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 […]
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Basalt-Roaring Fork boys golf team qualifies for state; soccer wins homecoming game
Another chapter was added to a storybook season for the Basalt High School boys golf team on Monday, Sept. 30. The Longhorns, including a trio of Roaring Fork High School golfers, took second place as a team at the 3A Regionals, held at the Snowmass Club, to qualify for the 3A State Championships, slated for […]
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Rams soccer wins at home, falls on the road; football suffers road loss
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team scored a hard-fought 3A Western Slope League win at home over Steamboat Springs on Sept. 19, before falling on the road to state-ranked Timnath two days later. Junior Delano Crooks collected both of the Rams’ goals in the 2-1 win against the Sailors in front of the home […]
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Boys soccer scores league win over Rifle, volleyball team falls; football earns forfeit ‘W’
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team started off on the right foot in the 3A Western Slope League opener at Rifle last week, handing the previously undefeated Bears their first loss of the season.With the score tied at 1-1 midway through the second half of play on Thursday, Sept. 12, Rams sophomore Cal Stone […]