Meeker
NEW TRADITION: Kindler establishes Meeker as basketball power
MEEKER — Eleven years ago, when Klark Kindler took over as basketball coach at Meeker, the school didn’t have much of a tradition in basketball. Things sure have changed.
Basketball
Meeker
Meeker girls fall in semifinal game and claim fourth
MEEKER — It wasn’t the finish the Meeker girls’ basketball team had hoped for, but their coach was still pleased with her team’s accomplishment.
Meeker
Cowboys take third at state
MEEKER — The Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team returned from the Colorado State Tournament last Sunday with the third-place trophy.
Rangely Sports
Shootout ends boys’ season
RANGELY — The Panthers saved their best for last. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite good enough. In a double-overtime barnburner, Rangely fell to Custer County 83-80 last Friday at the 2A regional tournament in Grand Junction.
Meeker Sports
Blunt, Meeker girls get title shot
MEEKER — Of all the trophies in Meeker High School’s trophy cases, only one is the coveted gold ball, earned by the 1995 girls’ basketball team.
Rangely
Paonia ends Rangely girls’ season 41-28
Lady Panthers one game short of state tourney RANGELY — Coach Jimmie Mergleman was hoping her Lady Panthers would get another crack at Paonia, which beat Rangely in the district tournament.
Rangely Sports
Fourth time is the charm as Lady Panthers beat Hayden
RANGELY — After a disappointing first game at last weekend’s district tournament in Meeker, the Lady Panthers more than made up for it in their second game. Rangely finished third in the two-day tournament with […]
Meeker Sports
Lady Cowboys finish runners-up in district
MEEKER — For the first time in several years, Meeker High School was the site of the district basketball tournament, where four girls’ and four boys’ teams played for a district title and seeds in […]
Rangely Sports
Panthers drop Hayden; advance to regional
RANGELY — The question of which Panther team will show up continued at the 2A district tournament last weekend in Meeker. And both made an appearance.
Meeker Sports
Cowboys win district tourney
MEEKER — For the second time in three years, the Meeker High School boys’ basketball team has won the District 5 tournament.
Opinion
Here’s Rio Blanco County … by the numbers
County Assessor Renae Neilson knows her numbers. Speaking at an meeting last month of Rio Blanco County Democrats, Neilson, who, by the way, is a Republican, recited figures mostly off the top of her head, […]
Rangely Sports
Panthers junior varsity team ends season on a high note, 64-41
RANGELY — After a first half where the Rangely Panthers JV boys were a little shaky at times, they managed to turn in a solid performance to cap off their season with a win Feb. […]
