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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Colorado’s moose boom leaves an impact
On a brisk summer morning, many moons ago, I awoke to the sudden pelting of pebbles on my sleeping bag. Rubbing sleep from my eyes, I rolled over to see my friend pointing wildly across the meadow. Tracking her silent gesture, I witnessed a stunning display of wildlife: two great Alces alces shirasi, the Shiras […]
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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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Athletic trainer program a homecoming of sorts for Carly Shimp
Carly Shimp grew up playing sports at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS), but it was a class she took with the school’s long-time athletic trainer, Marni Barton, that would eventually bring her back full circle to the Roaring Fork Valley.After earning respective degrees in athletic training and exercise physiology from Grand Canyon University and the […]
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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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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 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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Boys soccer scores league win over Rifle, volleyball team falls; football earns forfeit ‘W’
Roaring Fork High School’s boys soccer team started off on the right foot in the 3A Western Slope League opener at Rifle last week, handing the previously undefeated Bears their first loss of the season.With the score tied at 1-1 midway through the second half of play on Thursday, Sept. 12, Rams sophomore Cal Stone […]
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Rams Report: Football, volleyball suffer home losses; soccer wins
The thrill of victory to open the season just a week prior quickly gave way to the agony of defeat at home for the Roaring Fork High School football team. After winning their first varsity game in two years at Ellicott on Aug. 30, the Roaring Fork boys were outsized against a well-prepared Yuma team […]
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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 […]