Meeker Sports

Lady Cowboys pin 52-36 loss on Olathe Pirates

MEEKER — Coming back from a disappointing performance in the WREA Cowboy Shootout from the week before, the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team traveled to Olathe last Saturday and defeated the Pirates 52-36.

Team gets first wins

MEEKER — The eighth-grade boys’ basketball team is a great group of kids. However, until last weekend they had not won a game — in any sport — ever … not even as seventh-graders.

Cowboy wrestlers sixth at Hotchkiss

MEEKER — “It was our first outing and our younger kids got their eyes opened to what high school wrestling is all about,” Meeker High School wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said.

Olympic gold medal wrestler to speak here

MEEKER — Many Colorado wrestling fans were treated to the opportunity of watching Henry Cejudo win two state titles a few years ago in the Pepsi Center. Since then, the 21-year-old has won an Olympic gold medal and will speak in Meeker Nov. 28.