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Salute to MHS seniors

Senior members of Meeker’s boys’ basketball team were recognized Sunday at an end-of-season banquet.

April 28, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Area players receive postseason honors

MEEKER | Stacey Fitzgibbons, a senior at Meeker High School was recently honored by being selected to play in two all-state basketball games. “It shows what kind of athlete she is and how hard she works,” Meeker girls’ basketball coach Hallie Blunt said of Fitzgibbons’ post-season honors.

March 20, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Stacey Fitzgibbons wheels around a Front Range Christian defender for two of her game-high 26 points.

Season ends for Lady Cowboys

MEEKER I The mascot for Standley Lake High School in Denver is the “Gator” and its gymnasium, known as “The Swamp,” is where the basketball season for the Lady Cowboys came to an end last Friday.

March 15, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cole Steiner dove for a loose ball as Tyrel Gerloff looked on. The Cowboys fell to Alexander Dawson in the opening round of regionals.

Mustangs end Cowboys’ season

Meeker boys end their season with 21-2 record MEEKER I Two weeks ago the longest winning streak in Colorado 2A basketball and the dream of bringing home a state championship belonged to the Meeker Cowboys.

March 12, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Stacey Fitzgibbons, who had fouled out, watched the action along with assistant coaches Kaleyne Turner and Mike Dinwiddie.

Lady Cowboys to Denver this week

MEEKER I The Lady Cowboys finished fourth in the District 5 basketball tournament last weekend in Rangely and will now compete in the state-qualifying Region 7 tournament this weekend at Standley Lake High School in Denver.

March 5, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker boys’ basketball coach Klark Kindler argued a call during Saturday’s championship game against Hayden. The Cowboys suffered their first loss of the season.

Hayden upsets Meeker boys in district final

MEEKER I The Hayden Tigers took advantage of timely shooting and converted 14 of 21 free throws in the final period to knock the Meeker Cowboys from the ranks of the undefeated with a 65-58 upset victory in the championship game of the District 5 tournament Saturday in Rangely.

March 5, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Elissa McLaughlin hugged coach Hallie Blunt as Rebecca de Vergie, right, and fellow teammates celebrated at the conclusion of Saturday’s come-from-behind victory in the first round of districts. The Lady Cowboys continue on to the next round Friday at Rangely.

Meeker girls advance to regionals this weekend

MEEKER I “It was a big win for us,” Meeker girls basketball coach Hallie Blunt said of the 48-34 defeat of the Soroco Rams, in the first round of the district tournament, played on Meeker’s home court. “The win got us into the regional tournament and now we are playing[Read More…]

February 28, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Jake Nieslanik guarded Rangely’s Patrick Phelan during last Saturday’s district game. The top-ranked Cowboys won handily to advance to this weekend’s next round, to be played today at 7:30 in Rangely. The loss ended the Panthers’ season.

Meeker opens playoffs by beating Rangely, 83-47

MEEKER I Senior Mitch Jacob scored a game-high 21 points, and nearly every member of the Cowboy basketball team scored as No. 1-ranked Meeker rolled county rival Rangely Saturday 83-47.

February 26, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Cowboys whip Paonia, finish perfect season

MEEKER I Perfect regular seasons are seldom attained at a professional sports level. They are not often accomplished in college, nor are they common in high school sports. They are practically unheard of in Meeker boys’ basketball lore.

February 24, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Meeker hosts playoff game Saturday

MEEKER I After a crushing defeat to the Paonia Eagles in the regular season finale, the Meeker girls’ basketball team finished as the No. 4 seed and will host a district playoff game this Saturday against Soroco.

February 22, 2010 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Lady Cowboys split pair of league games

MEEKER I The Lady Cowboys split two Northwest League games on the road last week — defeating the Plateau Valley Cowboys before losing to the Panthers from the west side of Rio Blanco County. Meeker has one league game on the schedule. The Lady

February 15, 2010 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Meeker boys stay perfect at 18-0

Cowboys go for league title, undefeated regular season in home game with Paonia Saturday MEEKER I With only one league game remaining in the regular season, the Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team has virtually sewn up the Western Slope League championship.

February 13, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled