Roaring Fork High School’s spring sports schedule is back in full swing this week following spring break, with the marquee event being the three-day Trent Goscha Memorial Baseball Tournament starting Thursday at Ron Patch Memorial Field. The Rams enter their home tournament with some confidence after a close game on the road at Class 5A […]
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RFHS seniors soar in showcase of capstone projects
From sharing personal stories and useful information about student activism on the KDNK airwaves and in the pages of The Sopris Sun, to literally flying, this year’s Roaring Fork High School seniors are taking their capstone projects to new heights. Capstones are a free form, hands-on project, often spanning the better part of two years […]
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Roaring Fork Rams spring seasons under way
The days are finally warming up, and the outdoor practice fields in Carbondale have come alive with spring sports. For Roaring Fork High School, that means baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, plus a combined school boys lacrosse team hosted by Glenwood Springs High, and girls tennis and golf hosted […]
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Rams hoops teams bow out in regional round of state playoffs
A pair of young Roaring Fork High School basketball teams got a nibble of what it tastes like to play in the postseason, and the youthful squads and their coaches are already hungry for next season.Roaring Fork’s girls opened the 3A state playoffs Friday in the small northern Colorado town of Ault with a convincing […]
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Red Hill steward earns accolades from public lands agency
Chris Brandt first started mountain biking the rugged single-track trails on Carbondale’s Red Hill in 2009 and immediately noticed something both aesthetically beautiful and ecologically fragile about it.“I was blown away by how awesome it was, and how it encompassed everything I loved about mountain biking, with its natural challenges and the scenery,” Brandt said.At […]
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Coalition compares Summit County successes with local affordable housing efforts
Breckenridge’s long history of creating a vibrant affordable housing program could prove to be a valuable model as the new West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition looks to up its game in the Roaring Fork Valley and Garfield County.A big difference, though, is the nearly two dozen deed-restricted housing projects and a successful buy-down program in […]
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On to the state playoffs for Rams hoops teams after runners-up showing at Districts
A pair of thrillers in the district championship games on Saturday in Grand Junction for the Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams ended in close losses for the Rams.The Carbondale kids are headed to the 3A state playoffs nonetheless.After nearly pulling off the upset against the undefeated Grand Valley Cardinals, ultimately falling […]
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Rams impress on senior night, roll through district tourney opener
A crucial senior night win for the Roaring Fork High School boys basketball team on Friday, and an impressive showing for the girls against a top-three state-ranked team paved the way for a legitimate shot for both teams to play for a district championship this week.The Rams girls played the league champion Grand Valley Cardinals […]
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Rams close out regular season with double-header Friday night
The Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams both find themselves with a chance to secure the second seed going into next week’s 3A Western Slope District Tournament, but a stout opponent looms for the regular season home finale Friday night. After three straight wins for the girls, including a 59-30 senior night […]
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Lady Rams hoopsters moonlighting as cheer squad
A recent venture into the depths of the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) athletic equipment room turned up a fun little surprise for Rams basketball teammates Carly Crownhart and Nikki Tardif. “We saw a sign that said ‘cheer closet’ and decided to take a look,” Crownhart said. Inside were some neatly folded cheerleading outfits, unused […]