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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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 […]
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High school sports return to the fields and courts
The start of the new school year this week for the Roaring Fork School District also marks the beginning of fall sports seasons. Roaring Fork High School returns to action with varsity boys soccer and girls volleyball, while the football team will be competing at the junior varsity level this season due to low numbers […]
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Basalt’s bid for state football title falls short
Despite a resilient performance in front of the home fans that had the Basalt High School football team within striking distance of the school’s first-ever trip to a championship game, the Longhorns ultimately bowed out with a 41-28 loss to The Classical Academy (TCA) on Saturday, Nov. 23. Coming into the game with identical 11-0 […]
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Soggy grass boys of Carbondale advance to 3A semifinals
Editor’s note: No. 5 Roaring Fork’s 3A state semifinal game against No. 1 Holy Family at JeffCo NACC Stadium near Golden took place after the print deadline for this story on Wednesday evening. Look for the result online and on the Sopris Sun’s Facebook page. UPDATE: Well, folks, the Rams played one heck of a […]
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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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Football comes up short in homecoming bid; Rams volleyball wins
Roaring Fork High School’s football team had its biggest offensive output of the season on homecoming night, Friday, Oct. 4, but fell just short of a win, dropping a 23-20 decision to 1A Western Slope League foe Grand Valley. With the fans revved up for the return of Friday night lights to homecoming week in […]
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Rams Report: Football wins in varsity return; volleyball splits a pair
Defense was key in Roaring Fork High School’s return to varsity level football on the road at Ellicott east of Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, where the Rams held on for a 14-13 win. Low roster numbers last season prompted the Rams to sit out a year to rebuild the program at the junior varsity […]
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Rams Report: Soccer, volleyball, cross country highlight first full week of fall sports action
A weather-shortened home opener for the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team on Friday, Aug. 23, ended in a 1-0 loss to the defending 2A state champion Crested Butte Titans. The visitors kept the Rams out of the net despite several chances, and scored late in the first half as a large thunderstorm started […]