Former three-time Colorado state champion and four-time Division I All-American Joe LeBlanc demonstrates a “cheap tilt” on defending state champ T.J. Shelton during a free clinic he gave in Meeker on Monday.
Sports
Hurricane season…
Twenty-seven Rangely Hurricanes swam in Craig in the annual ABC Meet and participated in 160 events.
Meeker I wins recreational league baseball tournament
MEEKER I With only eight players on the field in the championship game, Meeker I went undefeated in the annual 8-10 Recreational League tournament and won the championship on their home field in Paintbrush Park, finishing the season with an 11-1 record.
RBC Cup returns to Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely
RBC I “We bought it and then never saw it again, Rangely golfer Linda Gordon said of the Rio Blanco County Cup, a match-play format tournament played between the two golf courses in the county, with the winner displaying “The Cup” and having bragging rights for the next year.
Still in it…
One of Meeker’s two 8-10 baseball teams trailed 0-4 before going on a five-run rally to win the game in their final at-bats.
Rangely 5K Color Run benefit July 6
RANGELY I Participants can sign up now for the Rangely Color Run 5K Fun Run/Walk to benefit New Eden Pregnancy Care Services. The Color Run begins at 9:30 a.m. on July 6 at the Early Education Center green space at 402 W. Main St.
Participation up in Road Rash Triathlon
MEEKER I “The kid participation was up and the adult participation was down a little, but it was still a great event,” ERBM Recreation and Parks District coordinator Nicole Dupire said of the annual Road Rash Triathlon.
Rangely’s Hurricanes swim well in Aspen meet
RANGELY I Nine Rangely Hurricanes swam in Aspen on Saturday and Sunday and finished in the middle of the field as a team but returned with two individual high-point trophies.
Hejls, Huitt win Elks tourney
RANGELY I Ten teams entered the annual Rangely Elks Scramble Golf Tournament on Saturday at Cedar Ridges Golf Course, benefiting the local fraternal organization and in preparation for the Rio Blanco County Cup to be played in Rangely on Saturday and Sunday.
LeBlanc offers free wrestling camp
MEEKER I Joe LeBlanc will be in Meeker on Monday to host his “Live to Dominate” wrestling camp at Meeker Elementary School from 6 to 8 p.m.
MHS boys’ basketball team stays busy off-season
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team has been very busy this summer with off-season camps and tournaments.
On the gridiron …
Incoming senior Dylan Mobley throws a pass during a recent off-season workout in Starbuck Stadium.




