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Special Section: 2017 State Wrestling Championships
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RHS girls lose to Paonia
RANGELY | In a very hard fought, physical game, the RHS girls came up short on the scoreboard 45-61 against Paonia. “Paonia is a very good team and there is a reason they are ranked No. 1 in the state. I was proud of the way our girls kept playing.[Read More…]
Panthers advance to district tourney
RANGELY | The Paonia Eagles locked up the league title against Rangely on Friday, Feb. 17, finishing 12-0 in league play. Rangely’s boys put up a good fight in the first half—they trailed 4-14 in the first quarter— but the Panthers roared back in the second quarter outscoring the Eagles[Read More…]
Three MHS students swim for Bulldogs
MEEKER | Meeker High School does not have a swimming team, but that does not keep three Meeker students from swimming on a high school team. Meeker freshmen Jeni Kincher and Kolbi Franklin, along with exchange student Isabel Enzi-Feichter, just completed their first season on the Moffat County Bulldogs’ team.[Read More…]
Rangely girls bring home two more victories, secure home playoff
RANGELY | The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team brought home two more victories last weekend, winning 70-10 against Caprock on Friday and 54-35 against West Grand on Saturday. In the game against Caprock Katye Allred led the scoring with 15 points, Lindzey Thacker had 14 and Katelyn Brown had[Read More…]
Cowboys split league games
MEEKER |The Meeker boys’ basketball team split league games last week and with a win in Oak Creek, in the final game of the regular season Friday, the Cowboys will enter the District tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Cowboys lost 38-46 to the league-leading Eagles in Paonia last[Read More…]
Coombs places fifth at regional tourney
RANGELY | Tytus Coombs was the only wrestler representing Rangely High School in the regional wrestling tournament and the freshman Panther finished fifth, one place short of earning a trip to the 2A Colorado State Wrestling Championships. Coombs, along with classmate Justin Rusher and senior Landon Rowley, were the only[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys split league games
MEEKER | The Meeker girls basketball team lost on the road to top seeded Paonia but pounded DeBeque during senior night in Meeker last Saturday. The lady Cowboys will play their final game of the regular season in Oak Creek Friday and host a District quarterfinal game next Wednesday, Feb.[Read More…]
RHS boys win one, lose one
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball team split their league games last weekend. The Panthers hosted Caprock Academy last Friday. The Panthers looked sluggish in the first half, leading only 34-28 at halftime. However, their defensive adjustments in the second half led to a 66-46 Panther victory. Patrick Scoggins[Read More…]
Nine Cowboys qualify to defend 2A title in Big Show
MEEKER | The Cowboys qualified nine wrestlers for the 2017 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, also known as the “Big Show,” as it brings all classifications into the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, and where, starting today, Meeker will begin its quest to defend its 2A team title. Eight of Meeker’s[Read More…]
Week in Sports: February 9, 2017
Photos courtesy of Bobby Gutierrez and Matt Scoggins
