RANGELY | On Friday the lady Panthers traveled to Meeker for a league match. “Things just did not go the lady Panthers way,” according to head coach Jimmie Mergelman. “We missed a lot of easy shots early and just could not convert. Going into half we were down 9-29 and[Read More…]

RANGELY | The RHS lady Panthers played Soroco on Friday. The team started out strong with freshman Mary Scoggins leading the way with six of eight points in the first quarter. Going into half the girls were down by 10 points, 13-23. “We had closed the gap some, outscoring the[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely High School boys’ basketball team completed their busiest stretch of the season last week as they played four games in six days. On Monday, Rangely hosted the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers and led by four at halftime. A poor third quarter led to a deficit the[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely boys basketball team traveled to Vail Christian on Friday, Jan. 11, and hosted Plateau Valley on Saturday. Vail Christian took Friday’s game 57-34. The Panther’s kept pace with an 11-12 first quarter score. Unforced turnovers allowed the Saints to blow the game open in the second[Read More…]

RANGELY | On Friday Rangely’s lady Panthers traveled to Vail Christian for a league match. The Panthers definitely were not at the top of their game, falling behind the Saints at halftime with a score of 19-14. “We came out and had a good third quarter and were down only[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Lady Panthers took on the Hayden Tigers for their home league opener Saturday, Jan. 5. Panthers played a great defensive game, struggled scoring in the second half, and ultimately came away with a win. Leading the Panthers was Skylar Thacker with 24 points, Alanna Wiley with five,[Read More…]

RANGELY | Rangely picked up a league win over the Hayden Tigers last Saturday. The Panthers outscored the Tigers in each of the first three quarters, but an uneven defensive effort allowed Hayden to stay close. Hayden mounted a comeback in the fourth quarter, however the Panthers maintained their composure[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely girls tipped off the Manila, Utah, Holiday Tournament on Friday against Manila. “We got off to a good start ending the first quarter up 10-6, and then went complacent. We just got relaxed and quit attacking the basket and found ourselves down 13-20 at half,” said head[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers took advantage of some tough competition at the Manila Jamboree last Friday and Saturday to prepare for the upcoming league schedule starting on Jan. 5.  The Manila Mustangs proved to be a very quick and talented group as the Panthers lost 66-36 on Friday.  Micah Zenner[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers dropped three games at the WREA Cowboy Shootout in Meeker,  losing to Rifle 21-45 on Thursday, Soroco 34-45 on Friday, and Dolores 44-52 on Saturday.  While it wasn’t the start they wanted, there were some bright spots for the Panthers throughout the weekend. Defensively, Rangely held[Read More…]

RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers tipped off their season Thursday at the White River Meeker Cowboy Shootout, playing Longmont Christian in an exciting game. “I really feel like for our first game we played three quarters of basketball well, and just tried not to lose in the fourth quarter,” said[Read More…]

RANGELY | The 2018-19 Rangely High School boys’ basketball team will have a different look this year as the Panthers graduated five seniors, all starters, in 2018. Fortunately for the Panthers they have eight new seniors returning from last year’s varsity squad, six of whom were key components of the[Read More…]