January 31. The boys wrestled against Lander and Riverton, and came away from the home competition with 13 wins and seven losses. Sean Johansen lost by a 2:04 fall to Tallen Anderson of Lander, but won by a 1:31 fall over Hunter Peterson of Riverton. Carson Williams won by a 59-second fall over Gabe Harris of Lander, but lost by a 2:21 fall to Angel Monroe of Riverton. Wyatt McDermott...
With just two tournaments left before State and National Qualifiers, the Bobcat Speech and Debate team had a good showing at the Jackson Tournament last weekend, winning third place in the small schools division. Three members of the team were unable to make the trip due to illness or conflicting engagements, but the remaining six showed they are absolutely ready for the remainder of the season. “Every member of the team made semi-finals with the exception of one,” coach Cindy Glasson said, “an...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team split their time between home and the road last weekend as they dropped a home court game to Rawlins on Friday and an away game to Douglas on Saturday. Friday's game against the Lady Outlaws was a close one, the Cats losing 45-40. Coach Cory Sova said Rawlins hit some big shots throughout the game to keep a slim margin on the scoreboard most of the game. "We had many good looks at the basket throughout the game," he said, "but didn't shoot well, especially near...
It was another busy weekend for the Thermopolis High School boys basketball team, hosting Rawlins Friday night, then taking things on the road at Douglas on Saturday. The boys fell to the Outlaws 61-49 in their first match, and 58-38 to the Bearcats. Coach Kevin Gerber noted the Rawlins game was a tough one. The team had a good first quarter with the Bobcats trailing by only a point. Gerber noted Will DeVries and Noah Schwalbe hit some big shots for their 11 points in the first, and the team...
On Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers were on the road at the Worland Invite, and racked up 107 points. Coach Toby Emery stated, “The past couple of weeks have been tough. The boys have been battling, trying to stay healthy. With that said, the ten wrestlers that we brought to Worland really did wrestle well. I was especially impressed with our younger, less experienced wrestlers this weekend. They seem more comfortable on the mat and have been on the attack more. “All the boys ha...
Hot Springs County High School's wrestling team spent Saturday in Greybull at their Memorial Invitational. Unfortunately, it was a rough weekend for the Bobcat matmen with much of the team nursing injuries or absent with the nasty strain of flu running rampant through the district. The Cats came away Saturday with an eighth place finish and just 39 team points. At 106 lbs., Josh Lackey (3-14) scored four points for the Cats, making it all the way to the consolation semi-final where he was...
Hot Springs County Winter Series Barrel Racing held their January competition on Sunday at the at the fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Peewee 1D – Kaycee Stothart 24.392; 4D – Emma Dean 59.822. Youth 1D – Kady Locke 16.434; Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.585. 2D – Kady Locke 17.091. 3D – Taylor Malcom 17.744; Madison O’Meara 17.898. 4D – Dessirae Willow 19.019. Open 1D –Shana Lyons 15.636, Tammy Trollinger 15.801, Shannon Hill 15.817, Kassidy Williams 15.854 Missy Givens 15.934, Shana Lyons 15.997; 2D – Brenda Sims 16.182, Dan Lyons...
The JV and freshmen basketball teams struggled to find wins this past week at home against Rawlins Friday and on the road at Douglas Saturday. The JV team lost 51-32 to Rawlins and 49-33 to Douglas, while the freshmen team lost 56-33 to Rawlins and 52-36 to Douglas. With regard to the JV games, Coach Ryan Shaffer knew they were coming up against larger players on the Rawlins team, and he responded by putting in some of the bigger Bobcats like Sean Miller, Liam Aaron and Cade Zupan...
Last week, the Thermopolis boys basketball team took on the Worland Warriors on the road Thursday and the Buffalo Bison at home. The Bobcats lost to both - 67-56 to Worland, 67-39 to Buffalo - in what Coach Kevin Gerber described as "definitely a tale of two games." In the Worland game, Gerber said the boys showed up excited to play. They had talked about a former rivalry between the schools that died down over the past few years and being able to recharge that. "Matchup wise," Gerber said,...
The Lady Bobcats had a busy couple of days, dropping a game to local rivals, the Worland Warriors on Thursday night, 57-33 and a second game on Friday night to the Buffalo Bison, 57-40. Thursday night's game was a rough one for the Lady Cats after half time. "Worland's size and athletic ability was too much for us," coach Cory Sova said. "We did play quite well at times during the first two and a half quarters, it was 31-25 midway through the third quarter before Worland put the game away with a...
Bobcat varsity and junior varsity wrestlers were in Lander over the weekend for the Lander Valley Invitational, giving the team a good look at what their 3A competition looks like half way through the season. “We’re hitting a mid-season burnout,” head coach CJ Scholl said. “We hit it really hard this last week and weekend. Fortunately, we have enough older guys to push the others to keep it up.” Scholl said he and coach Jacob Smith are still finding things for the team to work on. “We’re seeing...
Saturday Thermopolis competed against wrestlers from seven other schools at their home meet, and came away with 110 points. In A Division 98, Roedy Farrell placed fourth and scored nine team points. Farrell received a bye in Round 1, followed by a 12-5 decision win over Dylan Campbell in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, Farrell lost by a 9-2 decision to Emma Karhu of Powell. In the consolation semifinal, Farrell won by 6-5 decision to Riley Bennett of Powell. He lost by 11-4 decision to...
Last weekend, the Thermopolis High School JV and freshman basketball teams traveled to take on Worland Thursday and hosted Buffalo at home Friday. The JV fell to Worland 66-38, and to Buffalo 59-26. Likewise, the freshmen lost both their games, 56-29 to Worland and 59-37 to Buffalo. Coach Ryan Shaffer knew it was going to be hard-fought weekend, as both Buffalo and Worland were state champs in previous years. He said it was good for the teams to gauge where they’re at and what they need to d...
The Bobcat girls basketball team dropped a pair last weekend, one on the road against Lander and the second at home against Lovell. Coach Cory Sova said the road game against Lander was a good high school girls game in spite of the 54-51 loss. “It was very physical, especially down the stretch,” he said. “Way too much pushing and shoving.” In the fourth quarter, the girls were only able to make it to the free throw line three times, but the Lady Tigers had 15 attempts. “I was proud of the girls...
This weekend was a struggle for Thermopolis High School Boys Basketball, as they came away with losses to Lander, 68-41, and Lovell, 69-43. Coach Kevin Gerber said Lander came out as a real “run-and-gun, shoot ‘em up type team. They put up 81 shots in the game, and we put up 56.” He noted Thermopolis had a slightly lower field goal percentage than Lander, but only by half a percent. “They shot 30.86, we shot 30.36. It wasn’t like a great shooting team, they just put up a whole lot of shots.” L...
The Bobcat wrestling team had an outstanding weekend at the Don Runner Invitational in Wind River, placing third behind Rawlins and Cokeville. Head coach CJ Scholl said, “It was a super successful weekend. I couldn’t be more happy with how they wrestled. “Our guys went in and fought and we took some big wins. We had a lot of pins.” At 106 lbs., Austin Ireland, with a 12-8 record, placed fifth individually, scoring 14 points for the Cats. He won fifth in a major decision over Corgin Conk of Rich...
Many of the Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling team took placing during the Lovell Invite on Saturday. Team scores were not totaled for the event. Coach Toby Emery stated, “The boys did very well this weekend and had a lot of success. I think a majority of the wrestlers, including the lesser-experienced wrestlers, surprised themselves and gained a lot of confidence for future competitions. Although we have a lot to work on in the wrestling room, improvements are being made each week by the team...
