MEEKER — Parents’ night at the final home varsity basketball games is a tradition that allows players an opportunity to show appreciation to their parents and supporters prior to the game and it’s always made better when the home team can achieve a victory. Saturday the Meeker High School Cowboys[Read More…]
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Panthers pick up road victory against Cowboys
RBC — The Rangely Panther boys’ varsity basketball team laid claim to the number three seed in the upcoming district tournament by virtue of a Friday night win over the Meeker Cowboys 52-43 in Meeker.
Cowboys send four to state wrestling in Denver
MEEKER — Josh Prescott has been on Meeker’s varsity wrestling team all four years of his high school career and and has qualified for the “big show” all four years but never as a regional champion.
Panthers qualify seven wrestlers for the “big show”
RANGELY — The Panther wrestling team competed in the western regional tournament last Friday and Saturday at Grand Junction High School and qualified seven wrestlers for the 2008 Colorado State Wrestling Championships in the Pepsi Center, starting today.
Ice Fishing 101: Fish can be found in frozen reservoirs
RBC — This winter is good time to take up ice fishing. Ice is a great equalizer. The frozen surface of a reservoir is an open court, a level playing field that allows ice anglers to delve into a reservoir’s nooks and crannies that are unavailable from shore in open[Read More…]
Lady Panthers win two more
RANGELY — The lady Panthers hosted a makeup game against DeBeque Feb 5. Things went well for the home team from the start, as Rangely jumped up to a 14-4 after the first quarter. Things continued on for the lady Panthers and by half time the score was 25-6, Rangely.
Rangely boys rout West Grand
RANGELY — Waiting one extra day because of a snow delay, a long bus ride and traveling on snow-packed roads didn’t slow down the Rangely Panthers as they routed the West Grand Mustangs 64-44.
Cowboys grounded by Eagles 37-70
MEEKER — The Paonia Eagles easily handled the MHS Cowboys last Friday night in Paonia 37-70. The loss makes this week’s game with cross-county rival Rangely pivotal for both teams as the winner will receive the number three seeding for the upcoming district tournament.
DOW, Wyatt’s sponsor ice fishing clinic
RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife and Wyatt’s Sports Center will sponsor an ice fishing clinic Feb. 23 for kids ages 5-15.
BMS A-teams beat Sailors
MEEKER — The Barone Middle School girls basketball teams hosted the Steamboat Springs Sailors last Saturday and won three of four games.
Panthers end regular season in Fruita
RANGELY — The Panther wrestling team traveled to Fruita to wrestle its last dual of the season last Tuesday.
Meeker loses league game in Paonia
MEEKER — The lady Cowboy basketball team traveled to Paonia last Friday and lost a league game to the Eagles 60-41. Meeker will host the Rangely Panthers Friday and Soroco Saturday. “We are still trying to get the flow back we had right after Christmas,” head coach Hallie Blunt said.[Read More…]