This year, in order to qualify for the Colorado State Track and Field Championships, an athlete must post a time or distance in the top 18 in the state as there is no longer a regional meet where the top three times/distances qualify.
Sports
Panthers end season in Craig
The Rangely Panther wrestling team went to Craig for their last tournament of the year and had an awesome finish to their season.
Off to the races
More than 60 swimmers from Rio Blanco County competed in the first swim meet ever held in the two-year-old aquatics center in Meeker last week.
Barrel racing in Rangely May 14
There will be lots of barrel racing on Saturday, May 14, in Rangely at the Rio Blanco County Outdoor Arena. This doubleheader is a sponsored race of the National Barrel Horse Association Colorado District 10 (NBHACO-10).
Foggy track
Bad weather cancelled track meets for RBC track teams last week and both teams will compete at Battle Mountain this Saturday. RBC 1600-meter runners recently ran through fog in Rifle. Bobby Gutierrez
MHS wrestling banquet…
The Meeker High School wrestling team enjoyed their banquet on Thursday, April 28, at Kilowatt Korner.
RHS Panthers end baseball season for Cowboys
The Meeker baseball team played its final home game on the road last week. Because of the weather, Meeker’s baseball diamond was never dry enough to play on this season, so the Cowboys had to play their scheduled home games against Paonia in Rifle and their final home game against[Read More…]
RBC teams play for playoffs
Rio Blanco County’s high school baseball teams met in Rangely yesterday after press time for a doubleheader, which are the final games of the regular season for Meeker and will have district playoff implications for both teams.
County Cup swim dual set for May 6
The County Cup Swim team dual meet will take place Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m., in the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Parks District’s aquatics center. It will be the first swim meet in the two-year-old facility.
RBC track teams run, jump in rain
Saturday, April 23, Rangely High School track and field traveled to Rifle for their invitational track meet.
Rangely wrestlers on the mat in Rifle
The Rangely Panther wrestling team was in Rifle this past weekend. Sixteen Rangely wrestlers competed and 13 placed in the top four.
Boesch breaks five-minute mile
Meeker High School freshman Jake Boesch broke the five-minute-mile time barrier last Saturday during a cold and rainy day in Rifle. Several other members of the Meeker track team set personal records (PR). The Meeker boys’ team finished second behind the host team and the girls placed sixth.
