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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...
It's been a while since anyone on a wrestling bus had occasion to shout "We're Number One," but that was the case late Saturday afternoon as the Bobcats departed for home with a winning point total of 175.5 and the championship trophy from the Greybull Memorial Invitational tournament. The 14-team tournament was dominated by two of 2As tougher teams in the Bobcats and Lovell who chased the Bobcats but finished 5.5 points behind them. Four Thermopolis wrestlers - Austin Ireland, Chance Watt,...
On Saturday, Feb. 2, members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Wild West Championships at Gillette. In 6U 49, Bain Lahoe lost by a 1:27 fall to Abel Haugen of Coyote Wrestling Club in Championship Round 1, received a bye in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 19-second fall to Wyatt Manning of Project Wrestling in Consolation Round 2. In Girls Gr. K-2 55, Briar Lahoe placed second and scored 12 team points. Lahoe lost by a 45-second fall to Bristol Ackerman of Glendive Mat Devils in Round 1 and won by a 1:11 fall over McKenna...
Barrel racing results from February 3 include: Open 1D – Missy Givens, 1st; Maddie Fantaskey, 2nd; Nick Comes, 3rd; Mesa Allen, 4th; Brenda Sims, 5th Open 2D – Nick Comes, 1st; Amie Hatch, 2nd; Brenda Sims, 3rd; Karie Suhn, 4th; Aften Peterson, 5th; Missy Givens, 6th Open 3D – Aften Petersen, 1st; Bobbi Zupan, 2nd; Taylor Agar, 3rd; Joey Agar, 4th; Rhyan Schmuck, 5th; IreLynn Campbell, 6th Open 4D – Heather Flowers, 1st; Tyne Vialpando, 2nd; Bobbi Zupan, 3rd; Jody Campbell, 4th; Carrie Basse, 5th; Vivian Butchart, 6th Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, 1s...
The leaders of the Hot Springs County Recreation District's Adult Basketball League are starting to emerge, with Red Rock and their 2-0 record at the top following a 46-38 victory against Merit Energy on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The loss puts Merit at 1-1 for the season. Two Hills of a Cizzle is close behind at 2-1, with both wins coming on Jan. 30 - 49-43 over Properties West and 63-39 over Hot Parts. The games put Properties at 1-2, and Hot Parts at 0-2. Games on Feb. 6 will include Merit against...
Last week saw the middle school boys basketball teams face off against Riverton on Thursday, Jan. 31. The eighth grade team came away with a 49-28 loss. Coach Ryan Shaffer said, “Although the score doesn’t show it, this was a very good game for us. We came out sluggish in the first quarter and gave up a 17-point lead. After that however, we were able to play them 26 (Thermop) to 30 (Riverton) for the remainder of the game. “Our outside shooting has really improved over the past few games with [Tanner] Jensen, [McCoy] Longwell, and [Hadl...
The Lady Cats basketball team hosted Buffalo and Big Piney last weekend, splitting the contests 1-1. On Friday night the girls lost to the second ranked team, Buffalo, by a final score of 64-41. They dug a very large hole early in the game as they struggled to take care of the ball, falling behind by 17-0 in the first quarter. After a sluggish start, the girls settled down and played better basketball the remainder of the game. The Lady Cats forced 24 turnovers, which coach Matt McPhie said is...
The Bobcat boys had a rough time this past weekend against Buffalo on Friday and Big Piney on Saturday. Friday night's game saw a 62-15 loss against the Bison. Coach Shane Corpening stated, "For the Buffalo game we couldn't have asked for a better start to the game. Defensively, we held them to six points for most of the first quarter. "However, within the last 15 seconds of the first quarter we had a pair of untimely turnovers that led to easy scores for them. Offensively, we struggled to finis...
With the largest crowd in years looking on, Bobcat wrestlers created a memory no other Thermopolis wrestlers before them could do - they will be able to remember forever defeating the Douglas Bearcat mat men on the home mats. The dual started at the 152 weight class with Hunter Mounts moving up from his usual 145 pounds to take on Bearcat Ty Russel. One minute and four seconds later the referee raised his hand, and he walked off after starting the Bobcats with an unexpected 6-0 lead. Douglas...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club participated in the Buffalo Outlaw Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 27. In 6U of PeeWee) 32-34, Fletcher Lewis placed first and scored 19 team points. In Round 1 Lewis won by a 40-second fall over Lauryn Gross of Touch of Gold Wrestling Club in Round 1, won by an 18-10 major decision over Greysen Seim of Douglas Wrestling Club in Round 2 and won by a 42-second fall over Thayne Harden of Casper Wrestling Club in Round 3. In 6U of PeeWee) 36-37, Aksel Polson placed...
The 2019 season of the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Basketball League got off to a strong start with three games on Wednesday, Jan. 23 This season, the league has five teams competing for the title — Properties West, Two Hills of a Cizzle, Hot Parts, Red Rock and Merit Energy. Properties West showed up on the court twice last Wednesday, with a 80-65 loss to Red Rock and a 79-59 win against Hot Parts. The third game resulted in a close 49-40 win for Merit Energy over Two Hills. The games set the opening records at 1-0 for Mer...
The boys basketball team saw a couple losses last weekend, 37-31 against Newcastle and 71-34 against Douglas Coach Shane Corpening stated, “For the Newcastle game I was extremely pleased with our defensive effort. We held Newcastle to 37 points, about 20 under their average. We had a balanced scoring attack with Jarron Mortimore and Sean Miller leading the way with eight points apiece. Duder Harvey also chipped in seven points. “We got off to a good start against Newcastle, but we ran into a s...
The Lady Bobcat varsity basketball team battled against Newcastle Friday night, coming up short with a 54-41 loss. The Lady Cats were trailing 30-17 at half time, but came out playing excellent defense in the third quarter, closing the gap to within two points at various times. Going into the fourth, they were behind by just four points, 35-31. Newcastle was on-point from the free throw line, dropping in 17 of 18 during the fourth quarter. “In the final quarter we didn’t hit the shots we needed to make,” said head coach Matt McPhie. “I give cr...
Thermopolis wrestlers came back to earth at the Lander Valley Invitational Friday and Saturday. Finishing eighth of 19 teams was not what they had in mind, but on the other hand they were by far the leading 2A team at the tourney, outscoring seven 3A teams in the process. Scoring 73.5 pts. for the Bobcats was Austin Ireland, 21 pts.; Chase White, 10; Jon Harvey, 4; Jon Hagen, 5; Riley Shaffer, 6; Chance Watt, 11.5; and, Logan Cole, 16 pts. Several Bobcats distinguished themselves by winning thei...
