RANGELY I “A lot of surrounding towns don’t have baseball in the summer, so myself, Gary (Denny) and Wes (Torsell) want everyone who wants to, to be able to play ball,” said Paul Fortunato, who just finished coaching his seventh season of Rio Blanco American Legion baseball.
Rangely Sports
Hurricanes swimmers compete at Montrose meet
RANGELY I A dozen Rangely Hurricanes swam in the Montrose Marlin Summer Open Saturday and Sunday in preparation of the Western Slope Championships to be held in Grand Junction this weekend.
Swim-a-thon …
Twenty-five swimmers from Rangely participated in the Swim-a-thon, where they attempted to swim 200 lengths of the pool or two hours, whichever came first.
Hurricane season…
Twenty-seven Rangely Hurricanes swam in Craig in the annual ABC Meet and participated in 160 events.
RBC Cup returns to Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely
RBC I “We bought it and then never saw it again, Rangely golfer Linda Gordon said of the Rio Blanco County Cup, a match-play format tournament played between the two golf courses in the county, with the winner displaying “The Cup” and having bragging rights for the next year.
Rangely Hurricanes Jackalope Pentathlon
The Rangely Hurricane swim team sent eight swimmers to the Jackalope Pentathlon in Douglas, Wyo.,
Free golf for women
RANGELY I Free classes for women at Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely are being offered on Tuesdays now through July 30. For more information, call 675-8403 or Janet Mackay at 675-2777 after 5 p.m.
Rangely swim program builds confidence, teaches humility
RANGELY I During the summer, 15-year-old Angelica “Geli” Brown puts in about three-and-a-half hours in the pool each day. Depending on her team’s schedule, she’ll swim “ladders,” or sets of increasingly longer lengths, to build endurance.
RHS girls’ teams end up as consolation champs
RANGELY I With the 2012-2013 school year just ending, many Rio Blanco County teams are using the offseason to prepare for next year, including the Rangely Junior/Senior High School girls’ basketball program, which hosted a tournament Friday and Saturday.
All-state baseball…
Rangely High School graduate Tobie Gasper encouraged to run for home base by head coach Paul Fortunato after hitting a home run, was selected to play in the 1A-2A all-state baseball game. The all-state game will be played June 2 at Machebeuf High School in Denver, beginning at 2 p.m.
All-state football
The 2013 Colorado 6/8-man all-state football game will take place May 31 at La Junta High School’s Tiger Stadium. Rangely’s Chas Byerly was nominated by league coaches and selected to play in the game showcasing Colorado seniors.
Baseball all-conference…
The Rangely High School baseball team held its annual banquet and four players earned league honors.
