RANGELY | The family of Nick Lancaster would like to thank the Panther Football coaching staff; Head Coach Keenan LeBleu, Jeremy Lohry, Andy Kracht, Dalton Gartrell and Kasen LeBleu and the entire 2024 Panther football team for honoring Nick at the seventh annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Game.
Coach Keenan: Nick would no doubt be so pumped that you are the head coach of his beloved Panther football team and he would be so proud of the passion that you have for the game and the values that you are trying to instill in your players. Thank you for all that you do for these young men and for helping us help them.
Coach Lohry: We can’t say enough about the field. Others might not see the late nights that you spend meticulously caring for it, but we do, and it shows! The Lancaster brothers would be so honored to have their number painted on it!
A huge thank you to Justyne Dembowski of Heifer Gang Clothing for designing and Sylvia Dembowski, owner of Get Your Stitch On for making the game swag and for generously donating a portion of all merchandise sales to the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation seven years in a row! You ladies are a fantastic duo that put the swagger in our swag!
Also, thanks to Jerry LeBleu for delivering Nick’s family’s message in his brother’s absence. It is important to us that it come from someone who had a connection to Nick — you no doubt have your own Nick stories to tell! We appreciate your support and all that your family does for this community!
A special thanks to Gary and Kathy Staley of Sweetbriar for selling Bleed Green Lancaster #17 merchandise in their store. Thank you does not seem an adequate enough sentiment to Beth Schofield for all the work that she does for the Foundation whether it is in person or from afar! You always have the best ideas and are the first one to jump in and help!
We would also like to give David “Kramer” Carlson a shout out for making sure that the firepits are taken care of and that we have plenty of firewood to help create a celebratory atmosphere and keep the Panther football fans warm!
An additional thanks to Jesse McCann for shooting our events including tonight’s game. You have a knack for capturing things that we probably would not otherwise see. We are also grateful to Mike and Nick’s Uncle Terry Lancaster for delivering the game ball. He is a Rangely High School alumni and former Panther football player.
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank the family of the late Matt Grenfell for choosing to have their loved ones contribute to the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation in Matt’s honor to help younger kids in our community be able to participate in youth sports. They have pledged to continue to donate to our Foundation for 10 years!
A final thank you to all the businesses, friends, family, extended family, classmates and panther football fans who have donated to the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. The support and generosity of this community and the way it gives back by investing in our youth is truly remarkable! Bleed Green!
An aerial image of the football field at Rangely High School. Nick Lancaster’s #17 has been added to the sideline. Matthew Morgan PHOTO