Meeker JV quarterback Kale Burke prepares to throw a pass in a game against Moffat County, which the Cowboys lost 20-6 but they came back to defeat Coal Ridge 22-19 Monday in Starbuck Stadium. Meeker’s varsity will play the Monte Vista Pirates this Friday in Monte Vista, with kickoff scheduled[Read More…]
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MHS cross country runs at Eagle Valley
MEEKER I Meeker High School’s cross country team joined 18 other teams in competition at the Gypsum Creek Golf Course for the Eagle Valley Invitational this past Saturday. The boys raced first and Austin Russell was first to the finish for Meeker with a fifth place 17:24. Tannen Kennedy was the[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys split volleyball matches
MEEKER I The lady Cowboys split matches last week against league opponents, beating Caprock Academy at home, then losing to Vail Mountain on the road. Meeker played their county rival Tuesday. Rangely won the match. They will have matches in Collbran Friday and play at home Saturday. Meeker easily defeated[Read More…]
This Week In Sports: September 22, 2016
Meeker harriers do well at Grand Junction meet
Meeker’s cross country team traveled to Grand Junction for the Tiger Invitational on Friday, Sept. 9. Canyon View Park hosted four races: varsity and JV races for boys and girls. The varsity girls started the day and Meeker’s Julia Eskelson ran a 21:58 for a 10th place medal. Briar[Read More…]
MHS volleyball team sweeps DeBeque
Meeker’s high school varsity traveled to DeBeque last Friday and defeated the lady Dragons in three straight games. The lady Cowboys are currently 5-1 and will host Caprock Academy this Friday, then play in Vail Saturday. “The whole team is working hard to improve and they are all striving to[Read More…]
Football field dedication …
Sept. 10, 2016 marked a historic day for high school sports in Meeker. The new track was dedicated to Bob King during halftime at the first home football game of the season. The school board chose to dedicate the track to King not only because of the King family’s[Read More…]
Cowboys slay visiting Dragons 36-20
MEEKER I “It was a nice home opener for us,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said about his team’s 36-20, non-league victory over the Holyoke Dragons on their brand new field in Starbuck Stadium. “The kids were excited to play on the new field and in front of their[Read More…]
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Collins, Chappell and Back win club golf titles; Henderson hits ace
MEEKER I For the first time in four years, there is a new Meeker Men’s Club champion, a title that now belongs to Lex Collins. And Peggy Back is the 2016 Meeker Women’s Club champion.
Eskelson eighth in MHS cross-country
MEEKER I The Meeker High School cross-country team traveled to Crown Mountain Park in Basalt on Saturday for the team’s opening meet. Participation at the Longhorn Invitational has increased, doubling the number of runners from the previous year.