The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team, coached by Jimmie Mergelman and Jeremy Lohry, made it to the Colorado High School Activities Association 2A “Great 8” state championships in Denver March 9-10 following a 52-45 win over Akron on March 4. The RHS lady Panthers fell to Sedgwick County (Julesberg)[Read More…]
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CNCC BASKETBALL AWARDS
CNCC Women’s Basketball team has had a season full of achievements. On Feb. 25, they won their first game over Snow College since the 2012-2013 season on home court in Hefley Gym. The game came down to the final basket, made by Hailey Long (above). The season holds the most[Read More…]
Meeker High School track season officially underway despite snow
MEEKER | Nothing says track season in Northwest Colorado like not actually being able to see your track as it is covered in snow. “Outdoor spring sports in the mountains that start this early are almost impossible,” said head coach Hallie Blunt. “Our kids are at a disadvantage in the[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys kick off 2023 baseball season
MEEKER | Twenty Cowboys are playing spring ball this year for head coach Donald Blazon. While the team is young, there are multiple returning starters that have been playing varsity since they were freshmen. “We do not have any returning seniors this year,” said Blazon, “our team is young but[Read More…]
BMS WRESTLING
The Barone Middle School wrestlers coached by Stryker Lane have been dominating their middle school wrestling tournaments, with several athletes placing in the Kremmling tournament recently. (Left) First place Said Rodriguez and fourth place Konner Fichter, 140 pounds. (Center) Second place Jace Vroman, 135 pounds. (Right) first place Elijah Rundberg,[Read More…]
WRESTLING AWARDS
The 2023 Meeker High School Wrestling team took home the 2023 Colorado State Wrestling Championship Class 2A State Runner-up trophy home. During the Sunday evening banquet the following six boys took home awards that show the dedication and drive that went into this trophy. The Cowboy awardees are: Trae Kennedy[Read More…]
Cowboys fall to Lake County Panthers in post-season play
MEEKER | Four teams made their way to Leadville, Colorado, for regional boys basketball action; Lake County, Meeker, Yuma and Bayfield were all vying for one spot into the great eight state tournament. The Cowboys opened up with Lake County, a team which had been ranked 16 or 17 for[Read More…]
AWARDS
(Left) Ainsley Selle received the All-Conference and Second Team Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. (Right) Ellie Hossack received the All-Conference Honorable Mention and Honorable Mention Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. Charlie Rogers was also an Honorable Mention for the Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. AMBER GARCIA PHOTOS
Lady Panthers regional champs, punch ticket to state tournament
RANGELY | Region 6 Champions is now another title the Rangely lady Panthers can add to the list of accomplishments for the 2022-2023 season. As many people have noticed, the team is young, with an average age of 15 years and eight months between the 14 players on the roster.[Read More…]
Six lady Cowboys gear up for golf season
MEEKER | This year head coach Amanda Back of the lady Cowboys golf team has six girls getting ready to hit the links. “I have three girls returning this year: senior Aiyana McCook and juniors Vivian Brown and Averee Woodward,” commented Back. Back welcomes to the team this year senior[Read More…]
UNDEFEATED CHAMPS
The Meeker Youth Basketball 5th and 6th grade competitive team nabbed first place in their tournament last weekend. The team finished the season undefeated. They beat DeBeque in the championship game by a score of 35-7. Back Row: Coach Waylon Bennett, Jacob Grieser, Eli Bennett, Liam Thomson, Gael Rodriguez, Tyler[Read More…]
Athlos Life hosts inaugural tourney
Athlos Life hosted their first ever wrestling tournament this past weekend at the Meeker High School. Athlos started a wrestling club in Meeker that began in November of 2022 and has over 40 wrestlers from ages 4 to 15. This past weekend’s tournament featured 149 wrestlers from western and eastern[Read More…]



