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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...
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...
With a final score of 56-12 last Friday, Thermopolis got its first win over a Glenrock team in five seasons and improved their conference record to 4-1. Coach Matt McPhie said, “It was a physical battle on the field all night. Give a lot of credit to the off-season work put in by many of our players. We were more physical up front, and in the end, we wore them down and had a bunch of success on both sides of the ball. “Offensively, the team had a balanced attack. Duder Harvey completed eig...
Thermopolis was home to the Five Rivers Conference Meet last Friday, and the runners really showed they knew their home course. Three of our girls placed in the top 10, and all placed in the top 25. All-Conference honors were awarded to top 10 placers Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen and Hallie Martinez, and the girls team placed second behind Wyoming Indian. The runners will travel to Afton this Friday, for the state competition on Saturday. Boys will run at 12:30 p.m., with girls at 2 p.m. Runner...
If you happened to catch the Bobcat Volleyball team at home last Friday you probably noticed a sea of pink as they played Newcastle in their annual "Pink Out" matches for Breast Cancer Awareness. Coach Shannon Hill said the team came out "not quite ready to play" and dropped the first set, using a new rotation. They came out in sets two and three, though, and played great, winning both to take the game into a fourth set. "I am not quite sure what happened to my girls during the fourth game,"...
Thermopolis Middle School girls volleyball wrapped up their season this past weekend with the eighth graders playing at home and the seventh graders playing in Lander. Coach Aimee Kay said the girls grew a lot this season and continued to build their fundamental skills in order to continue next year. “Their overall record does not reflect their growth this year, but as coaches, Coach Bears and myself as well as the parents who watched were able to see it,” Kay said. “We continue to work on mental toughness and a winning mindset which can be di...
Wednesday, Oct. 23 marks the final game for the Hot Springs County Recreation District's Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League before playoffs. October 9 saw wins for Owl Creek, 25-7, 25-16 and 25-10 against Gassed, and 25-12, 25-10 and 25-23 against Beavis. How I Set won 25-16, 25-10 and 25-18 against MRSA and 2 Legit won 25-20, 2510 and 25-13 against Kikyapunkas. On Oct. 16, Owl Creek added to its undefeated streak with a 25-9, 25-5 and 25-10 set against MRSA. 2 Legit got in a win against...
Cross country high school and middle school teams competed at the Powell Invite last Friday. The high school girls are doing well in getting their mile splits down, coach Stephanie Metz said, noting Hallie Martinez certainly came out of the woodwork. Metz further added Cord Simeral is coming close to breaking that 20-minute mark, and his brother Corbin, who recently broke that mark, came in at under 19 minutes. As for the middle school team, Powell marked their championship meet and Metz said...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball teams had a really busy week last week with Senior Night last Thursday against Worland and then a quick trip to Glenrock on Saturday for out of town matches, too. Coach Shannon Hill said the girls came out a little flat against Worland, which is pretty typical when it comes to Senior Night when emotions are running high for the seniors. "We made too many errors in the first game, missing five serves," Hill said, "and just couldn't get any runs. We also let Worland go...
The Thermopolis High School football team improved its conference record to 3-1 last Friday at home with a 67-16 win against Newcastle. "The team came out early and set the tone for the game," coach Matt McPhie said. "The defense forced a three and out and a punt. Then on the first offensive play, Duder Harvey completed a pass to Roedy Farrell for a 45-yard touchdown. The offense did a nice job as they scored touchdowns on their first four offensive plays. "The offense scored 10 touchdowns on...
The Hot Springs County High School football team’s conference record stands at 2-1 after a 41-33 away victory over Wheatland last Friday. Coach Matt McPhie said, “It was a big road victory for the team. This marks the first time Thermopolis has ever beaten Wheatland in Wheatland. “The team had some strong performances across the board. Offensively, they were led by Duder “MT” Harvey. Harvey accounted for five touchdowns on the night and over 320 yards of offense. He threw three touchdown...
Cross country runners took on a new type of event with the Cody Foxes and Hounds last Friday, though weather conditions were certainly less than ideal. Coach Stephanie Metz said, “It was cold and wet, and I was freezing. The weather was awful.” As for the impact on the runners, she said one could tell they were in pain, but looking at everyone’s splits they did amazing and several made or came close to personal records. “I had McKenna [Bomengen] so close to breaking 20,” Metz said. “That’s h...
For the 2 Legit 2 Hit team in the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-ed Volleyball league, Oct. 2 was a night of triumph and defeat. The team won against Lord Have MRSA in the first match of the evening, 25-3, 25-11 and 25-12, though came up on the losing side against Gassed by Gottsche, which outscored them 25-20, 25-15 and 25-19. In this fourth week of adult volleyball games, Owl Creek took a few more wins with 25-6, 25-13 and 25-15 over How I Set Your Mother, and Beavis and Bumphead won over Kikyapunkas, 25-15, 25-18 and 2...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team saw a lot of court time this past week between playing Lovell at home, then away in Lander, followed by two days of their home tournament. Against Lovell, the varsity team swept them away in three (25-20, 25-17, 25-23) while the JV and freshman teams both won in two games against the Bulldogs. "The girls played pretty well against Lovell," coach Shannon Hill said. "We still struggle with consistency, especially behind the serving line. I was proud of the girls tho...
Beginning with the girls middle school basketball program in the fall of 2019 Hot Springs County School District #1 and Thermopolis Middle School have agreed to let sixth grade student-athletes try-out for the remaining positions on the girls and boys middle school basketball teams. Each team will allow 30 participants and however short each team is after counting seventh and eighth graders, sixth graders will be given a chance to fill those positions. For example, if the combined numbers of seventh and eighth graders is 27, sixth graders will...
Nearly 900 Special Olympics Wyoming athletes, Unified Sports® partners, coaches, friends, family and volunteers from throughout Wyoming will travel to Casper to attend the 2019 Special Olympics Wyoming Fall Tournament, October 9-11 in Casper. Athletes will compete in Tennis, Soccer, Cycling, Bocce and Bowling events over the course of three days throughout the Casper area. Athletes competing in this year’s Fall Tournament hail from: Thermopolis, Cody, Lander, Powell, Riverton, Worland, Bridger Valley, Evanston, Jackson, Cheyenne, To...
Coach Stephanie Metz said, "I'm proud of the way the team ran in Worland, they got up & worked hard. We had some kids break some huge milestones such as Corbin Simeral breaking 20 minutes. We looked strong and should have a good meet in Cody this weekend. "One of the things we will continue to work on this week is pacing. Some athletes went out too hard, and had a huge difference between their first and third mile split. Looking forward to the Fox and Hound race in Cody, it'll be a nice change t...
