MEEKER I “I’m taking the credit and their winnings,” former Rifle coach Jack Smith said with a smile after his three grandkids won their respective divisions in the Meeker Junior Golf tournament. Siblings Kyler, Jacob and Masi Smith all won, including Kyler having the best score of the day last[Read More…]
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Meeker No. 2 is No. 1 in Northwest Colorado League
MEEKER I By name, they were Meeker 2. But based on wins, they were No. 1. The top-seeded 8-10-year-old team in the Northwest Colorado Baseball League finished the season as champions of their division. Meeker 2 completed the regular season with a 6-2 record to earn the No. 1 seed[Read More…]
LeBlanc to host free wrestling camp July 2
MEEKER I Former Meeker Cowboy wrestler Joe LeBlanc will host a free wrestling clinic Friday, July 2, at Barone Middle School, starting at 9 a.m. The three-time Colorado state champion for the Meeker Cowboys and current two-time All-American for the University of Wyoming, will return home to share his knowledge[Read More…]
Playoff decides MVB two-man best ball
MEEKER I A total of 35 teams, divided into four flights, played in the Mountain Valley Bank two-man best ball golf tournament last weekend at the Meeker Golf Course.
Ladies Deerfly results:
MEEKER I More than 40 ladies competed in the annual Ladies Deerfly tournament, hosted by the Meeker Ladies Club at the Meeker Golf Course last Saturday. The annual two-lady scramble featured 21 teams from courses around the Western Slope, divided into two flights.
Playoff determines Tucker champions
MEEKER I A good coach can always bring the best out in his athletes and the late Bob Tucker was known for doing just that, whether on a football or baseball field or basketball court. And the best came out of the golfers in the third annual Bob Tucker Memorial[Read More…]
Fellows, Watt win two-man scramble
MEEKER I After 27 holes of golf, Matt Fellows and J.C. Watt won the two-man scramble
Peewee wrestling finale Sat.
MEEKER I The final peewee wrestling tournament of the season will be Saturday in Rangely. More than 20 wrestlers from Meeker competed last Saturday in De Beque and more than half of them placed in the top four of their brackets.
Hughes, Luce and de Vergie top Shelton scramble field
MEEKER I The snow from recent storms melted into the fairways and greens at Meeker Golf Course and the sun shone all day last Saturday for the first annual Shelton Welding three-person scramble. “The course is in great shape and the greens are rolling good,” golf pro Jim Cook said.
Meeker crowns 2 at Turner tourney
MEEKER I More than 250 peewee wrestlers from the Western Slope and western Utah, competed in the Casey Turner Memorial tournament last Saturday in Meeker High School’s gymnasium.
Pelloni takes fifth at state tourney
MEEKER I Barone Middle School seventh-grader Tristin Pelloni finished fifth at the Colorado State Middle School wrestling tournament last weekend in Denver. A total of nine BMS wrestlers qualified for the state tournament but only six made the trip and Pelloni was the only placer for the Cowboys.
Meeker peewees crown seven champs at Craig
MEEKER I Thirty-two peewee wrestlers from Meeker competed in the Craig tournament Saturday and 23 placed in the top four, including seven champions. Brothers Kelton and Casey Turner, Tannen Kennedy, Wyatt Pfau, Jake Shelton, Colton Wille and Cody Nielsen all won their respective brackets.