Sports

Mistakes plague Panthers

RANGELY — Special team turnovers proved to be the undoing of the Panthers during the weekend. The Altamont Longhorns took advantage of a poor snap and a blocked punt to defeat the Panthers 25-12.

Cowboys corral Longhorns

\MEEKER — The Meeker High School varsity football team opened the season in grand form last Friday night with a convincing 34-14 victory over the hometown Basalt Longhorns.

Lady Panthers play under new coach

RANGELY — The Rangely High School volleyball team will open the season with a new head coach. Jimmie Mergelman, who has coached the girls basketball team the past two years, has replaced long-time coach Dave Walck, who is now the assistant principal and activities director for Grand Valley.

Cowboys’ big ‘D’

Performance in scrimmage has Meeker excited about defense heading into opener MEEKER — The Cowboys traveled to Craig last Saturday to scrimmage Hayden, Coal Ridge and the host Moffat County Bulldogs, before opening their season this Friday in Basalt. “It was a good challenge,” head coach Shane Phelan said of[Read More…]

Teams tie in Cowboy Kickoff

MEEKER — Two teams finished the annual Cowboy Kickoff Classic golf tournament with an eight-under-par 60 but only one team was willing to participate in the playoff to determine the winner.