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Bobcat football players Jessen Basse, Del Dukes, Roedy Farrell and Gavin Shumway have been named to the all-conference football in Classes 2A West. These honors are voted on by the coaches in their respective conferences. These are done according to conference by-laws. Farrell has also earned all-state football honors for the 2022 season in class 2A. These are voted on by head coaches across the state. To be considered for all-state football honors, a player must have been named first-team all-conference. Each classification has a specified...
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team hosted a quad duel with Lander, Riverton and Worland. To start the night out, the Bobcats won thirteen out of twenty-two matches against Lander. The team then dueled Riverton and won seven out of eleven matches to finish the night. “The team ended the night winning roughly 60% of our matches; not too bad. The team wrestled well overall. It’s always fun being able to wrestle in front of our home crowd,” stated coach Toby Emery. On Saturday, November 12, the team traveled to Worla...
The fifth grade boys won the Playing for Hope basketball tournament in Worland over the weekend for their division. Left to right are coach Matt McPhie, Soren Webber, Will Garrison, Lincoln McPhie, Logan Stewart, Hoyt Peil, Bo Dafoe, Cameron Martinez and Oliver Strenger....
TMS Wrestling on the road to Glenrock and Riverton. The TMS Wrestling team had a busy week with multiple matches in multiple locations. On Friday, Nov. 4, the team traveled to Glenrock for a team dual tournament. The team went 3-2 and placed 2nd in their pool and 4th overall out of 9 teams competing. The team also traveled to Riverton for the Spartan Invite on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Team placed 6th overall out of 11 teams and crowned three champions including Lilly Quintanilla (105 lbs.), Cannon Boren (120 lbs.) and Mack Buckner (155 lbs.). In...
The Thermopolis Middle School Lady Cat basketball teams have jumped right into their season with multiple games already under their belts. Coach Ashley Cleare said, “The girls are playing hard and are showing a lot of heart. They hustle and never give up.” The girls’ teams have had games against Worland and Buffalo already this season. 8A score vs. Worland was 20-23 with a close loss for the Lady Cats. The score vs. Buffalo was a 11-35 loss for the Lady Cats. The 7th grade teams also had games against Worland and Buffalo. 7A team scores vs. W...
Thermopolis Middle School Lady Cat volleyball players have completed their season. The 8A Lady Cat volleyball team recently ended their season. Coach Kylie Corpening said, “The girls went into our end of season conference tournament ranked low only winning two conference games during the season. They came back in the post season to place 4th out of 8 teams and playing the best they had all season. They collectively played the best they had all season to finish their middle school volleyball careers off amazing.” The 7A Lady Cat volleyball tea...
The varsity Lady Cats finished off their season at the 3A Regional Volleyball Tournament last weekend. The girls went up against Mountain View and Lander. Coach Shannon Hill commented,” Every year the inevitable morning after the last match comes. This year as with many years before, I feel like we needed more time, that we weren’t quite finished, that we had so many more gains to make, but unfortunately our season has to come to an end. I truly enjoyed every moment of coaching these amazing athletes and to see them fight with pure grit and...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team attended their first tournament in Powell on October 22. Teams included at the tourney were Laurel, Mont., Powell, Cody, Lovell, Worland and Rocky Mountain l. Coach Toby Emery said, “This was our first tournament and first competition of the season. Only 10 of our 15 wrestlers competed at the tournament. Overall, I felt the wrestlers did very well. The kids were on the attack and their conditioning was better than most opponents. We ended the day with the highest win percentage (63.64%) out of the se...
Joe Doak and the Worland Officials Association have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the class 2A semi-final football playoff game between Cokeville and Lovell. The game will be played on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Lovell at 1 p.m....
Lady Cat Ruth Johnson finished third overall at the girls 2A state cross country competition last weekend. Johnson finished with a time of 21:57.5 and earned All-State honors. Mercede Martinez finished 16th with a time of 24:06 followed closely by Jayda Griffin with a time of 24:17.30. Lillian Johnson had a time of 29:42.90 and Hannah Lippincott 31:11.60. As a team the girls placed third behind Saratoga and Tongue River. Bobcat Jadeth Elder finished just out of the top ten at 11th with a time of 19:18.27. Jerek Jeffs finished with a 21:02.62,...
Joe Doak and the Worland Officials Association have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the first round class 4A football playoff game between Campbell County and Natrona County. The game will be played on Oct. 28 at Cheney Field in Casper at 6 p.m....
The Lady Cats cross country team won their conference meet last Friday in Lovell. Ruth Johnson won the varsity girls 5000 meter run with a time of 21:02.78. Jayda Griffin placed 4th with a time of 23:35.53. Sadie Martinez placed 6th coming in at 24:20.71. Lillian Johnson finished with a time of 29:26.21. For the Bobcat boys varsity team, Jadeth Elder placed 6th with a time of 19:06.21, followed by Jerek Jeffs 19:49.39 who narrowly missed placing in the top ten. Jesse Rodriguez had a time of 20:39.79, Seth Needham 20:45.17. Lovell is one of the...
Varsity Bobcat players struggled against Cokeville on their home turf last Friday and fell to the Panthers 49-0. The boys will regroup and play Lovell at home this Friday starting at 7 p.m. It will be senior night and the Recreation District youth football players will be recognized during halftime....
The Lady Cats both hosted games and traveled this past week. They started off by hosting Lovell on Thursday. Coach Shannon Hill commented, “Our girls played so well Thursday vs. Lovell. They were fun to watch and played really well as a team. We are struggling with finishing and playing to win.” The Lady Cats fell in three 17-25, 23-25 and 22-25. Player highlights from the Bobcat/Bulldog game: Hanna Hill with 9 kills, 1 ace and 9 digs; Ina King with 9 kills, 4 blocks; Lexi Garrison had 24 assists and 1 ace. On Friday the team traveled to Pow...
Cheerleaders Kori Linton, Delayni Custer, Lainie Boren, Margo Keller, Kaylee Bazzle, Kendall Bradshaw, Luci Andreen, Brooklyn May, Brodie Taber, Camille Rodriguez, Adriana Deere and Jordan Christian perform routines to cheer on the Bobcats and get teams and the crowd motivated....
The Lady Cats traveled to Lander for their conference duals. Teams included were Mountain View, Lyman, Pinedale and Lander. Coach Hill said, “Our girls made some huge gains this weekend, even though we didn’t come out with a win, we set a goal to be more competitive and the girls did that. We started to really mesh as a team vs. Lyman and Pinedale and proved to ourselves that we can compete and now the task is playing to win. Right now, we are comfortable being 2-3 points behind instead of being 4-5 points a head. Our focus is now becoming mor...
The Bobcat cross country teams ran in Powell at the golf course last Friday. For the varsity boys, Jadeth Elder finished with a time of 18:47.10 followed by Jarek Jeffs 20:25.10, Jesse Rodriguez 20:30.52, Seth Needham 21:04.83 and Teague Mann 23:40.18. For the varsity Lady Cats, Ruth Johnson finished ninth with a time of 20:29.69 followed by Mercede Martinez 22:49.08 and Jayda Griffin 24:12.41. For the junior varsity Lady Cats, Lillian Johnson finished with a time of 27:43.08 and Hannah Lippincott had a time of 30:32.56. For the Thermopolis...
The Varsity Football team headed to Lyman last Friday to take on the Eagles. The Bobcats fought hard but came up short, losing 58-25. “The Bobcats got into a shoot-out with the two-time defending state champion Lyman Eagles this past Friday. The team came up short, yet did some good things in the game. Lyman hadn’t given up more than 14 points to an opponent all season, and the Bobcats were able to score 25,” said coach Matt McPhie. The Lyman offense was clicking, and the Bobcat team was unable to stop them from finding the endzone. Defen...
The Lady Cat volleyball team had a busy weekend hosting several teams on their home turf, including Big Piney, Little Snake River, Burlington, Encampment, Shoshoni and Riverside. The varsity girls went 6-4 in pool play and were seeded 4th in the Gold Bracket. “We saw a lot of improvement throughout the weekend and felt we really started to mesh as a team,” said coach Shannon Hill. “The team started out a little rough, not really bringing any energy to the court, but by the end of Friday night, the girls were playing together and compe...
The varsity Bobcat football team hit the road last Friday to take on the Pinedale Wranglers, coming home with a 34-6 win. Coach Matt McPhie said, “The team had a great win on the road at Pinedale Friday evening. The defense had a great game holding Pinedale to a single score in the first half. Mason Reese and Brody Sorensen led the way on the defense, each having 11 tackles. Roedy Farrell had 10 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss. Zane Stam added another interception to his growing collection. Jessen Basse was busy on defense ripping off 8...
Bobcat Cross Country teams competed in Cody last Thursday. Lady Cat Ruth Johnson was the top finisher for the varsity girls coming in ninth place with a time of 20:58.21 followed by Jayda Griffin 23:44.81, Sadie Martinez 23:45.22, Lillian Johnson 28:53.18 and Hannah Lippincott 31:27.86. For the boys, Jadeth Elder ran the Cody course in a time of 19:02.78 followed by Jarek Jeffs 20:13.27, Jesse Rodriguez 20:29.20, Seth Needham 20:42.28 and Ty Mann 23:46.06. Thermopolis Middle School team member times include: Girls: Ruth Needham 15:46.50,...
Thermopolis Golf Course President Kevin Simpson provided an update on their board and golf course activities. Their new hours are 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, weather, and staff permitting. Simpson said, “Our hours lately have been fairly sporadic just because we’ve lacked help. We hire a lot of seasonal workers and some of them go off and find jobs in the fall. October always seems to be tough up there because its warm weather is hit or miss and to just find people that are willing to wor...
Bobcat varsity cross country team member Ruthanne Johnson, in her senior year, came in first on Friday on her home course with an impressive time of 21:40.36. Paris Barrera of Casper came in a distant second place with a time of 24:01.11. Freshman Mercedes Martinez finished fourth with a time of 25:01.27 and freshman Lillian Johnson had a time of 30:47.98. For the Bobcat varsity boys, freshman Jadeth Elder was the top placer coming in second with a time of 19:53.34, finishing just behind first...
The Varsity Bobcat football team claimed a homecoming victory against Rich County, Utah for their homecoming game last Friday. Coach Matt McPhie said, “In a back-and-forth game, Roedy Farrell scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over a minute left in the 4th quarter.” Farrell plunged into the endzone from 2 yards out to give the Bobcats a 27-24 lead. Owen McCumber nailed the point after and went 4 for 4 on the night for PAT’s. Gavin Shumway had a big day for the Bobcats throwing and scoring on a 56-yard touchdown run. Del Dukes had anoth...
The Lady Cat volleyball teams have been busy on the road and at home. First up, the team traveled to Lovell. Coach Shannon Hill said “During the Lovell match I made a big lineup change in the middle of the match and put Lexi Garrison as our setter and she did a great job stepping up and adding a lot to our team.” Lexi Overfield had 8 kills and 1 ace, Hanna Hill had 5 kills and 2 aces, Ina King added 5 kills and Jayci Basse had 8 digs. The Lady Cats end up falling short to Lovell. Final scores were 15-25, 21-25, 20-25. Next up the team tra...
