MEEKER | Meeker High School senior Gracie Blagg wasn’t quite sure what she’d get from taking a recommended Future Farmers of America (FFA) elective class since she lives in town and doesn’t own livestock. That introductory class has led to a successful entrepreneurial endeavor, multiple awards and state-level achievements, and[Read More…]
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Pole vaulters first to compete at state
MEEKER | The Last Chance Meet, or as some of the tracksters are calling it, the “nicest meet of the year so far” was a successful event for the Cowboys. Fourteen individuals and five relay teams placed. “It was a successful meet,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt, “after the year[Read More…]
Cowboys nab league championship
MEEKER | Undefeated in their league and with a 10-1 victory over the Rangely Panthers the Cowboys sealed the league championship last week. Jonathan Fitzgibbons took the win, throwing 92 pitches in seven innings, striking out 11 and only allowing one run. Jace Mobley batted 1000 and he and Carson[Read More…]
Cowboys compete at three-day meet
MEEKER | The track season reached a milestone last weekend for the Cowboys as they competed in the three-day league track meet. “It was a great meet for the kids,” said head coach Hallie Blunt. “We had boys and girls place in events that they hadn’t all year, and that[Read More…]
Cowboys go 2-1 in league games
MEEKER | Cowboy baseball went 2-1 last week and played each league opponent for the first time this season. Grand Valley fell easy 15-1 on Monday evening during a rescheduled home game. Wednesday’s varsity and JV games against Rangely were the second wins of the week for both teams. The[Read More…]
Royalty …
SO FETCH
MHS Drama put on three performances of Mean Girls: The Musical over the weekend. Avaree Woodward, Hailey Blaisdell and Ruby Holliday played the “mean girls” opposite Kate Lockwood’s Cady Heron (right). This was the last high school peformance for Holliday and Lockwood, as well as cast members and fellow seniors[Read More…]
ART SHOW
Pieces from MHS students, including the one above by Lilly Woodward, will be on display at Streamline Realty this coming week, May 1 through 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by to view them all. | COURTESY PHOTOS AAA Special to the Herald Times
Meeker competes at Coal Ridge and Rangely
MEEKER | The track team kicked off a weekend full of meets Friday at Coal Ridge for their annual invitational. Placing in the top six at Coal Ridge: The girls 4×100 meter relay took fourth place. The team members are Ellie Hossack, Jayde Turner, Adi Selle and Ainsley Selle. The[Read More…]
Cowboys look to extend winning streak
Skylar Browning (top) and Jace Mobley of the Meeker Cowboy baseball team competed in Cedaredge last Saturday. The Cowboys are on a six game win streak and look to keep it going Friday at Grand Valley. RICH KLINZMANN PHOTOS MEEKER | Cowboy baseball had a 2-9 start last year and[Read More…]
Cattlewomen sponsor beef cook-off with MHS
RBC | The Rio Blanco Cattlewomen sponsored a beef cook-off on March 8 with the Meeker High School Catering Class. Students used round steak provided through a grant from the Colorado Beef Council for their delicious recipes. All students received a “Real Cowboys Eat Beef” t-shirt and the winners received[Read More…]
Finishing up first year in 3A classification, Cowboys head to Leadville
After a big home win Tuesday for the Meeker Cowboys in the first round of district basketball, the team traveled to Grand Junction Central Friday and Saturday for the remainder of the tournament. “It was a well ran tournament in a nice facility,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. Four teams[Read More…]