Basalt High School’s football team is trying to go where no recent Longhorns team has gone before: the state championship game. After traveling to Sterling for the Class 2A quarterfinals last Saturday, defeating the Tigers 34-14, Basalt is back home this Saturday, Nov. 23, to face The Classical Academy (TCA). Kickoff is 1pm at the […]
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Running coach and ultra-athlete Zoë Rom reflects on Valley’s athletic culture
In the Roaring Fork Valley, one need only go for coffee to encounter an acquaintance who participates at a high level in outdoor sports. Each year, countless local residents podium at trail races and in various snow sport competitions. The Sopris Sun receives more tips lauding sports accomplishments of siblings, children, parents and friends than […]
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Challenge Aspen Sole Mates put the racing in ‘fundraising’
It began 21 years ago — this branch of fundraising, anyway. Challenge Aspen was founded as an organization 29 years ago. The original focus was supporting adaptive ski programs for people with visual impairments. However, the mission quickly expanded to creating and supporting adaptive sports opportunities for people with many forms of physical and cognitive […]
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Soggy grass boys of Carbondale advance to 3A semifinals
Editor’s note: No. 5 Roaring Fork’s 3A state semifinal game against No. 1 Holy Family at JeffCo NACC Stadium near Golden took place after the print deadline for this story on Wednesday evening. Look for the result online and on the Sopris Sun’s Facebook page. UPDATE: Well, folks, the Rams played one heck of a […]
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Soccer marches on to 3A quarterfinals, one goal at a time
It took a couple of nailbiter wins through the first two rounds of the 3A state playoffs, including a snowy slidefest on Tuesday at Rams Field, but the Roaring Fork boys soccer team is on to the quarterfinals.The Rams, entering the 32-team state championship tournament as the No. 5 seed, defeated No. 12 The Academy […]
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Basalt, CRMS cross country runners head to state; boys 3A soccer playoffs begin
This Saturday’s Colorado High School Cross Country Championships in Colorado Springs will have solid representation from two local high schools.The Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) boys and girls teams both qualified for state at their 2A Region 5 meet in Delta on Friday, Oct. 25, as did the Basalt High School (BHS) girls team at […]
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Resurgent Aspen upends Roaring Fork volleyball; football earns a win at Olathe
Roaring Fork High School’s girls volleyball team was unable to continue its run of recent success against Aspen on the home court Tuesday night, dropping a tight 3-2 match.Coming into the night having won six of their last seven games, the Rams (9-11 overall, 4-4 in 3A Western Slope League play) came out flat, dropping […]
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Rams soccer in driver’s seat for 3A league title; volleyball wins third straight
It’s watch, wait and win time for the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team, which took another step toward securing the 3A Western Slope League title on Tuesday with a scoreless draw at Coal Ridge.Now with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties overall and 5-0-1 in league play, and ranked […]
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Football comes up short in homecoming bid; Rams volleyball wins
Roaring Fork High School’s football team had its biggest offensive output of the season on homecoming night, Friday, Oct. 4, but fell just short of a win, dropping a 23-20 decision to 1A Western Slope League foe Grand Valley. With the fans revved up for the return of Friday night lights to homecoming week in […]
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Hunting Season 101
A few weeks ago, I went to call for my dog and discovered a rifle-toting, camouflage-clad hunter just beyond my porch. I started yelling, “Hey, hey—” stumbling to find words as he took to the woods along the community path. I stopped short, deciding I was barking up the wrong tree by yelling at a […]