MEEKER | “We have some new faces,” Meeker High School cross country coach Marty Casey said about his team, which will run competitively for the first time this season in Grand Junction, Saturday. “We have also changed our schedule a bit and it will be fun to see our runners[Read More…]
Sports
Softball …
Ace Trucking wins coed softball tourney
MEEKER | Ace Trucking capped off an undefeated season with a 19-15 win over Ripped Shorts, the defending champs, in the championship game of the annual Coed Softball League, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks. “Thanks to the rec. district for another great season and the maintenance crew for[Read More…]
Couples tournament nets out for locals
MEEKER | Twenty-eight couples were split into two flights for the annual Couples tournament held at the Meeker Golf Course last weekend, where locals were not the best golfers on the course but they finished with the best net scores in the end. The Chapman format was used for the[Read More…]
Panther golfers begin season at Cedaredge
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers started another season on Thursday of last week. The team traveled to Cedaredge to play one of the toughest back nines on the Western Slope. Playing in the number one slot is Phil Arnold, Marshall Webber in the two spot, Nick Massey at the three[Read More…]
Hurricanes take three to state championship
RANGELY | Three of the Rangely Hurricanes adventured down to Lamar, Colo., for the seasonal state championship meet this past weekend. The seasonal meet changes locations each year which is fun since it gives swimmers a chance to experience different pools and different areas of the state. Rangely had the[Read More…]
Local runners push themselves, each other to run farther
MEEKER | Distance running is considered an individual sport by most but when the distance is 100 miles and takes more than 24 hours to complete, a runner might need some help, which is what local runners Lisa Belmonte, John and Christopher Strate, Carly Thompson and Kris Casey did for[Read More…]
RHS football …
Cedar Ridges Golf Course stays busy with tournaments
RANGELY | The Rangely Open was held two weeks ago, the 27-hole two-man was held last Saturday and the annual couples tournament will be held this weekend at the Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely. “The course is definitely in peak shape,” course manager Chris Hejl said of the condition[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series names event leaders through July
MEEKER | The Meeker Summer Rodeo series produced by Farris Bucking Bulls of New Castle continues today at 7 p.m., Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Tonight’s performance will be the ninth of the series which continues every Thursday through Aug. 31. The current event leaders through July 27 are: bull riding,[Read More…]
Anderson, Klinglesmith compete in national rodeo finals
MEEKER | Ellie Anderson and Lori Ann Klinglesmith have been riding horses and rodeoing since they were young and both qualified, for the first time, to compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo, held last week in Gillette, Wyo. Anderson and Klinglesmith rodeoed as part of the Wyoming High[Read More…]
Rangely girls finish with 8-1 record…
