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Thermopolis Middle School came away with a 40-30 win at their first game, against Lander Saturday, though it wasn't easy. Coach CJ Scholl stated, "It was a great hard fought game. We were down 6-24 at one point but the boys came together great and worked hard to get back in the game. Once we got back into the game the momentum was in their hands and they did fantastically. I was very proud of the pride the boys showed by not letting the score get to them. Both Offense and Defense performed very...
The Thermopolis Middle School Volleyball program is in full swing, led by Coach Cortney O'Connor, with Shila Little as manager. Both the seventh and eighth grade A and B teams competed at TMS against Worland Monday afternoon. The eight grade volleyball team includes Karissa Balstad, Oakley Bowman, Maggie Cable, KyAnn Calhoun, Patricia Capelle, Mya Conrad, Bri DeVries, Sequoia Fishbaugh, Jasmine Jensen, Chloe Payne, Reagan Severance, Elisa Weber, Jocelyn White and Grace Whitt. The seventh grade...
Bridger Peil digs in and outruns a Worland defender to get some yards behind him on a carry....
The Thermopolis Cross Country were on the road at Billings Friday, and returned with a first place win for McKenna Bomengen on the JV team, coming in at 20:57. Jules Ward claimed second place on the Varsity team, with a time of 18:18, and Tahja Hunt won third place for JV, at 21:47. Coach Brenna Abel stated, “Kids ran well in Billings; we had some great performances. Kids have been training hard.” Abel also noted the Billings course is a flat, fast course, and a great Montana competition for...
The Lady Bobcats played in Cody last weekend. Head Coach Shannon Hill said the team experienced some growing pains during the match. “We played some tough Montana schools and played them very well at certain points,” she said. “We just needed to cut down our errors in order to get a ‘W.’” Hill said the Lady Bobcats started out with Miles City. “We played them tight the whole time, but just couldn’t pull out the win,” she said. Scores were (with the Lady Bobcats listed first): 25-27; 25-22; 14-... Full story
Bobcat golfers headed to Sheridan last weekend. Kaylee Smith set a new personal record on the second day, while Jake Maksin set a new personal record for two days. The team had top ten finishers and third overall for the boys, top 3A team. Thermopolis High School girls placed 7th overall and Thermopolis High School boys placed third overall. “Coming into a mostly 4A field, we set the goal of being the top performing 3A team,” Coach Jake Smith said. “We have had trouble playing to our poten...
The Thermopolis middle school football team will open its season this weekend, with a home game against Lander, scheduled to begin 10 a.m. Saturday. Filling out the roster this year are eighth-graders Jackson Jenson, Kyle Roessing, Logan Cole, Remington Feree, Tyson Medina, James Lindquist and Landon Sosa, along with seventh-graders Josh Roberson, William Clark, Eli McCumber, Adley Coyne, Jack Ream, Austin Barral, Wyatt McDermott, Kaden Snooks, Hazen Thurgood, Jase Longwell, Alec Rowan and...
Quarterback Cullen Becher prepares to fire off a pass during Friday night's 63-0 loss against Greybull. The Cats will play at Glenrock Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. No information was received at press time from the coach about the Greybull game....
Six Hot Springs County youths competed in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's state finals in Glenrock Aug. 19-21. Roedy Farrell was named the junior boy all-around champion for the year and brought home a saddle for his hard work. Other results include: Senior girl, Emme Norsworthy – Saturday: first place barrel racing, 18.10; eighth place pole bending 24.07. Sunday: sixth place barrel racing, 18.30; fifth place pole bending, 24.17. Weekend average: third place barrel racing, fifth place p...
On Friday, the Thermopolis Cross Country teams traveled to Casper Mountain for the Kelly Walsh Invite, their season opener. The event saw senior Jules Ward take 10th place, with a time of 21:21, and Coach Brenna Abel stated the middle school girls team took third place, did a great job and are getting into shape. “Our CC kids did a great job with a mountain run,” Abel stated. “We had not attended in the past and it was a new course for the team. The competition was primarily 4A schools. The a...
Hot Springs County High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball teams played in Douglas Friday and Saturday. Freshmen played in Powell. Junior Varsity began pool play with Buffalo's Junior Varsity and ended up splitting with them 23-21 and 18-21. Varsity began Friday's pool play with a tough Douglas team and ended up dropping both to them. "Douglas is a very good team with a lot of height and strong hitters," Hot Springs High School Head Volleyball Coach Shannon Hill said. "This was a... Full story
The Bobcat golfers are getting into the season playing at the Cody Invite Aug. 25 and 26. Coach Jake Smith said Hudson Roling finished second overall, Kaili Johansen set two personal records and almost every golfer improved from day 1 to day 2. "We aren't scoring as well as we would like yet, but we are getting there," Smith said. Scores for the Cody Invite are as follows: Thermopolis Boys Hudson Roling: Day 1 – 80; Day 2 – 74; Total – 154 Caleb DeCroo: Day 1 – 86; Day 2 – 86; Total – 172 Jak...
The Hot Springs County High School football team was beat 46-0 in a shortened scrimmage at Lander on Friday. Coach Matthew McPhie stated "the boys played hard and it was a good learning experience, as our team was able to review the film and see what we need to clean up. I'm excited about the improvement process that we are undertaking. We've got a great challenge with Greybull on the road this weekend." The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday. McPhie further added areas that need...
Both varsity and junior varsity golf began last week. Varsity traveled to Riverton for their matches on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, while junior varsity had two home matches on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. Coach Jacob Smith said varsity had a good first showing. "The weather wasn't very good, but the team pulled off pretty well in their first tournament scores," he said. "Hudson Roling logged another top 10 finish. Caleb DeCroo, Logan Barthlolomew and Jake Maksin all had ups and downs in their rounds." As for...
Local drivers took a big share of the prize money home Saturday evening from the 2016 Demolition Derby at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Thermopolis men brought home the top three places in the winners heat with Cory Bowman first, Jason Bowman second and Stephen Flinn third. Cody Hensley won the action packed truck derby. Three Thermopolis women cleaned-up in the women's herby derby with Taylor Sprigg first, Lisa Shaffer second and Chelsie Flinn third. Results and prize amounts include:...
The Lady Cats varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams have been practicing for over a week and will travel to Douglas for their season opener Friday and Saturday. Requests for information from the head coach were not returned at press time.... Full story
The Hot Springs County High School football team will take to the field this Friday, with a scrimmage at Lander. The season will officially open Sept. 2. Coach Matt McPhie said the team had a solid week last week, with eight practices, and the most positive things he sees is the players' attitude and work ethic. He noted they are working together, and pulling for each other. There are also a lot of things that need work, McPhie said, as there have been things done here, such as not having an int...
This season, 17 high school and middle school students will run their hearts out as they represent Thermopolis Cross Country. The Hot Springs County High School team will include seniors Liz Rhodes, Stacy Lewis and Jules Ward, and freshmen Erica Meier, Tahja Hunt, Kenna Bomengen, Olivia Weyer and Aime Robinson for the girls team and Sophomore Sean Miller for the boys. Thermopolis Middle School has eighth-graders Emme Norsworthy, Jasmine Collins, Dayna Sandburg and Ryan Miller, seventh-graders...
Shooting sports Archery Junior – 1. Tanner Medvigy, Hadley Johnson, 2. Seth Needham, Chase Herring, 3. Bridger Peil, Zane Stam, 4. Talyah Myers, Hayden Oerfield, 5. Porter McCumber, Lexi Overfield, 6. Rosalie Willson, Lance Axtell. Junior Grand Champion – Hadley Johnson Junior Reserve Champion – Chase Herring Intermediate, first or second year – 1. Carson Medvigy, 3. Jonah Needham, 4. Madeline Stam, 5. Reagan Severance, Intermediate, three or more years – 1. Hardy Johnson, Owen McCumber,...
Results from the Hot Springs County Fair include: BEEF SHOW FFA Showmanship – 1. Strite Daniels, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Rebecca Clouse Senior Showmanship – 1. Strite Daniels, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Jason Clouse, 4. Jules Ward, 5. Spencer Axtell, 6. Melissa Ward Intermediate Showmanship – 1. Eli McCumber, 2. Audrey Axtell Junior Showmanship – 1. Porter McCumber , 2. Maile Mae McCumber, 3. Will Ward, 4. Lance Axtell, 5. Lexi Overfield Breeding, Black Angus, summer yearling heifer – 1. Melissa W... Full story
Hot Springs County Summer Series Barrel Racing held their August event Saturday and Sunday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Saturday Peewee Barrels: 1D - Mesa Allen 17.816, Mesa Allen 18.141; 4D - Madalyn Moorman 20.646, Madalyn Moorman 26.280. Youth Barrels: 1D - Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.156, Emme Norsworthy 16.628; 3D -Katelyn King 17.382, Katie Fisher 17.520; 4D - Elsie Campbell 18.510, Taylor Nuttall 19.257, Tyne Vialpando 20.149, Madison O'Meara 22.867...
The Hot Springs County Fair Horse Show was held Saturday at the fairgrounds with both 4-H and FFA youth competing in a variety of events with their equine partners. Results include: PeeWee Showmanship – 1. Kamryn Farrell, Allen Thurman, Logann Farrell, Mackenzie Buckner, Soren Webber Western Pleasure – 1. Kamryn Farrell, Allen Thurman, Logann Farrell, Mackenzie Buckner Barrels – 1. Logann Farrell, 2. Kamryn Farrell, 3. Mackenzie Buckner, 4. Allen Thurman Poles – 1. Logann Farrell, 2. Kamryn... Full story
Dana Bjorhus teamed up with professional golfer Bill Haas to win the British Open Pick A Pro Tournament held July 16-17 at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Eighteen holes were played on both Saturday and Sunday in conjunction with the British Open PGA tournament in Scotland. Local competitors picked a PGA player playing in the British Open and their scores were added together for a team score. Results include: Dana Bjorhus and pro Bill Haas 273 Valerie Bjorhus and pro Phil Mickelson 280 Jake Maksin...
Friday evening saw three inductees into the Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was established in 2006 as a way to recognize the many great athletes, coaches, teams, administrators and community members that have been a part of Bobcat athletics over the years. Among those inducted were William "Bill" McCormick, a three-sport letterman in football, swimming and track & field. At one time, he had the school records in the high hurdles, low hurdles and high jump. At the time of his gra... Full story
Roll the ball down the lane, knock down as many pins as you can and have some fun doing it. Recently, the Wyoming Wild Bunch women's bowling team put these skills to the test - particularly the fun aspect - when they competed at the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships in Las Vegas, taking the Sapphire Division. Though the tournament officially ended July 10, it began April 9; the event lasts several weeks, in order to provide the 20,000-plus entrants this year the opportunities...
