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…]
Sports
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…]
Cowboys ranked no. 7 in 2A league
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys are currently ranked No. 7 in a field of 13 in the Western Slope 2A League. It has been a difficult road for the Cowboys this year, many tough close matches, nine games ending with scores 10 points or closer. This last weekend they faced Soroco,[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys cinch league title
MEEKER | The lady Cowboy basketball team cinched the league title last Thursday with a commanding victory over Soroco, 59-29. “The girls are mentally preparing each week to play different teams, each with different strengths,” commented head coach Jamie Rogers. “Whether they have to guard a three-point shooter like Chloe Veilleux[Read More…]
Panthers split league contest
RANGELY | The Rangely boys’ basketball team travelled to North Park on Friday, Feb. 8. Spurred by a good defensive team effort, nine Panthers scored in the first two quarters, and Rangely charged to a 30-19 lead at half-time. North Park fought back in the second, but the Panthers managed to[Read More…]
LADY PANTHERS …
On Friday the lady Panthers traveled to North Park for a league match. The Panthers played well and closed the gap to get within two but ended up falling to the Wildcats by 13. Hannah Wilkie led all scorers with 17, followed by Thacker with nine, Wiley, Scoggins and Miller[Read More…]
Softball moves to summertime
Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I Previous softball families, coaches and other interested members of the community met a few weeks ago and discussed the current offerings for our girls in youth softball and weighed the past overall experience with our families’ needs and desires. The main goals were[Read More…]
Meeker duals this Saturday
MEEKER | In the final week of the regular season, the Cowboy wrestling team will host the Meeker Duals Saturday, before the state-qualifying regional tournament held the following weekend. The Cowboys wrestled and beat Paonia in a dual last Thursday in Palisade but lost to the host team. Rifle came[Read More…]
Lady Panthers head to North Park, Paonia this weekend
RANGELY | On Friday the lady Panthers traveled to Meeker for a league match. “Things just did not go the lady Panthers way,” according to head coach Jimmie Mergelman. “We missed a lot of easy shots early and just could not convert. Going into half we were down 9-29 and[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys still undefeated
MEEKER | The lady Cowboys remain strong, dropping slightly in the polls to number seven, likely due to strength of District 5. There is only one other District 5 league member also ranked, Soroco, who now sits just below Meeker at the number eight spot. Another powerful undefeated weekend for the[Read More…]
Cowboys 5-4 in league play
MEEKER | Two wins on the weekend and Cowboy basketball now stands 5-4 on the league and 7-8 overall. The team is averaging 46.2 points per game, up from the previous week as they bested Rangely 63-29 Friday, then traveled to Granby, bringing home another victory over West Grand 50-45. Cole[Read More…]
