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A Popsicle Night for the Tee Ball players is scheduled for June 30, beginning at 6 p.m. at the baseball fields. Recreation Director Brad Morrison explained this is an end-of-year event for the Tee Ball team, and Popsicles will be handed out to the players. Baseball practices got underway at the end of May, with a total 58 signed up — 17 each in the Major and Minor leagues, 18 in Coach Pitch and six in Start Smart. The first game of the season saw a loss at home to Otto, 26-11, though Morrison n...
There was a variety of grinding, ollies and half-pipe tricks Friday at the Thermopolis skate park during the Skateboard, Scooter and BMX show. Participants wowed viewers with some incredible tricks and all around fun. Zach Hurley shows off some of his skateboarding skills....
Men’s League, June 8 Low Gross: Parke Price (34); Low Net: Joey Johnson (27); Skins: Kevin Simpson (Hole #4), Parke Price (Hole #5); Deuce Pot: Parke Price (Hole #5) ; Closest to the Pin (Hole #8): Frank Toth; Longest Putt (Hole #4): Kevin Simpson. Men’s League, June 15 Low Gross: Donnie Bjorhus (32); Low Net: Joey Johnson (30); Skins: Dusty McLean (Hole #3), Jason Ciz (Hole #4), Frank Toth (Hole #5), Donnie Bjorhus (Hole #8); Deuce Pot: Frank Toth (Hole #5), Dale Cornella (Hole #8), Donnie Bjorhus (Hole #8); Closest to the Pin (Hole #2): Kev... Full story
For a week in June, Chloe Crosby and Shayna Bauer became the Thermopolis delegates for the 74th session of the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State. The session was June 11-18 at the Northwest College campus in Powell, and provides a look at the goings-on of city and state governments. According to a press release, the Girls State program emphasizes the importance of government in modern life and educates young women in the duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of American...
The Skateboard, Scooter and BMX Show Friday at the Thermopolis Skate Park came with some crazy stunts with scooters like 180s and 360s....
One of the participants of the Skateboard, Scooter and BMX Show carves through the half-pipe at the Thermopolis Skate Park Friday....
On Saturday, June 11, Hot Springs County High School graduates KinDale Andreen and Tyler Cornwell participated in the 43rd annual Shrine Bowl. Andreen said the experience was an awesome one, and she enjoyed having one last game. A sports trainer for the past four years, Andreen said sports medicine brings together her passion for sports and taking care of people. Her freshman year saw her getting water, heat and ice for players as needed - though at one point she did help splint a player who had...
Six 4-H members competed in the 2016 Wyoming State National Rifle Association Youth Hunter Education Challenge, sponsored by the Wyoming Game and Fish and Cabela's last weekend at the Upton Gun Glub. The students who attended were Sascha Mobbs, Hadley Johnson, John Maier, Hardy Johnson, Carson Medvigy and Destiny Harris. Scores were as follows: Carson Medvigy – 1st Wildlife ID, 2nd Muzzleloader; Destiny Harris – 2nd Wildlife ID, 1st Hunters Education Written Exam; John Maier – 1st .22 Rifle...
Seventh grader Logan Cole shattered a nearly 40-year-old record in the Long Jump this school year, with a distance of 17’ 7.75”. The previous record of 17’ 3” was set by Jon Lesher in 1977. There were quite a few records broken by the Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field, which ended their regular season on May 7. Cole also set the record in the Shot Put with a distance of 43’ 2” — the previous record was John Balstad’s 41’ 1” n 1989 — and in the Discus with a distance of 146’ 9.5... Full story
The June Thermopolis Gymkhana was Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The next Gymkhana event is scheduled for July 1. Sunday's results, in order of finish, include: Lead Line Barrels: Talon Owsley, Kylee Williams, Mackenzie Buckner, Peyton Marsh, Sydney Nye and Cooper Nye. Poles: Kylee Williams, Talon Owsley, Sydney Nye, Mackenzie Buckner, Peyton Marsh and Lillyana Reed. Goats: Talon Owsley, Kylee Williams, Scotlyn Armajo, Sydney Nye and Cooper Nye. Flag race: Sydney Nye, Talon Owsley,...
The Hot Springs Recreation Department baseball program started practice last week, with their first session on May 31. There are a total 58 signed up this year, with 17 in the Majors, 17 in the Minors, 18 in Coach Pitch and six in the Start Smart. Recreation Director Brad Morrison explained Start Smart is for three- to five-year –olds, and involves parents attending one day a week with their kids. Children learn baseball fundamentals such as hitting, throwing and catching. The first game for t...
Over the Memorial Day weekend, the parking lot at Hot Springs County High School was a place to be for the Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Though Thermopolis has hosted the tournament a number of years, 2016 marks the first time it was headed up by the Bobcat Boosters. The Booster Club's sponsorship means all the money generated stayed in the community. On top of that, vendors were all local clubs, organizations or concessionaires. Ernie Mecca, a coach and Booster Club... Full story
The Thermopolis Golf Course Men’s League plays on Wednesday evenings at the golf course. Results from May include: May 11 Low Gross - Travis McDermott (37); Low Net - Dennis Sinclair (29); Skins - Travis McDermott (Hole #3 - Eagle); Deuce Pot - Kevin Skates (Hole #5), Chris Ryan (Hole #5) May 18 Low Gross - Parke Price (33); Low Net - Dusty McLean (31), Austin Rush (31); Skins - Parke Price (Hole #3, Hole #7); Deuce Pot - Parke Price (Hole #5), Dusty McLean (Hole #5); Long Putt (Hole #9) - Mike Carter; Closest to Pin (Hole #5) - Parke Price M...
Eight boys and eight girls from Hot Springs County High School traveled to Casper to compete at the Track and Field State Championships May 19-21. Coach Ernie Mecca commended both teams for making a tremendous effort during the three-day meet. The boys' team won runner up, taking a total 83 points, and made 11 personal records, one state record and two school records. While a championship would've been nice, Mecca said a runner up is a good finish to the season. He further added the senior boys... Full story
It was another weekend of broken records and high scoring for the Bobcats, as they competed at the Regional Track Championships in Lander last Friday and Saturday. The boys team came home champions, winning with a total of 124 points. The boys 4x100 Relay team of Domanic Jensen, Cody Bjorhus, Tyler Cornwell and Jacob Hart set the school record for the third time, and the regional meet record, with a first place finish of 44.28. Coach Ernie Mecca hopes to see the team run their best at the state...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat golf team competed in the 2A Conference in Douglas on Friday and Saturday. Coach Jack Smith said overall the team played well and swept the Spring Championship as well as the Cowboy Conference Championship with many golfers earning All-Conference honors. The Thermopolis Boys placed first overall. Hudson Roling placed second overall and first in the conference. Caleb DeCroo placed fifth overall and second in the conference. Logan Bartholomew was tenth...
In addition to the Hot Springs County High School boys track team winning the Regional Championships at Lander, one senior came away with some additional recognition. Tyler Cornwell was presented the Winford Mower award during the regional track meet. The award is a high honor naming him as the top 1A/2A athlete in the Big Horn Basin, not just in track but overall in high school sports. Cornwell said he was notified that he would receive the award beforehand, so he knew he would be walking out...
Last Thursday, several Thermopolis Middle School Track members traveled to Lander to compete in the Best of the Best Meet. Coach Kent Hessenthaler stated, "One incredible result was that Logan Cole threw the discus over 146 feet - that was incredible. His previous best was 127 feet, and that throw was one of the top seventh grade throws in the nation. His throw was a once in a lifetime throw for a seventh grader." Results from the meet are as follows: 8th Grade Girls 400 Meter Dash Aspen Jensen...
This Friday, May 20, marks the registration deadline for the Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament over Memorial Day weekend. This year the Bobcat Boosters are heading up the event, with monies generated going back to the students at Hot Springs County High School. The tourney will be at the high school parking lot, and activities director Brandon Deromedi noted Tuesday there are currently 11 vendors, which will be set up at nearby LeRoy Hayes Memorial Stadium. Deromedi said the... Full story
Results from the Thermopolis Golf Course Men’s League on May 4 include: Low Gross: Frank Toth (35) Low Net: Chris Ryan (30) Deuce Pot: Frank Toth (#2, #8) Long Putt Made (Hole #7): Dale Cornella Closest to the Pin (Hole #2): Bob Ryan Skins: Frank Toth (#2, #8), Joey Johnson (#4), Frank Roling (#7)...
On Friday, the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field Team competed in Thermopolis for the Bobcat Invite. Coach Ernie Mecca expressed his appreciation to the members of the school community and the town for helping at the meet. It takes a large number of volunteers to have a successful meet, Mecca said, and this one saw 569 athletes from 24 teams, and it took everyone that helped to get it done in five-and-a-half hours. Mecca also acknowledged senior Tyler Cornwell, noting he is the... Full story
The Hot Springs County High School golf team competed in Lander on Friday. Coach Jake Smith said the team had many amazing performances. “We coaches couldn’t be prouder of their progress,” he said. “Nor could we be more excited about peaking going into spring championships.” The scores for Friday’s game in Lander were as follows: Hudson Roling – 71, Logan Bartholomew – 84, Caleb DeCroo – 88, Jake Maksin – 95, Eric Herold – 88, Will Devries – 93, Colton Dobbins – 86, Jaydon Weaver – 140, Kris...
The Thermopolis Middle School tracksters competed this past weekend at the Conference Track Meet in Worland. The season is winding down for the school with the Best of the Best scheduled for this Thursday in Lander. Results from the Worland meet are as follows. Where needed, results are listed for heats and finals: 8th Grade Girls — second, 83 points 100 Meter Dash Heats Dani Jo Pebbles — 14th, 17.95 400 Meter Dash Aspen Jensen — fourth, 1:11.94, Olivia Weyer — seventh, 1:16.31 800 Meter Run Tahja Hunt — first, 2:38.68, McKenna Bomengen...
The first of the Thermopolis Gymkhana summer series events was held May 1 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include: Lead Line Barrels: 1st, Hoyt Peil; 2nd, Talon Owsley; 3rd, Kylee Williams; 4th, Casen Eckley; 5th, Scotlyn Armajo Poles: 1st, Hoyt Peil; 2nd, Talon Owlsey; 3rd, Caden Rhodes; 4th, Kylee Williams; 5th, Misty Flower; 6th, Casen Eckley Goats: 1st, Hoyt Peil; 2nd, Talon Owlsey; 3rd, Misty Flower; 4th, Abigal Flower; 5th, Caden Rhodes; 6th, Scotlyn Armajo Flag Race: 1st,...
Despite some schedule shifts, the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field did well at Meeteetse and Casper on Monday. Wyoming Track Classic Jules Ward was the 3200 Meters champion at the all class Wyoming Track Classic in Casper on Monday, with a personal record time 11:49.23. This also gives her the best time in the state so far, in 2A girls. Coach Ernie Mecca said any time students qualify for the Classic is a good thing, as it means they are among the top students across the state,...
