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Many of the Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling team took placing during the Lovell Invite on Saturday. Team scores were not totaled for the event. Coach Toby Emery stated, “The boys did very well this weekend and had a lot of success. I think a majority of the wrestlers, including the lesser-experienced wrestlers, surprised themselves and gained a lot of confidence for future competitions. Although we have a lot to work on in the wrestling room, improvements are being made each week by the team...
“Lander was rough,” said coach Ryan Shaffer of the Thermopolis JV Boys Basketball game Friday evening. The Bobcats came away with the 55-11 loss. “We just were not making anything,” Shaffer said. “We weren’t playing real well.” But, he added, it was a good learning experience. “It was just one of those games where you get behind and nothing was going in the basket . . . It was just kind of frustrating.” Scoring against Lander was: Cade Zupan — 4, Kolby George — 3, Justin Jeffs — 2 and Jarron...
Bobcat wrestler Cullen Becher puts his all into bringing down his opponent during a previous match....
Haley McDermott attempts to keep the ball in bounds during Saturday night's Lady Cats varsity basketball game....
Bobcat Noah Schwalbe shoots over a couple Lovell defenders during Saturday's basketball game....
The Thermopolis High School hosted one-half of the Big Horn Basin girls basketball tournament over the weekend, with the Lady Cats posting a 2-1 record. Thursday night the girls took a loss against Greybull, 49-34, which dropped them into the losers bracket for the remainder of the tournament. "This was an ugly game for us," coach Cory Sova said. "Greybull shot the ball well and outworked us. We looked sluggish and tired. "We had a hard time focusing on details – this game was a good one for us...
The Bobcat wrestling team had a very successful weekend in Douglas at the Shane Shatto Memorial tournament. “They wrestled tough,” coach CJ Scholl said. “The varsity wrestled their hearts out. They went in with a ‘refuse to lose’ mentality. “Our JV wrestlers went into the meet with a chip on their shoulder. Coach Smith had them all fired up.” Scholl said there were 19 wrestlers this weekend, three on the varsity squad and 16 wrestling JV. Koy Myers placed fifth in the 145 lb. class and Cul...
It was an energetic weekend for Thermopolis Boys Basketball, as they competed in the Big Horn Basin Classic, taking losses against Greybull and Powell, but capping off the weekend with a win against Glenrock. Coach Kevin Gerber was excited to play against Greybull Thursday, as they were in the conference with them last year. It was a game the team wanted to win for sure, taking their opponent on their own court. However, Greybull won 58-54. Greybull played tight defense on Noah Schwalbe, Gerber...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers came home with a win at the Rocky Mountain Invite on Saturday, with a total 81 points. Wyatt McDermott and Logan Cole were the high scorers, with McDermott winning 21 and Cole winning 20. McDermott's points came in A Division 98, where he took first place. He won by a 3-2 decision over Dylan Emborg of Heights, Mont. in the quarterfinal, a 9-0 majority decision over Karsten Stone of Cody in the semifinal and a fall over Riley Bennett of Powell in 44...
The freshman Lady Bobcat basketball team improved their season record to 6-1 with three wins over the weekend at the Buffalo Invitational. Coach Ernie Mecca said the girls had balanced scoring against Lovell, with seven of the eight players contributing to the final score. The Lady Cats came out on top, 46-24 against the Lady Bulldogs. McKenna Bomengen led all the scorers with 20 points. Sesi Jensen added another 10 points, with Dani Jo Pebbles tipping in five, Audrey Axtell making four, Tahja H...
Over the weekend, the freshman boys basketball team competed at the Buffalo Invite, going 1-2 with a 41-35 win against Lovell and losses to Riverton, 51-33, and Powell, 56-52. Coach Ryan Shaffer said Saturday was a long day with three games to play. He noted five of the seven playing freshmen also competed at the JV level in the Thursday game against Greybull and the Friday game against Powell. “I tried to limit their minutes in the JV game,” Shaffer said, “but still they essentially playe...
The Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling team, according to Coach Toby Emery, has a young group of kids this year that seem very coachable. “We are down in numbers from about 35 or so wrestlers last season to 16 this season,” Emery said. “Three sixth graders, nine seventh graders, and four eighth graders.” On the team is Jackson Jensen, Josh Roberson, Tyson Medina, Logan Cole, Austin Barral, Cole Christiansen, Landon Sosa, Jarek Sorenson, Charlie Sandberg, Brendan Thomas, Sean Johansen, Tanner Je...
Hot Springs County’s Rec District is gearing up for girls youth basketball and adult co-ed basketball for the month of January. Registration is open until noon on Jan. 2, both online and at the district office in the armory, for girls kindergarten through sixth grade. Registration for kindergarten through second grade is $10, third and fourth grade for $15 and fifth and sixth grade girls for $20. A parents meeting will be held Jan. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the armory. Registration is also available for adult co-ed basketball. They will hold an o...
After kicking off their wrestling season with a win over the Greybull Buffs on Thursday, the Bobcat wrestling team came out grappling even tougher at the Battle in the Big Horns over the weekend. "They wrestled phenomenally better on Saturday," head wrestling coach CJ Scholl said. "They took the demeanor of a junk yard dog and went after it." The Cats wrestled their way into the Gold Bracket for the second year in a row, knocking down Wheatland and Lovell before losing to Riverton, Worland and...
It was a hard weekend for the Thermopolis Boys Basketball team, losing games against Riverton 78-42, Lovell 57-38 and Cody 69-39 during the East–West Classic at Lander. Coach Kevin Gerber said Trey Davis was “huge for us” in the game against Riverton, coming off the bench and hitting five three-pointers. He was the lead scorer for the game followed by Hudson Roling with 12. The game was tough for the team, Gerber said, with Noah Schwalbe getting into foul trouble early on. “I think he had, maybe...
The Lady Bobcats were in Douglas over the weekend, coming away with a 1-2 record from the East-West Classic. Head coach Cory Sova said the first game, a 55-31 loss against Lander, was not pretty. "The only real positive was taking care of the ball," Sova said. "We only had 13 turnovers. Lander struggled with 26 turnovers – some forced by us and some unforced." Sova said shooting was atrocious with 13 for 64 overall, although some shots rolled the rim and rolled right out. "We also struggled w...
by Mark Dykes The Hot Springs County High School Boys Basketball Varsity team came away with one win and two losses when they played at the Herder Classic at Glenrock Dec. 9 and 10. The team won against Lusk, 48-26, but lost 61-53 against Wright and 47-46 against Glenrock. The latter loss, however, came after they took Glenrock into overtime. Coach Kevin Gerber said the boys came out against Lusk in their first game Friday looking "as comfortable as I've ever seen us look in a first game. They...
by Cindy Glasson Hot Springs County High School’s Bobcat girls basketball team had a mixed weekend at the Wright Tournament, going 2-1 for their first days on the boards. On Friday, the Lady Cats took on Big Horn, dropping the game 63-41. “We had a good game for the first half,” head coach Cory Sova said. “We even started the game shooting 3/20 from the field and were down by just two at the end of the half. “We were very inconsistent defensively in the second half. We didn’t shoot the ball we...
by Cindy Glasson The Bobcat wrestling team took to the mats for the first time this season at the Powell Invitational last weekend, starting out with some great placings. “They wrestled very, very well,” said head coach CJ Scholl. “We could tell they were ready to get out there and wrestle someone other than each other. It was fantastic.” The JV team had a great weekend with four placing. Josh Lackey placed second in the 106 lb. bracket, Blake Williams brought home a first place win at 113 lbs...
by Cindy Glasson The Hot Springs County High School freshmen ladies basketball team came out on fire their opening weekend at the Lovell Invitational. Coach Ernie Mecca reports the girls played host team, Lovell, in the first game on Friday, besting the Lady Bulldogs, 48-20. McKenna Bomengen led the scoring with 18 points against Lovel, with Tahja Hunt and Sesi Jensen not far behind with eight points each. Mecca said, "All the girls were able to contribute significant playing time with seven of...
by Mark Dykes The Freshman boys basketball team played in a tournament in Lovell this past weekend. Coach Matthew McPhie stated the boys played very well winning two games and losing one. On Friday, the boys beat Powell 50-46 in overtime. The Bobcats were led in scoring by Dustin Harvey with 21 points and Sterling Gerber with 9 points. Strong defense, McPhie stated, led to a gritty comeback by the team. Saturday, the boys lost to Buffalo 66-36 and beat Lovell 41-33. Throughout the weekend,...
A total 23 high school boys have been getting ready for their openers this weekend - six seniors, five juniors, four sophomores and eight freshmen. Coach Kevin Gerber said those numbers are right where they usually are every year. The nice thing, he added, is there are actually enough for a freshmen team by itself. "In the past we've done what we called a developmental team. That was kind of a mix of freshmen and sophomores. . .This year we're lucky enough to have a full freshmen team so we'll...
Bobcat high school wrestling is ready to get underway this weekend with the Powell Invitational, starting at noon on Friday. Head Coach CJ Scholl said he has 18 grapplers out for the season, including a good influx of freshman wrestlers. "We're looking at this first meet to see where the boys are," Scholl said. "We're excited to see their performance level and see the way we know they can wrestle." The team has been working hard during practices and Scholl said a lot of the first practices were...
High School girls basketball is about to get underway with their season opener this Friday and Saturday at the Coal Miner's Classic in Wright. Head coach Cory Sova said there are seven seniors on the squad this year along with five juniors, three sophomores and eight freshmen. Six of the returning Lady Cats had extensive playing time last year at the varsity level. "We still have some girls working toward filling varsity spots," Sova said, "but our final varsity roster will take a few weeks to s...
USA Wrestling sign-ups are set for Dec. 13 and 15 at the armory from 5:30-8 p.m. The program is run completely by volunteers and provides wrestlers ages five and up an opportunity to compete and receive coaching. Registration is $60 and includes a t-shirt. There is an additional $50 equipment deposit which will be returned when the equipment is turned in at the end of the season. Wrestlers new to the program are asked to bring a copy of their birth certificate to verify their age. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Shyla...
