Rangely Sports

Lady Panthers whip Plateau Valley Cowboys

RANGELY I “I thought for our first game since Dec. 17, we played well,” Panther girls’ head coach Jimmie Mergelman said of her team’s 51-29 win over Plateau Valley at home last Friday.

January 17, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

RBC middle school girls open season on road

RBC I The Barone Middle School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Craig with new head coach Kris Casey, where the A-team won, making two free throws with one second left.

January 16, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

RBC high school sports get under way

RBC I The Meeker High School wrestling team will open the 2011 portion of the season tonight at home, with a dual against Coal Ridge, starting at 6 p.m., while the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will wait until Friday before taking the court.

January 12, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Panther wrestlers exceed expectations

RANGELY I With the pre-holiday part of the schedule completed, first-year wrestling coach Derek Stolworthy is pleased with his team’s progress and says his young team is “exceeding expectations.”

December 27, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Panthers shut out in Shootout

RANGELY I “We had a tough matchup right out of the gate,” Rangely boys’ basketball coach Eric Hejl said of the first round of the White River Electric Cowboy Shootout. The Rangely boys’ team opened the season against the 3A Grand Valley Cardinals and lost 53-28.

December 19, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Lady Panthers finish third in WREA Shootout

RANGELY I Only a couple of weeks had passed since most of the Rangely girls’ basketball team played on a volleyball court in the Colorado State Volleyball Champion-ships in Denver. This past weekend, the Lady Panthers were playing on a basketball court in Meeker, where they finished third in the[Read More…]

December 10, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rangely volleyball season awards

Rangely volleyball players, who qualified for the state tournement in Denver, were recognized at the team’s annual postseason banquet Monday night. Winners included: League MVP — Victoria Phelan. League Top Libero — Rozilynn Thacker. All-Conference — Marie Morton, Victoria Phelan and Rozilynn Thacker. Honorable Mention — Torie Slagle, Brittany Babineaux,[Read More…]

November 30, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely honors players at football awards banquet

RANGELY I Even though the Panthers didn’t win a game, they had some outstanding individual performances. Rangely finished the football season with an 0-9 record, but senior running back/linebacker Cole Barlow’s efforts were noticed by opposing Western Slope League coaches, who named him to the all-conference first team.

November 22, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Lady Panthers come up short at state

RANGELY I Different year. Different team. Same result. The Lady Panthers lost all three matches at the Class 2A state volleyball tournament last weekend in Denver. Two years ago, the same thing happened.

November 21, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Lady Panthers get No. 3 seed at state

RANGELY I Win the Western Slope League championship. Check. Win the district tournament. Check. Win the regional tournament. Check. Next on the Lady Panther’s to-do list — win the state volleyball tournament. “Our first goal was to be league champs, then win district, then win regionals,” said Rangely coach Jimmie[Read More…]

November 12, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Scoggins takes 17th at state

RANGELY I Rangely’s Wil-liam Scoggins finished 17th at the state cross country meet, but he was hoping for better. “It’s pretty disappointing as both William and Devin (Williams) were sick,” Matt Scoggins said.

November 9, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely wins district title at home

Lady Panthers advance to regional tournament at Palisade RANGELY I They haven’t reached their ultimate goal, but they are one step closer. The Lady Panthers won all three of their matches at last week’s district tournament, which they hosted.

November 7, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled