MEEKER | More snow for another track meet did not stop the Meeker Cowboys from competing well, breaking school records, and many tracksters setting new personal records. “It was a tough week of practice,” said head coach Hallie Blunt. “We had two warm days, but the seniors were gone, kids[Read More…]
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Cowboys look to extend winning streak
Skylar Browning (top) and Jace Mobley of the Meeker Cowboy baseball team competed in Cedaredge last Saturday. The Cowboys are on a six game win streak and look to keep it going Friday at Grand Valley. RICH KLINZMANN PHOTOS MEEKER | Cowboy baseball had a 2-9 start last year and[Read More…]
Cowboy harriers do well in Gypsum
Eagle Valley high school hosted the 2023 Eagle Valley Invitational with 17 teams from around Colorado. “I think we are finally turning it up,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt. “It has been so hard for the kids to be competitive as we have not had a lot of time on[Read More…]
Cowboys finish weekend 2-2, bring record to 4-6
MEEKER | The biennial reorganization or evaluation of leagues and classifications by CHSAA dramatically changed the Cowboy’s baseball team league. Only three teams are in the league: Meeker, Rangely, and Grand Valley. This means the Cowboys play a primarily 3A schedule. Assistant coach Cody Smith told the HT this week’s[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys hit the links
MEEKER | After a long break due to the wintery spring, the lady Cowboy golf team hit the links at Adobe Creek in Grand Junction. “It was a beautiful day in Grand Junction,” commented head coach Amanda Back. “They were happy to be on the grass again”. Vivian Brown played[Read More…]
BMS tracksters kick off season at meet in Rifle
The Barone Middle School tracksters kicked off their season with their first meet last Friday in Rifle. Jordan Brown is head coach for the middle school team and an assistant coach this year for the high school track team. Those placing in the top five in seventh grade: Dexter Chinn[Read More…]
Pole vaulters shine at GJ meet
MEEKER | The only full home track meet for Meeker had to be canceled due to weather last Friday. Instead, the Meeker Cowboy track team was hosted by Grand Junction at the Colorado Mesa University for the Mickey Dunn Invitational. “I really thought it was going to be a large[Read More…]
Cowboys travel to Virginia Beach wrestling tourney
MEEKER | Five Meeker Cowboys continued to work past the end of the regular season to compete at the NHSCA National Tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this past weekend. Reed Goedert, Clay Crawford, Abe Maupin, Cade Blunt and Judd Harvey all qualified for the 2023 Colorado State Championships, one of[Read More…]
Cowboys battle Miners
MEEKER | Spring baseball in western Colorado is more like baseball in less winter. The Cowboys traveled to the banana belt of the region Tuesday to take on the North Fork Miners, a traditional powerhouse in the sport that was once in the same class, the Miners have moved up[Read More…]
Cowboy baseball wins two games
MEEKER | The cold and snow in Meeker did not hold the Cowboys back from a two-game victory over Nucla last Friday. All of March’s games will be away due to the winter weather still present in Meeker. “Last year we began the year 0-7, this year we are focusing[Read More…]
MHS harriers brave the cold in Rifle
MEEKER | When the track team left town Friday it was five degrees in Meeker. By the time the track meet finished it was 29 degrees with a windchill of 15 degrees. “Considering the start of the season was multiple weeks indoors, I think our kids did OK,” said assistant[Read More…]
WRESTLING AWARDS
The 2023 Meeker High School Wrestling team took home the 2023 Colorado State Wrestling Championship Class 2A State Runner-up trophy home. During the Sunday evening banquet the following six boys took home awards that show the dedication and drive that went into this trophy. The Cowboy awardees are: Trae Kennedy[Read More…]
