MEEKER I Six Meeker High School wrestlers traveled to Pueblo last weekend to compete in the freshman/sophomore state tournament, and two returned as state placers.

MEEKER I “We have one more going than we did last year, so that’s positive,” Meeker wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said of the three Cowboy wrestlers who qualified for the Colorado State Wrestling Champion-ships at last weekend’s regional tournament in Palisade.

MEEKER I The Cowboy wrestling team will host its only home dual meets Friday against the Hayden Tigers and Moffat County Bulldogs, starting at 6 p.m.

MEEKER I “You can tell when you go to a tough tournament, you see guys with black eyes and all beat up,” Meeker wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said of the appropriately named Tournament of Champions, which the Cowboys competed in last weekend in Vernal, Utah.

MEEKER I Cowboy sophomore Justin Hardy wrestled in his first tournament of the season and finished third in the Delta Invitational, where five teammates also placed in the top six. “It was a tougher tournament than the weekend before because most of the teams were 4A, but we also wrestled[Read More…]

MEEKER I With only five varsity wrestlers, Meeker was not in the team race in the Hotchkiss Invitational, yet four of the five returned with medals. “It’s tough to accomplish anything team-wise, but we did well with what we had,” head coach Joe Gutierrez said. Freshmen Cody Pfau and JR[Read More…]

MEEKER I The Cowboy wrestling team will open the season Saturday, competing in the Bulldog Invitational in Hotchkiss, with seniors Pat Love and Mark Papez leading the team. “I look for Pat to be our main leader, the one who gets the guys in the right frame of mind and[Read More…]