MEEKER | The Cowboys defeated the Cedaredge Bruins 33-0 last Friday in Starbuck Stadium to remain undefeated in seven games and is currently ranked second in 1A by Maxpreps.com. The Cowboys have also won three Western Slope League games, as have the Paonia Eagles (currently ranked sixth), who will be[Read More…]
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Cowboys win again, remain undefeated
By Bobby Gutierrez [email protected] MEEKER | A 34-7 win over the Grand Valley Cardinals last Saturday in Parachute, extends the Meeker Cowboys’ winning streak to six, their last loss coming in the Colorado 1A state championship game. The Cowboys started the season ranked No. 2 but a formula used by[Read More…]
Cowboys win first league game against Hotchkiss Bulldogs 36-7
MEEKER | It was the first league game of the season and the Cowboy football team won it by defeating the Hotchkiss Bulldogs 36-7 last Friday at home. The Cowboys are currently 5-0 and will play another league game in Parachute this Saturday against the always-competitive Grand Valley Cardinals. “Our[Read More…]
Cowboys pound Pirates 30-7, remain undefeated
MEEKER | Last year’s 1A state runners-up football team, the Meeker Cowboys, were the hosts to the Monte Vista Pirates for their 2017 Homecoming game in Starbuck Stadium and the Cowboys remain undefeated after winning 30-7. The Cowboys (4-0), are currently ranked second by Coloradopreps.com and will host the Hotchkiss[Read More…]
Cowboys slay Dragons 39-6
MEEKER | After traveling through Wyoming and Nebraska, the Cowboys ended up in the northeast corner of the state, where they played and defeated the Holyoke Dragons 39-6. The Cowboys will have a bye this week, for extra time to prepare to host the Monte Vista Pirates for homecoming, Sept.[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Titans, travel to Holyoke next
MEEKER | In the second game of the season, the 1A Meeker Cowboys took on the bigger 2A Titans from Coal Ridge and after a hard fought three quarters of play, the Cowboys wore them down and won 30-7. Meeker will now travel across the state to play the Dragons[Read More…]
Cowboys win opener in Starbuck Stadium 40-0
MEEKER | The last game the Meeker High School football team played in Starbuck Stadium was the 1A Colorado State Football Championship game, the only loss of the season last year for the Cowboys. They started their new season with a new team and a new group of seniors who[Read More…]
Cowboys named to all-state team
RBC | Post-season accolades continue for Meeker football players who played on the Cowboys’ state runner-up team. Six of them were recently named to the 2016 Colorado 1A, all-state teams presented by CHSAANow.com, Coloradopreps.com and Maxpreps.com. Meeker seniors Tyler Ilgen, Casey Turner and Chase Rule, along with junior Logan Hughes,[Read More…]
Football players and coaches honored by Northwest League
MEEKER | Meeker High School football coach Shane Phelan and 11 of his players were recently honored by the Northwest League, naming Phelan the “Coach of the Year” and junior quarterback Logan Hughes, “Player of the Year.” “Anytime a player receives that kind of honor, he has a lot of[Read More…]
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Cowboys lose title game to Strasburg 14-34
MEEKER | For a seventh time in the history of Meeker High School’s football program, the team played for a state championship win last weekend. But the school’s first state team title continues to elude the Cowboys as they lost to the Strasburg Indians 14-34 in front of a large[Read More…]
