MHS Wrestling

7 MHS wrestlers crowned

MEEKER I “It was a good confidence builder,” is what one of Meeker High School’s wrestlers told head wrestling coach J.C. Watt of the week’s competition.

January 23, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Harvey, Shelton win weight classes in Tournament of Champions

MEEKER I Sheridan Harvey and T.J. Shelton entered the Tournament of Champions as the No. 1 seeds in their respective weight brackets, and both finished as champions, Harvey winning the 113-pound bracket and Shelton dominating at 170. Casey Turner placed third at 152 and senior Tristin Pelloni finished eighth at[Read More…]

January 20, 2015 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Pelloni, Shelton place at Warrior Classic

MEEKER I It had been several years since the Meeker High School wrestling team had been invited to the Warrior Classic, known as one of the toughest tournaments in the state. The Cowboys were represented well, winning 22 matches, placing two in the top four and the team placed 10th[Read More…]

December 25, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

MHS wrestlers produce three champs, finish fourth at Delta

MEEKER I “We improved from the previous week,” Meeker wrestling coach J.C. Watt said of his team’s fourth-place finish at the Delta Invitational on Saturday. Watt hopes his team continues to improve this week, because for the first time in several years, the Cowboys have been invited back to the[Read More…]

December 19, 2014 by editor Comments are Disabled

Meeker wrestlers win 3 of 5 duals at Colorado Mesa U.

MEEKER I The Meeker High School wrestling team opened its season in Grand Junction, wrestling in the Colorado Mesa University Duals, where the squad won three of the five duals wrestled.

December 12, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

MHS wrestlers open at CMU Duals

MEEKER I After qualifying 10 wrestlers and placing third as a team in the 2014 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, the Meeker Cowboys will begin their quest to improve this season, starting in Grand Junction, when they compete in the Colorado Mesa University Duals.

December 5, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

MHS wrestling camp…

Eleven Meeker wrestlers competed in the Paonia Summer Duals, and many wrestled more than 12 matches during the two-day event, which featured 4A and 5A teams from Colorado along with teams from Nebraska, Arizona and New Mexico.

June 22, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

State championship…

Meeker sophomore T.J. Shelton stands atop the podium after receiving the gold medal in the 2A, 170-pound championship bracket.

February 28, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

State Wrestling Tournament 2014

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Shelton wins second Colorado state wrestling title — Cowboys finish 3rd in team standings

MEEKER | “T.J. just dominated his opponents,” Meeker head wrestling coach J.C. Watt said of sophomore T.J. Shelton, who won his second individual title at the 2014 Colorado State Wrestling Championships over the weekend in Denver. Meeker’s Tristin Pelloni (113) and Devon Pontine (160) made it to the championship match[Read More…]

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys finish second, qualify 10 for Colorado state tourney

MEEKER I “We’re improving,” Meeker’s head wrestling coach, J.C. Watt, said about his team’s performance at the state-qualifying Region 1 tournament last weekend in Grand Junction.

February 20, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys finish regular season with four wins

MEEKER I Ranked No. 2 in 2A by On the Mat, the Meeker Cowboys wrestling team finished the regular season with four dual meet wins and will enter arguably the toughest 2A regional tournament (Region 1) in the state, since it features the Cowboys and the defending state champion and[Read More…]

February 14, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled