Rangely’s Harleigh Prater finishes fourth in girls’ wrestling tournament Although she wrestles for Grand Junction Central, Harleigh Prater is a true Panther. She led the way for the Rangely wrestlers at a very good first state tournament. Prater won her first two matches which guaranteed her a spot on the[Read More…]
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Meeker Alumni State Wrestling Runners-Up
Meeker High School alumni Chad Dare, is the head coach of the D51 Phoenix Girls wrestling team from Central Grand Junction, is pictured with his 2024 Girls Division Colorado State Wrestling Championship runners-up. Dare was also named the Girls Division “Coach of the Year” and is pictured holding the award[Read More…]
CHSAA Coaches Honored
RBC coaches Carl Padilla (far left) and Jeff “Buck” LeBleu (far right) were honored by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) for 30 years of coaching wrestling at all levels (youth, middle and high schools) in their respective communities of Meeker and Rangely. Padilla will retire at the high[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys end regular season, look to regionals
The No. 21 ranked Meeker Cowboys girls’ basketball team finished the regular season and headed straight into district pigtails Tuesday. In the Thursday and Saturday final games the Cowboys came away with two wins 44-30 against Aspen and 57-38 against North Fork. Ainsley Selle put up big numbers with 19[Read More…]
Wrestling legacy extends into Utah
Westlake 6A High School in Utah was thrilled last Thursday when senior Celeste DeToles, sporting a 134-4 record became their first four-time state wrestling champion in the 135-pound class. Celeste is known for her toughness and quick pins, pinning many opponents in less than 60 seconds. Kaizen, her sophomore brother,[Read More…]
Cowboys send retiring coaches off in style
This year’s win is a storybook ending for retiring coaches Carl Padilla and JC Watt (above). Tiffany Jehorek photo. The Meeker Cowboys are your 2024 Colorado State Wrestling Champions, having won their ninth team title and continuing to be one of the winningest teams in the state. Head coach JC[Read More…]
MEEKER COWBOYS 2024 STATE CHAMPIONS
It took a mighty team effort for the Cowboys to secure the 2A title for the first time since 2016. Jake Blazon, Orion Musser, Koy Weber, Tristin Rollins, Clay Crawford, Reed Goedert, Holton Harvey, and Noah LeBlanc all put valuable points on the board. Tiffany Jehorek photos
Student Spotlight: the struggle is the reward
Dear me, The reward isn’t as good without the struggle. I wish I could have hugged you and told you the first time that you walked onto the wrestling mat in your bright pink tights that wrestling would be your only focus, technique and style your only concern. But that[Read More…]
Cowboys take first in regionals, send 11 to state
The Cowboys are sending 11 wrestlers to the 2024 Colorado State High School Activities Association State Wrestling Tournament at Denver’s Ball Arena this weekend after a very successful regional showing in La Junta, Colorado, last weekend. Meeker showed up to the Class 2A Region 3 Tournament ready to represent the[Read More…]
Christian, Torsell punch tickets to state tourney
The Panther wrestling team competed in the regional wrestling tournament in Cedaredge last weekend. Cameron Preciado wrestled very well and placed fifth in his first high school regional tournament. Preciado had a very successful season, finishing at 26-16 at 106 pounds. Aydan Christian had a very good tournament finishing second,[Read More…]
PRATER QUALIFIES FOR GIRLS TOURNEY
COURTESY photo Rangely freshman Harleigh Prater qualified for the state tournament. She is on the D51 Phoenix girls wrestling team.
Panthers fall to Rangers 58-31, take Eagles 51-43
On Feb. 8 the Rangely Panthers traveled to Vail to take on the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers. Vail Mountain entered the contest second in the league rankings and Rangely sat in eighth place. The contest was a very large defensive and physical battle right from the start. The Panthers were[Read More…]
