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Thermopolis Middle School volleyball is underway and the girls already have several games under their belts. According to head coach Aimee Kay, both seventh and eighth grade teams have started off well with both A teams and the seventh grade B team winning their season opener against Worland. “This is something that hasn’t happened in many years,” Kay said. “We added jump training to our Friday morning practice this year and the girls are working hard to get better every day. “Coach Bears and...
The Lady Cats traveled to Torrington last Saturday to take on the Lady Trailblazers in volleyball action. Head coach Shannon Hill said the freshmen won their first match in three games. “They are starting to play really well as a team and are serving teams well,” Hill said. “They have improved a lot so far.” Hill said the JV girls lost a tough one in three, “They played well, it just came down to defense and picking up the little things.” Julie Johnson, Caydence Becher, Jayci Basse and Saraiya...
The Bobcat Cross Country team has been busy with a competition in Buffalo on Saturday, September 5, followed by a meet in Riverton on September 10. In Buffalo they weren’t able to bring the full team, but coach Stephanie Metz said those who did compete competed extremely well. “We had several who ran their first race for the season in Buffalo and some that competed in a cross country meet for the first time ever,” she said. “It was a smooth course, mostly flat and the weather wasn’t too hot f...
Thermopolis Middle School kicked off their football season a few weeks ago with a 38-6 win over Shoshoni. Head coach Shane Corpening is extremely happy with how the defense played and saw a lot of really good things happening as well as some things that need to be cleaned up in practice. “There truly wasn’t much that Shoshoni was able to do offensively against our defense,” Corpening said. “We did a good job of covering their receivers and our interior personnel did a great job of shuttin...
Bobcat boys golf team was in Buffalo last week and had a bit of a rough go, placing fourth at the eight-team invitational. Coach Brandon Deromedi said the Buffalo course is a difficult one, but “we saw some very bright moments and a lot of growth. Putts were faster than we were used to, but adjusted quickly. “We found ways through bad holes and were able to refocus on the next hole. We will need all of these skills when we get to state next week. Inevitably, we will have a bad hole, but have to be able to rebound so that the entire round doe...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team had a busy weekend, playing 4A Cody in Cody on Friday, then turning around to play 4A Jackson on Saturday at home. The girls took Cody all the way to the end, 5 games, and even though they didn’t come up with the win, they played well. “Our serve/receive really improved from last week, which was a huge goal for us as we only passed and served for three straight practices,” said head coach Shannon Hill. “We are still playing up and down, but it was great to see...
Head coach Brandon Deromedi said the Bobcat Golf Team had another good showing this weekend at Thermopolis and Lovell. The team was in Lovell on Friday and Hardy Johnson placed third for the day, shooting a solid 77. He was followed by Seth Weyer (97), Hadley Johnson (99), Kyle Roessing (100), Will Clark (102), Lee Grim (107), Owen McCumber (118), Spencer Calhoun (119), Jean-Luc Wilson (129), Tyler Chrisien (139) and rounding out the field, Carson Williams (153). Maddie Stam had a great day on...
As a prelude to the start of the football season, the Thermopolis Bobcats traveled to Worland on Saturday for a scrimmage. Head coach Matt McPhie said he felt the boys did an “OK” job, but they lacked some execution and there are a few things they need to clean up. “Our guards on offense, Adley Coyne and Eli McCumber did a nice job for us,” McPhie said. “They are playing well and we expect them to improve each week.” McPhie also had praise for Wyatt McDermott who did a nice job in the quarterbac...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team started their season with a pair of matches over the weekend, first taking on defending state champions, the Lady Outlaws of Rawlins, followed by meeting the Lady Warriors from Worland. The season opener on Friday against the Lady Outlaws was a rough start, but head coach Shannon Hill said the team can always learn and grow, no matter the opponent. "We struggled with serve/receive from the beginning, and without that we are unable to put the ball in the system...
The Bobcat Cross Country team started their season off last weekend in Powell with several on the team meeting or exceeding their previous season times. Coach Stephanie Metz said there were about five of the athletes that weren’t able to compete on Saturday due to illness or injury, but the team was still able to keep up with tough competition from Cody, Worland and Powell. On the girl’s side, Jayda Griffin and Ruthanne Johnson both competed in their first high school varsity meet and Metz sai...
The blistering temperatures and the thick covering of smoke may make you think otherwise, but crisp nights cheering on the Bobcat football team are just about upon us. Head coach Matt McPhie said they had a great first week of practice last week and there are about 30 boys out for the team this year. They will be led by some strong returning players from last year’s semi-final team, including seniors Remington Ferree (returning All State), Logan Cole (two-time returning All State), Jaxon J...
Hot Springs County High School volleyball coach, Shannon Hill, said the program this year has 30 girls currently participating as they started practices this past week. “High numbers are great,” she said, “as that creates a lot of competition and our program definitely needs girls pushing each other to be better each day.” There are seven seniors, six juniors, six sophomores and 11 freshmen this year and Hill said each one has been working incredibly hard at two-a-days to improve both themsel...
It’s been a quick start to the Bobcat Golf team’s season with their first practice on August 10, followed by their first tournaments on Aug. 13 and 14. Coach Brandon Deromedi said there are 12 boys and just one girl out for the team this fall, which is a great turnout. “We have a goad to add a few girls to the team,” he said, “so reach out to me if you have a golfer in the family.” The first tournament, the Park County Shootout, was a great way to get back into the swing of things. Overall, th...
In spite of blistering heat and a cloud of wildfire smoke, the 2020 Bobcat football team has been out working hard to get ready for the coming season. The Cats have a scrimmage this Saturday in Worland.... Full story
You may have seen some teens out running in the morning or in the evening lately, but its just the Bobcat Cross Country team getting ready to start their season this weekend. Coach Stephanie Metz said the team this year sports five girls and seven guys, most of which are underclassmen, but she added they are very talented. Throughout the summer they worked out twice a week with long morning runs and some weightlifting and last week they began two-a-days to further build their strength and...
Five Thermopolis Bobcat golfers joined more than 4,000 high school golfers in Pinehurst, North Carolina last week for the High School National Golf Championships. Hardy and Hadley Johnson, Will and Jeffry Clark and Seth Weyer competed on multiple courses at the Pinehurst complex over a three-day period, Aug. 3-5. Individually, the boys did well with Hardy Johnson ranking in the top 200 of the golfers in attendance, having a three-day average 72. Brother Hadley Johnson had a three-day average...
Lady Cat volleyball players trained hard during the Gold Medal Squared volleyball camp last week at Hot Springs County High School....
Another thrilling season of Hot Springs County Recreation District adult softball came to an end Wednesday, July 15 when One Stop Sparkplugs were crowned champions. After a grueling regular season, One Stop Sparkplugs entered the playoffs with a first round bye directly to the semis, but the OEB had to fight their way through to meet them. The extra game proved helpful as a warm-up, and OEB won. One Stop Sparkplugs fell to the losers' bracket, hoping to make their way back up. One Stop...
Athletes from all over Wyoming and several other states are preparing to hit the gridiron here in Thermopolis at the 31st Annual Big Horn Basin Football Camp. Starting on Monday, campers from 23 Wyoming teams, Montana, Colorado, Phoenix, Ariz., Boise, Idaho and Chadron, Neb. will be camping out on the field as they participate in the camp. An amazing group of coaches are on tap for this year’s camp, including several college coaches from South Dakota School of Mines, Chadron State, Black Hills S...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) Board of Directors announces the canceling of all spring sports. “Due to the continuing influence of COVID-19, we are not able to predict when it will be safe to resume spring sports, nor are we able to assure if any of our communities would be able to host any of our events,” according to the board press release. The WHSAA Board of Directors promotes the benefits of participating in education-based activities. They are understanding of the overwhelming disappointment this decision is for...
Even though State Competitions were cancelled last weekend, All State and All Conference basketball players were announced by the Wyoming Coaches Association. For the boys, Bobcats Duder Harvey and Jarron Mortimore were named 3A Boys All Conference for 2020. Lady Cats Ashley McPhie and McKenna Bomengen were both named to 3A All Conference and McPhie was also named 3A All State....
The Lady Cats played three games last weekend at the Regional Tournament held in Newcastle, falling in game one to Torrington, 39-55, winning game two against Burns, 35-25 and then losing out in the play-in game against Newcastle, 47-56. Coach Matt McPhie said the girls struggled to find an offensive rhythm against the Lady Trailblazers in game one on Thursday morning, going cold from the field in the first and second quarters. Ashley McPhie led the way scoring in the Torrington game with 24 poi...
The Bobcat boys basketball team had a rough go at the Regional Tournament last weekend in Newcastle, losing both of their games to end their season. The Cats came up against the Rawlins Outlaws first, losing 40-50. “This was a tough game for us,” said coach Shane Corpening. “I thought we did a great job on the defensive end of the court. Rawlins really struggled to score versus our half court defense. “However, we did struggle to rebound the basketball, which allowed Rawlins to have some ea...
NBHA barrel racing results from Sunday’s competition at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds include: Open 1D – Jerrie Slagle, 15.568; Mesa Allen, 15.661; Missy Givens, 16.021 2D – Taylor Malcom, 16.237; Debbie Keller, 16.469; Taylor Agar, 16.531 3D – Bobbi Byrd, 16.759; Bobbi Byrd, 16.898; Jennifer Harvey, 16.908; Jeni Snidecor, 17.141; Jerrie Slagle, 17.528 4D – Valerie Stothart, 17.833; Carrie Basse, 17.897; Jada Foss, 17.924; Hannah Agar, 18.475; Kathy Campbell, 20.672 Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, 15.661 2D – Taylor Malcom, 16.237; Taylor Agar,...
Bobcat wrestlers competed at the Wyoming High School 2A State Championship Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday in Casper. Logan Cole claimed his second straight state championship, Riley Shaffer and Roedy Farrell brought home second in their weight class, Remington Ferree earned third and Wyatt McDermott was fourth. Jorge Agguire, Elijah Skelton and Austin Barral also competed for the Bobcats. Five of the eight Bobcats earned medals giving the team a sixth place finish, out of 22 teams, with 114 points. Many observers thought the 126 pound...
