MEEKER | The Cowboys took to the road for the first time this season for basketball. “We had expected Vail Christian to be a tough team, but they weren’t as tough as I thought, we just could not shoot the ball very well, the shots are just not going,” commented[Read More…]
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ALL CONFERENCE & ALL STATE …
Panther wrestlers close year out with a bang
RANGELY | The Rangely Panther Wrestlers have closed out 2021 with a bang. Over the weekend, the Panthers headed to West Grand for a pair of duals on Friday and a tournament on Saturday. The Panthers started out a little slow with their first matchup against the West Grand Mustangs,[Read More…]
Cowboys take second at Warrior Classic tourney
MEEKER | Eleven Cowboy wrestlers traveled to the Warrior Classic Tournament this past weekend, for a two day, 32 person bracket tournament, one of the toughest in the west. “Our kids wrestled really well, from the first week, to the second week, to this week, we have gotten progressively better,”[Read More…]
VOLLEYBALL AWARDS …
Congratulations to the Meeker Cowboy Volleyball players receiving awards for this year. In order from left to right: Savannah Mendenhall and Aspen Merrifield, Western Slope League Honorable Mentions; Emma Luce, first team All Conference, Western Slope Player of the Year and first team CHSAA All State; Tatumn Kennedy, first team[Read More…]
Panthers beat Nucla
RANGELY | The lady Panthers were at home last weekend for the Rangely Tournament. “A lot of good things happened, and a lot of learning from a young group of athletes,” said head coach Jimmie Mergelman. “On Friday, we played Dove Creek, a very good 1A team. We didn’t come[Read More…]
Panthers undefeated in weekend tournament
RANGELY | Teams from seven schools battled for dominance at the 2021 Rangely Shootout, featuring 19 basketball games in three gyms over two days. On the boys’ side, the Rangely Panthers walked away with bragging rights as they went undefeated over the weekend. In other play, Ouray defeated North Park[Read More…]
Eight teams compete at WREA Cowboy Shootout
MEEKER | The White River Electric Association Shootout proved to be a competitive weekend for the eight teams participating. “We knew when we built this tournament that the competition was going to be good,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. “Aspen is a state qualifier returning, Palisade is 3A, Lotus is[Read More…]
MHS wrestling competes in Cedaredge, Delta
MEEKER I Varsity opened the weekend with a dual in Cedaredge, it was supposed to be a tri dual, but due to weather Buena Vista was unable to attend. Each team had two open weights, the Cowboys lost 45-30, but Cedaredge did some shuffling to create one of the open[Read More…]
Panthers compete in first tournament of season
RANGELY | This weekend the Rangely Panther wrestling team competed in their first tournament of the year. Friday they dualed the Soroco Rams coming away with 54-6 victory. “The Rams gave up a lot of weights,” commented head coach JC Chumacero, “but we out-wrestled them, which is what we look[Read More…]
WREA Cowboy Shootout starts girls basketball
MEEKER I After a break in 2020 the White River Electric Association Cowboy Shootout was hosted for the girls last weekend. It was the 20th anniversary of the event. Competing this year were Meeker, Lotus, Coal Ridge, Soroco, Hayden, Coronado, Mancos and Nucla. Coal Ridge took home the top trophy,[Read More…]
B-BALL SENIORS …
