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Long-time Meekerite Scott Bowman is new greenskeeper at Meeker Golf Course
MEEKER I Long-time Meekerite Scott Bowman will be the new greenskeeper at Meeker Golf Course this summer. On Saturday he spoke of his thoughts and visions for the Meeker course. Originally born in Brush, Colo., Bowman, 49, arrived in Meeker when he was 2 years old, and he has always[Read More…]
Rangely track team has good final meet, state meet is this weekend
RANGELY I The Rangely High School track teams braved lousy weather this past weekend at the Tiger Invitational in Grand Junction on Friday and Saturday, the last chance for the athletes to turn in times or heights to qualify for state.
12 MHS tracksters headed to state championships
MEEKER I A dozen Meeker athletes will compete in the 2015 Colorado Track and Field Championships starting today in Denver at Jefferson County Stadium.
MHS girls’ team smashes school record in the 1,600-meter relay
MEEKER I With one track meet left in the regular season, many Meeker athletes have pre-qualified for the 2015 Colorado State Track and Field Meet, with several on the cusp of qualifying and hoping to do so at Saturday’s meet in Grand Junction.
Rangely boys second, girls eighth as Panthers host league championship
RANGELY I Rangely hosted the Western Slope 2A League Track and Field Championships on Saturday with 12 teams participating from West Grand to Cedaredge and close to 300 athletes participating in six field events, 8 individual running events and five relays.
Barone wraps up its track season
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School track athletes completed their 2015 season on Saturday in Baggs. Made up of seventh and eighth graders, the team competed at Coal Ridge, Rangely and also had a fun night of relays in Craig on Thursday.
MHS baseball team takes streak of four wins to weekend district tourney
MEEKER I The Meeker High School Cowboys baseball team will take a four-game winning streak into the district tournament this weekend in Delta, where the champion will advance to the state tournament.
Youth wrestling…
“Our community rocks,” Meeker Community Wrestling Club Coach Carl Padilla said after the annual Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tournament Saturday at Meeker High School. More than 350 wrestlers, including 62 from Meeker, participated in the tournament, which is an all-volunteer effort. “I’m extremely proud to call Meeker home,” Padilla[Read More…]
Rangely golfers win Meeker scramble
MEEKER I “Everybody watched it snow for an hour, then at 11, we went out and had four hours of sunshine,” Meeker Golf Course manager Scott Bowman said of the weather delay of the three-person scramble held Saturday. “It was awesome.” Nine teams, including two from Rangely, endured the weather[Read More…]
RHS soccer girls improve
RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ soccer team has seen a lot of improvement this year, according to head coach Patsy Wanstedt. After last weekend’s play, Wanstedt noted that the team has scored more goals while holding the opposition to fewer scores.
