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The Hot Springs County High School varsity Bobcats traveled to neutral ground in Buffalo last week, for a week zero scrimmage game against Newcastle. With just seconds left on the clock, the Cats faced a fourth and goal from the seven. As the clock ran out, the Bobcats came away with a game winning touchdown, leaving a final score of Thermopolis 12 and Newcastle 7. Coach Boone Bowker stated, "It was a physical game, against a very physical team that is determined to pound the ball in the ground...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf teams were in Worland last week for the two-day Worland Invite Tournament at Green Hills Golf Course. Green Hills is an eighteen hole public course, which bills itself as the number 3 public course in the State of Wyoming. Ten schools participated in the event. The Lady Cats finished in third place on the leader board, with scores of 309 and 284, for a total team score of 593 – just eleven strokes off of the first place team from Lander. All three Lady Cats – Lilly Johnson, Ruth Needham and Madison Sha...
The Hot Springs County High School Cross Country team opened their season with a warm-up at the Wyoming Invitational in Cheyenne last week. Teams from around the region – both in state, and out of state - were in attendance, to compete in a huge event, intended to get the season off to a roaring start. The Varsity girls event had 172 entrants, while the varsity boys had 218 competitors. Coach Stephanie Metz has a very young team this year – with no seniors and just two juniors, two sophomores, and four freshman. “It’s definitely going to be a...
The Thermopolis Middle School Cross County team kicked off their season at the Cody Middle School Invitational last Saturday. Girls results include: Kylie Geis, 38th, 15:26.81; Amelia Johnson, 42nd, 15:57.51; Haleigh Ralston, 51st, 21:5.00; Jessi Moore, 53rd, 25:28.00. Boys results include: Gavin Livingood, 16th, 11:37.63; Tanner Myers, 17th, 11:38.29; Talon Owsley, 18th, 11:42.14; Cameron Martinez, 2dnd, 11:58.52; Oliver Strenger, 40th, 13:35.29; Joel Skelton, 42nd, 13:50.92; Allen Thurman, 44th, 13:51.91; Wyatt Strickland, 54th, 14:48.18;...
Results from the Hot Springs County Chute held Saturday, August 24 at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds include: Bareback Riding - No qualified rides Saddle Bronc Riding - Ryan Nunn (75 points), Daniel Weyrich (71 points) Ranch Bronc Riding - Fox Running Crane (76 points), Madison Timmons (67 points) Steer Riding - Wyatt Blank (80 points), Lincoln Shepperson (78 points) Bull Riding - Fisher Creason (78 points), Quinn Greenough (76 points) Ladies Barrels - Payton Bischoff (18.258), Della Epler...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team played in the Terry Berg Invitational at the Lander Golf Course last week. The Bobcats and Lady Cats were pitted against teams from nine area schools, including: Cody, Evanston, Jackson, Lander, Lovell, Powell, Riverton and Worland. The Lander Golf Course sets at an elevation of 5,600 feet, making it one of the highest courses in the State of Wyoming. The course is open to the public, and covers eighteen holes. While the course is comprised of mostly open fairways, on generally level ground, coach...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats have begun to formulate their game plan for the 2024 season. After finishing the 2A West season last year in 5th place – going 2 and 4 in the division, and 2 and 7 overall – the Cats are looking to capitalize on the knowledge and experience garnered in last season’s campaign. Last year’s young team is now a bit older, and a lot more knowledgeable. While his young team was competitive on defense last year, second year coach, Boone Bowker, is determined to improve the team’s somewhat anemic offensive...
The Bobcat golf team was in Powell last week to compete at the Powell Invitational. Ten teams were in attendance, including teams from some very accomplished Class 3A and 4A schools, including last year's Class 4A girls champion team from Sheridan. Although the event was scheduled for two days, play was suspended, due to adverse weather, on Thursday the 14th, and consequently, scores were only tallied for the Friday round. The Powell Golf Course is located a few miles east of the Town of...
The Bobcat cross country team began preparations for a new season this week, with two-a-day practices commencing on Monday. Head Coach, Stephanie Metz, and Assistant Coach, Kaitlyn Dudrick, have the runners working hard to prepare for the upcoming season. The team’s first meet will be in Cheyenne on August 30 for the state pre-view event. From there, the schedule becomes grueling – with weekly events set at the Indian School on September 6, at Riverton on the 12th, at Lander on the 19th and at Worland on the 26th. October will kick off wit...
The 2A High School Fall Golf Season kicks off this week for the Bobcat golf teams. Practices began on Monday and the first tournament of the season will be played in Powell on August 14-15. The season will last a short six weeks, and will conclude with the State Championship Tournament at the Kendrick Golf Course, in Sheridan. Following up on a remarkable season from a year ago, the Lady Cats have two returning All-State players in juniors Lilly Johnson and Madison Shaffer. Madison and Lilly were two of three players who won the Girls State 2A...
On July 21 in Fridley, Minnesota at the Minnesota's Strongest Man and Woman Regionals Arnold's Qualifier, Thermopolis' Porshia Birdsley took first place in all 4/4 events winning the 73kg Women's which is 160.4 lbs and under. Not only that, Birdsley also set a new Minnesota Log Record of 181.2 lbs from the previous record that was set at 135 lbs. Birdsley now holds the Montana, Nebraska, and Minnesota State Log Records and will compete to set a record for Wyoming in Cheyenne on October 26. She...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats competed in the 2024 Girls High School Golf National Invitational Tournament July 8-10. The event was held at the PGA Frisco Campus and covered three days of very challenging play, on some premier golf courses, located in and around Frisco, Texas. The invite-only tournament is made up of the premier high school golfers in the nation, and is described by the PGA as "a celebration of a player's hard work and excellence during their high school golf...
In-coming Hot Springs County High School sophomore and state champion wrestler Lilly Quintanilla, made an impressive showing at the largest wrestling tournament in the world. Wrapping up her amazing freshman year at the US Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, Lilly wrestled in the 16U Girls Division. Having placed 4th in a loaded bracket of 90 women from around the nation, Lilly is the first ever wrestler from Thermopolis to place at this tournament, and the first ever to gain All-American...
In-coming Hot Springs County High School sophomore, Cannon Boren, was in competition last week at the U.S. Marine Corp Junior and U16 Nationals, which are held annually at Fargo, North Dakota. The tournament is the largest wrestling tournament in the world, and serves as the pinnacle for National Championships in Freestyle and Greco Wrestling in the United States. Cannon competed in the 16U Division, at 132 lbs., having qualified by placing 2nd at Cadet State back in April. Cannon was in a 256 man bracket in freestyle, and went 0-2 against...
On June 29 in Murray, Utah there were 50 kids in the Utah's Strongest Kid competition, making it the largest kids strongman competition in the history of the world. Thermopolis local Taylin Birdsley, 12, took 1st place with 44 out 45 points, second and third place girls tied with 37.5 points. This win was her first strongman competition and there were nine girls in her class. One of the competition staff said "She has a bright future in this sport."...
Each year the Thermopolis Baseball team holds a banners fundraiser where local businesses can donate and then be put into a drawing for an award. Nature's Corner is this year's winner. Team members presented the award to the owner, Sarah Ferrell, far right. Team members include Eli Simpson, Braxton Delay, Aiden Borgen, Archer Price, Gage McCumber, Joshua Blair, Chance Stothart, Tate Roberts (presenting award, Zayn Oliver, Bobby Crow, Kacey MacKay, Tim Lippincott, Jackson Coates, Tanner Delay,...
According to youth leader Bradyn Harvey, "Jiu-Jitsu is known as the gentle art. That's actually what 'Jiu-Jitsu' means, the 'gentle art', because you can end a fight without severe injury. Karate, boxing, you're always hitting. You can punch somebody in the face, hit them in a bundle of nerves, whatever. In Jiu-Jitsu, you can enter the submission with a choke or a lock where you can de-escalate without permanent injury. It's also one of the few sports that you can practice live without injury,...
Thermopolis Rodeo Club members competed at the Wyoming High School Rodeo State Finals in Rock Springs last Friday. Our local cowboys and cowgirls made a strong showing. Locals making the list of event leaders at the end of the season are: Rylee Agar, barrel racing, 22nd; pole bending 20th Taylor Agar, barrel racing, 35th; pole bending 25th Porter McCumber, boys cutting, 2nd; saddle bronc 3rd Kamryn Farrell, breakaway roping, 29th; goat tying, 11th; pole bending 30th Bridger Peil, light rifle, 11th; team roping 8th; tie down calf roping, 11th...
Allen Thurman takes a few warm-up shots while his dad, John, watches during the Bighorn Bowhunter's Sean Kostelecky Scholarship 3-D Shoot in Hot Springs State Park last weekend. The shoot was held both Saturday and Sunday and helped to raise money for scholarships....
The Hot Springs County High School Track Team qualified for thirty-one spots at the Wyoming High School State Championships – which were held this past weekend in Casper. The local weather proved favorable, and the event saw a number of state records fall in several categories. While none of the local competitors came out on top in their events, all of the qualifiers displayed great efforts, and each met with favorable results. Highlights for the Lady Cats include: Jayda Griffin set a p...
Members of the Thermopolis Rodeo Club competed in Casper last week. Their last regular season event will be in Buffalo this weekend, followed by state finals June 5 in Rock Springs. Friday, Taylor Agar earned 12th in barrel racing with a time of 16.697 and a time of 22.516 in pole bending Rylee Agar had a time of 28.133 in pole bending. Kamryn Farrell had a time of 21.914 in barrel racing, earned 11th in breakaway roping with a time of 4.93 and had a time of 11.53 in goat typing. Jay Ritchey and...
Thermopolis Rodeo Club member Hoyt Peil competed at the Wyoming Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Gillette on May 10 and qualified for the National Jr. High Rodeo Finals in two events. Peil and his parter, Cruz Viles of Cody, won 1st in the average in the team roping with impressive times of 10.44 in the first go around and 10.62 in the second earning them another 1st in year end standings and a spot to compete at nationals. In boys breakaway roping, Peil finished 3rd in the first go around with a time...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team was in Torrington last weekend to compete at the 2A Spring Championship Golf Tournament. Following up on their outstanding performance in the fall season, the Lady Cats once again came out on top. The tournament covered two rounds for both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats, with each round being played at the Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course. While the weather on day one was cold, gray and windy, conditions improved nicely on day two for the final...
The Bobcat track teams traveled to Mountain View this past weekend to compete in the 3A West Regional Tournament. At the event, both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats qualified several team standouts for this week's State Championship Track Meet to be held in Casper on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Four Lady Cats qualified in individual competition, and two teams qualified in relay events. In individual events, Ina King qualified for state in the 100 meter dash and the triple jump. Davdine King...
There was a lot of racing, some rubbing and even a roll over during the Stars and Pipes, LLC Figure 8 Race held at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last Saturday evening....
