Dear Editor: On Aug. 11, Meeker High School welcomed 17 young ladies to the first practice of the Lady Cowboys’ softball team. The young women arrived with anxiety and excitement at the opportunity to help build another solid program for the Meeker athletic department.
Meeker Sports
Coach’s team captures golf classic; Cowboy gridders play host to Rye
MEEKER I The Meeker High School football team had two-a-days last week, then Saturday it hosted the 10th annual Cowboy Kickoff Classic golf tournament. This Saturday it will host Rye in Starbuck Stadium in the first football game of the season.
Cowboys preparing for upcoming football season
MEEKER I Many members of the Meeker High School football team have been gathering in Starbuck Stadium every Monday and Thursday this summer in preparation of the 2014 season.
Deena Norell appears in magazine, qualifies for National HS Rodeo Finals
MEEKER I Deena Norell, 18, of Meeker, is featured in the July issue of Spin to Win Rodeo magazine in a featured article about breakaway roping titled “Whiz Kids.“ In addition, she will be competing in the National High School Finals Rodeo this week.
All-state basketball…
Meeker High School graduates Taylor Neilson and Jeremy Musgrave where chosen by coaches to play basketball in the 2014 Colorado High School Coaches Association all-state games, which includes contests in basketball, softball, football, cross-country, softball, volleyball, spirit and wrestling.
Save Our Track Walk-A-Thon July 5
MEEKER I “You don’t have to walk for four hours in the hot July sun,” Debbie Cook, organizer of the Save Our Track Walk-a-thon, said.
Triathlon results
MEEKER I The annual triathlon, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District, started in the aquatics center and finished in Paintbrush Park on Saturday and following are the results:
Girls’ Little League…
The Meeker 7 to 11 girls’ Little League fast pitch softball season ended June 14 with a 9-1 record.
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.
Boys of summer…
Ducey, Elam win 2-man scramble at Meeker Golf Course
MEEKER I Two scramble golf tournaments were recently held on the Meeker Golf Course: Berry Brothers’ annual company tournament, and the men’s two-man scramble was played the next day, May 18.
Meeker Community Wrestling Club…
The Meeker Community Wrestling Club recently completed its youth wrestling program, posing for a group photo.