The ERBM Recreation and Park District’s flag football programs are underway. Participants in first/second grades showcase their skills every Monday and Wednesday from 5:15-6:15 p.m., while third/sixth grade participants hit the grid iron Tuesday and Thursdays from 5:15-6:15 p.m., both at Paintbrush Park. Above, Jordan Zielinske eludes Gabe Smithers and[Read More…]
Sports
Fifth/Sixth Grade Mustangs …
The Meeker Mustangs fifth/sixth grade team hosted Parachute on Saturday at Starbucks Stadium. The Mustangs were down 12-0 at half time but battled hard to be up six points, 18-12, with only a few minutes remaining. Parachute returned the kick off to tie the game and send it into overtime.[Read More…]
“We never quit.”
The scrappy younger Mustangs took to the gridiron Saturday against a big, bruising bunch from Palisade. Holding to the slogan “we never quit,” the boys quickly established who was boss on the home turf of Starbuck stadium. The swarming defense kept the Piranhas off balance with good pursuit, strong tackling[Read More…]
BMS 8th graders undefeated…
Barone Middle School’s eighth-grade football team, coached by Jason Browning and Clinton Kilduff, finished their season undefeated after beating the Sailors in Steamboat Springs last Saturday. “The eighth-graders had a great year,” coach Browning, who coached his second undefeated team in 12 years, said. “It was a fantastic accomplishment, however,[Read More…]
Cowboys win again, remain undefeated
By Bobby Gutierrez [email protected] MEEKER | A 34-7 win over the Grand Valley Cardinals last Saturday in Parachute, extends the Meeker Cowboys’ winning streak to six, their last loss coming in the Colorado 1A state championship game. The Cowboys started the season ranked No. 2 but a formula used by[Read More…]
Lady Panthers are 8-0 in league; play at home Saturday
RBC | Rangely traveled to Hotchkiss last Tuesday. Varsity won in three straight sets, 25-21, 25-19 and 26-24. Katelyn Brown led the team with 12 earned points behind the services line, with KK Fortunato contributed with nine, while Halie Elam led the team in aces with three. Katelyn Brown led[Read More…]
Panthers’ comeback falls short in Hayden
RANGELY | For a second week in a row, the Rangely Panther football team has scored on its first drive but then gave up 36 unanswered points and although they scored twice in the fourth quarter, the comeback was too little, too late. Rangely, currently 1-5, will now travel to[Read More…]
MHS softball ends season 11-1; win district title
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy softball team completed their regular season with a 16-1 victory over the Aspen Skiers on Saturday. Jasmine Patterson and Kenzie Turner led the offensive effort with perfect days at the plate. Pitchers Macko Marshall and Tori Lasker were dominant defensively combining to hold the Skiers[Read More…]
MHS volleyball team wins two more
MEEKER | The lady Cowboy volleyball team added two more wins to its record, including one against a league opponent, keeping them undefeated in league play and in a three-way tie for first place in the Western Slope League, with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Meeker defeated Moffat[Read More…]
Aspen meet tough for MHS cross country; race today in Rifle
MEEKER | Meeker cross country made the trip to Aspen on Saturday for the Chris Severy Invitational. “I feel that the Aspen course is what cross country should be in Colorado—good hill running, great scenery, and a bit of a lack of oxygen!” said coach Marty Casey. The boys’ JV[Read More…]
RHS harriers to finish season today in Rifle after Aspen meet
RANGELY | The Rangely Panther cross country team headed to Aspen this past weekend. It was to be the junior high’s last race of the season. The high school team was still battling sickness and injuries so only two of them ran. With the junior high football season finished the[Read More…]
Jr. high Panthers end football season with loss to Cowboys
RANGELY | The Rangely Junior High School football team traveled to Meeker on Saturday, Sept. 30 to take on a split Meeker squad. The Panther defense came out very strong to start the game by not allowing a positive yard from the Meeker offense until two minutes were left in[Read More…]
