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This Saturday Thermopolis will be home to the Bobcat Cross Country Invite, beginning at 10 a.m. at the golf course. Coach Stepahnie Metz said this week the Bobcats have been focusing on the mental aspects of dealing with hills. The high school runners will have hills frequently, hitting the big hill once and then more throughout the course. It’s important, Metz said, for them to stay in the mindset they can do it and finish hard. For the middle school runners, she said, this course will be the l...
Though last Friday’s football game against Mountain View wound up with a 31-8 loss for the Bobcats, Coach Matthew McPhie is proud of the young men and the effort they put in against the defending state champ team. McPhie pointed out that just a few years back Thermopolis had a 45-0 loss against Mountain View, so they are definitely improving. The bobcats did well in the first half, McPhie said, keeping it a close, 7-2 game, though a costly turnover on the five-yard line kept them from taking t...
The Thermopolis Middle School football team had a bit of a rough start to the season, coach Shane Corpening said, with their first two games resulting in 40-point losses to Shoshoni and Lander. "After that," the coach said, "I felt like we had a turning point in our season, a complete 180-degree turnaround. We've been a different team." Part of that, he said, is having Roedy Farrell back and healthy to help the team. The Bobcats saw victory against Rocky Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 15, and most...
Thermopolis Middle School seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams are getting a lot of court time for both the A and B teams. Head coach Aimee Kay said the teams are continuing to work on a complicated system. “We are improving on transitioning from offense to defense,” she said. “My hope is that having a solid understanding of these concepts and skills will set them up for an easier transition to the high school level of play.” Kay added their serves are still a struggle and they don’t get a...
Several riders from Hot Springs County travelled to the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs for the Wyoming NBHA Finals, Sept. 22 and 23. The riders did well, with many placing in the top 10 — even the top 5 — in their divisions over the two-day event and Mesa Allen winning the Youth 2D division on Saturday with a time of 16.906. Additional results for Youth are: Saturday, 1D Kaitlyn Schmuck third, 16.428; Schmuck fifth, 16.522 Sunday, 1D Allen third, 16.127; Schmuck fourth, 16.220; Schmuck sixth, 16.279 Sunday, 2D Allen fifth, 17....
The THS Bobcat Golf Team attended the State 2A High School Golf Tournament last weekend in Newcastle and came home as the new State 2A Boys Champions. The scoring conditions were way harder than when they played there three weeks ago, but they were harder for everyone, and by the end of the tournament the Thermopolis boys team of Hardy Johnson, Jeffry Clark, Will Clark, Kyle Roessing and Lee Grimm came out with a hard fought win. Day one left the Bobcats in a three-way tie for second in the...
The Bobcats traveled to Moorcroft and got a road conference win this past weekend, shutting out the Wolves 52-0. Coach Matt McPhie stated, “The team took care of the ball early, and jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. During the second quarter the team exploded for 38 points which included some great offense and defense to take a commanding 52-0 lead at half time.” McPhie noted the second half was played under the running clock rule. “Chandler Maddock scored 4 touchdowns and ran t...
The girls high school and middle school teams had a strong showing last Thursday at the Lander Invite, with each team taking third place. Coach Stephanie Metz was excited for the team finishes because of the size of the teams we have this season. Regarding the middle school girls, she said younger team members like Hanna Hill, Sofia Gerber and Kendall Bradshaw have really taken off and supported older members Jayda Griffin, Dazlynn Hunt and Elizabeth Peterson. The same is true of the high...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team had their first conference match-up of the season last Friday against Newcastle at home. Coach Shannon Hill said the girls came out ready to play that night, started out leading and kept it that way the entire match. "I was really proud of the girls for keeping their intensity and not letting down, even in game three," Hill said. "We really focused on consistency in practice last week and our girls followed through and played the way they know how." The Lady Cats...
Jase Longwell breaks away from the Greybull defense during the JV game Saturday morning. A quick moving offense and strong defense gave the Bobcats a 38-6 win....
Thermopolis Middle School volleyball teams had their ups and downs this past week according to head coach Aimee Kay. The teams are playing well and Kay said the girls are getting more comfortable with running the 5-1 line and switching from offense to defense, but there is still room for improvement. Last week they were introduced to hitting defense and Kay is starting to see the girls get where they need to be when they need to be there. Their serves are improving, too, but they are still the...
The Bobcat Golf Team hosted their home tournament last weekend, the final tournament before the State 2A Tournament in Newcastle this weekend. Coach Joey Johnson said the team played their best golf yet on their home greens, carding many personal best scores, adding if they keep this up, they may be very competitive this coming weekend. Jeffry Clark scored a personal best of 75-91 for a two-day total of 166, which is also his best for the season. Kyle Roessing scored 108-108 for a two-day...
The Thermopolis football team suffered a 47-16 loss Friday night in their matchup against Buffalo. Coach Matt McPhie stated, "We had some costly turnovers early in the game and found ourselves quickly behind. We've had a couple of really tough and talented opponents these first two weeks and I'm convinced we're going to come out better in the end because of what we've learned in these contests. "Buffalo gave us some trouble in space and we need to do a better job of tackling and taking angles...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team saw action in Rawlins last weekend at the Rawlins Invitational, starting things out on Friday with pool play. First games in the pool were against Pinedale where the girls lost 7-21 and 14-21, but coach Shannon Hill notes Kelly Johnson had three kills and six digs during the games. Next up was Torrington, where the girls took on two more losses, 17-21 and 17-21. Against Torrington, Johnson added six kills and one block to her stats and Ashley McPhie posted an...
This past weekend saw two competitions for the Thermopolis cross country team, with runners at the Berry Bryant Invite at Riverton on Thursday and the Michelle Ludwig Invite at Sheridan on Saturday. Coach Stephanie Metz noted the middle school runners didn’t get to compete at Riverton due to time, and the meet was a difficult one due to the heat. Though there weren’t any personal records, there were some great placings with the high school girls all finishing in the top 20. Metz said a good thi...
Thermopolis Middle School's volleyball season is underway and last week was a very busy week for them, playing Cloud Peak on Thursday, Meeteetse on friday and then Powell and Cody at a quad meet on Saturday. Head Coach Aimee Kay said last year, when they played Cloud Peak, the girls were beat by quite a bit, but she was pleased to see that they have closed the gap significantly with their level of play. "The girls are playing a 5-1 this year," Kay said, "and they are learning defensive positions...
The Bobcat golf team went over the mountain last Thursday for the Buffalo Invitational Golf Tourney. Coach Joey Johnson said the Buffalo course is the hardest the team has played so far this year and their first day scores reflected that. Trees were an issue for the Cats on the Buffalo course, the greens ran very fast and were hard to reach, proving a challenge to the young team. Day one scores were Hardy Johnson, 74; Jeffry Clark, 101; Lee Grimm, 140; Kyle Roessing, 110; Will Clark, 133 and...
The Bobcat football team was dealt a heavy blow last Friday with a 43-0 loss on the road against Big Horn. Coach Matt McPhie said the Bobcats dug a hole for themselves early on in the game, giving up 29 points in the first 14 minutes. Though the offense still wasn’t able to put some points on the board, McPhie said the boys played both sides of the ball better, allowing only a couple more scores the remaining three quarters. Both the offense and defense got settled into the game after that f...
Last Friday saw the Bobcat Cross Country team traveling to Billings for an invite. Results are as follows: Varsity Tahja Hunt — 10th, 20:07.29 McKenna Bomengen — 21:51.83 Olivia Weyer — 23:00.83 JV Hallie Martinez — 24:23.42 Rebekah Johnson — 28:42.47 Karsten Hart — 35:31.91 No coaches comments from Stephanie Metz were available at press time. The cross country team will next compete at the Berry Bryant Invite in Riverton on Thursday, Sept. 6....
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team traveled to Cody last weekend for the Border Wars Tournament between Wyoming and Montana. Friday saw the ladies taking on Miles City, Mont., and Glendive, Mont., while Saturday play was against Hardin, Mont. and Billings Central. "Although we didn't come home with a win this weekend," coach Shannon Hill said, "our team played so much better than we played against Powell last Tuesday. We started to play as a team and our defense picked up immensely. "We still need...
Hannah Andreen leaps to block a shot from the Worland team last Tuesday at the 8th grade volleyball matches. Brooklynn Cooley and Ruthann Johnson are there to back her up....
by Mark Dykes Thermopolis Bobcat Football took to the field with a scrimmage against Shoshoni and Wind River this past Saturday, essentially playing a half against each team with wins of 14-0 against Wind River and 28-6 against Shoshoni. Coach Matthew McPhie said he was pleased with the intensity and work the boys put in, and they responded well to what was asked of them. Looking at the offense, the coach said Hyrum Rich did well at center, Jarron Mortimore blocked well for the team at tight...
The Bobcat Golf Team rounded out their third week of competition by bringing home some "hardware" from the Newcastle Tournament as well as the Upton Tournament. Coach Joey Johnson said the Newcastle tourney was the first time they've been up against all the 2A teams and gave them some idea of what they need to work on and where they sit in the running for the 2A State Championship in September. The team placed 3rd at the Newcastle meet with a cumulative score of 409, and 3rd at the Upton...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team is rearing to go after spending their summer working incredibly hard with open gyms, weight room work, camps and scrimmages. Head coach Shannon Hill said she was excited for the season back in June. "We have a wonderful set of upperclasswomen who lead by example and lift our underclasswomen up," she said. "Each day they are pushing each other to better players and teammates. Its so fun being a coach when you see so much love and passion for the game in your gym...
Last Friday, the Bobcat Cross Country season kicked off with the Kelly Walsh Beartrap meet at Casper Mountain. Coach Stephanie Metz said the Varsity girls had huge improvements, dropping multiple minutes from their previous times and staying strong through the whole race. Tahja Hunt finished 11th with a time of 22:17.34, McKenna Bomengen finished 17th with 22:54.97 and Olivia Weyer finished 44th with 24:53.53. As for the JV team, Metz noted Hallie Martinez’s 20th place finish with a time of 2...
