MEEKER | The Meeker High School softball team is hitting the midseason stretch with lessons learned and eyes on improvement, though the scoreboard hasn’t always reflected their efforts. The Cowboys dropped a rematch with Rifle in their home opener before losing both ends of a doubleheader at Cedaredge on Saturday,[Read More…]
Author: Jared Henderson
Panthers struggle against Soroco and Meeker, prepare for Vail Christian
RANGELY | The Rangely High School volleyball team dropped two matches over the weekend, falling on the road to Soroco High School on Friday and at home to Meeker on Saturday. The Panthers came into Friday night’s matchup at Soroco following a 3-2 loss to Vail Mountain the previous Saturday.[Read More…]
Meeker High School celebrates Homecoming this weekend
MEEKER | Meeker High School will celebrate Homecoming with a full day of events on Friday, Sept. 26. This year’s homecoming theme is “Music Genres.” Festivities kick off at 11 a.m. with the Athletic Department Barbecue, which will be served for $8 per plate, followed by the Homecoming Parade at[Read More…]
BMS football teams preparing for final stretch of season
MEEKER | Barone Middle School football had a strong start this fall, with 41 boys suiting up for the seventh- and eighth-grade teams. The seventh grade Cowboys are 4-1, anchored by a powerhouse defense that opened the season with three straight shutouts. The squad has shown talent, grit and camaraderie[Read More…]
Digging deep: Meeker High School students help rebuild more than fences in wake of wildfire
MEEKER | Charred trees still stand as reminders of the destruction left by the Lee Fire. But amid the blackened landscape, new signs of hope have come from an unexpected source: a group of Meeker High School students who volunteered their time to help a teacher rebuild. Seniors Holton Harvey[Read More…]
Hospital board, fire recovery top items for commissioners at meeting
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners held its regular public meeting last week in Meeker. Commissioners Doug Overton and Callie Scritchfield attended, while Commissioner Jennifer O’Hearon was absent as she was in Washington, D.C., on county business meeting with senators. The meeting opened with public comment[Read More…]
Meeker rolls past Gunnison in home opener
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys opened their home schedule Friday with a 40-8 win over the Gunnison Cowboys, earning their first victory of the season. Both teams entered the game with 0-2 records, with Gunnison looking for revenge after a 26-12 loss at Meeker last season. Meeker jumped out to[Read More…]
Cowboys head into home meet after strong Coal Ridge performance
MEEKER | The Meeker High School cross country teams continued their season Friday at the Coal Ridge Invitational, highlighted by multiple personal records and a strong pack effort on the boys’ side. The Cowboys finished 10th overall with 263 team points. Head coach Marty Casey said he was encouraged by[Read More…]
Meeker splits weekend matches with Vail Christian, Soroco
MEEKER | The Meeker High School volleyball team returned home Friday night for its season opener, hosting Vail Christian. The Saints had edged the Cowboys 3-2 last September, and this time the result was the same, with Meeker falling in five sets. Vail Christian took the first set 25-13 before[Read More…]
RHS volleyball shows growth through tough week
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers began last week on the road at Moffat County High School in Craig, Colorado, on Sept. 9, bouncing back from a loss to North Fork the previous Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Bulldogs. The Panthers won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-21[Read More…]
Fairfield Apartments receive first repainting in more than 20 years
MEEKER | After more than 20 years, the Fairfield Apartments have received a full exterior repainting, giving the housing complex a fresh, updated look. They were built and painted in 1974 and were last painted in 2001. In between those two decades there was wear and weather that had left[Read More…]
Cowboys fire on all cylinders in De Beque sweep
MEEKER | After a weekend off, the Meeker High School volleyball team returned to the court Friday and opened September with a road sweep at De Beque. The Cowboys entered the contest with a 2-2 record after losing Aug. 23 at the Glenwood Springs tournament to Coal Ridge. This time,[Read More…]
