Meeker High School track coach John Strate was pleased to announce senior Toby Casias has signed a letter of intent to run track for Strate’s alma mater, Western State College in Gunnison.
Sports
Rangely Racquetball Tournament winners
RANGELY I The 20th Rangely Racquetball Tournament was held March 2-4, directed by Shirley Parsons. Numbers were up from last year with 33 participants from as far as Riverton, Wyo., and Lakewood, Colo.
MHS track season begins …
More than 35 Meeker High School boys and girls listen to head track coach John Strate Monday last (far left), before running down to Market Street and back.
Ladies end season in Denver
RANGELY I The lady Panthers girls’ basketball team traveled to Denver last week and played the Lutheran Lions in the first round of the Region 4 tournament, held at Metro State College. The Lions beat Rangely 57-31 and advanced to the “Elite Eight” in Pueblo with a 52-45 win over[Read More…]
Cowboys come oh, so close to the big show in Pueblo
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys were within three points of making their third trip in six years to the big dance in Pueblo this weekend, but the Lutheran Lions had other ideas.
Ladies fall short of state
MEEKER I The lady Cowboys finished out their season with a loss to Del Norte in the 2A girls’ regional basketball tournament Friday, March 2, in Durango, Colo. The lady Cowboys ended their season with 15 wins and six losses. Second seed Meeker met up with the third seed Tigers[Read More…]
Wrestlers take top honors at tourney
— BMS crowns 5 individual champions, travel to Rangely tonight — The Barone Middle School wrestling team had an outstanding performance in the Hayden tournament Saturday.
Hoops …
Meeker’s Cole Rogers finished second in 8-9 year old division of the state competition of the Elks National “Hoop Shoot” Free Throw Contest, making 19 of 25 free throws last weekend in Salida.
Lady Panthers finish 4th
RANGELY I After losses to Meeker and Hayden in the district tournament, the lady Panther basketball team will advance as the fourth seed in the Region 4 tournament this weekend in Denver and will play Lutheran at Metro State College at 6 p.m. Friday.
Ladies earn 2nd at districts
MEEKER I Meeker defeated the Rangely Panthers Friday, Jan. 23 to move into the championship game in the district tournament held in Kremmling. Saturday the Lady Cowboys lost to Paonia, ranked number one in the state for 2A girls’ basketball.
Wrestlers open in Craig
MEEKER I “It was a successful first outing,” Barone Middle School wrestling coach Lee Overton said of the five duals the young Cowboys wrestled in Craig last Saturday. “We’re growing in numbers and starting to have more success.”
Meeker youth wrestling sign-up March 6
MEEKER I Sign up for K-6 youth wrestling in Meeker will be March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Meeker High School wrestling room.
