BY TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy softball team played hard against the Palisade Bulldogs in their season opener on Saturday. “Once again we begin our season when the scores do not reflect how the girls played,” commented head coach Kendal Bergman. “The improvement[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…]
MHS ends season first in league, 19th in state
MEEKER | The final regular season baseball game for the Cowboys ended in a 12-6 loss to Basalt and a regular season record of 12-10. A record above 500 during a year where they didn’t touch the field until their first game and were still forced to practice inside even[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 1-1 in two games
MEEKER | The 28th ranked Cowboys hosted a series of home games last weekend and look forward to more in the weekend to come. A 1-1 weekend against Gunnison and Cedaredge, head coach Klark Kindler leads a team with a 6-4 record. Gunnison, a staple in the 3A Western Slope[Read More…]
MHS Homecoming 2022 {PHOTOS}
MEEKER | Meeker celebrated Homecoming week early this year. Festivities included a parade down Main Street on Friday, Sept. 23, followed by a pep rally on the courthouse lawn. The Cowboys then played the Roaring Fork Rams, crushing them 41-8. Read the Sept. 29 edition of the Herald for more[Read More…]
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR …
Congratulations to Meeker High School Athletic Director Klark Kindler on being selected as the 2A athletic director of the year by the Colorado Athletic Directors Association. Kindler has been the head boys basketball coach at MHS for 24 years and athletic director for 7 and works tirelessly on ensuring MHS[Read More…]
Brink first in pole vault, Merrifield takes second
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys track team got cut short this week when a spring snowstorm on Friday caused a weather cancellation for the Clint Wells Meet in Hayden. The pole vaulters were still able to compete and the Cowboys had a great showing. Casey Brink had another personal record,[Read More…]
MHS Cowboys nab two league wins
MEEKER I After some tough, close games, Cowboy baseball finally entered league play this past week. Early in the week the boys played Basalt and lost two very tough games to a very good team prior to opening up with league play. Their strength of schedule is reflected in the[Read More…]
BMS track brings home ribbons
MEEKER I Meeker joined seven teams in attending a middle school meet held at the Coal Ridge track on Saturday. The competition was as stiff as the wind, and we had the opportunity to see a largely different group of schools. We still had some successes, and brought home a[Read More…]
MHS girls’ golf plays links style Eagle Ranch course
MEEKER I Meeker High School girls’ golf played Eagle Ranch Monday, the first time for the girls on this team. The links style course is challenging with numerous bunkers, native grass and water. “We had a great time at Eagle Ranch,” said head coach Amanda Back. “It was an adventure[Read More…]
Personal records set in busy week for Meeker track
MEEKER I Last week was busy and packed full of meets for the Meeker Cowboy track team. Tuesday the pole vaulters attended the High Country Pole Vault meet in West Grand where Aspen Merrifield and Owen Hanneman both had superior performances and secured good positions for making it to state in[Read More…]
