MEEKER | The Cowboys entered the post season at number 20 but due to a league team matchup they were moved up to number 19. Their ranking sent them to Denver Christian to take on Lyons in the opening round of regionals, a tournament in which only the top team[Read More…]
MHS Baseball
MHS ends season first in league, 19th in state
MEEKER | The final regular season baseball game for the Cowboys ended in a 12-6 loss to Basalt and a regular season record of 12-10. A record above 500 during a year where they didn’t touch the field until their first game and were still forced to practice inside even[Read More…]
Cowboys nab league championship
MEEKER | Undefeated in their league and with a 10-1 victory over the Rangely Panthers the Cowboys sealed the league championship last week. Jonathan Fitzgibbons took the win, throwing 92 pitches in seven innings, striking out 11 and only allowing one run. Jace Mobley batted 1000 and he and Carson[Read More…]
Cowboys go 2-1 in league games
MEEKER | Cowboy baseball went 2-1 last week and played each league opponent for the first time this season. Grand Valley fell easy 15-1 on Monday evening during a rescheduled home game. Wednesday’s varsity and JV games against Rangely were the second wins of the week for both teams. The[Read More…]
COWBOYS WIN
Ryan Sullivan (above) pitched four innings during the 15-1 win over the Grand Valley Cardinals. “Good pitching with lots of run support,” commented head coach Donald Blazon. Sullivan struck out nine batters, allowing no runs and only one hit during his defensive time on the mound. Offensively he went three[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
BASEBALL …
Ethan Quinn and the Cowboy baseball team traveled to Buena Vista last weekend for the annual tournament. It was not great baseball weather for their opening game Friday against number five ranked 3A Bayfield. Giving up eight runs in the first inning, they held Bayfield close for the rest 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…]
Meeker Cowboys kick off 2023 baseball season
MEEKER | Twenty Cowboys are playing spring ball this year for head coach Donald Blazon. While the team is young, there are multiple returning starters that have been playing varsity since they were freshmen. “We do not have any returning seniors this year,” said Blazon, “our team is young but[Read More…]
