MEEKER | The Cowboys entered the post season at number 20 but due to a league team matchup they were moved up to number 19. Their ranking sent them to Denver Christian to take on Lyons in the opening round of regionals, a tournament in which only the top team[Read More…]
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Panthers close baseball season with 10-11 record
RANGELY | With a 10-10 overall record, second place finish in the 2A Western Slope Conference and a ranking of 22 in the CHSAA Seedings Index polls, the Rangely Panthers baseball team qualified for the 2023 2A CHSAA state baseball tournament. The Panthers were paired with the number 11 seed[Read More…]
MHS golf takes three players to regionals
MEEKER | Meeker High School girls’ golf took three girls to regional competition: freshman Adi Knowles, junior Jayda May and junior Vivian Brown. “We played at the Regional 3A Tournament at the Yampa Valley Golf Course located in Craig, Colorado,” said coach Amanda Back via email. “The girls had so[Read More…]
Rodeo wraps up …
Eva Scritchfield and Wagner Brown wrapped up their spring Wyoming High School Rodeo season last weekend (May 19-20) in Casper, Wyoming. Eva and Wagner are juniors at MHS and participated the 2022/2023 Wyoming High School Rodeo association. According to their Coach Billy Goedert, both girls had great seasons improving each[Read More…]
Pole vaulters first to compete at state
MEEKER | The Last Chance Meet, or as some of the tracksters are calling it, the “nicest meet of the year so far” was a successful event for the Cowboys. Fourteen individuals and five relay teams placed. “It was a successful meet,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt, “after the year[Read More…]
Panthers taking 16 tracksters to state competition
RANGELY | With just one last chance for some athletes to compete, secure a spot at the state championships, or get in a fine tune, the Rangely High School track and field team traveled to Parachute, Colorado, for the Cardinal Invitational. “This was a really great meet,” said coach Beth[Read More…]
MHS ends season first in league, 19th in state
MEEKER | The final regular season baseball game for the Cowboys ended in a 12-6 loss to Basalt and a regular season record of 12-10. A record above 500 during a year where they didn’t touch the field until their first game and were still forced to practice inside even[Read More…]
Panther baseball finishes out season with record of 10-8
RANGELY | The end of the season for any high school baseball team in any classification in Colorado is crazy at this point due to Mother Nature and the winter the state endured. Rain outs, lack of umpires, and unplayable field conditions are at the top of the list of[Read More…]
Sharp shooters …
Four Meeker S3DA Archery youth competed at the Colorado State 3D and Outdoor Target tournaments May 6-7. Three of them placed in the top three after a shoot-down event. They shot both days to qualify for the shoot-down, then were bracketed, then had to shoot side by side with their[Read More…]
Smarties …
For the first time in Meeker history, a boys team took the honor of having the highest GPA for a sports team. The Meeker Cowboy basketball team had an average GPA of 3.65 for the 2022-2023 season and earned the honor of Academic High GPA Team. Tiffany Jehorek Photo
Signed …
Rangely senior Andrew Dorris has signed his National Letter of Intent for Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, to continue his academic and athletic career. Dorris will be competing in both cross country and track and field for the Busters. While at Rangely, Dorris is a 5-time state[Read More…]
Cowboys nab league championship
MEEKER | Undefeated in their league and with a 10-1 victory over the Rangely Panthers the Cowboys sealed the league championship last week. Jonathan Fitzgibbons took the win, throwing 92 pitches in seven innings, striking out 11 and only allowing one run. Jace Mobley batted 1000 and he and Carson[Read More…]
