It was a little bit further than they’d gone before, but a lesson in what it will take for the Roaring Fork High School girls basketball program to compete at the state championships level. The No. 8 Lady Rams bowed out in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A Championships at the University of Denver’s […]
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Lady Rams state bound after winning regional crown at home; face No. 1 Denver Christian Thursday
Finally! The Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team can say they’re regional champions. The prize: A trip to the Colorado 3A State Basketball Championships this week. The Lady Rams secured the school’s first appearance in the “Great 8” in 21 years by virtue of a pair of wins on their home court last weekend […]
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Home, sweet home for Roaring Fork in regional round of state hoops playoffs
It’s been more than two decades since there was this much dual excitement around the Roaring Fork High School basketball programs, and the Carbondale faithful will get a chance to help it unfold this weekend. The boys and girls teams both earned the right to host a regional round of the Class 3A state playoffs […]
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Basalt wrestlers represent at state tournament, Rams basketball into final stretch
Basalt High School’s boys wrestling team had three representatives compete at the Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championship held at Ball Arena in Denver over the weekend, but no podium finishes for the Longhorns. Qualifying at 165 pounds, senior Luca Del cid came into the state tournament with a 26-14 record on the season. He […]
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High school swimmers conclude season; several local wrestlers statebound this weekend
The combined Glenwood Springs Demons girls swim team, which includes student-athletes from Roaring Fork High School, concluded its season with several members representing at the 3A State Swimming and Diving Championships in Thornton Feb. 13-14. The top individual finisher for the team was sophomore Sylvia Duchscher, who placed fifth in the 100 Freestyle event with […]
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Lady Rams earn redemption win over Meeker on home court
Bolstered by the return of senior Nikki Tardif, who’s coming back from a leg injury, the Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team scored a huge win over Meeker in Carbondale Tuesday night, 66-47. The win not only made up for the Rams first of just two losses on the season (47-40 at Meeker on […]
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Rams Report: Rams score dual hoops wins over rival Coal Ridge
Another barn-burner high school boys basketball matchup between Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge in Carbondale Tuesday night proved to be one for the scrapbooks. After a huge 50-39 win last week at Class 4A Aspen to help improve Roaring Fork’s 3A state power ranking to No. 7 coming into the week, the Rams needed another […]
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Rams Report: Roaring Fork basketball splits slate at Meeker in key league games
Roaring Fork High School’s boys basketball team secured its spot atop the 3A Western Slope League with a big win at Meeker on Jan. 24, while the girls suffered their first loss of the season but remain in the hunt for a league title. The boys team opened a 29-17 halftime lead and never looked […]
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Roaring Fork girls building bench strength with big test coming Saturday
Dominating wins over weak teams pad the record and the scorebook, but don’t do much in the statistical game that determines Colorado high school basketball rankings, and ultimately seeding for the postseason. Take the undefeated Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team, for example. The Rams, now 12-0 after annihilating Aspen 72-5 Tuesday night, held […]
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Roaring Fork hoops teams handle Basalt in rivalry meetup
A Basalt High School boys basketball team, hungry for their first win of the season, gave Roaring Fork all it could handle in the first half of play on the Rams’ home court in Carbondale Tuesday night. In the end, though, it was the high-powered Rams who pulled away for the 61-43 win to score […]