Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Baseball season…
Brothers wrestle at Rocky Mountain Nationals; Shelton represents Colorado
MEEKER I Many brothers from Meeker, related by blood and wrestling, spent the first weekend of their spring break wrestling at the Rocky Mountain Nationals held in Denver.
Middle school wrestlers end season; Meeker and Rangely each place four
RBC I On the first Saturday of their spring break, many Rio Blanco County middle school wrestlers competed in the final tournament of the regular season in Meeker and many placed. Rangely entered nine grapplers and placed four. Meeker entered 14 wrestlers and placed four as well.
Small MHS track team has placers
MEEKER I It was the first Saturday of spring break for Meeker High School, but many of the student athletes still competed in a track and field meet in Hotchkiss, allowing some the opportunity to enter more events than normal.
Barone has two wrestling champs
MEEKER I Three Barone Middle School wrestlers advanced to the championship match in a tournament held in Oak Creek on Saturday, and two seventh-graders won titles in their respective weights.
Cowboy harriers open season in Rifle
MEEKER I The Meeker High School track and field team got off to a good start Friday with good weather and solid competition in Rifle. The Cowboys are looking forward to a record-breaking season, returning several harriers with state experience. “We are lucky to have so many state qualifiers returning,”[Read More…]
Meeker girls’ basketball team comes up short at regionals
MEEKER I “We came up a little short, but it was a darn good season,” Meeker High School girls’ basketball coach Greg Chintala said of a season-ending loss to Cedaredge in the Region 3 championship game.
Barone’s Hanks wins gold medal wrestling
MEEKER I Barone Middle School eighth-grader Eli Hanks was the only Cowboy to win a gold medal in the Carl Ramunno Memorial wrestling tournament held Saturday in Steamboat Springs.
Cribbage tournament Saturday in Rangely at Rangely Elks Club
RANGELY | The annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage tournament, sponsored by Silver Sage RV Park, will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Elks 1907 BPOE (633 East Main) in Rangely. Players will be able to sign up on-site. The entry fee includes lunch. All proceeds benefit the Elks[Read More…]
Barone grapplers off to good start
MEEKER I After a second-place finish in the 2A Colorado State Wrestling Championships in Denver, Meeker coaches J.C. Watt and Willy Theos were back in the wrestling room, preparing 20 Barone Middle School kids for their first tournament, held in Gypsum on Saturday.


