Thermopolis Independent Record Archives (2024)

  • Lady Cats compete in Lander at conference duals

    Tatum Epperson|Oct 13, 2022

    The Lady Cats traveled to Lander for their conference duals. Teams included were Mountain View, Lyman, Pinedale and Lander. Coach Hill said, “Our girls made some huge gains this weekend, even though we didn’t come out with a win, we set a goal to be more competitive and the girls did that. We started to really mesh as a team vs. Lyman and Pinedale and proved to ourselves that we can compete and now the task is playing to win. Right now, we are comfortable being 2-3 points behind instead of being 4-5 points a head. Our focus is now becoming mor...

  • Cross country teams compete in Powell

    Oct 13, 2022

    The Bobcat cross country teams ran in Powell at the golf course last Friday. For the varsity boys, Jadeth Elder finished with a time of 18:47.10 followed by Jarek Jeffs 20:25.10, Jesse Rodriguez 20:30.52, Seth Needham 21:04.83 and Teague Mann 23:40.18. For the varsity Lady Cats, Ruth Johnson finished ninth with a time of 20:29.69 followed by Mercede Martinez 22:49.08 and Jayda Griffin 24:12.41. For the junior varsity Lady Cats, Lillian Johnson finished with a time of 27:43.08 and Hannah Lippincott had a time of 30:32.56. For the Thermopolis...

  • Bobcats fall to the Eagles

    Tatum Epperson|Oct 13, 2022

    The Varsity Football team headed to Lyman last Friday to take on the Eagles. The Bobcats fought hard but came up short, losing 58-25. “The Bobcats got into a shoot-out with the two-time defending state champion Lyman Eagles this past Friday. The team came up short, yet did some good things in the game. Lyman hadn’t given up more than 14 points to an opponent all season, and the Bobcats were able to score 25,” said coach Matt McPhie. The Lyman offense was clicking, and the Bobcat team was unable to stop them from finding the endzone. Defen...

  • Lady Cats host home volleyball tournament

    Tatum Epperson|Oct 6, 2022

    The Lady Cat volleyball team had a busy weekend hosting several teams on their home turf, including Big Piney, Little Snake River, Burlington, Encampment, Shoshoni and Riverside. The varsity girls went 6-4 in pool play and were seeded 4th in the Gold Bracket. “We saw a lot of improvement throughout the weekend and felt we really started to mesh as a team,” said coach Shannon Hill. “The team started out a little rough, not really bringing any energy to the court, but by the end of Friday night, the girls were playing together and compe...

  • Bobcats win on the road

    Tatum Epperson|Oct 6, 2022

    The varsity Bobcat football team hit the road last Friday to take on the Pinedale Wranglers, coming home with a 34-6 win. Coach Matt McPhie said, “The team had a great win on the road at Pinedale Friday evening. The defense had a great game holding Pinedale to a single score in the first half. Mason Reese and Brody Sorensen led the way on the defense, each having 11 tackles. Roedy Farrell had 10 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss. Zane Stam added another interception to his growing collection. Jessen Basse was busy on defense ripping off 8...

  • Cross country teams compete at Cody

    Oct 6, 2022

    Bobcat Cross Country teams competed in Cody last Thursday. Lady Cat Ruth Johnson was the top finisher for the varsity girls coming in ninth place with a time of 20:58.21 followed by Jayda Griffin 23:44.81, Sadie Martinez 23:45.22, Lillian Johnson 28:53.18 and Hannah Lippincott 31:27.86. For the boys, Jadeth Elder ran the Cody course in a time of 19:02.78 followed by Jarek Jeffs 20:13.27, Jesse Rodriguez 20:29.20, Seth Needham 20:42.28 and Ty Mann 23:46.06. Thermopolis Middle School team member times include: Girls: Ruth Needham 15:46.50,...

  • Thermopolis golf course update

    Oct 6, 2022

    Thermopolis Golf Course President Kevin Simpson provided an update on their board and golf course activities. Their new hours are 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, weather, and staff permitting. Simpson said, “Our hours lately have been fairly sporadic just because we’ve lacked help. We hire a lot of seasonal workers and some of them go off and find jobs in the fall. October always seems to be tough up there because its warm weather is hit or miss and to just find people that are willing to wor...

  • Cross county runners perform well at home invite

    Sep 29, 2022

    Bobcat varsity cross country team member Ruthanne Johnson, in her senior year, came in first on Friday on her home course with an impressive time of 21:40.36. Paris Barrera of Casper came in a distant second place with a time of 24:01.11. Freshman Mercedes Martinez finished fourth with a time of 25:01.27 and freshman Lillian Johnson had a time of 30:47.98. For the Bobcat varsity boys, freshman Jadeth Elder was the top placer coming in second with a time of 19:53.34, finishing just behind first...

  • Bobcats get win at homecoming

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 29, 2022

    The Varsity Bobcat football team claimed a homecoming victory against Rich County, Utah for their homecoming game last Friday. Coach Matt McPhie said, “In a back-and-forth game, Roedy Farrell scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over a minute left in the 4th quarter.” Farrell plunged into the endzone from 2 yards out to give the Bobcats a 27-24 lead. Owen McCumber nailed the point after and went 4 for 4 on the night for PAT’s. Gavin Shumway had a big day for the Bobcats throwing and scoring on a 56-yard touchdown run. Del Dukes had anoth...

  • Lady Cats stay busy playing trio of matches

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 29, 2022

    The Lady Cat volleyball teams have been busy on the road and at home. First up, the team traveled to Lovell. Coach Shannon Hill said “During the Lovell match I made a big lineup change in the middle of the match and put Lexi Garrison as our setter and she did a great job stepping up and adding a lot to our team.” Lexi Overfield had 8 kills and 1 ace, Hanna Hill had 5 kills and 2 aces, Ina King added 5 kills and Jayci Basse had 8 digs. The Lady Cats end up falling short to Lovell. Final scores were 15-25, 21-25, 20-25. Next up the team tra...

  • Rodeo team wraps up first half of their season

    Sep 29, 2022

    Hot Springs County High School rodeo team members competed in Wheatland last weekend. It is the final high school rodeo event scheduled for 2022. Events will pick back up in 2023 to finish off the 2022-23 season. Results, with placings through tenth, include: Roedy Farrell was second in bareback riding on Saturday with a score of 64 and first on Sunday with a score of 66. On Friday, Kamryn Farrell had a time of 20.20 in the barrel racing and a time of 20.906 on Sunday. She had a time of 9.59 in the goat tying on Friday and 11.29 on Saturday....

  • Gymkhana series wraps up

    Sep 29, 2022

    The 2022 Gymkhana series has wrapped up with the September event. At the end of the day, year end awards were handed out in all the various age groups. The Hot Springs County Gymkhana series has grown to around 70 participants. Results from the September event include: LEAD LINE Barrels - Korbie Jensen, Casey Kennedy, Jax Christian, Chisholm Moline, Laramie Penn, Callie Arnett Poles - Chisholm Moline, Jax Christian, Grady Penn, Casey Kennedy, Laramie Penn, Lane Reed Goats - Jax Christian,...

  • Five time state champions!

    Sep 22, 2022

    There was gold at the end of the rainbow for the Bobcats Golf Team. The boys team repeated as 5 time, 2A state champions. The boys shot a 360 on Friday and an amazing 338 on Saturday for a total score of 698. Second place Upton had a final score of 721, followed by third place Kemmerer with 727. Hadley Johnson finished as the 2A boys state champion with a first round score of 83, second round score of 78 and a total score of 161. Hayden Overfield shot a 90 on Friday followed by an 89 on...

  • Bobcats host Rich County, Utah for homecoming

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 22, 2022

    The Bobcat varsity football team hosted Mountain View in last Friday night's home game, with the Bobcats falling to the Bison with a final score of 34-14. Coach Matt McPhie said "Roedy Farrell had a great game on both offense and defense. Farrell accounted for over 300 yards of offense. He ran the ball for 46 yards, passed for 33 yards and had 229 yards receiving on the day. Gavin Shumway had a career high in passing yards going over the 300-yard mark for the first time. Shumway completed 16 of...

  • JV football squad going strong at 2-O

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 22, 2022

    The Bobcats junior varsity football team has been on the road the last couple of weeks traveling to Glenrock and Lander, taking the win in both games. The team is being coached by coach Darren Elder and coach Calder Forcella. First up was Glenrock on Monday, Sept. 12. Coach Elder stated “We won the game against Glenrock on a defensive sack by Cruz Masscaro. Armani Dukes had two turnovers, one being an interception and one a fumble recovery.” Offensive players of the game were Cody Bomengen, Stone Pebbles and Ethan Yarrington. On the def...

  • High school rodeo team competing

    Sep 22, 2022

    Members of the Hot Springs County High School Rodeo Team competed in Jackson last weekend. Results include, with placings through tenth: Roedy Farrell placed second in the bareback riding on Saturday with a score of 63 and first on Sunday with a score of 69. Hannah Norris competed in barrel racing and had a time of 17.936 on Friday and 17.607 on Saturday. She also competed in pole bending with a time of 22.478 on Friday and 22.909 on Saturday. Kamryn Farrell had a time of 18.868 in the barrel racing on Friday and 18.248 on Saturday. She also...

  • Sending it back

    Sep 22, 2022

    Lady Cat Lexi Overfield sends the ball back to her Powell opponents during home varsity volleyball action last Friday. No information on the games was received from the coach at press time. The varsity Lady Cats fell to Powell in three, 25-5, 25-12 and 25-18....

  • Golfers headed to state

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 15, 2022

    The Bobcat golf team traveled to Kemmerer in their latest match last Friday. "This was a fun event that we don't often get to do. We just had a dual because all of 3A and 4A were at their state qualifying events and the other 2A schools are all on the East side of the state. We decided to compete in this dual rather than traveling to the other side of the state, two weeks in a row. It was fun because we got to play a different style (match play) where one player from our team plays the equal...

  • Cross County to host Glow Run

    Sep 15, 2022

    The Bobcat Cross County team competed at the Chief Nation Invitational Cross Country meet in Ethete last Saturday. Three varsity girls ran from Thermopolis with top finisher for the Bobcats, Ruth Johnson, coming in 14th with a time of 21:15.30. Mercedes Martinez had a time of 23:52.40 and Jayda Griffin had a time of 24:49.00. For the varsity boys, Bobcat Jadeth Elder had a time of 19:31.80 followed by Jarek Jeffs with a time of 20:25.10, Jesse Rodriguez with a 20:46.50 and Seth Needham with a 20:50.90. For the JV boys Teague Mann finished with...

  • TMS football kicks off with win

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 15, 2022

    The Thermopolis Middle School Football team started their season off with a victory over Shoshoni on Sept. 3. Coach Shane Corpening said “I thought we played really well from the start. We scored on our first offensive possession. The team obviously has a lot of things we need to clean up. There were way too many penalties and first game mistakes. Those things will be focal points for our practice this upcoming week. Defensively, we were consistent throughout the game. As mentioned, our secondary gradually improved as the game went on. The t...

  • Bobcats fall to Kemmerer

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 15, 2022

    The Bobcat varsity football team traveled to Kemmerer last Friday to take on the Rangers. Quarterback, senior Gavin Shumway, completed 12 of 17 passes for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game. Del Dukes hauled in 7 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Chris Arends had 24 tackles in the game with Jessen Basse adding 10 tackles. Zane Stam and Armani Dukes each had a fumble recovery. Ryan Arends caught 4 passes for 46 yards. The Bobcats held on until half time with the score of 26-20, but in the end, Kemmerer took the win with...

  • Lady Cats play volleyball at home Friday and Saturday

    Tatum Epperson|Sep 15, 2022

    The Lady Bobcat Volleyball team was busy on the road traveling to different tournaments last weekend. JV and Varsity traveled to Rawlins and the Freshmen traveled to Buffalo. Coach Shannon Hill said “These Lady Cats have had a great start to the 2022 season. We just came off a full weekend of tournaments.” Freshmen went 10-1 in Pool Play and ended up second in bracket. “They played great, passing very well and improving with each match,” said coach Hill. JV went 2-4 in Pool Play on Friday and ended up dropping both on Saturday’s bracket p...

  • Bobcats fall to Tongue River in season opener

    Sep 8, 2022

    by Tatum Epperson The Bobcats hosted the Tongue River Eagles for their first home game of the season. Coach Matt McPhie said “It was a tough battle against a really good Tongue River team. The offense turned the ball over a couple of times and failed to execute a few critical 4th down plays. We did some good things on the offensive side; we just need to clean a few things up.” Defensively, the Bobcats struggled to stop the big plays made by the Eagles. Ryan Arends had 10 tackles, Chris Arends and Armani Dukes each had a hand in on 7 tac...

  • TMS volleyball season openers

    Sep 8, 2022

    by Tatum Epperson Thermopolis Middle School Volleyball kicked off their season last Thursday at home against Worland. Coach Kylie Corpening said "I was extremely impressed by the performance by both A and B Teams. We had very limited team time before this game and the girls played aggressively. We will only improve from here. The girls mesh together really well and once we get some good team-time practice in, they can really learn each other's flows and really get in their groove. I am excited...

  • Bobcat golfers earn second at Lander Invite

    Sep 8, 2022

    by Tatum Epperson The Bobcat Golf Team attended the Lander Invitational last Thursday and Friday, competing against Lander, Kemmerer, Green River, Lyman, Natrona County and Pinedale. “I was really pleased with the performances on the boys’ side of the tournament. They performed really well given the 95–100-degree heat both days as well as playing on a course that was unfamiliar to all of them. They shot a 713 as a team which was good enough for 2nd place overall, which is the lowest they have shot this year for a two-day total,” said coach Bran...

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