MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys head into the 2025–26 boys basketball season young in age but not short on potential. With just one senior, Sam Conrado, on the roster, the Cowboys will lean heavily on a core group of returning juniors as they look to build on last year’s foundation.[Read More…]
MHS Basketball
Meeker girls basketball taps Craig native as head coach
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball program has a new leader this season, bringing experience and energy to the court. Eric Hamilton, a Craig native, began his career coaching girls basketball in Hayden before spending eight years coaching boys at Moffat County, including his son’s team and later[Read More…]
Meeker boys basketball opens summer with camp in Byers
MEEKER | The Meeker High School boys basketball team tipped off their summer season by traveling to Byers, Colorado, to compete in a summer camp tournament. The Cowboys brought 13 players to participate in the weekend-long event. Head coach Klark Kindler, who will be entering his 28th season leading the[Read More…]
BASKETBALL BANQUET
At the Meeker Cowboys basketball banquet, Addie Knowles received an all-conference honorable mention and Rylee Sullivan (right) earned a second team all conference award. AMBER GARCIA PHOTO
ALL-CONFERENCE
Earning Western Slope League honors for this year’s basketball season were Meeker Cowboys Said Rodriguez (honorable mention), Drew Drake and Tyler Sanders (all-conference).
Meeker girls’ basketball season ends in playoffs
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team’s season came to a close last week after a playoff loss to the Strasburg Indians on the road. The Cowboys, the No. 24 seed, fell 54-46 to the eighth-seeded Indians in the CHSAA Class 3A state playoffs. Meeker kept the game[Read More…]
Cowboys close season with back-to-back wins
MEEKER | The Meeker High School boys basketball team wrapped up its season with two consecutive wins, including a 60-56 road victory over De Beque last week. The last time these teams met, Meeker secured a 44-29 win on Feb. 11, 2022. This time, the result was the same, as[Read More…]
Meeker girls basketball falls to De Beque in regular-season finale, prepares for postseason
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team closed its 2024-25 regular season last Friday with a road game against the De Beque Dragons. The last time these two teams met, Meeker secured a 54-25 victory in February 2022. This time, the Cowboys came up short, falling to the[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys celebrate senior night with season-high victory
MEEKER | The Meeker High School boys basketball team hosted the Olathe Pirates last week on Senior Night, celebrating its graduating players with a dominant 78-52 victory. The win marked the Cowboys’ highest-scoring game of the season, surpassing their previous high in a 68-42 win over Cedaredge. Head coach Klark[Read More…]
MHS girls secure two big wins, celebrate senior night
Special to the HT MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team hosted the Olathe Pirates last week in a game that also marked their senior night. The Cowboys put on a dominant performance, securing a season-high 54-24 victory. By halftime, Meeker had surged to a 34-6 lead, showing[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys look to get back into the ‘win’ column this weekend
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team hosted the Roaring Fork Rams last week, looking to bounce back from a recent loss to Aspen. The Cowboys had previously faced the Rams in January, falling 72-44. Unfortunately, they were unable to secure a different outcome this time, losing 66-52.[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys fall to Roaring Fork, bounce back against Cedaredge
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys hosted the Roaring Fork Rams last week at Meeker High School, seeking redemption after a 66-37 loss to the Rams in January. However, the Cowboys were unable to secure the win, falling 61-46. Despite the loss, several Cowboys had strong performances. Senior Drew Drake went[Read More…]