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The Lady Bobcat volleyball team had two rounds this past week, first taking on Buffalo on Thursday and them playing at home against Powell on Saturday. The girls dropped three games against Buffalo, 17-25. 16-25 and 19-25. “We were not mentally prepared and couldn’t get going on a run with them,” said head coach Shannon Hill. “We would side out and then give them the ball right back. We also had a hard time setting anything up and were constantly sending free balls or something easy to them....
The Bobcat Cross Country team traveled to Cody for their invitational last week and the girls team got to see some good competition from the Lovell Lady Bulldogs. Coach Stephanie Metz said Lovell will be the Lady Cats’ main competition when they head to state in Douglas on October 24. The boys also saw some amazing competition and were able to get up and race some 3A schools. Metz said Corbin Simeral ran an amazing time of 19:20 for the two-mile race. “He’s getting closer and closer to breaking...
The Lady Bobcat Volleyball team got their first win Friday night, Senior Night, against Burlington. “I have seven seniors and they all played great,” said head coach Shannon Hill. “The whole team played as a unit and were moving and flowing as a unit which was nice to see.” Hill said defense did well staying on their toes and ready for anything that was sent to them that would allow the setter to get to the ball and our hitters to trasition and execute. “It was a fun match to watch and coach and the girls were having fun,” Hill said. The JV als...
The Thermopolis Bobcat football team traveled to Lovell on Friday to take on the Bulldogs. In a tightly contested conference battle, the Bobcats came in just short losing 20-23. The team trailed 20-14 at the half, but the Cats managed to bring thins to a tie in the third, 20-20. After a couple of failed offensive series by both teams, Lovell kicked the go ahead field goal with just 12 seconds left in the game. “The boys played a tough Lovell team really well,” coach Matt McPhie said, “and just came up short.” Jaxson Jenson had a hand in a pa...
The Bobcat Cross Country Team attended the Warrior Invite last Thursday against some tough competition. “It was a windy day, making times higher than usual,” coach Stephanie Metz said, “but the kids competed well and hung with our competitors until the very end.” On the boys side, there were a few personal record set, even in the poor weather, and athletes started to pick up their pace sooner in the race to pass a few extra competitors. The girls also had a great race, showing grit and determination until the very end. In boys JV action,...
Sunday NBHA barrel racing results include: Open 1D – Debbie Combs, 15.349; Jerrie Slagle, 15.44; Nick Comes, 15.54 2D – Mesa Allen, 15.930 3D – Taylor Malcom, 16.476; Rhyan Schmuck, 16.643; Emery Eckhardt, 16.668; Jennifer Harvey, 16.671; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.742; Bobbi Byrd, 17.129; Lacy Eckhardt, 17.174 4D – Bobbi Byrd, 17.508; Kylie O’Neal, 17.680; Valerie Stothart, 18.842, Donna Daniels, 20.440 Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, 15.930 2D – Taylor Malcom, 16.476 3D – Remington Prinie, 20.354; Kaydence Daniels, 20.441; Rhiannon Hayes, 21.624; Scotlyn...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Golf team came home on Saturday night from Kemmerer with yet another State Championship, giving them a three-peat on the links. “That’s a wrap up on another terrific season,” coach Brandon Deromedi said. “These kids worked their tails off, not only during the season but throughout the spring and summer of 2020. The time and dedication to the fundamentals of the game are what make the championships a reality.” The Cats were actually very lucky to even have a season th...
The Bobcat Cross Country team held their home invitational last Saturday morning with cooler weather, making things much more comfortable for the competitors. "Cross country ran hard at our home meet," said head coach Stephanie Metz, "but we didn't have the times we were hoping for overall. "Corbin Simeral ran an amazing race and was able to lead our boys team with a 19:38." Right behind Simeral was Seth Needham, who ran a 22:23, just tenths of a second ahead of Jesse Rodriguez and his 22:53. Ry...
The Lady Cats Volleyball team had two conference matches last week, playing first against Newcastle on Thursday, followed by Douglas on Saturday afternoon. The girls lost in four games against Newcastle, and coach Shannon Hill said, "We had too many errors and just couldn't put the ball away. Newcastle has two big middles, but our middles matched up well, we just couldn't get a rhythm going on our side of the net." Game scores vs. Newcastle were 20-25, 25-21, 13-25 and 22-25. Reagan Severance...
Thermopolis Bobcat football took it all the way to the end in an on the road conference victory over Kemmerer last Friday night. The Bobcats took hold against the Rangers early in the game, scoring eight points in the first quarter before attacking with another 24 points in the second quarter. They ran through another eight in the third, finishing the game with an additional 16 points on the board for a 56-16 win. “It was an all around great team effort as many of our young men played well in t...
Hot Springs County High School students competed in Jackson Sept. 19-20 during the Wyoming High School Rodeo Association rodeo. Roedy Farrell came in 3rd in bareback riding on Saturday with a score of 62 and 2nd on Sunday with a score of 62. Jase Longwell claimed 2nd in saddle bronc riding on Saturday with a score of 60 and 2nd on Sunday with a score of 60. He was 5th in steer wrestling on Saturday with a time of 12.07. He was 13th in calf roping Saturday. Jase and his brother, McCoy, finished 6th in team roping Saturday with a time of 9.64...
Thermopolis Bobcat football started their season on a high note, whipping Tongue River on Friday, September 4, 22-7. Coach Matt McPhie said the defense scored the first points of the season with a scoop and score by Eli McCumber. Roedy Farrell had over 180 yards rushing against Tongue River and Logan Cole had over 100 rushing yards. "It was a great team win against a tough, physical Tongue River team," McPhie said. This past Friday, the boys fell to Big Piney by a final score of 14-12. "It was a...
The season for our Bobcat golfers has quickly come to an end with a win over Big Horn and Tongue River at last weekend's triangular held here at home. Hardy Johnson placed first for the Cats with a 66 with little brother Hadley right behind him in third place with an 81. Fourth and fifth places belonged to Lee Grimm and Will Clark respectively, while Seth Weyer came in seventh with a 95, followed by Kyle Roessing in eighth with a score of 96. Jonah Needham picked up 11th place with a 103, Owen...
Hot Springs County High School students competed in Riverton Sept. 12-13 during the Wyoming High School Rodeo Association rodeo. Roedy Farrell took 1st place in bareback riding on Saturday with a score of 58 and 2nd place on Sunday with a score of 57, claiming a win in the average for the weekend. Jase Longwell claimed 1st in saddle bronc riding on Saturday with a score of 61 and 1st in steer wrestling on Sunday with a time of 5.015. He was 14th in calf roping Saturday. Jase and his brother, McCoy, finished 13th in team roping Saturday and 3rd...
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...
