RANGELY | Last Tuesday the lady Panthers traveled to Vail Christian for the first round of the district tournament, going in as the No. 5 seed. “We did a nice job coming out strong especially in the second quarter outscoring them 15-4,” said head coach Jimmie Mergelman, adding, “The Panthers[Read More…]
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Cowboys take third at districts, play Highland at Ault Friday
MEEKER | The 22-point victory over Soroco on Tuesday meant the Cowboys played the district tournament on the championship side of the bracket. Meeker took on the number one ranked team in the league, Vail Christian. Meeker jumped out to a first quarter lead but by halftime found themselves down[Read More…]
Rangely eighth grade girls basketball team takes on district tourney
RANGELY | Both Rangely eighth grade teams finished their seasons at the district tournament in Steamboat Springs on Feb. 9. The eighth grade B team started the day with a close win against Meeker. The Panthers led at the half 9-5 but found themselves tied 13-13 to start the fourth[Read More…]
Seventh grade girls basketball ends season with 7-1 record
RANGELY | The Rangely seventh grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Steamboat for the district tournament. The “B” team faced Meeker first where the teams were very evenly matched. The score stayed within a couple points of each other throughout the entire game. The Panthers came up a bit short[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Soroco 60-38
MEEKER | The 59-25 victory over the Hayden Tigers leaves the Meeker Cowboys with a final, regular season record of 9-10. The Cowboys knew going in they had already sealed the number five spot in the league and would begin district play Tuesday. The Hayden defeat can be attributed to an[Read More…]
Lady Panthers win two, lose one in busy weekend of league games
RANGELY | The lady Panthers had a busy weekend with three league games. They traveled to West Grand on Thursday and “came out pretty slow” according to head coach Jimmie Mergelman, but the girls went on to win the game 46-29. Skylar Thacker finished with 25, Hannah Wilkie with eight, Marlena[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys enter post-season as number one seed in 2A
MEEKER | The 18-1 lady Cowboys basketball team has entered its post-season, seizing the league title before the regular season ended and seeding them in the number one spot moving into districts. Wrapping up their last regular season game on the road, they dominated Hayden with a 30 point victory, 53-23.[Read More…]
Coombs qualifies for state tourney
RANGELY | The wrestling season came to an unfortunate end for all but one of the Panthers at the regional tournament. For a second year in a row, junior Tytus Coombs (138) is the lone Rangely wrestler to advance to the 2019 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, aka, “The Big Show,” this[Read More…]
Seven Cowboys wrestle their way to state
MEEKER | For the first time, the regional wrestling tournament was held inside the Montrose County Events Center, wrestled on five mats, featuring 10 teams from 2A and 3A, with the top four wrestlers qualifying in each of the 14 weights advance to the 2019 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, where all[Read More…]
Elks Hoop Shoot … (PHOTO)
Rangely Elks Lodge #1907 hosted their annual hoop shoot on Dec. 3. Twenty young shooters competed in the hoop shoot with the top winner advancing to the district shoot in Rifle. The 8-9 year old girls’ champion was Rachel Elder. Elder could not make the trip to Rifle due to[Read More…]
Kennedy sets record with 145th win
MEEKER | Cowboy senior Tannen Kennedy became the winningest wrestler in Meeker High School history when he won his 145th varsity match of his high school career last Saturday, in front of his hometown fans in the Meeker Duals, the final matches of the 2019 regular season. “Tannen shows up everyday,”[Read More…]
Panthers ready for regionals
RANGELY | The Rangely wrestling team was idle in the final week of the regular season but Panther head coach J.C. Chumacero said the team is ready to compete in the state-qualifying regional tournament, starting Friday in Montrose. “We are healthy and seem mentally prepared,” coach Chumacero said. “We train all[Read More…]
