22 Clay Crawford and #19 Casey Brink make a play against Limon’s defense. The Cowboys lost 14-42. | TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTO The Meeker Cowboys knew that anytime they travel to Limon they can expect a strong team that battles and is very quick and that was exactly who they met.[Read More…]
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Cowboy volleyball heads to Delta and Limon
MEEKER I A big weekend for Cowboy volleyball, especially for the C and JV teams as they had a flurry of games Friday and Saturday. A newly added tournament just last week in Grand Valley meant that most of the girls got a lot of court time and over six[Read More…]
Cowboys fall to Bears, take Eagles, challenge Badgers
Last week was a big test for Cowboy Softball in their second game of the year when they took on yet another solid 4A team in Rifle. The final score was 17-3. “The Rifle Bears are always tough competition but the girls keep getting better and better each time we[Read More…]
ON THE LINKS …
Cowboy golfers competed at the Montrose Red Hawks Tournament Aug. 25. Wil Schwartz shot an 86, Drew Drake shot 100, Alex Garcia shot 107, Montey Franklin shot 115 and Thomas Curry shot 118. The team played in Eagle Wednesday, Aug. 30. | COURTESY PHOTO
Cowboys shut out Miners
In the season opener, the Cowboys met a league opponent, the North Fork Miners, another team that made it to postseason season quarterfinals last year. “Each year is different, we never know how the schedule will end up, it just happened that this year we have a league opponent first,”[Read More…]
Harriers from Rio Blanco County compete in Basalt
MEEKER Meeker High School cross country joined a large field of teams at the Basalt Invitational on Saturday, held at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. The course is fairly flat, and is highlighted by two crossings of a creek. Only two high school races were held, with the girls[Read More…]
COWBOY GOLF …
COURTESY PHOTOScoring from the Devil’s Thumb Golf Tournament were an 88 from Sam Hightower, 90 for Wil Schwartz (above with antelope), 95 for Drew Drake, 109 for Thomas Curry and 110 for Alex Garcia.
Meeker XC hosts Invitational
Five cross country teams joined Meeker for the Invitational meet on Saturday, Aug. 20. The first competition of the season, there were a total of 73 runners on the course between varsity and JV with a good mix of competition from Aspen, Battle Mountain, Rangely, Rifle and Soroco with perfect[Read More…]
Cowboy volleyball starts season with wins
This week Cowboy Volleyball traveled to Plateau Valley on a very rainy Friday for their season home opener. “With 38 girls out for volleyball this year and I have never had a gym this full,” commented head coach Greg Cravens. JV won their games 25-13 and 25-12. “I get ultra[Read More…]
Softball hosts double header
The Cowboys opened their season last Saturday with a home double header against Palisade. “Our softball girls fought hard against 4A Palisade on Saturday but did not come away with the W’s,” commented head coach Kendal Bergman. Game one went 0-11 and game two 6-20, with only three seniors on[Read More…]
Football scrimmage …
The Cowboys scrimmaged against the Moffat County Bulldogs Saturday. Head coach Andy Coryell said that “it went pretty well, there were some real bright spots, and showed us some things that need improvement.” Senior Connor Blunt said that he is “looking forward to the season, it is always good to[Read More…]
COWBOY KICKOFF CLASSIC …
The Meeker Kickoff Classic, the annual golf tournament and fundraiser for the football team, was last weekend. Twelve teams participated in the golf followed by a cornhole tournament and bid on the items in the silent auction. Winners of the golf tournament were the team of Jason and Amanda Back[Read More…]