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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...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed this past weekend at the Casper Showdown in Memory of Sarah Tolin. In PeeWee 35-38, Aksel Polson placed fourth and scored seven team points. In PeeWee 41-42, Lucas Seidel placed fourth and scored four team points. In PeeWee 43-46, Tucker Sayler placed first and scored seven team points. Sayler won by a 10-4 decision over Helton Spilski of Wright Gladiators in the Quarterfinal, by a 13-0 decision over Greyson Mendez of Rawlins Wrestling Club in the Semifinal and by a 16-0 tech fall over Amari Leal of...
Kemmerer was the site for the strongest Bobcat wrestling performance in decades. Fifteen Thermopolis wrestlers made the trip to regional; fifteen Bobcats are qualified for the state tournament this weekend. On the strength of 10 Bobcats finishing in the top four in their weight class, Thermopolis surprised the 2A field and out scored them by more than 15 points with total of 186 to runner-up Kemmerer's 170 followed by Cokeville (158.5), Lovell (140), and Big Piney (120.5). This marks the first...
The Hot Springs County Recreation Department is now taking registrations for youth soccer. Designed for children from kindergarten through sixth grade, you may register either at the armory or online at hscrecreation.com. Registration is $20 per child. A parent’s meeting and the first practice will be on Tuesday, March 12. Coaches are needed for all ages and grade levels. The recreation office offers training and certification for all coaches. If you are interested in coaching or have any questions, stop in to the rec office or give them a c...
With an offense that didn't quit through four quarters and a defense that kept the pressure on the Worland Warriors, the Bobcats earned a 61-55 victory Saturday evening at home, their first against Worland in seven years. "This was a huge win for our program," coach Shane Corpening said. "It's our first win versus a 3A opponent since 2012 and our first win against Worland since 2012. Truthfully, we didn't have a Herculean effort. Our boys just played consistently well for four quarters. I have...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team took on age-old rival Worland on Saturday night and despite their best efforts, lost to the Lady Warriors (score ???). They fought and mounted an impressive second half comeback. They trailed by 15 points in the third quarter, but closed the gap to within two with about a minute left in the game. Worland sealed the game with some clutch free throws and some sostly turnover stalled the comeback by the Lady Cats. Leading the scoring was Ashley McPhie with 16...
Hot Springs County High School's Lady Cats basketball team took on Powell at home last Friday night, dropping the game in a heart breaking overtime to the Lady Panthers, 51-47. "The girls played extremely well for the night," coach Matt McPhie said. "Powell is a team they had lost to by nearly 30 points earlier in the season. We trailed by as many as eight points in the third quarter, but the girls played tough defense and hit some critical shots down the stretch to force the overtime. "We misse...
Last weekend the Bobcats went up against Powell Friday night with a 57-43 loss, and against Lovell Saturday with a 58-33 loss. Coach Shane Corpening said the boys got off to an extremely slow start against Powell, missing at least three or four layups in the first quarter, and only making four points while giving up 14. "A slow start really hurt us in that game because the rest of the game the scoring was pretty balanced. The scoring was even the second quarter, they outscored us by six in the...
Thursday and Friday Bobcat wrestlers proved the sports adage that the scoreboard doesn’t always tell the whole story of any contest. Visiting Worland on Thursday, the Bobcats spotted the Warriors 18 points in forfeits and the scoreboard said Worland 40, Thermopolis 30. Friday saw a similar result against the Glenrock Herders. After spotting the Herders a 12-point advantage, the Bobcats were unable to cut into that lead and finished 12 points down at 48-36. Winning Bobcats against Worland were Wyatt McDermott (6-4), Jeff VanAntwerp (10-8), Jon H...
Last weekend, members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Bearcat Brawl in Douglas, wrestling in Greco and Freestyle Feb. 9 and in Folkstyle Feb. 10. Freestyle In Intermediate 63 Dyllan Myers placed second and scored five team points. In Intermediate 84 Cannon Boren placed first and scored six team points. In Novice 86 Colter Price placed second and scored five team points. In Schoolboy/girl 90 Dalton Price placed third and scored four team points. In Girls Intermediate 52-68 Briar Lahoe placed first and has scored six team...
The middle school boys basketball teams had plenty of court time this past week, starting off with games against Worland Feb. 5 that resulted in a 56-29 loss for the 8th grade A team and a 33-16 loss for the B squad. “As one of the top teams,” Shaffer said, “last time we met Worland we struggled scoring and gave up many layups based on turnovers. This time we played much better on the offense end scoring double of what we did when we first met them. We have really worked on ball movement and attacking the offense rebounds, and I think our l...
Thermopolis fought hard against Worland last Friday, finishing with a 53-35 loss. Though only scoring 35 points offensively, coach Shane Corpening said they played pretty close to unstoppable. "We were getting whatever we wanted," Corpening said. " We were hitting shots. We shot our best of the season probably, percent-wise. We were 45 percent from the three-point line, and from the field we were 40 percent. We shot the ball about as well as we have all season but once again the issue was...
The Varsity Lady Cats took on age-old rivals the Lady Warriors of Worland on the road last Friday and unfortunately fell, 56-45. The game was a tight one all the way through with the girls falling behind early before rallying to take the lead momentarily in the second quarter, finishing it knotted up at 23-all. In a tough third quarter the girls trailed by six, and even though they battled through til the end, they still came up short. The Lady Cats were led by McKenna Bomengen who scored a care...
