RANGELY I Leaving at 5:30 a.m. to run a cross country race at an elevation of nearly 8,000 feet on a snowy fall morning in Aspen, Colo., may not be for everyone but it’s exactly what two daring Rangely junior high athletes did this past Saturday.
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Panthers take on tough course
RANGELY I The varsity boys’ cross county team was more fortunate than the junior high runners at Aspen’s Chris Severy Memorial Hill Climb.
Fritzlan wins world title
RANGELY I Colten Fritzlan, 11, left for Ogden, Utah, with dreams and determination to be a world champion. The Chris Shivers Miniature Bullriding World Finals entailed two long rounds with the top 15 advancing to the short round, a total of 40 boys in the junior age group representing 17[Read More…]
Cowboys take it on the chin 0-34
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys dropped a conference game 0-34 to Paonia. It was a game of much contrast.
Panthers lose to Tigers 6-34
RANGELY I The Rangely High School football team lost 6-34 to the Tigers from Hayden last Friday on their home field and will play in Meeker Friday in the Rio Blanco County championship in Starbuck Stadium.
RHS Panthers lose to a solid Hotchkiss Bulldog team
RANGELY I The Panther football team lost to the No. 2 ranked Hotchkiss Bulldogs Friday last on Yeager Field and will host the Hayden Tigers this Friday.
Panthers highest-placing 2A school at Fruita meet
RANGELY I The Anna Banana Wildcat Invitational is a fun and fast race hosted by Fruita Monument to honor the life of Anna Lee Janowitz, who tragically died in automobile accident during her junior year of high school. A booth that provides pictures and other memories of Anna’s life reminds[Read More…]
BMS 8th-graders on winning streak
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School A-team won two more football games last week and will play their final game of the season today in Starbuck Stadium against the Steamboat Springs Sailors. The BMS B-team won one and tied one and will also play its final game at home against[Read More…]
V’ball team splits games
MEEKER I Rangely and Vail Christian played Meeker in last Saturday’s homecoming triangular and split the matches, defeating Rangely but losing to Vail Christian.
Panther volleyball aiming for tourney
RANGELY I The Rangely volleyball team traveled to Meeker last weekend for triangular format play. They had two matches Saturday, both league games, against Vail Christian and Meeker.
Cowboys fumble homecoming game vs. Lake County
RBC I Meeker found a new way to put the ball on the ground Friday night and lost their homecoming game 6-24. In a game that was close up until the middle of the fourth quarter, the Black and Gold again came up short.
MHS JV sinks Sailors 20-16
MEEKER I In a close game, Meeker defeated Steamboat Springs 20-16 Monday night at Starbuck Stadium. Outstanding play highlighted this win, with Meeker driving 70-plus yards for the winning score on their next-to-last drive. Meeker’s defense then stopped Steamboat’s last drive allowing the offense to take over and run out[Read More…]