RANGELY | Rangely’s 2-10 overall record did not portend a nail-biter prior to hosting the 9-3 Meeker Cowboys last Thursday. However, it was senior night for the Panthers and the intensity on defense was evident as the first quarter saw an 8-7 Panther advantage. The defensive battle continued through the[Read More…]
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Lady Panthers end season fourth in league
RANGELY | Rangely’s lady Panthers closed out their 2021 basketball season with a loss to the No. 6 Paonia Eagles. This game determined the third and fourth place teams out of the 2A Western Slope League. Since the league was split into two divisions this year, teams had to cross[Read More…]
SWIM TEAM …
Meeker High School junior Hailey Knowles competed with Moffat County 400-yard free relay teammates–Moffat County High School seniors Ellina Jones, Alexa Neton and Kelsey McDiffett (top) in Thornton this weekend at the Veteran’s Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC) for the 3A State Meet. At regionals last week the relay team dropped[Read More…]
Fritzlan rides in The American Rodeo
Takes home $100K, sits atop 2021 PRCA ranks RANGELY | Professional bull rider Colten Fritzlan of Rifle, Colorado, has done it again in Arlington Texas, this time at RFD-TV’s The American. The American is an annual event that occurs each year at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[Read More…]
Panthers end wrestling season at regionals
RANGELY I This weekend the Panther wrestling team competed in the regional tournament. This is the tournament that determines who makes it to state. “In a “normal” year, the top four placers of this tournament qualify for the Big Show,” commented head coach JC Chumacero, “and this year they only[Read More…]
Cowboys enter ‘Sweet 16’ basketball tonight
MEEKER | Last week was a good week for Meeker Cowboy Basketball. They needed Vail Christian to beat Vail Mountain and come away with two wins in the final games of the regular season, and it all worked out in their favor. The major 88-49 win over Hayden had the[Read More…]
Six Cowboys headed to state wrestling tourney
MEEKER | Hosts of the CHSAA 2A Region 1 tournament, the Meeker Cowboys will send six boys to the “Big Show.” Ty Goedert (113 pounds), Trae Kennedy (120), Connor Blunt (145), Kelton Turner (160), Brendan Clatterbaugh (170), and Colby Clatterbaugh (195) are the 2021 Meeker Cowboy State Wrestling qualifiers. “Generally[Read More…]
EIGHTH GRADE B-BALL …
In this COVID year, the eighth grade Meeker Cowboys girls basketball team has only played three games and only has three more scheduled. “These girls are a great bunch of kids that work hard,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt, “They improved a lot from the first game to our last.”[Read More…]
Cowboys 2-2 on the week
MEEKER | Last weekend the Cowboys went 2-2 for the week. “Three out of our four games were good games, we were tested, and they were really exciting,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. As reported last week the Cowboys lost in overtime to Moffat County on Tuesday, the next day[Read More…]
Rangely’s Scoggins named RMAC 2020-21 Summit Award Winner
RANGELY | CSU-Pueblo track and field student-athlete Patrick Scoggins of Rangely was the men’s 2020-21 RMAC Indoor Track and Field Summit Award Winner. The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA), participating at the final sites for the RMAC Championships. Scoggins owns a 4.0[Read More…]
Panthers put on hometown show
RANGELY | This weekend the Panther wrestling team hosted its first home wrestling dual of the year competing against Dove Creek, Nucla and North Park. “Last weekend against Meeker I felt the men were lacking intensity,” commented head coach JC Chumacero, “but they had a really good week and practiced[Read More…]
Meeker to host wrestling regionals this weekend
MEEKER | Cowboy wrestling has entered the postseason. This week Meeker High School will host the 2A regionals for the Western Slope. Teams attending this year are: Cedaredge, Dolores, Dove Creek, Hayden, Hotchkiss, Ignacio, Lyons, Mancos, Meeker, North Park, Norwood, Nucla, Olathe, Paonia, Rangley, Soroco and West Grand. Regional brackets[Read More…]
