FRIDAY UPDATE: Meeker girls’ JV team were bested by Grand Valley Thursday with a score of 40-52. MEEKER | As the season opened last Friday, the girls’ varsity team took the court for the first time in the brand new gym as hosts to the Rangely Panthers. A young team,[Read More…]
Sports
Rangely girls 1-1 on season
RANGELY | Basketball season is once again in full force as Rio Blanco County rivals squared off against each other on Friday, Jan. 29, in Meeker High School’s new gym. The lady Panthers enter the 2021 season with an overhaul of the team they put on the floor from the[Read More…]
MHS football awards
MEEKER | The 2020 Meeker Cowboy football team once again made it to the playoffs; ending the season with a 5-2 record and 10th in Division 1A, according to MaxPreps. Recognizing the efforts of the boys and making the All-Conference team were Colby Clatterbaugh, Cooper Main, Ryan Phelan, Jeremy Woodward,[Read More…]
Wrestlers somersault into season
MEEKER | Monday, Jan. 18 came and went without wrestling practice in Meeker; the entire team had entered quarantine the day before. The following Monday dawned a new day; it still wasn’t a full wrestling room, but the kids were there and ready to practice. This year’s returning seniors are[Read More…]
SENIORS …
Rangely basketball compliance rules RANGELY | Rangely High School Basketball games begin this weekend. To maintain compliance with State mandated spectator restriction of 50 under level “Orange,” Rangely School District is enacting the following measures: n Capacity restrictions only allow for the immediate family of participants to attend in person.n[Read More…]
Cowboy basketball gets underway with first game this week
MEEKER | Cowboy basketball is finally in full swing. The winter sports seasons were delayed from the beginning of the school year, delayed again, and finally the first official practices were set for Jan. 18, but both teams were unable to make it to the court that week. The boys,[Read More…]
Area wrestlers compete at Vernal tournament
RBC | With open gyms and tournaments in other states, RBC club wrestlers participated in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Vernal, Utah, last Saturday. The TOC has been known to be one of the toughest tournaments in the area. This year the tournament was divided into varsity, junior varsity[Read More…]
CHSAA Season B will start practice Jan. 18 after CDPHE variance approval
RBC | Following multiple meetings in the past week, including this weekend, CHSAA has secured variances from CDPHE and state officials which will allow all Season B sports and activities to begin practice on Jan. 18. The following sports have been approved to start practice on Jan. 18: Ice hockey,[Read More…]
The sky’s the limit …
Colten Fritzlan, 20, competed in his first National Finals Rodeo this year and finished third the final world standings, earning the bull-riding Rookie of the Year title, and won the average at the NFR by scoring in seven of the 10 rounds. Fritzlan’s season total earnings are $241,446.89. He is[Read More…]
Season B sports delayed as statewide COVID cases rise
RBC | The start of Season B sports has been delayed, following communication between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado High School Activities Association late Sunday night. This change also affects the planned start of Seasons C and D, which have also been delayed. In[Read More…]
Fritzlan third, Wallace first at National Finals Rodeo
RANGELY | Chris LeDoux sang it best; It’s the Finals, the NFR, the Series of the sport. Hey rookie can you take 10 head have you got the heart? Rookie cowboys Colten Fritzlan of Rifle and Ty Wallace, originally from Collbran, Colorado, and now Oklahoma, have been cleaning house and[Read More…]
CHAMP …
“World Champion” is the most coveted title in ProRodeo. The sport’s world champions are crowned at the conclusion of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, based on total season earnings at PRCA rodeos across the continent, including monies earned at the Wrangler NFR. The PRCA crowns eight world titlists; each receives[Read More…]
