Two Roaring Fork High School spring sports teams are in the state playoffs, and another is also in a good position to earn a postseason bid. Starting off with the combined Roaring Fork-Glenwood-Basalt-CRMS girls lacrosse team, the Rams enter the 24-team 4A state playoffs as the No. 3 seed — the highest postseason seeding in […]
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Chris Klug Foundation’s Jessi Rochel puts rubber to pavement
Jessi Rochel is a runner with a cause. For nearly four years, the Carbondale local and executive director of the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF) has been quietly chipping away at the elusive Six Star Medal presented by Abbott World Marathon Majors all while raising critical funds and awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. “Running […]
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New Aquatics Center to open May 23
Yes, Bonedaleans, it’s true! After a years-long process (including two seasons without a municipal pool), the brand-new Carbondale Aquatics Center is scheduled to open Saturday, May 23, during Memorial Day weekend. The new facility replaces the old John M. Fleet pool, which operated from 1979 to 2023. Instead of the former single pool, the center […]
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Duty patrol: Local running store steps up to handle dog poo disposal along popular Red Hill trails
A rather angry social media exchange between Red Hill Recreation Area users a couple of years ago about dog poop, of all things, prompted a call to action by a local business owner that has calmed the angst. “People were just going back and forth about all the bags of dog poop strewn along the […]
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Spring sports in home stretch with playoff spots to be decided
Spring sports for Colorado high schools are winding down over the next few weeks, as Roaring Fork High School’s girls lacrosse, girls soccer, and baseball teams aim to secure spots in the postseason playoffs. Leading the way with a good shot at a state title run is the combined Roaring Fork-Basalt-Glenwood-CRMS girls lacrosse team, which […]
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Ladies lacrosse moves into No. 3 spot in 4A state rankings
A string of convincing wins for the Roaring Fork High School girls lacrosse team has the Lady Rams ranked No. 3 among Class 4A teams in Colorado this week. Roaring Fork capped the latest run with an 18-6 win over Fruita-Monument on the home field in Carbondale on Tuesday, improving to 10-2 overall on the […]
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Rams Report: Girls soccer finding their footing in league runup
After falling 3-0 to the 3A Western Slope League-leading Steamboat Springs Sailors on their home field April 8, Roaring Fork High School’s girls soccer team rebounded two days later to score a 10-0 confidence booster over Moffat County in front of the home crowd. Sophomore Annalise Bumgarner col-lected three goals in the match, with one […]
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Thursday group runs a way to connect, converse, cavort with other runners
Four or five miles can go by pretty fast when you get lost in conversation with a fellow runner during a casual jaunt around Carbondale. That’s often how it is at the Independence Run & Hike Thursday night Run Club, which can draw anywhere from four to 40 runners on a given week. Who knows, […]
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Baseball takes the stage with Trent Goscha Tournament
Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team was the only ball sport active over the spring break, hosting the April 2-4 Trent Goscha Memorial Tournament ahead of the Easter holiday. The Rams went 1-2, falling to eventual tournament champion and Class 3A powerhouse Montezuma-Cortez in the Thursday opener, 22-2. “They were the best team here, by […]
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Rams Report: Girls lax off to good start; Goscha baseball tourney on tap
Roaring Fork High School’s girls lacrosse team is off to a 5-1 this season, with their only loss so far coming to a tough Battle Mountain team, 16-5, on March 17. Since then, the Rams have run the slate, scoring a 12-9 win at home against Steamboat Springs on March 19, defeating Grand Junction on […]