BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] MEEKER | The Meeker Recreation Center 8-10 softball team closed out the regular season with a close 8-7 road victory over Carbondale on July 9, giving the team momentum heading into postseason play.Although head coach Colt Walker was unable to attend the final regular-season game,[Read More…]
Meeker Sports
Summer success fuels optimism for Meeker girls basketball
BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] MEEKER | After a successful first season under head coach Eric Hamilton that saw the Cowboys return to the state tournament, the Meeker High School girls basketball program continued building toward the 2026-27 season with a challenging summer schedule against some of the top competition[Read More…]
Anderson shines with three titles as bull riding purse reaches $2,500
BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] MEEKER | The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series returned to the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds on July 9 following a one-week break for the annual Range Call festivities, with standout performances across multiple events and another rollover in the bull riding competition.Slack began at 6 p.m.[Read More…]
Marlins make waves at Western Slope Championships
BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] Correction: A previous version of this cutline misidentified the swimmer in the photo above as Tucker Chinn. The swimmer is Jonan VonRoenn. We regret the error. MEEKER | The Meeker Marlins swim team continued its summer season with a strong showing at the Western Slope[Read More…]
Meeker 2 Goldrush stays unbeaten with playoff-opening win over Parachute
BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] MEEKER | The Meeker 2 11-13 Goldrush softball team had a busy week to close out the regular season before opening postseason play Monday with a dominant victory over Parachute.Meeker 2 began the week Tuesday, July 7, with a matchup against Meeker 1, earning a[Read More…]
Meeker 1 finishes regular season 4-1, turns focus to postseason
BY JARED HENDERSON | [email protected] MEEKER | The Meeker 1 11-13 Rec Center softball team closed out the regular season Tuesday, July 7, with a matchup against fellow Meeker team Meeker 2 Goldrush, falling 16-8.Despite the loss, head coach Phil Patton said the game provided his team with valuable experience[Read More…]
Meeker 1 remains undefeated heading into final regular-season matchup
MEEKER | The Meeker 11-13 Meeker 1 Rec Center softball team remained unbeaten last week after earning a 40-10 road victory over Grand Valley at Parachute on Tuesday, June 23, improving to 2-0 on the season. Playing with a short roster, Meeker added three players from the Meeker 2 Goldrush[Read More…]
Meeker 2 Goldrush continues strong season with win over Glenwood, CRV competitive exhibition against Craig
MEEKER | The Meeker 2 Goldrush 11-13 Rec Center softball team continued its strong start to the season Thursday, July 2, earning a 26-14 road victory over Glenwood 2 before the CRV team took on additional competition in an exhibition matchup against the Diamond Dogs from Craig. Against Glenwood 2,[Read More…]
Meeker 8-10 softball continues growth heading into tournament
MEEKER | The Meeker Recreation Center 8-10 softball team continued to show growth last week despite falling on the road against Rifle, with the team now turning its attention toward its final regular-season game before the end-of-season tournament. Meeker entered the matchup with Rifle shorthanded, but the young squad continued[Read More…]
4th of July Sports Competitions
Sponsored by the ERBM Recreation & Park District 3-on-3 Basketball Competing Teams: Girls 3rd-6th: The Slammers: Skylar Wilson, Teigann White, Willow Renninger, Khloe Skelton Boys 3rd-6th: The Meeker Boys: Casey Coryell, Tatum Anderson, Emerson Deming, Oakley Deming Girls 7th-8th: OG Nicknames: Riley Wilson, Cambrey Rogers, Kayselynn Overton Boys 7th-8th: Unbeatable[Read More…]
Meeker rodeo wraps up June action with Week 3 performances, rollover bull riding
MEEKER | The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series wrapped up its first month of competition June 25 at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds with standout performances across multiple events and another rollover in the bull riding competition. Slack began at 6 p.m. before the rodeo performance at 7 p.m., with contestants[Read More…]
PICKLEBALL!
Molly Doan and Ivy Coryell pose for a photo after winning the Palooza Pickleball championship on June 26.