RANGELY I Rangely’s lady Panthers took Districts head on. The Panthers finished fourth, taking on the Hayden Tigers on Tuesday. Rangely came out a little slow and just couldn’t get going in the first half. Going into half, the Panthers were up 14-12. After that, the girls took off, putting[Read More…]
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Cowboys keep league champ hopes alive with two wins
MEEKER | The Cowboys had two tough games to prepare for, and knew they needed to win in both to shoot for a league championship. Thursday, in a county rivalry game they beat the Panthers 50-44, they led early and kept the lead the entire game. Liam Deming, who scored[Read More…]
Panthers fight hard, fall 67-65
RANGELY | The lady Panthers had an exciting weekend of basketball. Last Thursday they opened up with Meeker for what would be one of the most exciting games of the year. “I thought we played well we just fell short at the end, losing 67-65,” said head coach Jimmie Mergelman.[Read More…]
Meeker bests Rangely
MEEKER | The county rival Rangely Panthers came to Meeker last week, for the only game of the week for the lady Cowboys. “Playing Rangely is always a lot of fun, I love county rivalries,” began head coach Jamie Rogers, “This year in Meeker we made it such a big[Read More…]
Panthers rout Pirates
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers routed the host Olathe Pirates basketball team by a final score of 59-35 in Saturday’s league game. The first half tally looked nothing like the final score as Olathe kept pace with the Panthers and took the lead 25-24 going into half time. The Panthers[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys lose two at home
MEEKER | A tough weekend for lady Cowboy basketball going 1-2 for the weekend, losing both home games. Their record stands at 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the league. “Both Soroco and Little Snake face guarded Sarah,” commented head coach Jamie Rogers. “She really had to battle for every point[Read More…]
Lady Panthers fall to Tigers, best Dragons and Rams
RANGELY I The lady Panthers had a long weekend of basketball, opening up with Hayden last Thursday. It was a tough physical loss for the Panthers with a score of 39-30 to the Tigers. “At times we played well and did a lot of good things. We just ran out[Read More…]
Cowboys play Grand Valley Cardinals
Boys wins 57-50, Lady Cowboys drop one 62-46 MEEKER I Cowboys basketball had a slow week with only one game, due to rescheduling by Plateau Valley, but ended the week with an improving record of 4-3. Thursday they took on 3A Grand Valley Cardinals. The Cowboys came out with an[Read More…]
Panthers win three, 3-2 in league play
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball team scored 49 points and held the visiting Hayden Tigers to 40 in the Panthers league triumph on Thursday. Rangely’s aggressive defense led to an 8-0 run in the first three minutes. While the Tigers never led, their scrappy defense and Logan Morrison’s[Read More…]
Rangely boys 0-2 in league play
RANGELY I Rangely opened up league play by hosting Vail Christian last Friday. The Saints came out firing, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter. Vail Christian also frustrated the Panthers with a stifling 1-3-1 zone and man-to-man defenses. The Panthers clamped down defensively in the second quarter, but found[Read More…]
Lady Panthers host Vail Christian, prep for big week of league games
RANGELY | The lady Panthers hosted the Vail Christian Saints on Friday. The Panthers opened up strong, creating a lot of turnovers and just struggled finishing around the basket. The Panthers came out with a win 40-23. Miah Wren led all scoring with 16, followed by Mary Scoggins with eight,[Read More…]
Former Panther still holds strong record
The 1975-1976 Rangely Panther boys basketball team of Kirby Burchett, Tom Staley, Alan Stahlecker, Alan Ducey, Rory Enterline, Bryan Byers, Jeff Anderson, John Cook, Paul Allred, Bryan Fairchild, Steve Menge and David Collins was a high scoring and successful team, and on December 20, 1975 they ended a 17 year[Read More…]