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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...
"I think this senior night will be one that will be remembered for a long time," said head boy's basketball coach Shane Corpening. "We played a great game from wire to wire." For the seniors' final night on their home court, the Bobcats came through with flourish, topping the Buffalo Bison 47-39. The first quarter was a bit unusual with coach Corpening making the decision to start all of his seniors. "We have six of them, which is a technical foul in basketball," he said. "I was nervous that...
The Lady Bobcats showed a packed crowd their best on Friday night as they beat the Lady Buffs, 60-59. Coach Matt McPhie said the team played excellent basketball, battling tough all night, and in the end, pulling off a memorable victory over Buffalo, culminating a fantastic senior night. The team led early then fell behind late, trailing by five points with less than a minute left in the game. However, the Cats hung tough and earned a tough, gritty win. Kaylee DeVries had an outstanding game wit...
Thermopolis Middle Schools seventh grade boys basketball team traveled to Lovell on Saturday for their final A team tournament. The first game out, the boys were matched up against Powell and came away with a 3-49 loss. “We ended up a low seed for this tournament,” coach Dan Weber said, “and unfortunately had to face a very tough Powell team to start with. “They pressured us full court and got us rattled right from the start and we never recovered. We tried several different line ups to figure...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Casper Showdown, coming out with a team placing of 5th out of 47 teams in Folkstyle. Folkstyle PeeWee, 32-35 - Owen Ottley, 1st place, 30 team points PeeWee, 39-42 - Gabe Ryan, 1st place, 90 team points Bantam, 40-44 - Aksel Polson 6th place, 17 team points Bantam, 47-49 - Tucker Sayler, 4th place, 48 team points Bantam, 54-58 - Tanner Myers 2nd place, 80 team points Bantam, 60-66 – Ben Farrell, 3rd place, 56 team points; Zander Harmon, 4th place, 42 team points; Kade Enis, 6th place, 14 team points Ba...
The Bobcat wrestlers had an incredible showing at Wind River High School on Saturday and came home as the 2A West Regional Tournament runner-up champions, along with four individual championships including Riley Shaffer, Logan Cole, Austin Barral and Roedy Farrell. Wyatt McDermott and Remington Ferree were runner-up champions. Nine Bobcats competed in eight weight divisions at the tournament, six moved onto semi finals and eight qualified for the 2A State Tournament Friday and Saturday in...
The Thermopolis Bobcat boys basketball team had a rough weekend, losing to Newcastle at home on Friday night and then traveling to Douglas on Saturday, losing 44-63 on the road. “This was a tough game for us,” said coach Shane Corpening about the Newcastle game. “From a statistical standpoint, we did everything right, however, we really struggled to shoot the ball and convert some easy looks around the basket.” The Cats had 12 fewer turnovers than Newcastle and managed 18 more shots, which C...
The Lady Bobcats split a pair of games over the weekend, beating Newcastle’s Lady Dogies 49-43 on Friday before falling to the Lady Bearcats of Douglas, on the road, 32-74. Friday’s win over Newcastle was a big one for the team as they came back and beat a team who had defeated them soundly just three weeks ago. They played a strong defense and managed the game by hitting some key buckets in a tightly contested game. Three of the Lady Cats had double digit scoring against Newcastle. McKenna Bom...
A game against Meeteetse last week showed what the seventh grade boys A basketball team is all about with a 42-18 win. "This was an overall great effort by our whole team," coach Dan Webber said. "We played well on both ends of the floor and really spread the scoring around. Hopefully, this will carry over into our next games." A number of the players took a good look at the basket including top scorer Hayden Overfield who popped in eight points on the day. Logan Dafoe made six points, followed...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club member have been keeping busy competing around the state. Last weekend’s results include: Camel Kids Invite - Folkstyle 12U 67-73 Lilly Quintanilla 3rd, 3 team points. 12U 85-92 Cannon Boren 2nd, 14 team points. 14U 93-96 Will Ward 2nd, 12 team points. Camel Kids Invite - Freestyle Results 12U 64-70 Lilly Quintanilla 1st, 14.5 team points. 12U 88-92 Cannon Boren’s place is 2nd and has scored 13.5 team points. Buffalo Outlaws Wrestling Results 6U (PeeWee) 36-39 Gabriel Ryan 1st, 20 team points. 6U (PeeWee) 38-39 Fletch...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team had another winning tournament last weekend, bringing home first place from the Greybull Forensics Challenge. This is the fourth first place win in 1A/2A for the Bobcats with just two tournaments left before their state tourney. Senior Kyle Mosser led the way for the team taking third place for Drama and first place for Humor as well as garnering the most points for the tourney. Mosser also placed fifth in duet with his partner Kris Lahoe. Lahoe brought home a third place with her poetry as well. The Bobcat...
Lady Cats Julie Johnson and Mariah Brooks get into a tangle over the ball during Friday's home JV basketball game. Bobcat Corbin Simeral powers through his opponents to the basket....
The Bobcat boys basketball team split a pair of games this weekend, losing a close one to Powell, 50-57, before topping Lovell 51-48. Coach Shane Corpening said the Powell game was a tough one. "Our effort was outstanding, but our execution at times wasn't where it needed to be. Powell maintained about an 8-12 point lead throughout the game, but we made a good run at the end to where we cut the lead to four points with about a minute and a half to go. "From there, we took a couple of forced shot...
It was an outstanding weekend for the Lady Bobcats basketball team, coming home from Powell with an away game win Friday, 49-39, followed by a win over Lovell on their home court, 43-21. In the Powell game, Ashley McPhie had a big night, scoring 21 points, including 5/8 three-pointers. McKenna Bomengen also had a nice game, adding 16 points for the road team. Coach Matt McPhie said Bomengen and Kaylee DeVries led the way rebounding, both pulling down five. DeVries and Bomengen also played some...
Valentine’s Day brought the Glenrock Herders visiting on senior night for the Bobcat wrestlers. The team of Bobcats won the dual 33-24. Riley Shaffer was honored for his commitment and effort in the four years he’s devoted his time and effort to the Bobcat wrestling program. He finished the night in the last home match of his career and the last match of the night in a low scoring 4-0 victory that was in no way as close as the score would indicate. Shaffer dominated Herder Cade Griffits for nearly 5 of the 6 minute match, and turned him to his...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Cheer squad attended the Heart Mountain Regional Spirit Competition in Cody last weekend, bringing home third place honors. According to head coach Ayni Garza, there were eight teams at the competition and the Bobcats competed in the Game Day category to prepare them for the State Cheerleading Competition on March 11 in Casper. “Last year we took second at state and only lost by half a point,” Garza said. “This year we are determined to win state with our new team....
