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Last week, the Hot Springs County High School Girls Basketball Team was on the road at Lander on Thursday and then came home for a game against Powell on Saturday. The Lady Cats faced two over five-hundred teams, and although they played a great first half against Powell, Thermopolis was unable to come away with a win in either game. The Lander Lady Tigers came into the week sporting a 10 and 9 record on the season, and played well against the Lady Cats, winning the game by a score of 57 to 36. The Lady Cats were playing their final road game f...
The Hot Springs County High School Boys Basketball Team were on the road in Lander on Thursday and then returned home to face Powell on Saturday. After a gut-wrenching loss to Lander, the team then had the unenviable task of facing the undefeated team from Powell. After leading the Lander Tigers through the first three quarters, the Bobcats suffered a loss of focus in the fourth, that allowed Lander an opportunity to get back into the game. Jhett Longwell played a very effective low post in the game, which allowed Brody Potter to increase his...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members participated in the Casper Showdown 2024 Memorial Tournament in Casper last Saturday bringing home a fourth place finish out of 43 teams with a total of 635 points. Nora Ryan was the 8U girls outstanding wrestler and Hayden Robinson was the 12U girls outstanding wrestler. Individual results include: 6U 38-42 - Carter Enis, 1st 6U 39-40 B - Tytus Bowker, 1st 6U 40-40 - John Ryan, 1st 6U 46-50 - Greyson Hill, 1st 8U 37-40 - Erik Polson, 3rd 8U 46-51 - Nash Bowker, 1st 8U 73-78 - Holden Loden, 1st 8U 73-78 -...
This past weekend, the Thermopolis 7th grade Middle School Basketball team won the Yellowstone Conference Championship, which was held in Powell, Wyo. The team entered the tournament with a 12-1 record during the regular season. The only loss came in an overtime defeat to Lander. In the first game of the tournament, the Bobcats defeated Riverton by a final score of 39-18. Lane Collamer led the way with 13 points. Carter Hughes-Becerra grabbed 11 rebounds to help pace the Bobcats. In the semi-final game, the Bobcats faced a tough Lovell team. Th...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats Wrestling Teams each competed in Regional Events this past weekend - with the girls in Riverton, and the boys in Shoshoni. Both teams qualified wrestlers for the State Championship Event, which will be held at the Ford Center in Casper. The three-day event will commence on Thursday, February 22. LADY CATS At the 4A West Regionals in Riverton, the Lady Cats competed in the first ever regional event for lady wrestlers. Lady wrestlers competed in a single...
The Hot Springs County High School boys varsity basketball team was at home last week for a Thursday game against rival Worland, and on Saturday, for a game against visiting Pinedale. The week ended with a win and a loss. The Worland Warriors came to town carrying a 9 and 10 record, and with stats showing they were evenly matched with the Bobcats. Although the Cats got off to a slow start in the first quarter – with Worland putting up a quick thirteen points – the team battled back in the second quarter, erasing eight points of the War...
The Hot Springs County High School girls varsity basketball team was at home last week for games against Worland and then Pinedale. Following a great win against long-time rival, Worland, the Lady Cats ran into a scoring binge by the team from Pinedale. The Lady Warriors came into town with a four and fifteen record, however, statistically, the two teams showed parity on paper. The Lady Cats got started early, playing with confidence and determination at both ends of the court. Offensively, the Lady Cats passed the ball crisply, and strategical...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed in Dougals last week. Results include: Greco - Team was 6th with 115.5 points 8U 40 - Erik Polson, 3rd. Round 2 - Ezra Maddocks (Touch Of Gold) won by tech fall, 10-2, over Polson,Round 3 - Carter Spiker (Touch Of Gold) won by fall, 0:19, over Polson 8U 53 - Nash Bowker, 1st, 25.5 points. Quarterfinal - Bowker won by fall, 1:10, over Dax Casper (Green River Grapplers), Semifinal - Bowker won by tech fall, 8-0, over Tanner Bentz (Touch Of Gold), 1st Place Match - Bowker won by fall, 1:06, over Nixon Po...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed at the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody last Saturday. Thermopolis placed second as a team in Folkstyle with 487 points behind Cody with 660 points. In the Freestyle tournament, Thermopolis brought home a third place with 180.5 points behind Cody with 327 points and the North Big Horn Rams with 211.5 points. Folkstylye results: 6U 40A - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 19.5 points; John Ryan, 4th, 12.5 points. 6U 40B - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 26 points. 6U 43 - Carter Enis, 3rd, 18 points. 6U 45 - Greyson Hill, 2nd, 12...
The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team traveled to Lovell last Friday, for a rematch of an in-conference game against the Lady Bulldogs. In what may have been their best game of the season, the Lady Cats came away with a huge win against a second place team - who came into the weekend with a ten and eight record. Maggie Landon made her first start on varsity in the contest, while Kamryn Farrell played through a lower body injury suffered earlier in the week. Injury or not, Farrell was unfazed, and finished the game as the...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team was in Lovell last Friday, for a conference game against the Bulldogs. The two teams had met just two weeks previously in Thermopolis – with the Cats coming out on the short-end of a very close game. The Bulldogs came into the weekend ranked third - sitting in second place in the division, and carrying a 14 and 4 record. While the two teams appeared evenly matched on the stats sheet, their records showed that the Cats were leading in turnovers – not a category in which a team really wan...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams had been scheduled to attend the Buffalo Duals last weekend, however, Mother Nature had other plans. With an apparent snow filled storm brewing, the teams thought better of attempting to head over the pass, and focused instead on getting ready for regionals this weekend. While, consequently, both teams had the weekend off, coach Travis McDermott insisted on each wrestler making weight on Friday - to keep the team focused, and to maintain routines and regimens, which the wrestlers had...
Hot Springs County High School junior Zane Stam, 16, competed at the State Championship Powerlifting Meet on January 27. Stam lifted a total of 460 kgs, which amounts to over 1,000 pounds. He did three different lifts, which included squat, bench, and deadlift, with three attempts in each lift. Stam won the state championship for his age and weight class and has qualified for nationals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 4. Regarding Stam's mindset during his competition, he said, "I was just...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Teams were hard at it last week, at home on Thursday night, in a dual against Worland, and on Saturday, competing in a one-day tournament at Greybull. Both events resulted in good things for Thermopolis. Thursday night was Senior Night at the high school, with eight seniors being recognized for their contributions to Bobcat wrestling including Kailey Allen, Kaitlin Barral, Dalton Price, Ethan Crow, Daniel Blair, Jessen Basse, Seth Needham and...
The Hot Springs County High School Boys Varsity Basketball team was in Lyman last Friday, and then traveled to Mountain View, for a game on Saturday. The team played very well against Lyman, however, a let up left them with a loss against Mountain View. The Bobcats played an all-around game against Lyman on Friday. They came out in the first period looking both poised and polished – like a well-oiled machine. Leaving the Buffaloes a little stunned, the Cats ran up a quick opening score of ten points, to three by Lyman. The team handled a f...
The Hot Springs County High School Girls Varsity Basketball team traveled south last weekend for games against Lyman on Friday and then Mountain View on Saturday. Both of those teams had winning records coming into the contests and each proved too much for the Lady Cats. On Friday, the Lady Cats were up against the Lady Eagles of Lyman. The Lyman team has had a positive season, coming into the weekend with a record of 8 and 5. While the win/loss record for the Lady Cats isn’t pretty, it doesn’t accurately reflect the progress the team has mad...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club won the team title of the Worland Tournament scoring 697.5 team points, besting second place Cody who came in with 565.5 TWC wrestlers won 132 matches while only dropping 61 for a 68% winning rate. Seventeen weight classes were won by Thermopolis wrestlers. Thermopolis results include (age division, weight, name, place, points): 6U 36-40 - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 24 points; John Ryan, 3rd, 22 points; Konnor Simpson, 5th, 12.5 points 6U 36-40 - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 30 points 6U 43-45 - Carter Enis, 3rd, 20 points; Joe...
Bobcat Speech and Debate team members celebrating their win are, left to right, Chris Bapst, Dean Bihr, Julia Quintanilla, Brison Steere, Ivey Goff, Rosalie Willson, Jackson Coates, Kiesha Kraushaar, Annalyn Sharp, Brendan Butler, Luci Andreen, Hayden Franklin, Aubriana Layman, Riley Crowder and Kassidee Chavez....
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling team attended the Spearfish King of the Hills tournament last weekend. Results include: Tots 40A - Tytus Bowker, 2nd, 21 points. Quarterfinal - Bowker won by fall , 2:35, over Killian Benne (Westside Raider); Semifinal - Bowker won by major decision, 12-2, over Everett Berglund (Sturgis); 1st Place Match - Hudson Bunkowske (Westside Raider) won by tech fall, 16-1, over Bowker Bantam 40 - Erik Polson, 2nd, 11.5 team points. Round 1 - Easton Galbraith (Spearfish) won by fall, 1:48, over Polson; Round 2 -...
The 6th grade boys traveling basketball team competed in the Wind River Rumble in Lander on Sunday afternoon. They played back to back games and won the division with a 51-25 victory over 2030 (Rock Springs), followed by a 54-33 win over the Whistle Arrows. Celebrating are, left to right, coach Matt McPhie, Logan Stewart, Cameron Martinez, Soren Webber, Braxton Egger, Bo DaFoe, Lincoln McPhie, Oliver Strenger and Hoyt Peil....
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball varsity team was in Worland last Thursday night for a tough contest against their long-standing rivals. Although the Cats played well, the Warriors came away with a win by a score of 62 to 51. The Warriors deployed a 1-2-1-1 press defense, that initially threw the Bobcats off their game, resulting in five turn-overs on the Cats first six possessions. Once they settled into the game, however, the Cats became more effective on offense, with Dell Dukes leading the way pushing the pace of the...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled to Riverton last weekend to compete in the largest high school wrestling tournament of the season. The Ron Thon Tournament takes place over two days, and provides a major opportunity to gear up for state wrestling, coming up at the end of February. More than forty schools were represented in the event. Lady Cats The Lady Cats had an exceptional outing in Riverton – coming away with four of their six wrestlers placing, and ending the tournament with an overall 10th place f...
The Hot Springs County High School girls varsity basketball team traveled to Worland last Thursday for a rivalry game against the Lady Warriors, losing a very close contest by a score of 49 to 44. Each team came in to the contest with two wins on the season. Both teams started slow in the first quarter, with Thermopolis putting up two points on their first possession, and then the shooting went cold, until just 23 seconds left in the period. In the second quarter, the ladies played a more impressive period , coming out quick and strong against...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams traveled to Lander for the Lander Invite Tournament where twenty-six teams were in attendance. The Bobcats finished 7th as a team, while the Lady Cats ended the week-end in 5th place. Lady Cats All four Lady Cat wrestlers placed in the Lander tournament, and coach Travis McDermott was pleased with their performance saying, "The ladies are improving every week, and their attitude and effort are fun to be around." Lilly...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team was in Powell last weekend for the opening of conference play and for a rematch against the Panthers. The Powell team had played very well the weekend before, winning the Big Horn Basin Classic in Thermopolis. The Panthers came into the contest undefeated at 9 and 0. The Bobcats came out a little flat, and while they didn’t play poorly, they were just unable to outshine the play of the Panthers. Kanyon Gerber demonstrated he has a flair for the back-door cut, leaving Powell looking a bit s...
