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The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats played their third home game of the season last Friday night - hosting 2A West Conference Kemmerer. The Bobcats were coming off home wins against Worland and Tongue River in the preceding weeks. As Coach Boone Bowker is fond of saying, Kemmerer runs an offense which has been their hallmark of many years. There are always some wrinkles, however, and the Bobcats came into the game ready for anything. In the first quarter, the Cats commanded the clock - taking the opening kick-off and driving to a touch-d...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats Volleyball team traveled to Big Horn to compete at the Big Horn Invite. In a highly attended event, Thermopolis drew some very experienced teams - including two state ranked teams in Pine Bluffs and Big Horn. On Friday, the Lady Cats faced off with Wright, losing in two (25-16, 25-25) and then faced the home team of #1 ranked Big Horn, falling in two sets (25-15, 25-13). Later in the day, Thermopolis played #3 ranked Pine Bluffs and lost two sets by similar scores (25-17, 25-10). Saturd...
The Hot Springs County High School golf teams took a long trip to Evanston on Saturday, September 12 to play in a dual with Kemmerer. The two teams were intent on taking a first look at the links at Purple Sage Golf Course, which will serve as the venue for this year’s state championships later this month. The Cats and Lady Cats have not played the course at Purple Sage, so the trip presented a chance to see the course before having to play there in the championship. Junior Ruth Needham led the Lady Cats, carding a 92. Reagan Huckfeldt shot a...
The Thermopolis Middle School Cross Country team is well into the season with several meets under their belt. Last week, the team was in Riverton at the Berry Bryant/Kyle Johnson Memorial Meet. The boys team placed 8th, with 240 points with 14 teams in attendance. The girls team came in 6th place, scoring 185 points, out of 8 teams. The team will travel to Lander on Thursday, Sept. 17 with the girls race beginning at 11 a.m and the boys at 11:30 a.m. at the Lander Golf Course. Boys Wyatt Johnson, 10:51.60; Isaac Haddi, 11:44.00; Levi Logan,...
The Hot Springs County High School Cross Country teams competed in Ethete on Saturday, September 13 in the Wyoming Indian High School “Run for the Moccasins”. The smaller venue pitted the harriers against some familiar Wind River area schools, including Arapaho Charter School, Wind River High School and Wyoming Indian. For the Lady Cats, sophomore Jakae Elder ran her best career time of 22:16.45 and finished second to Dai’Onna Posey of Wyoming Indian, who ran a time of 21:28.25. Junior Mimi Johnson finished sixth with a time of 25:23.59. For t...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats played their second home game of the season last Friday night. The boys from Tongue River were in town and looking for their second win of the season. The Cats, however, had other things in mind. Thermopolis took the opening kick in the game and drove the length of the field, cashing in a rushing TD from Dyllan Myers and a successful PAT by Tanner Delay. Not to be outdone, Tongue River put up their own seven points on their first possession to tie the score at seven. Thereafter, the game belonged to...
The short high school fall golf season has hit the half-way point. The Hot Springs County High School golf teams headed to Lander last week to compete in the 2026 Terry Berg Invitational. Facing some talented players from several Class 3A teams, the Lady Cats finished the tournament atop the leader board in the team standings, carding a two-day combined team score of 568 and finishing ahead of second place Class 3A Powell by 23 strokes. Down two players, the Bobcats fielded just three varsity...
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats volleyball team headed into week two of the young season, playing two non-conference matches starting in Worland on September 3 and then against Lovell at home on Friday, September 4. Both Worland and Lovell play in Class 3A, and provided the Lady Cats with some early season top-notch challenges. In Worland, the team lost three straight sets with scores of 25-11, 25-14, and 25-12. Facing Lovell, the Number 1 ranked team in 3A, at home on...
The Hot Springs County High School Cross Country teams traveled to Cheyenne last week. The 5K run at Little America serves as an advanced look at the course on which the state championships will be run at the end of the season. As such, the event drew a huge crowd of harriers from eighteen 4A, 3A and 2A schools from around Wyoming. In the girls division, Alexis Teschendorf of Natrona County High School finished first with a time of 20:09.09, and in the boys division, the top runner was David Roberts of Casper’s Roosevelt High School with a t...
Week Zero in Class 2A football can sometimes look like just a scrimmage - and some teams leave it at that and don't count their Week Zero contests in the standings. A Week Zero game between Thermopolis and Worland, however, is never going to be taken that lightly. Last Friday night, August 28, the Bobcats played host to the Warriors at Leroy Hayes Field. The Cats egressed the locker room decked in their "purple out" uniforms, letting all the world know that the team was ready to play - and were...
The Hot Springs County High School golf teams rolled into Cody last week to play in the Cody Invite at Olive Green Golf Course on August 27-28. Ten schools sent teams to compete in the tournament. The Lady Cats fielded four players in the event. In the girls division, the home team took the championship with a combined team score of 541. The Lady Cats finished second with a team score of 585. Ruth Needham led the field after day one carding an 86 and finished the tournament in second place with a two-day total of 177. For two-day totals,...
The Hot Springs County High School Cross Country team opened their season with a face-off on Casper Mountain. The team competed in the Kelly Walsh Bear Trap Invitational on Friday, August 28. The combination of elevation and uphill trajectory made the event a decidedly grueling way to kick off the new year. Two Bobcats and two Lady Cats competed for the Varsity squad, while several others ran in the JV level. For the Lady Cats, sophomore Jakae Elder ran a time of 24:42.12 and junior Mimi Johnson ran a time of 27:09.69. No girls from...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats got their new season under way in Lander last week. Competing in the Lander Invitational on August 28-29, the team played four matches in a round-robin event and pitted their skills against some tough competition. On Friday, August 28, the Lady Cats tipped off against two 3A teams. Against 3A host Lander, the team played three very close games but found themselves on the losing end of the scoring (25-17, 25-20 and 25-23). Later in the day, the Lady Cats were pitted against 3A Worland, but in a bit...
The Hot Springs County High School golf teams played in Worland on August 17 and 18. With a squad of just eight players - four boys and four girls - the linksters were up against some tough competition. At the end of the two-day tournament, the Lady Cats placed fourth out of eight teams, with a team score of 597. The Bobcats finished tenth out of 13 teams, with a combined score of 767. For the Lady Cats, Ruth Needham shot a 185, which aplaced her tied for tenth in the individual standings. Reagan Huckfeldt shot an even 200; Courtney Heiman...
Ah, August. The time of year when the thoughts of Bobcats faithful turn to Friday nights under the lights, football and chasing championships. Once again, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcats are preparing to take the field and to give their level best to bring home a state championship. In pre-season polls, the Cats are slated in a tie with Cokeville for a fifth place ranking. In the early going, Big Horn is favored to win it all. Practices began last week with 39 players out for the team. Coach Boone Bowker said the masters of the...
The Hot Springs County High School cross country team began practices for its new season last week. New head coach Ashley Clare takes the helm this year and looks to improve upon the teams past success. The team will kick off their season this Friday, August 28 with the Bear Trap Invite on Casper Mountain, and the following week, the Cats and Lady Cats will compete at the state preview in Cheyenne on September 4. There’s no let-up in the schedule after that as the competition moves to Wyoming Indian on September 12, Lander on September 17, W...
Following graduation from Hot Springs County High School this past spring, and for the second year in a row, local rodeo standout Bridger Peil competed in the National High School Finals (NHSF) held in Lincoln, Neb., on July 19 through July 25. Peil finished second in average in calf roping at the Wyoming State Rodeo Finals earlier this summer and earned his way into the national competition,where he came away with some jackpot winnings. Peil left last week to attend his first year at Sheridan C...
The Lady Cats of Hot Springs County High School will kick off their 2026 season this Friday night at the Lander Invite. Practices began last week, with 32 girls out for the team, including 12 varsity players, and 17 freshmen. New head coach Desiree Egger will now bring her experience with the middle school team to the high school ranks and will enjoy the benefit of coaching again, many players with whom she became acquainted at the middle school. The new season is loaded with competition and will see the Lady Cats facing off with many high...
The Hot Springs County High School golf teams kicked off their fall season last week with the first practice held on Monday, August 10. Two short days later, the teams headed to Powell for their first tournament of the new year. Coach Ryan Shaffer took the helm of the golf teams for the high school this past spring season and will continue his tenure this fall. Seven players, five boys and two girls, faced off against teams from eleven area high schools in the Powell Fall Invite on August 12 and 13 at the Powell Golf Club. With just two...
Hot Springs County High School will see changes this year in several head coaching positions. Volleyball, golf and cross-country will gain new leadership this fall season and this coming winter the boys basketball team will have a familiar face captaining the ship. This past spring season, coach Ryan Shaffer took over the helm of the golf teams from long-time head coach Brandon Deromedi. Shaffer will continue to guide the Bobcats and Lady Cats this fall season. New to the cross country team, head coach Ashley Cleare held the team’s first p...
The Legion Baseball team wrapped up their successful season this past week, playing four home games - two games against the Stifle Chiefs on Tuesday night, and then two final games against the Cody Cubs in Saturday’s stifling heat. In game one on Tuesday, two Bobcats threw a combined shut-out against the Chiefs. Kacey Mackay went four and a third innings, giving up two hits and no runs, while striking out ten and walking four. In relief, Tanner Delay threw two and two-thirds innings, allowing no runs on three hits, with three strike-outs and o...
The Legion Baseball team went three for four in the past two weeks. The team played a double-header at Lovell on Monday, June 22 and then another double-header at home on Tuesday, June 30 against Greybull. In game one against Lovell, the Bobcats put scores on the board in the first, second and third innings, but gave up a run in the top of the second on two uncharacteristic errors in the field. Lovell tied the game at three in the top of the 5th inning, on a single by Tyson Yates. The Cats regained the lead in the bottom of the 6th inning, on...
Thermopolis Baseball and Girls Softball players award 7 Lazy S Cafe owners Charles and Kim Smith with a special annual prize given to one of their much appreciated sponsors. This is the 5th year the Thermopolis Baseball program has been in operation, serving kids from ages 5-17, and this year, for the first time in Thermopolis, the girls softball program has begun. Thermopolis Baseball and Thermopolis Softball would like to thank all of their many community sponsors, volunteer coaches, and all...
The Legion Baseball team was busy this past week - playing three double headers, with four on the road, before returning to play two against Powell at Whitt Field on Saturday, June 20. On Monday the 15th, the team carried their 8 - 6 record into a two-game series with the Chiefs (7-19). The Cats took the win in game one by a score of 13 - 8, tallying 12 hits and 12 walks on offense. Kacey Mackay drove in 8 runs on three hits to lead the hitting for Thermopolis, including a single, a double, and a grand-slam. Tate Roberts got the win on the...
The Legion Baseball team extended their winning record to 8-6 with a win against Otto on Monday, June 9, and two wins against the Powell Pioneers on Friday, June 12. Coming into the week’s contests, the Bobcats were hitting .451 with runners in scoring position. In Otto on Monday night, the Cats put up an impressive 24 runs - to just 5 for their opponents - and reached double digits in hits, with 19 in the game. Good eyes at the plate were not limited to hits, as the Cats totaled up 16 walks in the game, to significantly increase the t...
