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Though the Hot Springs County High School Track Team had a week off over Spring Break, it didn’t stop them from breaking their personal records and even setting a new school record as the 1600 sprint medley team of Blake Williams, Jesse Skelton, Wyatt McDermott and Ethan Becher placed third with 3:54.33. Among those setting new personal records were: Jazmen Jensen with a 32nd place finish of 16.05 in the 100 meters, Ashley McPhie with a 15th place height of 4’ in the high jump and Olivia Wey...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Brenda Sims 15.382, Jerrie Slagle 15.411, Brenda Sims 15.602, Kylie O'Neal 15.864 Open 2D: Brenda Sims 15.919, Kodee Williams 15.958, Lindsay Curran 16.103, Miss Givens 16.128, JoAnn O'Neal 16.174, Mesa Allen 16.237 Open 3D: Karie Suhn 16.489, Jerrie Slagle 16.492, Missy Givens 16.529, Nick Comes 16.601, Nick Comes 16.626, Rylee Agar 16.631 Open 4D: Bobbi Zupan...
This past weekend, the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Maddyx Fischer Mermorial tournament in Riverton, and at the Rudy Gunter Classic in Green River. The club will finish up their season with State competition this weekend at the Casper Events Center. Freestyle competition is Friday, April 12, with Folkstyle on April 13 and Greco on April 14. Riverton Maddyx Fischer Memorial Folkstyle In 6U 35-37, Fletcher Lewis placed first and scored eight team points, and Aksel Polson placed second and scored nine team points. In 6U 43, Lucas...
The Wyoming National wrestling teams competed at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national team duals in Des Moines Iowa over the weekend. Along the way the teams supported by Wyoming wrestling families and friends took a trailer full of supplies to the Omaha relief center to help out with flood-damaged areas in eastern Nebraska. The teams stopped and helped unload the supplies on their way to competition. "These wrestlers have been busy on the mat past there regular season," coach Travis...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club traveled to compete at the 2019 Montana Open this past weekend. Placers and point winners from those competing are as follows: In Girls 8 & Under 50, Brayli Price placed second and has scored seven team points. In Girls 8 & Under 54, Briar Lahoe placed sixth and has scored one team point. In Girls 10 & Under 57, Lilly Quintanilla placed second and scored seven team points. In Girls 12 & Under 146/165, Kailey Allen placed third and scored five team points....
The Thermopolis Bobcat Golf Team will hit the links for their spring season this Friday, April 5 in Worland. The team just started their practices, their first day of practice being Monday. Coach Joey Johnson said this year they have their full team of State 2A Champions returning to play on Varsity. Those athletes include Jeffry Clark, Will Clark, Lee Grimm, Hardy Johnson and Kyle Roessing. Madeline Stam (All State Girls Golfer) will be coming back to golf in the Varsity Girls Division for the...
Xander Getzfried keeps up his pace during the snowshoeing competition at the 2019 Special Olympics Winter Games in Jackson. Getzfried earned two silver and two bronze. Other competitors and their total awards include: Brooklyn Cooley, unified gold and bronze; David Hansen, three gold, three silver and one bronze; Alyssa Simmons, two gold and two silver; Michael Sinchetru, two gold, four silver and one bronze; and Saraiya Sosa, unified gold and bronze. The Hot Springs County Special Olympics...
The Bobcat tracksters saw their first meet this season at Cody for the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite, and several matched or beat their personal records in events throughout the day. Blake Williams hit a new personal recordswith a 20th place time of 25.03 in the 200 meters, and matched his personal record in the pole vault with a 10th place height of 10'6". Jaxson Jensen set a personal record in the triple jump at a 15th place distance of 34'4.5" and Ethan Becher has a new personal record...
On Saturday, March 23, the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed in the Folkstyle and Freestyle t the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody. Folkstyle In 6U 35-37, Fletcher Lewis placed second and scored 12 team points, and Daxton McLean placed fifth. In 6U 49, Tucker Sayler placed first and scored 30 team points. In 6U 62. Winston Hogue placed second and scored 14 team points. In 8U 45, Dawson McLean placed third and scored 17 team points. In 8U 49, Fischer Lewis placed second and scored 27 team points, Ryker Sayler placed third and scored 19 team point...
Bobcat wrestlers, their families and fans gathered at the middle school Tuesday, March 12, to celebrate what was one of the most successful campaigns ever. The celebration began with a video of some of the highlights that were examples of the efforts made by team members throughout the season from beginning (Powell Invitational) to end (state tournament). Head coach Travis McDermott rendered his thanks to the families and friends who had been so supportive throughout the season and travelled...
The gymnasium at Hot Springs County High School was buzzing last Saturday for the annual Wrestle-Opolis tournament hosted by the Thermopolis Wrestling Club. Wrestlers competed in Folkstyle and Freestyle. Folkstyle In 4U 34-37, Halen Lahoe placed first and scored nine team points. In 6U 37, Gabriel Ryan placed third and scored 14.5 team points, Aksel Polson placed fourth and scored 10 team points, and Fletcher Lewis placed fifth and scored 11 team points. In 6U 40, Brenner Dasinger placed fourth...
The playoff picture is taking shape for the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-Ed Basketball League. The past few weeks weeks have been interesting, with the Red Rock team handed its first two losses of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 20 — 75-49 against Properties West and 56-21 against Merit Energy. The night also saw a Two Hills Of a Cizzle win against Hot Parts, 57-46. Merit was able to get another win on Wednesday, Feb. 27, going 47-41 against Properties. Red Rock got back on the winning side of things with a 59-42 win aga...
We're getting a bit more sunshine these days and with it the high school tracksters are getting ready for the 2019 season, with the first practice on March 11. This year there is a change in coach, with Aimee Kay taking over for Ernie Mecca, who retired last year. It's not Kay's first time working with the team, though, as this year marks her 25th of coaching and her second as head track coach. They will try something new, Kay explained, which was done when Mecca first started coaching. The plan...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed March 8 and 9 at the three-style tournament at Powell, taking third place in Freestyle and Greco, and fourth in Folkstyle Freestyle In 6U 53-56 Ben Farrell placed first and scored 19 team points. Farrell won by a 13-second fall over Corbin Bowman of Cody Wrestling Club, by a 13-3 tech fall over Hayden Harshman of North Big Horn Rams in Round 2 and by a 13-3 tech fall over Kye Carter of Powell Wrestling Club in Round 3 In 9U Girls 50-55, Briar Lahoe placed first and scored nine team points, and Brayli Pric...
The Wyoming Coaches Association has voted on which 3A boys and girls basketball players they believe are the best in the East and West, and Dustin “Duder” Harvey and McKenna Bomengen have been selected as All-Conference for the 3A East division. Lady Cats coach Matthew McPhie said of Bomengen, “McKenna did a great job for us this past season. I believe she grew as a player, as a playmaker, and most importantly, as a teammate. “She averaged nearly 12 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game. 2.5 assists per game and led our team in steals with an...
The Thermopolis Boys Basketball team wrapped up its season this past week at the 3A East Regionals in Wheatland, with a 60-33 loss against Rawlins on Thursday and a 55-36 loss against Douglas on Friday. Coach Shane Corpening said it was certainly a short weekend, and turnover troubles continued to plague the Bobcats in their match against Rawlins. Their opponents definitely did their homework, Corpening said, and they forced plenty of turnovers. He further added it was hard for the Thermopolis...
Springs County High School's Lady Bobcats basketball team ended their season with back-to-back losses at the Regional Tournament in Wheatland last weekend. Thursday, the girls lost to #1 ranked Rawlins by a score of 80-58. According to coach Matt McPhie, the girls scored more points in this game than they had all season – against a very good team, including a season high of 41 points in the second half. The Lady Cats were led in scoring by McKenna Bomengen who had a strong night with 20 p...
Plenty of wrestlers hit the mats on March 2, with members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competing at the North Big Horn Folkstyle and Freestyle tournaments, and high school wrestlers hitting the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association Junior State Greco and Junior and Female Junior State Freestyle tournaments. North Big Horn Freestyle Tournament In 6U 37-40, Sawyer Wilson placed third and scored 8.5 team points. Wilson of Thermopolis Wrestling Club won by a 10-0 tech fall over Adalyn Waltjen of North Big Horn Rams in Round 1, and lost by a...
This week, teams with the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Basketball League will be in Week 6 of their competition, with Red Rock and Two Hills of a Cizzle leading, each with 4-2 records. Matches in Week 3 included a 39-28 win for Merit Energy over Hot Parts, a 46-39 win for Properties West over Merit and a 59-52 win for Red Rock over Two Hills of a Cizzle. Red Rock chalked up another win in Week 4, going 61-47 over Hot Parts. The week also saw Properties win 97-37 over Hot Parts and Two Hills win 36-30 over Merit. Week 5 saw t...
The Bobcats put forth a strong effort last week but came up short with three losses - 63-47 against Newcastle, 75-44 against Buffalo and 63-24 against Douglas. Coach Shane Corpening, speaking on the Newcastle game, said the Bobcats played well for three quarters, and were actually leading going into the third quarter. He believed they were on the cusp of making a big run to make it difficult for the Dogies to keep up. Unfortunately, Newcastle made a monstrous run of their own and kept things...
The Bobcat girls basketball team had a busy weekend last week, hitting the court for three different contests against Newcastle, Buffalo and Douglas. They started the weekend with a big win over Newcastle, 47-32, just weeks after losing to them by 12 points. "This 27-point swing is in large part to our girls and their commitment each day at practice," coach Matt McPhie said. "They're putting in extra work, have great attitudes and are being great teammates each day. "The victory in Newcastle...
When the Western Regional champion Bobcats headed to Casper for the state tournament Thursday, it was in a procession of several service vehicles with warning sirens sounding the pride of the Thermopolis community added to by nearly twenty more individual vehicles augmenting that sound with their own horns. When action concluded on Friday, the Bobcats with a winning record of 29-12 in individual matches had qualified eleven wrestlers to see action on Saturday, five in the winners bracket and...
The rosters have been set for the 2019 Wyoming Shrine Bowl, with Chandler Maddock, son of Cindy and Duane Maddock, making the north roster. Also selected in 2018 as a Wyoming Coaches Association All-State and All-Conference player in 2A football, Maddock started Thermopolis football when he was in sixth grade; he missed his seventh and eighth grade year due to injuries and he had moved to Cokeville his eighth grade year. He played three years in high school in Thermopolis; he broke his hand in t...
Last Saturday, the eighth grade boys basketball team competed at a tournament in Worland, coming away with a 64-18 loss against the hosting team, a 30-29 win against Lander and a 51-19 loss against Rocky Mountain. Coach Ryan Shaffer said of the Worland match, “This was a tough matchup for anyone as Worland was the number one seed coming into the tournament. We struggled finding good shots and hitting from deep. Thankfully in the 3rd quarter we were able to hit a few threes, however by then t...
Friday, Feb. 15 the fourth to sixth grade girls basketball travelling team was able to pick up a few games with Worland and Lander. With 11 girls — one fourth grader, five fifth graders and five sixth graders. Earlier this season on January 13, coach Ryan Shaffer said, the travelling team “played in a tournament in Douglas where we met some fierce competition as we played a team from Sheridan, Gillette, and Casper. As our first ever games outside of recreation basketball league, we struggled a little with the pace and pressure that this tou...
