MEEKER | Another summer of rodeo action is set to begin in Meeker as the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series returns to the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds on Thursday, June 11. Slack is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., followed by the main rodeo performance at 7 p.m., officially kicking off[Read More…]
Tag: Rodeo
Growing up in the arena: Watson siblings thrive at state rodeo finals
MEEKER | Long weekends on the road, countless hours with horses and the dedication required to compete at a high level are all part of life for the Watson family as Whit and Greta continue to grow in junior high rodeo. That hard work paid off recently at the Colorado[Read More…]
Meeker riders earn strong finishes at Colorado High School State Rodeo finals in Craig
MEEKER | Meeker-area rodeo athletes delivered steady performances over two days at the Colorado High School Rodeo in Craig, highlighted by strong finishes and point-earning runs from Josey McClain, Kalee Ivy and Leah Wood. Day one opened with a 12th-place finish in pole bending for Ivy, who posted a time[Read More…]
WOOD MAKES NAT’L HS RODEO FINALS
Leah Wood was one of two Meeker youth to qualify for the National High School Rodeo Championships along with Jessy Pelloni, who finished in the top 20. Wood competed in breakaway roping, catching her first calf in 2.95 seconds. She missed the second calf and finished 60th out of 135[Read More…]
SPIRIT OF COURT WILL AWARD
Mollee Vroman of Meeker is one of two young rodeo enthusiasts to receive “Spirit of Court Will” awards from State Sen. Perry Will in January 2024 “for their dedication to the sport of rodeo and putting time and effort into practicing to be a winner.” The buckles awarded are named[Read More…]
High School Rodeo
Trick rider coming to rodeo Aug. 10 + July 27 results
Photos by Kim Ekstrom MEEKER | #12 Team Roping – Troy Allen/Levi Allen #8 Team Roping – Joe Wood/Levi Allen Dally Ribbon Roping – Leah Wood/Levi Allen Open Breakaway – No Winner Ladies Breakaway – Paula Cooper Jr. Breakaway – No Winner Open Barrels – Avrial Hankins Jr. Barrels –[Read More…]
July 20 Meeker Summer Rodeo Series results
MEEKER | The winners of the July 20 Meeker Summer Rodeo Series are as follows: #12 – Teresa Anderson/Joby Barquin #8 – Trent Vernon/Taylor Smith Dally – Dusty Flohr/Addison Ellibee Open Breakaway – Deena Norell Ladies Breakaway – Deana Wood Barrels – Avrial Hankins Jr. Barrels – Landree Tate Bulls[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series: Week 1 Results
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series 2023 Week 1 Results: #11 – Pepper Rhyne/Kash Atwood #8 – Pepper Rhyne/Clay Reynolds Dally Ribbon – Clay Reynolds/Unknown Open Breakaway – Teresa Anderson Ladies Breakaway – Beverly Salazar Barrels – Sadie Shake Jr. Barrels – Landree Tate Bulls – Bulls won, next week $1,000 added Kim[Read More…]
Pelloni takes state championship rodeo title
MEEKER | Even though Meeker High School does not consider rodeo an officially sanctioned MHS extracurricular, five Cowboys competed in the fall and spring high school rodeo season. Rodeo differs from the other sports in many ways, but the largest is that the participants can choose which state they want[Read More…]
LETTER: Rodeo returns this summer
Dear Editor: The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series of 2022 is happy to announce that the summer of 2023 will be the seventh year of the weekly summer rodeos. Once again, our Thursday night rodeo will be available for the enjoyment of all. The 2022 Meeker Summer Rodeo series season, due[Read More…]
RODEO DREAMS
Eva Scritchfield and Wagner Brown competed in barrels last weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Both girls are part of Meeker’s high school rodeo program. According to Trina Zagar Brown, they had good runs and are getting faster with each competition. It was the last high school fall rodeo for anyone[Read More…]




