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…]
Sports
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…]
Gorilla of the week …
On the top of the podium, Tanner Goodwin of Meeker took first place in the 95 lb. bracket at the Soroco tournament. “Tanner is my gorilla of the week,” said head coach Todd Morris, “He had five pins and one win by decision.” Also placing were Adriana Price—third, Casey Brink—third,[Read More…]
Young Panthers compete
RANGELY | The Rangely middle school wrestlers traveled to Hayden last Friday afternoon and competed in a four man round robin dual. The Panther wrestlers wrestled very well and came out of the dual with three undefeated wrestlers: Landon Carlson (85), Kobey Chism(110) and Jaxon Torsell (140). On Saturday the[Read More…]
Correction
MEEKER | Forty-eight Meeker High School (MHS) wrestlers have finished as state runners-up in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships, not 39, as incorrectly written in the “Colorado State Wrestling Tournament 2019” article, which appeared in the Feb. 28, 2019, edition of the Herald Times. We regret the error. Meeker head[Read More…]
Scoggins named to RMAC first team
RANGELY | Rangely High School alumni Patrick Scoggins was named first team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) twice for his participation on the Colorado State University-Pueblo relay teams. The distance medley relay team (DMR) is ranked fifth going into the National Championships. Scoggins runs the 1,200 leg. DMR goes 1,200, 400, 800,[Read More…]
Last game …
Last weekend the lady Panthers traveled to Ignacio for the regional playoff games and faced the No. 8 team from Ignacio. “The Panthers came out to a great start. At the end of the first quarter the score was tied 7-7, and going into half we were up 20-18,” said[Read More…]
Cowboys wrap up basketball season
MEEKER | Cowboy basketball had a rough beginning to the season, 3-2 after the first five games, but turned the season around and made it to the final 32. “We got better as the season progressed,” said head coach Klark Kindler, “We had a few bumps along the way, mainly[Read More…]
Rangely middle school wrestlers open season
RANGELY | Rangely middle school wrestling opened its season last Saturday in the Fruita dual team tournament. Rangely ended the day going 3-2 in the duals and a 3-way tie for second place. Rangely started the duals against eventual champion Fruita. “We did not wrestle up to our potential and plain[Read More…]
BMS wrestling gets underway
MEEKER | Middle school Cowboy wrestling opened this week in a tri with Hayden and Craig on Tuesday followed by the Gypsum Creek Middle School Tournament in Gypsum, Colo., on Saturday. Coaching this year are head coach Todd Morris, assistant coach Kurt Blunt and volunteers Steve Gianinetti and Chris Selle.[Read More…]
Regional champs bound for state
MEEKER | After a nail biter Saturday against the Holyoke Dragons, the third-ranked lady Cowboys are headed to state. Coming out on top in districts, Meeker hosted Dolores, Holyoke, and Denver Christian for the regional four-team bracket last weekend. Games began Friday with the Cowboys winning handily against Dolores 70-12.[Read More…]
