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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....
Thermopolis Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball teams are getting plenty of time in on the boards with several games over the last week. First up was an A/B game against Tensleep where boys from both the A and B teams played together. “We started out a bit slow,” said coach Ryan Shaffer, “but after halftime, finally picked things up. We played very well defensively in the second half, and thanks to 14 points by Jeffrey Lewis in the fourth quarter, finally started to pull away. “Overall,...
The seventh grade boys basketball team has been spending a lot of time on the court lately and their practice has definitely improved their scores. During a recent tournament with Powell and Cody, the A team “did a much better job offensively against Powell the second time around,” said coach Dan Webber. “We are improving defensively and I think the boys are starting to see and understand just how hard you have to work to stop a team like this. During the 23-48 loss to Powell the top score...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club earned a 4th place finish out of 27 teams at the Buffalo Bill Showdown last Saturday. Individual results from Thermopolis wrestlers include: 6U 40 - Halen Lahoe, 6.5 team points. 6U 43 - Halen Lahoe 3rd, 20 team points. 6U 49 - Joshua Blair, 7.5 team points. 8U 43 - Aksel Polson 2nd, 18 team points. 8U 45 - Sawyer Wilson 3rd, 15 team points. 8U 49 - Talon Owsley 1st, 33.5 team points. 8U 49 - Tucker Sayler 2nd, 25 team points. 8U 53 - Zander Harmon, 4 team points. 8U 62 - Tanner Myers 4th, 19 team points. 8U 70 -...
The Lady Bobcats lost a tough battle against number 3-ranked Worland Lady Warriors last week, 46-49. “The team played really well for stretches of the game,” head coach Matt McPhie said. “Give credit to Worland, they made some plays early in the game and sealed the victory late.” McKenna Bomengen led the team against Worland, scoring 13 points. Sesi Jensen added another 10 in the scoring column and Ashley McPhie chipped in nine. Jensen and Kaylee DeVries led the way on the boards with both gi...
Bobcat wrestlers made an early morning trip to Greybull Saturday to compete in their one day tourney with 12 other teams including the returning 2A state champion Moorcroft Wolves. Still missing Remington Ferree from the lineup, and losing Cole Christenson to possible injury during the tournament, put the Bobcats at a disadvantage. The ended the tournament with 91 points taking sixth place Logan Cole, #1 rated in 2A at 220, nipped #2 rated Parker Schlater of Moorcroft by two points again confirming head coach Travis McDermott’s observation e...
The Bobcat boys basketball team lost a tough one to the undefeated Worland Warriors last Friday in Worland, 47-86. “Without a doubt, it was a tough night for us and a lot of things didn’t go our way,” said head coach Shane Corpening. “We could have done a much better job playing team defense and rebounding the ball.” Corpening said those are two areas the team will be working on extensively at practice, moving forward. The team got in foul trouble early, too, which didn’t help. “Jarron Mor...
Thermopolis Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball teams have been busy playing a number of teams in the area. The A team took on Shoshoni recently and coach Ryan Shaffer said, “We played well in this game as we tried to work on a few things. We still gave away a little too much in the fourth quarter, but other than that, we were able to win every quarter before. “Our defense looked much better and it looked like a good game after coming off a tough loss to Lovell.” In spite of a 25-39 l...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club have been busy on the road competing. Recent results include: Cowboy State Games January 31 Iron Man Greco Results Intermediate/10U 63 - Briar Lahoe’s place is 4th, 4 team points Novice/12U 92 - Cannon Boren’s place is 3rd, 14.5 team points Iron Man Folkstyle Results Peewee/6U 40 - Fletcher Lewis 1st, 7 team points Bantam/8U 43 - Aksel Polson 6th, 8 team points Bantam/8U 62 - Kade Enis, 4 team points Bantam/8U 70 - Trenton Enis 3rd, 17 team points Intermediate/10U 49-53 - Fischer Lewis 2nd, 23 team poi...
Thermopolis Middle School students came home with a second place overall during the recent Mathcounts competition at North West College in Powell, qualifying them to advance to the state competition in Laramie in March. Coach of the team, Stephanie Metz, said, "This is the first year we've had such high individual results." Seventh grader Hayden Overfield placed first with eighth grader Seth Needham placing second. The pair will get to compete at the state level. Brendan Butler, a seventh grader...
The Bobcats started the largest invitational wrestling event in Wyoming, Riverton's Ron Thon Invitational, just the way they like, with six straight wins from their three varsity entries. Ultimately, Logan Cole was the only Bobcat to make his way to the finals. Thermopolis scored 41 points to finish somewhere in the middle of the 41-team tournament. Cole (220) pinned his way to the semifinals with wins over Ken Raymond (Rawlins), Brandon Mortensen (Rock Springs), and Brock Sather (Thunder basin...
The Hot Springs Country Recreation District is opening registration for its Start Smart Sports Program. It is offered to all kids ages three to five years old for basketball, soccer and baseball. This is a noncompetitive, one-on-one with the child’s parent, which focuses on developing fundamentals of each sport to teach the basics of each sport. Parent participation is required for these programs. Parents can sign up their child for any or all of the sports offered during the 1st registration period. Smart Start Registration is January 27 - M...
The varsity Lady Bobcat basketball team split a pair of games last weekend, first in Buffalo on Friday and then in Big Piney on Saturday. Friday’s game against the Lady Buffs was a heartbreaker, losing a tough game 40-42. Coach Matt McPhie said, “The team showed toughness and poise after falling behind early and trailing at half time.” Ashley McPhie had a career high scoring game, dropping 25 points through the net for the Lady Cats. Kamry Bowman chipped in six points on the night and Kayle...
Some extra work on the team's defensive game plan brought great results as the Bobcat boys basketball team racked up a pair of wins over the weekend, beating Newcastle 44-32 and Douglas, 46-43. "Newcastle has an outstanding forward that averages close to 25 points a game," coach Shane Corpening said, "so we worked all week on our defensive game plan. Our plan was pretty simple, we wanted to limit his touches and force him to shoot from the outside." During the game, Corpening rotated fresh legs...
The Bobcats spotted the Cody Broncs 30 points in forfeits on Tuesday, Jan. 21, then proceeded to win six of eight matches on the mat but they lost the home dual to Cody 42-34. In the only match that went to a decision, Wyatt McDermott returned to action with a convincing major decision, 13-0. Though McDermott was in total control from the first whistle, his Bronc opponent wrestled to survive, and in spite of three major near falls, did just that. Cole Christianson and Jarek Sorenson wrestled at different weights than usual to augment the...
The Lady Cats varsity team took a couple of rough losses over the weekend, first to Newcastle on Friday, 59-41 and to Douglas on Saturday, 63-23. In the Newcastle game, Ashley McPhie dropped in 12 points as well as pulling down five rebounds and added three steals to her stats. Sadie Burr, Sesi Jensen and McKenna Bomengen each added seven points to the score. Jensen also grabbed eight rebounds on the night. “Newcastle had a great night shooting and we struggled to convert or get critical s...
The middle school boys basketball teams took on Lovell Saturday with the eighth grade boys having home court advantage and the seventh graders playing in Lovell. Even though the eighth grade A team lost in a close one, 31-36, coach Ryan Shaffer said, “This was a good game to see if the changes we made and the things we worked on would actually pay off, and overall, I believe it did.” Shaffer said the boys came out with a strong first quarter and really stayed in it during the second quarter. “Our biggest issue was the third quarter where our d...
Results for the Thermopolis Wrestling Club at the Wild West Championships in Casper Jan. 25 include: Rookie Division 81 pounds – Chloee Owsley, 4th place 100 pounds – Haeden Blair, 1st palce 123 pounds – Daniel Blair, 4th place 6U – 10 U 37 pounds – Halen Lahoe, 7th place 43 pounds – Aksel Polson 52 pounds – Archer Price, Tucker Sayler 54 pounds – Ryker Sayler 55 pounds – Bain Lahoe, 5th place 58 pounds – Brayli Price, 3rd place 62 pounds – Zander Harmon 64 pounds – Briar Lahoe, 3rd place 73 pounds – Dyllan Myers 77 pounds – Davien Martinez...
Results from the Eastside United Wrestling Tournament in Casper for the Thermopolis Wrestling Club include: 6U 38-40 Halen Lahoe’s, 2nd, 5 team points. Round 1 - Lahoe won by decision over Kaden Torres, 14-10, Round 2 - Anthony Lovato won by major decision over Lahoe,12-2, Round 3 - Lahoe won by fall over Kye Camino, 1:00 6U 39-41 Fletcher Lewis, 1st, 6 team points. Round 1 - Lewis won by fall over Krew Elliott 0:52, Round 2 - Lewis won by major decision over Macoy Baker, 11-0, Round 3 - Lewis won by fall over Maxton Haar, 0:39 6U 46-49 J...
Cole Christenson, Roedy Farrell, Logan Cole and Reily Shaffer brought home championships from the Don Runner Invitational wrestling tournament in Pavillion. The tourney brings together twenty or so of the smaller wrestling teams of the area. Nearly 20 teams were represented to compete in the Wind River High School gym. The Bobcats were represented by seven wrestlers, bringing home four tournament championships and a fifth place as well, adding up to 123 team points. The top three winners were...
The Lady Bobcats had a successful weekend at home winning two out of three of their games during a tournament that included Shoshoni, Rocky Mountain and Wyoming Indian. The weekend improved their record to seven wins, which eclipses their total from a year ago when the team finished 6-17 on the season. In the opening game against Shoshoni, the team was led in scoring by Ashley McPhie with 15 points. Sesi Jensen was right behind her, adding 13 points to the board along with seven rebounds and...
The Bobcats varsity basketball team travelled to Powell for the Big Horn Basin Classic on Jan. 17 and 18. On Friday, the boys fell in a close game with Rocky Mountain, 40-49. The Bobcats struggle against St. Stephens losing 78-41. On Saturday, the boys rallied to defeat Burlington 71-43. No coaches comments on the games were available at press time. Scores were obtained from the Max Preps website. The boys hit the road to play Newcastle on Friday, Jan. 24 and then return home to take on Douglas...
Bobcat boys basketball was on the road last weekend, traveling to Pinedale for a tournament with Lyman, Rawlins and Pinedale. “Overall, I saw a lot of good things and some things that we definitely need to improve on,” said coach Shane Corpening. “We haven’t handled a full court press very well this season. However, we really improved in that area as the weekend progressed.” The boys turned the ball over close to 30 times in the game against Lyman. When it came to Rawlins and Pinedale,...
Bobcat wrestlers, though few in numbers, scored 61 points at Douglas’ Shane Shotto Tournament last Friday and Saturday, and placed four of their competitors in the top six of their weight class to lead 2A teams. Casper’s Kelly Walsh led all teams with over 200 points, and host Douglas led 3A teams with 189 points, Entering only five wrestlers in the competition, Wyatt McDermott (6th), Roedy Farrell (6th), Cole Christianson, Riley Shaffer (6th), and Logan Cole (2nd), The Bobcats showed their strength in tournament action. Of those listed abo...
