A new affordable housing program aimed at lowering the price of existing homes for qualified buyers in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, without the burden of new construction, could launch as soon as this summer. The West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition (WMRHC) outlined plans for its Deed Restriction Purchase Program at a housing […]
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Roaring Fork ladies lacrosse opens 4A playoffs with home win over Rampart
It’s on to the second round of the 4A state playoffs for the Roaring Fork High School girls lacrosse team, after a convincing 15-6 win in the opener over Rampart Tuesday at Rams Field in Carbondale. The Rams improved to 10-5 overall on the heels of a pair of hard-fought wins on the road to […]
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Colorado Class 3A AD of the Year honors bestowed on Rams’ Crista Barlow
There’s a lot that goes into each and every sporting event that Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) student-athletes take part in, week in and week out, during the school year. Behind it all, to make sure things run smoothly on the home front, or that the participants get to where the game schedule takes them, […]
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Roaring Fork ladies lax falls to Battle Mountain, 18-15
With a shot at upending the 4A Mountain East League-leading and undefeated Battle Mountain Huskies, the Roaring Fork High girls lacrosse team stayed even on their home turf in Carbondale Tuesday through the first 18 minutes of play, before the league champs pulled away for an 18-12 win. Rams goals from juniors Hailey Wolfe and […]
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Sopris Run-Off 25K and 10-miler take to The Crown May 19
Though a long-standing Carbondale Mountain Fair weekend tradition may be ending, organizers of the Mount Sopris Run-Off foot race are confident a new tradition will be born with the revamped event coming up May 19. Independence Run & Hike is presenting the new Mount Sopris Run-Off 25K (15.5 miles) and 10-Miler trail races up and […]
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Rams soccer, baseball score home wins over Basalt
Roaring Fork High School’s sports complex was abuzz with activity on Tuesday, with the Basalt Longhorns in town for back-to-back varsity baseball and girls soccer games. The home team won both contests, including a 12-11 walk-off win in the extra eighth inning for the Roaring Fork baseball team, and a 3-0 shutout win for the […]
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Booster Club effort makes way for RFHS Rams Field scoreboard replacement
Shot clock could come to basketball court later this decade Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Athletic Director Crista Barlow was getting set for the first athletic event of the spring season at Rams Field in mid-March when, to no real surprise, the scoreboard didn’t work. “It sometimes works, and sometimes doesn’t, so we’re not real […]
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Girls lacrosse scores last-minute win over Aspen, falls to Battle Mountain
A roller coaster ride for the Roaring Fork High School girls lacrosse team over the past week included a last-minute win over rival Aspen at home, followed by a pair of tough losses. Senior Grace Garcia found the net with just 54 seconds left to play to score a thrilling 13-12 win over Aspen on […]
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Rams ladies soccer, lacrosse pick up key wins
April showers (and snow squalls) have brought some wins for the Roaring Fork High School ladies soccer and lacrosse teams over the last week.Playing at Basalt on Tuesday, the Lady Rams soccer team scored a 6-1 win to improve to 4-1-1 overall on the season and 1-0-1 in the 3A Western Slope League.Roaring Fork got […]
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Carbondale’s Carrie Vickers inducted into Colorado Running Hall of Fame
They became known as the “Steeple Chicks,” a self-branded title of a group of post-collegiate female runners who became the pioneers of the women’s steeplechase event in track and field back in the mid-2000s.For her part, Carrie Messner-Vickers of Carbondale, a four-time All-American cross country and track athlete at the University of Colorado Boulder, would […]