RANGELY I Last weekend the Rangely Panthers wrestled in Meeker for their last tournament of the regular season in a pool with Meeker, Basalt and Olathe. The Panthers first dual of the day was against Meeker.
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Panthers hoping to get healthy before regionals
RANGELY | The Rangely Panther wrestlers made a long journey to Ignacio, Colorado, last weekend. Because of the six-hour bus trip, the team opted not to dual on Friday to prepare for tough competition Saturday from 3A Colorado and New Mexico teams. “This was a pool-styled bracket, meaning every guy[Read More…]
Coombs earns first-place finish in Paonia
RANGELY | This weekend the Panthers wrestled in the always tough Screaming Eagle tournament in Paonia. “As a team, this is the best we have looked all year in my opinion,” said head coach JC Chumacero. “Friday night we wrestled Grand Valley where we didn’t seem to be ourselves and[Read More…]
RHS heads to Paonia
RANGELY | Last weekend the Rangely wrestlers competed in Rifle against Grand Junction, Rifle, Coal Ridge, Battle Mountain and Basalt. With it being a dual tournament the Panthers once again had to do some moving around in order to get everyone a match. Colton Stevens (113), Alex Back (138), Sage Rhea[Read More…]
Rangely wrestlers compete in Utah tourney
RANGELY | This weekend the Rangely Panther wrestlers competed in the always difficult Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah. This year was a record-breaking year for the tournament as 38 teams competed from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. “We sat down with our very young team and decided what guys would[Read More…]
RBC wrestlers to compete in Tournament of Champions
RBC | Meeker wrestlers will return to the mats Thursday at home for a dual with West Grand, then head to Vernal Friday and Saturday along with Rangely High School wrestlers and 36 other teams from a three-state region. The annual Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah, will be the[Read More…]
RHS wrestlers do well at West Grand, Kremmling
RANGELY | The Panther wrestling team traveled to Kremmling this last weekend to compete in duals Friday and a tournament Saturday. Friday against West Grand and Basalt, sophomore Zane Varner (145) seemed to be on a mission, pinning both of his opponents by pin. Teammates Brent Cantrell and Dalton Dembowski[Read More…]
Panther grapplers get wins and pins in Soroco
RANGELY | This last weekend the Rangely Panther wrestling team traveled to Soroco where they looked like a completely different team from the previous weekend. Friday the boys dueled both Saratoga and Soroco. None of the three teams had a full roster. Coaches moved teammates to try and get a[Read More…]
Panther grapplers get wins and pins in Soroco
RANGELY | This last weekend the Rangely Panther wrestling team traveled to Soroco where they looked like a completely different team from the previous weekend. Friday the boys dueled both Saratoga and Soroco. None of the three teams had a full roster. Coaches moved teammates to try and get a[Read More…]
Varner, Mackay get wins at CMU
RANGELY | The Rangely Panther wrestling team started their opening weekend of competition Friday against region foes the Hayden Tigers. The Panthers had 11 matches including exhibition matches. Sophomore Zane Varner came away with the only win, bumping up a weight class and beating his opponent by pin in the[Read More…]
Mixed start for Lady Panthers
It was a mixed start for the lady Panthers regular season. They hosted a two-day tournament playing four games total. Panthers came out on top in both Friday games to beat Hotchkiss and Moffat County 2-1. Saturday was a little tough losing to Telluride 2-1 and Rifle 2-0. “The Panthers[Read More…]
Chumacero ‘excited for next year’
RANGELY | Tytus Coombs entered the 2019 state tournament with yet another tough draw, wrestling No. 3 seed Tyler Collins from Wray who was last year’s consolation champ in the 132-pound bracket. Coombs got into an upper body match and fell by pin. Collins went on to advance to the finals[Read More…]
