Meeker Sports
Players honored for accomplishments at end-of-season basketball banquet
MEEKER I The boys’ basketball team culminated its season April 18 at its annual banquet, hosted by the senior players’ parents. MHS coaches Neil Joy and Matt Dupire handed out junior varsity participation certificates to 11 younger members of the team who did not compete at the varsity level.
Barone track teams will host meet this Saturday
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School track team of 61 strong has been exciting to watch in their first two meets. There has been one record broken and two relays were within a second of the school record.
Letter: Why aren’t “experts” out there coaching?
Be a coach … I don’t think so. As the wife of a coach for many years and the mother of a coach for quite a few, I have about seen and heard it all. The one thing I have learned for sure is that the people in the stands[Read More…]
Coach has made a difference in her life
Being 19 years old, I have already had the joy of experiencing some of the greatest moments in my life. Many of these memories involved family, friends and the many adventures we shared together. However, along with the good memories there are always times in which you remember failing, or[Read More…]
Blunt out as Meeker girls’ BB coach
MEEKER I School board members and supporters of embattled coach Hallie Blunt confronted each other April 20 in a lengthy, sometimes heated, discussion. When it was all over — the accusations of hidden agendas, the perceived personal attacks, the emotional appeals — nothing had changed.
Salute to MHS seniors
Senior members of Meeker’s boys’ basketball team were recognized Sunday at an end-of-season banquet.
MHS girls 3rd at Glenwood Invitational
MEEKER I The girls’ track team placed third in the 30th Demon Invitational hosted Saturday by Glenwood Springs. Fourteen teams participated, many of them 3A and 4A schools, so the coaching staff was very pleased with the results. The guys also had some outstanding performances, taking fifth place in the[Read More…]
Meeker crowns 2 at Turner tourney
MEEKER I More than 250 peewee wrestlers from the Western Slope and western Utah, competed in the Casey Turner Memorial tournament last Saturday in Meeker High School’s gymnasium.
First tourney tees off Saturday at Meeker course
MEEKER | A three-man scramble Saturday will be the first tournament of the season at the Meeker Golf Course. “It’s a one-day deal, 27 holes,” said Meeker golf pro Jim Cook of the Shelton Welding-sponsored event. The following Saturday is the third annual Tucker Memorial Golf Tournament on May 1,[Read More…]
No snow this time for MHS tracksters
MEEKER I This past weekend, the Meeker High School Track and Field team traveled to Grand Junction for their second meet of the season, hosted by Palisade High School. This time, the weather cooperated.
Pelloni takes fifth at state tourney
MEEKER I Barone Middle School seventh-grader Tristin Pelloni finished fifth at the Colorado State Middle School wrestling tournament last weekend in Denver. A total of nine BMS wrestlers qualified for the state tournament but only six made the trip and Pelloni was the only placer for the Cowboys.
