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Bobcat wrestlers competed at the 3A East Regional competition in Worland last Friday and Saturday. While an encouraging eleven Bobcats will be on their way to the Casper Events Center and state tourney on Friday, only four Bobcats - Austin Ireland (champion at 106 lb.), Logan Cole (third at 182 lb.) Austin Weaver (second at 195 lb.) and Hyrum Rich (third at 195 lb.) - are going with credentials that earn them seeding consideration. Ireland has the second seed at 106, and Weaver secured a fourth...
Last Saturday, Ty Peterson with the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended a tournament in Billings, Mont. Peterson won first place in the 80-pound School Boy division, and second in 85-pound School Boy....
This past week saw the JV boys taking on Buffalo and Rawlins. Though both games resulted in losses — 44-36 against Buffalo and 51-24 against Rawlins — the boys showed improvement from when they faced these opponents earlier in the season. With regard to the Buffalo game, coach Ryan Shaffer stated it was a “much better game for us than the first time we met. We played solid defense, keeping them under our goal of 48. We had 11 steals and five blocks.” While the boys held Buffalo to a low percent...
This past weekend saw the Thermopolis Middle School eighth grade "B" team emerge the champions at their home tournament. Coach Shane Corpening stated in their first game against Lander the boys jumped to a 19-10 lead in the first half thanks to a strong defensive second quarter. Though Lander tried to take a run in the fourth, some timely shots and good free throws put the Bobcats ahead 35-32 at the final buzzer. In the second game, against Worland, there were many ties and lead changes, and the... Full story
The Thermopolis High School boys basketball team played a fierce road game against Worland last weekend, coming home with a 59-53 loss. The boys' schedule also included a home game against Buffalo, though the snow forced a reschedule. Coach Kevin Gerber said the boys played a really good game against Worland. "I'm really proud of them," he said. "They played really hard. They really stepped up to the plate as far as recognizing it was an important game in our conference, one that we could...
The Lady Bobcat's varsity basketball team had a rough time in their game against Worland's Lady Warriors last week, ending the night with a 27-51 loss. Worland dominated every statistical category with the exception of free-throws and their mix of size and quickness bothered the Cats, but coach Cory Sova said the girls didn't play offensively like they are capable. "When we finally would run our offense with aggressiveness and decent execution, we struggled shooting the ball," Sova said. "I was...
In one of the busiest weeks of the year for the Bobcats, they faced Lovell and Worland on their Senior Night at home Thursday, and then on a snowy, windy day journeyed to Glenrock to face arguably the best two 2A teams in the state. With 24 points in forfeits added to their total against Lovell, Thermopolis won on the mat too for a 52-16 victory before facing Worland in a surprisingly close and interesting match, this time forfeiting 18 points to Worland's total and wrestling them nearly even... Full story
Though the boys JV basketball team came away with a 61-48 loss against Worland this past weekend, Coach Ryan Shaffer said they played well. He tried to switch a few things up to give them a better second quarter, as it has been rough during most of their games. “I tried to switch out the personnel a little bit, which I think worked a little better. We still gave up some, but we only gave up four in the first and four in the second . . . so down only eight points at halftime was a lot better for...
The freshman and JV girls basketball teams were pitted against the Worland Lady Warriors, and unfortunately, both teams came up short. The freshman girls came out ready to play, they just couldn’t get any shots to fall, losing to Worland, 29-58. Three of the team members on the Worland squad shot in double digits, and the Lady Cats were having a rough time with free-throws, shooting just 22 percent from the line. “Overall, we just had a tough game,” coach Katie Despain said. “I continue to see...
The Hot Springs County Rec District Adult Co-ed Basketball League saw its second round of games on Feb. 7. Carquest took on Merit, with Merit coming out on top with an 80-31 victory. Leading scorers were Hannah Varner with seven points for Carquest and David Evans with 23 for Merit. The victory puts Merit at 2-0 for the season, while their opponent is still looking for that first win. In the matchup between Vicklund Pharmacy and Hoosier Daddy, the pharmacy won 71-43. Top scorers were Steth Daniels with 30 for Vicklund, and Dillon Upton and...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club had two kids attend The Razor City Rumble in Gillette this past weekend. In Folkstyle, Mack Buckner placed second in Intermediate Weight 71. Briar Lahoe wrestled in Bantum Weight 53 for Folkstyle and Freestyle, but did not place. This was her first tournament....
The Lady Bobcat basketball team spent the weekend away, hitting Wheatland on Friday and Torrington on Saturday, coming home with a 1-1 record. The Lady Cats beat the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs on Friday, 58-31. Coach Cory Sova said the team shot the ball really well from the field and played consistently offensively for the majority of the game, but did struggle a bit taking care of the ball. "A few of the errors were mental and unforced," Sova said. "We also gave up way too many offensive...
This past weekend saw the Hot Springs County High School Basketball team travelling to take on Wheatland and Torrington. The boys saw a 51-48 loss against Wheatland on Friday night, and Coach, Kevin Gerber said he felt really good about how we matched up with them. One of the hardest parts, he added, was that Hudson Roling got into foul trouble early, picking up his second with just over 4:40 left in the first quarter. Roling was out the rest of the quarter, but was able to play all of the... Full story
The Greybull Invitational eleven-team tournament included super 2A power Moorcroft who ran away from everyone with a 250 point total, more than 100 points more than second place Cody followed by Lovell, Powell and a tie with Lander and the Bobcats at 107 points. This tourney presented a special challenge to the Bobcat mat men. Health conditions eliminated two productive members of their lineup, and the question was who would step up to fill their roles as team point earners. The answer to that... Full story
Boys JV basketball Coach Ryan Shaffer said after a couple low-scoring games against Buffalo and Rawlins, last week’s games against Wheatland and Torrington were a nice change. Regarding the 60-44 loss to Wheatland on Friday, Shaffer said the boys played well but again had a rough second quarter, being outscored by eight in the quarter and down by 10 at the half. The second half, our boys were able to keep up with scoring for the most part, but still ended up with a 16 point-loss. The T...
The Lady Cats JV and froshmore teams both traveled over the weekend, playing Wheatland on Friday before taking on Torrington on Saturday. Friday’s game against Wheatland’s Lady Bulldogs was a real confidence booster for the froshmore team as they came out on top, 62-30. Coach Katie Despain said the first quarter was tight, with the girls just three points ahead, but they came out in the second quarter ready to play and went to the locker room at halftime, 40-19. “They played hard and communicate...
Last week, a few kids in the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Rocky Mountain National Tournament in Gillette. Intermediate wrestler Cannon Boren, in Weight Class 74, placed second. Though schoolboy wrestler Ty Peterson, Weight Class 78, wrestled hard he did not place. Club secretary, Thrisha Myers, said they have 51 boys signed up this year, about the same as they did last year. This weekend, there are tournaments in Gillette, Pinedale and Torrington. Myers said there is also a tournament every weekend in March, and the Wyoming...
Registration is now open for the Hot Springs County Recreation District Smart Start Sports program. The program is offered for all kids ages 3-5, for basketball, soccer and baseball. It is a noncompetitive one-on-one with the child’s parent, focusing one developing fundamentals of each sport to teach the basics of each sport. Parent participation is required for the program. Parents can sign up their children for any or all of the sports offered during the first registration period. Registration can be done online at hscrecreation.com or at t...
Barrel racing was held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Sunday with the following placings in Jackpot Open: 1D – Jerrie Slagle, 1st; Shae Bray, 2nd; Shae Bray, 3rd 2D – Missy Givens, 1st; Coralee Pratt, 2nd; Jerrie Slagle, 3rd 3D – Katie Fisher, 1st; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 2nd; Kaylee Leseberg, 3rd; Donna Daniels, 4th; Heather Jones, 5th 4D – Valerie Stothart, 1st; Heather Flowers, 2nd Placings for Jackpot in Youth: 1D – Shae Bray, 1st; Shae Bray, 2nd 2D – Mesa Allen, 1st 3D – Katie Fisher,...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-ed Basketball League has gotten underway for the 2018 season, with six teams competing. Week 1 results are as follows: One Hill of a Cizzle — 62; Vicklund Pharmacy — 46 Top scorer for One Hill was Gary Benefiel with 18 points; top scorer for Vicklund was James Van Heule with 19. Red Rock — 69; Carquest — 45 Top scorer for Red Rock was Tarvis Wingler with 23; top scorer for Carquest was Joe Munts with 8. Merit — 44; Hoosier Daddy — 32 Top scorer for Merit was David Evans with 19; top scorer...
Friday night's game against Rawlins was much different than the Thermopolis Boys Basketball team was expecting, Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Bobcats' 60-19 loss against the Outlaws. For starters, Rawlins' main scorer, Bryce Jerome, was out with an injury. Also, the Outlaws were a very aggressive team "that really beat us up on the inside," Gerber said. Of their 60 points, 44 were made inside the paint. "We did want to challenge them from the outside," Gerber said. "With Jerome being gone I... Full story
The Lady Bobcats took on the Lady Outlaws from Rawlins last Friday, battling away, but coming up short as they lost, 35-59. The Lady Cats were only down by four at the half, 19-15, but coach Cory Sova said the game got away from them at the midway mark of the third quarter. Rawlins tossed in six shots in a row from a variety of distances while Thermop struggled with turning the ball over throughout the game, ending with 25 total. "Rawlins has some very athletic girls with nice quickness," Sova s...
A busy week saw the Bobcat wrestlers entertain the Buffalo Bison at home Thursday in a dual that wasn't that entertaining for the Bobcats. Bright spots were provided for the home fans by the return to action of Cullen Becher and the continued improvement of Chase White. Becher used an impressive double leg takedown in a first period pin of his opponent while White overpowered his Bison foe also in the first period with a 1:34 pin. The 45-30 loss was made respectable more by the forfeits given...
The Lady Bobcat freshman and JV teams seemed to be stuck on the number 17 last weekend as that was the final score for both teams against Rawlins’ Lady Outlaws. Due to low numbers for the Lady Outlaws, the JV team was only able to play two quarters, losing 23-17 in Rawlins. “We came out not nearly aggressive enough in the first quarter,” said coach Katie Despain. Rawlins, on the other hand, came out ready to play and scored 15 points in the first quarter compared to the Lady Cats five. The s...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Tournament on Sunday, placing fifth of 21 teams. In Pre PeeWee Fletcher Lewis placed first in 30-32. In PeeWee Aksel Polson placed fourth in 32-34, Sawyer Wilson placed fourth in 34-35, Talon Owsley placed first in 36-37, Tucker Sayler placed second in 37-38, Archer Price placed third in 39-40, Tanner Myer placed second in 44-45 and Ben Farrell placed third in 45-49. In Bantam Ryker Sayler placed fifth in 38-43, Fischer Lewis placed first and Brayli Price placed second in...
