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University of Wyoming wrestling standout Bryce Meredith was the featured athlete at the Bobcat Wrestling Camp last Friday and Saturday. The NCAA All American showed local wrestlers as well as some who traveled throughout the Basin for the camp, some tips and tricks to make them better wrestlers. The two-day camp wound up with some one on one wrestling to try out their new skills on Saturday afternoon....
Another Big Horn Basin Football Camp is in the books, held last weekend at LeRoy Hayes Memorial Field, one of the founders of the camp 29 years ago. According to camp director Heath Hayes, numbers were up this year with 162 athletes participating. "It wasn't a record breaking year," Hayes said, "but we had about 20 more players than last year." Along with individual training in offense, defense and special teams, the players had 7 on 7 competitions to try out the new skills they learned. What so...
Thermopolis will be home to the Bobcat Wrestling Camp June 29-30. This is a technique camp with NCAA runner up and three time All American Bryce Meredith teaching. Registration is open until the event, and sessions begin the morning of Friday, June 29. The first session for 12 and up is 10 a.m.-noon. Following lunch, sessions are from 1:30-3:30 p.m. for ages 7 and up and from 3:30-5 p.m. for 12 and up. Online registration is available at bobcatwrestlingcamp.com....
The Team We Like The Most (TTWLTM) and One Stop Repair remained at the top of the list for the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Softball League, as of last week’s games. On June 19, One Stop had a 21-5 win over Scrub Tops. Standout performers were Ryan O’Connor with a .800 average, three runs and three RBIs for One Stop, and Erik Fladmo with a 1.000 average, two home runs, two runs and three RBIs for Scrub Tops. TTWLTM won 20-9 against Risen Son. Standout performers were David Evans with a 1.000 average, a home run, four runs...
Two teams in the Hot Springs County Rec District's Adult Co-Ed Softball League remain on top following games last week, with The Team We Like the Most (TTWLTM) and One Stop Repair both at 4-0. One Stop saw an 18-3 victory over Robin Batsman on June 12. Standout performers were Joe Czarobski with a 1.000 average, two runs and six RBIs for One Stop, and Erik Fladmo with a 1.000 average, one run and one RBI for Robin Batsman. June 12 also had a victory for Paintbrush Dental, who outscored Slide...
While adults are playing in the recreation district's adult softball league, youth are running the bases in T ball and baseball. The games give kids an opportunity to learn the fundamentals while also developing social and teamwork skills. Coming into first is Raylin Rankin, with Fischer Lewis looking to make an out....
Hot Springs County Barrel Racing hosted a competition on Thursday, June 14 at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Jerrie Slagle 15.480, Siobhan Myers 15.938 Open 2D: Jerrie Slagle 16.222 Open 3D: Bobbi Zupan 17.220 Open 4D: Heather Flowers 19.033, Lydia McCracken 19.337, Lydia McCracken 20.929 Youth 1D: Siobhan Myers 15.938, Mesa Allen 16.186, Mesa Allen 16.437...
Last Saturday marked the 44th Annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl at Cheney Memorial Field in Casper, and Thermopolis Bobcat Noah Schwalbe was part of the winning North team, coming out on top of the South team, 13-7. Unfortunately, Schwalbe broke his hand during Thursday’s practice and had to have immediate surgery, precluding him from being able to participate with his team. After a week of practices in Casper, along with some special activities, the teams hit the field in front of a full stadium. In the first quarter of play, Josh Dawson of Star V...
Last Saturday saw the annual Smokin' Waters Golf Tournament, with competitors from across the state. Results from the tournament are as follows: First Place - Gross 59* Ethan Brooks (Thermopolis) $200 Parke Price (Thermopolis) $200 John Kiser (Worland) $200 Josh Craft (Worland) $200 Second Place - Gross 59 Joey Johnson (Thermopolis) $150 Bob Rollings (Thermopolis) $150 Hardy Johnson (Thermopolis) $150 Donnie Bjorhus (Thermopolis) $150 Third Place - Gross 61 Frank Toth (Thermopolis) $100 Bob...
The Team We Like The Most (TTWLTM) is hitting the top of the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Co-ed Softball League, currently at 2-0 for the season after a 27-8 victory against Robin Batsman on May 16 and a 23-13 win against Paintbrush Dental on May 24. Standout performers from the May 25 game were Joel Salcido with an average of .800, three runs and seven RBIs for TTWLTM, and Dusty Lewis with an average of 1.000, 3 runs and 1 RBI for Paintbrush Dental. May 25 also saw a 15-1 victory for One Eyed Buffalo against Robin Batsman. S...
Hundreds of people were on hand Saturday and Sunday in the high school parking lot for 3-on-3 action....
Last weekend the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field finished their season as 17 students - 10 girls and seven boys - competed at the State Championships in Casper. Both teams continued to set personal records, and Olivia Weyer's eighth place height of 9'0" in the pole vault was a new school record. Other personal records were Haley McDermott's 10th place time of 64.25 in the 400 meters and Logan Cole's ninth place distance of 43'9" in the shot put and 13th place distance of 114'4"...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-Ed Softball League saw its first games on May 15, with The Team We Like The Most (TTWLTM) beating Robin Batsman 27-8. Standout performers in the opening game were David Evans with TTWLTM with an average of 1.000, two home runs and five runs, and Joe Maul for Robin Batsman, also with a 1.000 average, two home runs and two runs. The action continued with a matchup between Slide One In and One Stop Repair, with One Stop coming out on top in a 2...
The personal records just keep coming for our Thermopolis High School Track and Field Team, with the girls team seeing 14 at the 3A East Regional competition at Douglas last Friday and Saturday and the boys making seven. Coach Ernie Mecca noted some of the personal records came during the preliminary races on Friday night and others were on Saturday. He added with the weather as terrible as it was, it was good to see the tracksters really dig in when they're cold and wet and come away with 21...
Wyatt McDermott won the seventh grade boys 1600 meter run during the Best of the Best meet at Lander last Tuesday, finishing with a time of 5:07.06. He was nearly 10 seconds faster than second place finisher Evan Owen of Cody Middle School at 5:16.93. McDermott also placed first in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:12.25, and two other Bobcats joined him in the top 10 — Landen Sosa placed fourth with 2:20.81 and Matt Music placed seventh with 2:22.71. The 4x400 meter relay team of McDermott, Sosa, Tristin Brown and Ayden Cox placed third with...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Golf team hosted their home tournament last Friday with teams around the Big Horn Basin attending. In spite of chilly, rainy weather, Hudson Roling placed first among the high school boys with a 78 for the day. Middle school golfer Hardy Johnson had the overall low score for the course with a 70, taking first in the middle school division. Other middle school team members included Will Clark who placed 7th with a 131 and Lee Grimm, placing 8th (tie) with 132. High school...
Those who want to keep up with or improve their wrestling techniques can sign up for the Bobcat Wrestling Camp this summer. Though the two-day camp is not until June 29 and 30, registration is already open and limited to the first 150. Travis McDermott stated the camp is “a technique camp that we have brought NCAA runner up and three time All American Bryce Meredith into teach.” There are four technique sessions for ages 10 and up — two on each day — and two daily sessions for ages 7-9. There will be one session per day for younger kids. M...
Though Friday saw the final regular season meet for the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field team with the Bobcat Invite, it was the first meet in which Cullen Becher was able to compete, having been released to do so. Becher underwent some minor knee surgery earlier this year. Coach Ernie Mecca said it was great to see the senior getting to compete, and noted Becher will be competing at Regionals this coming weekend. Becher took 11th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.81. Though...
The Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field team hosted the conference meet here on Saturday, and coach Stephanie Metz said the team had a lot of good runs. Fifteen team members will see action at the Best of the Best meet on May 8 in Lander. Among the Best of the Best competitors are: Dazlynn Hunt in the 200, 400, 800 and 1600; Kaitlin Barral in the shot put; Ethan Music in the 100 hurdles and 200 hurdles; Jayci Basse in the 100 hurdles, 200 hurdles, 100 and 200; Lexi Overfield in the 800;...
The Bobcat golf team traveled to Cody last Friday for the Cody Invitational. According to coach Jacob Smith, there were a few standouts at the tournament, including Hudson Roling, shooting a 69, his lowest high school tournament round. Tyler Kay started out his high school golfing careen with an impressive 124. Smith said Jeffry Clark, Kyle Roessing and Maddie Stam are continuting to improve their games and are playing well this spring. The Bobcats host their home tournament this Friday starting at 10 a.m....
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Jerrie Slagle 15.519, Shyla Nichols 15.660, Sammie Buzzard 15.767, Chris Eberline 15.824 Open 2D: Nick Comes 16.133, Becky Sorensen 16.155, Mary Bates 16.248, Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.256, Sara Colby 16.261, Jerrie Slagle 16.361 Open 3D: Siobhan Myers 16.796, Joey Agar 16.870, Chris Eberline 16.873, Melissa Petersen 17.095, Bobbi Zupan 17.300 Open 4D: Nick Comes 17.708, Valerie Stothart 18.233, Donna Daniels 18.636,...
This past week saw McKenna Bomengen winning a third place medal in the 3200 meters at the Wyoming Track Classic (WTC) in Casper. Coach Ernie Mecca explained simply qualifying for the WTC is a major accomplishment, as it means Bomengen is among the top 10 performers in all classes across the state. He noted she actually qualified in the 1600 meters as well, and needed to pick one. He commended Bomengen on her qualifying for the meet and moving up a couple spots from that qualifying spot to take t...
Merit won the Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-ed Basketball Championship with a 47-33 victory over Vicklund Pharmacy. Rec Director Anja Abbott stated, "No. 3 seed Vicklund Pharmacy is a team that lives and dies by the 3," though the league-leaders in three-pointers made couldn't put it through the hoop. "No. 4 seed Merit Energy jumped out to an early 13-0 lead before Vicklund could get their offense working. "Steth Daniels was able to drive to the hoop, scoring 15 for the game,...
The Thermopolis Middle School track team currently has 10 athletes who have qualified for the Best of the Best meet on May 8 in Lander. Coach Stephanie Metz stated, "We've continued to have more kids qualify for Best of the Best. We have one more meet this weekend (Conference), and this will be their last opportunity to get a qualifying time before the meet of champs." The Conference meet will be in Thermopolis on May 5 at 9 a.m. The athletes who have qualified so far include: eighth graders...
Whitt Field will be home to the 2018 Pitch, Hit and Run competition on Friday, May 4. Registration for the event will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by competition at 7 p.m. Boys and girls ages 7-14 are welcome to compete in this free event, and there will be different age divisions for each gender — 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. All participants are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate. This skills participation program provides youth with the opportunity to show their abilities. The all-around champ and first place winners in e...
