MEEKER I With only five varsity wrestlers, Meeker was not in the team race in the Hotchkiss Invitational, yet four of the five returned with medals. “It’s tough to accomplish anything team-wise, but we did well with what we had,” head coach Joe Gutierrez said. Freshmen Cody Pfau and JR[Read More…]
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Rangely girls get rematch with Altamont
RANGELY I After losing to Altamont in the third-place game at last weekend’s Meeker Shootout, the Lady Panthers will get another crack at the Utah team. Rangely will play at Altamont tonight. The Lady Panthers are looking forward to the rematch.
RHS wrestling begins
Rangely wrestlers Kindal Cushman, left, and Bo Armstrong worked out during the first day of practice Nov. 12. The Panthers open the season Saturday at Hotchkiss.
All-league volleyball team announced
RBC I Both volleyball teams in the county were represented on the all-league team. Meeker’s Stacey Fitzgibbons, a senior, was a member of the all-league team as were senior Audrey Hogan and junior Marie Morton of Rangely. “She did a great job and carried the team on her shoulders as[Read More…]
Banquet caps Rangely’s 2009 football season
RANGELY I It wasn’t the season Rangely football coach Tim Galloway hoped for, but there was still plenty to cheer about. In what he referred to as a rebuilding year, the Panthers finished with a 2-7 record, Galloway’s first as coach.
Barone takes two games
MEEKER I Barone Middle School’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team will go into Saturday’s district tournament on a winning note. Both the A and B teams won their games against Steamboat Springs before the Thanksgiving break. The B team won 29-14, while the A team won 35-28.
Lady Cowboys tip off with Telluride
MEEKER I Stacey Fitzgibbons and Timbre Shriver, who played on last year’s state-placing girls’ basketball team, return this year to lead the Lady Cowboys as seniors and will open the season tonight at home, as hosts of the annual White River Electric Association’s Cowboy Shootout. Meeker will play Telluride in[Read More…]
MHS wrestlers start season at Hotchkiss
MEEKER I The Cowboy wrestling team will open the season Saturday, competing in the Bulldog Invitational in Hotchkiss, with seniors Pat Love and Mark Papez leading the team. “I look for Pat to be our main leader, the one who gets the guys in the right frame of mind and[Read More…]
Lady Panthers will aim for league title
RANGELY I Just like during volleyball, the Northwest League’s girls’ basketball season is expected to be a toss-up. Rangely was in the thick of things during volleyball, and the Lady Panthers hope to compete for the title in basketball as well.
Mixed results for jr. high basketball
MEEKER I Barone Middle School’s seventh-grade A team won Saturday 30-18, outscoring the visiting team in every quarter. “We were very successful with our full-court press,” said coach Ben Anderson. “The other team got wore out quickly.”
Barone wins county rematch
RBC I In a rematch of county teams, Meeker’s Barone Middle School boys’ basketball teams prevailed. In the eighth-grade games last Thursday, Meeker’s A team won 28-23 with Jake Boesch scoring 10 points and Dylan Mobley eight. Rangely’s Conner Phelan led all scorers with 13 points.
JV basketball coach resigns
MEEKER I School board members accepted the resignation of Jamie Rogers, high school girls’ junior varsity basketball coach, at their Nov. 3 meeting. Interviews will be conducted for the junior varsity and C-team girls basketball coaching positions. New hires include Lee Overton, high school assistant wrestling coach; Matt Dupire, high[Read More…]
