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This past Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team saw their first competition for the season. Coach Toby Emery stated there were 22 wrestlers out, and though only 14 participated in the opener in Lovell he expects the rest to compete this coming weekend in Buffalo. Emery stated, “Overall we wrestled well. We have a young team with a lot of potential. For many, it was their first time competing on the mat ever. I was impressed with the attitudes and efforts the boys displayed on a...
Thermopolis Middle School girls basketball kicked off their season with a complete nail-biter against Lander last week, going into double overtime for the A team. Head coach Ginger Ward said the girls fell 18-20, but they took care of the ball extremely well with very few turnovers. Ward said Ruthanne Johnson was the top rebounder for the game and Brookly May and Brooklyn Cooley came in and gave the starters some valuable rest throughout the match. She added Lexi Overfield may have played the...
Here 4 Exercise was the first team eliminated from the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Coed Volleyball League on Wednesday, Oct. 24, following a 2-1 loss against Setting Ducks. Though Here 4 Exercise won the first match 25-23, Setting Ducks took the next two 25-8 and 25-20. Setting Ducks faced Gassed by Gottsche later in the evening, losing the first round 25-15 but winning the second 25-20, before Gottsche won the set with a 25-14 victory. Also during the evening, Owl Creek Graphics beat TBD in two games, 25-12 and 25-17. TBD fired b...
Those who weren't sure as to why there were so many sirens and lights in Thermopolis on Saturday night with no sign of fires or accidents, it was to welcome home our Thermopolis Cross Country runners from State competition in Sheridan, and to congratulate the girls team, which was named the Class 2A champions for Wyoming. On top of being named state champs, three of our girls - Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen and Olivia Weyer - were selected by the Wyoming Coaches' Association as All-State in... Full story
The Bobcats came away with a huge win last Friday night, with a score of 42-16 over Burns. Coach Matt McPhie said this win pushes their conference record to 3-3 and qualifies them for state playoffs. "Burns was a much improved team and came in with a 4-3 record and also needed a win to advance to the playoffs," McPhie stated. "The team executed and scored on the opening drive, which set the tone and gave the team an 8-0 lead." Logan Cole and Chandler Maddock had big nights in the backfield,...
October 17 saw the first round of playoffs for the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Coed Volleyball League, with big advances from Benny and the Sets after they beat out How I Set your Mother two games to one. Scores for the matchup were 25-23 Benny, 25-21 How I Set and 25-23 Benny. Benny had the same 2-1 success against Gottsche later in the evening, with scores of 25-23 Benny, 25-12 Gottsche and 25-27 Benny. In other matchups, TBD is moving forward with 25-14 and 25-23 wins against Setting Ducks, and Owl Creek advances with 25-12 a...
Barrel racing results from Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last Sunday include: Open class 1D - Jerrie Slagle, 1st 2D - Elsie Campbell, 1st, Kristen Lock, 2nd 3D – McKenna Hanson, 1st 4D – Donna Daniels, 1st; Bobbi Zupan, 2nd; Valerie Stothart, 3rd; Jerrie Slagle, 4th; Bobbi Zupan, 5th; Jody Campbell, 6th; Heather Flowers, 7th Youth 1D – IreLynn Campbell, 1st 4D – Tyne Vialpando, 1st; Sierra Derby, 2nd; Kaycee Stothart, 3rd; Tayci Werner, 4th...
Thermopolis Middle School girls basketball kicks of tonight (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. at the middle school gym. This will be our first look at this year’s team, and head coach Ginger Ward said she is blessed with a fabulous group of young ladies, nearly 28 players and three managers. Ward said the focus and intensity the athletes are showing at practice reeally compliments their parents. “Attendance has been excellent,” Ward said. “A couple girls have been nursing the flu bug, so we look forward to getting these girls back this week.” They will...
Though the Bobcat football team came up short against Glenrock Friday night with a 42-18 loss, the team showed improvement against the Herders compared to 2017, which saw a 55-12 loss. Coach Matthew McPhie stated, "The game began with Glenrock methodically driving down the field and converting on a fourth and goal. The Bobcat offense responded by scoring two series later making the score 7-6. "With about three minutes left in the half, the momentum swung heavily in Glenrock's favor with a...
Hot Springs County High School’s Lady Bobcat volleyball team pushed the Newcastle Dogies to five games on Friday night before securing the win. The Lady Cats lost the first two games, 20-25 and 21-25, but rallied back to win the next three, 25-15, 25-18 and 15-13 to take the match. “I was very proud of the girls for not giving up and letting down,” coach Shannon Hill said. “They have shown a lot of fight this year and they proved again that they have the will and the want to win matches...
Last weekend marked the end of the middle school volleyball season with the seventh graders attending their conference in Riverton while the eighth graders traveled to Lovell for their conference. Seventh grade coach, Kati Ryan said, “The seventh grade players worked very hard this season. Each player has grown immensely this season. “As a team, their serving improved from 30% serves made over at the beginning of the season to 75% serves made over by our last week. “At tournament, they played their hardest and worked their best as a team. I am...
Hot Springs County's Special Olympics team did very well at both the Area 1 games and the state competition last week in Casper. Lauri Olsen coaches the team with a lot of help from her husband, Tom, who said this is one of the largest teams they've had in a long time, with three athletes from the Hot Springs County School District as well as six adult athletes. They competed in bowling in Area 1, which consists of Worland, Powell, Cody, Lander, Riverton and Thermopolis, coming away with two...
Beginning Oct. 17, the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Coed Volleyball League is officially into its playoff season. Games on Wednesday, Oct. 10 saw victories for TBD against Setting Ducks, 25-19, 25-13 and 2517. Benny and the Sets won their first game against How I Set your Mother 25-18, and though they lost the second match to How I Set 25-21, Benny game back to win the third game 25-20. Owl Creek Graphics won 25-20, 25-23 and 25-20 against Benny, and in the matchup between Gassed by Gottsche and Here 4 Exercise, Gassed won t...
The Thermopolis football team came home with a win after shutting out Newcastle 66-0 Friday night. Coach Matt McPhie said overall the team played well and definitely were more physical on the field. Though there were some injuries on the Newcastle side, which no coach likes to see, McPhie said it was also good to see our boys flying around the field and getting those hits. The coach noted it was also the first game the Bobcats played this season where they had no turnovers, and that is a... Full story
Last Friday, middle school cross country students travelled to Powell for their conference meet, their final competition for the season. Coach Stephanie Metz said it was a great meet with a nice, flat course and the students are familiar with it for the most part. “We had some good races,” Metz said, noting Dazlynn Hunt’s keeping up with a Lander competitor and splitting a 6:03 in the first mile. Hunt took second in the competition with 12:57.53. “6:03 wasn’t what we were shooting for,” Met...
Last Saturday saw the Thermopolis Middle School’s final game this year, with a 34-16 win against Greybull. Coach Shane Corpening said the boys played really well and looked in good form, similar to their Sept. 29 game, and it was nice to play a lot of people. “I think everybody on our football team saw the field a lot. That’s always an important thing, I think, in the last game of the season.” Elijah Skelton played his best game, Corpening said, finding the end zone three times in the running...
Teams in the Hot Springs County Recreation District's Adult Co-ed Volleyball League finished their fourth week of games last week, with Gassed by Gottsche winning 27-25, 25-21 and 25-16 against TBD. Here 4 Exercise won their first game against How I Set Your Mother 25-16, but lost the remaining two 25-12 and 25-23. Here 4 Exercise was also bested by Owl Creek Graphics, 25-21, 25-13 and 25-23. In the final matchup, Setting Ducks won against Benny and the Sets by forfeit. The program is in Week...
Thermopolis Middle School volleyball players had a busy week last week with games on Tuesday and Thursday and then the eighth grade B tournament here in Thermopolis on Saturday. Head coach Aimee Kay said the A team got another win on Tuesday against Greybull. “It was really nice to see them put it all together,” she said. “They played solid, high level volleyball and hopefully saw their own potential. When they are all playing their best, they are a force to be reckoned with.” They took on Lovell and Rocky Mountain on Thursday. Kay said th...
All five of the varsity girls cross country team finished in the top 10 during the Bobcat Invitational Saturday morning at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Tahja Hunt won with a time of 21:41.00, followed by McKenna Bomengen at 22:01.00, a full 25 seconds ahead of third place. Olivia Weyer won fourth with a time of 23:11.00, followed by Aime Robinson in fifth with 24:35.00 and Hallie Martinez in sixth at 24:47.00. Rebekah Johnson placed 10th with 29:01.00. Coach Stephanie Metz said the times were...
The Thermopolis Bobcats fought hard against Wheatland at their Homecoming game, ending the night with a 28-14 loss. Coach Matthew McPhie stated, "We moved the ball efficiently on offense and were hamstrung by penalties all night. We had 15 penalties called against us and must do a better job in this area. "Offensively we were led by Logan Cole with 12 carries for 112 yards, and Chandler Maddock ran the ball 19 times for 88 yards. "The key play may have come with time winding down in the first...
Danni Jo Pebbles and Tatum Vialpando leap for the block during their home tourney last weekend. Information about the games was not available from the coach at press time....
The Thermopolis Middle School football team travelled to play at Lovell last Saturday, coming away with a 38-20 win. Coach Shane Corpening said he saw improvement on the team from when they played Worland on Sept. 20. “I thought, without a doubt, we played our best game of the year, our most complete.” Offensively, he said, the team played really crisp. Defensively, he added, there were times when they played solid and others where they missed a couple reads and tackles. Lovell, he said, als...
Teams in the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League saw action on the court on Wednesday, Sep.t 26, with the Setting Ducks winning 25-21, 25-18 and 25-16 against Here 4 Exercise. Owl Creek Graphics saw a 25-20 win against Benny and the Sets, though Benny took the second match 25-16 before falling 26-24 in the third. Owl Creek then beat out TBD 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20. The final matchup saw three victories for Gassed by Gottsche over How I Set Your Mother, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-23. Standings as of Tuesday were: Gassed 1...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-ed Volleyball League has started up for 2018, bumping, setting, spiking and digging at the high school court every Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Compared to last year’s six teams, Rec Director Anja Abbott noted there is seven this year. Among them are Benny and the Sets, Here 4 Exercise, Setting Ducks, Gassed by Gottsche, Owl Creek Graphics, How I Set Your Mother and TBD. Abbott explained this last name came from the team’s inability to dec...
Lady Bobcat volleyball was busy last weekend with two home games, Friday against Buffalo and Saturday against Douglas. Although they dropped both matches in three games, coach Shannon Hill said she saw a lot of positives coming off the weekend. "We focused a lot of our practices this week on serve/receive, therefore we struggled a little bit with our offense," she said. "Our unforced errors were what lost this match (Buffalo) for us. "We are very evenly matched with Buffalo, but could never... Full story
