MEEKER | Colorado girls wrestling pioneers Cody Pfau and Lauryn Bruggink-Edmonds, attended the Meeker Community Wrestling Club fundraiser barbecue at the historic Green Cabins last Friday, then presented “Wrestling on the White” — an all-girls wrestling clinic — Saturday morning. Pfau wrestled for Meeker High School her freshman year and[Read More…]
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Sanchez brings home Golden Glove trophy
RANGELY | Alex and Jaime Sanchez, boxing brothers and coaches at Sanchez Brothers Boxing Gym in Rangely, have been working their way through the boxing world. Alex, 17, is a soon-to-be Rangely Jr./Sr. High School senior. He has taken a step back from his own boxing career to coach Jaime,[Read More…]
Brown shoots 123 at state golf
MEEKER | Meeker’s Vivian Brown and head golf coach Amanda Back made Cowboy history as Brown was the first lady golfer from Meeker to make it to state, and got it done in their first year of golf. State golf was held at Elmwood Golf Course with a par of[Read More…]
Golf cup returns to Rangely home base
RANGELY | The “cup” is the Rio Blanco County Cup, a traveling trophy which is displayed in the clubhouse of the winning team of a match-play formatted tournament played between golfers from Meeker and Rangely. The Rio Blanco County Cup was first hosted in Rangely in 2007. On June 26[Read More…]
Cowboys place at state
MEEKER | After an entire year without track in 2020, Meeker track and fielders head back to the state competition. This year’s track season started late due to COVID and then ended about a month later than normal, requiring the athletes to be dedicated outside of their normal school year.[Read More…]
Panthers perform well at state meet
RANGELY | Escorted out of town this past Wednesday by proud family and cheering friends, a claw of Panthers left Rangely for a weekend of competition against the state’s finest athletes at the Colorado State Track and Field Championships. Taking their time to stretch out and run in Georgetown and[Read More…]
2021 State Track Photos
Photos at the 2021 state track meet in Denver. | MATT SCOGGINS PHOTO
‘Cheaters v. Slackers’
RANGELY | On Saturday, June 19, at the Field of Dreams in Rangely, one of the most highly contested, trash-talked, non-stop laughing, dream extending, age proving baseball games took place. In the sweltering heat, the Rangely High School baseball team took the diamond against their former alumni, coaches and fathers.[Read More…]
Panthers off to state
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers had two meets this last week before heading into state competition. On Tuesday, June 15 the Panthers hosted their second meet of the year and then a few went to West Grand for a last chance meet. The Panthers at Dusk meet had 10 teams[Read More…]
23 MHS athletes head to Lakewood
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys are sending 11 boys and 12 girls, including alternates, to the 2021 Colorado High School Track Meet. The meet begins Thursday and will wrap up Saturday in Lakewood at Jefferson Stadium. Boys 100 meter dash–Jeremy Woodward, Kelton Turner Boys 400 meter run–Colby Clatterbaugh Boys 300[Read More…]
Vivian Brown first MHS girls golfer to qualify for state tourney
MEEKER | It was another first for lady Cowboy golf as they traveled to their regional tournament in Alamosa. “We had a wonderful time at regionals,” commented head coach Amanda Back, “we began with a practice round at Cattails Golf Course in Alamosa that has a par of 71.” The[Read More…]
Meeker High School boys track team wins league championship
MEEKER | In the second to last track meet of the year, the Cowboys traveled to Grand Junction for two days full of competition. “The league meet went well for the kids,” began head coach John Strate. The boys’ team won the League Championship, and “the girls team really surprised[Read More…]
