RANGELY — Special team turnovers proved to be the undoing of the Panthers during the weekend. The Altamont Longhorns took advantage of a poor snap and a blocked punt to defeat the Panthers 25-12.
Rangely Sports
Lady Panthers play under new coach
RANGELY — The Rangely High School volleyball team will open the season with a new head coach. Jimmie Mergelman, who has coached the girls basketball team the past two years, has replaced long-time coach Dave Walck, who is now the assistant principal and activities director for Grand Valley.
Coaches provide good therapy for Rangely
RANGELY — This year Rangely’s cross country team may be holding an ace in the hole that no other squad in the league can match — their coaches.
Everybody into the pool … Morton swims at state meet
RANGELY — The climax of the swim season for Andrew Morton was swimming in the Colorado State Long Course Championship Swim Meet.
Coach pleased with practice; Panthers open season in Utah
RANGELY — Twenty-eight Rangely High School football players have been practicing for more than two weeks and are ready to open the season this Friday in Utah.
Cox scores hole-in-one
Jason Cox got his first hole-in-one this past weekend
Grandsons battle in Junction ‘Cage Wars’
RANGELY — Richard and Elizabeth Benton had plenty of reason to cheer last Saturday. Doubly, so. The Bentons, who live in Rangely, had two grandsons compete in the Mixed Martial Arts Cage Wars in Grand Junction.
Broderick wins women’s title
RANGELY — Teresa Broderick won the 2008 women’s club championship on Saturday afternoon when she beat five-time defending champion Ellen Boudreaux by only two strokes. Broderick also had no birdies in the 18-hole contest, while Boudreaux managed one.
Choates defend couples classic title
RANGELY — Thirteen teams of local and out-of-town golfers competed last weekend in the annual Couples Classic two-day tournament at Cedar Ridges.
V’ballers take fourth at Fowler tournament
RANGELY — Last week, 10 players from the Rangely Panther volleyball team traveled to Fowler, Colo., to compete in the Southern Colorado Summer Classic 2008 Volleyball Tournament. The Panthers went 13-7 in pool play the first two days which placed them fifth seed in the varsity gold tournament. During the[Read More…]
Women repeat victory in annual Rangely Cup
RANGELY — The fourth annual Rangely Cup matches were held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is a duel between the men and women golfers with play set up similar to the Ryder Cup match play format. Each match is worth one point and in the event of a tie, players[Read More…]
18 teams compete in tourney
RANGELY — Golfers competed in the 27-hole two-man tournament this past weekend at Cedar Ridges Golf Course. Eighteen teams, divided into two separate flights, teed off from the championship gold tees to start. The first nine holes were a scramble format. The next nine consisted of a best-ball competition off[Read More…]


