MEEKER | With the high school girls’ basketball season fast approaching, Meeker High School is excited to welcome Megan Shelton, a former Meeker Cowboys basketball standout, as the new head coach. Shelton will lead the program in her first year alongside assistant coaches Greg Cravens and Jewell Kindler. Reflecting on[Read More…]
Sports
Rangely cross country extends season with Arizona race
RANGELY | Ten Rangely High School cross country runners extended their season to compete in the Nike Southwest Regional meet on Nov. 23. The prestigious meet, held in Mesa, Arizona, drew top athletes from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. Rangely was represented in a variety of races. Alec[Read More…]
Meeker wrestling kicks off season with new head coach at the helm
Meeker High School’s legendary wrestling program is hitting the mats in practice, preparing for the first meet of the season this Saturday, when varsity will head to Grand Junction for the Colorado Mesa University Duals. This will be first year of the program under new head coach Stryker Lane. Girls’[Read More…]
Garcia represents Meeker on all-state 2A volleyball team
Meeker’s Taylor Garcia played on the 2024 all-state 2A volleyball blue team last weekend in Fort Collins. Amber Garcia PHOTO
Cowboys fall in state quarterfinals to end season with an 8-3 record
MEEKER | The No. 7 Meeker Cowboys football team saw its season come to a close Saturday afternoon after falling to No. 2 Forge Christian Fury in the 1A Colorado State Football Playoffs. Heading into the matchup, the Cowboys had been red-hot offensively, scoring no fewer than 31 points in[Read More…]
BMS boys’ basketball teams wrap up successful seasons
MEEKER | The Barone Middle School seventh and eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams concluded their seasons this past weekend with season-ending tournaments. The seventh-grade team hosted Sleeping Giant and Moffat County, while the eighth-grade team competed in Steamboat Springs. Seventh-Grade Tournament Recap On Friday morning, Meeker’s seventh-grade A team faced[Read More…]
Meeker High School adds girls’ wrestling to athletic programs
Back left to right: Assistant Coach Ben Quinn, Brielle Lucero (Rangely), Abigail Amick, Hayden Garcia, Aurora Stallings, Ruth LeBlanc, Coach Barney LeBlanc; front left to right: McKenna Berthelson, Kalee Ivy. Not pictured: Assistant Coach Clea Steerman, Assistant Coach Adrianna Price, Gracie Varner and Lucy Munger. JARED HENDERSON PHOTO MEEKER | Meeker[Read More…]
Cowboy football wins playoff opener and advances to second round
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys high school football team will get an extra seven more days, gaining another week to compete. As the seventh seed, the Cowboys hosted the 10th-seeded Monte Vista Pirates on Saturday afternoon at Starbucks Stadium in the first round of the 1A Colorado State Playoffs, rising[Read More…]
MHS volleyball battles in regionals, season comes to a close
MEEKER | The Meeker High School volleyball team hosted the regional tournament on Monday, facing off against the Limon Badgers and Sanford Mustangs. The day began with Meeker’s Cowboys taking on the Badgers in an 11 a.m. matchup that set an intense tone for the competition. In September, the Cowboys[Read More…]
SOFTBALL AWARDS
Two Meeker softball players received awards at last week’s awards ceremony for the season. Miah Wren from Rangely received the Western Slope League All Conference First Team award and Meeker’s Addie Knowles received the Western Slope League All Conference Honorable Mention. The awards ceremony capped a great season of softball[Read More…]
BMS 8th grade A team has 12-0 record
MEEKER | Barone Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade boys’ basketball teams hit the road this past weekend, competing in a tournament in Soroco, Colorado, on Friday, Nov. 8, and continuing in Steamboat Springs on Saturday. Both grades showed impressive skill and determination, with the teams achieving numerous wins across[Read More…]
Rangely’s Wren brings home state cross country championship
RANGELY | The Rangely cross-country team sent three athletes to the CHSAA State Championship race at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Sophomore Taya Wren, Kellen Lefevre, and senior James Talbot represented Rangely on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. The boys’ race started at 1 p.m., followed by the[Read More…]
