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Tahja Hunt burns down the court during Thermopolis Middle School eighth grade basketball action....
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Last Friday an activities bus carrying the Bobcat boys basketball team left HSCHS with the passengers knowing they had a tough task in front of them - win the next two games and guarantee entry in the regional tournament without going through a "pigtail" qualifying game. The first obstacle, Riverside, had fallen to the Bobcats by 18 points earlier in the season, and the Bobcats were heavily favored to defeat the scrappy but thin Rebels on their own floor. At the end of the first quarter, coach K...
The Lady Bobcats basketball team hit the road both Friday and Saturday and came home with a win and a loss. The Lady Bobcats took the lead early in Friday’s game and refused to give Riverside a chance with the girls winning 49-33. The Lady Cats gained the lead in the first quarter and kept it until the end of the game. According to coach Cory Sova, the Lady Cats were able to get more field goal attempts than Riverside because of a big discrepancy in turnovers and the Lady Cats grabbed 23 offensive rebounds. “It was a good team effort; everyone...
A busy week tested Thermopolis wrestlers as they hosted a quadrangle with Worland, Douglas and Lovell on Thursday, and a trip to Riverton to participate in the tournament most wrestling people in Wyoming consider the true individual state championship meet - The Ron Thon Invitational. Thursday the Bobcats wrestled both Douglas and Worland in successive matches. Douglas overpowered the Bobcats to the tune of 49-18 with only Tom Severns and Cullen Becher winning via pins. Other Bobcats wrestled...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers competed at Conference in Rocky Mountain on Saturday. The team came out in fourth overall with 121 points. Powell came in first with 217 points, Worland was second with 175 points and Cody was third with 162 points. First place finishers include Wyatt McDermott-84A, Logan Cole-220A, Cole Collins-HWTA, Tyson Medina-84B, Cole Christiansen-120B, Eric Bleak-132B, Tyler Kay-138B and Austin Barral-165B. Bringing home second place are Blake Williams-98A, Riley Shaffer-138A and Teagan Anderson-138B. Third place...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team traveled to Jackson last weekend for the Teton Invitational, returning with a third place in 1A/2A competition. Just five members of the team were able to make the trip, but made an excellent showing with several students placing in their individual events. Senior Amanda Dinsmore broke to semi-finals in both drama and humor, moving on to finals in drama, bringing home fourth place honors. Dinsmore was joined by sophomore Patience Moore, who broke into semi-finals in drama for the first time. “The look on her f...
The boys Bobcat basketball team enter this week's upcoming action with Riverside and Greybull with an 0-3 record in conference after tough losses at Rocky Mountain Thursday and with visiting Shoshoni Saturday. Coach Kevin Gerber remarked, "All conference games are important, but now they are really important if we don't want to have to play a "pigtail game" to get into the regional tournament." "In the 44-42 loss at Rocky Mountain Thursday, Tyler Cornwell had an outstanding all-around game. He...
The Lady Cats fought hard against Rocky Mountain in Friday's game but in the end they were edged out 37-43. The girls had 11 turnovers in the first half of the game and only five in the second half. According to Coach Cory Sova, the Lady Cats struggled during the first half. "To the girls' credit they battled back in the second half. There was just too much of a deficit to make up on the road," said Sova. Korey Smith led the team in points netting 12 points total. Randi Elisson was close behind...
The Bobcats journeyed to Greybull for their Memorial Invitational Saturday with six wrestlers finishing in the top four. The Bobcats were led by Colter Hansen who finished second, followed by Jon Hagen, Luciano (Louie in the practice room) Castle and Cullen Becher all placing third, finished off by Chandler Maddock and Milton Peden each placing fourth. Scoring 105 points, the Bobcats finished a respectable sixth in the 12 team tournament. Moorcroft showed its power earning 206 points followed...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers competed at the Powell Tournament Saturday. They also wrestled at home against Worland, Riverton and Lander Tuesday afternoon. Results from the home matches will be in the Feb. 11 Independent Record. Results from the Powell tourney include: First place finishers include Logan Cole-220A , Tyson Medina-84B and Teagan Anderson-138B. Second place finishers include Wyatt McDermott-84A, Bubba Bowman-98B, Jaxson Jensen-120B and Eric Bleak-138B. Third place...
The Hot Springs County Barrel Racing Winter Series is in full swing at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results from Jan. 24 include: Peewee barrels Division 1D: Mesa Allen, 19.108. Division 2D: Taylor Malcom, 19.852. Division 4D: Kamryn Farrell, 25.375; Kaycee Stothart; 32.926; Louie Nicholas, 36.446; Logann Farrell, 39.855; Tylee Agar, 48.843. Youth barrels Division 1D: Kamryn Farrell, 16.795; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.976; Brye Williams, 16.995; Mackenzie Scott, 17.133. Division 2D: Emme...
The Thermopolis Lady Bobcat basketball team lost to Greybull at home Friday and Saturday on the road against Lovell. The Lady Cats fought hard against Greybull and were only edged out by two points. At the buzzer, Thermopolis lost 34-36. According to coach Cory Sova, the girls had a poor night shooting the ball and struggled taking care of the ball. "It was a sloppy game and we didn't get near enough field goal attempts because of our miscues," said Sova. It was the Lady Cats defensive skills...
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....
