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  • Cheerleaders bring home third

    Cindy Glasson|Feb 20, 2020

    The Thermopolis Bobcat Cheer squad attended the Heart Mountain Regional Spirit Competition in Cody last weekend, bringing home third place honors. According to head coach Ayni Garza, there were eight teams at the competition and the Bobcats competed in the Game Day category to prepare them for the State Cheerleading Competition on March 11 in Casper. “Last year we took second at state and only lost by half a point,” Garza said. “This year we are determined to win state with our new team....

  • TMS eighth graders pick up their defense

    Cindy Glasson|Feb 20, 2020

    Thermopolis Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball teams are getting plenty of time in on the boards with several games over the last week. First up was an A/B game against Tensleep where boys from both the A and B teams played together. “We started out a bit slow,” said coach Ryan Shaffer, “but after halftime, finally picked things up. We played very well defensively in the second half, and thanks to 14 points by Jeffrey Lewis in the fourth quarter, finally started to pull away. “Overall,...

  • Middle school seventh grade basketball players working hard, improving

    Cindy Glasson|Feb 20, 2020

    The seventh grade boys basketball team has been spending a lot of time on the court lately and their practice has definitely improved their scores. During a recent tournament with Powell and Cody, the A team “did a much better job offensively against Powell the second time around,” said coach Dan Webber. “We are improving defensively and I think the boys are starting to see and understand just how hard you have to work to stop a team like this. During the 23-48 loss to Powell the top score...

  • Thermopolis Wrestling Club results from Buffalo Bill Showdown

    Feb 20, 2020

    The Thermopolis Wrestling Club earned a 4th place finish out of 27 teams at the Buffalo Bill Showdown last Saturday. Individual results from Thermopolis wrestlers include: 6U 40 - Halen Lahoe, 6.5 team points. 6U 43 - Halen Lahoe 3rd, 20 team points. 6U 49 - Joshua Blair, 7.5 team points. 8U 43 - Aksel Polson 2nd, 18 team points. 8U 45 - Sawyer Wilson 3rd, 15 team points. 8U 49 - Talon Owsley 1st, 33.5 team points. 8U 49 - Tucker Sayler 2nd, 25 team points. 8U 53 - Zander Harmon, 4 team points. 8U 62 - Tanner Myers 4th, 19 team points. 8U 70 -...

  • Making a Valentine

    Feb 20, 2020

    Deb Stewart works on a Valentine during a free hands-on activity during the Second Friday ArtStroll downtown.... Full story

  • Travel and Tourism Board changes bylaws

    Jurri Schenck|Feb 20, 2020

    The Hot Springs County Board of Travel and Tourism recently met and approved a language change in their bylaws. As part of their strategic plan was to define tourism, Matt Hughes gave a bylaw edit for the first reading. This was originally proposed by Robert Roos because of concerns of businesses that actually do not serve the tourism industry being part of the board. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller brought up the International Tourism Industry definition which states, “The people, activities a...

  • Speech team first at Jackson

    Feb 20, 2020

    Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team brought home their third first place win of the season from the Jackson Hole tournament last Saturday. Putting up 50 points, the Bobcats were actually third overall for the tournament behind Riverton and Natrona. Senior Breeze Petty had a stellar weekend in congress as the only competitor at the tournament to rank first in all three of her preliminary rounds, then topping it off with straight firsts in Super Congress to come out with a first place win for the tournament. Petty also went i...