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Hot Springs County High School junior Zane Stam, 16, competed at the State Championship Powerlifting Meet on January 27. Stam lifted a total of 460 kgs, which amounts to over 1,000 pounds. He did three different lifts, which included squat, bench, and deadlift, with three attempts in each lift. Stam won the state championship for his age and weight class and has qualified for nationals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 4. Regarding Stam's mindset during his competition, he said, "I was just...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Teams were hard at it last week, at home on Thursday night, in a dual against Worland, and on Saturday, competing in a one-day tournament at Greybull. Both events resulted in good things for Thermopolis. Thursday night was Senior Night at the high school, with eight seniors being recognized for their contributions to Bobcat wrestling including Kailey Allen, Kaitlin Barral, Dalton Price, Ethan Crow, Daniel Blair, Jessen Basse, Seth Needham and...
The Hot Springs County High School Boys Varsity Basketball team was in Lyman last Friday, and then traveled to Mountain View, for a game on Saturday. The team played very well against Lyman, however, a let up left them with a loss against Mountain View. The Bobcats played an all-around game against Lyman on Friday. They came out in the first period looking both poised and polished – like a well-oiled machine. Leaving the Buffaloes a little stunned, the Cats ran up a quick opening score of ten points, to three by Lyman. The team handled a f...
The Hot Springs County High School Girls Varsity Basketball team traveled south last weekend for games against Lyman on Friday and then Mountain View on Saturday. Both of those teams had winning records coming into the contests and each proved too much for the Lady Cats. On Friday, the Lady Cats were up against the Lady Eagles of Lyman. The Lyman team has had a positive season, coming into the weekend with a record of 8 and 5. While the win/loss record for the Lady Cats isn’t pretty, it doesn’t accurately reflect the progress the team has mad...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club won the team title of the Worland Tournament scoring 697.5 team points, besting second place Cody who came in with 565.5 TWC wrestlers won 132 matches while only dropping 61 for a 68% winning rate. Seventeen weight classes were won by Thermopolis wrestlers. Thermopolis results include (age division, weight, name, place, points): 6U 36-40 - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 24 points; John Ryan, 3rd, 22 points; Konnor Simpson, 5th, 12.5 points 6U 36-40 - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 30 points 6U 43-45 - Carter Enis, 3rd, 20 points; Joe...
Bobcat Speech and Debate team members celebrating their win are, left to right, Chris Bapst, Dean Bihr, Julia Quintanilla, Brison Steere, Ivey Goff, Rosalie Willson, Jackson Coates, Kiesha Kraushaar, Annalyn Sharp, Brendan Butler, Luci Andreen, Hayden Franklin, Aubriana Layman, Riley Crowder and Kassidee Chavez....
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling team attended the Spearfish King of the Hills tournament last weekend. Results include: Tots 40A - Tytus Bowker, 2nd, 21 points. Quarterfinal - Bowker won by fall , 2:35, over Killian Benne (Westside Raider); Semifinal - Bowker won by major decision, 12-2, over Everett Berglund (Sturgis); 1st Place Match - Hudson Bunkowske (Westside Raider) won by tech fall, 16-1, over Bowker Bantam 40 - Erik Polson, 2nd, 11.5 team points. Round 1 - Easton Galbraith (Spearfish) won by fall, 1:48, over Polson; Round 2 -...
The 6th grade boys traveling basketball team competed in the Wind River Rumble in Lander on Sunday afternoon. They played back to back games and won the division with a 51-25 victory over 2030 (Rock Springs), followed by a 54-33 win over the Whistle Arrows. Celebrating are, left to right, coach Matt McPhie, Logan Stewart, Cameron Martinez, Soren Webber, Braxton Egger, Bo DaFoe, Lincoln McPhie, Oliver Strenger and Hoyt Peil....
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball varsity team was in Worland last Thursday night for a tough contest against their long-standing rivals. Although the Cats played well, the Warriors came away with a win by a score of 62 to 51. The Warriors deployed a 1-2-1-1 press defense, that initially threw the Bobcats off their game, resulting in five turn-overs on the Cats first six possessions. Once they settled into the game, however, the Cats became more effective on offense, with Dell Dukes leading the way pushing the pace of the...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled to Riverton last weekend to compete in the largest high school wrestling tournament of the season. The Ron Thon Tournament takes place over two days, and provides a major opportunity to gear up for state wrestling, coming up at the end of February. More than forty schools were represented in the event. Lady Cats The Lady Cats had an exceptional outing in Riverton – coming away with four of their six wrestlers placing, and ending the tournament with an overall 10th place f...
The Hot Springs County High School girls varsity basketball team traveled to Worland last Thursday for a rivalry game against the Lady Warriors, losing a very close contest by a score of 49 to 44. Each team came in to the contest with two wins on the season. Both teams started slow in the first quarter, with Thermopolis putting up two points on their first possession, and then the shooting went cold, until just 23 seconds left in the period. In the second quarter, the ladies played a more impressive period , coming out quick and strong against...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled to Lander for the Lander Invite Tournament where twenty-six teams were in attendance. The Bobcats finished 7th as a team, while the Lady Cats ended the week-end in 5th place. Lady Cats All four Lady Cat wrestlers placed in the Lander tournament, and coach Travis McDermott was pleased with their performance saying, "The ladies are improving every week, and their attitude and effort are fun to be around." Lilly...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team was in Powell last weekend for the opening of conference play and for a rematch against the Panthers. The Powell team had played very well the weekend before, winning the Big Horn Basin Classic in Thermopolis. The Panthers came into the contest undefeated at 9 and 0. The Bobcats came out a little flat, and while they didn’t play poorly, they were just unable to outshine the play of the Panthers. Kanyon Gerber demonstrated he has a flair for the back-door cut, leaving Powell looking a bit s...
With frigid temperatures in the weather report, the Hot Springs County High School Girls Basketball Team traveled to Powell this past week-end, for their second game against the Panthers, in as many weeks. The Lady Panthers are a good team this year - coming into the contest at 7 and 2 for the season – and in a replay of the week-end before, proceeded to hand the Lady Cats their eighth defeat. In the opening quarter, neither team was able to put up a great deal of points - the quarter ending with Thermopolis down by a score of 7 to 2. In the s...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Rocky Mountain Nationals - Wild West Championships in Casper last Saturday. Local results include: Erik Polson, 6U, 40 pounds, 4th place Jack Hetzel, 6U, 61 pounds, 4th place Nash Bowker, 7U, 50 pounds, 3rd place Holden Loden, 7U, 80 pounds, 2nd place Halen Lahoe, 8U, 62 pounds, 4th place Gabe Ryan, 9U, 57 pounds, 2nd place; 10U, 57 pounds, 2nd place Fletcher Lewis, 9U, 61 pounds, 4th place Aksel Polson, 10U, 65 pounds, 3rd place; 11U, 62 pounds, 4th place Joshua Haddix, 10U, 77 pounds,...
The Bobcat 6th grade boys traveling basketball team competed in the Powell Jamboree over the weekend and went 4-0 to win their division at the tournament for the second year in a row. Pictured are Hoyt Peil, Soren Webber, Jackson Skelton, Will Garrison, Coach Matt McPhie, Braxton Egger, Oliver Strenger, Lincoln McPhie, Logan Stewart and Cameron Martinez. Pictured, left to right: Hoyt Peil, Soren Webber, Jackson Skelton, Will Garrison, Coach Matt McPhie, Braxton Egger, Oliver Strenger, Lincoln...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team played host to the Big Horn Basin Classic Tournament this past weekend. The varsity Cats came into the tournament at 6 and 2 for their efforts so far this season. With all ten players sitting in double-digits in points, Thermopolis was set to make a respectable showing in the contest. On Friday, the Cats paired up with the 2A team from Greybull and came away with a 62-20 win. All ten players put up points in the game, with Thermopolis...
The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team traveled to Powell this past weekend to compete in the Big Horn Basin Classic. The ladies played hard and came away with a win and a loss. On Friday, the varsity Lady Cats were up against the 2A team from Greybull. The Buffs put on a good show, however, it was not enough for the victorious team from Thermopolis who pulled away to a 56-35 win. Sophomore Jayssie Owsley had 27 points, while sophomore Kamryn Farrell put up 16 points of her own. Junior Austin Slagle came off the bench to...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club were presented the Don Voorhees Sportsmanship Award at the Brandon Delzer Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Sturgis, S.D. on January 7. Don was an avid wrestling fan who encouraged sportsmanship. To Don, it wasn’t about which wrestler won. Win, lose, or draw you hold your head high and be proud you stepped on the mat and gave it your all. Club wrestlers traveled to Glenrock last Saturday to compete in the King of the Rock Tournament. Results from Glenrock include: 6U 37-40 - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 20 p...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled to Pavillion to compete in the Don Runner Memorial Tournament. Due to weather concerns, the event was parred to a single day on Friday. Both the boys and girls teams were dominant, and came away with a second place finish for the girls, and a third place finish for the boys. Lady Cats While the Lady Cats had planned to travel to Green River for the weekend, the bitter cold weather put a stop to that idea, leaving the team free to join the boys team in competition...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled south last week, commencing with a dual against Glenrock on January 4 and then on to Douglas for the Shane Shatto Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Lady Cats The Lady Cats had just two matches in Glenrock, coming away with a win, and a loss. Lilly Quintanilla extended her win streak by pinning Gillian Holman (a state placer last year) in the first period. Kailey Allen performed well in her match, losing by a score of 5 to 2. In Douglas, the Lady Cats finished 10th out of 25 tea...
The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team traveled to Rawlins last weekend for the Winter Classic Tournament, on Friday and Saturday. While the Lady Cats played hard, they are still a young team who are learning the ropes of varsity competition. The Lady Cats faced three very good teams, and dropped difficult contests over the course of the tournament, losing to Mountain View on Friday by a score of 53 to 19, losing to Lyman on Saturday by a score of 50 to 27 and losing to Pinedale later in the day by a score of 63 to 31. All of...
Varsity Bobcat wrestlers showing off their hardware from the Shane Shatto Tournament include Cannon Boren was 2nd, Brody Sorensen 3rd, Will Ward 4th, Colter Price 5th and Sam Skelton 6th. They were 8th out of 29 as a team. Lady Cats brought home two Shane Shatto Championships by Kaitlin Barral and Lilly and a 4th place for Alix. They were 10th out of 25 as a team....
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team traveled to Pinedale last weekend for the Winter Classic Tournament. The Cats came into the weekend undefeated at 5 and 0. Friday’s contest saw the Cats pitted against the team from Mountain View, and resulted in a win, by a score of 56 to 48. Coach Shane Corpening said, “We initially played very well against Mountain View, but, we began to let them back into the competition as the game progressed.” From there, things took a turn. In two games on Saturday, (against Lyman, and later, again...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball teams played at home Friday against Glenrock and against Buffalo on Saturday. In the Friday contests, both the varsity and JV teams put up impressive wins against Glenrock, topping their opponents by scores of 64 to 42 and 52 to 34, respectively. The varsity team showed poise and skill in taking the ball to Glenrock, and continued their undefeated season with an impactful win. Overall, the JV team moved the ball very well. They showed skill at taking the ball into the key, and then kicking it...
