RANGELY | In fall of 2011, two Western Slope teens, Nathan Terrin and Thomas Powers, arrived at Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) with hoop dreams. Though the pair grew up only 40 miles apart, they had never met until they donned red and black to play for the Spartans in[Read More…]
Tag: Basketball
Community Calendar: December 22, 2016
– The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of each month (excluding holidays). The next meeting will be Jan. 9. All interested readers are welcome. Stop by the Meeker Library for details. – Community ladies are meeting to make grocery bag mats for the homeless.[Read More…]
Community Calendar: December 8, 2016
– Winter Wonderland Party. Swimming party at the Meeker Rec Center pool Friday, Dec. 9. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – Free monthly movie, “Trumbo.” 1:30 p.m. at the Meeker Rec Center multipurpose room. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the[Read More…]
Disciples win 3 on 3 tourney
MEEKER I The annual Main Street Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament featured nine teams and produced champions in three divisions.
Youth basketball …
Meeker’s third- and fourth-grade girls’ basketball team may be small in numbers but they are big in heart. For most of the girls this is their first taste of a traveling basketball league and they are rising to the challenge. Halfway through their season they have been able to achieve[Read More…]
Hoop shots…
The Rio Blanco County middle school boys’ basketball teams met in Meeker last week for their second meeting this season and have one more week before the league tournament in two weeks.
Outstanding competition at Main Street Madness
MEEKER I The first annual Main Street Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament was a huge success for the Meeker Chamber of Commerce. Nearly 30 teams competed in four divisions.
Overcoming Obstacles
Injuries, vagabond lifestyle shaped Brian Crowe into Cowboys’ team leader
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.
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.
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.
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.
