It’s been perhaps the busiest five years in the history of the local Habitat for Humanity organization, full of challenges, innovations, adaptations and unique opportunities to address the region’s housing crisis. Several projects are on track, including groundbreaking in the new year for a new, 66,000-square-foot modular construction plant in Rifle, conversion of 88 Glenwood […]
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Roaring Fork girls go undefeated to win Brenda Patch Basketball Tournament
A pair of dominating wins for the Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team at their home Brenda Patch Tournament over the weekend set up an exciting Saturday championship game. The Rams easily defeated Basalt 68-27 to open the tournament on Thursday, Dec. 5, and handled Class 4A Steamboat Springs 46-26 on Friday night. That […]
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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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Basalt football looks to take next step in state playoffs, hosts semifinal Saturday
Basalt High School’s football team is trying to go where no recent Longhorns team has gone before: the state championship game. After traveling to Sterling for the Class 2A quarterfinals last Saturday, defeating the Tigers 34-14, Basalt is back home this Saturday, Nov. 23, to face The Classical Academy (TCA). Kickoff is 1pm at the […]
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Rams soccer wins at home, falls on the road; football suffers road loss
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team scored a hard-fought 3A Western Slope League win at home over Steamboat Springs on Sept. 19, before falling on the road to state-ranked Timnath two days later. Junior Delano Crooks collected both of the Rams’ goals in the 2-1 win against the Sailors in front of the home […]
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Freshman orientation, Link leaders help smooth transition at Roaring Fork High School
Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) is welcoming its biggest freshman class ever this year — 132 students and counting as high schoolers entered their second week. With such a large class, it could be easy to get lost in the shuffle between middle school and high school. But a unique ninth grade orientation program that […]
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Combined Basalt High golf team tees up good start to season
Among the first local high school fall sports teams to see action this season is the combined Basalt High School (BHS) boys golf team, which is already four competitions in and establishing itself as one of the top Class 3A teams on the Western Slope. The Longhorns’ top three players, senior Jackson Stewart and sophomores […]
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Rams Report: Fall sports preview
Team leadership is a big focus for the Roaring Fork High School football team coming into the 2024 season, as the Rams look to return to the varsity ranks after a one-year hiatus to rebuild the program. Recently, 19 of the team’s upperclassmen took part in a two-day Teen Leadership Breakthrough camp, held at the […]
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Skyrunning championships in Spain taking Carbondale, other U.S. runners to new heights
There’s trail running, and then there’s mountain “skyrunning,” as it’s called. The major difference, explained Carbondale runner and member of the U.S. Skyrunning Team Joseph DeMoor, is a greater emphasis on vertical gain and navigating courses that reach well above treeline. “Skyrunning has its roots in Europe, and that’s still the heart of the sport,” […]
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West Elk Challenge fills trail running marathon gap this fall, while supporting outdoor-ed programs
Roaring Fork Valley trail running enthusiasts will have an alternative to the Aspen Backcountry Marathon that was canceled this summer. They’ll just have to wait another two months and trek over to the other side of the Elk Mountains to do it. Delta County School District’s outdoor education and equity program, The Nature Connection, is […]