By TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The Colorado State Track meet was held in Lakewood, Colo., this past weekend, May 17-19. The Meeker Cowboys had an excellent meet with many of the athletes scoring points for the team. Jake Shelton was the lone discus scorer for[Read More…]
Meeker Sports
Cowboys host county rival, lose to Paonia
By TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys baseball team hosted Rangely Thursday, May 9 in non-league play. Meeker, ranked third, dominated the game, with a decisive 15-5 victory over the Panthers, ranked sixth. This was the opening game in the Colorado High School Activities[Read More…]
Cowboys compete at state track and field meet today
By Tiffany Jehorek Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The Meeker High School Track and Field competed in a pseudo two-day invitational. Pole vault was hosted by Meeker on Friday, May 11 at Starbucks Stadium, and the team traveled to Parachute Saturday, May 12 to compete in the Grand[Read More…]
Refs …
Before the start of the annual Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tournament last Saturday, Meeker coach Carl Padilla spoke of the camaraderie wrestling creates and introduced the referees as examples of giving back to the sport. Meeker’s Tyler Ilgen was a four-time state qualifier and lost in the state finals[Read More…]
Western Slope League Honors …
Several members of the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team and their coach were recently honored by the Western Slope League. Megan Shelton, Kenzie Turner, Tori Lasker, Gracie Bradfield and Julia Dinwiddie were all named to the WSL All-Conference team (Turner was honorably mentioned) and their coach Jamie Rogers was[Read More…]
Cowboys play ‘must win’ game
By Tiffany Jehorek Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The Cowboys were in a must win situation due to the RPI ranking system on Thursday, May 3 as they faced off against the Roaring Fork Rams. The game originally scheduled to be hosted by Meeker had to be moved[Read More…]
Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tourney this Saturday
MEEKER | Thirty-five Meeker youth wrestlers, competed in Rifle last Saturday and 34 of them placed in the top four. The young Cowboys will host the annual Casey Turner Memorial tournament this Saturday at Meeker High School, starting at 9 a.m. “Our kids wrestled tough and I’m very proud of how[Read More…]
Cowboys improve, prepare for league meet
MEEKER | The Cowboys’ track and field team split up again last weekend to compete but they will all be in one place starting today in Grand Junction for the three-day Western Slope League meet at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction. Many Cowboys improved their times and distances in Craig last[Read More…]
Signed …
With his parents Pat and Becky Hughes standing behind him, flanked by his head coach Shane Phelan and his offensive coordinator Andy Coryell, Meeker High School senior Logan Hughes signed his college letter of intent to continue his education and football career at Nebraska Wesleyan University this fall. According to[Read More…]
Basketball honors …
Meeker High School senior basketball players Zach Dinwiddie, Valentin Rosas, Eli Newman, Doak Mantle, Logan Hughes and Trapper Merrifield were recently honored at their annual basketball banquet, with most being honored by the Northwest League and two earning state recognition. Dinwiddie, Mantle and Hughes were all named to the Northwest[Read More…]
Cowboys drop two to defending champs
MEEKER | The regular season is winding down and head coach Brian Merrifield is confident with the way his team is playing with six games left in the regular season, including two home games Saturday against Rio Blanco County rival Rangely. “We played great baseball against the defending state champs,” head[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys win Rangely track meet, boys take 2nd
MEEKER | Bad weather prevented Meeker from fully participating in the Coal Ridge track meet last Thursday but the sun came out Saturday in Rio Blanco County and the lady Cowboys took full advantage of the sunshine, winning the Rangely Invitational, while the boys finished second. The Cowboys have three meets[Read More…]
