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The weekend featured loads of excitement at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds when the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo hit town. Cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S. and as far away as Australia were here to compete in the two-day event with a total payout of over $34,700 in prize money. Both nights were well attended with Saturday night being the "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" night, bringing awareness to the fight against cancer. The All-around Cowboy honors for the weekend went... Full story
The Hot Springs County Recreation Department’s Adult Softball program will be wrapping up in the next couple weeks, with the single elimination tournament kicking off this Thursday. Game One will be the No. 4 ranked team, Robin BatsMan, against No. 5 One-Eyed Buffalo, beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, July 6, Game Two will be the No. 3 Sons of Pitches against the No. 6 Risen Son team at 6:30 p.m. Game Three will follow at 7:45 p.m., with the No. 2 One Stop Sparkplugs against the No. 7 Slide One In. Tuesday, July 11 will be the semi-finals, w...
John Williams is the first to take off during the Chuck Mead Memorial Pack Horse Race on Saturday. Jules and Melissa Ward were not far behind. Williams and his parterner, Jason Christopherson took first in the race, with the Ward girls coming in second and Dawn Boregan and Sarah Lowe placing third....
It’s time to strap on the saddles and spurs again, for the annual Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous Rodeo, this weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Rodeo activities kick off on Friday at 9 a.m., with the Rodeo Slack at the fairgrounds. Admission to the event is free. At 5:30 p.m. the same day, the rodeo gates and the vendor alley open. Food and other items will be available for purchase. The rodeo action officially gets underway at 8 p.m. Friday night, with the Patriotic Night at the f...
Summer vacation is just getting started and the kids are driving you nuts? Well, this Saturday is a chance for them to get out and do something totally new – Nerf Wars! All ages are welcome to participate in the event being held near the horseshoe pits in Hot Springs State Park, starting at 10 a.m. Bring your Nerf blasters if you have them. If not, there will be some available to use. All you have to do is provide your own eye protection. Those 10 and under will require an adult to be there....
Monday marks the start of the Big Horn Basin Football Camp, now in its 28th year in Thermopolis. The camp will be held at LeRoy Hayes Field and will include individual drills and techniques, 7 on 7 competition, swimming, mini golf and a whitewater rafting opportunity for the older players. Costs for grades 5-12 will be $70 for the camp only and $105 with the whitewater rafting trip. Drillers, the K-4 players, will be $35. Rafting is not available for the little Drillers. Registration will be in...
The Thermopolis Majors baseball team saw a 14-1 loss at Worland last week, and will take on Otto Thursday night, starting at 6:15 p.m. at Whitt Field. In Adult Softball, One-Eyed Buffalo won 12-7 against Slide One In, and Risen Son won 21-15 against Robin BatsMan. Current softball standings are: Merit’s Nicest Team Ever — 6-0 One Stop Sparkplugs — 5-2 Sons of Pitches — 5-2 One Eyed Buffalo — 3-4 Robin BatsMan — 3-4 Slide One in — 1-6 Risen Son — 1-6... Full story
The Rod Harris Memorial golf tournament was held last weekend at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Winners of the two-day event included a tie for first place, gross, the team of Travis McDermott and Bob Ryan (140) and the team of Binky Fisher and Parke Price. Third place, gross, was the team of Scott Peters and Eric Smits (144). Net winners were Hadley and Hardy Johnson in first place with a 121.5, Bob and Kay Uffelman in second place with a 134.2, and third place winners were Cody Bjorhus and Randy Harris with a 134.6....
Since 1980 the Make a Wish Foundation has been granting the wishes of terminally ill children across the U.S. Make a Wish Wyoming was started shortly after, in 1985. More than 530 wishes have been granted through the Wyoming organization, all because of generous donations. Your chance to donate or participate is coming to Thermopolis with the Tour de Wish 5k Ride, Run and Walk, inspired by the first recipient, Brian, from Gillette who’s wish was a BMX bike. The event will be held in Hot Springs State Park on June 24. Open registration will b...
Two local students have qualified to compete at the world’s largest junior high rodeo. Jase Longwell, a seventh grade student from Thermopolis Middle School, and McCoy Longwell, a sixth grade student from Risen Son Christian School, have earned positions on the Wyoming National Junior High rodeo team and will travel to Lebanon, Tenn. June 18-24 to compete at the 13th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo in ribbon roping, team roping, chute dogging and breakaway. The Saturday championship performance will be televised nationally on R...
This Saturday marks the first of three team roping events being hosted at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds by Durbin Creek Ranch. The three events will allow members of the American Cowboys Team Roping Association (ACTRA) a chance to qualify for the Big Horn Chapter ACTRA finals in September at the Cottonwood Equestrian Center in Silesia, Mont. Roping at the chapter finals will also qualify ropers to rope at ACTRA’s National Finals in Reno, Nev. Durbin Creek Ranch also held a series last winter that will count toward the three qualifying e...
Mike Oliver with Sons of Pitches slides into third in a game against One-Eyed Buffalo. Adult Softball standings as of June 14 are: Merit's Nicest Team Ever, 6-0; One Stop Sparkplugs, 5-2; Sons of Pitches, 5-2; Robin BatsMan, 3-3; One-Eyed Buffalo, 2-4 Slide One In, 1-5; and Risen Son, 0-6....
The 2017 Thermopolis Gymkhana Series continued on June 4, with the second event of the year. In addition to barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, dummy roping and the flag race, each Gymkhana has a fun event, and the one on Sunday was a water balloon toss. Results are (in order of finish): Lead Line (5 and under) Barrels: Hoyt Peil, Talon Owsley, Cooper Nye, Ben Farrell, Ashlyn Aly, Scotlyn Armajo Poles: Talon Owsley, Cooper Nye, Ben Farrell, Hoyt Peil, Sawyer Wilson, Scotlyn Armajo Goats:...
Time to get those young men ready for next football season with the 28th annual Big Horn Basin Football Camp in Thermopolis, June 26-28. The camp will be held at LeRoy Hayes Field and will include individual drills and techniques, 7 on 7 competition, swimming, mini golf and a whitewater rafting opportunity. Staff for the camp will include head coach John Reiners from Black Hills State along with his linebacker coach and defensive line coach, Quinn Brown from William and Jewel University in Kansas City, Shand LaDage from Minot State and Dylan...
The Hot Springs County Recreation Department baseball program is underway, with a couple games already in the books. Department Director Brad Morrison said there are 76 kids, ages 3-12, out for the program this year, which is up 20 from last year. Of those out, there are 20 in the Start Smart program for three- to five-year-olds, which involves parents attending one day a week to help their kids learn baseball fundamentals like hitting, throwing and catching. Another 18 of the kids are in the...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D — Bailey Gibbons 18.813, Shyla Nicholas 18.996, Maddie Fantaskey 19.198, and Nick Comes 19.209; 2D — Della Epler 19.319, Morgan Reynolds 19.359, Shyla Nicholas 19.442, and Jeri Gillett 19.494; 3D — Missy Givens 19.974, Erin Davidson 20.098, Jerri Slagle 20.120, Bobbi Zupan 20.635 and Katelyn King 20.765; 4D — Missy Givens 20.982, Jerrie Slagle 21.474, Samantha Hinders 21.669, Mackenzie Scott 22.232, Bobbi Z...
The Thermopolis Golf Course will be the site for one of the tournaments for the Wyoming Junior Golf Tour. The tournament will be Friday and Saturday, June 9-10. Players must be at least 14-years-old, but no older than 19 to participate. You may register your player online at wygolf.org/junior_tour.htm....
Time to pull out the sticks and get ready for the Annual Rod Harris Memorial Golf Tournament, June 10 and 11 at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Play on Saturday begins at 1 p.m. with the alternate shot tournament, which is scheduled to finish around 5 p.m. You will want to stick around, though, because there will also be a tournament Calcutta and glow ball long drive contest. Play the slot machines, blackjack, poker and roulette into the night with prizes that include a $2,500 travel voucher or $1,500 in cash, a fishing package, Deadwood golf...
A brief downpour helped cool things down at the 2017 Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament this weekend. During the course of the event, bumping music and plenty of action on the courts kept things lively, and a number of vendors kept players and spectators fed, hydrated and entertained. Though 1994 was the first year for the tournament, this was the second year the event has been hosted by the Bobcat Boosters; the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce previously hosted it....
by Mark Dykes The Hot Springs County Recreation Department Adult Softball league started May 9 this year, and is currently in its fourth week. Recreation Director Brad Morrison noted there are a total of seven teams this year. Among the competing teams are One-Eyed Buffalo, Slide One In, Sons of Pitches, One Stop Sparkplugs, Risen Son, Robin Batsman and Merit’s Nicest Team Ever. Scores from this past week include: May 23 — One Stop Sparkplugs – 20, Slide One In – 5; Robins BatsMan – 7, Sons o... Full story
The 2017 high school track and field season wrapped up this past weekend, with the State Championships at Casper. The girls team was among those in a three-way tie for fifth place at 43 points, and Jules Ward, Chandra Maddock, Haley McDermott and Makayla George were named All-State in Outdoor Track by the Wyoming Coaches' Association. The four girls took first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:14.02, coming just short of breaking the 4:13.22 school record. Ward, Maddock and McDermott had...
Tuesday evening at Thermopolis Middle School, members of the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field team were recognized. First year letter winners are: Kaylee DeVries, Aspen Jensen, Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen, Aimee Robinson, Erica Meier, Olivia Weyer, Ryan Johnson and Kolby George. Second year letter winners are Chandra Maddock, Chandler Maddock and Ethan Becher. Third year letter winners are: Jules Ward, Elizabeth Rhodes, Haley McDermott and Cullen Becher. Fourth year letter winner...
An event that has traditionally marked the start of summer for Thermopolis, the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is just around the corner. The Hot City Summer Slam will be held on Memorial Day Weekend this year, May 27-28 in the parking lot at Hot Springs County High School. An event now sponsored by the Booster Club, all proceeds go to help sports teams in the district. Final registrations are due May 24 and are $145 per team. At this time, organizers are expecting anywhere from 75 to 100 teams...
The Thermopolis Middle School track and field season wrapped up Tuesday with the Best of the Best meet in Lander. Several Bobcats placed in the top 10 in events. For the seventh grade, Julie Johnson placed second in the long jump at 13’9.75”, and ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:08.21. Johnson and Mariah Brooks were among those tying for sixth in the high jump, at a height of 4’2” The seventh grade girls 4x200 meter relay team of Bronwyn Dobbins, Caydence Becher, Johnson and Brooks place...
The 3A East Regionals track meet, hosted here Friday and Saturday, saw the 4x800 relay team of Chandra Maddock, McKenna Bomengen, Haley McDermott and Jules Ward shatter a 31 year school record. The team finished with a time of 10:04.19, compared to the previous record of 10:09.00 set in 1986. Another feat for the Lady Cats was nailing the top three spots in the 3200 meters, with Ward in first at 11:55.09, Tahja Hunt in second with 12:45.56 and Bomengen in third at 12:55.63. A number of students...
