MHS Wrestling

Winning on new mat…

Above, Meeker senior Sammy Palmer wasted no time taking his opponent down to his back with a head lock, before locking up a cross-face cradle to pin the wrestler from Grand Valley early in the first period. Palmer and the Cowboys wrestled Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley on Jan[Read More…]

January 15, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

MHS wrestlers No. 3 in state…

The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team, currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the Mat Rankings, will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley tonight at Meeker High School, starting at 6 p.m. The Cowboys and the Rangely Panthers are both in the field of 32 teams wrestling in the[Read More…]

January 8, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys place 3 at Panther Invitational

MEEKER I With almost half of the varsity wrestlers taking ACT tests on Dec. 12, seven Cowboys wrestled in the Panther Invitational and three placed in the top three.

December 27, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s T.J. Shelton wins Warrior Classic title; MHS earns ‘Best Small School’

MEEKER I T.J. Shelton has won many wrestling tournaments in his career, including three Colorado state titles, but he had never won a Warrior Classic title until his senior season.

December 27, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboy wrestling team wins five dual meets in tournament

MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team opened the season in Grand Junction at the Maverick Duals on the Colorado Mesa University campus on Saturday and won all five of its duals. Meeker will compete in the Panther Invitational in Delta on Saturday.

December 11, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker wrestlers set for opening mat matches at CMU Duals in GJ

MEEKER I For a 13th time in Meeker High School’s wrestling history, the Cowboys finished second in the Colorado state wrestling tournament last year and this year they return six wrestlers with state experience and lots of confidence. “We wrestled and finished well at state last year, which will give[Read More…]

December 5, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Wrestling season begins…

Meeker High School senior wrestler Sammy Palmer practices a turk on teammate Christopher Strate, as does Daylon Nielsen on assistant coach Carl Padilla during one of the first practices of the season. The season officially started Nov. 12, when most Meeker wrestlers were still playing football. The Cowboys, who finished[Read More…]

November 24, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Shelton wins third straight state mat title; Meeker No. 2 in state

MEEKER I Anything can happen at a state tournament and a lot did during the 2015 Colorado State Wrestling Championships in the Pepsi Center last weekend in Denver. “You learn more from a loss, but you don’t want to get into a habit of losing.” ~Coach Bill Turner

February 27, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Nine Meeker wrestlers qualify for state wrestling championships

MEEKER I Nine Meeker High School wrestlers qualified for the “Big Show,” the 2015 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, where all classifications of state high school wrestlers gather to compete in the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, starting today.

February 19, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboy wrestlers host and win tournament, head to regionals

MEEKER I Currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the Mat Rankings, the Meeker High School wrestling team was the host for the annual Meeker dual meet tournament, where they won five duals to win the team title. The MHS Cowboys will wrestle at Colorado Mesa University in the[Read More…]

February 13, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker wrestlers win three of four, to host Meeker Invitational

MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ wrestling team competed in four dual matches last week, hosting Palisade and Hayden, then traveling to Moffat County to wrestle the Bulldogs and Delta Panthers, both 3A teams. The Cowboys lost only to Delta.

February 6, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker wrestlers split duals, place 10 members

MEEKER I “We have some improving to do if we hope to do better in regionals,” Meeker High School wrestling coach J.C. Watt said after a weekend of wrestling.

January 29, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled