MEEKER | Baseball season has finally begun. The weather was still not cooperating fully, but the boys were able to compete with a double header in Paonia, Colo., against Nucla and Dove Creek, then another road trip to Carbondale for both JV and varsity matches against Roaring Fork. With a[Read More…]
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Panthers nab three first place finishes in Hotchkiss
RANGELY | With spring break coming to an end 13 Rangely track and field athletes decided to spend part of their last free weekend attending the Hotchkiss Invitational on Saturday, March 23. When they arrived at the meet and found snow covering the infield and surrounding area, they were not[Read More…]
Four middle school Panther wrestlers qualify for state tourney
COURTESY PHOTO RANGELY | Last weekend six Rangely middle school wrestlers and one youth wrestler competed in the regional tournament last Saturday in Montrose. The panther middle school team qualified four wrestlers to the state tournament in Denver starting on Friday. The qualifiers were Kobey Chism, Kasen LeBleu, Reid Zadra,[Read More…]
BMS wrestlers take gold at regional tournament, head to state competition
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…]
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…]
