MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy football team will hit the field Monday, Aug. 1 for their official start of the fall season. This year the Cowboys have a new head coach Andy Coryell, and while he is new in his role as head coach, he has been with the team[Read More…]
Meeker Sports
WRESTLING SUMMIT …
Athos Life, a company owned and operated by Dr. Justin Grant and his wife Rebekah Grant, hosted their first inaugural wrestling summit up at Meadow Lake over the weekend. The summit featured wrestling coaches from Meeker and the surrounding area including Trevor Grant, Stryker Lane, Tytus Coombs, and TJ Shelton.[Read More…]
Rodeo results from July 21
MEEKER | #8 Team Roping — Leah Wood/Cody EdingerMixed Team Roping — Leah Wood/Joe Wood 11 Team Roping — Joe Wood/Clay Reynolds Jr./Sr. Team Roping — Whit Watson/Brett WatsonDally Ribbon Roping — Cody Edinger/Sherry DexterOpen Breakaway — Deana WoodLadies Breakaway — Beverly SalazarOpen Barrels — Kendra McMillanJr. Barrels — Landree[Read More…]
ALONG FOR THE RIDE …
Robert Gracie, this week’s bull rider , won $2,500. July 14 results: 8 Team Roping – Teresa Anderson/Joe Wood Mixed Team Roping – Shannay Roman/Casey Roman 11 Team Roping – Joe Wood/Lenny Klinglesmith Open Breakaway – Lori Ann Klinglesmith Ladies Breakaway – Lori Ann Klinglesmith Open Barrels – Kendra McMillan[Read More…]
RODEO RESULTS …
(Above) Easton Butler on his first mini-bronc ride.Rodeo Winners from July 7:No. 8 Team Roping – Cactus Barnes/Trent VernonMixed Team Roping – Leah Wood/Joe Wood 11 Team Roping – Rusty Taylor/Denton Taylor Jr/Sr Team Roping – Leah Wood/Brett Watson Open Breakaway – Wyatt UptainLadies Breakaway – Shelly PinntOpen Barrels –[Read More…]
A Golf Story
MEEKER | Once upon a time ago, along in the 1980s sometime, three Meeker “Yahoos” by the names of Ray McKee, Bill Zobel and Tom Pilkington decided they needed to play a round of golf. So, they each rounded up some clubs and drove out to the Meeker Golf Course[Read More…]
RIO BLANCO COUNTY CUP …
Members of the Meeker Golf Course Association are pictured with the Rio Blanco County Cup, which will be displayed for the next year in Meeker’s Clubhouse after Rio Blanco County’s east-side golfers outplayed the westsiders in the annual two-day event. Twenty-four golfers from Rangely’s Cedar Ridges Golf Course traveled to[Read More…]
WRESTLING CAMP …
Meeker Cowboy Wrestling attended a team camp in Gunnison this past weekend. “Cowboys had a great camp,” commented assistant coach Carl Padilla. “We ended with a 15-2 record, leaving with our heads held high and with a great experience.” Some new faces joined the team this weekend and the seasoned[Read More…]
SHARPSHOOTER …
Three Meeker Stampede softball teams compete at Grand Junction tournament
RBC | The Meeker Stampede organization brought three teams down to the round robin tournament in Grand Junction this past weekend, June 10-12. The age groups included the 12U team, 14U team and 16U team totaling 43 girls and 18 games in all. The 12U team had a great experience[Read More…]
V. Brown qualifies for state golf
MEEKER | Hailey Knowles and Vivian Brown represented the Meeker Cowboys on the links this week for the 3A Western Slope League golf tournament. Brown shot a 109 and Knowles shot a 118 on very fast greens in inclement weather. ”They were thinking of postponing regionals until Wednesday but per[Read More…]
Meeker tracksters run and jump at state
MEEKER | State track was thwarted by Mother Nature and a strong winter storm that moved into the region Thursday, but not before some of the tracksters were able to compete in beautiful 89 degree and sunny weather. “Our kids are so versatile and easy going,” commented head coach Hallie[Read More…]