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Cowboys exciting on the court

MEEKER I The challenge of a high school basketball game is the ability to put together 32 minutes of good basketball. The Meeker boys’ basketball team is doing just that this season as they have proved time and time again they can play with good teams.
The Cowboys played Hotchkiss on Friday night and Paonia on Saturday.
Coach Klark Kindler said, “We played well for two quarters in both games and not so well in two quarters. We need to work on putting four good quarters together.”
On Friday night, the Cowboys came out very strong and jumped to a 16-10 first-quarter lead. They struggled shooting the ball in the second quarter and trailed by one at intermission. They had an outstanding fourth quarter but could not make up the five point deficit from the third quarter. The team gave itself opportunities to take the lead but could only convert 38 percent of their free throws, missing 10 key shots.
The team was led by Jeremy Musgrave with 14 points and Dylan Mobley had 10, followed by Raul Lopez with nine and Ty Dunham finished with eight.
The Cowboys took their game on the road Saturday against a very tough Paonia team. Meeker once again came out strong, taking an early 16-12 first quarter lead. They continued their solid play through the first half, leading 29-22 at half time.
The shooting percentage went down for Meeker in the second half and, despite an outstanding effort, the Cowboys fell by three, 44-41, at the final buzzer.
The team was led Raul Lopez, who scored 18 points, followed by Ty Dunham’s seven and Joe Newman’s six points.
The Cowboys showed they will be a team to reckon with as the season progresses, and one that can be a “tournament team” by post-season.
The exciting play of the upperclassmen and continued improvement by the younger players is making for an exciting season of basketball.
Meeker and Rangely played Tuesday with the Cowboys winning 65-52 in an exciting game.
The Cowboys will travel to Kremmling on Friday to play the West Grand Mustangs, home on Saturday for a league game against the North Park Wildcats.

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The 2024 Meeker High School boys basketball team held their awards banquet last week. Jace Mobley was named Player of the Western Slope League and all-conference, Ryan Sullivan all-conference, Jonathon Fitzgibbons all-conference, Ethan Quinn honorable mention all-conference, Jacob Simonsen honorable mention all conference. Mobley will play in All State games. Coach Klark Kindler was named Western Slope Coach of the Year. Left to right: Bryan Rosas, Simonsen, Quinn, Fitzgibbons, Mobley and Sullivan.
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Mormon crickets have hatched near Rangely. They were all sighted on BLM land north of Hwy. 64 near the junction of CR 96 and CR 1, down a dirt road near the Moffat County line. The picture shown was taken yesterday by Mary Meinen from Rangely. She says the crickets are about the size of a ladybug (less than 1/2”). Some of them are actually yellow in color but most of them are darker. They are milling around and getting ready to start moving soon. Note: Photo is not to scale. Rio Blanco County and the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts are still asking for your help to identify additional hatch-outs of crickets so that control efforts can be put in place. The success of the program will highly depend upon local landowners and the public helping to locate crickets as soon as they hatch. See last week’s paper for a list of ways to help or contact the County Weed & Pest District at 970-878-9670 or the Conservation District office at 970-878-9838 with any questions. Website: www.WhiteRiverCD.com
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