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The Lady Cat's defended the home ground winning all four games during the ShoOpolis tournament, a shared tournament between Thermopolis and Shoshoni. They played Upton, Rocky Mountain, Cokeville and Little Snake River during the tourney. "We did a great job defensively holding Upton to 10 points through three quarters," said Coach Cory Sova. Thermopolis beat Upton 41-20 with a true team effort from all the girls. Randi Elisson led the team with six rebounds. Ashlyn Weber and Jessica Schierkolk...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team continued to prove their fight during a long weekend of play against tough opponents in the ShoOpolis tournament, a shared tournament between Thermopolis and Shoshoni. First up for the Bobcats were the Upton Bobcats on Friday, a home game played in Shoshone. The game was a shootout that went down to the final buzzer with the hometown Bobcats falling 64-61. Upton, which has won each of their first six games, have out scored their opponents...
The busy Bobcat matmen engaged eight dual opponents in three days losing in Greybull Thursday and competing at Worland's Battle of the Bighorns dual tourney on Friday and Saturday. Billings entries, Senior and Skyview, led the tourney and scorched the Bobcats to the tune of 147-12. However, qualifying at the 16 team tourney among the top eight teams, the Cats were 3-2 against the other five winning over Jackson 48-23, Wheatland 39-23 and Riverton 42-40 while dropping duals to Worland 48-30 and...
The Bighorn Bow hunters are having an archery shoot Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. The fundraiser event is looking for donations of about 50 Christmas trees to create a small faux forest for the shoot. The trees can be taken to the fair grounds or you can call to arrange pick up. The Bighorn Bowhunters are practicing twice weekly in the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Tuesday nights archers shoot at paper targets and Thursday nights are 3-D targets. Practice starts at 7 p.m. Membership fee is $25 per individual and $35 for a family. There is also a...
by Chandler Smith The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team channeled their pride and chaos into three hard-fought games over weekend at the Coal Miners' Classic in Wright. The boys were edged out early in the first game by Big Horn, losing 75-50, then rebounded and beat Wright 58-41, only to lose their last game against Tongue River in the final seconds Saturday morning. "Quarter one, three, and four, if we took those scores, we lost by one point. We tied them the third and...
The Lady Bobcats traveled to Glenrock for their season opener at the Herder Classic Friday and Saturday. "We simply have to play smarter" coach Cory Sova said of the varsity Lady Cats performance during their game against Tongue River. The aggressive nature of the Lady Bobcats against Tongue River lead to a number of fouls during the game. The Bobcats ended up being defeated 31-27. This is the first varsity action for many of the girls Sova noted. Quarter scores for the game were Tongue River...
Bobcat wrestlers competed Friday and Saturday at the Powell Invitational to open their season. Nearly 30 teams competed in pools Friday to qualify for the varsity brackets on Saturday. Coach C.J. Scholl noted that it was a good learning experience for his young team, that the season was young, and now “It’s time to go to work.” Senior Louie Castle led the Bobcat contingent with a 3rd place finish by dominating a Lander foe who had defeated him earlier in the tourney scoring four takedowns and an escape for a 9-5 victory. Sophomore Cullen Beche...
Kelly Johnson maintains control of the ball during girls basketball practice....
Clemens Abbott attempts to dribble past Hudson Roling during practice Monday....
Wrestlers are preparing for their first matches of the season when they hit the road Friday and Saturday to compete at the Powell Invitational....
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats basketball team will head to Wright for the Coal Miner's Classic this Friday, marking both the start of the 2015-2016 season as well as the first game of coach Kevin Gerber's run at the helm of the varsity team. Coach Kevin Gerber noted that his team's excitement for the beginning of the season is matched by his own anticipation: "Honestly, it's awesome," he said. This is my fifth year coaching, my first year taking over as varsity coach," he added....
The Lady Cats are heading into basketball season by gearing up for their first tournament Friday and Saturday in Glenrock. With just a few weeks of practice under their belt, Coach Cory Sova has twenty-four girls for the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams. The Lady Cats lost six seniors to graduation who played a significant role for the cats last year. After getting beat in overtime in the semifinals at state last year, Sova has a plan. "We will spend the first half of the year looking...
Hot Springs County High School head wrestling coach C.J. Scholl and asst. Jake Smith are in their second year, but this season begins a new era for the sport at HSCHS. Gone are the Bobcats first two multi-year state champions, Ryan Bradshaw and Vinnie Castle, who had won district, regional and state honors for the last four years. Their departure leaves a grand total of two upper class men wrestlers, seniors Colter Hansen and Louie Castle. Both showed good progress throughout last season, and...
shed for 1,329 yards this season, was named to the Wyoming Super 25 team, an all-star team compiled of players from every division in Wyoming high school football. Cornwell, who was a staple of the Bobcats run-heavy offense over the last three years, averaged over 1,000 yards a season his sophomore, junior, and senior years. "I've been working for it for a long time," said Cornwell of his honor. "I'm very thankful that I got it." Last year, his junior year at Hot Springs County High School, he...
School football players were named to the 2A All-Conference football team Monday, with three of those players also making it onto the 2A All-State team. Cody Bjorhus, Tyler Cornwell, and Eric Herold were named to both the All-Conference and All-State teams, while teammates Dominic Jensen, Milton Peden, and Noah Schwalbe were named to the All-Conference team. Milton Peden and Noah Schwalbe are both sophomores who have two more years of eligibility to play for the Bobcats. Cornwell, Bjorhus,...
The Thermopolis Middle School Basketball season has reached the half way point, and the payers are gaining some great ball skills. The 7th grade Coach Jessica Benefiel stated “We have some really fast kids, as well as some great rebounders, which has allowed us to capitalize on a run-and-gun style against some of the smaller schools.” The 7th grade team started the season with only seven players but was able to gain two more as the season progressed. Even though they have had limited num...
Team Owl Creek Graphics won the Coed Volleyball Championship against Serving Cervezas Wednesday, Nov. 11. In the first set Owl Creek Graphics came out on top 25-20 and 26-24. In the second set they also won both games, 25-12 and 25-15. Owl Creek Graphics team members include: Jessica Benefiel, Gary Benefiel, Shannon Hill, Brandon Deromedi, Catie Deromedi, Jason Ciz, Andy Wassing and Alexa Carraso. Serving Cervezas team members include: Cortney O'Conner, Ryan O'Conner, Elisa Daniels, Kevin...
Jake Hart signs a letter of intent to run track at Black Hills State University as his parents Mary and Rod look on....
The Hot Springs County Barrel Racing Winter Series started Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The next event in the series will be Sunday, Dec. 6. Barrel racing results from Nov. 15 include: Open class barrels Division 1D: Shyla Nicholas, 15.893; Della Epler, 15.951; Elaine Hollings, 16.009; Missy Given, 16.140; Brenda Sims, 16.165. Division 2D: Laurie Johnson, 16.402; Randi Perry, 16.438; Brye Williams, 16.641; Kim Decker, 16.680; Missy Given, 16.727; Tammy Trolllinger, 16.888. Division 3D: Shyla Nicholas, 16.920; Stephanie Williams,...
Logan Shumway, top, goes up to take a shot during Thermopois Middle School boys basketball action. Teagan Anderson, bottom, dribbles down court....
There has been a lot of anticipation and speculation around the state of Wyoming regarding the reclassification as set by the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA). Classifications for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years were released by the WHSAA in August and Thermopolis is found in the 3A classification for all activities except football. Thermopolis will remain in the 2A classification for football from 2016-2018. Currently, classification enrollment are pulled every two years for reclassification purposes. Enrollment...
Two Lady Bobcats from Hot Springs County High School were named to the 2A All-Conference team Monday. Lizzy Lofink and Maggie Ryan, who had consistently strong performances over the course of the 2015 season, were honored with the selection. The list named players from twenty 2A teams from around the state. Lofink consistently earned mention in post-game reports as an offensive mainstay for the Lady Bobcats. A go-to staple for the team, Lofink, an offensive hitter, recorded multiple kills nearly every game. Ryan was much the same on the defensi...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Bobcats traveled to Lander on Friday for the first round of regional play, facing off against second-ranked Kemmerer. The Lady Cats "came out a little bit flat footed," according to coach Shannon Hill, and lost the first game 9-25. "We picked it up in the second two games and went point for point with them, but unfortunately let them go on runs towards the end of each game which set us back," she said. The Lady Cats lost the second and third sets 16 - 25 a...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat football team ended their season on Friday with a 14-28 loss to powerhouse Lovell in the first round of the regional playoffs. "The boys played a great game," said coach Rob Anderson. "We started out really strong with the score tied 14-14 at half," but Lovell managed to go into the second half with all the momentum. "Lovell came out in the second half and controlled the ball and the clock," said Anderson. Lovell was able to add two scores in the second...
Mesa Allen, Brye Williams, Rylee Agar, Kaitlyn Schmuck, Bobbi Zupan, Crystal Chapel-Schmuck, Jerri Gillett and Nicole Baggs were named champions in their divisions following the final Hot Springs County Barrel Racing's 2015 Summer Series event. Rylee Agar, Taylor Agar, Katelyn King, Nicole Baggs, Laurie Johnson, Kellie Fisher and Bobbie Zupan placed second in their divisions. Some competitors wore Halloween costumes for the event. Barrel racers will start the winter series Sunday, Nov. 15....
