The Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team played the state’s seventh-ranked 3A team to a scoreless tie on Saturday, Sept. 20, an outcome that in turn propelled the Rams into the top 10. The physical bout produced multiple yellow cards for both teams, landed one Timnath player in the hospital with a shoulder injury, […]
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Roaring Fork soccer making moves through early season
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team continues on an early season roll, improving to 4-1 overall and taking their first 3A Western Slope League (WSL) win in action over the past week. The Rams won 6-2 at home on Sept. 11 over league foe Rifle, followed by a 5-3 win at Summit on Sept. […]
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Downvalley high schools combine forces for Basalt-based boys tennis team
Several high school sports wouldn’t even be an option for area student-athletes, were it not for a rule that allows for schools to team up if they don’t have enough numbers to support a particular program on their own. Among them for Roaring Fork and Basalt high schools, and in some cases Glenwood Springs High […]
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Rams volleyball grabs first win of season in home opener
Home, sweet, home: That’s what it took for the Roaring Fork High School girls volleyball team to finally earn their first win of the season. That, and some solid play Tuesday night, Sept. 2, against the visiting Gore Rangers of Vail Mountain School. After dropping the first six matches of the season, including a 3-1 […]
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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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Senate page experience made politics more tangible for Mali Sparhawk
An up-close and personal peek at the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during the spring semester was an eye-opener for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) soon-to-be senior Mali Sparhawk. After nearly five months working as a page for the Senate Democrats, Sparhawk said she came away with a better understanding of the political process […]
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Otra carta desde Brasil
Al llegar a Brasil, me quedé cautivada por la flora y la fauna del Bosque Atlántico. Nova Friburgo, mi ciudad de intercambio, está situada en la Serra dos Órgãos, rodeada de frondosas colinas, y es notoriamente más fría que el resto del estado de Río de Janeiro. Aunque me trasladé de una ciudad de montaña […]
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Maddie Lucks first to represent Roaring Fork High School Speech and Debate Team at Nationals
Editor’s note: Gus Richardson was a member of the speech team for three years, including as the captain of interpretation events for one year. Roaring Fork High School’s (RFHS) Speech and Debate Team has had a storied past. Pre-pandemic, the team was doing just swell — attending local conferences and meets, but not going too […]
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Community rallies to revive RFHS greenhouse and garden
Editor’s note: I, Raleigh Burleigh, was a student at Roaring Fork High School and in its inaugural agriculture-biology class in 2011. The experience gave me a connection with several local elders in sustainability, as well as a greater appreciation for the wisdom of plants. In the year 2010, Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) — with […]
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All-conference, state honors awarded for spring sports seasons
The selections are in, and several Roaring Fork High School spring sports athletes have been bestowed with all-conference and all-state honors. The Rams girls lacrosse team had the most picks among the Roaring Fork teams for both the 4A Mountain East League and 4A All-State picks. Two members of the team, senior draw specialist Josie […]