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Thermopolis resident Porshia Birdsley has qualified to compete at the Official Strongman Games held at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. The event runs from December 5-8, with Birdsley scheduled to compete in the womens 161 lb. class. Our local VFW will be airing the competition at Post 2281 on Friday and Saturday. At this national festival of strength, Birdsley will be competing against strongwomen from around the world. The competition features nearly 400 strongmen and strongwomen competitors from over 35 countries....
The Hot Springs County High School gym will be packed on Saturday for the Big Horn Basin Middle School Athletic Association Conference Wrestling Tournament. Weigh-ins are at 8 a.m., a seed meeting will be held at 9 a.m. with wrestling action kicking off at 10 a.m. The event will feature both “A” and “B” brackets for the boys and an “A” division for the girls. Thermopolis has a number of great TMS wrestlers who will be fighting to earn conference championships, so fans are encouraged to attend the event and show your support. Concessions...
Eleven Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers were crowned champions last Saturday at the Lander Valley Middle School Invite. Thermopolis also had three runners-up and two third place finishers. Results include: Girls 86-95 - Hailey Robinson, 1st, 6 points. Quarterfinal - Robinson won by fall, 1:37, over Alexia Brown (Riverton), Semifinal - Robinson won by fall, 1:29, over Krislynn Callshim (Fort Washakie), 1st Place Match - Robinson won by major decision, 13-1, over Delta Craft (Greybull) Girls 110-116 - Briar Lahoe, 1st, 6 points. Quarterfinal...
With the high school football season being now complete, last week the Wyoming Coaches Association released its list of football honors for the 2024 season. Head coaches across the state came together to vote for the players each coach considered most deserving of recognition, for their contributions to their team’s success, in the long and difficult season. In order to be considered for 2024 All-State Honors, a player must first be recognized as All-Conference in the 2024 season. Each classification, All-Conference and All-State, has a l...
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team hosted a quad with Lander, Riverton and Worland. Thermopolis dualed Lander first posting a record of 21 wins and 11 loses. Their final dual was against Riverton, winning 16 out of 22 matches. Coach Toby Emery said "The team has been wrestling extremely well this season, and they did not disappoint wrestling in front of their home crowd. The team continues to impress me week in and week out; I could not be more proud of their...
The Lady Cats volleyball team delivered an outstanding effort this season, finishing third in the Class 2A Northwest Quad - with an overall record of 15 and 18, and an in-conference record of 3 and 3. The team finished just one game back in the quad, behind Greybull and Rocky Mountain, who were tied for first place. After their very successful season, the Lady Cats received some significant honors this past week. With their second place finish at the regional tournament in Lander, four team members were recognized as Class 2A All-Conference...
Lillian Estenson hits the ball back over the net during a game of tennis with her family at the Candy Jack Park tennis courts last weekend....
After finishing regionals as runner-up champs the week before, the Lady Cats volleyball team had punched their ticket to the State Championships in Casper last weekend. At the Ford Center, in Casper, on Thursday, November 7, the Lady Cats were the West number two seed, and faced off with Pine Bluffs. The Lady Hornets had finished their regular season in third place in the 2A East, and were the East third seed for the State Championships. After dropping the first game 25-19, the Lady Cats came back against the Lady Hornets, and won game two by...
Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team members saw back to back action last weekend with the Herder Middle School Duals in Glenrock on Friday and the Worland Invitational on Saturday. In Glenrock the Thermoolis boys team placed 3rd in Pool B and 5th place overall. Girls were able to participate in a number of exhibition matches. Individual results were not available for the Glenrock tournament. Up next, the team will host their first home quad on Thursday at the high school starting at 4 p.m. and then will travel to Greybull on Saturday....
The Lady Cats varsity volleyball team competed at the 2A Regional Championships in Lander on November 1 and 2 last week and punched their ticket to the 2A State Championships in Casper this week. On Friday, the Lady Cats played Big Piney – who had finished the regular season in second place in the 2A Southwest. Playing with determination and skill, the Lady Cats swept Big Piney in three games, winning 25-13, 25-20 and 25-15. The Lady Big Piney Punchers defeated Wind River on Friday afternoon, and defeated Kemmerer on Saturday morning. P...
Capping off an outstanding cross country season, two Bobcat harriers finished in the top ten at the 2A State Championships in Cheyenne and for their efforts each received All-State Honors. After finishing in second place at regionals, outstanding junior Jadeth Elder was proclaimed state champion, finishing the course with a time of 17:43.80. Elder also had a first place finish at the Wyoming Indian event, earlier in the season. For Elder, it is his second straight year to be named All-State. Fellow junior Cole Keller finished in ninth place at...
The Thermopolis Middle School boys and girls wrestling team is two weeks into competition for the season. They competed in Cody on October 26 and then travel to Cowley for the Rocky Mountain Invitation last Saturday. Results from both tournaments are: Cody 77-84A - Tucker Sayler, 2nd 91A - Fischer Lewis, 1st 98A - Tanner Myers, 2nd; Ryker Sayler, 3rd 110-115A - Trenton Enis, 1st; Samuel Johnson, 4th 132A - Jack Morningstar, 3rd 138-145A - Tanner Delay, 2nd 64-68B - Talon Owsley, 1st 91-96B - Braxton Delay, 1st 97-100B - Chance Stothart, 4th Gir...
The Wyoming High School Cross Country State Championships were held in Cheyenne on October 26. Following up his second place finish at regionals the week before, outstanding junior athlete Jadeth Elder finished the Little America championship course in first place with a time of 17:43.80 to earn the 2A State Championship title and take his place at the top of the podium. Elder finished in third place at the 2023 2A State Championships, with a time of 18:01.50, behind champion Howard McNiven of...
The Lady Cats varsity volleyball team traveled to Cowley last Friday to face off with the Lady Grizzlies of Rocky Mountain High School. Thermopolis had hoped to gain a little ground on the talented second place team. Unfortunately, however, it was not to be. The Lady Cats lost the match in three straight games: 25-20, 25-22 and 25-10. Coach Shannon Hill said, "We dropped the first game, but then lead most of game two. We missed a string of serves in that second game, and that allowed Rocky...
The Bobcat varsity football team’s season came to close in Pinedale on Friday, October 26. Even with their win over Pinedale, the Cats finished the season with a record of 5 and 3 overall, and 4 and 3 in West Conference – sitting in fifth place, just out of earning a playoff spot. They came in just behind fourth place Worland by a mere tie breaker. Because the Cats had lost to Worland earlier in the season, the Warriors hold the tie breaker, and will move on to the playoffs as the number 4 seed in the 2A West Conference – behind Mountain View,...
The Bobcat varsity football had a tough assignment last weekend – take down the number one ranked Mountain View Buffalos. In what would prove to be a challenging, yet rewarding game at Leroy Hayes Field, the Cats emerged victorious on Friday night. With significant contributions from up and down the roster, the Bobcats came away with a 13 to 6 victory. The Buffs came into Thermopolis with an undefeated record, having pretty much sailed their way around the 2A West Conference, and were looking t...
The Lady Cats volleyball team faced off with Shoshoni (8-18-1, 0-5) this past Friday in Shoshoni, and then played at home against 1st place Greybull (17-10-3, 4-1) on Saturday. Both matches were conference games. The Lady Cats had defeated Shoshoni earlier in the season, and had fallen previously to Greybull by two games to one. In a near repeat of the earlier contest, the Lady Cats, again dominated Shoshoni – going 3 and 0 (25-13, 25-18 and 25-15). Shannon Hill coach said, “The games in Shoshoni were good for us. We found some consistency in...
The Hot Springs County High School cross country team hosted a 2A Regional meet at the Thermopolis Golf Course last Thursday. The Cats finished in second place, with a team score of 47 – just 13 points back of the team from Wyoming Indian High School. Once again, the Bobcats had seven runners entered. Junior Jadeth Elder finished in 2nd place, with a time of 18:15.08 – just behind Howard McNiven of Burlington. McNiven was the 2023 state champion. Junior Cole Keller finished 7th, with a time of...
The Bobcat varsity football team loaded on the bus early last Friday, October 11 for a four plus hour ride to the Bridger Valley of Wyoming. The team was set to play the Lyman Eagles that afternoon, in what coach Boone Bowker had called a “must win game.” While the Eagles sit in last place in the West Conference, they are in no way a team to be overlooked. And, it was a good thing the Cats went into the game with that thought in mind. Before the game, coach Bowker had said the team needed to come away with a win in Lyman to have any shot at...
In their final race before the conference finals, the Hot Springs County High School Cross Country Team competed in the Powell Invitational on Thursday, October 10. In one of the largest events of the season, teams from eleven schools were at the Powell Golf Course to compete. Outstanding senior, Trajn Swalstad of Worland won the boys race, running a time of 15:40.14, leading the Worland Warriors to the team championship, with a combined score of 37. Kinley Cooley of Powell was the girls champion, with a time of 18:26.80. The team from Cody...
Themopolis Middle School Cross Country wrapped up their season in Powell last Thursday at the Pinnacle Bank Powell Invitational. Results are: Girls: Kylie Geis, 76th, 16:59.90; Amelia Johnson, 77th, 17:00.28; Elena Ketner, 17:06.79; Jadriene Jeffs, 85th, 17:48.60; Haleigh Ralston, 94th, 20:05.51; Jessi Moore, 105th, 25:46.05 Boys: Gavin Livingood, 11th, 12:29.91; Tanner Myers, 24th, 13:10.89; Cameron Martinez, 27th, 13:20.79; Apollo Jenks, 45th, 14:08.73; Allen Thurman, 52nd, 14:24.87; Talon...
On October 7, the Thermopolis Vale Tudo / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu held their belt testing after students performed a certain number of hours and demonstrated their skills. Six students pictured here with their certificates earned their gray belt, graduating from white. Back row L-R: Elizik Ruchupanai, William McCawley, Kota Ruchupanai, Jayden Hanson, Kylie Schenck, Kiowa Pruitt, Kenzie Tillack, Jack Toth, Bentley Harvey, Landen Tillack and Lizzy Harvey. Instructors in front row L-R: Sienna Tuttle,...
The Lady Cats Volleyball team traveled to Lander on Thursday, October 8 to meet the Lady Tigers for a second time this season. They faced off with Lander at home on September 5 and came away with a win of three to two. The rematch in Lander would, again, prove successful for the Lady Cats. As the Lady Cats gear up for the final couple of weeks of the season, they played matches in Lander on Thursday, and followed up with a home court event against Worland on Saturday, October 10. Both Lander and Worland are 3A teams, and served as some tough...
The Bobcat varsity football team geared up for their homecoming game last week, facing a tough opponent in the #5 ranked Cokeville Panthers. While the first half of the game was a battle for field position – and points – the second half of the game got away from the home team. The final score showed the visiting team as winners, 38 to 22. Both teams were 2 and 2 coming in to the contest, and appeared to be evenly matched in both the offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Still, the Cats were up against a well-coached and disciplined tea...
The Lady Cats hosted the third place Lady Grizzlies from Rocky Mountain last Friday for volleyball action. Playing before a supportive home crowd, the junior varsity team made quick work of their counterparts from Cowley – winning the set by two games to one. The varsity team got off to a good start in their matchup – winning the first game, 25 to 18; and following up with a win in game two by a score of 25 to 19. At that point, things looked promising for the Lady Cats, however, games three and four went to the Lady Grizz – by scores of 25-18...
