MEEKER | The No. 8-ranked Meeker High School girls wrestling team in Class 4A opened last week with a 30–18 road win over Moffat County in Craig, then followed with multiple podium finishes at the Meeker Girls Showdown on Saturday. Meeker won six matches in the dual, four by fall.[Read More…]
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Meeker wrestling captures home dual title as Harvey reaches 101 career wins
MEEKER | The third-ranked Meeker High School boys wrestling team in Class 2A defended its home mats this past weekend, capturing first place at its home dual tournament with a dominant performance across the lineup. Meeker opened pool A with a commanding 66–6 victory over Soroco, winning 11 of 14[Read More…]
Meeker rebounds from road loss with home sweeps of Gunnison, Aspen
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team continued its strong league play last week, splitting a physical road test against Plateau Valley before earning convincing wins over Gunnison and Aspen to remain atop the league standings. Meeker opened the stretch with a hard-fought loss to Plateau Valley in[Read More…]
Meeker shines on Senior Night, Weber reaches 100 wins at DCC Duals
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys wrestling team continued its strong midseason run last week, opening with a dominant 57–4 senior-night win over the Moffat County Bulldogs. The team honored graduating seniors Drake Jones, Holton Harvey, and Tristin Rollins, along with team manager Morgan Keetch, who will all graduate in spring[Read More…]
Sanders’ clutch 3 lifts Meeker past North Fork, tops Grand Valley
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys boys basketball team started the weekend on the road with a 49-46 win over the North Fork Miners, capped by a last-second three-pointer from junior Trent Sanders. The victory improved Meeker’s record to 9-5 overall. The Cowboys last faced North Fork on Feb. 22, 2025,[Read More…]
Cowboys steady after loss, improve to 12–2 with home win
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team split its weekend slate, dropping a close road contest Friday before rebounding with a decisive home win Saturday to remain atop the league standings. Meeker fell 45–42 at North Fork on Friday, Feb. 2, in a defensive battle marked by offensive[Read More…]
Meeker girls wrestling posts big weekend, wins Valley Classic
MEEKER | The Meeker girls wrestling team delivered a strong weekend, earning multiple individual championships at the Ladies Canon Classic and the Valley Classic and capturing the team title at the Valley Classic. At the Ladies Canon Classic in Canon City, junior Ruth LeBlanc won her weight class to continue[Read More…]
Meeker Board of Education holds January meeting, highlights student success
MEEKER | The Meeker School District Re-1 Board of Education held its regular January meeting Monday, Jan. 26, with all members present. The board recognized student achievements, reviewed financial reports and addressed policy and budget items. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Vice President Tom Allen,[Read More…]
PMC board addresses leadership change, medical staff concerns
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District’s Pioneers Medical Center board held its regular January meeting last week, with all board members present to discuss hospital operations, community health initiatives and a leadership transition following the departure of CEO Liz Sellers. Representatives from Ovation, the organization that[Read More…]
Rangely basketball keeps intensity despite narrow defeat to Vail Mountain
RANGELY | The Rangely High School boys basketball team came up just short on the road last Friday night, falling 46–43 to Vail Mountain in a tight league matchup. The Panthers entered the contest looking to avenge a 65–35 loss to the Gore Rangers last season in Rangely on Jan.[Read More…]
Regional trauma training brings advanced simulation, collaboration to Meeker
MEEKER | Emergency medical providers from across northwest Colorado gathered in Meeker last week for advanced trauma training focused on difficult airway management and pediatric emergencies, part of a regional effort to strengthen rural emergency care. The two-day training was a collaboration between the Pioneers Medical Center Trauma Program, CareFlight’s[Read More…]
Carbon credits and land restoration topic of upcoming Coffee Talk at Streamline Realty
MEEKER | A community coffee talk Friday, Feb. 6 in Meeker will focus on carbon credits and how they can be used as a tool to pay for land restoration and carbon reduction, particularly in rural and fire-impacted areas. Bob Lawrence, who works in land restoration and carbon project development[Read More…]
