Meeker Sports

Young wrestlers travel to Hayden

RBC I The Meeker Youth wrestlers traveled to Hayden on Saturday to compete in what turned out to be their toughest competition so far. Twenty-two kids entered the tournament with 17 wresting in the morning session, which includes ages 8 and under, 6 and under and 4 and under divisions.

MHS tracksters earn bests

RBC I The competition at the annual Frank Woodburn Invitational Track Meet included all classifications on Saturday at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, where several Meeker athletes placed, while others set personal-best performances.

Youth wrestlers place at tourney

MEEKER I The Meeker Pee Wee wrestlers had an outstanding weekend at the Moffat County Youth Wrestling Tournament in Craig. Twenty-six little grapplers took to the mat with their black and gold singlets, competing in several round-robin brackets.

Turner places 5th at state

MEEKER I Seven Barone Middle School wrestlers traveled to Denver on Friday and Saturday for the Middle School State Tournament, held at the Western Stock Show events center Friday and Saturday. Each wrestler was placed in a 64-man bracket with a double elimination format. The tournament was loaded with extremely[Read More…]

Rifle sportsmanship awards go to Demings

MEEKER I Thirteen members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club opened the season with style in Rifle on Saturday as 10 of the grapplers placed in the top four and two returned with extra hardware.

Local golf pro earns award

MEEKER I It was recently announced by the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), Colorado Section, West Chapter, that local golf professional Jim Cook will be awarded the 2013 Warren Smith Award at the annual spring meeting in April in Grand Junction.

BMS wrestlers qualify for state tourney

MEEKER I A dozen members of the Barone Middle School wrestling team competed in the annual regional wrestling tournament on Saturday in Fruita, with eight members qualifying for the state tournament this weekend in Denver.

Ladies play in all-state game

RBC I Meeker’s Kaysyn Chintala and Rangely’s Quincey Thacker represented their schools last Sunday in the Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports all-state basketball game last Sunday. The game was played at Arvada West High School. After competing against each other the past four years, the two Rio Blanco County seniors[Read More…]