The Meeker Cowboys dominated the Great Eight Duals in Parachute, winning the entire event with great finals matches against hosts Grand Valley. Five rounds of duals and no one came close to matching the Cowboys on the mat with wins over Coal Ridge 69-11, Basalt 66-15, Hayden 52-15, Moffat County[Read More…]
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Panthers fall to Tigers, best Mustangs
On Jan. 26 the Rangely Panthers had an away game against the Hayden Tigers. The teams were fairly matched in the first quarter and the Tigers took an early lead after the first quarter 19-13. The Tigers used pressure defense all night to force many Panther turnovers. At halftime the[Read More…]
RHS Panthers head to Meeker for wrestling this week
The Rangely Panthers wrestling team traveled to Parachute for the Great 8 dual team tournament. The Panthers were paired up with Grand Valley, Moffat County and Glenwood Springs. The first dual was against a very solid team Grand Valley. Winning for the Panthers were Wyatt Stevens, Izaiah Moody and Jaxon[Read More…]
Cowboys continue winning streak
The winning streak for Meeker Cowboy basketball continues as they enter the final weeks of the regular season 11-1. They continue to inch up in the rankings and are the highest-ranked Western Slope team. Last weekend they dominated three home games: Vail Mountain 64-26, Grand Valley 65-50 and North Fork[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys 7-5 on season
The Meeker Cowboys basketball girls team is now 7-5 and sitting at number 12 in class 3A after a 1-1 weekend. Grand Valley is the highest-ranked team on the Western Slope. They are undefeated, and have handily beaten all their opponents except the Cowboys. In their first matchup the Cowboys[Read More…]
SEASON SENIORS
Cowboy senior basketball players are leading their teams through an exciting season. (Back row, from left) Bryan Rosas, Jace Mobley, Jake Simonsen, JT Fitzgibbons, Ryan Sullivan, Ethan Quinn. (Front row, from left) Narely Olivas, Jayde Turner, Ainsley Selle and Ellie Hossack. TAYLOR GARCIA PHOTO
Cowboys stomp Rattlers
The 3-1 Meeker Cowboys basketball team has had a bit of a break and eased into the new year last weekend. That all ends this weekend as it is full steam ahead with three games this week. The Cowboys easily defeated the Little Snake Rattlers 59-33 last Thursday led by[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys fall 43-49
The lady Cowboy basketball team opened up the new year with a close game loss to the Little Snake Rattlers, 43-49. It was a team contribution to the score with Charlie Rogers putting up nine, Rylee Sullivan eight, and Reese Clatterbaugh and Addie Knowles each seven. On the year Sullivan[Read More…]
GIRLS WRESTLING
Rangely High School freshman Harleigh Prater finished second in the 125-pound bracket of the Central Grand Junction girls wrestling tournament last Saturday, which the Phoenix won. Since Rangely does not have a girls’ wrestling team, the dedicated freshman makes the trip to Grand Junction daily for practice, then travels to[Read More…]
Cowboys place fourth at Tournament of Champs
This was the year of the Cowboys in the 2024 Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah. No Meeker team has placed as high as they did this year — they finished in fourth place — and no Meeker team has seen three wrestlers in the championships in one year as[Read More…]
Cowboys win two, host Rangely today
It was a rare weekend for Cowboy basketball. The girls and boys faced off against Western Slope opponents in totally different towns, and the outcome was the same. Both teams put up big, and nearly identical, numbers while shutting down the competition. The girls, with a 3-1 record, are just[Read More…]
Panthers lose two
Making a long road trip to Yuma, Colorado, the Rangely Panthers encountered tough competition Friday, Dec. 16. Yuma dominated the Panthers from the tip-off with intense pressure in the passing lanes, forcing many Panther turnovers leading to easy baskets. The Panthers went down 24-5 after a tough first quarter. Rangely[Read More…]