MHS senior Vivian Brown is a four-time state qualifier in golf. Brown made it to state shooting a 105. “She did awesome,” said head coach Amanda Back. “I couldn’t be prouder of her. It was a great day at Cattails.” Brown is headed to Berthoud, Colorado, for state competition on[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: May 16, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A petition was being circulated the first of the week asking the county commissioners to repair the road leading to the head of Piceance creek. The paper was quite generally signed. Rain was threatened quite often during the past week, but failed to materialize.[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 9, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Water was turned into the town ditch this week. James Lyttle and family were passengers on Wednesday’s outgoing stage bound for Pittsburgh, PA. The roads between here and Rifle are said to be worse now than they have been at any time this spring,[Read More…]
Colo. Outdoor Partnership seeking members
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is accepting membership applications for the Colorado Outdoor Partnership (CO-OP) and is seeking organizational/business/community leader representatives in the areas of outdoor recreation, wildlife/natural resources conservation and/or agriculture/working lands. Interested individuals are invited to fill out this membership application (https://bit.ly/4a2SpaS) no later than May[Read More…]
Busy week for BMS Track/Field
MEEKER | Barone Middle School track and field hosted the yearly Meeker Relay Meet this past Thursday at Starbuck Stadium. “The kids had a great time teaming with their teammates to compete on Thursday,” said head coach Marki Grant. “We had a great turnout and are grateful for all the[Read More…]
Panthers fall to Cowboys; earn third season of double-digit wins
RANGELY | Part one of the annual Rio Blanco high school baseball showdown took place in Rangely on Thursday, May 2. The match pinned the visiting Meeker Cowboys 13-8 overall and 1-0 in Western Slope League play against the Rangely Panthers 8-5-1 and 2-0 in league play. The Cowboys emerged[Read More…]
Cowboy golf…
Meeker Golf continues with successes from its team. This week they went to Eagle Ranch. Vivian Brown played individually and shot a 107. “The wind was terrible and the course was very long but she played really well,” commented head coach Amanda Back. Coach Back also took Joelle Soler and[Read More…]
Panthers perform well at league track
RANGELY | The Colorado 1A/2A Western Slope League Track and Field Championships took place this past weekend in Grand Junction at the prestigious Stocker Stadium. The meet was two days, with prelims, finals and the most competitive athletes on the Western Slope. The Rangely Panthers showed up ready to go[Read More…]
MHS track continues trek toward state
MEEKER | The Meeker track team is winding down the season as it wraps up the two-day league meet in Grand Junction. “I thought the kids did an outstanding job rising to the occasion and competing,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt. Lots of placers and beginning with the champions three[Read More…]
Cowboys first in league in baseball
MEEKER | Cowboy baseball is 14-8 and sitting first in their league. They played four games last week, winning all, and improving the record. Starting Tuesday at home against Moffat County when the Cowboys won game one 7-5 and game two 7-6. They then turned their sights to the Rangely[Read More…]
Meeker High School National Honor Society inducts 22 new members
MEEKER | On April 30, the Meeker High School Scholastia Chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 22 new members at a ceremony in the MHS auditorium. The National Association of Secondary School Principals met in Omaha, Hawai’i in 1919 and pushed for an organization that recognized well-rounded students who[Read More…]
MHS senior awarded Boettcher Scholarship
MEEKER | Opal Munger, a senior at Meeker High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Boettcher Scholarships recognize Colorado’s top students by providing them with the funds to attain an excellent in-state education and access to additional opportunities to enrich their time in college[Read More…]
