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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...
As the Bobcat golf team heads into the mid-point of the season, head coach Jacob Smith gives us a recap of how the team has been doing so far. The Cats started the spring season in Worland on April 15 and Smith said, after a rough two starting holes, senior Hudson Roling pulled his game together and shot an impressive 79. “The rest of the high school golfers also performed very well,” Smith said, “shooting in their low average range, an impressive feat for the first spring tournament.” Scores...
It is time to get your team together and get registered for this year’s Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 tournament, May 26 and 27. Hosted by the Bobcat Booster Club with all proceeds going to Bobcat Athletics, the tournament is held in the high school parking lot. There are several different age groups for those 10 and younger as well as those 30 and older. Registration cost is $145 per team and registration may be done online at https://goo.gl/qFzt9v or by calling 864-6533....
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Elaine Hollings 15.347, Sammie Buzzard 15.759, Nick Comes 15.800, Shyla Nicholas 15.812, Melena Osborne 15.813, Jerrie Slagle 15.844 Open 2D: Gloria Philp 15.915, Laurie Johnson 15.922, Jerri Slagle 16.062, Missy Givens 16.070, Colleen Moorman 16.265, Miranda Niehoff 16.277 Open 3D: Lindsey Wiederrich 16.366, Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.434, Nick Comes 16.590, Laurie...
Last week saw the Hot Springs County High School track team at two events, with the Riverton Twilight on April 19 and the Lovell Invite on April 21. During the latter of the two events, Haley McDermott set a new school record with a fifth place height of 8'7" in the pole vault. The previous record of 8'6" was set in 2001 by Jaimee Willis. Coach Ernie Mecca said the record is something McDermott has been pursuing her whole career, and the coaches believe she can go higher. McKenna Bomengen also...
On Friday, April 27 Special Olympics Wyoming athletes from Cody, Ft. Washakie, Lander, Powell, Riverton, Thermopolis and Washakie County will compete at Area I Summer Games in Cody. This competition is in preparation for the State Summer Games that will be in Laramie on May 17-19, 2018. State Summer Games is one of the four main Special Olympics Wyoming competition events held each year. Athletes compete in Aquatics, Track & Field, and Basketball. The 2018 Area I Summer Games schedule for Friday, April 27th is as follows: 9:30 a.m. — Opening Ce...
No. 3 Vicklund Pharmacy and No. 4 Merit were set to compete for the Hot Springs County Rec District Adult Co-Ed Basketball Championship on Wednesday, April 25. Though the No. 1 Red Rock team was expected to be vying for the championship, having been undefeated the entire season, April 18 saw their first defeat with a 46-44 loss to Merit. Top scorers in the game were Dale Cornella with 12 points for Merit and Riley Whitt with 18 points for Red Rock. Other action on April 18 included a 44-40 victory for No. 3 Vicklund Pharmacy over No. 2 One...
The Thermopolis Middle School track team had another busy week, hosting a triangular with Worland and Ten Sleep in Thermopolis on Thursday, April 19, then travelling to Riverton for the Spartan Invitational on Saturday, April 21. But it was also a week for some record breaking, as Wyatt McDermott broke the 1600 meter record at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 5:07.68. Coach Stephanie Metz stated, "This was a record set in 1985, so it was exciting to see him break it." Dazlynn Hunt also...
For any athlete, the games they play their senior year are most important and usually carry a bittersweet feeling with them. Haley McDermott, however, will get the chance to take the court once again as she has been selected as a member off the Wyoming All Star basketball team and will be shooting against the Montana All Star team June 8-9. Sheridan womens basketball coach Ryan Davis released the roster that includes McDermott and other players from Kelly Walsh, Campbell County, Natrona County, Evanston, Cheyenne East, Buffalo and Sundance....
On Monday, May 1, all parents of fifth to 11th grade sports students are encouraged to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County High School commons area. The meeting will provide parents with what they need to know for the 2018-19 seasons, including schedules and summer physical dates. Refreshments and door prizes will also be available....
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club had a great showing during state competition. In the girls division, Thermopolis won in both Freestyle out of 18 teams, and in Folkstyle out of 22 teams. Also Thermopolis placed 12th of 43 teams in Freestyle, 17th of 47 teams in Folkstyle and 14th of 39 teams in Greco. Freestyle results: In Female Intermediate, Logann Farrell placed second and Jesalyn Blair placed fifth in Division 60, and Brayli Price placed second and Briar Lahoe placed third in...
It was a good weekend in terms of personal records set by the high school tracksters during their meet at Riverton. For the girls' team, records were made by: McKenna Bomengen with third place finish of 5:46.30 in the 1600 meters, Aspen Jensen with a 25th place time of 14.89 in the 100 meters, Ashley McPhie with a 29th place time of 15.17 in the 100 meters and a 40th place time of 32.65 in the 200 meters, Olivia Weyer with a 28th place time of 1:13.63 in the 400 meters and Dani Pebbles with a...
