The cheerleading squad at Meeker High School has started its second year as an unfunded sport. The lack of funding has not affected enthusiasm or the number of girls out cheering for the Cowboys.
Meeker Sports
Backs finish with best net score
MEEKER I After the first day of play, George and Peggy Back were tied with Ellen Boudreaux and son Ron Kelly Crawford with the best gross score in the championship flight of the annual couples tournament. Although both teams added strokes on the second day, they both finished well.
Cowboy football starts Friday
MEEKER I The 2012 football season begins Friday night when the Cowboys host Central High School’s JV team from Grand Junction, a 5-A school.
Watt, Terp win local golf championships
MEEKER I Only one day and 18 holes were played to determine the men and women golf club champions in Meeker last Saturday, instead of the normal two-day, 36-hole format played in the past.
Coed Softball championship scheduled for tonight
MEEKER I Rain delayed the start of the annual coed softball tournament sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District by one day. Although the teams at press time had not been determined, the championship game(s) will be played tonight at Paintbrush Park starting at 8:15 p.m.
Co-ed softball
The regular season for the co-ed softball league sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District is now over and the tournament will start Aug. 13, with the championship game scheduled to be played Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Paintbrush Park.
Haymaker hole-in-one …
Trey Morris (second from left) recorded his first hole-in-one at the Haymaker Golf Course in Steamboat Springs July 22. Witnesses were (from left to right) Jason, Cole and Roston Steiner. Morris shot a 71 on the par-72 course. He will be leaving for the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs[Read More…]
Meeker Marlins swim their way to a great season
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins Swim team, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District, concluded their summer swim meet schedule with the High Country League Championship meet in Eagle, Colo., this past Friday.
Junior golfers…
MEEKER I Thirty-four junior golfers played in the annual Meeker Junior Golf tournament, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District held Monday last at the Meeker Golf Course, featuring golfers from Meeker, Rangely, Craig, Rifle and Glenwood Springs.
11-12 fast-pitch team wins championship
MEEKER I They did it the hard way but Meeker’s 11-12 girls fast pitch softball team won the Valley Youth League championship last Saturday.
Batter up…
Marty Jensen patiently waits for a pitch during a recent softball game. Coed softball games are being played on the Paintbrush Park fields every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays and as of July 18 two of the 11 teams are undefeated.
Playoff decides Lischke
MEEKER I The Lischke Memorial golf tournament is one of the only individual tournaments of the year at the Meeker Golf Course.