MEEKER | Twelve Cowboys competed during the Region 5 middle school tournament, all trying to wrestle their way to Colorado middle school state tournament. Nearly 200 boys were in Montrose, Colo., competing for seven spots in each weight, with no school class size distinction. Only in high school does[Read More…]
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Winter weather delays baseball season, first game set for Mar. 29
MEEKER | A wintry start to the 2019 baseball season found the first games of the year moved and finally canceled. In his first year as head coach for the Meeker Cowboys baseball program, Donald Blazon was “disappointed” by the beginning. Unable to yet even practice outside on the field[Read More…]
Rangely track runs in Rifle
RANGELY | The Rangely High School track and field team took to their first meet on Friday, March 15 in Rifle. With all the snow and cold weather lately this was the first time many of the athletes had touched the track this season. “I was impressed with how well[Read More…]
Rangely middle school wrestlers finish season
RANGELY | The Rangely middle school wrestling team finished their season this past weekend. The Panthers hosted the Hayden Tigers in a dual meet on Friday. Winning matches for the Panthers were Landon Carlson, Anthony Dorris, Kobey Chism, Sage Rhea, Jaxon Torsell and Kasen LeBleu. On Saturday the team competed[Read More…]
Meeker hosts middle school tournament
MEEKER | Regular season middle school wrestling wrapped up with the Western Slope Championships hosted by the Meeker Cowboys, who also took first place with 256 points, narrowly beating Moffat County by four points. Results: First place: Reed Goedert (70), Casey Brink (100), Connor Blunt (125), Brendan Clatterbaugh (135), Elijah[Read More…]
MHS track competes in Rifle, preps for home meet
MEEKER | The first track meet of the year, and the team traveled out of Meeker to Rifle in 2 degree weather, to be met in Rifle with temperatures nearing 40 degrees by mid-day. “The kids did well in Rifle on Friday,” said head coach John Strate. “We were very[Read More…]
Top archer …
Shane Kobald (left) of Meeker received first place in the Colorado State Archery Association spring indoor shoot. He competed as a PSE Shop Shooter through McGuire Auto Parts in the category of Bowhunter Freestyle. COURTESY PHOTO
WRBM Volleyball …
The WRBM Rec and Park District just wrapped up its 2019 adult rec volleyball season. There were five teams in the six-man division and five teams in the four-man division. “We would like to say thank you to everyone that participated this year! Congratulations to EMC for winning both the[Read More…]
Gold for Scoggins …
Patrick Scoggins, running for CSU-Pueblo, took home gold this past weekend at the Indoor National Championships as part of the distance medley relay. Earning All-American honors along the way, Scoggins ran the first leg of the relay (1,200 meters), followed by Shawne Horne (400 meters), Devundrick Walker (800 meters), and[Read More…]
MHS track team ready to start season
MEEKER | Spring is just around the corner and it is Cowboy track season. Meeker has 50 athletes that include a mix of returning seniors and underclassmen. Returning Cowboy seniors are state qualifiers Andy Kracht, Tannen Kennedy and Pake Burke. “Kracht should shine this year in the jumping and sprinting[Read More…]
RHS baseball season gets underway
RANGELY | The Rangely High School 2019 baseball team started its official practice on Monday, Feb. 25. The team for this year looks strong as eight of nine starters return for the varsity program. This year is also exciting because the number of players is high enough for a junior[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys end season with 23-3 record
MEEKER | Meeker wrapped up a very successful 2018-2019 season with a couple of nail-biters at the Colorado State Basketball Tournament. After a long trip over the mountains, Meeker faced off against Del Norte Thursday morning at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland, Colo. Megan Shelton opened the scoring with[Read More…]
