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The varsity boys Bobcats traveled to Glenrock last Friday to take on the Herders, pulling out a win in a close 70-63 game. On Saturday, the boys travelled to Buffalo where they lost to the #5 ranked Bison with a final score of 84-71. At press time, no coaches comments or information was received about the games. The Bobcats will be back in action after Christmas break....
Four members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the 2022 WAWA Middle School State competition in Gillette last Saturday. In girls MS 110, Lilly Quintanilla placed 1st and scored 18 team points. She won by fall over Joriana Hine, Powell Wrestling Club, 0:33, and she won by fall over Kaydee Messer, Riverton USA Wrestling, 0:39. In boys MS 70, Garret White placed 1st and scored 42 team points. In the quarterfinal White won by tech fall over Braxten Link, Greybull Basin Athletic Club,...
The Bobcat varsity basketball team had their first competition of the season at the Burns Classic last week. Coach Shane Corpening stated, "The boys played really hard. From a defensive standpoint, we were flying around and forcing turnovers. I thought we did an okay job of rebounding the ball. We certainly have some room for improvement there, but for the first weekend, it wasn't bad. Offensively, we really struggled to make shots. We got plenty of open looks at the basket and we just missed a...
The Bobcat Wrestlers started their season at the Powell invitational last Friday and Saturday with over 500 wrestlers competing. This was by far the largest that this tournament has been with teams from Wyoming and Montana competing. Friday the boys competed in pool wrestling trying to make the bracket on Saturday for placing. The Bobcats started off tentative then improved as the long day progressed. "After getting the bugs worked out early, we had five make the second day in both varsity and...
The Lady cats started their season last week at Torrington High School. Coach David Villa said, “We knew we would be facing a feisty team from last year. Torrington came out fast with an 8-0 run on us. We looked anxious playing and forced some early turnovers. After we got through the first quarter things started to settle down for the team. At halftime it was 18-14. We felt we were in a good spot and just needed to take care of the ball and not rush our shooting. We would end up falling to them 50-39. We shot 7-19 from the free throw line. I...
This is the first year that girls wrestling is sanctioned in Wyoming and the Lady Cats will have four girls that will be making history all season long. Last year Wyoming had under 50 girls wrestling a mixed season with boys. This year, during weight certification, the state has over 200 girls registered. Alix Sorensen started the season with a bang becoming the first Lady Cats tournament champion at 145lbs. "She was nervous and tentative most of the tournament but did what she needed to do to b...
The fifth grade boys traveling basketball team competed in the Sheridan Rec Dept Winter Shootout and went 5-0 to win the championship for their division. The group also competed in the December Dunk Jamboree in Rock Springs the weekend before and went 3-0. Pictured, left to right, are coach Matt McPhie, Oliver Strenger, Cameron Martinez, Jackson Skelton, Logan Stewart, Soren Webber, Bo DaFoe and Lincoln McPhie....
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School Bobcats hosted the Big Horn Basin Middle School Conference Wrestling Tournament at the high school gym. Of the 10 Conference teams and 215 wrestlers, seven "A" division TMS wrestlers battled their way through the all-day tournament and earned a 3rd place team victory. With the fewest number of wrestlers in the "A" division, Thermopolis filled only 7 of 18 weight classes and still managed to send 6 grapplers into the finals. There were four Bobcat...
Hot Springs County Barrel Racing wrapped up their year with the district finals last weekend. Year end awards given out to NBHA members include Open: 1D champion Mesa Allen, reserve Remington Prince; 2D champion Kaitlyn Schmuck, reserve Mesa Allen; 3D champion Remington Prince, reserve Hannah Agar; 4D champion Kaitlyn Schmuck, reserve Bobbi Byrd. Youth: 1D champion Mesa Allen, reserve Remington Prince; 2D champion Remington Prince, reserve Mesa Allen; 3D champion Tylee Agar, reserve Remington...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers traveled to Lander for a dual team tournament on Nov. 19. Coach Toby Emery said, “Of the four teams we faced and the six wrestlers we brought, we won 23/31 matches.” Emery stated, “The team wrestled well overall. Everyone came home with at least one win and more confidence than what they arrived with. We wrestled with grit and confidence, and it was fun to watch.” Team stats: Round 1: Thermopolis vs. Jackson - 6 wins/1 loss Round 2: Thermopolis vs. Shoshoni - 5 wins/4 losses Round 3: Thermopolis vs. Dub...
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....
