MEEKER I Saturday will be a day of free fun and games as the ERBM Recreation & Parks District plays host to Winter Blast for kids and adults featuring a variety of competitions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paintbrush Park, 101 Ute Road, which is just opposite the[Read More…]
Sports
MHS wrestlers No. 3 in state…
The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team, currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the Mat Rankings, will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley tonight at Meeker High School, starting at 6 p.m. The Cowboys and the Rangely Panthers are both in the field of 32 teams wrestling in the[Read More…]
Rangely and Meeker’s high school teams back in action this week
MEEKER I Winter sports teams in Rio Blanco County will start the 2016 portion of their schedules tonight, when the Meeker Cowboy wrestling team hosts two teams, while Rangely’s wrestling team and the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will take to the courts starting on Friday.
Panther girl cagers fall before break
RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ basketball squad played South Routt County (Soroco) in the final game before the holiday break. The team came up short against the Rams, giving the girls a breather over the holidays.
Rangely boys’ basketball squad tops Soroco before holiday break
RANGELY I The Rangely High School boys’ basketball team posted a big win in their last game of the pre-holiday as they beat South Routt County (Soroco) by a 56-52 margin.
Meeker cagers 5-0 after 53-39 victory over Olathe Pirates
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team stretched their season-opening winning streak to five games this year with a game on Dec. 18 on the road in Olathe. Meeker went in against the 3A team and did not seem intimidated.
Cowboys 4.0
Cowboys place 3 at Panther Invitational
MEEKER I With almost half of the varsity wrestlers taking ACT tests on Dec. 12, seven Cowboys wrestled in the Panther Invitational and three placed in the top three.
Meeker’s T.J. Shelton wins Warrior Classic title; MHS earns ‘Best Small School’
MEEKER I T.J. Shelton has won many wrestling tournaments in his career, including three Colorado state titles, but he had never won a Warrior Classic title until his senior season.
Meeker girls’ basketball team falls in contest against Olathe Pirates
MEEKER I “The game was closer than the final score,” Meeker girls’ basketball coach Greg Chintala said of the 42-29 loss to the Pirates in Olathe on Friday.
Deleon takes third in Rangely mat tourney, Lucero wins consolation
RANGELY I “Our guys competed with an entirely new attitude,” Rangely High School wrestling coach Travis Witherell said. “It was such an improvement from last week and I’m very pleased with how we did.” The Panthers wrestled in the West Grand Invitational in Kremmling with five wrestlers and how they[Read More…]
ERBM Volleyball…
The ERBM Recreation and Park District offered a youth volleyball program in Meeker for the first time this fall. A combined third- and fourth-grade team played in-house games with the combined fifth- and sixth-grade team, split into two teams, traveled and played in New Castle and Rifle. The fifth- and[Read More…]
