MEEKER I “We are still improving,” Cowboy wrestling coach J.C. Watt said after his team wrestled in the competitive Screamin’ Eagle tournament in Paonia on Saturday, less than one month before the 2016 Colorado State Wrestling Championships.
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Barone basketball…
Barone Middle School eighth-grader Makenna Burke leads the pack down the court during a game between the two Rio Blanco County middle school teams. Barone Middle School’s A-team beat Rangely but Rangely Middle School’s seventh grade team came out on top of the young Cowboy team.
MHS boys win two of three
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team won two of three games over the weekend and nearly beat a highly competitive Hotchkiss team.
Cowboy wrestlers win Rangely’s tourney, to face top state teams
MEEKER I The Meeker High School wrestling Cowboys easily won the Vern Rose Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Rangely on Saturday, and this week the squad will wrestle in the Screaming Eagle Wrestling Tournament in Paonia, which will feature five of the top six 2A teams in Colorado.
Meeker girls win three of three games
MEEKER I The Meeker High School girls’ basketball team played three games last week and won all three, including two on the road.
Meeker’s Shelton wins at ToC, is named tourney Outstanding Wrestler
MEEKER I For the second year in a row, Meeker’s three-time defending state champion T.J. Shelton has won the competitive Tournament of Champions, and this year he was also named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
Meeker girls lose in conference cage opener against Cedaredge Bruins
MEEKER I The Meeker High School girls’ basketball team opened the 2016 portion of the season on the road, and will play three games this week, including a home game Friday against Caprock Academy.
MHS boys lose league basketball opener to Cedaredge Bruins 60-45
MEEKER I The Meeker High boys’ basketball team began its regular league play against a very tough Cedaredge team.
Winning on new mat…
Above, Meeker senior Sammy Palmer wasted no time taking his opponent down to his back with a head lock, before locking up a cross-face cradle to pin the wrestler from Grand Valley early in the first period. Palmer and the Cowboys wrestled Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley on Jan[Read More…]
Winter Blast, hosted by ERBM, offers fun, food and games on Saturday for all ages
MEEKER I Saturday will be a day of free fun and games as the ERBM Recreation & Parks District plays host to Winter Blast for kids and adults featuring a variety of competitions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paintbrush Park, 101 Ute Road, which is just opposite the[Read More…]
MHS wrestlers No. 3 in state…
The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team, currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the Mat Rankings, will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley tonight at Meeker High School, starting at 6 p.m. The Cowboys and the Rangely Panthers are both in the field of 32 teams wrestling in the[Read More…]
Meeker cagers 5-0 after 53-39 victory over Olathe Pirates
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team stretched their season-opening winning streak to five games this year with a game on Dec. 18 on the road in Olathe. Meeker went in against the 3A team and did not seem intimidated.
