The Meeker School District RE-1 Board of Education met Aug. 24, the first day of the 2026-27 school year, hearing updates on enrollment, school safety, policy changes and long-term planning. The board recognized Lawson Anderson for earning a perfect score on the math portion of the PSAT. Superintendent Chris Selle[Read More…]
Author: Jared Henderson
Cowboys attack the trails in Minturn
The Meeker Cowboys continued their 2026 cross country season Saturday at the Battle Mountain Husky Invitational in Minturn, finishing ninth out of 13 scoring teams. Junior Bradley Conrado led Meeker in the boys varsity race, placing 24th in 19 minutes, 30 seconds. Sophomore Landon Damitz followed in 25th at 19:40,[Read More…]
Meeker battles back, sweeps North Park for 5-1 start
MEEKER | The Meeker High School volleyball team opened their 2026 home schedule with a pair of wins, overcoming a slow start against Basalt before returning the following day to sweep North Park. Meeker defeated Basalt 3-1 on Aug. 28, dropping the opening set 25-22 before responding with three straight[Read More…]
Cowboys’ bats stay hot in Battle Mountain split
The Meeker Cowboys continued to show offensive firepower while gaining valuable experience in close games, splitting a doubleheader against Battle Mountain. Meeker won the first game 25-14 before falling 21-20 in the second game. The split moved the Cowboys to 2-3 on the season. The Cowboys’ bats were productive throughout[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys fall 29-22 to Delta Panthers
This past Friday evening at Starbuck Stadium, the Meeker Cowboys came up just short in their home opener, falling to Delta 29-22 in a back-and-forth matchup against the Class 2A Panthers. The loss dropped Meeker to 1-1 on the season, but the Cowboys showed improvement in their second game of[Read More…]
Cowboys use busy August to build
Earlier this week, the Meeker High School boys golf team wrapped up its August schedule with tournaments at the Panther Invitational in Rangely on Aug. 25 and the Rifle Bears Invitational on Aug. 31, giving the young Cowboys two more opportunities to gain tournament experience before returning to competition in[Read More…]
PMC Board names Hannah finalist for permanent CEO
The Pioneers Medical Center Board named interim CEO Steve Hannah a finalist for the permanent CEO position following an executive session at its August meeting.Board President Mark Schryver moved to name Hannah a finalist, subject to his acceptance of the compensation package discussed in executive session. Vice President Regas Halandras[Read More…]
Cowboy attack strategy nets 30-15 win
Last weekend, the Meeker High School Cowboys opened the 2026 football season with a 30-15 road win over the Yuma Outlaws, using a physical rushing attack and strong defensive effort to start the season 1-0.Meeker finished the night with 331 total yards, including 279 on the ground. The Cowboys averaged[Read More…]
Summer hustle pays off at XC season opener
This past weekend the Meeker High School Cross country team opened their 2026 season in Grand Junction, Colorado at Los Colonias Park for the Central’s Warrior Invitational, with the Cowboys boys team finishing fourth in team scoring and several runners opening the season with personal records. That morning the Cowboys ran[Read More…]
Softball hopes strong effort will translate to wins
Last weekend, the Meeker High School softball team faced a difficult test Saturday, August 22nd, dropping both games of a road doubleheader against Montezuma-Cortez.Meeker fell 13-1 in the opening game before dropping the second game 12-2, moving the Cowboys to 2-3 on the season after their first five games.Despite the[Read More…]
Third-place finish gives Meeker volleyball momentum as they head home Aug. 28
Last weekend, the Meeker High School volleyball team opened its 2026 season on the road at a tournament in Glenwood Springs. The Cowboys opened the tournament with a loss to Glenwood Springs on Aug. 21 but responded with three consecutive victories to finish third overall.Despite the opening loss, head coach[Read More…]
Peña helps guide young Cowboys through final season
This past week, the Meeker High School boys golf team returned to the course, traveling to Montrose on Thursday, Aug. 20, to compete in the Montrose Tournament hosted by Montrose High School at Cobble Creek Golf Course. The Cowboys also competed Monday, Aug. 24, in Fruita at Adobe Creek National[Read More…]
