The BMS boys basketball team played the Rangely Panthers Oct. 22. The seventh grade B team won 26-16 and the A team won 39-12; MHS Principal Amy Chinn is the coach. The eighth grade team won 33-17 and the A team lost 27-31; this team is coached by Kris Casey.[Read More…]
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Panthers top Vail Mountain in busy week of games
RANGELY I It was the first couple of games in a while for the Panther White team. They struggled a little against the Rifle C Team, losing in two sets, dropping both sets 19-25. Laurie Ward and Jade Miller had good offensive games with five kills and seven kills respectively.[Read More…]
Cowboy football No. 1 in Western Slope League
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy football had one remaining game left in league play to officially clinch the title and they came out on top, sealing the Western Slope League Championship. The Olathe Pirates came to Meeker for the final regular season home game and went home scoreless. The Cowboys took[Read More…]
Meeker v-ball secures league championship
MEEKER I It’s official, the Meeker Cowboy volleyball team sealed the Western Slope League Conference this past weekend, finishing out their undefeated league season beating Vail Mountain and Caprock. “We had a great week of practice and closed out the Western Slope league matches against Vail Mountain and Caprock Academy,”[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers take second in league
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers lost a hard fought game against No. 3 ranked Vail Christian last Thursday. Head coach Ryan Wilkie pointed out that several players had good games including Timothy Scoggins, Byron Mackay and Wyatt Wiley defensively. “Up front we did a great job of slowing down a[Read More…]
Softball one of 16 state teams
RBC I In her first year as head coach, Kendal Bergman coached the girls to a state softball bid. The team had not made it to the playoffs since 2018. Only 16 teams can say they made it that far so that’s an achievement in itself. “I am so proud[Read More…]
Cowboys post PRs in Delta; Bair qualifies for state meet
MEEKER I Meeker High School cross country ran in Delta at the regional meet on Friday, with the girls racing first. Brighton Bair finished in eighth place in 21:28, and Callie Stout finished in 28:28 and 63rd. Bair’s performance earned her a place at the state championship meet in Colorado[Read More…]
Regional performance boosts Panther harriers to state
RANGELY I The Rangely High School cross country team had a great regional meet. “They went out and did what they were supposed to do. They ran hard and put everything out on the line. Their hard work this season paid off on Friday and now we’ll see what[Read More…]
RBC Historical Society Newsetter ~ Q4 2021
Wolf Creek project secures River District grant
RBC I The Colorado River Water Conservation District board of directors approved a request to partially fund the permitting costs for a dam and reservoir project in northwest Colorado. The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District asked the River District for $3 million over three years for federal and state permit[Read More…]
County Beat: Oct. 28, 2021
RBC I Budget season is underway in Rio Blanco County. Combined decreases in projected revenue total $2.4 million, primarily from property taxes (-$685K) charges for service (-$311K) investment earnings (-$256K) capital grants and donations (-$1.1mil) and miscellaneous (-$35K). Despite projected decreases, overall budgeted revenues for 2022 are up slightly (about[Read More…]
Have you voted yet?
RBC I Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 2. You can mail your ballot, drop it off at a ballot box or voting location, or vote in-person. What’s on this off-year election ballot? A handful of statewide measures, and locally, school board elections for both school districts, as[Read More…]