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 […]
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Rams Report: Football, volleyball suffer home losses; soccer wins
The thrill of victory to open the season just a week prior quickly gave way to the agony of defeat at home for the Roaring Fork High School football team. After winning their first varsity game in two years at Ellicott on Aug. 30, the Roaring Fork boys were outsized against a well-prepared Yuma team […]
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Rams Report: Football wins in varsity return; volleyball splits a pair
Defense was key in Roaring Fork High School’s return to varsity level football on the road at Ellicott east of Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, where the Rams held on for a 14-13 win. Low roster numbers last season prompted the Rams to sit out a year to rebuild the program at the junior varsity […]
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Four wheeling to Crystal Mill can get costly
Four wheeling up to the Crystal Mill near Marble will cost you a few bucks for gas, but getting back down could cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars in towing and/or recovery charges.Author Roger A. Neal has summered in Crystal since the 1950s and wrote a 79-page book that includes the potential trials and […]