RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers lost league games last weekend to Paonia (53-57) at home, then in Hotchkiss to the Bulldogs (47-54) and will play in Meeker for the final game of the regular season this Friday.
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RJHS girls end season 9-0
RBC I The middle school girls finished their season last weekend with a tournament in Craig. Rangely’s seventh-graders came out on top with a perfect 9-0 season. They not only won all of their games and were crowned tournament champions, but also scored an average of 35 points per game[Read More…]
RHS sends 4 to state tourney
RANGELY I Only six Rangely wrestlers competed in the Region 1, state-qualifying tournament last weekend in Grand Junction and four qualified for the Colorado State Wrestling Championships to be held in the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, which started Thursday afternoon.
State wrestling …
Rio Blanco County will be represented by 12 wrestlers, including the county’s only regional champion, T.J. Shelton, in the Colorado State Wrestling Championship which starts today in the Pepsi Center in Denver. Shelton will be joined by seven other Meeker teammates and Rangely will send four wrestlers to compete in[Read More…]
Panthers split games with Vail
RANGELY I Vail Mountain High School’s boys’ basketball team traveled to Rangely last Friday and the Panthers traveled to play Vail Christian last Saturday. The Panthers defeated Vail Mountain 65-40 in front of a hometown crowd but lost to Vail Christian 48-62 on the road and will now prepare for[Read More…]
RHS ready for regionals
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers wrestled five dual meets in Meeker last Saturday in the final matches of the regular season and will now compete in the state-qualifying regional tournament this weekend at Grand Junction High School. The Panthers had seven varsity wrestlers and won one of the five duals.
Same story, different game for RHS girls
RANGELY I “It was the same story, different game,” Rangely girls’ basketball coach Quinton Kent said of his team’s 41-28 win over the Vail Christian Saints last Saturday at home. “We got off to a somewhat slow start but then buckled down defensively in the second half and pulled away.”
Panthers lose to Tigers on road, beat Rams at home
RANGELY I “This is gonna be one of those games that got away,” Rangely boys’ basketball coach Eric Hejl said about the 42-49 loss in Hayden after his team jumped out to a 20-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.
RHS wrestles in Rifle, GJ
RANGELY I Rangely wrestlers Lucas Heinle and Ethan Allred went undefeated in matches last weekend in Rifle and Grand Junction. The Panthers will wrestle five duals in Meeker this Saturday in the final competition before the state-qualifying regional tournament Feb. 15 and 16.
Lady Panthers win two league games
RANGELY I The lady Panthers basketball team won two league games last weekend defeating the lady Tigers (49-35) in Hayden last Friday then beating the lady Rams from Soroco (36-29) at home Saturday last. The lady Panthers will travel to Vail this Saturday to play Vail Christian.
Panthers defeat Plateau Valley, DeBeque
RANGELY I The Panthers boys’ basketball team won two games last weekend, defeating the Plateau Valley Cowboys 43-34, then pounding DeBeque 61-32 at home Saturday last. The Panthers will play in Hayden this Friday and host the Soroco Rams this Saturday afternoon.
Panthers crown two champs
RANGELY I Almost half the the Panther wrestling team did not compete last weekend because of illness but four of the five who did wrestle placed in the top three, including two individual champions.
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The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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