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If you have a child between kindergarten and eighth grade who loves to cheer on our hometown Bobcats, there is a camp designed especially for them. The Bobcat Cheer Camp is open to students wishing to learn the basics of cheerleading and wanting to be able to cheer at a boys varsity basketball game. The camp will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the high school gym. Participants will learn the basics of cheerleading and will then show off their cheer routines during halftime of the 3 p.m. boys basketball game. Registration costs...
The Bobcats charged into conference play last weekend against both Greybull and Lovell, two powerhouse teams with a major height advantage, getting their first real test of what the season has in store for the Thermopolis squad. First up was Greybull on Friday. The game was played in a packed auditorium in front of scores of cheering fans, but the team spirit did not translate into momentum as the Buffaloes came out of the gate on a relentless scoring streak that could be slowed but not stopped...
Occasionally a situation in high school sports arises that calls participants to a higher performance standard than usually is the case. Sophomore Bobcats competing in wrestling are in that situation this year. There are no juniors out for the sport, and there are only two seniors. Assuming that mid-school wrestlers will continue in the sport at the high school level, there will be between 15 and 20 freshmen/sophomore wrestlers in the room at the start of the 2016-17 season. Leadership will be vested in the returning juniors: Cullen Becher, Mil...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers competed at the Cody Invite Saturday. "Our wrestlers have improved leaps and bounds since the start of the season," said coach Toby Emery. He added "The boys are more conditioned, have displayed better technique on the mat, and shown more heart when it comes down to finishing close matches." The wrestlers are a couple weeks away from conference and are focusing on getting better each week. "We had a great tournament in Cody, but still have a lot of work...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Speech and Debate team returned home from the Camel Classic in Gillette with a second place finish. Seven members of the team attended the two-day tournament with a few bringing home personal wins to go along with the team trophy. For the second tournament in a row, Kameron Olsen moved into the final round of Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate undefeated. He placed second, losing on a split, 1-2 ballot, in finals. “Kam (Olsen) has found his niche,” coach Cindy Glasson said. “Its great to see the look on his face every time...
The Lady Cats basketball team defeated Big Piney 45-35, but they had to work for the win. Coach Cory Sova gave Big Piney credit for playing hard for 32 minutes, and that they are well coached. The Lady Cats had some trouble with passes during the game. "We had too many bad passes on our part, we need to clean that up," Sova said. The first half of the game did not provide the two point shot spread Sova was after, only netting two of the 17 points during that time. "That will not cut against a...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team finished this weekend even with one win and one loss against tough opponents Big Piney and Meeteetse. The Bobcats' Friday night game was a nail biter, with the Bobcats trailing throughout the first half but exchanging the lead throughout the second. Big Piney, who have nine seniors on the team, had an advantage in experience over the younger Bobcat team. "A lot of those guys have been starting for four years. They were cool, they were...
After a rough-and-tumble football season, senior players Eric Herold and Tyler Cornwell still have a lot of which to be proud. The duo, who lit up the field during their final season at Hot Springs County High School, have recently been named Wyoming Scholar Athlete nominees. The duo, who lit up the football field at the beginning of the school year, are also serious about lending a helping hand in their community, a big portion of the nomination criteria. Cornwell is currently serving as...
The Thermopolis Middle School boys wrestling team competed in its second tournament of the year this weekend in Lovell, recording a number of top finishes in multiple weight classes. Wrestlers taking first place included Wyatt McDermott-84A weight class, Logan Cole-220A, Cole Collins-HWTA and Cole Christiansen-120B. Second place finishers include Blake Williams-98A, Eric Bleak-138/145B and Spencer Axtell-155/165B. Jaxson Jensen was the team’s sole third place finisher in the 120B weight class. Fourth place finishers include Cade McLean-91A, H...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team started their season out with a second place finish at the Kelly Walsh Invitational last weekend in Casper. In spite of illness taking its toll on the number of students able to attend, several on the team had an excellent first meet. Topping the list was the Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate performance by senior Kameron Olsen. Olsen was one of only two competitors coming out of preliminary rounds with a perfect 4-0 record. He went on to sweep semi-finals with a perfect 3-0, but unfortunately lost to a debater from...
Fifteen Bobcats went to Pavillion to wrestle in the Don Runner Invitational Friday and Saturday. Heeding their coaches prediction that “...they’ll get better” after a tough Douglas weekend, they placed nine in the top six of their weight classes. Greybull/Riverside amassed 195 1/2 points to take the 21 team tournament championship to lead Rocky Mountain, Cokeville, and Thermopolis. The 141 points scored by the Bobcats was the highest tournament total in recent years for the ‘Cats. Both Cullen Becher and Jon Hagen wrestled for the tourney...
Milton Peden strains as he works to gain control of his opponent during Bobcat wrestling action....
Tyler Cornwell releases a shot over the hands of a Big Piney player on Friday as Michael Meier stands ready for a rebound. Cornwell finished the game with 13 points and eight re...
Makayla George puts up a jump shot during Friday's Lady Bobcats 45-35 win against Big Piney....
Bobcat wrestlers journeyed to Douglas for the Shane Shatto Invitational Friday and Saturday. It became clear this young team has a ways to go to compete successfully in tournaments where seven of the top ten teams were from 4A schools. Even usually powerful Douglas could finish no better than sixth. Bright spots in earning Thermopolis’ 25 points were the Becher boys with Cullen leading the way to a fifth place medal with three victories while brother Ethan scored a pin and a technical fall just missing the consolation placing round. Also adding...
Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers had their first tournament of the season during the Greybull-Cloudpeak Tournament Saturday. Wrestlers bringing home first place medals include Wyatt McDermott – 84A weight class, Logan Cole – 220/HWTA, Tyson Medina – 84B, Teagan Anderson -138/145B and Austin Barral – 155/165B. Second place wrestlers include Blake Williams – 98A weight class, Cole Collins – 220/HWTA, Cole Christiansen – 120B. Third place wrestlers include Riley Shaffer – 132/138A weight...
Ethan Becher works to gain control of his opponent during wrestling action at the Douglas Invitational....
The Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team heads to Casper on Friday to compete in the Kelly Walsh Invitational, their first outing of the season. The 10 student team spent most of the Christmas break meeting and practicing for the upcoming event, one of the largest meets they participate in for the year. Coach Cindy Glasson said she’s really looking forward to how the team will perform. “We have four returning students this year, all seniors.” Glasson said. “That gives us six new team members that are starting out at one of th...
The Thermopolis ranch sorting competition features riders and horses riding through a pen of ten calves, sorting out all ten in numerical order. Results from the Jan. 10 event include (in order of finish): Saturday Enter Up: Melissa Sams and Steve Mosser, Cal Ragle and Scott Rattif, Mosser and Rattif. Novice: Gina Cuprak and Jennifer Harvey, Cuprak and Colleen Hanson, Cuprak and Heidi McStay. Youth: Mesa Allen, Bridger Peil (2nd and 3rd). Total sort: Cuprak, Sams, Rattif, Harvey. Sunday Quick...
After a long break for the holidays, the Bobcat boys basketball team returned to action on Friday in Lovell against hometown Lovell and conference rivals Rocky Mountain and Riverside. The Bobcats came out of the holiday break with their pre-break momentum still in tact, and managed to finish two-and-one during their three games last weekend. First up was Lovell, a team that featured a hard-to-stop duo of a six-foot-nine and six-foot-four player who teamed up for over half of the Bulldog's 74...
Traveling to Rocky Mountain, the Lady Bobcats basketball team played an exhaustive onslaught of games in just a short period of time. The girls had the determination to see it to the end and add a few more wins to their name. The varsity team currently owns a 7-3 record. The Lady Cats topped Wind River 58-31. "It is a good win for us, but quite sloppy, considering it was the first game in 20 days," said coach Cory Sova. Even with the girls 25 turnovers during the game, Wind River had the...
After a short vacation for the holiday season, which allowed the players some much needed rest, the Bobcat boys will be gearing up this week for the upcoming Big Horn Basin Basketball Classic in Lovell. The Bobcats, whose schedule has yet to be determined, will be participating in the tournament alongside teams like Greybull, Lovell, Powell, Rocky Mountain, and Shoshoni. The tournament will begin Friday and will end Saturday, and both the JV and Varsity teams will be competing in the action....
The Bobcats head wrestling coach C.J. Scholl said he breaks the season into thirds. The first third ends with the Christmas break. That was a period when the coaches could make an assessment of the pluses and minuses of each individual athlete and develop a plan for the development of the skills they’ll need to be as successful as possible. The second third starts now. Each wrestler will have “tweaks” to practice for the final third of the season which starts immediately after the Ron Thon in Riverton and concludes with the regional and state...
Hardy Johnson ended the year third in the 2015 Tournament of Champions for the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour (RMJGT) in Scottsdale, Ariz. on December 28. Johnson competed against RMJGT members from across the United States, including Florida, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. Johnson qualified for the tournament in early June with a win at Thorncreek Golf Course in Thornton, Colo., and later with a win at the Utah State Golf Championship in Salt Lake...
USA Today High School Sports has named Hot Springs County High School senior Tyler Cornwell to the 2015 All-USA Wyoming Football Team. Players are selected for the honor based on their athletic achievements for the 2015-16 season. Cornwell rushed for 1,329 yards this season and was also named to the Wyoming Super 25 team. He has been a staple of the Bobcats offense over the past three years, averaging over 1,000 yards his sophomore, junior and senior years....
