MEEKER | “It was nice to play in front of our home crowd, which was big, as expected,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said after his team defeated the Ellicott Thunder Hawks 43-6, in Starbuck Stadium in the first round of the 2016 1A Colorado Football State Championships. The[Read More…]
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Panther football ends ‘tough season’
RANGELY | “It was a tough season,” Rangely head football coach Paul Fortunato said. The Panthers lost their final game of the season last Thursday on Yaeger Field to the Plateau Valley Cowboys 42-0 and finished the season with a 2-7 record. “This year was definitely a tough year with injuries[Read More…]
Meeker volleyball team advances to regionals
MEEKER | Meeker’s volleyball team won their pool in the district tournament held last weekend in Parachute and will advance to the state-qualifying, Regional tournament held this Saturday in Paonia. Meeker defeated Hayden and Vail Christian to win their pool last Friday at Grand Valley High School, then lost to[Read More…]
Cowboys 8-0, host Ellicott Saturday
MEEKER I With a 42-21 win against the Olathe Pirates in the final game of the regular season, the Meeker High School football team capped off an undefeated (9-0) regular season as the Northwest League champions, as well as the No. 1 seed in the 2016 1A Colorado State Football[Read More…]
MHS volleyball No. 2 seed in district tourney
MEEKER | Meeker’s varsity volleyball team will enter the 2016 district volleyball tournament as the No. 2 seed after splitting its final two matches of the season, losing its Homecoming match to Paonia but beating the Panthers in an exciting match in Rangely last Saturday. Meeker will start pool-play Friday at[Read More…]
Cowboys take down Paonia Eagles 12-7 in Homecoming game
MEEKER | It was the first time this season the Meeker High School football team trailed its opponent but things change and for the first time since 2009, the Cowboys beat the Paonia Eagles 12-7, securing the league title and they are the No. 1 ranked 1A team in the[Read More…]
Golf board seeks direction
MEEKER | In the final tournament of the season, the Meeker Golf Course is played backwards, which is followed a dinner and the annual membership meeting. This year three directors were elected and the board asked for direction on how to proceed. Tim and Kym Bevin of Fruita were the best[Read More…]
MHS volleyball splits matches
RBC | After splitting matches last week, the Meeker High School volleyball team will play their final two matches of the regular season this weekend, starting with the Paonia Eagles on the other side of the net for Meeker’s homecoming game this Friday, then they will travel to Rangely and try[Read More…]
Panthers lose to 7th-ranked Mustangs
RANGELY | The Rangely Panther varsity football team lost to the seventh-ranked West Grand Mustangs last Friday on Yeager Field. The Panthers currently have a 2-5 record and will play on the road this weekend, traveling to Black Hawk to play Gilpin County Saturday with the kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.[Read More…]
Cowboys remain undefeated heading into Homecoming
Host showdown with undefeated Paonia Eagles at Starbuck Stadium Friday MEEKER | Two of the best 1A football teams in Colorado will play in Starbuck Stadium Friday, when the undefeated Paonia Eagles come to town to take on the undefeated Cowboys in Meeker’s 2016 Homecoming game. The Cowboys improved their record[Read More…]
RHS football loses Homecoming game 34-14
RANGELY I The Rangely High School football team lost its Homecoming game 34-14 to the Hayden Tigers last Friday on Yaeger Field and this Friday the Panthers will host West Grand. Rangely head coach Paul Fortunato stayed positive after another tough loss for his team.
MHS v-ball hosts “Pink Out”
MEEKER I After two more road wins against Moffat County and Hayden last week, the Meeker varsity volleyball team is now 12-3 overall, 7-1 in league play and currently ranked 10th in 2A by Maxpreps.com. Meeker played Grand Valley Tuesday and will host Vail Christian Saturday, which will be Meeker’s[Read More…]
