The Meeker High School boys cross country team earned second place at the Chris Severy Invitational in Aspen Saturday, Oct. 3, finishing with 65 points. “I was excited for the team, and proud of them,” head coach Marty Casey said. “A great effort, and a great result!” Junior Bradley Conrado[Read More…]
Sports
Lady Cowboys sweep West Grand, improve to 11-3
The Meeker High School volleyball team swept West Grand on the road Saturday, Oct. 3, winning 25-12, 25-21 and 25-11. The Cowboys improved to 11-3 overall and 7-2 in Western Slope League play. As of Oct. 6, Meeker stood fifth in the league and No. 16 in the Class 2A[Read More…]
Softball to honor four seniors at HoCo game Thursday
Meeker High School softball will honor four seniors Thursday, Oct. 8, when the Cowboys host Rifle for their final regular-season doubleheader. Games are scheduled for 4 and 6 p.m. at Paintbrush Park. Kayla Castillo, Kailynn Watson, Aurora Stallings and Penelope Martin will be recognized. “They hold each other accountable, and[Read More…]
Panther sports briefs: October 8th
FOOTBALL The Panthers earned their second consecutive win Friday, Oct. 2, defeating Lake County 50-8 in Leadville. The victory improved Rangely’s record to 3-2 overall. The Panthers travel to Hayden Thursday, Oct. 8, for a 7 p.m. game. VOLLEYBALL Rangely fell 3-1 at Cedaredge Thursday, Oct. 1. The Panthers dropped[Read More…]
Beyond the scoreboard: National Coaches Day
When you are at a Meeker High School sporting event, the scoreboard only tells part of the story. Behind every practice, game, meet and tournament is a coach who has invested time, energy and countless hours into helping young athletes become better competitors and better people who will carry those[Read More…]
Back-to-back sweeps for Cowboy volleyball
The Meeker High School volleyball team carried its momentum into the final week of September, earning back-to-back 3-0 sweeps of Caprock Academy and Hayden while continuing to sharpen its game ahead of the postseason. The Cowboys swept Caprock before traveling to Hayden the following day and earning another straight-set victory,[Read More…]
STATE BOUND!
SPECIAL TO THE HT Three Rangely High School golfers have qualified for the Class 2A CHSAA State Golf Championships, giving the Panthers enough qualifiers to also compete in the team competition. Junior Bryson Elam, sophomore Gage Prater and freshman Keyton Elam each finished among the top 84 golfers in Class[Read More…]
Panther Sports Briefs
FOOTBALL The Panthers picked up their first league win of the season Friday, defeating Soroco 52-20 in the Homecoming game at Yeager Field. The win moved Rangely to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in league play. Rangely returns to the road this week to face Lake County Friday, Oct. 2, in[Read More…]
Cowboy XC builds toward regionals
The Meeker High School cross country team continued its season Sept. 25 at the Delta-Sweitzer Lake Invitational, turning in several strong performances despite competing with a shortened roster. The meet was moved from Sweitzer Lake State Park to Confluence Park in Delta because of unfavorable course conditions. Sophomore Tinlie Strate[Read More…]
Cowboys show offensive progress against Gunnison
The Meeker High School soft ball team continued to show improvement at the plate this past weekend, but defensive mistakesproved costly in a pair of road losses to Gunnison.The Cowboys dropped the first game 13-12 before falling 19-12 in the afternoon game. Meeker enters this weekend’s home double-header against Delta[Read More…]
RANGELY SENIORS
Celebrate Rangely High School’s senior fall athletes and the hard work, leadership and Panther pride they’ve shown throughout their careers: Mason Long, Davon Lucero, Hunter Fouch, Cutler Lohse, Bradley Lambros, Adalyn Popham, Courtney Casto, Taya Wren and Brooke Davis.
Cowboys hand Cedaredge first loss of season in sweep
The Meeker High School volleyball team faced two of its toughest opponents of the season this past week, falling to No. 3 Vail Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 15, before responding with a 3-0 sweep of previously undefeated Cedaredge on Friday, Sept. 18. The Cowboys entered the week 7-2 after consecutive[Read More…]