A weather-shortened home opener for the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team on Friday, Aug. 23, ended in a 1-0 loss to the defending 2A state champion Crested Butte Titans. The visitors kept the Rams out of the net despite several chances, and scored late in the first half as a large thunderstorm started […]
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Combined Basalt High golf team tees up good start to season
Among the first local high school fall sports teams to see action this season is the combined Basalt High School (BHS) boys golf team, which is already four competitions in and establishing itself as one of the top Class 3A teams on the Western Slope. The Longhorns’ top three players, senior Jackson Stewart and sophomores […]
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Rams Report: Fall sports preview
Team leadership is a big focus for the Roaring Fork High School football team coming into the 2024 season, as the Rams look to return to the varsity ranks after a one-year hiatus to rebuild the program. Recently, 19 of the team’s upperclassmen took part in a two-day Teen Leadership Breakthrough camp, held at the […]
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Skyrunning championships in Spain taking Carbondale, other U.S. runners to new heights
There’s trail running, and then there’s mountain “skyrunning,” as it’s called. The major difference, explained Carbondale runner and member of the U.S. Skyrunning Team Joseph DeMoor, is a greater emphasis on vertical gain and navigating courses that reach well above treeline. “Skyrunning has its roots in Europe, and that’s still the heart of the sport,” […]
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West Elk Challenge fills trail running marathon gap this fall, while supporting outdoor-ed programs
Roaring Fork Valley trail running enthusiasts will have an alternative to the Aspen Backcountry Marathon that was canceled this summer. They’ll just have to wait another two months and trek over to the other side of the Elk Mountains to do it. Delta County School District’s outdoor education and equity program, The Nature Connection, is […]
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Elk Mountain Ultimate turns Frisbee into a mindfulness and mentorship practice
It started out as just a casual thing. Yet Ultimate Frisbee has always had loftier ambitions. Those aspirations are simply different from other sports. In the Roaring Fork Valley, Elk Mountain Ultimate has weaved its own story into the broader thread of the counterculture sport played by millions worldwide.Ultimate Frisbee evolved in the mid-1960s at […]
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Fastest couple above 14,000 feet set another record
Can you imagine hiking over 300 miles and 140,000 feet in under two weeks? For an avid hiker that distance and gain is a full summer and autumn worth of weekend outings. For Andrea Sansone and Andrew Hamilton it’s another stitch in the fabric of their romance.The morning of July 15, the pair passed a […]
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Young Barracuda makes a big splash
Henry Sanders is 11 years old and attends Ross Montessori. He and his family moved from Charlottesville, Virginia before he entered first grade at Ross. He’s been swimming with Team Sopris ever since arriving.It wasn’t until his mom, Ellen Sanders, pulled up the state and national rankings that they realized his knack for the sport. […]
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Retirement and pickleball lands Carbondalian in New York Times
Nannette Weinhold retired from a 35-year teaching career in June 2023. On the doorstep thereof, and in the midst of the pandemic, she gave pickleball a try.“It’s extremely addictive,” she said of the sport. “Once you start getting a taste of it and you start getting better, you can’t stop.”“I used my cognitive ability for […]
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Weather … or not
PHOTOS & TEXT BY JANE BACHRACH Despite some angry weather conditions, the Roaring Fork Pickleball Associations’ tournament last weekend was a success. In addition to the battles taking place on the courts, the battles with mother nature made it even more exciting. Each day, from Thursday through Sunday, players and onlookers braved the elements from […]