— Scoggins, Ficken, Phelan lead Panther tracksters — The RHS Panthers track and field season is off to a great start. Team captains are junior William Scoggins and sophomores Chelsea Ficken and Connor Phelan.
Sports
LeBlanc qualifies for Olympic trials
Wrestling for the Cowboy Wrestling Club, Joe LeBlanc, a Meeker High School graduate and four-time All-American for the University of Wyoming, qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22.
Youth wrestlers open in Craig
Several members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club opened the youth season in Craig last Saturday and more than half of them placed in the top four.
Youth wrestlers travel to Vernal
The Rangely Panthers youth wrestling team was in Vernal, Utah, last weekend. Eighteen Rangely wrestlers competed in the tournament, with 17 placing in the top three.
Panthers wrestle well in Craig
The Rangely Panthers wrestling team was in Craig this past weekend. Forty Rangely wrestlers competed in the tournament with 25 placing in the top four.
Small town makes a big impression at state tourney
The middle school state wrestling championships (in affiliation with the Rocky Mountain Nationals) was held last Friday and Saturday in Denver. The event featured athletes from all over the state and from schools of all sizes.
Panthers wrestle well in Craig
The Rangely Panthers wrestling team was in Craig this past weekend. Forty Rangely wrestlers competed in the tournament with 25 placing in the top four.
Atwood, Atoafa stand out at MHS track meet
MEEKER I Most of the Meeker High School track and field team started their spring break just a little later than the rest of the school, but their sacrifice was well worth it. Members from both the boys’ and girls’ teams had career days.
Sisters take charge…
Sisters Katelyn and Kassidee Brown competed in the state finals of the Denver Nuggets Skills Competition in Denver on Sunday, March 11.
Rangely girls’ soccer team
The Rangely High School girls’ soccer team has played three games and will be looking for their first win this Saturday against Vail Christian.
Little grappler…
Elijah Deming waits for a whistle to start drilling a half nelson on his workout partner during a recent youth wrestling practice. Deming and several of his teammates will wrestle in the Bad Dog tournament this Saturday in Craig.
BMS wrestlers qualify 14 for state tourney
MEEKER I Twenty-two Barone Middle School wrestlers used their first day of spring break last Saturday to wrestle in the state qualifying regional tournament in Fruita. Fourteen of them placed in the top eight, qualifying them to wrestle in Denver this weekend.
