If one were to describe Kate Oldham’s nordic ski season thus far, chances are the words like “stellar,” or “impressive” and perhaps even “mind blowing” would top the list. Between national podium finishes, a world cup debut and top 15 performances at the Junior World Ski Championships, Oldham is a formidable world-stage competitor. Lucky for […]
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RFHS baseball jacket fundraiser pays homage to Carbondale’s ranching heritage
Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team rosters over the decades have often read like a who’s-who of Carbondale ranching families. So, it seemed fitting for baseball mom and rancher Cassie Cerise to come up with a way to honor that ranching heritage with this coming season’s Rams baseball fundraiser. Team members have been out and […]
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Basalt’s Bernal-Rodriguez sixth at state wrestling tourney
Senior Basalt High School wrestler Roselynne Bernal-Rodriguez medaled at the Colorado High School Wrestling Championships, held at Ball Arena in Denver, Feb. 13-15. Wrestling in the Class 4A Girls 145-pound division, Bernal-Rodriguez took sixth place. She entered the state competition with a 16-14 record, opening with a first-round win over Giana Gibbs from County Line […]
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Rams roll on with impressive league basketball wins
A stinger loss for the Roaring Fork High School boys basketball team against former league rival Coal Ridge on the Titans’ home court Feb. 4 served as extra motivation for the 3A Western Slope League-leading Rams. Down 32-19 at halftime against the Titans — who now play in the 4A league — the Rams staged […]
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The ‘Pibe’ of my valley
This story originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for our English readers. “Pibe” is a word used to refer to a “kid” in Colombia and other South American countries. As they say in the movie “Rudo y Cursi” by Carlos Cuarón, “Life is like soccer: everyone wants the ball, but the ball […]
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Senior leadership steers Rams hoops teams toward 3A playoffs
Chalk the dual success this season for the Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams up to a combination of factors that have the Rams on track for respective state playoff berths for a second straight season. Not the least of which are two groups of senior athletes who’ve stepped into the all-important […]
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Superski Sunday: Ski for Sisu returns Feb. 9, shifting back to single-day skiathlon
On Feb. 9, the Mount Sopris Nordic Council hosts the 33rd Annual Ski for Sisu fundraiser at Spring Gulch. In recent years, the event has been a multi-day fundraiser, with participants accumulating kilometers of nordic skiing over the course of a week, give or take. This winter, the event reverts to its original format: a […]
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Another pair of wins for Rams basketball teams, as busy schedule looms
A short week with just one game for the Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams gives way to a big endurance test with five games scheduled over eight days headed into February. Both Rams teams dispatched the visiting Meeker Cowboys on Saturday, Jan. 25, in the RFHS Gym. The girls won 72-44 […]
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COTREX avalanche forecast feature enhances backcountry safety
Just in time for winter backcountry travel, Colorado’s official trail exploration mobile app, Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX), has launched its new avalanche forecasts and warnings feature. In a collaborative effort between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the feature offers real-time avalanche information to enhance safety for outdoor enthusiasts. “For […]
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X Games, behind the lens
Growing up, this junior Sopris Sun reporter watched the X Games on his computer. As a passion for photography grew within, a far-out dream came into the back of my mind: photographing the X Games. At the end of my junior year at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, I found the youth internship program with The […]