BMS wrestlers qualify for state tourney

MEEKER I A dozen members of the Barone Middle School wrestling team competed in the annual regional wrestling tournament on Saturday in Fruita, with eight members qualifying for the state tournament this weekend in Denver.

Panthers run, jump, throw

RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers track and field team traveled to Grand Junction’s Stocker Stadium on Saturday to run, jump and throw in the Mickey Dunn Invitational.

Rangely youth wrestlers compete in 2 tourneys

RANGELY I The Rangely youth wrestling team has wrestled in two tournaments the past two weekends and will compete in Rifle on Saturday.

Youth wrestling…

phmkyouth wrestling tj standalone

Meeker’s latest state wrestling champ, T.J. Shelton, a member of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club (MCWC), works with youth wrestlers Cade Blunt and Clay Stewart Randall.

BMS wrestlers finish 2nd in Oak Creek

MEEKER I Barone Middle School finished in second place last Saturday in Oak Creek as a team and crowned four individual champions.

RBC ladies chosen for all-state games

RBC I Two Rio Blanco County basketball players were selected to play in the annual Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports all-state game this Sunday at Arvada West High School. Rio Blanco County seniors Quincey Thacker of Rangely and Meeker’s Kaysyn Chintala were both four-year varsity players for their schools and both will play on the [...]

RBC Track season opens in Rifle

Rangely senior Holly Lepro (above) has been cross-training to prepare for this season after earning a silver medal in the shot put and a bronze in the discus throw at last year’s state meet. Junior Connor Phelan (left) also returns with state experience. He qualified in two relays and the 400-meter dash. The Panthers will compete in Hotchkiss this Saturday.

RBC I With basketball season just finished and snow still melting in Meeker and Rangely, students from both Rio Blanco County high schools started track season in Rifle last Saturday.

Champion…

Steve Harman

Meeker’s Steve Harman won the annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage Tournament sponsored by Silver Sage RV Park.

Boys’ YBA basketball…

phmkyba boys team

Meeker had two fifth- and sixth-grade youth basketball teams this year and Meeker II beat Meeker I to advance to post-season play in Rifle on Saturday, where they lost to New Castle.

Lady Panthers finish second

Rangely starters Brittany Babineaux (20), Chelsea Ficken, Leslie Hernandez (4), Quincey Thacker (24) and Kelsey Prosser were not intimidated by the undefeated, defending state champion Lutheran Lions, their opponent in the Region 4 championship game. The Panthers took an early lead but were unable to play the “near perfect” game needed to defeat the Lions.

RANGELY I Basketball coach Quinton Kent has spent the last four years with the Lady Panthers basketball program, three as an assistant. The team has qualified for the regional tournament all four years but hadn’t made it past the first regional game until this year, Kent’s first year as head coach.

Panthers open season in Utah

RANGELY I With snow still on the field, the Rangely High School baseball team has been practicing inside for most of the past two weeks. The lack of field time showed in three games the Panthers played last weekend in Moab, Utah.

Don’t honk…

phmkcattle on hwy 64

This photographer was rebuked by a cowboy after tapping his car horn to get through a herd of cattle on Highway 64, a sure sign of spring.

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