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The Thermopolis Wrestling Club ended their season last weekend at the WAWA Kids/16U/Jr. State event held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. This culminating tournament draws wrestlers from around the state, representing 53 teams, to compete in three different styles of wrestling. The Thermopolis girls team brought home a first place trophy in Folkstyle, crowning five champions, Nora Ryan, Hazel White, Cooper Enis, Roxy White and Isabella Hetzel and one runner-up, Kylie Geis. Cooper Enis,...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team traveled to Sheridan Friday, April 12 to play in the Tongue River Spring Invitational. The event was held at the Kendrick Golf Course, which will host the State Tournament this fall. Kendrick is a par 72, 18-hole public course that is fairly unique in its layout, having few bunkers and not a lot of trees. The event served as a good preview of a course many of the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats look forward to playing on in the state tournament. The Lady Cats registered four players for the event – Lilly J...
Organizers are planning their first Thermopolis Frisbee Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 27 at the course, located along Highway 20 North at the edge of town across from the Armory. Sign-ups start at 9:30 a.m. with competition beginning at 10 a.m. Scoring will be for singles 2 round, 18 holes, with a $12 buy-in. Payout will depend on the number of participants. There will be a special prize available for a C.P.T. on hole 2. The organizer will add an additional $50 in to the Acepot. For more information on the tourney, contact Frank Luna at...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats track team traveled to Lander on April 9 for the Twilight Event and then to Rawlins on April 12 to compete in the Nancy Steinburg Invitational. In the early season action, the Lady Cats finished fourth with 61 points at Lander and third with 69 points at Rawlins. Highlights from Lander include: Davdine King second in the 100 meter dash, 13.20; second in the 400 meter dash,1:03.20; first in high jump, 4-11.00 and second in long jump, 15-04.00. Ina King seventh in the 100 meter dash, 13.98 and first...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat boys track team was on the road again this past week with meets on April 9 in Lander and in Rawlins on April 12. The Cats finished in third place at each meet, with team scores of 131 and 119, respectively. Highlights from Lander include: Seth Needham first in the 100 meter dash, 11.97 and second in the 400 meter dash, 51.74. Davian Martinez seventh in the 110 meter hurdles, 19.80; sixth in the 300 meter hurdles, 47.50 and fourth in high jump, 5-04.00. Jaye Christensen eighth in the 110 meter hurdles,...
Thermopolis Middle School track team members competed in Riverton at Spartan Invite on Saturday, April 11. Results include 6th/7th Grade Boys 100 meter dash - Aiden Cleare, 15th, 15.11; Logan Johnson, 17th, 15.18; James Linton, 19th, 15.21; William Garrison, 16.31; Cameron Martinez, 16.59; Apollo Jenks, 16.78 200 meter dash - Oliver Strenger, 9th, 32.02; Aiden Cleare, 18th, 33.86; Brayden Jones, 40.69 400 meter dash - William Garrison, 3rd, 1:08.32; Apollo Jenks, 8th, 1:18.32 800 meter run - Lane Jenniges-Collamer, 2nd, 2:41.91; Brayden Jones,...
Following up on very successful regular and post-seasons, several Thermopolis youth wrestlers traveled recently to compete in some prestigious national events. Successful results from those events reflect well for next year's high school and middle school teams. Last week, junior, Brody Sorensen, and freshman, Lilly Quintanilla, were in Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the National High School Coaches Association National Tournament. The competition is generally considered to be the...
At the Powell 3 style tournament this past weekend, Thermopolis wrestlers Gabe Ryan, Aksel Polson, Nash Bowker and Cannon Boren all were triple crown champions winning folkstyle, freestyle and Greco competitions. Thermopolis Wrestling Club came in 3rd place in all 3 styles. Individual results: Folkstyle 6U 36-40 - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 26 points; Konnor Simpson, 4th, 15.5 points; Caden Metz, 5th, 11 points 6U 43 - Carter Enis, 1st, 18 points; Tytys Bowker, 2nd, 12 ponts; John Ryan, 3rd, 6.5 points 6U 49-53 - Greyson Hill, 1st, 28 points; Aiden...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat boys track team hit the road last week to compete in two events at Worland and Glenrock. At the D&D Invitational in Worland on Thursday the Cats finished in third place, with a combined team score of 107. The team from Powell finished in first place, with a score of 162.50. Highlights from Worland include: Seth Needham finished third in the 100 meter dash (11.94); fourth in the 200 Meter dash (23.85) and first in the 400 meter dash, 52.02. Logan Dafoe, third in the 400 meter dash, 55.17. Chris Arends,...
The Hot Springs High School Lady Cats Track Team were on the road twice this past week – first, competing in the D&D Invitational at Worland on Thursday and then in the Lehner/Finch Invitational at Glenrock on Friday. Overall, at Worland, the Lady Cats finished in fifth place as a team, with a combined score of 45. The host team from Worland finished atop the team standings, with a combined score of 209.50. Highlights from Worland include: Davdine King, second in the 100 meter dash, 13.08; second in the 400 meter dash, 1:01.03; first in long j...
Hot Springs County High School Bobcat golf players opened their spring season last Friday at the Worland Invite, held at Green Hills Golf Club, an eighteen hole public course which boasts a rank of number three among public courses located in the state. The event was a first outing for most of those competing - leaving the golfers to face the effects of a long winter break from the sport. Conditions were not ideal, including a sustained wind of 25 miles per hour. Therefore, the scores put up by all of the competitors were not of the kind which...
The 6th grade Thermopolis Basketball Club traveling basketball team went 4-0 in the Final Four Showdown in Laramie and ended their season with another championship. The boys scored 314 points across those 4 games and only allowed their opponents a total of 61 points. They ended this season with a record of 31 wins and 4 losses and brought home 7 championships. Team members include Soren Webber, Lincoln McPhie, Cameron Martinez, Bo Dafoe, Oliver Strenger, Will Garrison, Logan Stewart, Jackson Skelton, Hoyt Peil and Braxton Egger and coach Matt...
The Bobcats and Lady Cats were in Burlington on Friday, March 29 to compete in the Burlington Invitational Track Meet. Facing teams from Burlington, Riverside, Rocky Mountain and Western Heritage Lutheran Academy, both Hot Springs County teams performed well - bringing home several first place finishes, and ending the meet in the top of team scoring. LADY CATS As a team, the Lady Cats finished in third place, with 114.0 points – just behind Burlington (144.5 points) and Rocky Mountain (126.5 points). Davdine King followed up her fine p...
Members of the Thermopolis Wresting club competed at the Black Hills & AAU Folkstyle Nationals in Spearfish, S. D. on March 29 and 30. The small group from Thermopolis earned 50th place out of a field 199 teams. Individual results Boys Tot 40 - Erik Polson, 8th, 1 points. Champ. Round 2 - Polson won by major decision, 14-3, over Killian Benne (Black Hills Wrestling Academy), Quarterfinal - Isaiah Smith (Watford City Wolves) won by fall, 0:21, over Polson, Cons. Round 4 - Polson won by major...
Twenty four Thermopolis wrestling club members travel to Billings last weekend to participate in the Montana Open, on of the largest and toughest wrestling competitions in the region. This massive three day wrestling event saw 2,108 wrestlers representing 196 teams from 9 states with Thermopolis finishing in 15th place with a total 216 points, making them the highest scoring team from Wyoming. Two Thermopolis wrestlers, Hazel White and Lilly Quintanilla, brought home individual Championships. “This is the largest and most competitive t...
And, just like that, it’s track season! Hopefully, that means Mother Nature is finished with the cold and snow. Being as this is Wyoming, however, we know better than to hold our breath on that subject. The Bobcat track teams opened their season in Pavillion last Saturday with both the Bobcats and Lady Cats setting the scene for a great season to come. Twelve schools were in competition at the Wind River Icebreaker, competing in seventeen events for the boys teams, and the same number of events for the girls teams. Lady Cats At meet’s end, the...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the R Town Rumble last Saturday in Riverton, bringing home 14 individual championship trophies in Folkstyle and finishing in 3rd place as a team with 292 points. Four club members also brought home championships in Greco, with the team placing 3rd with 91 points. Nash Bowker, Trenton Enis, Kade Enis and Jesalyn Blair earned 1st place in both styles of wrestling. Folkstyle results 6U Boys 36-38 - Konnor Simpson, 1st, 18 points. Round 2 - Simpson won by fall, 1:11, over Everett Samuelson (Riverton), Round 3...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club (TWC) hosted Wrestle-opolis last Saturday in the Hot Springs County High School gym. The tournament brought 562 kids from clubs throughout Wyoming to compete here. TWC had 71 kids wrestle in the folkstyle on Saturday and earned first place as a team scoring 950.5 total team points, outpacing second place Casper Wrestling Club by 191 points. TWC had 33 team members wrestle in the freestyle and scored 377 points to win first place as a team with Powell Wrestling... Full story
The public is invited to enjoy some good ole American patriotism at its finest as 3rd grade Ralph Witters Elementary students partner with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of America Post 2281 in honoring our Thermopolis Area First Responders. The concert is Thursday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at the William H. Malloy Auditorium. Orion Jenks and Brian Weaver placed 4th in their division at the Wyoming State Science Fair. Their project, which tested different methods of making a Tesla coil, serves as a reminder of the power of curiosity and innovation. In...
The Hot Springs County High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team went one for three in the 3A West Regional Tournament held in Thermopolis last week. The Lady Cats finished the regular season in 3rd place, with a record of 2 and 4 in the division and 5 and 15 overall. In a game that was not dissimilar to the game played by the boys team that day, the Lady Cats had a tough time against their opponent on Thursday. The Mountain View Lady Buffaloes held Thermopolis down on the scoreboard throughout...
Hot Springs County High School served as host for the 3A West Regional Basketball Tournament last week. Games were played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday - with matchups between teams representing eight Wyoming schools. The Bobcats finished the regular season in 4th place, with a record of 1 and 5 in the division, and 10 and 11 overall. On Thursday, the Cats were pitted against Pinedale, in the opening round of the tournament. Jhett Longwell had 11 points, Cody Bomengen 11, Dell Dukes 5, Brody...
Wyoming High School State Champion Wrestler Lilly Quintanilla, competed in the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association Junior State Tournament, held in Lander over the weekend. The tournament brings wrestlers together to compete in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. Adding wins in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle at the WAWA tournament,to her Wyoming State High School Championship from last week, Lilly becomes the first ever female to do so in history. As she has done throughout her high scho...
Several Thermopolis wrestlers performed well at the Lander Tiger Tough Tournament last week. Wrestlers coming home with first places in all three styles include Gabriel Ryan, Hayden Robinson, Hailey Robinson and Jesalyn Blair. Wrestlers bring home first place in two style were Tytus Bowker and Tanner Myers. Folkstyle 6U 34-37 - Konnor Simpson, 1st, 22 points. Semifinal - Simpson won by fall, 0:27, over Everett Samuelson (Riverton), 1st Place Match - Simpson won by fall, 2:24, over Everest Acebo (Riverton) 6U 38-38 - Odin Galovich, 1st, 18...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team sent five wrestlers to the All Class State Championships, which were held in Casper this past weekend. Considering there are just six members comprising the Lady Cats team, that was a quite impressive feat. Even more impressive, however, were the three state placers, and a first ever state champion, that came out of the event. Scoring in just four weight categories, the Lady Cats team finished the state championships tied at 9th place,...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats wrestling team was in Casper over the weekend, to compete in the 2A State Championships. The Cats finished in 5th place as a team (just one point behind Big Piney), and Brody Sorensen brought home a state championship with Cannon Boren, Will Ward and Sam Skelton earning 2nd place finishes. The Cats placed nine wrestlers in the state tournament, the most in one year for Thermopolis. The team also saw the highest scores ever for the Bobcats, earning 159...
