Senior girls on the Meeker softball team for the 2018 season are Mackenzie Marshall, Tori Lasker, Gracie Bradfield, Kenzie Turner and Megan Shelton. TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTO
Sports
Rangely junior high cross country
RANGELY | The junior high Panther runners traveled to Hotchkiss with the high school team to compete with close to 180 middle school boys and girls on a 1.6-mile course. With hardly a flat stretch on the course, the boys were led by Andrew Dorris who crossed the line in[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers golf in full swing
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers golf team season has been in full swing for several weeks with many learning opportunities for younger golfers and competitive opportunities for older members. Each course and each tournament experience has led these golfers to practice feverishly and keep striving for that lower score. The[Read More…]
Meeker cross country sees improved times at Hotchkiss Invitational
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy cross country teams have spent their past few weekends running on some tough courses against great competition from schools of all sizes. There was no separation this past weekend between varsity and JV at the Hotchkiss Invitational, only two races, boys’ and girls’ events. The[Read More…]
RHS lady harriers take fourth in Hotchkiss
RANGELY | The Panther cross country team traveled to Hotchkiss this weekend to tackle the hilly trails behind the Bulldogs high school. Competing with 10 other teams including Meeker, Paonia and Crested Butte, the harriers took on the 5K course that included a 400-yard uphill start on a loose dirt[Read More…]
Panthers conquer Tigers 52-15; team is 3-0
RANGELY | On Saturday the Rangely Panthers had a home game against the Del Norte Tigers. The Panthers started where they left off the week before with a strong first half, out-matching the Tigers 52-7 in the first two quarters. Scoring started with a 10-yard run by Devin Ramirez and[Read More…]
Lady Panthers 5-2 in league play
RANGELY | The volleyball team closed out the weekend with solid wins on Friday and Saturday over South Park and Caprock respectively. On Friday, the Panthers won their match in three games: 25-16, 25-11 and 25-10 and turned around and closed out Caprock in three games on Saturday: 25-18, 25-14[Read More…]
Meeker volleyball ranked 3rd
MEEKER | It was another successful weekend for the Meeker Cowboys volleyball team, who dominated Vail Christian and Vail Mountain. The Cowboys who are currently ranked third in Class 2A with a record of 7-0, ended the weekend winning six of seven sets, only losing their second set of the[Read More…]
Cowboys dominate Bruins…
Softball was in action again Tuesday with Meeker hosting Cedaredge in a double header blowout. The lady Cowboys dominated both games outscoring the Bruins 14-1 and 16-0. The softball team is on the road for their next matchup, traveling to Basalt where both JV and varsity will play, beginning at[Read More…]
Panther golf update
RANGELY | It was a busy week for the golfers as they were in Rifle for a tournament on Tuesday and then in Vernal for a dual on Thursday. Rifle proved to be a good test for the golfers with its challenging holes. Phil Arnold led the charge with 91,[Read More…]
Meeker cross country tackles ‘grueling’ Delta course
MEEKER | The Devil’s Thumb Hill Climb in Delta is a course with a grueling climb, and was the location of the most recent cross country race for the Meeker Cowboys. “This is a very difficult course, but a good early season workout,” said head coach Marty Casey. “We approached[Read More…]
Rodeo winners
The winners of the 2018 Meeker Summer Rodeo Series were announced last Thursday. Jr. bulls—Cade Blunt, amateur bulls—Clay Duram and Caleb Gieselman, ladies’ breakaway—Lori Ann Klinglesmith, No. 8 header—Kristen Egger, No. 8 heeler—Joe Wood, No. 11 header—Casey Griffith, No. 11 heeler—Brett Watson, dally ribbon roper—Cody Edinger, dally ribbon runner—Deanna Wood,[Read More…]
