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The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team competed in the Lander Invite Tournament last weekend - placing two grapplers, with another three of their teammates finishing just one win away from placing. In the team standings, Thermopolis placed 11th out of 27 teams competing, and finished in the top three among the 2A teams appearing at the event. Junior Cannon Boren continued his effort to dominate the 144 lb. weight class, pinning his way through another tournament including a one-minute pin in the championship round. Fellow...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestlers traveled to Lander last weekend for the two-day Lander Invite Tournament. Twenty-six teams from around the State of Wyoming were joined by the Thunder Ridge team from the State of Idaho. Cody won the team competition with 216.5 team points. With a team of just four competitors, the Lady Cats put three into the semi-final round and finished the event with two individual championships. The Lady Cats placed 11th in the team standings, with 76.5 team points, just one-half point ahead of Lyman....
Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Windy City Winter War held in Casper last weekend in a three-style tournament offering folkstyle, freestyle and greco divisions. Thermopolis brought home third place in the team standings with 738.5 points, behind two teams from Casper. Windy City Wrestling Club was first with 774.5 points and Casper Wrestling Club was second with 751.5 points out of the 30 teams in attendance. Competing at the Border Battle at Torrington tournament was Kannon Bomengen who placed 2nd in the 12U, 52-58 lbs. division....
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team has spent the early weeks of the 2025-26 season competing in non-conference action around the state. Last weekend, together with Worland, Thermopolis co-hosted the Big Horn Basin Classic and for a change of pace, faced off with four non-conference opponents on their home court. To kick-off their tournament schedule, the Cats met up with the unranked Wind River Cougars on Friday. The Cougars have had a rough go of it in recent...
Last weekend, the #5 ranked Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team faced off with some talented teams from Class 3A, and met up with the #1 ranked Class 1A team from Burlington at the Big Horn Basin Classic. The tournament was co-hosted by Rocky Mountain and Powell, and sported ten teams from around the Big Horn Basin. On Friday, the Lady Cats began their tournament playing the #4 ranked 3A team from Lovell. Like their fellow boys team, the Lady Bulldogs are a high-quality team with a number of very talented players. Still,...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team was in Shoshoni last weekend to compete at the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament. Finishing in third place in the team standings (out of fourteen teams) the Cats had a productive weekend, bringing home two individual championships and placing six of the team’s seven varsity wrestlers. Cokeville carried the team championship with 163 team points. Juniors Dyllan Myers and Cannon Boren each dominated the field in their respective weights, winning all their matches by pin, including both c...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club team members won the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild West Championships Tournament last weekend in Casper with a total of 310 points. Coming in second in the team standings was Black Fox Wrestling Academy from Colorado with 296 and Ridge Wrestling Club also from Colorado with 272.5 points placed third. Wrestlers from 196 teams across 15 different states met in Casper to battle it out on the mats. Thermopolis brought home 11 individual championships along with five...
After dividing the team to compete at three different locations the week before, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team was reunified last weekend for the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament in Shoshoni, where all members of the team were able to place in the event. As a team, the Lady Cats were dominant in Shoshoni, going 16-4 in their matches, and garnering two championships for the squad. Thermopolis finished in fifth place in the team standings (out of ten teams) with 102 team points - just behind Big Piney, with 122.5...
Ro "The Dawg" Dominguez of Thermopolis stepped into the ring on Saturday, January 10, in Sheridan, Wyo., competing in the main event of the Blood of Heroes – The Blood of One Saved Us All Saturday Night Fights. Dominguez faced undefeated Sheridan heavyweight Cutter "Cutthroat" Silcox in a highly anticipated bout that went the distance. Silcox, standing 6-foot-5 and weighing 230 pounds, presented a significant size advantage over Dominguez, who stands 5-foot-8 and weighed in at 223 pounds. D...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team met opponents at venues across the state last week. With a dual in Glenrock on Thursday, the Shane Shatto in Glenrock on Friday and Saturday, and finally, hosting their own tournament at home on Saturday, the squad was split up into smaller segments in order to test metal in each event. Junior Cannon Boren was the squad's lone representative at the Shane Shatto Invite in Douglas over the weekend. Having an outstanding outing, Boren came...
Splitting the squad, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team competed at three different venues this past week. On Thursday night part of the team was in Glenrock for a dual. Matching up in only two weight classifications, sophomore Izzy Hetzel pinned her opponent early in the second period while junior Lilly Quintanilla moved up a level and found some tough competition taking on the 4th ranked wrestler at 125 lbs. Being ever impressed with his young multi-champion, Coach Travis McDermott said, “Lilly dominated her match, g...
Several Thermopolis youth wrestlers participated in the HAVOC in the Heights tournament held last Sunday in Billings, Mont., giving them the opportunity to see new competition in our neighbors to the north. With 18 teams in attendance and only 13 wrestlers representing Thermopolis, the team placed 8th with a total of 249 points. Thermopolis brought home five individual champions: Carter Enis (8U 60), Erik Polson (10U 50), Gabriel Ryan (12U 70), Trenton Enis (14U 130-140) and Briar Lahoe (16U & 19U Girls 130-135) and two runners-up: Konnor...
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team kicked off the 2026 side of their 2025-26 season last week at Wyoming Indian. As in too many past years, the Chiefs are once again fielding a quality team in 2A basketball, and came into the contest ranked #1 among Class 2A teams. Playing in the sometimes unfriendly confines of Wyoming Indian High School, the Cats led the scoring through the first three quarters of the game. In the final seconds of regulation and with the score tied at 50 apiece, the Bobcats pulled down a...
Fresh off their holiday break, the #5 ranked Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team were back in action last week meeting up with the four top-ranked Class 2A teams in the state. On Thursday, January 8, the team traveled to Wyoming Indian to take on the #4 ranked Lady Chiefs. In a venue which is always tough to negotiate, the Lady Cats played well but were not able to keep up with Wyoming Indian - losing by 15 points (66-51). On Friday the team took an early morning bus ride to Big Horn to compete in the 2A East Smackdown....
After a surely appreciated holiday break, the Bobcats and Lady Cats of Hot Springs County High School will be back in action this week. In the early season the two teams have each played a number of Class 3A and 4A teams, however, 2A competition has been slim. That will all change come this Thursday, January 8, when the teams will travel to Ethete to face off with two very highly touted Class 2A teams from Wyoming Indian. The Lady Chiefs are 5-3 in the early going, and are ranked 4th in 2A - just ahead of the Lady Cats. For the boys, the...
Several members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club (TWC) traveled with Team Wyoming to Utah last weekend to compete first at the Christmas Clash Duals in Farmington and then at the Salt Lake Slam. The Christmas Clash was held at the Western Sports Park in Farmington, Utah, on January 2. It is one of the largest youth dual wrestling events in the Mountain West and features boys and girls wrestlers from both elementary and middle school levels. The girls from Team Wyoming put on a strong effort in Farmington, coming in 6th over-all in the team... Full story
In the last week before the holiday break, the Thermopolis Bobcats had a dual in Greybull and then traveled to Worland to participate at the Battle in the Big Horns Tournament. This year, the Cats team is somewhat understaffed, leaving a lot of open weight classes and making it difficult to secure a win in a dual. Nevertheless, the Cats gritted out the week and found a great deal of success. On Thursday, December 18, the Bobcats came away with a win by criteria over Greybull/Riverside, with a team score of 37-36. Dyllan Myers, Cannon Boren,...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestling team had a loaded schedule in the week before their holiday break. On Thursday, December 11, the Lady Cats had a dual with Greybull/Riverside. There, the Lady cats won 2 of their 3 matches. Izzy Hetzel got things rolling with a pin, and two-time returning state champion, Lilly Quintanilla, followed up with another pin. Freshman Jesalyn Blair, lost her match to a state placer from last year. Junior Ava Dafoe received a forfeit at her weight class. On Friday and Saturday of that week, the...
The Thermopolis wrestling teams had a busy schedule last week. On Thursday the teams competed in a dual at Greybull/Riverside. The Lady Cats won their dual by a score of 18-6, while the Bobcats battled to a 36-36 tie in the boys division. Then on Friday the teams headed to Worland for the large 2025 Battle in the Big Horns Tournament, which drew eighteen teams to the event. As a team, Thermopolis scored 83.5 team points, landing in 8th place in the team standings. Due to an early deadline as a...
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team kicked off their tournament season in Green River last weekend at the Flaming Gorge Classic. The tournament draws a large number of teams from across Wyoming and several other states. On Friday, the Cats drew Mountain View as their first opponents in the tournament. Although the score remained close through the first quarter, in the second quarter the Cats began to pull away and won the game by a score of 74-44. Bridger Peil had a great game, dropping three 3-point shots and...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team traveled to Green River last weekend to compete in the vaunted Flaming Gorge Tournament. Teams head to Green River for this event as a means to jump-start their seasons and to get a quick look of how teams are looking as the season gets underway. Ranked #4 among 2A teams, the Lady Cats faced off with the Class 3A Lady Buffs of Mountain View on Friday at Green River High School. Without senior Jayssie Owsley, who was out with an injury, teammates Kamryn Farrell and Chloee Owsley were...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team traveled to Lander last weekend to jump start their 2025-26 season. In preseason voting, the Cats are ranked #1 in Class 2A and are favored to repeat as state champs. To begin their new season, the Bobcats bit off a tough one in the Lander Tigers, who begin their season ranked #5 among Class 3A teams. The Cats, with five seniors returning from last year’s state championship team and looking to have another successful season, had their hands full in Lander. Although the two teams p...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team ended their season last year with a third place finish in the state tournament in Casper. With four seniors returning this year, the team kicked off the new season in Lander last weekend, aiming for a state championship this season. In preseason voting, the Lady Cats are ranked number 4 among the state’s class 2A teams. On Friday, the 3A Lady Tigers showed up to play - putting the Lady Cats to the test, with a determined full-court press, and some talented shooting from outside the a...
Last Sunday, fifteen members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed in the WAWA Middle School State tournament held in Laramie. Wrestlers from around the state gathered for the one day tournament. Four Thermopolis wrestlers were crowned champions, Gabriel Ryan in the 70 pound weight class, Aksel Polson at 80 pounds, Roxy White at 75 pounds and Hayden Robinson in the 90 pound division. Hailey Robinson at 105 pounds and Trenton Enis at 132 pounds were runners-up in a field of tough competitors. Placing third were Fletcher Lewis at 75 pounds,...
The 9th grade girls basketball team won the Pete Robinson Invite Championship last week in Rawlins Celebrating their win, l to r , Amelia Strickland, Aislyn Dobbins, Jakae Elder, Mackenzie Buckner, Karsyn Ivie, Jaydyn Boren, Paisley Logan, Paige Jones, Amuira Dukes, Lauren Teeples, Hailey Rolling and coach TJ Owsley....
