MEEKER | Spring baseball in western Colorado is more like baseball in less winter. The Cowboys traveled to the banana belt of the region Tuesday to take on the North Fork Miners, a traditional powerhouse in the sport that was once in the same class, the Miners have moved up[Read More…]
Meeker Sports
YOUTH WRESTLING
Last Saturday, Meeker had eight youth wrestle at the Rocky Mountain Nationals Elementary School Regionals Tournament in Grand Junction: Timber Weber, Kaden Krueger, Jaxson McPherson, Uriah Grant, Lucas Simpson, Connor Moody, Bryant Turner and Orion Musser. | COURTESY PHOTOS The tournament was extremely difficult and challenged each of the wrestlers[Read More…]
BMS WRESTLING . . .
(Left) Johnny Rust took 4th place during the Meeker Middle School Tournament last Saturday. (Right) Jace Vroman scored 14 points towards towards Meeker taking second place as a team during the Meeker Middle School Tournament. COURTESY PHOTOS
Cowboy baseball wins two games
MEEKER | The cold and snow in Meeker did not hold the Cowboys back from a two-game victory over Nucla last Friday. All of March’s games will be away due to the winter weather still present in Meeker. “Last year we began the year 0-7, this year we are focusing[Read More…]
MHS harriers brave the cold in Rifle
MEEKER | When the track team left town Friday it was five degrees in Meeker. By the time the track meet finished it was 29 degrees with a windchill of 15 degrees. “Considering the start of the season was multiple weeks indoors, I think our kids did OK,” said assistant[Read More…]
YOUTH ARCHERY
Ten Meeker youth traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado, on March 12 for the Colorado State S3DA Indoor Archery Tournament. Five of them placed in the top three of their class. Brighton Bair earned a first place and also won scholarship opportunities; Auri Murray took second place; Jemma Bair took first[Read More…]
BMS WRESTLING
Barone Middle School wrestlers took first place as a team in South Routt County (Soroco) last weekend, with a number of Cowboys earning gold. | TANIA VALERIANO PHOTOS
MHS golfers ace first test of spring season
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy Lady Golf team opened up their spring season at Chipeta on Monday. Head coach Amanda Back took five girls; Averee Woodward, Aiyana McCook, Adi Knowles and Joelle Soler played in a scramble. Woodward and McCook, the veterans on the scramble team, led the girls to[Read More…]
Meeker High School track season officially underway despite snow
MEEKER | Nothing says track season in Northwest Colorado like not actually being able to see your track as it is covered in snow. “Outdoor spring sports in the mountains that start this early are almost impossible,” said head coach Hallie Blunt. “Our kids are at a disadvantage in the[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys kick off 2023 baseball season
MEEKER | Twenty Cowboys are playing spring ball this year for head coach Donald Blazon. While the team is young, there are multiple returning starters that have been playing varsity since they were freshmen. “We do not have any returning seniors this year,” said Blazon, “our team is young but[Read More…]
BMS WRESTLING
The Barone Middle School wrestlers coached by Stryker Lane have been dominating their middle school wrestling tournaments, with several athletes placing in the Kremmling tournament recently. (Left) First place Said Rodriguez and fourth place Konner Fichter, 140 pounds. (Center) Second place Jace Vroman, 135 pounds. (Right) first place Elijah Rundberg,[Read More…]
WRESTLING AWARDS
The 2023 Meeker High School Wrestling team took home the 2023 Colorado State Wrestling Championship Class 2A State Runner-up trophy home. During the Sunday evening banquet the following six boys took home awards that show the dedication and drive that went into this trophy. The Cowboy awardees are: Trae Kennedy[Read More…]