Roaring Fork High School’s sports complex was abuzz with activity on Tuesday, with the Basalt Longhorns in town for back-to-back varsity baseball and girls soccer games. The home team won both contests, including a 12-11 walk-off win in the extra eighth inning for the Roaring Fork baseball team, and a 3-0 shutout win for the […]
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WindWalkers mounts up for annual Kentucky Derby fundraiser
WindWalkers, the nonprofit equine-assisted learning and therapy center that has served the communities of Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield counties for nearly 20 years, is gearing up for its annual Kentucky Derby Party Fundraiser. This fun event promises an afternoon complete with a silent auction, a delicious southern-style family buffet and, of course, a Kentucky Derby […]
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Booster Club effort makes way for RFHS Rams Field scoreboard replacement
Shot clock could come to basketball court later this decade Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Athletic Director Crista Barlow was getting set for the first athletic event of the spring season at Rams Field in mid-March when, to no real surprise, the scoreboard didn’t work. “It sometimes works, and sometimes doesn’t, so we’re not real […]
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Girls lacrosse scores last-minute win over Aspen, falls to Battle Mountain
A roller coaster ride for the Roaring Fork High School girls lacrosse team over the past week included a last-minute win over rival Aspen at home, followed by a pair of tough losses. Senior Grace Garcia found the net with just 54 seconds left to play to score a thrilling 13-12 win over Aspen on […]
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Rams ladies soccer, lacrosse pick up key wins
April showers (and snow squalls) have brought some wins for the Roaring Fork High School ladies soccer and lacrosse teams over the last week.Playing at Basalt on Tuesday, the Lady Rams soccer team scored a 6-1 win to improve to 4-1-1 overall on the season and 1-0-1 in the 3A Western Slope League.Roaring Fork got […]
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Carbondale’s Carrie Vickers inducted into Colorado Running Hall of Fame
They became known as the “Steeple Chicks,” a self-branded title of a group of post-collegiate female runners who became the pioneers of the women’s steeplechase event in track and field back in the mid-2000s.For her part, Carrie Messner-Vickers of Carbondale, a four-time All-American cross country and track athlete at the University of Colorado Boulder, would […]
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Roaring Fork rafters paddle for USA
This summer, two rafting teams from the Roaring Fork Valley will hit the whitewater of Bosnia to compete as Team USA for 2024’s World Rafting Championship (WRC). Local teams Riff Raft Racing and Rapid Fire Racing will compete with rafters from across the globe during the event, hosted by the International Rafting Federation (IRF) on […]
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Roaring Fork High athletes dig in post-spring break cleats
Roaring Fork High School’s spring sports schedule is back in full swing this week following spring break, with the marquee event being the three-day Trent Goscha Memorial Baseball Tournament starting Thursday at Ron Patch Memorial Field. The Rams enter their home tournament with some confidence after a close game on the road at Class 5A […]
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Bringing it home
Nothing encourages our student-athletes like big crowds at home games to cheer them on! Here are the remaining varsity home games for high school spring sports: RFHS Girls Soccer April 4 v. Coal Ridge at 6pm* April 13 v. Mullen at 10am April 23 v. Basalt at 4pm* April 25 v. Delta at 6pm* RFHS […]
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Roaring Fork Rams spring seasons under way
The days are finally warming up, and the outdoor practice fields in Carbondale have come alive with spring sports. For Roaring Fork High School, that means baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, plus a combined school boys lacrosse team hosted by Glenwood Springs High, and girls tennis and golf hosted […]