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The Bobcat varsity boys basketball team dropped a pair over the weekend, traveling to Newcastle on Friday for a 60-52 loss and on to Douglas, where they fell 80-51. Both games were conference games, putting the Cats in fourth position in the Northeast 3A division with an 0-3 record. Overall, the boys are 3-8 for the season. Comments from head coach Shane Corpening were not available at press time. The Cats will take on Buffalo at home this Friday at 7 p.m. and Burlington on Saturday at 5 p.m....
The Bobcat boys basketball team split a pair of games last week, taking the "W" against Greybull, 54-53, but pulling the "L" when it came to Lander, 37-88. Coach Shane Corpening said, "This was an interesting game from start to finish." Greybull came into the game shooting 15-percent from the three-point line. They had only made eight three-pointers all season, however, they were red hot from beyond the arc on Tuesday night. "They hit 10 of 20 three-pointers on us," Corpening said. "That really...
The Lady Bobcats split a pair of games this past week, beating the Greybull Lady Buffs 55-35 on Tuesday evening, then falling 75-29 to the Lady Tigers in Lander. The girls are placed fourth in conference play in 3A Northeast. Coach Matt McPhie said the team started off slow against Greybull and then exploded for 35 points in the second and third quarters. “This was in large part to some excellent defense,” he said. The team forced 37 turnovers while committing only 17 of their own. Layne Mye...
The Bobcats wrestled five duals last week on Friday and Saturday, winning one. They faced some top competition. “At this point in the season we are looking for the best competition we can get for our wrestlers. Without tournaments this year our top wrestlers don’t get as many chances to wrestle 3A and 4A wrestlers that we would in a normal tournament filled season. With that when Star Valley asked to be included in our duals we took that opportunity. Star Valley has the best team in the state in any class and our athletes took the cha...
Head boys basketball coach, Shane Corpening, said, “We just didn’t play our game,” when it came to the 54-33 loss Thursday to the Douglas Bearcats. The Bobcats got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter, trailing 18-2 heading into the second and Corpening gives credit to Douglas. “Their press gave us problems early on,” he said, “before we were able to figure it out and we got confused by their multiple defensive looks. We played okay the rest of the game, but trying to dig out of a 16-poi...
The Lady Bobcats took a beating on Thursday night, losing 78-22 to the state’s top ranked Douglas Lady Bearcats. Coach Matt McPhie said it was a good learning experience for the girls, however. “We did some good things at times versus a very talented Douglas team,” he said. “The Lady Bearcats are an aggressive and well balanced team. “The girls struggled to take care of the ball most of the first half, leading to 22 turnovers. They made some adjustments and cut that number to just nine in t...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team had another stellar weekend, this time bringing home first place in 1A/2A at the Gillette Thunder Basin Bolt Blast tournament. Working their way through the competition to a fifth place win was senior, Dion Lahoe. Madeline Wagler took the virtual stage, too, coming away with a fifth place in congress. Junior Jean-Luc Willson just missed finals in extemp, earning points in semi-finals. “This was their first all-varsity tournament of the year,” coach Cindy Glasson said, “and our upper classmen had a good showi...
The Bobcats wrestled a home dual last Thursday against Wind River. Although they lost the dual, it was exciting as it came down to the heavyweight match. With injuries at 182 lbs., the Bobcats had to give up too many weights. "We lost some close matches in this dual that came down to conditioning. We still did not look as sharp as I would like and our third periods did not go our way," said coach Travis McDermott Then on Friday the wrestlers had three duals in Worland. "We progressed very well...
The Lady Cats basketball team had a challenging week facing off against Worland, Rawlins and Glenrock with a 0-3 finish. Tuesday the ladies fell to the Lady Warriors, 60-50, but they battled tough after trailing in the first quarter, 18-4. They went into the half trailing by just five points, 29-24. The second half was a battle as the Lady Cats fell behind in the third by 15 points, only to cut that lead to four, late in the fourth quarter. "The girls battled hard all night and came up short in...
Jase Longwell slips between two Rawlins Outlaws during their 71-43 loss. The boys also lost to Worland, 84-55 but won against Glenrock, 53-35 in last week's games. At press time there were no comments from the Bobcat's coach. Bobcat and Lady Bobcat basketball action will start again after Christmas break....
The Bobcat girls varsity basketball team kicked off their season last weekend with three games on the road, Torrington, Burns and Wheatland, coming home with a 1-2 record. The Lady Cats lost to Torrington on Friday by a final score of 59-40, but they played a good first half, taking a 25-26 lead going into the locker room. During the second half, though, shots didn’t fall and the team struggled to take care of the ball. Mariah Brooks and Kamry Bowman led the way, scoring 12 point each. Julie J...
The Bobcat boys basketball team was on the road over the weekend, splitting their wins and losses between Torrington, Burns and Wheatland, 1-2. Against the Torrington Trailblazers, the Bobcats played really well at times and not so well at other times according to coach Shane Corpening. The Trailblazers built up a little bit of a lead early, but by the end of the first quarter the Cats were up 19-12. In the second quarter the boys got a little too comfortable with their lead and became way less...
Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestlers opened their season in Wheatland last Friday. Eleven eligible wrestlers competed in three duals. There were seven wrestlers who were not eligible due to not having attended enough practices. “We could definitely see the advantage the other teams had by starting practices on time,” said coach Travis McDermott. The team lost to Moorcroft 51-30. The dual with Glenrock ended in a 36-36 tie with the decision going to Glenrock on a game of Rock, Pap...
Middle school wrestler, top, Alix Sorensen, 7th grade, holds down her opponent seeking a win. Bottom, 8th grader, Lance Axtell, tries find his grip to take down his foe....
Hot Springs County High School’s speech and debate team participated virtually in the Cheyenne South Bison Stampede tournament last weekend, bringing home first place in 1A/2A. The team took the Sweepstakes award a full six points ahead of number 2, Niobrara. Topping the list of winners was junior Jean-Luc Willson who placed second in varsity extemp. Following just behind Willson was Jacob Randall who finished in 10th place. Madeline Wagler placed 14th in extemp as well. Willson and Randall also competed in varsity CX debate, garnering a s...
Thermopolis Bobcat Football recently announced team awards for the 2020 season. Most Improved Player of the Year honors went to Eli McCumber. The pair named Scout Team Players of the Year were Eli Dickey and Jessen Basse, and Hustle Player of the Year went to Elijah Skelton. Roedy Farrell was named the Defensive Player of the Year while Remington Ferree nabbed the Offensive Player of the Year award. Logan Cole was named Most Valuable Player of the Year. Finishing up the local awards, Wyatt McDermott was named the LeRoy Hayes Award Recipient....
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team has had a tremendous start to their season, winning 70-percent of their matches in five duals. “Not only is this a confidence builder for the athletes on the team,” head coach Toby Emery said, “but their hunger to learn has increased as well. The wrestlers are savoring each opportunity to wrestle and having fun doing it!” During their October 24 Quad with Shoshoni, Glenrock and Wind River, the team had 36 wins and just 11 losses. Against Glenroc...
High school Regional Volleyball was a little different this year making the end of the season for the Lady Bobcats a little rough. The girls took on the number one ranked Douglas Lady Bearcats in their first game last Thursday and head coach Shannon Hill said they were a little nervous stepping out onto the court. They got stuck in a few rotations and ended up losing their first game, 8-25. “I knew my girls could play better than that,” Hill said, “and they came out in game two and played great...
Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers Samuel Skelton, top, and Dyllan Meyers, bottom, fought hard against the Worland team in home wrestling action last Friday. Results were not available at press time....
The Bobcat boys and girls Cross Country team had a rough time at their State meet in Douglas last weekend. Coach Stephanie Metz said it was a bittersweet weekend for the team, running in deep snow, gravel, grassy spots, ice, uphill and downhill, but there was no wind and it was a sunny day. "Each runner ran with heart, determination and passion," Metz said. "Not a single runner gave up on the most difficult course they've seen all season. They ran the best race of their season and were able to...
The Lady Bobcat Volleyball team fell to Buffalo last Friday in their last home contest, 22-25, 25-20, 15-25 and 18-25. The girls played really well in the first two games and coach Shannon Hill said, “I really saw a difference in how the girls were playing. They were playing as a team, focused on each point and stopping Buffalo from going on runs. “I’m not sure what happened in game three, but something switched and we lost our momentum. I see moments of greatness in our girls at times and I...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Football team finished their season off with a 54-0 win over the Pinedale Wranglers on Friday night to end things 3-5 on the year. Comments from head coach Matt McPhie were not available at press time, however, there are some stats on various Cats that are worth mentioning for the season. The Bobcats had the fourth highest score in 2A during their matchup against Kemmerer on September 18 with 56 points. Roedy Farrell has had a great year, ranked number five in rushing...
The Lady Bobcat cross country team pulled together at their conference meet in Lovell this weekend to come home as conference champions. Head coach Stephanie Metz said it was a little windy, but otherwise the running conditions were perfect. Ruthanne Johnson, Jayda Griffin, Hallie Martinez, Rebekah Johnson and Elizabeth Kellar ran together as a team to bring home the title. "They raced one another and came together as a team to become conference champions," Metz said. "Their splits showed that...
The Thermopolis Bobcats battled hard Friday night but they still fell to the number one ranked Mountain View team with a final score of 38-14. Coach Matt McPhie said the Bobcats fought hard but the defending state champions stood firm and took the ball away in key spots, providing the difference in the game. Offensively, the team managed just 165 yards – 88 on the ground and 77 through the air. Wyatt McDermott had a season high three catches for 25 yards ad Jaxson Jensen added two catches for 3...
The Varsity Lady Cats traveled to Newcastle last Friday to take on the Lady Dogies, losing in four games, 25-22, 20-25, 24-26 and 14-25. Although the games were all very close, coach Shannon Hill said, "Our girls started out really well, playing as a team and playing in system, but then we lost our momentum in game two and could never really get it back. "We let Newcastle go on too many big runs. Our girls were hitting the spots they were supposed to, but Newcastle was playing really scrappy...
