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The Hot Springs Count High School Cross Country team has been busy. Last week’s Billings race had 123 participants. Jules Ward had a time of 18:37 and placed 4th. Stacy Lewis had a time of 23:11 and came in 88th Junior varsity had 255 participants. Chandra Maddock had a time of 23:41 and placed 83rd and Liz Rhodes came in with a time of 25:04 and was in 127th place. At the Sheridan meet varsity had 87 participants. Jules Ward had a time of 19:55 and came in 3rd place. Stacy Lewis paced 70th with...
The Hot Springs County High School football team lost their season opener against the Pinedale Wranglers on Friday 28-6. "The kids played good," coach Rob Anderson said, adding, "We gave up a couple big plays early that had us playing catch up." The Bobcats found themselves down 7-0 at the beginning of the second quarter, only to see the Wranglers score two more touchdowns before halftime. The Bobcats looked like they were going to turn the momentum in their favor when they scored halfway...
The Lady Bobcats volleyball team of Hot Springs County High School has dropped their first five matches of the season, but despite their record, coach Shannon Hill is confident that her team can turn this season around. The Lady Bobcats lost a tough five-game match at home against Wind River on Thursday, after which coach Hill said, "We need to work on consistency throughout both our offense and defense, and finishing is a big thing we need to work on right now." Lizzy Lofink was a key...
The Bobcat Cross Country team showed their resolve to cross the finish line at the Billings Invite Friday. Varsity had 123 participants and Bobcat Jules Ward came in fourth place with a time of 18:37. The 2A returning champ was the third Wyoming athlete to cross the finish line. Coach Brenna Abel said “The girls did a great job in Billings. We are starting to build for the state meet in Sheridan so these first few meets are building blocks to their training foundations.” The next meet will be...
Hot Springs County Barrel Racing results from Sunday, August 30. Youth Barrels Division 1D: 1st, Elsie Campbell, 20.020; 2nd, Morgan Sanderson, 20.290. Division 4D: 1st, Katelyn King, 22.951; 2nd, Taylor Nuttall, 27.473. Open Class Barrels Division 1D: 1st, Makayla Seeley, 19.245; 2nd, Gloria Philp, 19.489; 3rd, Laurie Johnson, 19.742. Division 2D: 1st, Laurie, Johnson, 19.864; 2nd, Nicole Baggs, 19.878; 3rd, Elsie Campbell, 20.020; 4th, Missy Givens, 20.182; 5th Elaine Hollings, 20.202....
Kaili Johanson takes her turn teeing off during Bobcat golf action in Worland Friday....
Attacking the wilds of Cody's cross country course the Thermopolis Bobcat Cross Country team participating in their first meet of the season tore the terrain up. Jules Ward came in 2nd with a time of 20:52. Stacy Lewis finished 16th place clocking in at 25:40 and Liz Rhodes came in 23rd place with a time of 28:01. The Bobcats are heading to Billings next on Friday starting time at 4 p.m. TMS The Thermopolis Middle School team rose to the challenge as well. With 47 girls and 31 boys...
The Lady Bobcats opened their 2015 volleyball season at the Douglas Invitational last weekend. Saturday the Lady Cats went 1-2 beting Lander in 3 sets. They lost to Kemmerer in 2 and also to Glenrock in 2. According to coach Shannon Hill the team has a lot of growing to do this year but she is confident she has the right girls for the job. "They are competitive, coachable and very athletic so I know we will just keep improving," said Hill. Hill said the competition was tough at Douglas and the...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat boys’ golf team opened their season August 20-21 at the Powell Invitational. According to coach Jacob Smith, the tourney was a great start to the season with each golfer improving from the first day to the second. “For some it was more an exercise in knocking off the dust and rust of summer, but good debut,” said Smith. Hudson Roling started his sophomore season strong with a two day score of 159 (84/75). Cameron Cole (117/88) had a fantastic secon... Full story
The Bobcat football team took on both Greybull and Shoshoni last Friday night in Greybull for a pair of scrimmage games used as a tune up for opening game Friday, Sept. 4 against Pinedale at home. According to head coach Rob Anderson, the games are a good indicator of where the team is now and what they need to work on. “We had a few penalties that hurt us a little but nothing that we can’t fix,” said Anderson. He said the team learned a lot during the two games to help prepare them for the c...
Fall sports starting soon at Hot Springs County High School....
The Farrells and the Longwells made an impressive showing representing Thermopolis during the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association State Finals in Cheyenne August 14-16. Kamryn Farrell won the Year End All-Around in the Pee Wee division. She also took first in Year End Pole Bending and Year End Barrel Racing. Roedy Farrell won the Year End All-Around in the Junior Boy division and took first in the Junior Boy Year End Steer Riding. Jace Longwell finished first in the Year End Senior Steer Riding...
It was a capacity crowd once again for the annual Demolition Derby on Saturday night, sponsored by the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The top four winners in the final crash of the night were all locals with Cory Bowman placing first, Zack Larson, second, Jason Bowman, third and Kurt Shaffer coming in fourth. The truck derby got the crowd really rocking. Alan Woodward went home with first place, followed by Cody Hensley in second and Jesse Woodward in third. The smaller version,...
Dedication and love of the game keeps 12-year-old Hardy Johnson on the green. The young athlete brought home yet another title when he placed 1st in his age division at the Wyoming Junior Amateur Championship held August 8 and 9 at the Rolling Green Country Club in Green River, Wyo. Johnson started playing golf when he was three years old and his passion for golf has led him to multiple championships – but these wins don't come without sacrifice. Looking up to pro golfers like Phil Mickelson a...
The first day of school is just around the corner, and with school comes sports seasons. There will be a fall high school sports mandatory parent meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at the high school gym at 6 p.m. An ice cream social will be held for parents and athletes before the meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the commons, sponsored by the Bobcat Booster Club. Parents and athletes are reminded to get their physicals turned in prior to the first practice....
The Bobcat Golf Team opens their season August 20-21 at the Powell Invitational. A full list of fall sports schedules will appear in next’s week IR....
Parke Price won the open division of the 2015 Thermopolis Golf Course Club Championship Sunday with a 36-hole total of 145. Jason Ciz finished in second with 150 and Ethan Brooks came in third with 152. Dana Bjorhus won the TGC women's club champion with a final score of 177. Kevin Skates won the senior division championship with 159. Bob Uffelman came in second with 164. Lisa Bowman took first in the senior women's division with 164. Cory Sova won the open division net championship with 132....
2-13 Year old First Place - Dalton Nelson (56) Second Place - Jason Bowman (80) Third Place - Carson Medvigy (89) 14-16 year old First Place - Hudson Roling (39) Second Place - Caleb Decroo (45) Third Place - Jake Maksin (51)...
Along with the start of school comes the start of fall athletics for Hot Springs County High School and Thermopolis Middle School. First practices for high school sports begin Monday, Aug. 17. Football players will hit the field for their first practice at 6 a.m. with their evening practice starting at 6 p.m. Lady Bobcats going out for volleyball will have their first practice at 8 a.m. and an afternoon practice at 2 p.m. The cross country team for the high school will hit the pavement at 7...
Hot Springs County Barrel Racers held their fourth competition for the summer on Sunday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. PeeWee Barrels Division 1D: 1st, Taylor Agar, 22.764. Division 2D: 1st, Mesa Allen, 23.538. Youth Barrels Division 1D: 1st, Elsie Campbell, 19.114. Division 3D: 1st, McKinsey Sporer, 20.143; 2nd, Kamryn Farrell, 20.231; 3rd, Sierra White, 20.493; 4th, Payton Baker, 20.764. Division 4D: 1st, Ashlyn Ibach, 21.216; 2nd, Payton Baker, 21.663; 3rd, Brye Williams, 22.760;...
Ryan Mosser prepares to tee off in the Jr. Golf Championship. Results were unavailable at press time....
“Senior Momentum, Use It or Lose It”, was the theme for the 2015 Senior Olympics held in Sheridan, where five Thermopolis residents competed in several events. Gloria Simmons spent her time in the pool, earning a gold medal in the 100 freestyle, 100 side stroke, and 50 side stroke and a silver medal in the 200 freestyle and 25 sidestroke. Marion and Glenn Bishop both earned gold medals in the 1,500 racewalk, the 800 racewalk, and the 400 racewalk. Marion Bishop competed at the state level just o...
The Rod Harris Memorial Roundtop Classic was held Saturday and Sunday at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Results include: Gross Scores First Place Kevin Skates (74-74 -- 148) Second Place Travis McDermott (76-74 -- 150) Third Place Bob Ryan (75-76 -- 151) Net Scores First Place Brock Eckhardt (64-64 -- 128) Second Place JT Walsh (63-67 -- 130) Third Place Binky Fisher (66-74 -- 140)...
About 75 young people from across Wyoming gathered in Thermopolis last weekend to compete in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Ranging in age from four-years old through eighth grade, they competed in events like barrel racing, goat tying and steer riding for two days. Local contestants included Logann, Kamryn and Roedy Farrell; Layne Myers; Mesa, Jhett, McCoy and Jase Longwell; Cooper, Taylor and Rylee Agar; Mesa Allen; Kamry, Jason and Oakley B...
Two Thermopolis 2015 senior girl basketball players slam-dunked the opportunity to play in the Wyoming Coaches Association North vs South Basketball All-Star game in Casper last Saturday, July 25. A selection committee gathered during the 3A/4A State Tournament in March where at least one player from each classification was selected to play on both the North and South teams. Coach Sova was present for the selection process of the ten girls per team and stated that, "Haylee Hoffman and Tyelynn...
