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Brandon Benitez, Sam Alldredge, Doak Mantle, Josh Cochran, Austin Russell, Caleb Bradford, Chase Rule, Casey Turner, Garrett Frantz and Jared Owens (front) wrestled in the afternoon session for the first peewee wrestling tournament of the season last Saturday in Rifle. Several Meeker peewee wrestlers will compete in Craig this Saturday.

Young wrestlers compete at Rifle

MEEKER I Several Cowboys from Meeker spent their final Saturday of spring break competing in the season-opening peewee wrestling tournament in Rifle. Twenty-six Cowboys wrestled and 18 placed in the top four, including five champions.

April 6, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

LeBlanc takes fourth at NCAA tournament

MEEKER I Former Meeker High School wrestler and state champion Joe LeBlanc won his first three matches in the NCAA Division I championships, advancing to the semifinal match in the 184-pound bracket, guaranteeing the redshirt Wyoming Cowboy sophomore All-American status for a second year in a row.

March 31, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Barone Middle School’s J.C. Henderson won all of his matches at Saturday’s home tournament and the Cowboys finished first in team scoring.

Barone wrestlers take tourney title

MEEKER I Barone Middle School wrestlers performed in front of a hometown crowd last Saturday, winning three dual meets and advancing 11 wrestlers into the championship round. The Cowboys defeated Hayden, Rangely and Craig in dual meets, then crowned seven individual champions.

March 29, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Barone wrestlers second at Soroco

MEEKER I After a dual meet victory last Thursday, the Barone Middle School wrestlers finished second in a tournament last Saturday at Soroco. “We beat Rangely 43-23 but we didn’t wrestle well,” BMS head coach Lee Overton said of the March 11 dual with the Panthers.

March 20, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Barone Middle School wrestlers celebrated winning the first-place team trophy last Saturday at a tournament in Hayden.

Barone wrestlers top field at Hayden

MEEKER I Barone Middle School wrestlers opened the season with four dual meet victories and last weekend won the team championship trophy Saturday in Hayden.

March 17, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Stacey Fitzgibbons wheels around a Front Range Christian defender for two of her game-high 26 points.

Season ends for Lady Cowboys

MEEKER I The mascot for Standley Lake High School in Denver is the “Gator” and its gymnasium, known as “The Swamp,” is where the basketball season for the Lady Cowboys came to an end last Friday.

March 15, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Two MHS wrestlers place

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.

March 13, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker Elementary School’s Wyatt Pfau won a state wrestling title last weekend in Denver, winning the 70-pound, 8-and-under bracket. BMS sixth-grader Devon Pontine finished fourth and TJ Shelton was one match from placing. Shelton’s younger brother Jake and Chase Rule also qualified for and competed in the state meet, but did not place.

Barone wrestlers third in tourney

MEEKER I Wrestlers from Barone Middle School won all four dual meets wrestled in Craig last Saturday but finished third in the tournament. The Cowboys defeated West Grand (60-42), North Park (51-10), Craig (42-40) and Steamboat Springs (48-42) but the margins of victory were not enough to wrestle for the[Read More…]

March 5, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Stacey Fitzgibbons, who had fouled out, watched the action along with assistant coaches Kaleyne Turner and Mike Dinwiddie.

Lady Cowboys to Denver this week

MEEKER I The Lady Cowboys finished fourth in the District 5 basketball tournament last weekend in Rangely and will now compete in the state-qualifying Region 7 tournament this weekend at Standley Lake High School in Denver.

March 5, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker assistant wrestling coach Sam Love was honored at the state tournament for 44 years of coaching. “I have really enjoyed doing this for that many years,” said Love, whose son Pat competed at state.

Girl power! Pfau gets win at state wrestling tourney

MEEKER I “It was neat to see Cody get a win,” Meeker’s head wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said of his 103-pound freshman Cody Pfau, who became the second girl to ever win a match in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships, held last weekend in the Pepsi Center.

March 2, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Elissa McLaughlin hugged coach Hallie Blunt as Rebecca de Vergie, right, and fellow teammates celebrated at the conclusion of Saturday’s come-from-behind victory in the first round of districts. The Lady Cowboys continue on to the next round Friday at Rangely.

Meeker girls advance to regionals this weekend

MEEKER I “It was a big win for us,” Meeker girls basketball coach Hallie Blunt said of the 48-34 defeat of the Soroco Rams, in the first round of the district tournament, played on Meeker’s home court. “The win got us into the regional tournament and now we are playing[Read More…]

February 28, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker hosts playoff game Saturday

MEEKER I After a crushing defeat to the Paonia Eagles in the regular season finale, the Meeker girls’ basketball team finished as the No. 4 seed and will host a district playoff game this Saturday against Soroco.

February 22, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled