Some of Rangely’s littlest Panther fans helped fire up the crowd during a game last week. Matt Scoggins Photo
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Panther middle school b-ball begins
RANGELY | The eighth grade A team ran into a very tough Meeker Cowboys squad Saturday and were defeated by a score of 38-4. The Cowboys were a much taller team and led to numerous offensive rebound easy baskets. Playing for the eighth grade this year are Justin Allred, Ayden[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys No. 1 in Western Slope League
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys volleyball team had another successful weekend. Brining the Grand Valley Cardinals to Meeker for their breast cancer awareness day, the Cowboys beat the Cardinals in three games. The Cowboys also traveled to Paonia on Friday to compete against the Paonia Eagles where they won their[Read More…]
Panther runners qualify for state
RANGELY | The Panthers headed to the Regional 4 2A meet held in Delta on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. The meet had 17 teams from as far north as West Grand and as far south as Ignacio. The runners knew that they needed to place in the top 15 or[Read More…]
Cowboys–34, Paonia–0
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys had their last regular season away game for the year at Paonia. The Eagles have traditionally been the toughest league opponent the Cowboys face. “Paonia is always a tough environment to play in, tough hard-nosed kids, well-coached, and we are very excited for the win,”[Read More…]
Panthers face Rams
RANGELY | The Soroco Rams, with their 5-1 record (1-1 in the Western Slope League), traveled to Rangely to take on the Panthers on the Rangely Nick Lancaster Memorial game. The Panthers came into the game with a 4-2 record and were looking to stretch their mark to 5-2 and[Read More…]
Rangely v-ball falls to Soroco Rams, beats Debeque
RANGELY | Rangely High School volleyball hosted Soroco on Friday, Oct. 18. JV started out with some great plays and just couldn’t hang on to the first set. Rangely tried to rally back in the second set but still fell short. Hoping to bounce back from the previous weekend, Rangely looked[Read More…]
Former Spartan becomes youngest basketball coach in state of Massachusetts
RANGELY | Colorado Northwestern Community College brings a lot of great things to Rio Blanco County, but it’s not every day that we get to see what’s next for some of CNCC’s students. Timmance McKinney played men’s basketball for the Spartans during the 2016-2017 season. McKinney’s personal basketball career ended[Read More…]
Meeker softball team wraps season 3-20 overall
MEEKER | Cowboy softball came to a close earlier than they had hoped. Thursday the girls traveled to Palisade to take on the class 4A Bulldogs. In a tight match, the Cowboys narrowly missed the victory. The final score was 16-15. This was the first of two losses during homecoming[Read More…]
Last regular meet for Panther XC
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers cross country team had their last regular meet of the season on Wednesday, Oct. 9. They traveled to the Rifle Creek Golf Course to run the Rifle Invitational. The meet was bigger than usual with a total of 21 teams with 170 girls and 169[Read More…]
Cowboy harriers look to Delta regionals
MEEKER | The Cowboy cross country team traveled for their homecoming competition to the Rifle Cross Country Invitational. “It was a nice afternoon for racing,” commented head coach Marty Casey. “The course was in great shape, and was fast, as usual.’’ Nine Cowboys competed and nine runners posted new personal[Read More…]
Panthers beat Tigers
RANGELY | On a cold, blustery Friday, Oct. 11, the Rangely Panthers football team got back into the swing of winning against the Hayden Tigers. The win came after a crazy week of events where athletes found themselves building parade floats, painting windows, participating in the powder puff football game[Read More…]
