MEEKER — The 2008-09 Meeker High School boys basketball season concluded action March 14 when the Colorado State High School Activities Association presented them with the third place state trophy by virtue of their season’s work and final victory of the year over the Ignacio Bobcats in the Massari Arena[Read More…]
MHS Basketball
Team gets first wins
MEEKER — The eighth-grade boys’ basketball team is a great group of kids. However, until last weekend they had not won a game — in any sport — ever … not even as seventh-graders.
Cowboys win five in Gold Crown tourney
MEEKER — High school basketball coach Klark Kindler took 10 players to the state capitol last week to compete in the Gold Crown team tournament. The Cowboys won five of eight games, in gyms ìall over the Denver area,” according to Kindler.
Cowboys attend team camp
Play in Denver this weekend MEEKER — Fifteen members of the Meeker High School basketball program traveled to Alamosa for a team camp at Adams State College June 11-14. The Cowboys will take a team to Denver this weekend for another camp.
Annual banquet closes MHS boys basketball season
MEEKER — Even though the games ended several weeks ago, the Meeker High School boys basketball officially closed out their year with the annual banquet hosted by the parents.
Cowboys lose in semis to defending state champions
MEEKER — The challenge was huge for the Meeker boys’ basketball team: play the defending state champions in the semifinals game of the district tournament, a must win for the Cowboys.
Paonia ends season for lady Cowboys in double overtime
MEEKER — “They played so hard, the final score was not indicative of the game,” Meeker girls head basketball coach Hallie Blunt said of the district semifinal game her team played against the Eagles in Paonia last Friday. The Eagles ended the season for Meeker with a 70-55 victory. The[Read More…]
Meeker defeats Plateau Valley Cowboys to advance to semis
MEEKER — A 59-44 win over the Plateau Valley Cowboys in the quarterfinal round of the district tournament advances the Meeker Cowboys to the semifinals this Friday in Paonia. Meeker will play the No. 1 seeded and defending state champion Grand Valley Cardinals.
Meeker girls team end season for lady Panthers
RBC — The two Rio Blanco County girls basketball teams played against each other in the final week of the regular season and were matched up in the first round of the district tournament. The second game was closer but the outcome was the same. Meeker defeated Rangely 47-35 last[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys end regular season with two wins
MEEKER — The Meeker girls basketball team finished the regular season on a winning note and earned a home game in the quarterfinals of the district tournament.
Cowboys batter Rams in season finale
MEEKER — Parents’ night at the final home varsity basketball games is a tradition that allows players an opportunity to show appreciation to their parents and supporters prior to the game and it’s always made better when the home team can achieve a victory. Saturday the Meeker High School Cowboys[Read More…]
Cowboys grounded by Eagles 37-70
MEEKER — The Paonia Eagles easily handled the MHS Cowboys last Friday night in Paonia 37-70. The loss makes this week’s game with cross-county rival Rangely pivotal for both teams as the winner will receive the number three seeding for the upcoming district tournament.