Boys wins 57-50, Lady Cowboys drop one 62-46 MEEKER I Cowboys basketball had a slow week with only one game, due to rescheduling by Plateau Valley, but ended the week with an improving record of 4-3. Thursday they took on 3A Grand Valley Cardinals. The Cowboys came out with an[Read More…]
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Winning weekend for Cowboys
MEEKER | A winning weekend for Cowboy basketball, they went 2-0 on the weekend and it improved their overall record to 50% (3-3) “We played better, we shot the ball better both games, and we were finally able to put some scoring runs together,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. On[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys fall to North Fork Miners, host home opener
MEEKER | 2022 basketball opened at North Fork High School, once Hotchkiss and Paonia independently, the newly formed high school is no longer in Meeker’s league and has moved up to class 3A. “This was the first time the girls have seen a full man and high pressure defense,” said[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys win big over Vail Christian in first season away game
MEEKER | It proved to be a great first road game for Lady Cowboy basketball as they traveled to Vail Christian Friday and came home with a big 71-17 win. “I was very excited about the girls passing. They moved the ball up the court well and saw each other,”[Read More…]
Cowboys 1-3 on season
MEEKER | The Cowboys took to the road for the first time this season for basketball. “We had expected Vail Christian to be a tough team, but they weren’t as tough as I thought, we just could not shoot the ball very well, the shots are just not going,” commented[Read More…]
Eight teams compete at WREA Cowboy Shootout
MEEKER | The White River Electric Association Shootout proved to be a competitive weekend for the eight teams participating. “We knew when we built this tournament that the competition was going to be good,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. “Aspen is a state qualifier returning, Palisade is 3A, Lotus is[Read More…]
WREA Cowboy Shootout starts girls basketball
MEEKER I After a break in 2020 the White River Electric Association Cowboy Shootout was hosted for the girls last weekend. It was the 20th anniversary of the event. Competing this year were Meeker, Lotus, Coal Ridge, Soroco, Hayden, Coronado, Mancos and Nucla. Coal Ridge took home the top trophy,[Read More…]
BACK ON THE COURT …
Another week remains before the Meeker boys basketball takes to the court in their season opener. Head coach Klark Kindler (above with Zagar Brown) said this year they are returning five seniors to the team. Leading 2020 scorer Liam Deming, Zach Simonsen, Peter Hanks, Brown, and Chakwah Brink. “This year[Read More…]
Lady Cowboy basketball prepping for first game
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy lady basketball has kicked off the season and is preparing for their first games. Head Coach Jamie Rogers is joined once again this year with assistants Ivy Coryell who has been coaching for four years, and Marki Grant who has been coaching for three years. This[Read More…]
Meeker high school baseball returns after two years
MEEKER I Meeker baseball has not played a game in two years, and this year head coach Donald Blazon welcomes 25 players to his team. Blazon is joined by assistants Cody Smith and Dylan Mobley, both of whom have coached for multiple years. The season, which begins late and does[Read More…]
Congrats on a great season, Cowboys!
The Cowboys basketball team ended the season second in their league. Seniors on the team were Braydon Garcia, Junior Gaeta, Ethan Drake, Ryan Phelan and Spud White. Juniors were Peter Hanks, Liam Deming, Hamp Hightower, Zach Simonsen and Zagar Brown. Freshman were Ryan Sullivan and Jace Mobley. Thank you to[Read More…]
ALL CONFERENCE …
Four Lady Cowboys have received conference awards. Sarah Kracht was selected for first team All-Conference. Kracht had 161 points and 40 rebounds in a year that was cut short due to COVID. Savannah Mendenhall, Ainsley Selle, and Makala Wille all received all-conference honorable mentions. | COURTESY PHOTO