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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CRMS graduates walk
Sopris watched as Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) graduated 41 students into the world on June 7. It was a beautiful sunshiny day following a night with rain. Per tradition, each student received a leather diploma. Photos by Renee Ramge
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CRMS climber boys win state champsionships, girls place 7th
Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) climbers ended the winter competition season on a high note. At the American Scholastic Climbing League state championships on Feb. 22, the CRMS varsity boys team took first place, with three athletes in the top 10 scores. Junior Fritz Simmons took 4th, senior Devin Bush 7th, and junior Arthur Williams […]
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Soccer marches on to 3A quarterfinals, one goal at a time
It took a couple of nailbiter wins through the first two rounds of the 3A state playoffs, including a snowy slidefest on Tuesday at Rams Field, but the Roaring Fork boys soccer team is on to the quarterfinals.The Rams, entering the 32-team state championship tournament as the No. 5 seed, defeated No. 12 The Academy […]
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Resurgent Aspen upends Roaring Fork volleyball; football earns a win at Olathe
Roaring Fork High School’s girls volleyball team was unable to continue its run of recent success against Aspen on the home court Tuesday night, dropping a tight 3-2 match.Coming into the night having won six of their last seven games, the Rams (9-11 overall, 4-4 in 3A Western Slope League play) came out flat, dropping […]
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Rams soccer in driver’s seat for 3A league title; volleyball wins third straight
It’s watch, wait and win time for the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team, which took another step toward securing the 3A Western Slope League title on Tuesday with a scoreless draw at Coal Ridge.Now with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties overall and 5-0-1 in league play, and ranked […]
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CRMS graduates walk tall
Colorado Rocky Mountain School celebrated the graduating class of 2024 during a commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 8. Congratulations and here’s to each of your next chapters! Photos by Renee Ramge
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Scuttlebutt and Calendar
Housing optionsOn April 15, in order to expand housing options and reduce exclusionary discrimination, Governor Jared Polis signed into law a bill that prohibits residential occupancy limits. Local governments may no longer dictate the number of unrelated persons who share a home. In Carbondale, the unified development code currently limits the number of unrelated persons […]
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CRMS wins state mountain biking team title, and it’s playoff time for Rams soccer
Club mountain biking teams from high schools across Colorado descended on the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley trails for last weekend’s state championships. In the end, it was a local team that was crowned as the top dirt riders. Colorado Rocky Mountain School of Carbondale won the championship with 6,703 points, out-dueling teams from Durango […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – April 20, 2023
Run-off begins According to the Roaring Fork Conservancy, rivers in the Roaring Fork Watershed were flowing at 129-217% of normal for this time of year last week. As the snowpack gives way to warmer temps, it’s important that people and their pets visiting the rivers are careful not to be swept away by strong currents. […]