On Jan. 5 the Panthers traveled to Hotchkiss, Colorado, to take on the North Fork Miners. The Panthers came out cold in the first quarter and went down 13-6 after the first period. The size and physicality of the Miners were difficult for the Panthers to match as they were[Read More…]
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RHS girls rack up two wins
RANGELY | Lady Panthers opened their season after the holiday break by traveling to North Fork High School on Friday, Jan. 5 for a non-league matchup. The lady Panthers found themselves in a position they have not been in before much this year, trailing the Miners 20-12 at halftime. We[Read More…]
Cowboys stomp Rattlers
The 3-1 Meeker Cowboys basketball team has had a bit of a break and eased into the new year last weekend. That all ends this weekend as it is full steam ahead with three games this week. The Cowboys easily defeated the Little Snake Rattlers 59-33 last Thursday led by[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys fall 43-49
The lady Cowboy basketball team opened up the new year with a close game loss to the Little Snake Rattlers, 43-49. It was a team contribution to the score with Charlie Rogers putting up nine, Rylee Sullivan eight, and Reese Clatterbaugh and Addie Knowles each seven. On the year Sullivan[Read More…]
GIRLS WRESTLING
Rangely High School freshman Harleigh Prater finished second in the 125-pound bracket of the Central Grand Junction girls wrestling tournament last Saturday, which the Phoenix won. Since Rangely does not have a girls’ wrestling team, the dedicated freshman makes the trip to Grand Junction daily for practice, then travels to[Read More…]
Cowboys place fourth at Tournament of Champs
This was the year of the Cowboys in the 2024 Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah. No Meeker team has placed as high as they did this year — they finished in fourth place — and no Meeker team has seen three wrestlers in the championships in one year as[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Palisade again, prep for Vernal Tournament of Champions
Cowboy wrestling wrapped up the year with a win over Palisade for the second time this season. They had met at the Colorado Mesa University duals and the outcome was the same, despite the Cowboys being down three weights. “Palisade has improved as a team as a whole,” commented head[Read More…]
Meeker and Rangely play exhibition games
Meeker and Rangely played exhibition games in basketball for the boys and girls teams. The Rangely girls and Meeker boys won the games, but the scores do not count toward season standings. RHS boys are 2-4 so far this season after a loss ot the Limon Badgers 26-73 on the[Read More…]
Cowboys win two, host Rangely today
It was a rare weekend for Cowboy basketball. The girls and boys faced off against Western Slope opponents in totally different towns, and the outcome was the same. Both teams put up big, and nearly identical, numbers while shutting down the competition. The girls, with a 3-1 record, are just[Read More…]
Panthers lose two
Making a long road trip to Yuma, Colorado, the Rangely Panthers encountered tough competition Friday, Dec. 16. Yuma dominated the Panthers from the tip-off with intense pressure in the passing lanes, forcing many Panther turnovers leading to easy baskets. The Panthers went down 24-5 after a tough first quarter. Rangely[Read More…]
Christian, Torsell crowned champions in West Grand
The Panther wrestlers were on the road this past weekend in West Grand. The Panthers dueled a very tough Saratoga Wyoming squad Friday. The team competed but fell short 36-21. Those winning for the Panthers were Aydan Christian, Ronny Anderson, Izaiah Moody and Jaxon Torsell. On Saturday, the Panthers competed[Read More…]
Clatterbaugh, Harvey crowned champs at Warrior Classic
In head coach JC Watt and assistant coach Carl Padilla’s last year at the Warrior Classic the Cowboys tied for first in small schools with Center. “This is one of the hardest tournaments that we will attend this year,” commented Watt. In fact, not competing in the Warrior is detrimental[Read More…]
