Before the start of the annual Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tournament last Saturday, Meeker coach Carl Padilla spoke of the camaraderie wrestling creates and introduced the referees as examples of giving back to the sport. Meeker’s Tyler Ilgen was a four-time state qualifier and lost in the state finals[Read More…]
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tourney this Saturday
MEEKER | Thirty-five Meeker youth wrestlers, competed in Rifle last Saturday and 34 of them placed in the top four. The young Cowboys will host the annual Casey Turner Memorial tournament this Saturday at Meeker High School, starting at 9 a.m. “Our kids wrestled tough and I’m very proud of how[Read More…]
Cowboys win 3; must-win tonight at Paintbrush Park
MEEKER | The Cowboys’ baseball team won three games last week and they are in a must-win situation today when they host the 3A Roaring Fork Rams at Paintbrush Park, with the varsity game starting at 4 p.m., followed by the JV. The Cowboys beat 3A Coal Ridge in Silt last[Read More…]
Signed …
With his parents Pat and Becky Hughes standing behind him, flanked by his head coach Shane Phelan and his offensive coordinator Andy Coryell, Meeker High School senior Logan Hughes signed his college letter of intent to continue his education and football career at Nebraska Wesleyan University this fall. According to[Read More…]
28 youth wrestlers place in top four in Hayden
RBC | “I was proud of how our kids wrestled,” Meeker youth wrestling coach Carl Padilla said of the 33 wrestlers, who competed in Hayden last Saturday, where 28 placed in the top four. Peyton Muxlow won a gold medal in the 4U division, Toren Gates won one in the 6U,[Read More…]
Cowboys drop two to defending champs
MEEKER | The regular season is winding down and head coach Brian Merrifield is confident with the way his team is playing with six games left in the regular season, including two home games Saturday against Rio Blanco County rival Rangely. “We played great baseball against the defending state champs,” head[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys win Rangely track meet, boys take 2nd
MEEKER | Bad weather prevented Meeker from fully participating in the Coal Ridge track meet last Thursday but the sun came out Saturday in Rio Blanco County and the lady Cowboys took full advantage of the sunshine, winning the Rangely Invitational, while the boys finished second. The Cowboys have three meets[Read More…]
25 Cowboy youth wrestlers place in top four
MEEKER | “We saw a lot of different competition,” Meeker youth wrestling coach Carl Padilla said of the tournament this past weekend, where 37 young Cowboys competed in. The Cowboys will wrestle in Hayden this Saturday. Twenty-five of Meeker’s wrestlers placed in the top four of their respective age and[Read More…]
Cowboys win 2 of 3
MEEKER | In an exciting come from behind victory, the Meeker Cowboys beat the 3A Coal Ridge Titans last week at home, then lost to the defending 1A state champion Nucla Mustangs before getting another win against 1A Dove Creek in Norwood. The Cowboys, currently 6-3, hosted Rangely on Tuesday after[Read More…]
Meeker tracksters compete in Glenwood
MEEKER | Short-handed for a second week in a row, the Meeker High School track and field team competed in the annual meet in Glenwood Springs last weekend but they plan to be back to a full team this week, when they run, jump, throw and vault in Coal Ridge and[Read More…]
Youth wrestlers compete in Rangely
MEEKER | Meeker’s youth wrestling program has started and 42 wrestlers competed in the Little Panther invitational tournament in Rangely last Saturday and 29 placed in the top four of their respective brackets. The young Cowboys will next wrestle in Craig this Saturday. “I was proud of how our kids wrestled[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Grand Valley Cardinals, lose to Aspen Skiers
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys played and won two of three non-league games last weekend but had their Northwest League games against the Hotchkiss Bulldogs canceled because of rain last Saturday. The Cowboys played Coal Ridge at home Wednesday after press time and will play two games in Nucla against the[Read More…]
