Sports

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.

Gateway Arch …

Joe LeBlanc’s oldest sister Andrea, her husband Nick Gianinetti and their youngest son Isaiah, drove to St. Louis, Mo., last week to watch Joe wrestle in the national tournament and visited the famous Gateway Arch. courtesy photo

Dodge ball ….

Players rush to the center for balls at the start of a dodge ball game, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District, played at Barone Middle School for the next six Wednesdays.

BMS wrestlers crown 7 champs

MEEKER I The Barone Middle School wrestling team continued their successful season last week, winning dual meets against Hayden and the Panthers in Rangely Thursday last and finishing second as a team in Oak Creek last Saturday.