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The Bobcat boys basketball team is about ready to hit the courts for the season and head coach Shane Corpening shared his thoughts on the upcoming season. “I have very high expectations for our basketball team,” Corpening said. “We are returning three starters, a big senior class, and some key contributors from last years team. And we have a solid group of kids on our team that have put in a lot of time in the gym since the end of last years season. “I don’t want to get into predictio...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team had their first practice on Monday morning and head coach Matt McPhie is looking forward to a great season with a lot of returning talent. “We’ve got a great group of young ladies out playing this season,” McPhie said. “The team returns eight letter winners from last season including six seniors.” The seniors include Tahja Hunt, Sesi Jensen, McKenna Bomengen, Aspen Jensen, Kaylee Devries and Ashley McPhie. The team returns many of its top performers from last season as well. The team’s three leading scorers ret...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Football team ended the season with a large number of players named to the All State and All Conference teams. First team All-Conference selections were Jarron Mortimore, Riley Shaffer, Duder Harvey, Remington Ferree, Blake Williams, Cade McLean and Logan Cole. Second team All-Conference players were Jason Clouse, Oran Coyne, Logan Shumway, Jase Longwell, Roedy Farrell, Matthew Daniels and Eli McCumber. Cole, Mortimore, Harvey and Ferree were also given All State honors. Head coach Matt McPhie said, “We are proud of t...
Parents and kids had a great time competing for a turkey for their table during the annual Turkey Basketball Shoot sponsored by Hot Springs County Recreation District. Winners for 2nd-3rd grade were Lincoln and Matt McPhie with 20 points, 4th-6th grade, Brody Welch and Ryan Shaffer with 21 points and 7th-8th grade, Brailee and Jenna DeVries.... Full story
The NBHA held barrel racing Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds and announced their year end award winners. Sat., Nov. 23 Open 1D – Jerrie Slagle, 15.616; Mesa Allen, 15.863; Missy Givens, 15.898; Kathy Campbell, 15.933 2D – Taylor Malcom, 16.389; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.549 3D – Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.647; Debbie Keller, 16.687; Missy Givens, 16.836; Jody Campbell, 17.500; Bobbi Byrd, 17.529; Rhyan Schmuck, 17.556 4D – Bobbi Byrd, 17.639; Vivian Butchart, 22.183 Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, 15.863 2D – Taylor Malcom, 16.389 Sun., Nov. 24 Open 1D – B...
The Bobcats fought a tough battle against the defending state champs Friday night in the 2A Wyoming High School State Football Semifinals, but in the end, Buffalo proved too strong. Bobcats ended their season defeating five different 2A opponents. Friday night's game included touchdowns by Duder Harvey, Jase Longwell, and Logan Cole. "It was Coles' team leading 13th touchdown on the season," said coach Matt McPhie. Harvey threw for 177 yards Friday vs the Bison. Cole grabbed five receptions for... Full story
The middle school’s girls basketball teams are spending a lot of time on the court and improving with every game they play. Last week, in their games against long-time rivals, Worland, the seventh grade A team lost, however, the B team came out with another win. Unfortunately, both eighth grade A and B teams didn’t fair well, losing both games. High scorers against the young Lady Warriors were Jayssie Owsley for the 7A team and Kamryn Farrell for the 7B team. On the eighth grade side was Dazlyn...
This week marks the last playoff games for the Hot Springs Recreation District’s Adult Co-ed Volleyball League, before the league championship on Nov. 20. During matches on Nov. 6, Kikyapunkas was victorious over Lord Have MRSA, 25-13 and 25-15, but fell to How I Set Your Mother later in the evening, 25-16 and 25-13. 2 Legit 2 Hit won a couple tight games against Gassed by Gottsche, 26-24 and 29-27. But Gassed wasn’t done for the night, and took down Beavis and Bumphead in a three-game set. Gassed took the first game with a 25-14, but lost the...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Youth 1D: Mesa Allen 15.924 Youth 2D: Taylor Malcom 16.774 Youth 3D: Madalyn Moorman 17.747, Lincoln Shepperson 22.086, Kaycee Stothart 22.263, Tayci Werner 25.096 Open 1D: Jerrie Slagle 15.356, Missy Givens 15.587, Jeri Gillett 15.640 Open 2D: Mesa Allen 15.924, Baylie Mulholland 16.102, Faith Pfeifer 16.173, Aspen Aguirre 16.187 Open 3D: Karrie Suhn 16.441, Missy Givens 16.494, Danielle Calder 16.502, Amie Hatch...
With a big 49-14 win, the Bobcats busted through the Wyoming High School State Quarterfinals by defeating the Lyman Eagles last Friday. Coach Matt McPhie said, “The team played good aggressive, physical football. We took care of the ball, we limited the big play from our opponent, and in the end that was enough to secure the victory. “Offensively the Bobcat team was led by junior Logan Cole and senior Blake Williams. Cole had 160 yards and two touchdowns. Williams added 122 yards to go alo... Full story
Dani Jo Pebbles starts the bump during the Lady Cats game against Buffalo....
The weekend in Buffalo at the High School Regional Volleyball Tournament did not go as planned for Thermopolis’ Lady Cats, but they played hard through both days and held their heads high with confidence. “This weekend was quite heartbreaking for our team,” said head coach Shannon Hill. “We did everything right, we showed up to play and we played hard and well. We just fell short.” The girls started things off against Torrington’s Lady Trailblazers, topping them in five games. They were super focused and played one point at a time, and eliminat...
Last week saw the middle school wrestling team compete at Lovell. This week will see the boys competing at home, with a quad on Thursday, Nov. 7, then travelling to Riverton on Saturday, Nov. 9 for a tournament. In A Division 84, Chris Bapst received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 24-second fall to Taylor Biggs of Cody in the Quarterfinal, received a bye in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a one-minute fall to Drake Ecker of Riverton in Consolation Round 3. In A Division 91, Will Ward placed third and scored 13 team points. Ward lost b...
Thermopolis Middle School’s girls basketball teams played Buffalo last Saturday with mixed results. The only team to come out with a win for the day was the seventh grade B team. “They were our only team to walk away with a win,” said head coach Ashley Cleare. “I would say the game were a good learning experience for us all, coaches included. We were able to identify the areas we need to work on as individuals and as a team.” Cleare added that even though the 7A, 8A and 8B teams lost, the girls showed a lot of heart and never gave up. High...
Following the games on Oct. 30 for the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-ed Volleyball League, the brackets are looking a little fuller as playoff competition moves into the second week. How I set Your Mother won their initial match for the evening, going 25-17, 21-25 and 25-15 against Beavis and Bumphead. However, No. 1 seed Owl Creek beat How I set during the final game of the night, 25-16 and 25-14. Also during the evening, Kikyapunkas forfeited against 2 Legit 2 Hit, and Gassed by Gottsche won, 25-13 and 25-15, against L...
The high school girls returned from the 2A State Championships in Afton with a second place win - Wyoming Indian placed first - and individual runners taking high spots in the top 10. Tahja Hunt finished fifth with 22:06.47; Hallie Martinez seventh with 22:14.22; and McKenna Bomengen eighth with 22:24.96. Hunt, Martinez and Bomengen were also recognized by the Wyoming Coaches' Association as 2019 WCA All-State athletes. Coach Steph Metz said the teams knew the course, having run it at the...
Team Bobcat was defeated by Burns Friday night by a score of 29-28, Coach Matt McPhie stated. “The team battled tough in the second half overcoming a 21-14 halftime deficit, taking the lead 28-21 with 30 seconds left in the game. Burns however, had plans of their own, and scored on a Hail Mary pass play with seven seconds left in the game, and converted on the 2 point conversion to give Burns the 29-28 victory. “Dustin Harvey accounted for three of the four touchdowns. Harvey hooked up with Jar...
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team opened its season at the Powell Invitational. Coach Toby Emery stated, “I was very pleased with our wrestlers at Powell, considering it was the first tournament of the year. Twenty out of the 25 wrestlers who competed placed in the top four in their weight class. Nine Bobcat wrestler placed first, four took second, three grapplers earned a third place and four ended in the day in fourth place. “Many of our new wrestlers tasted victory f... Full story
Hot Springs County High School's Lady Bobcat volleyball team will be heading out for their regional tournament in Buffalo on Friday. The #11 ranked 3A East Bobcats will take on #9 ranked Torrington in their first game, which will be at the Buffalo High School starting at 12:30 on Friday. The winner of that match will play either #5 ranked Douglas or #13 ranked Wheatland in the next game at 5:45. The championship game will be held on Saturday with a 5:15 p.m. start time. Information on last...
October 23 marked the final week of regular play for the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-ed Volleyball League. It was a busy evening for How I Set Your Mother, as the team came away with two victories, going 25-19, 25-14 and 25-17 against Lord Have MRSA, and 25-22, 25-15 and 25-16 against Kikyapunkas. 2 Legit 2 Hit had a 2-1 win against Gassed by Gottsche, 25-19, 25-23 and 21-25, and Owl Creek outscored Beavis and Bumphead 25-13, 25-12 and 25-5. October 30 marked the first night of playoffs for the season, with No. 4 How I S...
