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The varsity Bobcat golfers tested their mettle against the Absaroka Conference last week on the beautiful Buffalo Golf Course. Coach Jacob Smith said it was an excellent view of the difference between the 2A competition that the Cats faced before and the 3A competition they will face in the future. “The top end of each is very competitive,” Smith said, “but 2A teams lack the depth of roster that most 3A teams boast.” Smith believes the varsity boys, coming off of two straight 2A state titles,...
The Lady Bobcat varsity and JV volleyball teams played their home tournament last weekend which included teams from Little Snake River, Farson-Eden, Greybull, Wheatland, Pinedale, Torrington, Big Piney, Shoshoni, Wind River, Meeteetse, Kemmerer, Wyoming Indian and Riverside. The JV team went up against all the varsity teams and played many of them very well, but ended 0-12 in pool play which got them seeded into to the Platinum bracket on Saturday. The girls ended up losing in the first round ag... Full story
The Girls Varsity Cross Country team brought home first place from the Berry Bryant Invite at Riverton. Coach Brenna Abel stated, “Our varsity girls had a great day in Riverton. We had excellent running conditions and a flat course which did allow our teams to run well.” Abel further noted Elizabeth Rhodes had a great day with a career personal record of 25:41, as did Olivia Weyer, with a time of 23:57. Stacy Lewis also posted her fastest time of the season, 23:10. “Jules [Ward] was trying to he...
The Hot Springs County High School football team is still on the hunt for their first win of the season, having fallen to the Wheatland Bulldogs 47-6 at their first home game last Friday. This week will see the Bobcats in action on the road again, as they head to Moorcroft to take on the Wolves. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The head coach of the Bobcat football team has not been available for interviews this season....
Bobcat spirit will be in full force this coming week with a variety of Homecoming activities planned. This year’s theme is “City Nights”. Things kick off on Monday with students having an “elderly” dress up day at the high school. Monday evening is the traditional Buff Puff volleyball games in the high school gym, starting at 6:30 p.m. Then the girls will take their turn on the field with the Powder Puff football games, pitting the different classes against each other. Those games will start at LeRoy Hayes Field at 7:30 p.m. Be on the looko...
Four Thermopolis riders competed in the Wyoming National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) championships Sept. 16-18 in Rock Springs. The NBHA, headquartered in Augusta, Ga., is the largest barrel racing organization in the world. In 1992, the NBHA revolutionized the barrel racing industry by pioneering the divisional format, which allows riders of all skill levels a chance to win money and prizes in barrel racing competition. In the 4D jackpot open round 1, Bobbi Zupan came in 4th with 18.033, in...
Thermopolis Middle School 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams took on both Riverton and Lander over the weekend, setting and surpassing some team goals. According to coach Cortney O’Connor, the 8th grade “A” team and “B” team both lost to Riverton in two straight games. O’Connor said the Lander match was a little closer, with the A team winning the first set, but dropping the next two. The B team lost to Lander in two straight games. “Despite our losses,” O’Connor said, “the 8th grade team set a goal of getting 10 setups (pass, set, hit) pe...
Among all the new faces at Ralph Witters Elementary, you may have noticed the woman with her finger on the pulse of the building, new principal, Laurie Graves. Graves comes to Thermopolis from the Sheridan School District, having grown up in Miles City, Mont. She attended Montana State University, gaining her degree in elementary education. She spent a year in an educational exchange program with the University of Georgia before starting her teaching career. She has spent 22 years teaching...
The new band director for the Hot Springs County School District comes to us from Basin where he taught fifth through eighth grade band and high school band and choir. Originally from Green River and Star Valley, Gerry Burton received his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and his Masters Degree in Counseling Education from the University of Wyoming. Burton began his teaching career at a 5A school in Kansas teaching both elementary and high school vocal music. He then took a sabbatical from...
Head Bobcat football coach and P.E. teacher Matt McPhie comes to Thermopolis from Sioux Falls, S.D. where he had been coaching at Augustana University. An Augustana alumnus, McPhie played college football and did some coaching before leaving the game to pursue some business opportunities, get married and start his family. McPhie spent 12 years in Boise, Idaho, as well as some time in Phoenix, Ariz. where he took a turn at professional golf. He and his wife decided it was time to complete his...
Arlea McCumber along with other golfers had to avoid cactus hazards and listen for a visiting rattlesnake during the Ridin' for the Brand fundraiser Saturday at McWilliams Equestrian Center...
