Sports

Ten Meeker wrestlers compete at TOC

MEEKER I “You can tell when you go to a tough tournament, you see guys with black eyes and all beat up,” Meeker wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said of the appropriately named Tournament of Champions, which the Cowboys competed in last weekend in Vernal, Utah.

Junior high teams tip off this week

RBC I Rangely Junior High girls’ basketball players will have a quick turnaround this week. They officially started practice Tuesday — Monday was an in-service day — and four days later they will play their first games of the season.

Shorthanded Panthers fall 47-14

RANGELY I The team total on the scoreboard matched the number of players who suited up for the game. Neither was enough. The Panthers, who suited up a season-low 14 players, were the homecoming opponent for the second week in a row last Friday, and the result was the same:[Read More…]

Rangely boys drop pair of games

RANGELY I Two games last week, and two losses. But they were two games the Panthers could have — or should have — won. “Absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts, we can win those games,” said coach Mark Skelton.

Cowboys win three, are Granby champs

MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys traveled to Granby last weekend to participate in the Mountain Parks Electric High Country Invitational tournament. Meeker won all three games it played in the tournament to claim the champion trophy, beating Love Christian, West Grand and Middle Park.