Editor’s note: The state mountain biking championships has been postponed until Oct. 31-Nov. 1 due to heavy rains. Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team continues its winning ways, earning a pair of shutout wins over the past week to further support their No. 3 ranking among Class 3A teams in Colorado. On the road […]
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Combined-school Longhorns softball team playoffs bound; Rams soccer stays hot
The combined forces of three Roaring Fork Valley high schools has propelled the rejuvenated Basalt High girls softball team to the postseason and its first winning record in four years. The Longhorns, made up of players from Basalt, Roaring Fork and Glenwood Springs high schools, rolled to an overall mark of 14 wins, six losses, […]
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Girls night on the ice at Colorado Extreme rink this Saturday
Girls of all ages are invited out to the Colorado Extreme ice rink east of Carbondale this Saturday, Oct. 17, for a free evening of skating as part of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend. The free skating event begins at 5pm Saturday at the Colorado Extreme outdoor arena on Catherine Store Road. It will be followed […]
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Carbondale mountaineer releases ‘Fourteener Snow,’ a guidebook and love letter to Colorado’s high-alpine routes
Colorado backcountry enthusiasts have been turning to the guidance of Carbondale-based Lou Dawson for over 40 years, ever since his first book, “Colorado High Routes,” was released. Dawson, a Colorado native, spent the first two decades of adulthood working in outdoor education and carpentry, while climbing and skiing mountains in his free time. That latter […]
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Rams Report: Girls softball takes over league lead, boys soccer rises to No. 3 state ranking
The Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team continued its winning ways Tuesday night at Rams Field, earning a 4-1 victory over the reigning 2A state champions, Crested Butte, to improve to 8-2 overall on the season. It was the first time in three years that the 3A Rams have managed to defeat Crested Butte. […]
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Rams Report: Soccer picks up league win for homecoming
Editor’s note: John Stroud is a Roaring Fork High School track and field coach. The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys soccer team made the most of their big homecoming game against Aspen in front of a charged-up fan base on Sept. 24 at Rams Field, topping the Skiers 5-1. It was a great start […]
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Rams Report: Homecoming soccer on tap Thursday night
Editor’s note: John Stroud is a Roaring Fork High School track and field coach and a substitute teacher for Roaring Fork School District. It’s homecoming week at Roaring Fork High School, as well as neighboring Glenwood Springs High, which means lots of home games and events are on tap Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday […]
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Rams Report: Roaring Fork 10, CRMS 0 in crosstown soccer dual
EDITOR’S NOTE: John Stroud is a Roaring Fork High School track and field coach and a substitute teacher at Roaring Fork School District schools. Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team stands at 4 wins, 2 losses on the young season with the 3A Western Slope League slate of games looming on the near horizon. […]
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True Nature brings together community for inaugural Connection 5K
This Sunday, Deva and Eaden Shantay hope to initiate a new Carbondale tradition: the Connection 5K, benefiting the Connection is the Medicine Foundation, which the two True Nature founders started back in 2022. “The Connection 5K is about more than a finish line,” Larry Smith, CEO of True Nature, said in a press release. “It’s […]
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Strang travels to Scotland to compete in World Sheep Dog Finals
On Monday, Aug. 31, Bridget Strang of Missouri Heights hopped on a plane to Seattle, spent the night there on a stopover, then flew to Manchester, England the following day, where she was due to reunite with two of her best friends: Ken and Bill. Strang, Ken and Bill share a love of sheep dog […]