MEEKER I “We have a little bit of excitement amongst the kids,” Meeker High School wrestling coach J.C. Watt said of the attitude in the wrestling room.
Sports
Defending league champs
MEEKER I Klark Kindler will start his 15th season as head coach of the Meeker High School boys’ basketball team, the longest head coaching tenure of the boys’ program according to local basketball aficionados. The Cowboys are the the defending league champions.
MHS volleyball falls to Telluride in final match
MEEKER I The Meeker girls’ volleyball team fought to the absolute end for their season, pushing the final match to five games before falling 12-15.
RHS all-conference football …
The Western Slope League all-conference recipients for football from Rangely are all-conference first team (left to right) Chas Byerly, Tobie Gasper, Colton Coombs and Cameron Enterline; honorable mention Gabe Garcia and Ethan Allred.
RMS basketball off to a great start
RANGELY I The Rangely Middle School boys’ basketball program got their season off on the winning foot against Meeker on Thursday, Oct. 25. All three teams came out victorious against the Cowboys with the 7B team winning 14-7.
RHS ends season at district tourney
RANGELY I Because of a league rule that protects the league champion by giving them an automatic bid into the regional tournament, the lady Panthers volleyball team ended its season last weekend at the district tournament in Kremmling.
Meeker drops final game to Hotchkiss, 34-12
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys dropped their final conference game to Hotchkiss, 34-12. The Black and Gold played the Bulldogs fairly even except for two long runs by the ace Hotchkiss running back, who bolted for 60 and 93 touchdown runs during the contest.
RHS Panthers end season in Kiowa
RANGELY I For the first time in almost a decade, the Rangely Panthers football team advanced to the state playoffs and although they lost to the Kiowa Indians (13-40) in the first round of the Colorado A-8 State Championship playoffs, second-year head coach Paul Fortunato is proud of his team[Read More…]
Hughes, Boesch compete at state cross country
MEEKER I Cowboy senior Lathrop Hughes ran his final high school cross country race in Colorado Springs last Saturday in the 2A Colorado State Cross Country Championships held at Norris-Penrose Event Center, along with teammate Jake Boesch, a junior.
Barone Middle School basketball season under way
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School boys’ basketball season has begun. They have two games under their belts going into this weekend, with home games scheduled. The seventh and eighth grade teams began their season against a tough Rangely team, dropping three games to the strong Panther offense.
MHS ready for regionals
MEEKER I The Meeker High School volleyball team is on its way to regionals after an outstanding performance at the district tournament last Friday and Saturday. The lady Cowboys went in as the No. 4 seed but had high expectations. Coach Atwood said, “We knew we were going to have[Read More…]
Scoggins enjoys the fruits of his labor
RBC I During last year’s cross country season, Rangely High School senior William Scoggins took to heart all the adages about hard work and applied them to running.
