Panthers qualify seven

Colton Coombs qualified for the state meet in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes.

RANGELY I Seven Rangely High School track team members are in Denver competing at the 2013 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jefferson County Stadium.

RHS wins RBC matchup

RANGELY I The two Rio Blanco County baseball teams played two doubleheaders during the regular season and played a single elimination game Saturday to determine which team would advance in the district tournament.

Panthers ready for regional meet in Battle Mtn.

RANGELY I The Panther track team traveled to Battle Mountain on Saturday for the final meet of the regular season, returning with several top placers and personal bests, in preparation for the state qualifying regional meet Saturday at Grand Junction’s Stocker Stadium.

Collins, Walsh, Ducey win season opener

Meeker golfers Ted Relihan and Bobby Castaldo flash double peace signs, while local golf pro Jim Cook only flashes one.

MEEKER I “It was the best weather day of the year, which everyone was appreciative of,” Meeker golf pro Jim Cook said of Saturday’s beautiful spring day. “It was a good way to start the season.”

RBC boys of summer play Saturday in Rangely…

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The Rangely Panthers celebrate after beating the Hotchkiss Bulldogs 7-6 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday. Senior Chad Bolding is pictured getting a hit for his team. The Panthers finished third behind second-place Hotchkiss and first-place Paonia in the league standings and will host the Meeker Cowboys in

Meeker girls finish second in MoCo, boys finish third

Sydney Hughes won the triple jump and was on the winning 800-meter medley relay team. The Cowboys will be in Battle Mountain on Saturday.

MEEKER I “We had some great performances in the warm weather at Moffat County,” Meeker head track coach John Strate said of his team’s most recent competition.

Rangely tracksters compete in Montrose

RHS senior William Scoggins finished second in the mile (1,600-meter) and fifth in the two mile (3,200-meter) in Montrose on Saturday. The Panthers will compete in Battle Mountain on Saturday.

RANGELY I The Panther track team traveled south to test its track skills against larger schools in the Montrose Invitational, returning home with several place winners and personal bests.

Casey Turner Memorial…

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Thanks to coaches, parents, current and past wrestlers volunteering their time, the Meeker Community Wrestling Club hosted the Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tournament Saturday, providing an opportunity for more than 330 young wrestlers to compete.

Panthers drop 2 to Eagles

RANGELY I The Paonia Eagles traveled to Rangely and took two wins from the hometown Panthers in a doubleheader Saturday. The Panthers have one game left in the regular season before district playoffs.

Rangely boys win Panther Invitational

The Rangely High School boys’ track team will add a team championship to the school’s trophy case after winning the Panther Invitational at Yeager Field on Saturday. The Lady Panthers finished second. Competing on their home track were Daniel Conor, Holly Lepro, Andrew Morton, Chance Sheppard, Mitchell Webber, Colton Coombs, William Scoggins, Connor Phelan, Marshal Way, Ethan Allred, Tanner Nielsen, Kaycee Freeman, Dale Nielsen, Brittany Babaneaux, Leslie Hernandez, Chelsea Ficken and Tessa Slagle.

RANGELY I For the second year after a several-year hiatus, Yeager Field in Rangely was the site for the Panther Invitational track meet Saturday, where the boys’ home team won the meet and the girls’ team, comprised of just five girls, finished second.

Wrestlers do well in Hayden

RANGELY I The Rangely youth wrestling team continued its success in Hayden on Saturday with 20 kids wrestling, including 13 in the championship match. Many of the young Panthers will be in Meeker on Saturday for the Casey Turner Memorial Tournament.

Cowboys run, jump and throw in two track meets

Linda Olivas had two good meets, turning in personal bests in the 100 (13.71) and the 400 (65.98). She also recorded her first-ever team points with a sixth-place finish in Coal Ridge, then earned team points in both events the following day in Glenwood Springs.

MEEKER I With a “somewhat shorthanded” team the Meeker High School track team competed in two meets last weekend and several of the athletes attending did well.

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