MEEKER | “We saw a lot of different competition,” Meeker youth wrestling coach Carl Padilla said of the tournament this past weekend, where 37 young Cowboys competed in. The Cowboys will wrestle in Hayden this Saturday. Twenty-five of Meeker’s wrestlers placed in the top four of their respective age and[Read More…]
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Cowboys win 2 of 3
MEEKER | In an exciting come from behind victory, the Meeker Cowboys beat the 3A Coal Ridge Titans last week at home, then lost to the defending 1A state champion Nucla Mustangs before getting another win against 1A Dove Creek in Norwood. The Cowboys, currently 6-3, hosted Rangely on Tuesday after[Read More…]
Meeker tracksters compete in Glenwood
MEEKER | Short-handed for a second week in a row, the Meeker High School track and field team competed in the annual meet in Glenwood Springs last weekend but they plan to be back to a full team this week, when they run, jump, throw and vault in Coal Ridge and[Read More…]
Youth wrestlers compete in Rangely
MEEKER | Meeker’s youth wrestling program has started and 42 wrestlers competed in the Little Panther invitational tournament in Rangely last Saturday and 29 placed in the top four of their respective brackets. The young Cowboys will next wrestle in Craig this Saturday. “I was proud of how our kids wrestled[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Grand Valley Cardinals, lose to Aspen Skiers
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys played and won two of three non-league games last weekend but had their Northwest League games against the Hotchkiss Bulldogs canceled because of rain last Saturday. The Cowboys played Coal Ridge at home Wednesday after press time and will play two games in Nucla against the[Read More…]
Cowboys compete at Grand Valley, Eagle Valley
MEEKER | The Cowboys’ track and field team was busy last weekend, competing in meets in three different locations, with personal bests posted by athletes in all three meets. The Cowboys will compete in Glenwood Springs this weekend, with the pole vaulters competing Friday and the rest of the meet held[Read More…]
Meeker girls win first meet on Bob King Track
MEEKER | “We had a great home meet on Friday, the weather held and we were very proud of the performances by all of the athletes,” Meeker High School track coach John Strate said of the first high school track meet held on the new Bob King Track at Starbuck Stadium.[Read More…]
Turner, Blunt win state championships
MEEKER | The late Bill Turner, was Rio Blanco County’s first state wrestling champion, winning an individual title for the Rangely Panthers in 1958, then coaching Meeker’s first state championship team in any sport in 1979. Now two of his grandsons have continued the tradition, one becoming Meeker’s first elementary school[Read More…]
Cowboys win two in Rangely
MEEKER | The Cowboys played and won two baseball games last Saturday in Rangely, neither was against their county rival, the Panthers. Meeker defeated Ignacio 7-6 in what head coach Brian Merrifield called a “nail-biter,” then pounded the Dolores Bears 13-3, playing both games on Colorado Northwestern Community College’s field. The[Read More…]
Nine BMS wrestlers qualify for state
MEEKER | The school sponsored portion of middle school wrestling ended when spring break 2018 started and 14 young Cowboys from Meeker wrestled in the state-qualifying regional tournament. Nine of them qualified. “These boys proved they were legitimately tough,” middle school coach Todd Morris said of the 14 wrestlers who competed[Read More…]
Meeker hosts first meet at new Bob King Track on Friday
Both county baseball teams play in Rangely on Saturday MEEKER | “I think it has been at least 12 years since we have hosted and roughly 30 years since we hosted a meet with pole vault,” Meeker High School head track and field head coach John Strate said about Friday’s meet[Read More…]
Cowboys drop season opener in Carbondale
MEEKER | Before starting spring break 2018, the Meeker High School baseball team traveled to Carbondale last Wednesday for its season opener against the Roaring Fork Rams, who shut out the Cowboys 10-0. The Cowboys will be idle this week but return from break to play two league games in Rangely[Read More…]
