Several local athletes competed at the Colorado Track and Field Championships in the Class 3A division, held May 15-17 at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood, to conclude the 2025 season. A pair of Basalt High School athletes made the podium, including senior Jared Tannenbaum, who took third place in the 300-meter hurdles on the final day […]
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Records fall at second annual Mt. Sopris Run-Off by Independence Run & Hike
Under nearly perfect running conditions on Sunday, May 18, nearly 200 runners took part in the second annual Mt. Sopris Run-Off hosted by Independence Run & Hike. The race began at Flying Dog Ranch in Carbondale and followed singletrack trails to the finish line at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) Rock Bottom Ranch […]
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Rams Report: Roaring Fork track sends quintet of athletes to 3A state championships
It was all on the line for the Roaring Fork High School girls 4×800 relay team at the Montrose Invitational on Saturday, May 10. The “last chance” meet was their final shot at qualifying for the 3A State Track and Field Championships. The team, senior Isabella Moon, junior Caroline Cole, sophomore Sadie Silcox and freshman […]
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Girls soccer, lacrosse teams head into the playoffs
It’s playoffs time for the Roaring Fork girls soccer and lacrosse teams, as Rams teams made their respective state tournament fields headed into the first week of May. Girls lacrosse enters the 24-team Class 4A tournament as the No. 7 seed, having concluded the regular season at 11-4 overall and finishing third in the 4A […]
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Roaring Fork Fencers Club helps build young bodies and minds
Art form and sport merge in a rather obscure discipline called fencing. And it’s on display on Carbondale’s Main Street this First Friday and through the summer. Greg Domashovetz is the head coach and owner of the Roaring Fork Fencers Club, which got its start in 2017 and has grown to around 20 members, mostly […]
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Girls lacrosse, soccer in position for postseason playoffs
Roaring Fork High School’s co-op girls lacrosse team rebounded on Tuesday, April 29, with a win over 4A Mountain East League opponent Summit High, 20-4 at home in Carbondale. The win came on the heels of a pair of tough league losses to knock the Rams into third place in the league — 13-11 at […]
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Downriver Divas helps women liberate their inner goddess
It all comes back to the energy of flowing water. Aimee Cullwick has spent a lifetime getting to the character and magic of water. “I just grew up on rivers; my dad was a big fly fisherman,” she shared in a conversation with The Sopris Sun last week. Cullwick is a Colorado native and was […]
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Roaring Fork girls soccer picks up a pair of wins to keep pace in league
The Roaring Fork High School girls soccer team picked up a big league win over Basalt ahead of the weekend, and defeated Coal Ridge at home on Tuesday, April 22, to improve their league standings. All of the Rams goals in the 3-0 shutout win over Coal Ridge came in the second half — two […]
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Rams Report: Big lacrosse wins, and a new Rams record on the track
The past week in Roaring Fork High School spring sports was highlighted by a big win for the girls lacrosse team, and a new school record for the girls 4×800 relay team on the track. Starting things off, playing at Battle Mountain on Friday, April 11, the lacrosse team defeated one of the top 4A […]
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The future is Boot Tan Fest
To know Boot Tan Fest (BTF) is to experience it — first-hand, surrounded by an outrageously beautiful constellation of women and nonbinary participants. It’s a community that shines from every facet of a disco ball, swoops you up with love and cheers on the most authentic version of you. In short, BTF is a microcosm […]