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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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 baseball bows out in 3A regionals
Two Roaring Fork High School spring sports programs were in action one final time before the end of the school year last weekend. The Rams baseball team advanced to the 3A Regionals as the 27th seed in the 32-team tournament, falling to regional host No. 6 Colorado Academy in Denver on Saturday, May 18 by […]
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Roaring Fork High athletes dig in post-spring break cleats
Roaring Fork High School’s spring sports schedule is back in full swing this week following spring break, with the marquee event being the three-day Trent Goscha Memorial Baseball Tournament starting Thursday at Ron Patch Memorial Field. The Rams enter their home tournament with some confidence after a close game on the road at Class 5A […]
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Rams hoops teams bow out in regional round of state playoffs
A pair of young Roaring Fork High School basketball teams got a nibble of what it tastes like to play in the postseason, and the youthful squads and their coaches are already hungry for next season.Roaring Fork’s girls opened the 3A state playoffs Friday in the small northern Colorado town of Ault with a convincing […]
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Lady Rams hoopsters moonlighting as cheer squad
A recent venture into the depths of the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) athletic equipment room turned up a fun little surprise for Rams basketball teammates Carly Crownhart and Nikki Tardif. “We saw a sign that said ‘cheer closet’ and decided to take a look,” Crownhart said. Inside were some neatly folded cheerleading outfits, unused […]
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Rams rue missed chances in narrow playoff loss
When two strong teams face each other in knockout soccer, the result tends to depend either on one moment of brilliance or one minor mistake. For long stretches of Tuesday’s playoff game against the Liberty Common Eagles, the Roaring Fork Rams seemed one moment of magic away from scoring the goal that would send them […]
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Basalt, Roaring Fork cross it up for XC program success
Two student bodies are better than one when it comes to fielding the Basalt High School co-ed cross country team, but in the end it’s all for one, one for all. That’s also pretty much how team cross country running works. As with a few other Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned sports, like track and […]
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Rams soccer back on track after pair of league wins
Roaring Fork High School boys soccer worked its way back into the mix for a possible 3A Western Slope League title with two league wins this past week over Aspen, 3-1, and Basalt, 4-1. Tuesday night’s match at Basalt was a big one, with both the Rams and the Longhorns vying for all-important positioning in […]
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Rams teams hit a rough patch
Roaring Fork High School’s two fall varsity sports teams went from the highs of Homecoming week when they scored a pair of big wins to some low points this past week.The Rams volleyball dropped two matches, including a straight-set 3A Western Slope League loss on the road at Rifle on Tuesday and another tough loss […]