Rio Blanco County’s high school baseball teams met in Rangely yesterday after press time for a doubleheader, which are the final games of the regular season for Meeker and will have district playoff implications for both teams.
Meeker Sports
RBC track teams run, jump in rain
Saturday, April 23, Rangely High School track and field traveled to Rifle for their invitational track meet.
Boesch breaks five-minute mile
Meeker High School freshman Jake Boesch broke the five-minute-mile time barrier last Saturday during a cold and rainy day in Rifle. Several other members of the Meeker track team set personal records (PR). The Meeker boys’ team finished second behind the host team and the girls placed sixth.
Cowboys compete in two meets
The Cowboy track team continues to improve, qualifying more members for the state meet and several marking personal records in their events.
Panthers defeat Cowboys
The Rangely Panther baseball team defeated the Meeker Cowboys last Saturday 12-1 in the first game and 9-8 in the second, on a cold day.
Toby Casias won the 100- and 200-meter dashes last Saturday in Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction at the annual Frank Woodburn Invitational track meet. Casias’ top placing helped his team finish seventh in a field of 15 teams, featuring mostly 3A, 4A and 5A schools.
Pontine finishes 4th at state
Meeker’s Devon Pontine concluded a good year with a fourth-place finish at the Colorado Middle School State Championships. Meeker was well-represented with 12 wrestlers competing in the event.
MHS Baseball
Meeker senior Victor Villalpando winds up for a pitch during a game in Denver earlier in the season.
Lady Cowboys celebrate season
Tuesday, March 22, the Lady Cowboys celebrated a spectacular ending to a tumultuous season. The senior parents hosted a banquet for the team, coaches and their families.
Wrestlers finish second at regionals
Meeker middle school wrestlers traveled to Mesa State College last weekend to participate in the Colorado middle school regional wrestling tournament. Thirty-two middle schools from the western slope participated in the tournament. The top eight in each weight qualified for the state tournament.
Scherbarth earns bronze at hoop shoot
Chris Scherbarth, 9, represented Colorado in the Region 8 Elks Hoop Shoot March 12 in Denver.
LeBlanc earns All-American honors for third time
Former Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the 184-pound bracket at the NCAA Division I National Championships, held last week in Philadelphia, Penn.
