Meeker Sports

MHS volleyball No. 2 seed for district tournament

MEEKER I The Meeker volleyball team finished its regular season with two more wins, securing them the No. 2 seed for the district tournament and setting up a match up against Rangely again on Tuesday night, in the first round of the district tournament.

October 25, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

RBC middle school teams win league volleyball titles

Barone Middle School’s seventh-grade A-team won the league championship in Rangely after defeating Steamboat Springs in the first round and Rangely in the championship match. The BMS seventh-graders are coached by Greg Chintala and Shawn Luce and pictured are in back; Shawn Luce, Sydnie Main, Michaela Jones, Lila Klinglesmith, Kassie[Read More…]

October 23, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys give state champs a good game, but lose 38-30

MEEKER I Down 24 points to the defending state champion Cedaredge Bruins at one point in the first half of their homecoming game, the Meeker High School Cowboys pulled within one (at 31-30) late in the fourth quarter. However, the home team would not be victorious.

October 21, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

X-country…

Several Rio Blanco County cross country runners from Rangely and Meeker are pictured at the start of a recent race in Rifle. The varsity teams will compete in the state-qualifying regional meet Saturday in Delta at Confluence Park, with the boys’ race starting at 12:30 p.m. and the girls race[Read More…]

October 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker to finish regular v-ball season on the road

MEEKER I The Meeker High School volleyball team showed great teamwork and perseverance coming back from an emotional loss to Paonia for homecoming on Friday night to beat a scrappy South Routt County (Soroco) team on Saturday.

October 20, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Regional PPK…

Six kids from Meeker participated in the Regional Punt, Pass and Kick competition in Grand Junction on Sunday including Tanner Ridgeway, Hayden Shults, Bella Gianinetti, Connor Blunt, Marin Shults and Ellie Haussig.

October 20, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

New tradition…

In a new ceremony during halftime of Friday night’s homecoming football came against Cedaredge, the new “Flaming M” was set afire after being wrapped with donated sheets from Tuesday’s Toga Day activities at Meeker High School.

October 18, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Crossing the country…

Results were not available for the Aspen cross country meet on Saturday but several runners from Meeker and Rangely competed, including Rio Blanco County’s best: seniors Caleb Lange of Meeker and Tanner Nielsen of Rangely.

October 16, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Lady Cowboys remain undefeated in league matches

MEEKER I The 2013 volleyball season is in full swing and every match counts. Coach Christy Atwood said, “Getting wins and capitalizing on the game plans we have been working on are going to be critical.”

October 15, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Barone Middle School volleyball teams…

More than 30 Barone Middle School girls are in the volleyball program, and they will take their show on the road to Rangely on Saturday for the annual season-ending league tournament.

October 12, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

MHS Cowboys suffer first loss of the season

MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboy football team suffered its first loss (22-28) of the season in Paonia last Friday but according to their coach, they have to “put Paonia behind them” because the Cowboys are celebrating homecoming this week and hosting the defending state champion Cedaredge Bruins in Starbuck Stadium.

October 11, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Baby, it’s cold outside…

The snowstorm started before the Thursday football game between the Rangely Middle School Panthers and the Barone Middle School Cowboys in Starbuck Stadium but it didn’t prevent them from playing the game under the lights. Meeker won 22-6.

October 11, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled