CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: The capital campaign was $750,000, not $700,000 as previously stated. Also, volunteer labor was used to install fencing, replace sign posts, and work on weed mitigation and revegetation, while the major improvements, including tree and boulder removal, were part of the capital improvements plan. Mitigating the impacts of climate change and drought has been […]
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Rams, Longhorns land a few among fall sports All-Conference selections
The 3A Western Slope League All-Conference selections have been announced upon the recent conclusion of the boys soccer and girls volleyball seasons. For Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High School, making First Team All-Conference in soccer were senior Jason Clemente and junior Cal Stone. Stone was the leading scorer for the Rams this season, amassing 12 goals […]
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Shootout with No. 1 Mustangs boots Rams from soccer playoffs
Roaring Fork High School’s 16th-seeded boys soccer team played the No. 1 seed Colorado Academy to a 1-1 tie through regulation and double overtime of a second-round 3A state playoff in Denver Tuesday. All the way down to the final kicks of a shootout, the Rams were on the verge of a major upset — […]
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Rams soccer advances to second round of 3A state playoffs
Roaring Fork downed Rocky Mountain Prep SMART 3-2 at Rams Field in Carbondale Wednesday evening to advance to the next round of the Class 3A state playoffs. The 16th-seeded Rams collected goals from senior Eli Norris and junior Cal Stone in the first half, and held a 2-1 advantage at halftime. Stone struck again in […]
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Area high school runners qualify for state cross country meet, boys soccer playoffs begin
Carbondale and Basalt will be well-represented at the Colorado High School Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Competing at their Regional qualifying event last week, the Basalt High School cross country team, which combines with runners from Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High, qualified its girls team for […]
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Local student-athletes earn top-10 finishes at state mountain biking championships
Carbondale was well-represented at the Colorado High School Cycling League State Mountain Biking Championships, held at the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley campus trails last weekend, Oct. 18-19. Riding for Roaring Fork High School, senior Quinn Carpenter placed sixth overall out of 136 state qualifiers in the varsity boys race on Sunday afternoon. Carpenter was […]
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Local women battle weather, earn impressive finishes at XTERRA Worlds
Frigid temperatures, shin-deep muck and relentless rain couldn’t stop Roaring Fork Valley residents Michelle Smith and Kathryn Lee from earning impressive finishes at the 2025 XTERRA World Championships. Held in Trentino, Italy, Sept. 25 – 28, XTERRA rolled out the red carpet for top international athletes who competed in the grueling and competitive off-trail triathlon. […]
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Sports Report: Longhorns drop Roaring Fork in volleyball; big game Thursday for boys soccer
Basalt High School’s girls volleyball team evened up the season series with rival Roaring Fork High in Carbondale Tuesday night, taking the highly competitive match in three straight sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-20). The host Rams held a 16-13 advantage in the second set, but the Longhorns came stampeding back to take the win. The Longhorns […]
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Rams Report: Fall sports roll into final weeks of the season
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer and girls volleyball teams picked up key wins this week on the road, while the combined Basalt-Roaring Fork cross country team tuned up for a big meet this Friday. A rare mid-week cross country meet brought area teams to the Rifle Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for […]
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JV football building for the future, scores homecoming week win
Roaring Fork High School’s homecoming week got off on the right foot — football, that is. Playing only at the junior varsity level this season while in rebuilding mode, the Rams JV players got the Monday night spotlight, hosting Delta on the gridiron ahead of a student game of capture the flag that was part […]