Former Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc, wrestling for the University of Wyoming, finished second in the NCAA West Regional tournament held at the United State Air Force Academy last Sunday.
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Two qualify for state
MEEKER I Freshman J.C. Henderson and sophomore JR Crawford will be the only Cowboys to wrestle in the 2011 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, which start today in the Pepsi Center in Denver. Eight Cowboys competed in the regional tourney and although six placed in the top six, only two finished[Read More…]
MHS ends season in Moffat County
MEEKER I The Cowboy wrestling team ended its regular season in Craig last Thursday and although Meeker lost the dual (27-54) to Moffat County, they won the same number of matches wrestled as the 4A Bulldogs.
MHS wrestlers on track, as planned
MEEKER I “We are working our plan to get better each week and we saw big improvements last week in Paonia,” Meeker’s head wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said. No Cowboys won individual titles but four placed in the Paonia Invitational last Saturday. Meeker will wrestle a triangular in Hayden against[Read More…]
Barlow wins Panther tourney
Named outstanding wrestler RBC I Rangely senior Cole Barlow won the 152-pound bracket of the Panther wrestling tournament last Saturday in his hometown and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament by attending coaches. Meeker junior Justin Hardy won the 171-pound class.
MHS wrestles well for hometown crowd
RBC I The Cowboy wrestling team opened the 2011 season in front of a hometown crowd and although they did not win the dual against Coal Ridge the Cowboys did win five of eight matches wrestled. Meeker and the Rangely Panthers traveled to the Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah[Read More…]
RBC high school sports get under way
RBC I The Meeker High School wrestling team will open the 2011 portion of the season tonight at home, with a dual against Coal Ridge, starting at 6 p.m., while the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will wait until Friday before taking the court.
Crawford takes second place at Kremmling
MEEKER I Six Cowboy wrestlers competed in the annual West Grand Invitational in Kremmling last Saturday and four returned with medals, including a silver for JR Crawford.
Hardy wins Hotchkiss tournament
MEEKER I Only five Cowboys wrestled in the opening tournament in Hotchkiss last Saturday and four won matches, including a championship for junior Justin Hardy. “We went in with three freshmen,” head wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said. “I think they were a little scared and didn’t wrestle the way they[Read More…]
LeBlanc wins 184-lb. class at all-star classic
MEEKER I Wyoming’s Joe LeBlanc, a former Meeker wrestler and Colorado state champion, has set his sights high for this season on the wrestling mat for the Wyoming Cowboys.
