The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys and girls basketball teams both got off to a good start this week, winning their season openers against Rifle on Tuesday night.Playing at home, the Rams boys took down the Bears 70-64. Junior Lucas Carballeira had 22 points, junior Ethan Wilson 15 and sophomore Quentin Galbraith and junior […]
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Basalt’s bid for state football title falls short
Despite a resilient performance in front of the home fans that had the Basalt High School football team within striking distance of the school’s first-ever trip to a championship game, the Longhorns ultimately bowed out with a 41-28 loss to The Classical Academy (TCA) on Saturday, Nov. 23. Coming into the game with identical 11-0 […]
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Glenwood’s 6th Street undergoing transformation as businesses adapt, look forward
A construction project aimed at revitalizing the portion of 6th Street in Glenwood Springs that used to be part of Highway 82, and to activate the former Grand Avenue Bridge “north landing” as a new park area, commenced earlier this year. In 2017, the Colorado Department of Transportation completed construction on the new, curved bridge […]
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Basalt football looks to take next step in state playoffs, hosts semifinal Saturday
Basalt High School’s football team is trying to go where no recent Longhorns team has gone before: the state championship game. After traveling to Sterling for the Class 2A quarterfinals last Saturday, defeating the Tigers 34-14, Basalt is back home this Saturday, Nov. 23, to face The Classical Academy (TCA). Kickoff is 1pm at the […]
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Soggy grass boys of Carbondale advance to 3A semifinals
Editor’s note: No. 5 Roaring Fork’s 3A state semifinal game against No. 1 Holy Family at JeffCo NACC Stadium near Golden took place after the print deadline for this story on Wednesday evening. Look for the result online and on the Sopris Sun’s Facebook page. UPDATE: Well, folks, the Rams played one heck of a […]
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Soccer marches on to 3A quarterfinals, one goal at a time
It took a couple of nailbiter wins through the first two rounds of the 3A state playoffs, including a snowy slidefest on Tuesday at Rams Field, but the Roaring Fork boys soccer team is on to the quarterfinals.The Rams, entering the 32-team state championship tournament as the No. 5 seed, defeated No. 12 The Academy […]
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Habitat’s L3 condo project in Glenwood another step to housing the ‘missing middle’
Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley has never been one to stay inside a certain box when it comes to making the dream of home ownership a reality for more area residents.The organization’s recent $35 million purchase of the L3 Apartments in Glenwood Meadows, with a plan to convert the 88 studio and one-bedroom apartments […]
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Basalt, CRMS cross country runners head to state; boys 3A soccer playoffs begin
This Saturday’s Colorado High School Cross Country Championships in Colorado Springs will have solid representation from two local high schools.The Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) boys and girls teams both qualified for state at their 2A Region 5 meet in Delta on Friday, Oct. 25, as did the Basalt High School (BHS) girls team at […]
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Resurgent Aspen upends Roaring Fork volleyball; football earns a win at Olathe
Roaring Fork High School’s girls volleyball team was unable to continue its run of recent success against Aspen on the home court Tuesday night, dropping a tight 3-2 match.Coming into the night having won six of their last seven games, the Rams (9-11 overall, 4-4 in 3A Western Slope League play) came out flat, dropping […]
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Glenwood question 2A seeks sales tax increase for streets, utility infrastructure
Glenwood Springs voters are deciding in the Nov. 5 election whether to not only extend, but also increase a dedicated sales tax from a ½ cent to 1 cent on every dollar spent in the city for future street improvements.New to the tax funding mix with the measure would be a dedicated portion of the […]