When two strong teams face each other in knockout soccer, the result tends to depend either on one moment of brilliance or one minor mistake. For long stretches of Tuesday’s playoff game against the Liberty Common Eagles, the Roaring Fork Rams seemed one moment of magic away from scoring the goal that would send them […]
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High hopes for future of Roaring Fork football after solid JV season
The scene resembled Friday night lights in Anytown, USA on Oct. 16, when the Roaring Fork High School junior varsity football team hosted rival Glenwood Springs for the season finale. Fans filled the stands after a pregame barbecue, the student pep band was playing and there was lots of good energy. Except it was a […]
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CRMS wins state mountain biking team title, and it’s playoff time for Rams soccer
Club mountain biking teams from high schools across Colorado descended on the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley trails for last weekend’s state championships. In the end, it was a local team that was crowned as the top dirt riders. Colorado Rocky Mountain School of Carbondale won the championship with 6,703 points, out-dueling teams from Durango […]
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Meet Paulina Lopez, early childhood program director at CRES
This school year, the Roaring Fork School District hired a new director to coordinate the early childhood program at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES). Paulina Lopez has happily stepped into the position to help create a school environment that meets the needs of all the students and staff. Lopez was 3 years old when she […]
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RFSD school board candidates define themselves in forums
During any election campaign, you will find how candidates will work to define themselves differently from their opponents. The current Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) school board election is no exception. The RFSD school board races are between Betsy After and Alan Kokish, seeking the District B seat, while Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are […]
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Basalt, Roaring Fork cross it up for XC program success
Two student bodies are better than one when it comes to fielding the Basalt High School co-ed cross country team, but in the end it’s all for one, one for all. That’s also pretty much how team cross country running works. As with a few other Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned sports, like track and […]
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Rams soccer back on track after pair of league wins
Roaring Fork High School boys soccer worked its way back into the mix for a possible 3A Western Slope League title with two league wins this past week over Aspen, 3-1, and Basalt, 4-1. Tuesday night’s match at Basalt was a big one, with both the Rams and the Longhorns vying for all-important positioning in […]
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Rams teams hit a rough patch
Roaring Fork High School’s two fall varsity sports teams went from the highs of Homecoming week when they scored a pair of big wins to some low points this past week.The Rams volleyball dropped two matches, including a straight-set 3A Western Slope League loss on the road at Rifle on Tuesday and another tough loss […]
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Bears spoil Homecoming party in 55-27 win over Longhorns
First-year coach Ty Leyba and the Rifle Bears went into Friday night’s matchup against the Basalt Longhorns aiming to break multiple streaks. Not only had Basalt opened the season with five wins out of five, the Longhorns had gone 16 straight regular season games without a loss. The Bears had not tasted victory against the […]
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Rams volleyball set for final stretch after big win over Coal Ridge
Roaring Fork High School’s girls volleyball team finally found a way to win a tight five-game match, and in front of the Homecoming Week crowd to make it extra special. Hosting Coal Ridge on Sept. 26, the Rams scored an important 3A Western Slope League win, 3-2, over the Lady Titans. As they’ve become accustomed […]