MEEKER | The annual Cowboy Kickoff proceeds benefit the Meeker High School football program. There will be a four-man scramble ($60/person includes nine holes, cart and shirt) that starts at 1 p.m. Make your own team or call to be added to a team. The cornhole tournament (pick your own[Read More…]
Meeker Sports
Meeker Marlins claim fourthconsecutive state championship
The Meeker Marlins: (back row, from left) head coach Shelly Rogers, Dexter Chinn, Sebastian Baumgart, Xander Borchard, Tucker Chinn, Tristan Borchard, Tinlie Strate; (front row, from left) Adrian Baumgart, Evie Borchard, Fletcher Chinn and Justin Kuhmann. Not pictured: Isaiah Gianinetti. MEEKER | The Meeker Marlins USA Swim Team once again[Read More…]
NATIONAL COMPETITOR
Last week, Meeker’s own Jessy Pelloni and her horse Fabs competed in the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She competed in the barrel racing event, finishing in seventh place in the fourth performance, and placing 13th in the nation of all high school barrel racers. Congratulations[Read More…]
Blast and Twang 4-H contests kick off Rio Blanco County Fair
RBC | The 2024 County Shoot is in the books. Friday the air shooting classes began the RBC Fair at the 4-H building in Meeker. Unofficial results indicate all 4-H shooters are likely eligible to go on to the Colorado State Fair! The next day, archers, shotgunners and .22 shooters[Read More…]
ERBM hosts softball tournaments
ERBM Recreation & Park District hosted a league softball tournament Saturday. Seven teams played in the 8-10 year old group at 6th Street Field and three teams competed in the 11-13 age group at Paintbrush Park. Meeker’s 11-13 year old team won the championship trophy with a score of 30-9[Read More…]
Record turnout for Run for Your Life 5K and Stars ‘n’ Stripes 3-on-3
ERBM Recreation & Park District hosted the largest-ever Run For Your Life 5K event to kick off the Fourth of July with more than 325 runners and walkers participating. Race winners were as follows. Male runners: first place Jackson Waller, 18:01; second place Arturo Tapia, 19:32; third place Colton Massey,[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series returns
MEEKER | The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series kicked off another season last Thursday, June 13. The competition continues tonight at 7 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Results are as follows: #12 Team Roping — Joby Barquin/Kash Atwood #8 Team Roping — Raelynn Toon/Cody Edinger Dally Ribbon Roping —[Read More…]
MHS Coach Klark Kindler, 2024 alums Mobley, Harvey, Blazon at all-state games
Among several Rio Blanco County athletes chosen for all-state teams were Jace Mobley (31) and head coach Klark Kindler. (Right) Judd Harvey (#63) and Jake Blazon (#30) played their final high school football games this week as all-state team members. MEEKER | Three Cowboys represented the class of 2024 in[Read More…]
Cowboys named to CHSAA All-State teams
RBC | Meeker High School’s basketball program was represented this week at the All-State games in Denver. Jace Mobley, Jonathan Fitzgibbons, and Ryan Sullivan received honorable mentions in Class 3A. Head Coach Klark Kindler was selected as one of the coaches for the the All-State games. In baseball, three Meeker[Read More…]
Pelloni and Wood qualify for National High School Rodeo
MEEKER | The Colorado State High School Rodeo Finals were held in Craig over the Memorial Day weekend and Meeker locals Jessy Pelloni and Leah Wood attended. These girls competed on the Colorado High School Rodeo circuit traveling all over the state to compete, put in many hours and miles.[Read More…]
Cowboy baseball falls to Denver Christian in second round of state playoff games
MEEKER | The Cowboys needed two wins to continue on in the playoffs and sealed the first in a close 4-3 win over the Wiggins Tigers. Jake Blazon pitched five innings and Carson Klinzmann two with scores by Klinzmann, Ethan Quinn, Blazon and Clay Crawford. The next game was against[Read More…]


