MEEKER I “I was very proud of these young men,” head coach Klark Kindler said of his team this year. The Cowboys traveled to Mullen High School Friday night to play a very “big” Haxtun team. Their season came to an end, but not before advancing to the regional tournament[Read More…]
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CNCC basketball teams end strong
RANGELY I Despite a season beset by loss and injury, the Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) men’s basketball team finished the season strong at the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last month.
Final YBA games occur this week
MEEKER I The Meeker Youth Basketball boys’ season is coming to an end with the last games scheduled this week. The program was a huge success this year with approximately 21 participants in the fifth- and sixth-grade division and 19 in the third- and fourth-grade division.
Lady Panthers finish second
RANGELY I Basketball coach Quinton Kent has spent the last four years with the Lady Panthers basketball program, three as an assistant. The team has qualified for the regional tournament all four years but hadn’t made it past the first regional game until this year, Kent’s first year as head[Read More…]
Panthers open season in Utah
RANGELY I With snow still on the field, the Rangely High School baseball team has been practicing inside for most of the past two weeks. The lack of field time showed in three games the Panthers played last weekend in Moab, Utah.
Lady Cowboys’ ride ends at regionals in Grd. Jct.
MEEKER I The Meeker girls’ basketball team earned a spot in the “sweet sixteen” with a big win over Dolores Friday, March 8, at Central High School in Grand Junction, but they couldn’t pull off a second win over Simla on Saturday to clench a spot in the “elite eight”[Read More…]
Sportsmanship …
Based on outstanding sportsmanship, leadership and character on and off the court, the Yampa Valley Basketball Officials Association, represented by Rick Murr, John Whinery and Ryan Duran, presented Meeker senior Kaysyn Chintala with the 2012-2013 sportsmanship award after the final regular season game.
BMS opens season with three wins
MEEKER I “They wrestled great for not having very many practices in,” Barone Middle School head wrestling coach Lee Overton said about his team’s first performance of the season. “We just have one week of routine practice.”
YBA Season…
The Meeker Youth basketball program sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District have two fifth- and sixth-grade teams and both played games last Saturday at Meeker Elementary School. Coach Jim Hanks’ team includes Brennan Jensen, Brayden Woodward, Tannen Kennedy and Eli Hanks. In front are Luis Villalpando, Codey Follman,[Read More…]
MHS Cowboys head to Denver area for regional tourney
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team were district runner-ups, advancing them to the regional tournament again this year.
Lady Cowboys are district champs
MEEKER I After two outstanding victories during the weekend, the Meeker girls’ basketball team roped the championship title at the District Five tournament in Paonia. It has been 17 years since a Meeker girls’ basketball team has won the district championship.
Lady Panthers advance to Region 4 tournament
RANGELY I The lady Panthers’ basketball team will play the Wray Eagles in Denver this Friday in the Region 4 tournament after playing two games in the district tournament last weekend in Paonia. Head coach Quinton Kent is excited about his team’s post-season opportunity.
