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The Lady Cats were on the road Friday to take on Newcastle and then played at home on Saturday against Douglas. The Ladies had been fighting illness but continued to show grit and toughness showing a no retreat mind set. Against Newcastle the Lady Cats fell short as nothing seemed to go right for the girls. They never gave up even with the struggles they faced transitioning with both offense and defense. Coach David Villa said, "We talked about circling the calendar when we play them again and...
The Cats came through with another fabulous finish at the one day Worland Speech and Debate Tournament by winning first place in the 1A/2A Team Sweepstakes. There were some impressive individual performances at this competitive 13 team tournament. “This was a very encouraging tournament. It was a true team effort to win the Sweepstakes, and the 1A/2A teams at the tournament represented a great sample size of teams we will be competing with for a state title. The level of competition was strong, and our results were definitely something to c...
The 7th and 8th grade Thermopolis Middle School boys basketball teams have had a busy start to their season. On January, 18 the Bobcats had their first game against Powell with both A & B 8th graders walking away with the win. The A team score was 37-31 and B team was 24-18. On the A team the boys pulled together and fought hard in the fourth to get the win. C. Bomengen had a strong finish with five blocks and A. Dukes had seven rebounds and four assists. High scorers were C. Bomengen 12 points, A. Dukes with 10 points, and Z. Hastie with 9....
The Bobcat wrestlers were in Lander this last weekend and were short wrestlers due to injuries and illness. The Cats that were able to attend worked hard and fought for their placements. Varsity wrestlers Will Ward at 113 lbs placed 4th and Austin Barral at 182 lbs placed 5th. Ward’s first draw was Smith from Cody which Ward ended up losing the match. With his loss Ward had to fight his way through the back side to win two in a row, putting him against another Cody wrestler that he lost to, placing him in 4th. “Will is such a tough com...
Thermopolis 3A boys Bobcats varsity team is headed into a busy schedule the end of the week with a 6-6 overall record. The boys lost a close game against Newcastle on the road, The game went into overtime and the Bobcats fell just short with a 58-55 loss. On Saturday at home the Bobcats took on the Douglas Bearcats. The boys played very hard against this #1 ranked team but lost 55-42. No coaches comments or game information was received from coach Shane Corpening. The Bobcats have a busy scheduled this Thursday-Saturday. Please see the high...
Twelve Thermopolis Wrestling Club members attended the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild West Championship last Saturday in Casper. As a team they had an impressive placing of 21st out of 122 teams. Individual placings include: Briar Lahoe 5th Cannon Boren 1st Dyllan Myers 4th Gabriel Ryan 4th Garret White 5th Hailey Robinson 3rd Halen Lahoe 2nd Kade Enis 3rd Lilly Quintanilla 1st Trenton Enis 5th Tanner Myers and Aksel Polson wrestled hard but did not place....
Bobcat Jase Longwell takes a shot during game action against Greybull. The 3A varsity boys Bobcat basketball team competed in the Big Horn Basin Tournament last weekend. The boys won 67-51 over 2A Greybull and 82-51 over 2A Wyoming Indian. No coaches comments on the games were received by press time....
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed in the 5150 Smackdown in Casper on Sunday, Jan. 16. Results include: 6U 34-36 - Erik Polson, 4th, 4 team points 6U 36-38 - Noah Williams, 1st, 17 team points 6U 40-40 - Nash Bowker, 1st, 18 team points 6U 62-67 - Holden Loden, 1st, 5 team points 8U 44-47 B - Gabriel Ryan, 1st, 20 team points 8U 45-47 - Fletcher Lewis, 2nd, 13.5 team points 8U 47-48 - Halen Lahoe, 1st, 18 team points 10U 48-52 - Aksel Polson, 2nd, 14 team points 10U 52-54 - Hayden Robinson, 2nd, 12 team points 10U 63-65 -...
Bobcat wrestlers dominated at their tournaments last week bringing home several wins. Friday in Greybull the Bobcats beat the Buffs 57-13. Brody Sorensen went into overtime and got the sudden death takedown to win the match. “The entire team was full of energy in Basin and had a lot of fun on and off the mat cheering on their team-mates,” expressed Coach Travis McDermott about the Bobcats. The Bobcats went to Pavilion on Saturday for a series of duals. The Bobcats started with a win over Rocky Mountain and Wyoming Indian 48-15. Second dual aga...
The Lady Cats basketball teams were at home this past weekend against Greybull, Wyoming Indian, and Burlington. The Varsity Ladies played against Greybull and walked away with the win 35-27. They played a physical game against Greybull with lots of speed that helped with the win. “The team pushed the tempo and it made a difference,” expressed Coach David Villa about the start of the weekend. Top scorers against Greybull were Kamry Bowman with 11 points, Dazlynn Hunt 6 points and Mariah Brooks with 7 points. Remaining points were spread thr...
The Lady Bobcat basketball players traveled to Pinedale to go up against Pinedale, Lyman and Rawlins this past weekend. To start the weekend, the Lady Cats went up against the second ranked Lyman. The Cats played a tough first half and were only down by 6 points. The Lyman girls were the most physical team the Cats have played and they played hard, unfortunately in the second half they lost the battle to Lyman with a score of 51-29. Lady Cat high scorers were Kamry Bowman 6 points, Dazlynn Hunt 6 points and Kadance Bowman 5 points. Against...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team finished first in the small school sweepstakes and had a great time at the Jackson Tournament last weekend. “It was so great to have the opportunity to compete in person for the first time in almost two years. Most of our students have never had the chance to do face-to-face competition in front of a judge, and I think it is energizing our students and program in some super exciting ways,” said coach Lyle Wiley. There were also several great individual finishes. Jean-Luc Willson finished 1st in LD Debate and...
After a break in action for the holidays, varsity Bobcat wrestlers hit the road to Douglas with eight wrestlers. Wyatt McDermott placed 2nd and Roedy Farrell placed 3rd. Coach Travis McDermott stated “This is one of the toughest tournaments of the year for the Bobcats with mainly 4A and 3A in attendance.” McDermott at 145 lbs dominated Friday with a 16-2 win over Sheridan’s Crow, followed by a pin against Natrona’s Brenton. Saturday he went up against Douglas’s Wehr in the semifinals and after a tough fight won 9-5. For the champions...
The Bobcat Varsity Boys Basketball team came back from the holiday break to start their weekend with a slow start against Pinedale last week, with a score of zero at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the rust wore off and the Bobcats out scored Pinedale 22-6. The Bobcats tried to pull forward but couldn’t quite do it. Through the fourth quarter they held the lead for most of the quarter, then Pinedale went on a 8-0 run with a minute of play left giving them a five point lead. The Bobcats did not get discouraged and Gavin S...
Thermopolis Sorting Series held their January event last Saturday. Results include (in order of finish): Open - Dawn Peil/Pam Haar, Brad Peil/Pam Haar, Carlie Vasconcellos/Brad Peil, Brad Peil/Mike Bradley, Brad Peil/Dawn Peil. Beginner - Bill Kelley won halter. Youth 9 and under - Hoyt Peil 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Youth 10-14 - Bridger Peil 1st and 2nd, Jay Ritchey. #4 - Carlie Vasconcellos/Bridger Peil, Bridger/Hoyt Peil, Justin/Katrena Crimm. Total Sort - Kathy Sorensen, Netzi Lemmon. 1 on 5 - Justin Crimm, Carlie Vasconcellos...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed in the Buffalo Outlaw Wrestling Tournament last weekend. Placings include: 6U (PeeWee) 1-1-1 33-36 Erik Polson 3rd place. 8U (Bantam) 1-1-1 47-47 Gabriel Ryan 2nd place and 14 team points. 8U (Bantam) 1-1-1 48-48 Fletcher Lewis 1st place and 20 team points. 10U (Int) 1-1-1 49-54 Aksel Polson 3rd place and 14 team points. 10U (Int) 1-1-1 54-57 Hayden Robinson 5th place and 7 team points. 10U (Int) 1-1-1 76-82 Trenton Enis 1st place and 18 team points. 10U (Int) 1-1-1 86-90 Kade Enis 1st place...
Hot Springs County Barrel Racing hosted their first event of 2022 Sunday at the fairgrounds. The next event will be held Sunday, Feb. 13. Results include: Open 1D – Lindsay Kruse, 15.581; Maddie Fantaskey, 15.630 2D – Missy Muellerleile, 16.433; Mesa Allen, 16.503 3D – Taylor Malcolm, 16.642; Billi Jo Norsworthy, 16.717; Hannah Agar, 16.740; Taylor Malcolm, 16.771; Jordan Nielsen, 16.829; Remington Prince, 17.556 4D – Jody Campbell, 18.319; Maddie Fantaskey, 18.377; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 18.485; Wren Harvey, 18.985; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 19.034; Taylor...
WAWA Middle School State Wrestling was held in Pinedale in December. Two Thermopolis Middle Schoolers placed during the tournament. Lilly Quintanilla placed first at 95 lbs. She won by decision over Reo Edwards of Wright to take first place. Cannon Boren placed third at 105 lbs. Quintanilla will go on to compete in the National tournament in Iowa as a member of the Wyoming team....
Bobcat boys basketball varsity and junior varsity teams both got wins on Saturday at home. The varsity team had a blow out against Glenrock with a final score of 72-28. There were four Bobcats that contributed to buckets by shooting into the double digits. Passing, spacing and off ball movement had improved tremendously this week helping the Cats with the win. The Cats showed their defense side with full court press for most of the game devastating their opponents offense. There were over thirty turnovers from Glenrock contributing to easy...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team competed in the 2021 Cheyenne East Holiday Classic, which had 800+ entries from 19 states and 3 countries. Jean-Luc Willson was one spot out from breaking into semifinals in Extemporaneous Speaking. He finished 10th in a huge group of varsity Extemporaneous speakers. Josiah Butler finished in the top 15 of Extemporaneous Speaking. Jean-Luc and Josiah both finished 3-1 in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Jean-Luc was 9th overall (just one spot out of breaking to Quarterfinals) and Josiah was 12th. Elizabeth Keller...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Wrestlers went to the Battle of the Big Horns with the numbers not on their side as 10 wrestlers were not able to participate due to illness. The thirteen wrestlers that were able to attend had three duals on Friday winning against Buffalo and the #2 seated Warriors. The Bobcats lost to Pinedale on Friday who ended up with 2nd in the Gold bracket against Star Valley. Saturday the Bobcats were in the gold bracket and with the missing wrestlers they ended up missing five weights. The Bobcats lost to Worland and Newcastle...
The Lady Bobcats varsity team took on Glenrock on home turf this past weekend walking away with the win, 45-38. The Lady Cats came from behind utilizing teamwork and were able to get the win. Fans commented on the smart play the ladies showed and the constant teamwork. The Cats looked for the assist and continued to fight from behind. Kamry Bowman was on fire and continued to nail her shots and relied on her teammates to ensure the win. This team really came together on home turf to help their fans be proud. “Teamwork was what really stuck o...
Thermopolis Middle School Lady Bobcat 8th graders finished up their season this last weekend at Conference placing 4th in Cody. “They had a couple hard fought games,” said Coach Ashley Cleare. At Conference the Bobcats worked hard as a team. Jayssie Owsley played her best even through an injury. Kam Farrell helped control the flow of the play and showed her leadership. Charlee Slagle was sinking outside shots, Milli Johnson showed her aggressive side and Sadie Martinez really stepped up bringing the ball down the court. Peyton Green and Mai...
Thermopolis Bobcat Wrestlers started their season strong on Friday and Saturday in Powell. The Bobcat Varsity Cats placed 4th out of 21 teams and JV placed 6th in the team standings. “We looked good for the start of the season, especially on our feet. We have some work to do on top and bottom. We have a lot of room for growth,” said coach Travis McDermott. Roedy Farrell at 160 lbs. won 1st with pins in all five matches. Farrell dominated this past weekend and continues to show that he is a top wrestler in the state. Wyatt McDermott at 145 lbs....
The Thermopolis Bobcat Varsity and JV basketball teams traveled to Burns this past weekend for the Burns Classic. The Varsity girls started their season against Torrington on Friday. The ladies started off nervous and didn’t get into the groove until the fourth quarter which contributed to the loss against Torrington 41-23. Sadie Burr scored 11 points and Kamry Bowman 7 points. The Lady Cats took on Burns next and fought hard but unfortunately missed opportunities early in the game missing some key free throws in the third quarter that could h...
