RANGELY I With third place in the league locked up, all that was left for the Lady Panthers — as far as the regular season — was a rematch with Plateau Valley. And again Rangely won in a blowout 52-28.

RANGELY I It will come down to one game. The Panthers will meet Plateau Valley on Friday in their final regular-season game. There’s a lot riding on the outcome.

RANGELY I When the week began, a split of its games wasn’t what the Lady Panthers had in mind. But that’s how the week went.

RANGELY I Several players felt kind of puny last week, as a flu bug spread through the team. Rangely dropped two games — 55-49 to Vail Christian last Friday and 56-41 to Hayden last Saturday.

RANGELY I Panther coach Mark Skelton said he’s starting to feel like a broken record. Skelton has been preaching the same message to his players all season: For them to be successful requires giving maximum effort.

RANGELY I The Lady Panthers were kind of stuck last week. Stuck on 52, anyway. In its first of three games last week, Rangely scored almost 52 points in a 51-48 win Jan. 19 over Moffat County’s junior varsity in a non-league game.

RANGELY I Statistically, the Panthers came out on the short end, except in the one stat that really matters — the final score. Despite being outrebounded 40-25 and having 15 fewer assists, Rangely won another league game Friday, beating Paonia 68-64.

RBC I The Panthers ended the week on a positive note. After losing its first two games following the Christmas break, Rangely’s boys’ basketball team beat Soroco 66-47 Saturday to end a four-game losing streak and earn its first league win.